Here is a write up on the current 5 akatsuki members in season 3, there will be 2 replacements, which I will talk about later, deidera and tobi/madara. Here they are.
1. Zetsu
He is the 5th ring holder, and super spy of akatsuki. He is main purpose was to reach the fountain of youth and use its power to curse the land and davy jones for the dark-light curse he got from young. He gets killed by pearl in part 3.
2. Sasori
He is the 2nd ring holder, he once used 20 pupetts to destroy 2 big villages for revenge. Being mistreated at young, he easily hates people. In part 2, his grandmother kimberly and platinum fight him until sasori succumb to love and died.
3. Itachi
He is the 3rd ring holder, he is diamond's brother. He wiped out his whole clan including his parents, but left his brother alive? Now he is a wanted man and diamond will go all out to kill him. He has a secret which is yet to be revealed.
4. Konan
She is the 4th ring holder and only girl of akatsuki. She specialises in wind and can split to paper. Her abilities can be fully maximised to cause great destruction. She is pain's good friend and will appear more in part 6, path of 6 together with pain.
5. Pain
He is the 1st ring holder and leader of akatsuki. He founded the organisation with konan and set out to capture all the tailed beast for world domination. He has 6 different bodies and he will use them to attack the hoenn and sinnoh region in part 6.
6. Madara
He is the new 2nd ring holder, he wants the tailed beast to reawaken the moon eye sharingan. He is finding all remaing clan members and want enough power to control the world. He uses pain and konan to accomplish his plans.
7. Deidera
He is the new 5th ring holder. He wanted pearl to be his master, but after being rejected over and over again, he decided to join akatsuki. He captured the 6-tailed beast. In part 5, he meets pearl and ember and exploded his body and died.
New season 4 information
1. Itachi's ghost and gallant to be inside as bad guys.
2. There will be a robot clan in the season.
3. Dark cyrus soul will have a small part.
