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Let's Explore the Significance of the Crimson Clouds on Akatsuki Members' Cloaks in Naruto!
Naruto Shippuden would take a completely different turn if the Akatsuki organization didn't exist. Ultimately, this criminal organization is the epicenter of the crisis leading to the Fourth Great Ninja War.
Identifying an Akatsuki member is quite simple. Each member wears a black cloak adorned with red clouds. Do you know the significance of these red clouds?
The red clouds on Akatsuki members' cloaks hold a special significance. However, it's meaningful only to two of the original three members of Akatsuki, Nagato and Konan.
The red color of the clouds symbolizes the bloodshed that occurred in the village of the three founding members of Akatsuki during the previous Great Ninja War.
Rain Village, situated in the Land of Rain, is a small country bordered by several others, serving as a crossroads between Wind, Fire, and Earth Countries. Due to its geographical features, this place often becomes a battleground, leading to severe destruction and perpetual instability, poverty, and crisis. This circumstance is one of the key factors shaping Pain's ideology later on.
In the early days of Akatsuki's establishment, when Yahiko was still alive, the organization's uniform consisted of long black cloaks without the emblem of the red clouds.
Originally, Yahiko and his comrades formed Akatsuki with the aim of safeguarding small villages from the influence of the Great Ninja Wars. They received an alliance proposal from Hanzo, the leader of the Rain Village at the time.
However, this was a trap orchestrated by Hanzo and Danzo to eliminate Akatsuki, believing it would pose a future threat. To protect his two comrades, Yahiko sacrificed himself by rushing into Nagato's blade. This incident also marked the awakening of Nagato's Rinnegan. Following Yahiko's demise, the red cloud pattern was added.
