Thought of the week...
Assumption #1 Let Akatsuki members be associated to the five directions. Note: The following list groups members based on which
hand they wear their respective rings.
Left hand:
West -- :?:
North -- Kakuzu (
Hokuto, North Star)
Middle -- :?:
East -- :?:
South -- Hoshigaki Kisame (
Nanju, South Star)
Right hand:
West -- Konan (
Byakko, White Tiger of West)
North -- Zetsu (
Genbu, Black Tortoise of North)
Middle -- Pein (
Rei, Zero)
East -- Deidara (
Seiryuu, Blue Dragon of East)
South -- Uchiha Itachi (
Suzaku, Red Bird of South)
Assumptions #2:
Orochimaru :arrow: Middle - The rings worn on the left hand represent constellations, except for Void which is worn by Orochimaru.
Tobi/Sasori :arrow: East - The
Third Theory – Four Celestial Emblems postulated that the Uchiha Clan may be associated to the Blue Dragon and/or the Red Bird and its corresponding directions (East and South, respectively). Tobi as Uchiha Madara may therefore be assigned both. However, South is already worn by Kisame which leaves Tobi with East.
Hidan :arrow: Left out with West.
Using the above speculations, the complete list would appear as:
Left hand:
West -- Hidan (
Santai, Three Levels)
North -- Kakuzu (
Hokuto, North Star)
Middle -- Orochimaru (
Kuuchin, Void)
East -- Tobi/Sasori (
Gyokunyo, Virgin)
South -- Hoshigaki Kisame (
Nanju, South Star)
Right hand:
West -- Konan (
Byakko, White Tiger of West)
North -- Zetsu (
Genbu, Black Tortoise of North)
Middle -- Pein (
Rei, Zero)
East -- Deidara (
Seiryuu, Blue Dragon of East)
South -- Uchiha Itachi (
Suzaku, Red Bird of South)
While Orochimaru defected, the remaining nine members were still able to carry on their goals (example, extraction of tailed beasts). Since then, four members have also either been neutralized or killed.
These leave the list as:
Left hand:
West -- :?:
North -- :?:
Middle --
East -- Tobi (Gyokunyo, Virgin)
South -- Hoshigaki Kisame (Nanju, South Star)
Right hand:
West -- Konan (Byakko, White Tiger of West)
North -- Zetsu (Genbu, Black Tortoise of North)
Middle -- Pein (Rei, Zero)
East -- :?:
South -- :?:
So, how does Hawk fit in Akatsuki?
Juugo no Tenbin :arrow: Recruited from the North
Karin :arrow: Recruited from the South
Assumptions #2:
Sasuke :arrow: East. Again using the Third Theory – Four Celestial Emblems, Sasuke may be assigned the direction of East and/or South. Karin, as already mentioned, was recruited from the South which leaves Sasuke with East.
Suigetsu :arrow: Left out with West.
Hawk + Akatsuki - superimposing both teams may result to:
Left hand:
West -- Suigetsu
North -- Juugo no Tenbin
Middle --
East -- Tobi (Gyokunyo, Virgin)
South -- Hoshigaki Kisame (Nanju, South Star)
Right hand:
West -- Konan (Byakko, White Tiger of West)
North -- Zetsu (Genbu, Black Tortoise of North)
Middle -- Pein (Rei, Zero)
East -- Uchiha Sasuke
South -- Karin
:sasuchan ... And I don't know what they may or may not mean. Not that it's even correct in the first place :P