Konan (小南, Konan?) is the only female ninja in Akatsuki. She is also the only member to call her partner and the Akatsuki leader, Pain, sa pamamagitan ng his name. When she was younger, Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko were left orphaned sa pamamagitan ng one of Amegakure's many wars, forcing them to fend for themselves. The three eventually encountered Jiraiya, who looked after them and taught them basic ninjutsu. Jiraiya had believed Konan to have died with Nagato and Yahiko some time later.

Konan has a natural talent for origami, as seen with the paper bulaklak she keeps in her hair. This talent extends to her type of jutsu,...