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[[File:AME OrphansT.PNG|thumb|left|The Ame Orphans.]]
 
[[File:AME OrphansT.PNG|thumb|left|The Ame Orphans.]]
After Jiraiya taught them [[ninjutsu]] and was confident they could take care of themselves, he left them on their own. Before leaving, Jiraiya tells Konan that she will be very beautiful when she grows up and to come and see him when she turns eighteen.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 372, pages 10-12</ref> During their time with Jiraiya, he made a [[Water on a Frog's Face Training|defence system]] (seeing as that the hideout they all shared at the time was vulnerable to being targeted for enemy attacks) composed of four planks, each with one red side and one white (the white side also had a frog picture on it), attached to a part of a wall of the hideout they shared at the time with a string and a nail, each one above one of their names, which he called "Hop-In" planks. Nagato's, Yahiko's and Konan's were one wall and Jiraiya's was on a wall opposite. The purpose of the planks were that when they were in the hideout, they turn their planks to the red side and they leave, they flip their plank to the white side, so when a plank's on the red side and the person's not in the hideout, it means they could have been captured by the enemy and when a plank's on the white side and it appears that the person's in the hideout, it could mean that an enemy has transformed into said person and has infiltrated the hideout, along with a trapdoor hidden among the floorboards leading to an hidden room and emergency escape route he left just in case.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 511, pages 6-8</ref>
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After Jiraiya taught them [[ninjutsu]] and was confident they could take care of themselves, he left them on their own. Before leaving, Jiraiya tells Konan that she will be very beautiful when she grows up and to come and see him when she turns eighteen.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 373, page 14</ref> During their time with Jiraiya, he made a [[Water on a Frog's Face Training|defence system]] (seeing as that the hideout they all shared at the time was vulnerable to being targeted for enemy attacks) composed of four planks, each with one red side and one white (the white side also had a frog picture on it), attached to a part of a wall of the hideout they shared at the time with a string and a nail, each one above one of their names, which he called "Hop-In" planks. Nagato's, Yahiko's and Konan's were one wall and Jiraiya's was on a wall opposite. The purpose of the planks were that when they were in the hideout, they turn their planks to the red side and they leave, they flip their plank to the white side, so when a plank's on the red side and the person's not in the hideout, it means they could have been captured by the enemy and when a plank's on the white side and it appears that the person's in the hideout, it could mean that an enemy has transformed into said person and has infiltrated the hideout, along with a trapdoor hidden among the floorboards leading to a hidden room and emergency escape route he left just in case.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 511, pages 6-8</ref>
   
 
{{ImgRight|Yahiko's Group.PNG|Konan as part of the original Akatsuki.}}
 
{{ImgRight|Yahiko's Group.PNG|Konan as part of the original Akatsuki.}}
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== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==
 
[[File:Konan's first shown origami.JPG|thumb|left|Konan's first shown origami piece.]]
 
[[File:Konan's first shown origami.JPG|thumb|left|Konan's first shown origami piece.]]
Konan was smart, stoic, calm, and level-headed (much like her partner, Nagato, was). As a child, she was bright, compassionate, and relatively cheerful, in comparison to Yahiko's tough attitude and Nagato's sensitivity. However, the traumatic events since then have led her to become a very serious person, and she never spoke during Akatsuki meetings. Nevertheless, she has always placed the safety of her team-mates above her own. When she was younger Konan showed romantic feelings towards Yahiko, caring for him and wanting to be as close to him as possible, <ref>''Naruto'' chapter 511, pages 11-12</ref> though it is unknown if these feelings carried on during adulthood or remained after Yahiko's death.
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Konan was smart, stoic, calm, and level-headed (much like her partner, Nagato, was). As a child, she was bright, compassionate, and relatively cheerful, in comparison to Yahiko's tough attitude and Nagato's sensitivity. However, the traumatic events since then have led her to become a very serious person, and she never spoke during Akatsuki meetings. Nevertheless, she has always placed the safety of her team-mates above her own. Konan had romantic feelings towards Yahiko, which were reciprocated.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 511, pages 11-12</ref>
   
She did seem to be more empathic than most other Akatsuki members, as she appeared sad whenever she was reminded of her past. She also expressed a great deal of loyalty and courtesy to Pain, doing his bidding without question, looking out for his well-being and always having complete faith in his abilities. She seemed to act as an intermediary between Pain and Ame, the villagers having given her the title "God's Angel", because with her paper wings activated, she resembles one.
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She did seem to be more empathetic than most other Akatsuki members, as she appeared sad whenever she was reminded of her past. She also expressed a great deal of loyalty and courtesy to Pain, doing his bidding without question, looking out for his well-being and always having complete faith in his abilities. She acted as an intermediary between Pain and Ame, the villagers having given her the title "God's Angel", because with her paper wings activated, she resembles one.
   
 
She had the ability to read Pain's emotions without him facially expressing them, presumably as a result of having known him for so long. As soon as Tobi ordered [[Pain]] to capture the [[Nine-Tailed Demon Fox]], she could tell right away that there was something about the order that very much upset her emotionally deadened partner.
 
She had the ability to read Pain's emotions without him facially expressing them, presumably as a result of having known him for so long. As soon as Tobi ordered [[Pain]] to capture the [[Nine-Tailed Demon Fox]], she could tell right away that there was something about the order that very much upset her emotionally deadened partner.
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== Appearance ==
 
== Appearance ==
[[File:Ame Orphans young adults.png|thumb|The Ame Orphans as young adults.]]
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[[File:Adult Konan Manga.jpg|thumb|left|Konan as an adult.]]
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[[File:Konan_full.png|thumb|Konan's full appearance.]]
Konan had blue hair, grey eyes (amber in the anime), lavender eye shadow, and a [[Wikipedia:labret piercing|labret piercing]]. Konan's eyelashes are shown to be a diagonal line at the bottom corner of her eyes, but in the anime, they are shown to be distinctive lines. She has worn a large light blue paper flower in her hair since she was a child. Her facial expression was usually neutral, though usually protested or looked worried when Nagato performed a technique that would debilitate him. She wore the Akatsuki cloak and her Akatsuki ring on her right middle finger, the kanji on it meaning {{translation|"White"|白|bya}}. She also wore orange nail polish. Although she never removed her Akatsuki mantle, it was revealed that underneath it, she wore a revealing navy blue robe, with a large hemline on the front, and exposed her arms, her back, the lateral part of her breast, and her belly, with her navel being surrounded by four more piercings; instead of the standard sandals and leg-warmers, she wore a pair of blue pants that also functioned as her shoes, with white high heels, inverting the organisation's standard colour scheme.
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Konan was a relatively tall woman that had blue hair, grey eyes (amber in the anime) with lavender eye shadow, and a [[Wikipedia:labret piercing|labret piercing]]. Konan's eyelashes are shown to be a diagonal line at the bottom corner of her eyes, but in the anime, they are shown to be distinctive lines. She has worn a large light blue paper flower in her hair since she was a child. Her facial expression was usually neutral, though usually protested or looked worried when Nagato performed a technique that would debilitate him. She wore the Akatsuki cloak and her Akatsuki ring on her right middle finger, the kanji on it meaning {{translation|"white"|白|bya}}. She also wore orange nail polish. Although she never removed her Akatsuki mantle, it was revealed that underneath it she wore a revealing navy blue robe, with a large hemline on the front, and exposed her arms, her back, the lateral part of her breast, and her belly, with her navel being surrounded by four more piercings; instead of the standard sandals and leg-warmers, she wore a pair of blue pants that also functioned as her shoes, with white high heels, inverting the organisation's standard colour scheme.
   
 
As a child, Konan was seen wearing an array of simple clothing. When living with Jiraiya, she was seen wearing a karate top and skirt bottom, with a pouch she wore at the front of her outfit to carry her paper. When Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato began to make Akatsuki, Konan wore a black cloak with purple stockings and high heels, as well as a mid section guard similar to that of [[Samui]] and an Ame headband, that being the only time period Konan's been seen wearing one.
 
As a child, Konan was seen wearing an array of simple clothing. When living with Jiraiya, she was seen wearing a karate top and skirt bottom, with a pouch she wore at the front of her outfit to carry her paper. When Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato began to make Akatsuki, Konan wore a black cloak with purple stockings and high heels, as well as a mid section guard similar to that of [[Samui]] and an Ame headband, that being the only time period Konan's been seen wearing one.
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== Abilities ==
 
== Abilities ==
 
[[File:Paper Shuriken.PNG|thumb|left|Konan using her paper shurikens.]]
 
[[File:Paper Shuriken.PNG|thumb|left|Konan using her paper shurikens.]]
Konan was an S-rank kunoichi and her skills were held in high regard by her partner, [[Pain]]. She also had an amazing natural talent for origami and after training with Jiraiya, was able to form paper weapons infused with her chakra. Tobi highly underestimated her during their battle, leading him to lose his right arm and half of his mask in the process.<ref name="ch509">''Naruto'' chapter 509, pages 15-16</ref>
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Konan was an S-rank kunoichi and her skills were held in high regard by her partner, [[Pain]]. She also had an amazing natural talent for origami and after training with Jiraiya, was able to form paper weapons infused with her chakra. As an adult, she was highly praised by her former teacher Jiraiya for her prowess. During their battle, Tobi highly underestimated Konan's abilities, leading him to lose his right arm and half of his mask in the process.<ref name="ch509">''Naruto'' chapter 509, pages 15-16</ref>
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Konan had a very keen intellect as she was able to quickly understand the process and reason behind the ''hop in, hop out'' system Jiraiya had created for them and years later would study Tobi's [[Kamui|techniques]], accurately decipher how they worked and then did countless simulations in order to find the perfect way to kill him. Even Tobi expressed surprise that he was forced to rely on the forbidden [[Izanagi]] to survive her final assault at the cost of his left eye.<ref> ''Naruto'' chapter 510, page 10</ref>
 
   
 
=== Paper Ninjutsu ===
 
=== Paper Ninjutsu ===
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Even as a child, Konan has shown a natural talent for origami and had even developed it into her main ninjutsu. She has created a unique transformation technique called [[Dance of the Shikigami]], which can turn her entire body and clothing into thousands of sheets of paper, which she can control at will and form into any shape or colour.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 128</ref> To travel long distances, she can fold them into butterflies or planes for powered flight, and to attack, she hardens the sheets to the point when it is as hard as steel and folds them into arrows, spears, and shuriken. She can also restrain opponents by blanketing them in sheets, thus restricting their movement and asphyxiating them. Befitting (and likely inspiring) her title as {{translation|'''Angel'''|天使|Tenshi}}, the papers can also form large wings for further weaponry, though she is capable of hovering without them. She could also make [[Paper Chakram|chakram-like weapons]] to attack foes and in the anime is skilled enough to make two and control them with great ease using them to corner her targets from opposing ends.
 
Even as a child, Konan has shown a natural talent for origami and had even developed it into her main ninjutsu. She has created a unique transformation technique called [[Dance of the Shikigami]], which can turn her entire body and clothing into thousands of sheets of paper, which she can control at will and form into any shape or colour.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 128</ref> To travel long distances, she can fold them into butterflies or planes for powered flight, and to attack, she hardens the sheets to the point when it is as hard as steel and folds them into arrows, spears, and shuriken. She can also restrain opponents by blanketing them in sheets, thus restricting their movement and asphyxiating them. Befitting (and likely inspiring) her title as {{translation|'''Angel'''|天使|Tenshi}}, the papers can also form large wings for further weaponry, though she is capable of hovering without them. She could also make [[Paper Chakram|chakram-like weapons]] to attack foes and in the anime is skilled enough to make two and control them with great ease using them to corner her targets from opposing ends.
   
Despite being made of paper, Jiraiya's [[Fire Release: Flame Bullet]], which was empowered by oil, didn't even damage her. The power of the paper attacks could even overpower a [[fire]] attack. Konan is susceptible to oil-based attacks that prevent her paper from unfolding. Although she is not hampered to the same extent by water, as shown when Pain had his [[Giant Crustacean|summon]] use [[Water Release: Wild Bubble Wave]] on her to wash the oil off, as well as her use of it in her home village where it [[Amegakure|always rains]]. Konan can make [[Paper Clone]]s that she could use to fight in her place. She could hide [[explosive tag]]s in them so that they would explode, and catch an enemy off guard. Konan's ultimate technique is the [[Paper Person of God Technique]], which can split a large lake.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 509, page 17</ref> The technique contained six hundred billion explosive tags that would explode for a full ten minutes, which forced Tobi to use [[Izanagi]] to survive since his intangibility only lasts for five minutes.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 510, pages 3-10</ref>
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Despite being made of paper, Jiraiya's [[Fire Release: Flame Bullet]], which was empowered by oil, didn't even damage her. The power of the paper attacks could even overpower a [[fire]] attack. Konan is susceptible to oil-based attacks that prevent her paper from unfolding. Although she is not hampered to the same extent by water, as shown when Pain had his [[Giant Crustacean|summon]] use [[Water Release: Wild Bubble Wave]] on her to wash the oil off, as well as her use of it in her home village where it [[Amegakure|always rains]]. Konan can make [[Paper Clone]]s that she could use to fight in her place. She could hide [[explosive tag]]s in them so that they would explode, and catch an enemy off guard. Konan's ultimate technique is the [[Paper Ocean Technique]], which can split a large lake.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 509, page 17</ref> The technique contained six hundred billion explosive tags that would explode for a full ten minutes, which forced Tobi to use [[Izanagi]] to survive since his intangibility only lasts for five minutes.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 510, pages 3-10</ref>
   
 
[[File:Konan's paper tree.png|thumb|left|A paper tree created by Konan.]]
 
[[File:Konan's paper tree.png|thumb|left|A paper tree created by Konan.]]
 
Konan has been shown to be able to produce and fold enough paper to mimic environmental surroundings, allowing her and those of her choosing to hide in places one normally wouldn't be able to.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 441, page 14</ref> Konan's favoured origami form are flowers; she wears one in her hair, gives a bouquet to Naruto as a sign of peace, and covers the bodies of Yahiko and Nagato in them.
 
Konan has been shown to be able to produce and fold enough paper to mimic environmental surroundings, allowing her and those of her choosing to hide in places one normally wouldn't be able to.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 441, page 14</ref> Konan's favoured origami form are flowers; she wears one in her hair, gives a bouquet to Naruto as a sign of peace, and covers the bodies of Yahiko and Nagato in them.
 
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=== Intelligence ===
 
Konan had a very keen intellect as she was able to quickly understand the process and reason behind the ''hop in, hop out'' system Jiraiya had created for them and years later would study Tobi's [[Kamui|space-time techniques]], accurately deciphering how they worked and then did countless simulations in order to find the perfect way to kill him. Even Tobi expressed surprise that he was forced to rely on the forbidden [[Izanagi]] to survive her final assault at the cost of his left eye.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 510, page 10</ref>
   
 
== Part I ==
 
== Part I ==
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=== Confining the Jinchūriki Arc ===
 
=== Confining the Jinchūriki Arc ===
[[File:Konan confronts Tobi.png|thumb|left|Konan confronts Tobi.]]
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[[File:Konan confronts Tobi.png|thumb|left|Konan confronting Tobi.]]
Tobi infiltrates Amegakure and is immediately confronted by Konan. He asks her where to find Nagato's corpse so that he can take his [[Rinnegan]]. She refuses to tell him, instead informing him that she has been waiting for him and intends to personally stop him. Before they begin fighting, Tobi asks why she and Nagato would betray Akatsuki. Konan replied that Naruto was the embodiment of light that gave everyone the flower of hope.
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Tobi infiltrates Amegakure and is immediately confronted by Konan. He asks her where to find Nagato's corpse so that he can take his [[Rinnegan]]. She refuses to tell him, instead informing him that she has been waiting for him and intends to personally stop him.
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Before they begin fighting, Tobi asks why she and Nagato would betray Akatsuki. Konan replied that Naruto was the embodiment of light that gave everyone the flower of hope.
   
 
[[File:Konan vs. Tobi.png|thumb|The results of Konan and Tobi's ensuing battle.]]
 
[[File:Konan vs. Tobi.png|thumb|The results of Konan and Tobi's ensuing battle.]]
She attacked Tobi with [[Paper Shuriken]] but they passed right through his intangible body. She then enveloped him in her dissipated paper form mixed with explosive tags, planning to kill them both. Tobi saves them by [[Kamui|warping]] most of the explosion away, at the cost of his right arm and having a part of his mask broken. Tobi applauds her determination, to which Konan responds by vowing to destroy him, the "darkness" where flowers can do nothing but wilt and die. Konan then divides the lake, revealing an abyss of paper and as Tobi helplessly falls into it, she detonates the six hundred billion explosive tags that she had placed there that would last over a period of ten minutes, longer than the five-minute period that Tobi can remain intangible for.
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She attacked Tobi with [[Paper Shuriken]] but they passed right through his intangible body. She then enveloped him in her dissipated paper form mixed with explosive tags, planning to kill them both. Tobi saves them by [[Kamui|warping]] most of the explosion away, at the cost of his right arm and having a part of his mask broken. Tobi applauds her determination, to which Konan responds by vowing to destroy him, the "darkness" where flowers can do nothing but wilt and die.
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Konan then divides the lake, revealing an abyss of paper and as Tobi helplessly falls into it, she detonates the six hundred billion explosive tags that she had placed there that would last over a period of ten minutes, longer than the five-minute period that Tobi can remain intangible for.
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[[File:Konan supports the bridge to peace.png|thumb|left|Konan professing her resolve.]]
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When the explosions ceased, Konan collapsed, exhausted, but believed the battle won. At the same time, some of the paper flowers at [[Nagato and Yahiko's Shrine|Nagato and Yahiko's shrine]] fall apart. Tobi, however, quickly appeared behind her and stabbed her with a pipe, revealing that he had survived her assault with [[Izanagi]] at the cost of his left eye.
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Konan freed herself, and prepared to attack again, but before she did so, the endless rains over Ame stopped for the first time, surprising both Konan and Tobi. Seeing this as a sign of Nagato's will, Konan proclaimed that she would be a support that held up the bridge that lead to peace.
   
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Taking up the mantle of "darkness" that crushes the light, Tobi grabbed her by the throat, dispelling an attack she had been preparing and places her under a [[genjutsu]] to force her to reveal Nagato's location. He added that she will die when the illusion ends.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 510, page 16</ref>
[[File:Konan supports the bridge to peace.png|thumb|left|Konan professes her resolve.]]
 
When the explosions ceased, Konan collapsed, exhausted, but believed the battle won. At the same time, some of the paper flowers at [[Nagato and Yahiko's Shrine|Nagato and Yahiko's shrine]] fall apart. Tobi, however, quickly appeared behind her and stabbed her with a pipe, revealing that he had survived her assault with [[Izanagi]] at the cost of his left eye. Konan freed herself, and prepared to attack again, but before she did so, the endless rains over Ame stopped for the first time, surprising Konan and Tobi. Seeing this as a sign of Nagato's will, Konan proclaimed that she would be a support that held up the bridge that lead to peace. Taking up the mantle of "darkness" that crushes the light, Tobi grabbed her by the throat, dispelling an attack she had been preparing and places her under a [[genjutsu]] to force her to reveal Nagato's location. He added that she will die when the illusion ends.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 510, page 16</ref>
 
   
 
In the anime, Konan was able to [[Paper Chakram|attack]] Tobi just before he grabbed her by the throat. Her attack, however, was unable to stop him.
 
In the anime, Konan was able to [[Paper Chakram|attack]] Tobi just before he grabbed her by the throat. Her attack, however, was unable to stop him.
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* Even though she was an Akatsuki member, Konan (like Nagato) was never a missing-nin, since their faction achieved victory in the [[Amegakure]] civil wars.
 
* Even though she was an Akatsuki member, Konan (like Nagato) was never a missing-nin, since their faction achieved victory in the [[Amegakure]] civil wars.
 
* Konan shares her birthday and blood type with [[Yahiko]].
 
* Konan shares her birthday and blood type with [[Yahiko]].
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* Studio Pierrot's Settei sheets of Konan shows that she was 160&nbsp;cm when Jiraiya left Amegakure.
 
* According to the databook(s):
 
* According to the databook(s):
 
** Konan's hobbies were [[Wikipedia:Origami|origami]] and [[Wikipedia:Pressed flower craft|flower pressing]].
 
** Konan's hobbies were [[Wikipedia:Origami|origami]] and [[Wikipedia:Pressed flower craft|flower pressing]].
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* (To Tobi) "''Yahiko and Nagato did what '''they''' wanted to do. They were never your pawns! No matter what happened to them, they both fought for their '''own''' ideals! And that's why their will has been passed down! I won't let you ruin it!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 510, pages 5-6</ref>
 
* (To Tobi) "''Yahiko and Nagato did what '''they''' wanted to do. They were never your pawns! No matter what happened to them, they both fought for their '''own''' ideals! And that's why their will has been passed down! I won't let you ruin it!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 510, pages 5-6</ref>
 
* (To Tobi) "''Yahiko and Nagato's will hasn't vanished from this world! I believe in Naruto too! He… He will become the bridge that leads us to peace and I will be a support holding the bridge up!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 510, page 15</ref>
 
* (To Tobi) "''Yahiko and Nagato's will hasn't vanished from this world! I believe in Naruto too! He… He will become the bridge that leads us to peace and I will be a support holding the bridge up!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 510, page 15</ref>
* (To your mom) "You're a huge slut. Why bother living?
 
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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Konan Infobox
小南 Konan

  • Angel (天使, Tenshi)[3]
Debut
Manga Naruto Chapter #363
Anime Naruto Shippūden Episode #125
Novel Akatsuki Hiden: Evil Flowers in Full Bloom
Movie Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Game Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
OVA Naruto x UT
Appears in Anime, Manga, Novel, Game, Movie
Voice Actors
Japanese
English
Personal
Birthdate Astrological Sign Pisces February 20 Search_Icon.svg
Sex Gender Female Female
Age
  • Part II: 35
Status Deceased
Height
  • Part II: 169.4 cm1.694 m <br />5.558 ft <br />66.693 in <br />
Weight
  • Part II: 45.3 kg99.869 lb <br />
Blood type O
Classification
Occupation
Affiliation
Team
Partner
Nature Type
Jutsu

Tools

Konan (小南) was a kunoichi from Amegakure and a member of Akatsuki. She was partnered with Nagato, and was the only member to call him by his name. After Nagato's death, she defected from the organisation and became the leader of Amegakure before her own death.

Background

When she was young, Konan's family was killed during the Second Shinobi World War, and she was left to fend for herself.[4] Some time later, Yahiko found her, and the two worked together to survive. Not long after that, Konan went for a walk and found a young, dying Nagato and his dog, Chibi. She rescued him and brought him back to their hideout. Gradually the three became best friends. They eventually encountered the Sannin, who gave them some food. Konan impressed them by making an elaborate flower out of the paper wrappers left behind as a sign of gratitude. When Orochimaru suggested to kill them so they would not have to suffer the horrors of war, Jiraiya instead opted to stay and teach the three how to look after themselves.

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The Ame Orphans.

After Jiraiya taught them ninjutsu and was confident they could take care of themselves, he left them on their own. Before leaving, Jiraiya tells Konan that she will be very beautiful when she grows up and to come and see him when she turns eighteen.[5] During their time with Jiraiya, he made a defence system (seeing as that the hideout they all shared at the time was vulnerable to being targeted for enemy attacks) composed of four planks, each with one red side and one white (the white side also had a frog picture on it), attached to a part of a wall of the hideout they shared at the time with a string and a nail, each one above one of their names, which he called "Hop-In" planks. Nagato's, Yahiko's and Konan's were one wall and Jiraiya's was on a wall opposite. The purpose of the planks were that when they were in the hideout, they turn their planks to the red side and they leave, they flip their plank to the white side, so when a plank's on the red side and the person's not in the hideout, it means they could have been captured by the enemy and when a plank's on the white side and it appears that the person's in the hideout, it could mean that an enemy has transformed into said person and has infiltrated the hideout, along with a trapdoor hidden among the floorboards leading to a hidden room and emergency escape route he left just in case.[6]

Yahiko's Group

Konan as part of the original Akatsuki.

Over time, the three formed the Akatsuki and became renowned for their strength and effectiveness, with news of their actions even reaching Jiraiya. When their group became too big, they were forced to find another hideout, and leave their current one where they once lived with Jiraiya. When they were about to leave and flip over their "Hop-In" planks, a ninja squad attacked the hideout creating an explosion which resulted in a hole in the roof which they used to infiltrate the hideout. Yahiko (after Konan flipped her plank and just before he was about to flip his), noticed the attack in time and used the escape route just before ninja entered the hideout. It is also implied that over time Konan began to develop romantic feelings for Yahiko.[7]

At some point in time, the orphans encountered Obito Uchiha who proclaimed that he was Madara Uchiha and Zetsu. She listened on in the background as Tobi told them his motives for approaching them and later walked away from the pair as Yahiko was wary of them.[8]

Hanzō, the then leader of Ame, feared that Akatsuki would overthrow him. As such, he and Konohagakure's Danzō Shimura deceived the group into meeting with them about an allegiance for peace. When Nagato and Yahiko went to meet with them, they kidnapped Konan and ordered Nagato to kill Yahiko in exchange for her life. Konan cried out for them to flee without her, but they refused to leave her behind. Although Nagato was paralysed in shock by the order, Yahiko stabbed himself with the kunai in Nagato's hand. Nagato saved Konan afterwards, who would thereafter accompany him wherever he went.

Personality

File:Konan's first shown origami.JPG

Konan's first shown origami piece.

Konan was smart, stoic, calm, and level-headed (much like her partner, Nagato, was). As a child, she was bright, compassionate, and relatively cheerful, in comparison to Yahiko's tough attitude and Nagato's sensitivity. However, the traumatic events since then have led her to become a very serious person, and she never spoke during Akatsuki meetings. Nevertheless, she has always placed the safety of her team-mates above her own. Konan had romantic feelings towards Yahiko, which were reciprocated.[9]

She did seem to be more empathetic than most other Akatsuki members, as she appeared sad whenever she was reminded of her past. She also expressed a great deal of loyalty and courtesy to Pain, doing his bidding without question, looking out for his well-being and always having complete faith in his abilities. She acted as an intermediary between Pain and Ame, the villagers having given her the title "God's Angel", because with her paper wings activated, she resembles one.

She had the ability to read Pain's emotions without him facially expressing them, presumably as a result of having known him for so long. As soon as Tobi ordered Pain to capture the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, she could tell right away that there was something about the order that very much upset her emotionally deadened partner.

After Nagato's sacrifice, Konan becomes fiercely adamant to protect Naruto Uzumaki, the person Nagato entrusted his mission of world peace to, even going as far as to proclaim all of Ame's loyalty to him. She was equally fierce in defending Nagato's remains from Tobi going as far as to prepare herself for suicidal attacks against him if it meant protecting Nagato and Naruto from him.

Appearance

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Konan as an adult.

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Konan's full appearance.

Konan was a relatively tall woman that had blue hair, grey eyes (amber in the anime) with lavender eye shadow, and a labret piercing. Konan's eyelashes are shown to be a diagonal line at the bottom corner of her eyes, but in the anime, they are shown to be distinctive lines. She has worn a large light blue paper flower in her hair since she was a child. Her facial expression was usually neutral, though usually protested or looked worried when Nagato performed a technique that would debilitate him. She wore the Akatsuki cloak and her Akatsuki ring on her right middle finger, the kanji on it meaning "white" (, bya). She also wore orange nail polish. Although she never removed her Akatsuki mantle, it was revealed that underneath it she wore a revealing navy blue robe, with a large hemline on the front, and exposed her arms, her back, the lateral part of her breast, and her belly, with her navel being surrounded by four more piercings; instead of the standard sandals and leg-warmers, she wore a pair of blue pants that also functioned as her shoes, with white high heels, inverting the organisation's standard colour scheme.

As a child, Konan was seen wearing an array of simple clothing. When living with Jiraiya, she was seen wearing a karate top and skirt bottom, with a pouch she wore at the front of her outfit to carry her paper. When Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato began to make Akatsuki, Konan wore a black cloak with purple stockings and high heels, as well as a mid section guard similar to that of Samui and an Ame headband, that being the only time period Konan's been seen wearing one.

Abilities

Paper Shuriken

Konan using her paper shurikens.

Konan was an S-rank kunoichi and her skills were held in high regard by her partner, Pain. She also had an amazing natural talent for origami and after training with Jiraiya, was able to form paper weapons infused with her chakra. As an adult, she was highly praised by her former teacher Jiraiya for her prowess. During their battle, Tobi highly underestimated Konan's abilities, leading him to lose his right arm and half of his mask in the process.[10]

Paper Ninjutsu

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Konan using her paper as wings.

Even as a child, Konan has shown a natural talent for origami and had even developed it into her main ninjutsu. She has created a unique transformation technique called Dance of the Shikigami, which can turn her entire body and clothing into thousands of sheets of paper, which she can control at will and form into any shape or colour.[11] To travel long distances, she can fold them into butterflies or planes for powered flight, and to attack, she hardens the sheets to the point when it is as hard as steel and folds them into arrows, spears, and shuriken. She can also restrain opponents by blanketing them in sheets, thus restricting their movement and asphyxiating them. Befitting (and likely inspiring) her title as Angel (天使, Tenshi), the papers can also form large wings for further weaponry, though she is capable of hovering without them. She could also make chakram-like weapons to attack foes and in the anime is skilled enough to make two and control them with great ease using them to corner her targets from opposing ends.

Despite being made of paper, Jiraiya's Fire Release: Flame Bullet, which was empowered by oil, didn't even damage her. The power of the paper attacks could even overpower a fire attack. Konan is susceptible to oil-based attacks that prevent her paper from unfolding. Although she is not hampered to the same extent by water, as shown when Pain had his summon use Water Release: Wild Bubble Wave on her to wash the oil off, as well as her use of it in her home village where it always rains. Konan can make Paper Clones that she could use to fight in her place. She could hide explosive tags in them so that they would explode, and catch an enemy off guard. Konan's ultimate technique is the Paper Ocean Technique, which can split a large lake.[12] The technique contained six hundred billion explosive tags that would explode for a full ten minutes, which forced Tobi to use Izanagi to survive since his intangibility only lasts for five minutes.[13]

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A paper tree created by Konan.

Konan has been shown to be able to produce and fold enough paper to mimic environmental surroundings, allowing her and those of her choosing to hide in places one normally wouldn't be able to.[14] Konan's favoured origami form are flowers; she wears one in her hair, gives a bouquet to Naruto as a sign of peace, and covers the bodies of Yahiko and Nagato in them.

Intelligence

Konan had a very keen intellect as she was able to quickly understand the process and reason behind the hop in, hop out system Jiraiya had created for them and years later would study Tobi's space-time techniques, accurately deciphering how they worked and then did countless simulations in order to find the perfect way to kill him. Even Tobi expressed surprise that he was forced to rely on the forbidden Izanagi to survive her final assault at the cost of his left eye.[15]

Part I

Sasuke Retrieval Arc

At the end of Part I, Konan made a cameo appearance as a silhouette during an Akatsuki gathering where they discussed Orochimaru's taking of Sasuke Uchiha, as well as the capturing of the Nine-Tails and the furthering of their plans.

Part II

She was present alongside the other Akatsuki members during most of their meetings. She is a quiet and taciturn person by nature, and didn't say a word during the meetings and sealing rituals. However, her silhouette was shown when Pain mentioned the reason for her affiliation with Akatsuki.

Kazekage Rescue Arc

Konan along with the other Akatsuki appeared whilst extracting Shukaku from Gaara.

Hidan and Kakuzu Arc

Konan was seen during the sealing the Two-Tails from Yugito.

Itachi Pursuit Arc

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Konan fighting Jiraiya.

Konan appeared when she told her partner, Nagato, that Tobi had arrived. After Tobi left, she knew that something that the latter said had upset Nagato. When Jiraiya infiltrated Amegakure, Pain stopped the rain and had Konan scour the village in search of him by splitting into numerous paper butterflies. After locating the intruder, she informed Pain and then engaged him in battle until Pain could arrive. She attacked Jiraiya with a swarm of paper and created a paper spear, but the Sannin noticed the attack and deflected it using his Toad Fire Technique, driving her back. Jiraiya recognised her and complimented her on her power and beauty, commenting that she had become "one hell of a woman".

As they fought, Jiraiya countered her paper techniques with an oil-based attack and immobilised her with his elongated hair, but she was saved when Pain appeared to wash the oil away. She regrouped with him after he had killed Jiraiya.

Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu Arc

Main article: Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu Arc After Utakata was captured, Konan, along with the other Akatsuki members extracted the Six-Tails from him.

Invasion of Pain Arc

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Konan interrogating a shinobi during the invasion.

Konan later accompanied Pain during his attack on Konoha. When they arrived, they swiftly eliminated a patrol of Konoha-nin, with Pain giving Konan orders to spare no-one. She was shown asking the Konoha shinobi if they knew the whereabouts of Naruto Uzumaki as they were trapped in her paper. The shinobi were saved by the Aburame clan's kikaichū.

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Konan attacks the Aburame with an exploding paper clone.

In the anime, she then engaged in a short battle against Shino, his father, and few other Aburame clan members. After Shino stated he would not go easy on her, he sent his swarm of bugs to surround her. Konan blew the bugs away with ease with a paper explosion, disappearing in the process. The Aburame members looked up to find that Konan had created dozens of Paper Clones, which then jumped down for their assault. The kikaichū were then sent to attack the paper clones, but Konan had hidden explosive tags within them and they exploded on contact. Through the fire caused by the explosions, the real Konan was seen walking towards Shino and his clan members, doused in water. Shino's father commented on her power and quick thinking, using "her natural weakness as an advantage" and warned Shino to be careful.

Konan was called back shortly after she started to battle them, only to discover Pain had decided to use one of his most dangerous techniques. Concerned for his health, she begged him to stop using the technique, to no avail. Pain clearly had his mind made up, and continued to use the technique on a massive scale.

Two students

Konan and Nagato meet Naruto.

After consulting with Pain about the use of his technique, she was shown departing, stating she would look after him from now on. She then dispersed her Paper Clone and remained with Nagato for the rest of the invasion, constantly asking that he not overexert himself. When Naruto later found their location, she attempted to keep him from Nagato, but Nagato told her to step aside. She did as he asked, and listened to their conversation, but remained concerned about Nagato's condition. When Naruto led Nagato to having a change of heart and he decided to revive the people of Konoha, Konan realised that doing so would cost him his life. Knowing she couldn't stop him, however, she only marvelled at Naruto's ability to change others.

Konan and Naruto

Konan presenting Naruto with paper flowers.

When all of the Konoha ninja were revived, Konan, like Nagato, entrusted the task of finding peace to Naruto. She wrapped Nagato and the Deva Path dead bodies in her paper to take them with her to Amegakure. When asked by Naruto if she would return to Akatsuki, she said that she was through with the organisation, as Nagato and Yahiko had meant everything to her, and now she and her village would help Naruto accomplish their dream of bringing peace to the world. She gave him a bouquet of paper flowers to symbolise a truce and wished that they would become "flowers of hope that never die" for him.

Confining the Jinchūriki Arc

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Konan confronting Tobi.

Tobi infiltrates Amegakure and is immediately confronted by Konan. He asks her where to find Nagato's corpse so that he can take his Rinnegan. She refuses to tell him, instead informing him that she has been waiting for him and intends to personally stop him.

Before they begin fighting, Tobi asks why she and Nagato would betray Akatsuki. Konan replied that Naruto was the embodiment of light that gave everyone the flower of hope.

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The results of Konan and Tobi's ensuing battle.

She attacked Tobi with Paper Shuriken but they passed right through his intangible body. She then enveloped him in her dissipated paper form mixed with explosive tags, planning to kill them both. Tobi saves them by warping most of the explosion away, at the cost of his right arm and having a part of his mask broken. Tobi applauds her determination, to which Konan responds by vowing to destroy him, the "darkness" where flowers can do nothing but wilt and die.

Konan then divides the lake, revealing an abyss of paper and as Tobi helplessly falls into it, she detonates the six hundred billion explosive tags that she had placed there that would last over a period of ten minutes, longer than the five-minute period that Tobi can remain intangible for.

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Konan professing her resolve.

When the explosions ceased, Konan collapsed, exhausted, but believed the battle won. At the same time, some of the paper flowers at Nagato and Yahiko's shrine fall apart. Tobi, however, quickly appeared behind her and stabbed her with a pipe, revealing that he had survived her assault with Izanagi at the cost of his left eye.

Konan freed herself, and prepared to attack again, but before she did so, the endless rains over Ame stopped for the first time, surprising both Konan and Tobi. Seeing this as a sign of Nagato's will, Konan proclaimed that she would be a support that held up the bridge that lead to peace.

Taking up the mantle of "darkness" that crushes the light, Tobi grabbed her by the throat, dispelling an attack she had been preparing and places her under a genjutsu to force her to reveal Nagato's location. He added that she will die when the illusion ends.[16]

In the anime, Konan was able to attack Tobi just before he grabbed her by the throat. Her attack, however, was unable to stop him.

Konan's body was left floating in the water.[17] One of her blood-soaked sheets of paper is blown to the Ame Orphans' old hideout and came to rest on her "Hop-In" card, signifying a promise that the three had made to return there one day before leaving.

Video Games

Konan is a playable character in the following video games:

Game nameJapanese releaseEnglish release
Naruto Mobile20162016
Naruto Shippūden: Shinobi Rumble22 April 20108 February 2011
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing14 July 201624 August 2016
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 310 December 200911 May 2010
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Impact20 October 201118 October 2011
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 221 October 201019 October 2010
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 318 April 20135 March 2013
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 44 February 20169 February 2016
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations23 February 201213 March 2012
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution11 September 201416 September 2014
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker30 August 201831 August 2018
Naruto x Boruto: Ninja TribesJune 2019June 2019
Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage22 November 201722 November 2017
Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections16 November 202317 November 2023
Naruto: Shinobi Collection2014
Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippū Ranbu27 July 2015
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online14 April 201320 July 2016

Creation and Conception

Konan Concepts

Concept designs for Konan, by Masashi Kishimoto.

In Naruto Hiden: Sha no Sho Character Official Data Book, Masashi Kishimoto revealed that he'd always planned for Konan to be the only female member of Akatsuki, and, for that reason, gave her quite a revealing design. He jokingly comments that "she's obscene, but she still wears clothes, although her Akatsuki mantle covers it up, and she turns into paper right away". In the concept artwork, her navel is also shown to be pierced.

Trivia

  • Konan's name means "little south".
  • Even though she was an Akatsuki member, Konan (like Nagato) was never a missing-nin, since their faction achieved victory in the Amegakure civil wars.
  • Konan shares her birthday and blood type with Yahiko.
  • Studio Pierrot's Settei sheets of Konan shows that she was 160 cm when Jiraiya left Amegakure.
  • According to the databook(s):
    • Konan's hobbies were origami and flower pressing.
    • Konan's favourite food was flame-broiled fish, while she disliked karaage.
    • She would fight anyone who opposes "God".
    • Konan's favourite word was "Order" (秩序, chitsujo).
    • Konan had completed 341 official missions in total: 0 D-rank, 65 C-rank, 161 B-rank, 85 A-rank and 30 S-rank.

Quotes

  • (To Yahiko and Nagato) "Yahiko and Nagato… I will be the support that holds both our bridges up!"[18]
  • (To Jiraiya) "You have no idea what happened to us after you left, sensei."[19]
  • (To Jiraiya) "I have received the will of god and I must kill you."[20]
  • (To Jiraiya) "That time, you should have listened to what Orochimaru said, but you saved us instead. Now, it's too late as we act to make his plans a reality."[21]
  • (To Naruto) "Nagato believed in you, so I believe in you, too."[22]
  • (To Naruto) "This time… I hope for you these will be flowers of hope that never die."[23]
  • (To Tobi) "I knew you'd come find me eventually. I've been waiting for my chance to destroy you."[24]
  • (To Tobi about Naruto) "He is light personified. That's why everyone he meets… carries the flower called hope!"[25]
  • (To Tobi) "Yahiko founded the Akatsuki. The red clouds on these robes we wear… represent the wars that rained blood upon Amegakure. You merely jumped in our bandwagon. These robes are our legacy, not yours. The Rinnegan is something that Amegakure shinobi Nagato awakened on his own, and it does not belong to you! His eyes are this nation and village's greatest treasure!!"[26]
  • (To Tobi) "One question… Madara. Do you understand why we betrayed you? Because you are darkness, a world without light where flowers can only wither and die!"[10]
  • (To Tobi) "Yahiko and Nagato did what they wanted to do. They were never your pawns! No matter what happened to them, they both fought for their own ideals! And that's why their will has been passed down! I won't let you ruin it!"[27]
  • (To Tobi) "Yahiko and Nagato's will hasn't vanished from this world! I believe in Naruto too! He… He will become the bridge that leads us to peace and I will be a support holding the bridge up!"[28]

References

  1. Third Databook, pages 74-75
  2. Fourth Databook, pages 96-97
  3. Naruto chapter 372, page 2
  4. Naruto chapter 372, page 9
  5. Naruto chapter 373, page 14
  6. Naruto chapter 511, pages 6-8
  7. Naruto chapter 511, pages 12-15
  8. Naruto chapter 607, pages 1-5
  9. Naruto chapter 511, pages 11-12
  10. 10.0 10.1 Naruto chapter 509, pages 15-16
  11. Naruto: Shippūden episode 128
  12. Naruto chapter 509, page 17
  13. Naruto chapter 510, pages 3-10
  14. Naruto chapter 441, page 14
  15. Naruto chapter 510, page 10
  16. Naruto chapter 510, page 16
  17. Naruto chapter 511, page 5
  18. Naruto chapter 509, page 13
  19. Naruto chapter 373, page 15
  20. Naruto chapter 372, pages 4-5
  21. Naruto chapter 372, page 8
  22. Naruto chapter 449, page 15
  23. Naruto chapter 449, page 16
  24. Naruto chapter 508, page 17
  25. Naruto chapter 509, pages 1-2
  26. Naruto chapter 509, pages 2-3
  27. Naruto chapter 510, pages 5-6
  28. Naruto chapter 510, page 15