Crimes that Led to Defection

* Tobi: attacked his village.
* Itachi: murdered the entire Uchiha clan (under the secret orders of the Konoha elders).
* Kisame: murdered a Daimyo and served in espionage.
* Kakuzu: stole the Earth Grudge Fear technique, along with the hearts of every elder of his village.
* Hidan: murdered his neighbors for their ways of peace.
* Sasori: practiced on the inhumane desecration of corpses and murdered the Third Kazekage (village unaware of this act at the time).
* Deidara: became a terrorist bomber for hire.
* Orochimaru
o (from Konohagakure): practiced inhumane forbidden techniques and abducted villagers for its experiments.
o (from Akatsuki): attempted to steal Itachi's body (which ended in failure).