Affiliation

Each member of Akatsuki is known to be (or have been) affiliated with another group, except for Zetsu.

# Pain: Amegakure village (leader, "God").
# Tobi: Uchiha clan (leader, former), Konohagakure village (co-founder), Kirigakure village (Mizukage, former).
# Konan: Amegakure village (second-in-command, "Angel").
# Itachi Uchiha: Uchiha clan (former), Konohagakure village (secret).
# Kisame Hoshigaki: Kirigakure village (former), Seven Swordsmen of the Mist (former).
# Kakuzu: Takigakure village (former), bounty hunter.
# Hidan: Yugakure village (former), Jashin religion.
# Sasori: Sunagakure village (former).
# Deidara: Iwagakure village (former), terrorist for hire.
# Orochimaru: Konohagakure village (former), Legendary Sannin, Akatsuki (former), Otogakure village (founder, leader).