

His eventual fight against Naruto has been regarded as one of the best battles in the entire series. All of them were given elaborate designs with multiple piercings across their bodies to reinforce the idea that despite his calm demeanor, Nagato is a dangerous person.Ĭritical response to Nagato's character has been generally positive, praising the chaos he brings to the story, including the murder of Jiraiya and the destruction of Konoha itself while chasing Naruto. While Nagato does not fight in the story, he uses a group of corpses known as "The Six Paths of Pain" ( ペイン六道, Pein Rikudō). Nagato was conceived by Kishimoto as a villain, a victim of war, who would show Naruto the impact of world wars, something Kishimoto aimed to explore throughout the series. Nagato also appears in the series' video games. Due to his traumatic experiences, which stemmed from human conflict, Nagato aims to create a new world, free from the chaos of war.

His past as a war orphan, and his loss of his best friend are explored. Before leaving to capture Naruto, Nagato engages in a mortal battle with his former mentor, Jiraiya. After acquiring and sealing most of the beasts within a Gedo statue, Nagato's advisor advises him to capture the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox sealed inside the series' protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki (whom he turns out to be related to). Nagato is the figurehead leader of the Akatsuki who wishes to capture the tailed beasts sealed into various people around the shinobi world.
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Nagato ( Japanese: 長門), known primarily under the alias of Pain ( ペイン, Pein), is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto. Stephanie Sheh (female animal path in Naruto: Shippuden) Kari Wahlgren (female animal path in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2) Matthew Mercer (Pain episode 376 or 454 and up, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, and Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals) Naruto Shippuden episode 128: Tales of a Gutsy Ninja
