31/05/2026
[ #9] Hidan
Not really that surprising if you’ve ever watched Naruto and actually know how to power scale to at least a decent extent. He’s self admittedly the slowest of the Akatsuki, and showcases the most underwhelming feats especially compared to the other members of the Akatsuki. His only objective scaling is being relative to BOS Kakashi who’s not really that strong compared to most of Mid-Shippuden characters.
[ #8] Kakuzu
Reacts to Raikiri amped Kakashi and bitch slaps him, whereas Kakashi even without Raikiri (a speed amp) can match Hidan blow to blow Hidan in combat so that places Kakuzu above him. There can be arguments made for him being Base Naruto level, which I don’t necessarily agree with (at least not all the time), but then again, I don’t think Post RS Naruto is that much weaker than BOS Kakashi in stats. And no I don’t agree with any of the scaling that pits him to KCM Naruto’s level.
[ #7] Kisame
This is where it starts to get controversial. Base Kisame without having fused with Samehada or having V1 Bee’s chakra absorbed is hot garbage. He’s arguably inferior if not relative to Base Bee, whereas lower tier Shippuden characters like Taka Sasuke scale around that caliber. He’s definitely higher in this list in his Fused form, however I don’t know how or where to scale his Fused form, as I’m simply not knowledgeable enough of his feats or most of his scaling.
[ #6] Deidara
Reacts to Hebi Sasuke’s body flicker and his combat speed is debatably relative to him so that should pit him above Kisame, since Hebi Sauce is directly stated to be superior to Taka Sasuke who’s most likely around Kisame’s level of speed. And his C4 works against mostly anyone who doesn’t possess a Dojutsu similar to that of the Sharingan.
[ #5] Sasori
There are two statements regarding why he’s above Deidara, as well as him scaling above Jinchuriki Gaara who was physically superior to Deidara throughout their fight. Also debatably above the likes of Hebi Sasuke, and far stronger than him in Base. And no, he lost against a resolve amped Sakura who had the assistance of Chiyo so that should not be used as an excuse to downplay him.
[ #4] Konan
In Naruto Ninja Storm Revolutions, she straight up defeats Sasori which would potentially make her scale above him. However, the canonity of the game is often debated and it’s not as straight forward as Generations. Her Rain Village version probably scales to Base Jiraiya, however she does react to Sage Naruto and her combat speed is debatably above the speed of OM Obito’s Kamui due to one insane feat she has against Obito, with which he’s able to react to the Raikage, Sasuke, Naruto and so on.
[ #3] Pain
Stated to be the strongest Akatsuki member at the end of a chapter, although there’s multiple different ways you can argue against the statement, it should pit him above Sick Itachi and anyone on this list so far. Excluding Obito cause we mostly didn't know much about his position or relation in regards to the Akatsuki during the time period of this statement. Shows feats against Sage Naruto, 6 Tails Naruto, sealing him at the end, etc.
[ #2, #1] Itachi, Obito (Interchangeable)
Itachi speed blitzes Nagato twice who’s way stronger than just the Six Paths of Pain so I don’t think him being above Pain should be that much of a surprise. Also stated as equals to EMS Sasuke, shows relativity to KCM1 Naruto with just his Three Tomoe, etc.
As for who’s stronger between Edo Itachi & OM Obito, I think arguments can be made for either one winning against the other and you can scale both of them above the other with valid scaling, so it all depends on your opinion on this. Though I do think Itachi is the more probable winner cause I find his arsenal to be more diverse and haxed, as well as his scaling/arguments being more consistent and valid.