Konan

Konan is a kunoichi from Amegakure and a founding member of the original Akatsuki. After Yahiko's death, she was partnered with Nagato, who had since taken control of Akatsuki, and was the only member to call him by his name. After Nagato's death, Konan defected from Akatsuki and became the de facto village head of Amegakure.

Background: When she was young, Konan's family was killed during the Second Shinobi World War, and she was left to fend for herself. Some time later, Yahiko found her, and the two worked together to survive. Not long after that, Konan went for a walk and found a young, dying Nagato and his dog, Chibi. She rescued him and brought him back to their hideout. Gradually the three became best friends. They eventually encountered the Sannin, who gave them some food. Konan impressed them by making an elaborate flower out of the paper wrappers left behind as a sign of gratitude. When Orochimaru suggested to kill them so they would not have to suffer the horrors of war, Jiraiya instead opted to stay and teach the three how to look after themselves.

During their time with Jiraiya, he made a defence system composed of four planks, each with one red and one white side, attached to a part of a wall of the hideout they shared at the time with a string and a nail, each one above one of their names, which he called "Hop-In" planks. The purpose of the planks were that when they were in the hideout, they turn their planks to the red side and they leave, they flip their plank to the white side, so when a plank's on the red side and the person's not in the hideout, it means they could have been captured by the enemy and when a plank's on the white side and it appears that the person's in the hideout, it could mean that an enemy has transformed into said person and has infiltrated the hideout, along with a trapdoor hidden among the floorboards leading to a hidden room and emergency escape route he left just in case. After Jiraiya was confident they could take care of themselves, he told Konan that she will be very beautiful when she grows up and to come see him when she turns eighteen. With that said, he left for Konoha and the three continued to bring peace to their land.

Over time, the three formed Akatsuki and became renowned for their strength and effectiveness, with news of their actions even reaching Konoha. When their group became too big, they were forced to find another hideout, and leave their current one. When they were about to leave, two Iwa ninja attacked the hideout but Yahiko noticed in time and they used the escape route to escape. Through out their time together, Konan became close with Yahiko. During the Third Shinobi World War, their group was approached by a man calling himself "Madara Uchiha". He offered to help them in their pursuits but Yahiko refused the offer, suspecting he only meant to use them.

Through out their quest for peace, Akatsuki's ranks grew and became known throughout of Amegakure, so much so that Hanzō began to feel that Akatsuki threatened his rule so he approached the group and offered that they work together. The next day while on patrol, Konan was abducted by Hanzō's men and was brought to the meeting where he ordered Nagato to kill Yahiko in exchange for her life. Konan cried out for them to flee without her, but they refused to leave her behind. Nagato was paralysed in shock by the order but Yahiko stabbed himself with the kunai in Nagato's hand and in a fit a rage, Nagato saved Konan by slaughtering the Anbu and Hanzō's subordinates.

Accepting Tobi's earlier offer of support, Nagato and Konan began recruiting S-rank missing-nin into Akatsuki and started offering its services as a mercenary group to ninja villages, earning the money necessary to fund its long-term plans. Some time later, Nagato under the alias of Pain, began a civil war within Amegakure, and as his messenger, Konan promised to the villagers that he would bring change to their village and other nations. Nagato eventually killed Hanzō and Konan assumed his identity to make it appear to the world that he was still alive and in control of Amegakure. Konan herself recruited Sasori by defeating him after he initially declined. Konan aided in recruiting Hidan into the organisation.

Personality: Originally, Konan was bright, compassionate, and relatively cheerful. She was the empathetic, nurturing member of the trio, often mediating between Yahiko’s passionate nature and Nagato’s sensitivity. Following the traumatic deaths of her parents, her friends, and years of war, she became serious, quiet, and stoic. She rarely spoke during Akatsuki meetings and functioned with extreme efficiency and calm, even when engaging in violent, cold-blooded actions for the sake of the organization.

Konan's life was defined by her loyalty to Yahiko and Nagato. She prioritized their safety above her own, acting as a shield and support system. She was the only member who called Pain by his real name (Nagato) and acted as his intermediary with the Hidden Rain villagers, who revered her as an angel. She had an almost intuitive ability to read Nagato's emotions, even when he showed no facial expression. She followed Nagato's lead, even when it meant adopting a darker path, to ensure his dream (and Yahiko's) of peace was realized.

Konan is highly intellectual, capable of quickly understanding complex defensive systems. She was not simply a follower; she was a capable leader who managed the day-to-day operations of the Hidden Rain Village. She was often more of a realist than Nagato, acting as a calming force that looked out for his well-being, even when she disagreed with his more reckless methods.

Konan described herself as a "slave to her memories," which kept her trapped in a cycle of grief, yet also gave her an unshakeable, if tragic, purpose. Despite her cold exterior, she was more empathetic than other Akatsuki members, often showing sadness when reminded of her past or the horrors of war. She retained a high regard for her teacher, Jiraiya, even while being forced to fight him.

Appearance: Konan has short, straight blue hair with a bun, amber eyes with lavender eye shadow, and a black labret piercing. She wears a large light blue paper flower clipped on her bun since she was young. Her facial expression was usually neutral, though usually protested or looked worried when Nagato performed a technique that would debilitate him. She has a slender and curvaceous figure with F cup breasts.

She wore the Akatsuki cloak, which is a ankle-length, black robe featuring embroidered red clouds with white borders and a deep crimson lining, and her Akatsuki ring on her right middle finger, the kanji on it meaning "white". She also wear orange nail polish. Underneath her Akatsuki mantle, she wore a revealing navy blue robe, with a large hemline on the front, and exposed her arms, her back, the lateral part of her breast and her belly, with her navel being surrounded by four more piercings. It was also revealed that her headband is on her right hip; instead of the standard sandals and leg-warmers, she wore a pair of blue pants that also functioned as her shoes, with white high heels, inverting the organisation's standard colour scheme.

Abilities: As an S-rank criminal who grew up in war-torn times and being personally trained under Jiraiya, one of the three legendary Sannin, Konan was undoubtedly a very powerful kunoichi. Her skills were held in high regard by her partner Pain, and has been highly praised by her former teacher, Jiraiya. She was also able to nearly kill Obito, with the latter only surviving due to using the kinjutsu Izanagi, something she did not anticipate in her countless simulations of their battle.

Ninjutsu: Konan's nature transformations included Wind, Water, Earth, and Yang Release. She was also revealed to be a sensor type shinobi.

Paper Ninjutsu: Konan has a natural talent for origami. She would go on to develop it into her fighting style, leading to the creation of the Dance of the Shikigami. This technique transforms her entire body and clothing into numerous sheets of paper that she can control, shape and change the colour of at will. She could create butterflies in order to gather information or travel long distances. She could harden her paper with chakra to make weapons such as spears, shuriken and chakram-like weapons. She could restrain opponents by blanketing them in paper, and asphyxiate them if she wanted. She could make paper clones to fight in her place, and even hide explosive tags within them to catch an enemy off guard. Befitting her title as Angel, she was able to form paper wings on her back. This allowed her to fly (though she was able to hover without them), as well as fire paper from the wings.

Despite being made of paper, Jiraiya's Fire Release: Flame Bullet barely damaged her when hit by it. She could even overpower the same technique with her paper. Her paper seemed unaffected by water, as seen during her fight against Tobi in the rain. However, the paper is affected by oil, rendering her unable to manipulate it unless it is washed off.

Konan was also able to produce and fold enough paper to mimic environmental surroundings, such as a giant tree that she used for Nagato's base of operations. She was also able to disguise her paper as the lake of Amegakure, which when opened, sends her opponent falling into an abyss with six hundred billion explosive tags detonating for a full ten minutes.