I found this at MiniTokyo.net (an anime scan and vector community- very good site!) It's an official Naruto art scan featuring full-body shots of the other jinchuriki- including their bijuu.



Visit this link to full-view/download it: http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/398262.

(BTW am I the only one who's annoyed by how gross the bijuu are? Is it too much to ask to hope that there would be at least one tropical fish or fluffy bunny or something? Bugs... Ewwwwwww... TT_TT I guess it's because the person who writes Naruto is a boy, and boys tend to like bugs... (?) )

Seriously, I'm still hoping that we get a bijuu design that looks like this:


Of course, that would be freakishly weird, so...

Hi! It's been a while since I've updated. Numerous things have taken time away, and I've gotten so busy that I no longer have time to update 'Ask the Akatsuki.' Due to other things in my life as well, I deleted the site 'Project Akatsuki' although I will still keep this journal for various updates and ramblings about Naruto.

It's been fun, and in the course of running Project Akatsuki, I met some awesome people, such as Deidara's Apprentice and others. I also ran into some rather annoying people, who tried to draw porn on the kid-safe oekaki board. >_< I don't have time to refresh the board every 5 minutes to make sure you aren't drawing that on it, so it's easier just to nuke the entire site. (Seriously: get help. Someone your age should not be THAT obsessed with sex. You need to learn some restraint, kiddo. You're probably breaking some laws or something.)

Anyway, I will continue updating this blog, but please don't send in anymore 'Ask the Akatsuki.' I just don't have time to manage them all, and I'm currently managing a few small businesses + full-time school + possibly preparing to leave the country in a few years, so I don't have much time. TT_TT

If you want to view my Akatsuki-themed art, I put all of it here: @ Snow Fox Creations. Yes, I *finally* got my gallery up! Isn't it nice? It only took about 100 hours of solid work and numerous disasters. ^^;

I would like to think that I would someday have time to put PA back up- but really, I know in my heart that will probably never happen. And it bothers me, because I remember how much it bugged me when other people took down their websites that I loved... But I just don't have time anymore, and the recent deaths of some people close to me have caused me to reevaluate things. I know where at least one of them is- and if you know where someone is, even if they're far away, then they aren't really 'lost', are they? All the same, it has been something to deal with- and I've also dealt with declining health due to chronic tonsilitis, which finally culminated in surgery a few days ago (which HURTS, BTW. Tonsilectomies are NOT FUN!!!)

Anyway, if you want to follow my blog updates and occassionally see new art, I recommend that you +add my main LiveJournal account supergrouper. I also dump icons, website updates and random funny things there. SuperWombat also has a LiveJournal superwombatchan but she's recently GONE KURAMA (i.e., she spends all of her time studying to be a genius) so she doesn't update it much anymore. TT_TT

Anyway, if anyone still reads this: I love you guys. Running the site and being part of such a fun fandom was a great experience for me, and I learned many things. I apologize for deleting the site, but with other things (such as survival) on my mind I didn't have time to update it...

P.S.: I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT KISHIMOTO DID TO ITACHI! WHAT WAS HE THINKING?!?!?!

Anyway, see supergrouper for various updates. I use the friends feature there mainly as a blog agreggator, BTW, so don't be to offended if I don't add you- it doesn't really help, since almost all of my entries are public anyway. I may, or I may not. Odds are I will if you post interesting things, or depending on what mood I'm in. (Please note that if you post pr0n and you don't put it behind lj-cuts, I can't add you: my baby sis sometimes prowls my userpage, so...)

Oh, and Kishimoto, if you're reading this: BRING BACK DEIDARA! Thank you. (Also, thanks for at least not killing off Konan. She is awesome.)

Naruto's Answer? by *Kamden on deviantART

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I found this image set as Akatoki's webcam, and I thought that it was worth passing on.



In other news: Dattebayo fansubs is going to QUIT SUBBING NARUTO SHIPPUDEN very soon. There's a good possibility that they will ALSO remove the old Shippuden torrents from their site, so if there are any episodes you don't have yet, I recommend that you download them NOW.

One last thing- has everyone visited my Akatsuki oekaki board yet? Some of the users have been complaining about the lack of activity, and I'm too busy to contribute much, so new members would be welcome. ^^; Be sure to read and follow the rules if you join.

-Peace, Grouper

Links to scans and spoilers- #1 #2 #3 #4

( Summary of most important spoilers )

What Akatsuki member are You? (2) created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Deidara Deidara 71% Kisame 63% Kakuzu 63% Pein 58% Tobi 54% Itachi 46% Konan 42% Zetsu 33% Hidan 4% Sasori 4%

Yay, I got Deidara! Who would have EVER guessed that I would score as a hyperactive ceramicist who hates perverted art? ...Well, everyone who knows me would have guessed that, actually. ^^; Deidara FTW! =D

Puffsgain AMV- 'A Friend in Tobi'

Hilarious and strange, but kind of annoyingly sweet. I'm glad I found her SheezyArt page. Apparently, deviantART's copyright policy disallows her AMV, so she puts the good stuff at SheezyArt. ^^

Who will be Your Akatsuki partner? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Tobi's Partner Tobi will be happy to be your partner You will make friends with him immediately and continue wrecking havoc upon the Akatsuki and the world! Tobi's Partner 92% Deidara's Partner 92% Konan's Partner 83% Nagato/Pein's Partner 81% Zetsu's Partner 61% Kisame's Partner 61% Sasori's Partner 53% Kakuzu's Partner 39% Itachi's Partner 33% Hidan's Partner 28%

Man, it seems like I always get Tobi on the personality quizzes, etc. ^^; I got an equal score for Deidara, though. Apparently, I'd join their team and... ...annoy the living daylights out of them. Hey, that would be fun. ^^;

Taken from here after seeing it in darknessz13's journal.

What Akatsuki member are You? (2) created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Kisame Kisame 71% Kakuzu 67% Deidara 58% Itachi 54% Pein 54% Konan 42% Tobi 42% Zetsu 17% Hidan 8% Sasori 0%

Yay! Ima fishy! =D Awww. I knew it! ^_^ ...why on earth did I get more of Kakuzu than Deidara, though? ^^; I'm just too level-headed, I guess. I never freak out, no matter what.

This person has collected a LOT of cute images (mainly fanart and doujinshi) of the Akatsuki, especially Deidara and Sasori.

http://profile.imageshack.us/user/supersmashgirl/

Naruto 403- at least Kisame is still alive. TT_TT He's the only one left alive that I actually like except for Konan. XP

Kisame seems to have recognized Tobi (without the mask) as having been the Mizukage. It's very significant to me that when Tobi showed his face to him, though, that Kishimoto drew the removal of the mask, but did not draw his face. I'm starting to think that Tobi can shape-shift his face into various forms. I doubt that he could be the Mizukage AND Madara- why would the Village Hidden in the Mist accept an outsider as its leader? Maybe Tobi isn't actually Madara, either?

Sasuke is getting lower and lower in my opinion. His brother suffered a horrific life and death to protect Konoha, and now Sauce-gay's going to destroy it? He's following in Orochimaru's footsteps. This will probably end with Sakura and Naruto having to fight him and together, mortally wounding him. He'll see the error of his ways as he dies horribly, no doubt. Or maybe he'll continue life as an immortal Gary-Stu. Who knows? (Why, OH WHY, kill off Jiraiya, Sasori and Deidara but leave SASUKE alive?! WHY?!?!?!) TT_TT If Kishimoto kills off Kisame and Konan as well, I'm NOT going to be happy about it...

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Ten Top Trivia Tips about The Akatsuki!

1. It is bad luck to walk under the Akatsuki.
(Oh, no! I was just about to try that, too!)

2. The number one cause of blindness in the United States is the Akatsuki.
(That, I believe. Too much Akatsuki porn isn't good for your eyes! XD )

3. According to the story, Pinocchio was made of the Akatsuki.
(Yes. His original name was "Sasori.")

4. Astronauts get taller when they are in the Akatsuki.
(This is due to exposure to Kisame and Kakuzu.)

5. The Akatsuki can usually be found in nests built in the webs of large spiders!
(I was pretty sure it was scorpion nests, not spiders' nests...)

6. If every star in the Milky Way was a grain of salt they would fill the Akatsuki.
(And the Akatsuki would gain millions of pounds from water retention. That would be an ugly, ugly sight...)

7. The water in oceans is four times less salty than the water in the Akatsuki!
(My goodness, they ARE retaining water!!! 0_0 )

8. The only Englishman to become the Akatsuki was Nicholas Breakspear, who was the Akatsuki from 1154 to 1159.
(Previously Kakuzu's partner, he was killed for spending more than 1 dollar on his lunch.)

9. Research indicates that the Akatsuki will be attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas!
(This is tragic, tragic news... I HATE bananas... *cries* They're the only fruit I don't like... TT_TT I must learn to overcome this...)

10. People used to believe that dressing their male children as the Akatsuki would protect them from evil spirits.
(Those cloaks make the bijuu run...)

I just found out that Itachi's NA voice actor is Crispin Freeman. His name REALLY reminds me of "Crispy the Bunny," Itachi's barbequed pet from the "Fun with the Akatsuki" fan animation series. I doubt that this in intentional, but it's still funny...

Do you have a good caption for this image? Leave it as a comment! =D

The Deidara Twins have blessed Deidara fandom once again- this time, Kamden has written a huge, massive, well-researched essay analyzing Deidara's character design, background, name, inspiration, etc. Any Deidara (or Akatsuki) fan should read this. It can be viewed HERE.

Okay...  Am I the only one who's thinking that there may be TWO guys in orange masks?  I think that Obito may be the idiot-goofball one fighting Naruto and company, while Madara is the one talking to Sasuke.

Madara...  That nut!  He's okay with Deidara dying, but saves Sasuke?!  Seriously...

And after I spend months intensely reviling him, Itachi turns out to be a good guy?  I had thought that it was odd that he seemed so genuinely nice to Sasuke in the flashbacks...

Madara is currently my least favorite character in the series.  He ranks even lower than Sasuke... XP