Warning, this post may contain some spoilers. This post is about the creation of the Akatsuki from Naruto Shippuden. The Akatsuki is a group that was created by Yahiko, along with his childhood friends Konan and Nagato. Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato were all orphans of war from the Hidden Rain Village. The Akatsuki was created to eliminate war, and bring peace to the Hidden Rain, which was often caught in the cross fire from the other villages. The Akatsuki started out as a peaceful group, but circumstances caused them to take more drastic measures. The Akatsuki decided that if they caused enough damage and death, everyone would be sick of it and decide to never wage another war again.