Best Akatsuki duos in Naruto

1047 duels later, Itachi and Kisame remain #1 in the Naruto Akatsuki duo ranking with 1403 ELO points, Pain and Konan trailing at #2.

The top three reveals a clear hierarchy among fan preferences. Itachi and Kisame dominate with a 76% win rate across 301 duels, securing an 86-point lead over Pain and Konan in second place. The sharpest divide appears between ranks 3 and 4: Deidara and Tobi hold 1248 ELO points while Hidan and Kakuzu sit 105 points behind at 1143, marking the biggest gap in the ranking. This split suggests voters draw a firm line between the top tier partnerships and the rest. At the bottom, Juzo and Itachi score just 965 ELO with a 22% win rate, indicating this pairing fails to resonate with the community despite featuring Itachi in a different configuration.

The ranking draws from 1047 duels submitted by 110 players across 6 Akatsuki partnerships, updated 11 October 2026. The data reflects active engagement from Naruto fans weighing the chemistry, combat effectiveness and narrative impact of these iconic villain teams. Cast your vote to shape the ranking and see how your preferred duo stacks up against the competition.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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