You Know NOTHING About The Akatsuki!! 

The Akatsuki was VERY WELL DEFINED and laid out in the series. They're also the most iconic villain group in anime.

It turns out, the Akatsuki brought the world together. They captured Nation's Jinchūriki and Tailed Beasts. And they declared war against the world.

I think identifying loyalty as a more prominent reason for Kisame’s motivations is spot on. I mean, the man cannibalized himself to protect the Akatsuki… that’s not the behavior of a treacherous person. Nor someone who is determined to unveil hypocrisy.

This man gave us a history lesson. While giving us a anime lesson. Well played sir

I saw Akatsuki of having more of an immortality theme: 1. through switching bodies (Orochimaru) 2. puppets (Sasori) 3. multiple hearts (Kakuzu) 4. Art (Deidara) 5. will of fire - Brother (Itachi) 6. pain bodies (Nagato) 7. physical immortality (Hidan) 8. illusion - eye of the moon (Obito, Zetsu, & Madara)

Kisame was actually loyal to the mist to a fault. Yes he killed Fugaki when he found out the mist was betrayed but if you look deeper he seen that the real mizukage was Obito. Whom he actually referred to as mizukage. So in his eyes he was still loyal to the mist by working for the akatsuki

Kisame was interested and supported in the eye of the moon plan. Before his death, he said to himself that he's disappointed that he won't be alive for the activation of the eye of the moon plan. He wanted to experience it.

I have so much respect for this man’s work ethic!! It’s really insane how much in depth he goes into the anime lore and I love it!

Ufff 😮‍💨 but I think Konan and Nagato still shouldn’t be lumped together because as you mentioned before, Konan wasn’t loyal to the Akatski or even the eye of the moon plan, she stayed because of Nagato, but really to make sure that her people in the hidden rain were taken care of. If anything, Konan can be lumped together with Itachi, because loss didn’t turn her into a monster like Nagato who completely lost his way. She still looked after her loved ones, that being Nagato himself and her village.

Nick, I’ve got two (potentially) decent video ideas for you: 1. What if Itachi never re-traumatized Sasuke during the Tsunade Retrieval Arc? And, 2. What if Kimimaro wasn’t sick when Orochimaru attacked Konoha?

Please never stop making videos. They're one of the only things that give me enjoyment

I love how you can connect serious and important things that happens in real life while explaining about anime

Surprised you didn't go more into this for Sasori and Deidara: neither of them joined the Akatsuki voluntarily. They are quite literally conscripts.

I really wanna know wtf did kakuzo do with all his money? 100 years of bounty hunting, he must be loaded.

If not for the Akatsuki, then the 5 Great Nations would've continued fighting. Their would've never been an Allied Shinobi Force.

Please make a theory about the third cofin. If Minato is sealed how could he be in edo tenasai and if he wound be summoned but failed to summon because Hiruzen stopped it (the cofins were summoned but the edo tensai was alredy done so like in Kabutos case right there were not dead people in front of him that he used edo tensai on), Kaboto should be able to summon him. SO WHO IS IN THE THIRD COFIN? anime episode 69

Would love to see a video about the major clan techniques in the leaf (ino-shika-cho, the aburame, etc) and how they contributed to the economic prosperity of konoha

Kisame was loyal to his kage but his kage was manipulated by Madara/ Obito. His loyalty was to madara with extra steps. He was one of the few who knew Madara was in charge, so the leaf believing Madara was still alive and a threat leading to the war makes more sense than them going to war based on reputation. ...which explains why Itachi went to the leaf after the death of the third because he needed to contact someone since the third was dead. He couldn't, probably, contact, Tsunade so he needed confirmation. Which explains why he knew Sasuke absorbed orochimaru which means his contact had to be Danzo. Which means he had to swallow his pride, and hide so much after Hiruzen's death. Since orochimaru was his enemy and Hiruzen was dead who was left to let him know of how the curse marks worked. Or he went to the leaf, out of order of the gedo statue, to let the leaf know the atasuki was targeting Naruto, as a heads up.

Never thought i would comment something like this but here we are...... Your videos help me forget whatever chaos is in my life... For at least 1 or 2 hrs i forget everything and enjoy myself. Thank you and please never stop uploading I dont want to run out of your videos and get back to my disturbed life.

A personal headcannon of mine is that Itachi and Kakashi set up Itachi and Kisame coming to Kanoah for these reasons: (1) to see Sasuke (Kakashi brought Sasuke to him). (2) to show the leaf how big a threat they are. (3) to motivate Naruto and Sasuke to seek more power.

Can you make a you know nothing about Obito to analyze his personality Mainly cause, and this is just a me thing, a lot of people think of Obito as someone much more selfish then he is. Obito is a character who is trying to make everyone have a perfect reality while placing the burden on himself as the ultimate loser who misses out on this perfect reality. Mainly cause you can’t put a genjutsu on yourself normally (Kotoamatsukami is Shisui not Itachi), and Obito wants to become the ten tails Jinchuriki. Which heavily implies he wants to put everyone in this perfect world in comparison to people who believe Obito just wants to be with Rin again Granted that’s just my belief that Obito is a guy who was doing what he believed to be ultimate peace

Two war slogans that keep going in my head, "No free suicides" and "The devil only leaves you alone when his presence would make things better."

Also, Madara isn't delusional. He grew up in the warring states, and actually gave Hashirama his ultimate goal. He helped establish the 5 great ninja nations, ending the warring states. But even that didn't put an end to war and child soldiers. Just how you praised itachi for killing his clan to protect sasuke, Madara did everything he could for world peace, to include joining his arch-nemesis and fulfilling his dreams, and seeing where that led. The 5 nations did not end war as promised, even if it was amazing. Madara had the greatest vision of anyone in the series. He got everyone's needs met and dreams fulfilled in one jutsu. He united the world in ways Hashirama never could. He was not a hypocrite, not a liar. He used the burden of his strength to remove suffering from the world, successfully. What's the difference between being stuck happy in the infinite Tsukuyomi, or being stuck alive forced to work in a factory or forced to make the right cadence of youtube videos in order to be allowed to be a fed and housed human? At least the Infiinite Tsukuyomi pretends to care about YOU the person involved. No other system of living, anime or otherwise, ever took EVERYBODY'S well-being into account. If Madara came to Earth today to make the IT, I'd do everything in my power to ensure that plan go thru. I'd gladly be food for the god tree to live in a dream, than be stuck in a reality where I have to suffer to add some meaningless meaning to my life.

Imagine the Uchiha Angst of a fictional Jashinist Uchiha who has 2 talented siblings…

I dont think even nagato knew about the eye of the moon plan obito was planning to betray him from the very beginning

Fun fact: Kishimoto wanted to make the Akatsuki a bunch of monsters.

"there is one species in the microcosmos that makes energy from light... Everything else eats them." - microcosm I think whoever created this universe made way more than they intended to care for

“No matter how pathetic the reason it’s enough to start a war”. Pain

loyalty is one side of the same coin, meaning it makes total sense that the loyal kisame went rouge after being betrayed.

what I enjoyed the most was the references to real life wars. I never knew the thing about McDonalds that's so crazy! your a very smart man and I really enjoy your naruto content.

By the end of the year nicks gonna have 14 channels

If there's one thing life has taught me is that empathy doesn't depend on shared experience of pain but on sympathy. If someone likes you they will feel for you even if they didn't go through the same suffering you did. But if someone dislikes you or is indifferent about you but is otherwise a bitter person, they will do the exact opposite, even if they share your pain. The former will say "I don't know much about what you're going through, but I'm sorry for you", while the latter will say "If I could survive it, so can you, so stop complaining" This is why I never agreed with Pain's ideology of achieving peace through collective suffering.

Goddamn, I never expected Nick to know so much about history

me before the video: “i’d like to think i know the akatsuki pretty well” me after the video: “i knew nothing about the akatsuki” all jokes aside, love these videos nick! i stopped watching naruto after neji’s death (WE WERE ROBBED) so i love this content so that i can see what I missed out on without having to watch everything again! 😊

I feel like nagato's reason would've been loss rather than peace, whereas Konan would still be more representative of peace. Also, you should consider streaming some theory stuff so we can listen or contribute live.

Yahiko's Akatsuki wanted to bring peace and stop war. Obito's Akatsuki wanted to catch Tailed Beasts like Pokémon.

You know, people keep talking about how good of a character Itachi is, but like... He murdered his ENTIRE clan. Which means children and babies, too. Man slashed babies in cribs and we're just okay with that because, "I have to protect brother."

Ngl the last 3mins were some top tier philosophy and really beautifully articulated

We still need a video on "What If Tobirama _Survived_ His Legendary Battle With the Kinkaku Squad?" He _already_ passed his title as Hokage to Hiruzen, but what would change if Tobirama was still hanging around somewhere in the background of Konoha, keeping an eye on the Village his brother built?

Imagine how op the uchiha couldve been as a clan if they all believed in jashinism

This is a great essay man thanks for letting me add my comments and I feel like it's a good time to get the word out about the surface revolution against the underworld

Can we appreciate how much work he put in these videos?? And how much videos we get in a week

The first pont akatsuki is " take world naruto " and madara is the leader for " the new world shinobi "

The fact that "sky daddy" is probably up there with "join" and "war" as the most spoken words in this video is amazing LMAO

No Itachi is not about war to protect your loved ones, Itachi is grateful Dead

Before I watch the video I think I know 4. 1. Hidan- war for religion, 2. Kakuzu- war for money, 3. Nagato- war made from pain, 4. Konan- war made from love. The others I have an idea but im a bit unsure about them. Only one way to find out, on to the video! Edit: well I guess I was sort of right.

“Chinese devil cartoons” you just brought me back to 2007 bro 🤣🤣

totally agreed, especially the end with regards to delusion being the grandest factor for war.

Nick really be making content several cuts above the rest, I love you bruv

power sets aswell, itatchie deception/propaganda, sasory pupeteering/haveing a pupet leader, hidan imortalization, kakazu bringing people together/ stitching up a nation, dieghdera chaos, nagato playing god, kohnan imige/being the "good guy", kisame natural reasourses, tobi inaolation of somone or something, zetzu to gain following.

Joshinism or however you spell it reminds of the spiritual opposite/distortion of the Uchiha bloodline’s strife. I wonder if lord joshine would exist if the Uchiha didn’t. If curse of hatred chakra manifested a broken god

This was an amazing deduction…i can tell you love anime and have a passion for it …this type of in depth knowledge for an anime can’t be gained without years of rewatching the anime and studying the manga and other source material or literature….you definitely deserve more recognition

Nick: "I'm sure people have gone to war over art before" The guy who rejected Hitler from art school: *Sweating intensely*

Way to go above and beyond and talk about real world things through anime

Man what would the members of the akatsuki feel and experience if they would have been able to see the moon plan ?

Hello. I realize this video was uploaded a year ago, but you should know that Poland executed over 50,000 ethnic Germans and refused negotiations with Germany. This is why they were eventually invaded and what kicked off the war.

I have a question, would Orochimaru be able to become a perfect snake sage now that he has the White Zetsu body? Or is his body still too weak?

Video suggestion: Break the show down into it's big story arc and then rank the top 10 promenent ninja in power ranks for each arc. This way we can see your power rankings as the show goes on and how they change.

Honestly, as far as the real world, Kakuzu's reason is one of the biggest drives for those with much to gain... to keep wars going. You can make more money from war than peace. You gain more innovation, inventions, and technological progress during times of competitions and conflicts. Kakuzu being alive as long as he has, taking from others to prolong himself, and for the sake of profit makes him no different than many old politicians, bankers, and profiteers in our world who want to make the most profit & power.

“They tell us hate each other So we fight then die Most pointless thing in the world”

Every time I click a video….. You just make my love for naruto that much greater.

This would be another great video about the hokages and their ideologies. From hashirama to naruto.

Wow, this is how you teach history. Sprinkle some Naruto in there and it just clicks😂

I love the way this guy talks about naruto characters by grounding these fictional characters with a basis of reality and real life events that also make me think not just about the characters on a deeper level and how they impact and interact in their universe, but also about real life and the meaning behind things, expereices, choices, and opposing perspectives. Defiantly have to check out you other channels💯👍🏿. Also, not a religious person but im only referring to any god as Sky Daddy from now on😂

Take a shot for each time he says: Sky daddy

Nagato literally points out the reason for each of the remaining Akatsuki members to go to war while they’re sealing Matatabi. If I remember correctly, that means only Sasori was dead at that point so…

The way you said "sky daddy" lmfao, you have earned my Like!

Lmao “Sky Daddy” is definitely a new favorite term 😂

Hey Nick! I have a video idea for you.. What if Kurama succeeded in his plan to fully take control of Naruto after he loses control? preferably during the Pain arc

Love your deep dive videos! Thanks again for more great content.

Great video I love the content just wondering can you please make a video explaining each ring every akatsuki wore and why maybe finding out the Importance of the rings because I always thought they were supposed to be something important to the organization maybe with a secret or an ability but for some reason never brought up again like if they never mattered or were just forgotten.

Dude what kinda shower thoughts do you have cause they are just ...Dang Love ur videos , all the best

Most wars have been fought over water. Until we meet again.

Fun fact, kinda... "History is written by the victors" was said by Winston Churchill, less than 100 years ago.

Oh shit... "Sky Daddy" is hilarious gods will never not be called that again 🤣 😂

Your philosphy on Madara sounds legit, until you realize that you defined what humanity was. Madara brought about more of your definition of humanity than anyone else. He forced the entire world to rise to their highest level as equals, something nothing else in the histroy of Naruto was able to do, including Hagoromo. Madara is also a product of war, having seen the best and worst of every human and nation, and being shaped by every person he encountered. Madara has the most accurate view of the world, where as Naruto has yin-yang speech, able to create the world he wishes. Madara is hard Reality. Naruto is hard Ideology. But Madara WAS right. Eye of the Moon plan would have stopped everyone from suffering, and the dream world they get to live in (a dream world that every human lives in currently) would have been based on their entire humanity. He didn't force specific dreams, he forced everyone to have a dream world they would appreciate. Believe what you want, Madara is one of the few characters in any show who created world peace. Even if it was only for a filler arc, there were only 4 unhappy people on earth when he succeeded in his plan. Madara is the hero that Naruto series needed, and our actual earth needs a hero like Madara, to force us to be the best version of ourselves, because we ignore that fact that we are being forced to live humanity the way we are. Everything you do is forced. Some colonizer killed someone, and this was the world created in the wake of that. Madara just had a violent plan. But, it included everyone's well-being. I think you should give Madara and his ideology more credit. You may not like his method, but his impact was the best in the entire Naruto series, and dare I say, he had the greatest impact in nearly any anime.

Most of the Akatsuki had no idea about the eye of the moon plan. Tobi, Nagato, Konan, Zetsu and Kisame were the only one's who knew about it. Not even Itachi knew about it.

Could you make a video explaining itachi’s power level and scale him to other characters? I see many arguments on his true strength but it’s very hard to understand which side of the argument is true. I’m not an itachitard 😂

"loss is something that keeps war going for decades" That's a good point and is certainly a historical epitaph. The consideration of worldwide circumcision and a secret human Master race has changed my opinions on human conflict

Did the akatsuki know about the eye of the moon plan? I though nagato was planning on using the tailed beast for a whole different reason compared to obito and no one actually knew that obito was the actual leader of the akastuki

"Sky Daddy" 😂 Amazing! Im stealing that!

Hidan Soundz Like He Should Adore Uchiha. Whom Originally Gained Their Strength From A Perceived Need To Kill Their Closest Friend/Fam

Okay I am guessing the reason 1:07 min In Pain - Pearce Konan - Love or lolity Kakazu - Money Hidan - Religion Itachi - country Kisama - Ideals Orchimaru - Science or Greed Dedira - Fun Sasori - IDK your guess is as good as mine, protection Zesus - desire I doubt he'll be I here but Kabuto - ambitions

If your southern parents never called Anime "Chinese devil cartoons" you need to give up your southerner card

Hidan was never that bright. The only reason the Akatsuki accepted him is because that idiot was immortal - and therefore unkillable. And thus the perfect invulnerable meat shield.

Daedra honestly was probably the secret leader of akutski

Who else knew about the Eye of the Moon plan besides Tobi, Zetsu and Kisame?

I 100% think everybody missed the mark Sasori and Deidara. They represent disillusion and insanity.

Akatsuki is the anime Illuminati

I love yr $hi7 so much it's the only content on the platform I consume @1x play speed. Keep up the awesome work brother.

Bro the video itself was solid but honestly the one part that will forever be with me and my new word will be “sky daddy” 😂

got some problems with some of the historical analyses, but lovely video per usual, keep it up brother

YESSSIIRRRR IM SO EXCITED FOR THE BLEACH CONTENT 🤟🏼🤟🏼

You should make a spotify podcast and upload every video as an audio on there cause higher audio quality

That ending explanation reminds me of the good place and what happened once they realized no one can live in constant happiness

well said...a lot of this is about japan and why japan entered the war on the side of the axis, the rape of nanking, the human experimentation horrors, All of this is expressed in Naruto with new names and characters but the same old story.

Think of peace while spilling blood is something only humans could do to gain one thing another must be scarfice

I got a history lesson and an anime lesson at once well played sir

pains whole idea of how if everyone felt each others pain it would bring peace, is how the shinobi alliance formed and overall, how world peace was finally achieved. Gaara’s speech about how all of their jinchuriki and tailed beasts were taken from them and said there was no enemies between shinobi because they all felt the same pain. so Pain technically achieved his dream of sharing pain to make everyone friends so they could understand each other.

I find it funny that Sasuke and Sakura “Killed/Beat” Sasori and Dedira but everyone will find a way to say Sakura didn’t while clearly Sasuke didn’t either