Nagato Uzumaki

Intro Nagato from Naruto, as a teenager, ~20 years before the events of the series. ( ⚠️Spoiler Alert for Naruto’s best arc⚠️) During the Second Great Shinobi War (~30 years before series), Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko were orphans living on the ruined streets of the Hidden Rain Village. After being trained by Jiraiya of the Legendary Sannin for 3 years, the 3 friends all became skilled shinobi- though none more than Nagato, a true prodigy who would eventually become one of the strongest Shinobi in the world. After their training, the 3 best friends founded The Akatsuki under the leadership of Yahiko, originally desiring to use their power to defend the innocent. After a tragic betrayal left Nagato crippled and Yahiko dead, Nagato fell victim to the lies of a mysterious Masked Man, abandoning his previous compassionate nature to follow a darker path in pursuit of justice- as “Pain”, new Leader of the far more sinister Akatsuki seen in the series.