nagato yamikaze

Name:

Nicknames/Titles: pein

Age: around 40

Gender: male

Shinobi Rank: SS ranked/amekage

Shinobi Village: rain

Appearance: avatar

Personality: Nagato was a sensitive but kind boy, prone to crying, and was traumatized by the idea he had killed another man, even to save his friend Yahiko. Scared and unsure of his place in the world, he desired to help those he cared about, but never knew how. Nevertheless, he was a talented and gifted student, mastering every technique Jiraiya had taught him.

As Pain, his personality was very different, having become a calm, serious, aloof, and detached man. Apparently believing traumas he experienced in his youth had enlightened him to the true meaning of pain and suffering, he considered himself a deity, and believed he had evolved beyond a mere human being. He sought to show the world the meaning of pain by using an ultimate weapon to deter future wars, by means similar to "mutually assured destruction", and showed no moral qualms about his actions. He was also willing to kill his own teacher, Jiraiya, in cold blood, and brutally executed all of Hanzō's friends and family to ensure Amegakure's compliance to his takeover. He even went so far as to proclaim himself a "god of peace", that had to guide the world to maturity through pain. Finally, he felt that no-one could understand true peace unless they understood "true" pain, something his childhood friend Yahiko believed. Minato Namikaze believed Madara Uchiha to have been using this philosophy in his favour, in order to manipulate Nagato.

Pain also held hatred for Konoha, because, during the war between Konohagakure and Amegakure, his parents died by the hands of two Konoha ninjas. Nagato's hatred was quelled when he met Jiraiya, who gave him a new goal in life: to protect his friends. However, when Danzo teamed up with Hanzō and forced him to kill Yahiko, Nagato realized that his goal was worthless, and hated Konoha even more, to the point of losing his affections for Jiraiya.

Nonetheless, he was seen to be quite respectful, particularly to the fallen and the dead. Given the Akatsuki members' frequent bickering, he often restrained them, and encouraged better relations among members. He even suggested that they mourn for Deidara after his passing, and reprimanded Kisame for calling Hidan and Kakuzu the "Zombie Brothers". After his battle with Jiraiya, he held a moment of silence for his former teacher, out of respect for his power.

Pain was also very respectful and kind to his childhood friend, Konan, who he claimed to be his "angel" in Amegakure. He was shown protecting her, without request or hesitation, from Jiraiya, before his battle with his former teacher. Apparently, she was the only Akatsuki member that addressed him by his names, Pain and Nagato.

Clan: rinnegan

Chakra Elements: all

Skills/Specialties: rinnegan

jutsus: (( coming soon ))

History/Background: (( next couple of posts ))

Physical Information
Age: Around 40 (Deceased)
Sex: Male
Birthday: 09/19 (Nagato)
Bloodtype: A (Nagato)
Height: 176.5 cm (Deva)
Weight: 57.2 kg (Deva)
Bloodline: Rinnegan Eye

Jutsu: Fuujutsu Kyuuin, Genryuu Kyuu Fuujin, Gofuu Kekkai, Gentoushin, Kaiwan no Hiya, Kuchiyose, Kyoumen Shuuja, Reppushou, Rinnegan, Shouten, Soul Removal (Unnamed), Ukojizai, Zoufuku Kuchiyose
Known Elements: Fuuton, Suiton, (All other normal elements implied)

history

Pain's history revealed he once Jiraiya's apprentice Nagato, who lost his friends to war. He grew to believe the only way to stop war was to shock the world into passivity through utter destruction. After Naruto destroyed most of Nagato's Rikudou Pain bodies, he spoke with the young man and was moved to put his faith in Naruto's ability to change the ninja world. He then sacrificed his life to bring back the villagers he killed in the hope of bringing about a better world. His actions allowed him to help fulfill the prophecy of Jiraiya's apprentices changing the ninja world.

Pain was once a young man named Nagato. During his youth in the war torn Rain Country, Nagato lived with his family. When two Leaf ninja came into their home looking for food, things spun out of control and his parents were killed. Newly orphaned, he met fellow orphans Konan and Yahiko. Nagato was a quiet child who admired Yahiko's desire to improve their living conditions and bring some justice to the world, even if it meant becoming its god. The trio met the Sannin following the war with Hidden Rain. Jiraiya took a liking to the children and stayed behind to look after them. He was surprised to learn that the emotional and quiet Nagato was a wielder of the Rinnegan, the venerated Doujutsu once possessed by Rikudou Sennin, the man regarded as the original modern shinobi. Nagato and Yahiko were accosted by a vagrant Rock Ninja, and Yahiko moved to defend them. He was injured and Nagato went into a berserk rage, quickly killing the ninja. Nagato was shocked when he finally regained control and Jiraiya promised to train the orphans.

Nagato had trouble dealing with the way he reacted to the Rock ninja and Jiraiya explained that he shouldn't feel ashamed, as he was defending his friend. And that knowing what it feels like to be hurt is the reason why humans are kind to others. Nagato wondered how he could become like that and Jiraiya explained it just came with age. Nagato then promised to keep his friends safe, no matter what pain he had to experience. Jiraiya was inspired by the young man, and based his new book character on Nagato's never give up attitude. Three years passed and the trio were soon skilled enough to defeat one of Jiraiya's Kage Bunshin. Jiraiya explained that his time with them had ended and that hard times would still be ahead for them. But by working together they could change things, as they had finally grown up. He left his finished book for the group, which Nagato found and read. Over the following years the trio formed a group of like minded individuals under Yahiko's leadership. To that end, they hoped to broker a peace between the warring countries.

Responding to a summons from Sanshouuo no Hanzou, the leader of Hidden Rain, the group was ambushed by Hanzou and ANBU Root under Danzou. Taking Konan hostage, Hanzou demanded Nagato kill Yahiko. Unable to stab his friend with the kunai in his hand, Yahiko forced his comrade to do it, ending his life. Yahiko told Nagato and Konan to stay alive and offered that Nagato could change the world. That event acted as the second pain trauma in Nagato's life after his parent's death, causing the young man to believe that his answer to the world's problems was worthless. Hanzou then ordered his men to kill Nagato. He avoided their attacks and managed to free Konan at the cost of damaging his legs. Filled with rage he called forth a gigantic blinded statue which extended black chakra rods into Nagato's back. As Nagato begame to become emaciated, spectral dragons emerged which flew throught he surrounding ninja to steal their souls. Hanzou fled, leaving Nagato a withered shadow of his former self. Nagato ended his ties to Hidden Rain and took on the name of "Pain". Konan would also join him.

As Pain, Nagato began to gather other disenfranchised Rain shinobi and start a civil war with Hidden Rain. No longer believing that the cycle of hatred could stop, he sought more drastic means to end it through violence. Seeking some revenge for Yahiko's death, he fought Hanzou once again and killed him in battle. He did not stop with merely Hanzou though, for he killed Hanzou's family, friends and associates; essentially taking down Hidden Rain all by himself. And though Pain had followers, they never saw him personally. His abilities, appearance and heartless nature thus fueled rumors about his identity. This also caused his followers to revere him as a god. In this position he operated out of the tallest tower in the Rain Country industrial city. It was from this tower he maintained a room which hid his greatest secret. Through the development of his Rinnegan, he gained the ability to control all Six Paths. Using the black chakra rods still implanted in his back from the time he first fought Hanzou, he discovered how to manipulate the bodies of corpses.

Some years later Pain became part of the Akatsuki organization. Konan joined as well, and was one of the few living persons aware of Pain's past. Over the years she had seen him fight many battles and believed that he had never once lost in battle. She and his followers were also aware of his ability to control the rain around them. This he apparently did on schedule, so when rain fell on other days, his followers knew something was on his mind. Pain could also use this water to detect the chakra of opponents and feel their presence.

As leader of Akatsuki, Pain was adamant that the group could fulfill their desires if they possessed the bijuu. He used many skills to help further the goals of the group. One jutsu was a Shouten technique, which allowed the group members to take over the sacrificed body of another in exchange for some measure of their chakra. He also was responsible for summoning the huge King of Hell statue which held the bijuu withdrawn from Jinchuuriki.

Pain told the group their ultimate goal was to control the world, which could be accomplished through three steps: Step One is for the group to attain money. Step Two is to create the first mercenary group. Shinobi villages make money for their country, and for the money to be steady it requires war. Because there have not been any large scale wars in awhile, the ninja villages were being reduced in size. The Five Great Shinobi Villages could handle the downtrend, but the smaller villages could not. Akatsuki would form their own fighting force with no country allegiance. This force could undercut all the other villages and fight their battles for cheap. Then using the bijuu they could create new wars and gain a monopoly over the whole market. In the end they would control all the wars and be powerful enough to even collapse the shinobi villages of the large countries, forcing them to rely on Akatsuki as well. With all that in hand, the group can achieve Step Three, to control the world.

This stated goal may actually be a smokescreen, however, as Pain was seen reporting to new Akatsuki recruit Tobi in secret. Tobi directed Pain to capture Naruto personally in his role as leader, which apparently drew out an emotional response from Pain in the form of rain. It was then revealed that Tobi was in fact the long thought dead Uchiha Madara, a legendary shinobi like Rikudou Sennin. While Pain was making preparations to capture Naruto, he was alerted to the arrival of his former sensei Jiraiya in Hidden Rain. Pain went into his secret hideout, which housed the bodies of five other cloaked figures. As one Pain moved to rest, another rose from his slumber. This hidden ability of Rinnegan to share multiple bodies with one consciousness would prove decisive in his upcoming battle. Leaving behind the body he used in the series up to this point, Pain selected a body skilled in summoning.

As he appeared before Jiraiya, his former teacher learned that the young boy he once knew as Nagato was now the completely different looking ninja before him. Pain explained how the past mattered little, but that Yahiko was now dead and that the pain of all the people who died there helped him grow as a person. It was this very pain that allowed him to grown from a mere person into a god. And as a god, he would put an end to wars through the creation of the ultimate Kinjutsu. A jutsu fueled by the power of the Bijuu, one strong enough to wipe one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries off the map. This jutsu would be offered to anyone, and through mutually assured destruction and the pain that follows such slaughter, mankind would be afraid to cause war again in the future and peace could finally be achieved.

The battle continued and what followed was a barrage of summoned animal attacks, with Jiraiya summoning a toad to help him battle the various beasts Pain called to his aid. Pain eventually summoned a giant chameleon which he used to blend into the surroundings and disappear. Jiraiya responded by calling upon two elder Toad Sennin to assist. It was then revealed that Pain could possibly be the "destined" child, a student of Jiraiya's prophesized to bring peace or ultimate destruction to the world. The Sennin managed to take out the Chameleon and force Pain to show himself once again.

Standing before the Sennin, Pain moved to summon yet again. This time two other Rinnegan users were called to his side. For the first time another deadly power of the Rinnegan was revealed, Pain's ability to operate multiple bodies at once and share the sensory information between them. These two new bodies each had their own specialties and skills. The battle began and one of the Pains moved to use Taijutsu against Jiraiya; which he countered with a kick to the face, blinding the attacker. Another body used an absorption technique to dissipate any incoming chakra or elemental attack. Seeing his foe have the upper hand, Jiraiya fled to nearby pipes.

Pain gave chase but fell into a well placed Genjutsu trap by Jiraiya and the toads. Unable to use his Rinnegan to counter, Jiraiya captured the three men and immobilized them. Jiraiya offered that he was sad Nagato had led his life astray. He then finished them off by impaling them into the ground. While thinking over his victory Jiraiya was suddenly blasted away through the nearby city. Three more Rinnegan users had arrived, one of which removed the impaling swords from his fallen comrades. This individual apparently revived the slain bodies and soon six Rinnegan users stood before the severely injured Jiraiya. Among the group was Pain's initial body, which Jiraiya quickly recognized was an adult Yahiko. Jiraiya tried to grasp why the man Nagato claimed was dead was among the group before him. Pain acknowledged Yahiko's death, but said the man before him was Pain, they all were. Together they were Pain Rikudou, and as such, were a god.

The six men forced Jiraiya to retreat into the stomach of a summoned toad. The summoning Pain managed to infiltrate the barrier and stab Jiraiya with his chakra disruption spear. The maneuver cost him his life and Jiraiya finally noticed that the Pain before him was a man he had fought years before. Unable to figure out what that meant, Jiraiya risked his life to leave the barrier and confront Pain once again. He quickly saw that all the Pains before him were ninja he had met in the past from all over the world. In that instant he realized Pain's true identity. Pain quickly moved to silence Jiraiya and the men all stabbed their former teacher, killing him. As they moved to leave they watched in surprise as Jiraiya willed himself back to life, to leave one final message with the remaining Toad Sennin, that of Pain's true identity. One Pain fired off his arm to stop the message but the toad escaped in time. Jiraiya himself succeeded in his mission and disappeared into the nearby depths of murky water. The Yahiko Pain then used his Suiton abilities to sense the dying Jiraiya's escape. Zetsu then arrived and offered his thoughts on the battle. The previously unbeaten Pain then offered that it was only by keeping his secret that he was allowed victory that day. With the knowledge of his true nature escaping with one of the Toad Sennin, Pain's days may be numbered.

Sometime later Konoha received Jiraiya's coded message along with the frog containing his Fuuma Clan body. This body was taken for autopsy by Shizune to help learn its secrets. Jiraiya's code was given to the Konoha Code Breakers and Shikamaru. The group went to Naruto for help. He pointed out how the initial character was probably a "ta" rather than a number 9. This lead to the group pulling the first words on certain pages in Icha Icha Tactics that corresponded to the numbers in Jiraiya's code. When brought together the code stated that "the real one isn't with them". Possibly hinting that the real Pain does not travel with the Rikudou bodies. Since he lost the use of the Fuuma body, Pain revealed a new member to his group, a pierced kunoichi. With his Rikudou army now six strong, Pain and Konan finally set out to hunt for the Kyuubi in Konoha.

Upon reaching the outer wall of Konoha, Pain Rikudou and Konan took on their assignments. The Asura, Animal and Hungry Ghost Realm bodies would act as diversions, while Konan and the Deva, Human and Hell realms acted as reconnaissance to hunt for Naruto. Seeking to hide their numbers, Asura hurled Animal through the barrier protecting the village. Once inside, she summoned the rest of the group. The group then split to begin their attack. Asura removed his forearm to launch missile attacks and Animal summoned a giant centipede. Human found a Leaf ninja and interrogated him as to the Kyuubi's whereabouts. The man did not know Naruto's location so Human removed the man's soul and continued on.

paths

Deva [Deva Realm]:
This body is the adult form of Jiraiya's former student Yahiko. Nagato claimed Yahiko died years earlier, so it is unclear how/why Pain utilizes this form. The body appears to retain Yahiko's use of Suiton jutsu. This body was also used to summon the King of Hell statue and use the Shouten jutsu.


Chikushoudou [Animal Realm]:
This body was once a ninja from the Fuuma Clan. Jiraiya met this ninja earlier in his worldy adventures and put a scar on his forehead. It has the ability to summon multiple large animals. Like Pain, these creatures have Rinnegan eyes and multiple piercings.


Ningendou [Human Realm]:
This body was once a ninja from Hidden Waterfall. It seems to specialize in close range Taijutsu attacks. It also possesses the ability to remove the souls of weaker opponents.


Jigokudou [Hell Realm]:
This body has the ability to resurrect the dead by calling forth a spectral Enma head. This Enma can ingest the deceased and return them to life, free of injury.


Shuradou [Asura Realm]:
This strange looking body has modified its body to wield technological weaponry. It can fire missiles and laser-like blasts.


Gakidou [Hungry Ghost Realm]:
This body was once a ninja from Hidden Grass. It has the ability to seal away chakra and element based attacks.


Chikushoudou [Animal Realm]:
This body came into use after the Fuuma Clan body was killed by Jiraiya and taken away to Konoha. The body appears to be a female. This would be the only female among the group and she has the ability to summon.

other jutsus


Demon Sealing Statue (Summoning)
The giant statue is used to extract and seal the essence of captured tailed beasts. Each member stands on one of the statue's fingers and perform the sealing jutsu: Illusionary Dragon Nine Consuming Seals to begin the extraction process. Once a tailed beast is extracted, it is consumed by the statue and one of its nine eyes is opened.
Illusionary Dragon Nine Consuming Seals (Seal) (Special)
This jutsu creates nine illusionary dragons from the statue's mouth which crash into and envelop the demon beast host. The extraction jutsu requires all available Akatsuki members to be present. It also requires a large amount of chakra and usually several days to complete. Once the tailed beast is extracted, the human host will die.

Rinnegan (Bloodline) (Special)
The Rinnegan or Metempsychosis Eyes are said to have originated from the Sage of the Six Paths - the creator of all ninjutsu. It is the most powerful of the three famous eye techniques but the full effect of its powers are still a mystery. One of its abilities appears to allow the user to transfer his soul to another body.

Body Switching (the 6 paths)
The mechanics behind this ability/jutsu is still not clear, but it is likely something to do with the Rinnegan. Pein can readily switch bodies between one of six stored in stasis-like states; each is said to be suited for a particular type of mission.

Crayfish (Summon)
A giant crayfish that can spew a jet of bubbles from its mouth. It was one of Pein's first summons.

Chameleon (Summon)
A giant chameleon with a tail in the form of a snake, small wing like appendages on its back and a horn on its head with several spikes pierced through it. The chameleon has the ability to turn itself completely invisible.

Hell Hound (Summon)
A summoned creature with similar abilities to Cerberus the Hound of Hades. Jiraiya had a hard time combating this creature because every hit seems to make it stronger and grow more heads. The heads would then split into more hell hounds. Hard Beak Bird (Summon)

Bull (Summon)
Fuuton: Cyclone Blow (Ninjutsu)
Reppushou. Cyclone Blow was used by Nagato to create a surge of high wind that can be used to supercharge the speeds of throw projectiles. Theoretically, it can also be used to deflect incoming attacks.

Shinra Tensei (Ninjutsu)
God Realm Pein's gravitaty-based jutsu is known as Shinra Tensei. In its most basic form, Pein can use it to repel weapons or crush his enemy to the ground. At its ultimate level, this jutsu has the power to level an entire village, though the strain shortens Pein's life.

Bensho Tenin (Ninjutsu)
Bensho Tenin is similar to Shinra Tensei but utilizies attraction forces than repulsion. Just by pointing to his opponent, Pein can draw him/her in and finish the opponent off at close range. It is a very fast technique and useful for disrupting other techniques.

Chakra Transmitters (Weapon)
Nagato is able to control his six bodies through the use of special chakra transmitting rods inserted into their bodies. Similar rods are attached to his real body and allows him to transmit his chakra signals over long distance.

Chibaku Tensei (Ninjutsu) (Special)
A space/time forbidden jutsu which creates a miniature black hole that can suck in everything around it within a large radius. The Sage of the Six Paths was said to created the Moon using this technique.