Hawk (鷹, Taka?) is a group formed by Sasuke Uchiha that consists of Orochimaru’s former subordinates. When first formed it goes by the name “Snake” (蛇, Hebi?), with its mission being to find and kill Sasuke’s brother, Itachi Uchiha, to avenge the latter’s slaughter of the Uchiha clan.[100] After Itachi’s death and Sasuke’s discovery that the Uchiha were wiped out under the orders of Konohagakure, Sasuke renames their group “Hawk” and changes its mission to the destruction of Konoha. In the meantime, Sasuke has agreed to work with Akatsuki to help them capture the eight-tailed beast; the members of Hawk are later seen wearing Akatsuki cloaks to signify this
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Akatsuki
Akatsuki (暁, Akatsuki? lit. “Dawn” or “Daybreak”) is a criminal organization composed of ten high-level ninja that have defected from their village of origin.[ȍ] The group receives little attention during the first part of the series, only becoming major antagonists in Part II. Akatsuki members are characterized by their long, dark cloaks bearing red clouds with a chin-high collar. Each also possesses a unique ring, which seems to symbolize one’s membership in the organization.[46] Members are partnered together in teams of two, each team sticking together as they traverse the Naruto world. Despite this partnership, members tend to have a strained relationship with their peers, only cooperating enough to complete their assignments and showing little concern when another member is killed.[47] Orochimaru defects from the organization before the start of the series, taking his ring with him, and thus Akatsuki never exceeds nine members during the current storyline.[45]![]()
Akatsuki was founded by Madara Uchiha after he was expelled from his hometown of Konohagakure. Though initially meant only to mask Madara’s movements,[48] Akatsuki eventually began taking part in assassinations and espionage.[45] By the start of the current storyline, Akatsuki’s ambitions grow to plans of world domination. To mark this more dynamic goal, Akatsuki increases its activity throughout the series as it attempts to capture the nine powerful tailed beasts. Each member is assigned to capture a specific beast or its current host, at which point Akatsuki convenes to extract the beast and seal it away for their grand plan.[45] As the Akatsuki leader, Pain, explains it, once all nine beasts have been captured Akatsuki will be able to harness their great strength to start world wars at their leisure. With the world governments unable to deal with the beasts’ power, Akatsuki will be turned to for salvation, teaching the world the meaninglessness of fighting and giving Akatsuki complete control in the process.[49] As of Naruto manga chapter 419, Akatsuki has captured seven of the tailed beasts.
Rock Lee
Rock Lee (ロック・リー, Rokku Rī?) is a member of Team Guy and the favorite student of team leader Might Guy. Guy spends much of his free time training with Lee to help him accomplish his dream of becoming a respected ninja by using only taijutsu. Lee has adopted several of Guy’s habits, including his perseverance.[97] Guy has taught him a number of powerful, even forbidden, techniques. Because some of these techniques, such as the ability to open the eight chakra gates, can pose a severe risk to Lee’s body, he is only permitted to use them to protect something or someone dear to him.[98] In the Japanese anime and manga, he always utilizes honorifics such as “san and “kun”. In the English adaptations, he never uses contractions. In the Japanese anime, his seiyū is Yoichi Masukawa, and his voice actor is Brian Donovan in English