Pain (Naruto)

Pain, also known as Nagato, God, Child of the Prophecy, Saviour of this World and Third Six Paths, are characters from the Naruto series.
== Charactah Account ==
Pain is the recognized leader of Akatsuki, partnered to Konan, with Tobi acting as his benefactor. He is the principal figure in the tailed beast sealing ceremony.
The first and leading "Pain" appearing in the series is actually Yahiko, one of six animated corpses collectively known as "The Six Paths of Pain" that are all controlled by one person's will: Nagato of Amegakure. At a young age, Nagato was secretly visited by Madara Uchiha who implanted his Rinnegan ("Saṃsaara Eye") into the child's body, giving him the ability to use powerful abilities based on the six Buddhist paths of reincarnation. Orphaned from the war-torn country of Amegakure, Nagato met fellow orphans Konan and Yahiko before they are all trained by Jiraiya. Nagato desired peace for the world, aiding Yahiko to create the Akatsuki to achieve that shared dream. However, a trap laid by Amegakure's dictator Hanzo led to Yahiko's death, causing Nagato to take over as the new leader of the organization. Though the encounter crippled Nagato, the experience of having his best friend die caused Nagato to come to the realization that peace could only be attained by teaching the world the pain caused by war.
To that end he adopted the alias "Pain" to conquer Amegakure and invented the Six Paths of Pain to overcome his handicap and kill Hanzo, becoming a "god" in the eyes of Amegakure's citizens. Having made cosmetic alterations to the other Paths by dyeing their hair to match Yahiko's, the Paths are all outfitted with a number of body piercings that serve as a means for Nagato to control them and to give them a "more dangerous" appearance in relation to their name's installation. Through Nagato's Rinnegan, they can also share visual information and coordinate attacks.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Naruto Shippuuden
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 6: Road to Ninja
* Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
* Naruto x UT
* Road of Naruto
* The Last: Naruto the Movie
=== Manga ===
* Naruto
* Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals
=== Video Games ===
* Naruto Mobile
* Naruto Shippuuden: Shinobi Rumble
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
* Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
* Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage
* Naruto: Shinobi Collection
* Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippuu Ranbu
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online
== Trivia ==
* In the anime, Nagato's Six Paths spoke in Yahiko's voice, with the exception of Nagato's second Animal Path. The latter had a female voice as it was a woman.
* Three of Nagato's Six Paths of Pain are playable in Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3, while the other three appear as support characters. All six are able to appear simultaneously in three-versus-one match-ups. The playable ones are Deva, Asura and Animal, the ones whose primary function is battle, rather than support.
* While talking to Tobi about the Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation technique, Kabuto Yakushi uses the term Pain of Six Paths (Rikudou Pein-tachi) to refer to the six bodies Nagato used to fight Jiraiya.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Six Paths of Pain at Narutopedia
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