Naruto: Shippuden: Pain, Konan, Deidara, and Sasori

The original founder of the Akatsuki, Yahiko, entrusted the pursuit of peace to his childhood friend, Nagato. In his grief over his friend’s death, Nagato came to believe that the world would never willingly consent to peace and that the Akatsuki’s previous pacifist approaches were futile. Instead, Nagato concluded that the world needed to experience catastrophic death and destruction so that it could never again stomach the idea of conflict. He then formed the “Six Paths of Pain”, integrating Yahiko’s corpse so that he could symbolically continue leading the Akatsuki.

Quite an impressive cosplay group! I only noticed one minor detail here: Isn’t Konan’s flower supposed to be on the other side of her head? Other than that though, the effects and composition is really good! Thank to Jason for sending this in!

Source: lovers ♡ cosplay on tumblr

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Naruto: Shippuden: Konan and Pain

Nagato, who is also known as “Pain” was the recognized leader of Akatsuki and Amegakure. He is referred to as “Leader” by all Akatsuki members, with the exception of his partner, Konan. Nagato used his deceased teammate, Yahiko as the Deva Path, which grants the user the ability to manipulate attractive and repulsive forces with objects and people.

This looks really great! Especially Pain’s Rinnegan! Wearing contact lenses like that can’t be all that comfortable. Thanks again to Mila for sending this in!

Source: Manga & Anime Zone (M&A Zone) on Blogger

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Naruto: Shippuden: Uzumaki Naruto and Kurama

You know that your country is very accepting of Japanese Pop Culture when Naruto appears at the opening Salvo of Dinagyang Festival held in Iloilo City. Kudos to you, Tribu Paghidaet of La Paz National High School! And in case you’re interested, here is a video of their performance (not the best in video quality, but hey, their hard work is evident!). Thanks to Kevin for the heads up!

Source: JayCee Aiyana Obando on Facebook

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Naruto Shippuden / Bleach: Uchiha Sasuke and Kurosaki Ichigo

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Leave it to Miguel and Jin Joson to come up with a crossover pairing like this! (What? They’re in a relationship after all!)

They make a spectacular pair of cosplayers and they never cease to amaze me! I’m a little curious why they decided to go to a convention as characters from two different series though, but I guess we’ll never know! Both Naruto and Bleach are equally popular though, so I don’t think their fans are complaining! Thanks again to Fumiki for sending this in!

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Naruto: Shippuden: Hyuga Hinata 02

Source: Ani-Mia on Facebook

After Obito attempted to shatter Naruto’s slef-confidence, Hinata reaffirmed his ninja way by telling him that his life was connected to everyone who shared in his beliefs. She also reminded him that those like Neji, who sacrificed themselves for Naruto, would have died in vain if he stopped believing in himself. Hinata successfully reached Naruto’s heart and managed to bring him back to his old self which gave him the strength to face his opponent once again.

Another amazing cosplay by Ani-Mia! I love the contact she used for this cosplay! But wouldn’t it be hard to see? Thanks again for sending this in!

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Naruto: Shippuden: Deidara

A former ninja of Iwagakure, Deidara was a terrorist bomber-for-hire before Uchiha Itachi forced him to join the Akatsuki. Though he came to embrace the organization, Deidara holds a grudge against Itachi and all of the Uchiha because he feels their Sharingan eyes look down on his abilities. He was initially partnered with Sasori, but Sasori is replaced by Tobi after his death.

This is pretty awesome and also a little creepy! But the character is really well-cosplayed in this photo! Thanks to Jeannie for sending this in!

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Naruto: Shippuden: Uzumaki Naruto

Although appearing to be similar to the Bunshin no Jutsu, the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu creates clones of the user that are actual copies rather than illusions. The user’s chakra is evenly distributed among every clone, each receiving an equal fraction of the user’s overall power. The clones are capable of performing their own techniques, but will usually disperse after one or two solid blows.

This is an amazing photo! I don’t know if this is just one cosplayer or several but it made me stare at it for several minutes trying to figure it out. Thanks to Jerald for sharing this!

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Naruto: Shippuden: Haruno Sakura 02

Aside from her ability heal others with proficiency and speed that surpasses most medical ninja with more experience, Haruno Sakura also has superhuman strength. A ninja team relies on their medical ninja to survive, and in order to do so, Sakura must both avoid opponents and keep them at bay during battle. By building up chakra in her fists and releasing it on contact, Sakura can reduce most obstacles with ease.

Beautiful cosplay by Ansa! I only wish my anonymous contributor left his/her name so I can thank them properly. I would not have found Ansa if it wasn’t for them! Please do check out her website as well!

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Naruto: Shippuden: Sasori

A former ninja of Sunagakure, “Sayori of the Red Sand” became an orphan in the hands of Hatake Sakumo, leaving him to his grandmother Chiyo’s care. Chiyo taught him the art of puppetry, a skill Sasori refined to fit his needs over the years. It is said that Sasori left Sunagakure and joined the Akatsuki because he lacked the love only parents can give.

His story makes me a little sad, but this cosplay is pretty cool nonetheless! Thanks to Czerina for sending this!

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Naruto: Shippuden: Hyuga Hinata

Inspired by Naruto's confidence and determination, Hinata's infatuation over him affects her training in a good way as she tries her best to win his attention by continually improving her skills and helping him out. While Hinata is hesitant to openly admit her feelings for him, almost everyone else knows about it. In Shippuden, she finally confesses her love to Naruto while protecting him from Pain, but there has been no follow up to her confession as of yet.

Fantastic cosplay by Brazilian cosplayer, LolytaChan! Whoever said cosplay was only for the Japanese can eat their hearts out. Thanks to Miranda for sending this in!

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Naruto: Shippuden: Uchiha Sasuke

When cosplayer Darren sent me an email of his photo as Uchiha Sasuke from Naruto: Shippuden, I have to say I was quite impressed. This is his third cosplay in two years, and he wore this in Perth’s Waicon, Western Australia. I love how in character he is  in his expression and pose.

Keep up the awesome work, Darren! I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot more great cosplays from you!

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Naruto: Shippuden: Haruno Sakura

The proficient, medical ninja of Team 7, Sakura used to sit in the sidelines, allowing others to fight her battles for her. She learns early on that this was unwise and begins to reconsider her actions, strengthening her resolve to become a better ninja from then on.

Under Tsunade's apprenticeship, she learns to use her chakra to heal wounds and build her chakra in her fists, giving her superhuman strength.

I really like how Sakura has developed into such a strong and beautiful character. I guess she's still highly infatuated with Sasuke, but I wonder if she'll ever return Naruto's feelings for her? Guess we'll have to wait and see. Beautiful cosplay though!

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Naruto: Shippuden: Karin

Highly skilled in chakra-sensing, Karin appears to have 2 dynamic personalities, often times fluctuating from one to the next. She appears tough and in control around Suigetsu and Jugo, yet becomes extremely flirtatious with Sasuke. She used to be Orochimaru's assistant during his experimentations, but now has an unhealthy obsession over Sasuke.

I think he hair needs to be a little more unkempt on one side, but she does look like she's flirting with Sasuke in this photo. Nice cosplaying!

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Naruto: Shippuden: Konan

The only female ninja of Akatsuki, Konan is Nagato's partner and one of Jiraya's pupils. She is known as "God's angel" by the villagers of Amegakure since she serves under Pain. Her ability to divide her body into countless sheets of paper that she manipulates with her natural talent in origami allows her to scout through a large area, create weapons, and create angel like wings, reflecting her title. She withdraws from Akatsuki after the death of her partner.

Beautiful cosplay! My nephew decided to invade my PC one day and told me to feature this cosplay. He's very much into Naruto anime and manga at the moment, and this is one of his favorite characters I think. Pretty girls are of course, another of his favorites. Thanks, nephew~!

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Naruto: Shippuden: Tenten

The only female member in Team Guy, Tenten specializes in many different types of weaponry raging from projectiles to close combat. She also has the ability to summon hundreds of weapons to attack her opponent simultaneously with pinpoint accuracy. At one point in the first season, she uses her techniques to help Hyuga Neji strengthen his defensive techniques. He is probably the only one who can block all of her attacks.

I actually like her costume in Shippuden than in the first season of Naruto. This photo was taken by Tony Quan, but since I found this in another site and not his own, I’m not sure how to properly credit it. But thanks for the photo!

EDIT: Thanks to Chibified Kitsunes for pointing me to Chuwei's Deviant Art!

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