

Each of Akatsuki's members wear unique rings.  
I guess Itachi's one can use genjutsu.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8cQPr.jpg)

But how about others? Can it be used as ninjutsu or genjutsu abilities?  
And why does Zetsu always collect those rings after each one of the members
died.


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Do Akatsuki rings have abilities?


Akatsuki thinks that the rings are very valuable for some reason. You point
out how Zetsu insists on collecting the rings of dead members. It's also
telling that when Orochimaru actually managed to take a ring away from
Akatsuki, they didn't make a new ring _and they didn't replace Orochimaru_.
It's almost like the ring is more important than the person in that position.

But as of now, we don't know why Akatsuki places so much importance on the
rings. They might have some kind of abilities, but if they do, we haven't seen
them.


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The rings do not have abilities.

They are simply used for the Akatsuki membership, which is why Sasuke's group
Taka was never really considered Akatsuki. They might have had the cloaks, but
they didn't have the rings and the rings signify a true Akatsuki member.

Also, Orochimaru's ring was never replaced when he left the Akatsuki. There
have been 10 Akatsuki rings total as well as 10 members of the group.

Taken from Naruto wikia

> Right thumb: "zero" (零, rei); worn by Pain. Its colour is purplish-grey.
>
> Right index finger: "blue," "green" (青, ao, shō); worn by Deidara. Its
> colour is teal.
>
> Right middle finger: "white" (白, bya); worn by Konan. Its colour is white.
>
> Right ring finger: "vermilion," "scarlet" (朱, shu); worn by Itachi Uchiha.
> Its colour is >red.
>
> Right little finger: "sign of the boar" (亥, gai); worn by Zetsu. Its colour
> is green.
>
> Left little finger: "sky," "void" (空, kū); worn by Orochimaru. Its colour is
> slate blue.
>
> Left ring finger: "south" (南, nan); worn by Kisame Hoshigaki. Its colour is
> yellow.
>
> Left middle finger: "north" (北, hoku); worn by Kakuzu. Its colour is dark
> green.
>
> Left index finger: "three" (三, san); worn by Hidan. Its colour is orange.
>
> Left thumb: "jewel," "ball," also the black king in shogi (玉, gyoku); worn
> by Sasori and >later by Tobi. Its colour is purple.

![Gedo Mazo](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uCpBS.png)


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Maybe the rings are to connect with the Gedo statue. May be their seat on the
statues fingers in also where their ring should be. For example I think that
Sasori's ring was in his thumb and he sat on the Gedo's thumb. Another example
Orochimaru's ring was still with him and the statues had a missing spot. So
Zetsu must have collected them in case of more member to make the extraction
of the tailed beast quicker( if they were able to find a new member whom was
willing to join) ps people are way to into Hidan being a new member and having
a past


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##  **Potential Spoilers!!!!**

_Read at your own risk..._

* * *

My theory is that the rings are what allow Pain to talk to them telepathically
and for them to astral project onto the fingers of the statue. When they
preform the ceremony, there are at most two-four members physically present.
(often the team that captured the jinchuuriki) My guess is that the black
Kanji in the rings is the same as the rods used to control the six paths of
Pain telepathically, which when the members concentrate chakra into the ring
they connect to Nagato. Also, it's probably time consuming to forge the rings
and Nagato isn't exactly in the best of health at the point that members start
dying.

I do not believe that the rings have special "powers", beyond my theory they
are what help them connect to Nagato telepathically. As for Itachi's comment
about other ways to cast genjutsu, you don't have to have a sharingan to cast
genjutsu. Take Kurenai for instance, she's a genjutsu mistress. I don't
believe Itachi relied just on his eyes and considering his failing eyesight
and health, it stands to reason that he couldn't always use his eyes in
excess. Likely the whole pointing the finger thing is likely a distraction for
a half seal he is using on his other hand or is the half seal in and of it's
self.

* * *

I hope this helps,

Murakmi no Kitsune


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