Most impactful Akatsuki deaths

7633 duels later, Itachi still dominates the Akatsuki member death ranking with 1511 ELO points and an 81% win rate, while Yahiko trails in second place.

The gap between Itachi and Yahiko measures 194 ELO points, the sharpest divide in this ranking. Itachi's 1511 ELO score reflects his devastating final scene, cementing his death as the most emotionally resonant among Akatsuki losses. His 81% win rate across 182 duels confirms the community's verdict: few anime deaths carry the weight of his sacrifice. Behind him, Yahiko holds second place with 1317 ELO and a 59% win rate over 255 duels, edging out Obito by 24 points. Obito sits at 1293 ELO after 269 duels, just ahead of Nagato at 1292 ELO and Konan at 1290 ELO, forming a remarkably tight cluster at the top. At the opposite end, Zetsu ranks last with 744 ELO points and an 11% win rate across 174 duels, suggesting his demise left the Naruto community largely unmoved. Kakuzu sits just above him at 961 ELO with a 36% win rate, while Hidan occupies rank 9 with 1102 ELO.

This ranking draws from 7633 duels submitted by 318 players who weighed 11 Akatsuki deaths against each other. The vote was last updated on 10 October 2026. Join the conversation and cast your own duels to shape this ranking: every matchup you choose between two fallen Akatsuki members refines the community verdict on which death struck the deepest chord.

Updated on October 10, 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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