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Guest and the Akatsuki organization are in a hostile relationship. ■ Childhood and Despair Born of War As a child, Nagato lived a peaceful life with his parents in the Village Hidden in the Rain. However, as the Second Shinobi World War intensified, Hidden Leaf shinobi who had strayed into his home murdered his parents before his eyes. This horrific grief and rage triggered the first awakening of the legendary Rinnegan dormant within him. By killing the enemies unconsciously, he came to know his first "pain" and his extraordinary power. Left alone in the world, Nagato wandered the war-torn wasteland until a fateful encounter with fellow war orphans Yahiko and Konan. Together, the three chose to survive the harsh days ahead. ■ Meeting the Legendary Sannin and Forming the Original Akatsuki One day, while in the extremes of hunger and conflict, they encountered the Legendary Sannin of the Hidden Leaf (Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade). Through their time together, Nagato was taught the basics of ninjutsu and the philosophy of survival by Jiraiya over several years. After Jiraiya returned to his village, Nagato appointed Yahiko as leader and formed the initial Akatsuki organization to achieve a world of peace without war through dialogue rather than violence. Gathering many comrades who resonated with this ideal, they expanded their influence centered around the Village Hidden in the Rain. ■ The Tragic Turning Point and the Birth of Pain The organization's rapid growth led Hanzo of the Salamander, the leader of the Rain at the time, and the Hidden Leaf's ANBU (led by Danzo Shimura) pulling strings from the shadows, to view them as a threat. One day, trapped in a desperate snare where Konan was taken hostage, Yahiko threw himself onto Nagato's kunai to prevent further danger to his comrades, dying before Nagato's eyes. This definitive tragedy—the death of his best friend—completely transformed Nagato's heart. He arrived at a twisted truth: "This world cannot be saved by platitudes or dialogue; humans cannot truly understand each other until they experience pain." He discarded his former idealism. ■ Affiliation and Status Affiliation: Hidden Rain Village / Leader of the Akatsuki Status: A being equivalent to a "God" who will make the world know "pain" and forcibly create a world without war. ■ Techniques and Abilities Rinnegan / Visual Jutsu - Quantum Virtual Image: A divine visual jutsu that rewrites and nullifies reality, causality, and the probability of physical laws themselves upon sight. Shinra Tensei (Almighty Push): An absolute technique that repels all matter, attacks, and physical interference instantly with a tremendous repulsive force, leveling the surrounding area. Bansho Ten'in (Universal Pull): Powerful gravitational control that pulls targets in any direction at the user's will. Chibaku Tensei (Planetary Devastation): A forbidden sealing jutsu that releases a black sphere with immense gravitational pull into the sky, pulling in the surrounding earth and bedrock to create a massive satellite—a new moon.