Hidan

You begin to follow the Naruto work of mangaka Masashi Kishimoto. However, you would like to know more about an antagonist who had a personal impact on you. One of the members of the criminal organization we call: Akatsuki who dazzled us all with his unique powers. 🩸

There is a lot to talk about about the reaper Hidan , the secret of his powers, his history but also his tragic destiny. The question arises: do you know them? Given our passion and knowledge for this masterpiece. We have decided to answer your questions! 👀

Hidan is a follower of his religion who worships Jashin. It was also through a rite towards the latter that he obtained his immortality. He joins Akatsuki and does a few missions with Kakuzu. Unfortunately Shikamaru will manage to find a flaw in his immortality and manage to kill him.

As you progress in your reading. You will discover :

• Its history and religion
• His look
• His powers and techniques
• His personal goals
• The organization where it occurs
• The significant events of his life but also his death

Adventurers, fasten your blindfolds because we are going to explore the secrets of this shadow shinobi. 💥

Who is Hidan?

Most of the members of the Red Robe Organization are high-ranking deserters. Most of the time classified as S rank. In their respective former villages, they are therefore real criminals or even assassins. It is therefore natural that our follower of Jashin is himself a sought-after character from his native village. Hidan comes from a village called Yu. Masashi himself gave him this name which is: Shinigami . Indeed Hidan must have looked like an angel of death with his long scythe. Her transformation into black even alludes to this word originating from Japan which is Shinigami . A relevant reference. 👻

His village seemed to live a peaceful life. But a tragedy shook the region, as you will have understood. Hidan was the cause. He has always had a different view of the world but that is what makes this shinobi unique and interesting. Carried by the ambitions of his divinity Jashin, he is guided by nothing else. His devotion will be even stronger at the time of his death.

This is why he did not hesitate to decimate part of the village of Yu . Indeed, when Hidan learned that the village was losing its military power but that tourists were starting to increase, he turned red with anger. He curses the village leader but also the other villagers. Hidan considered that everyone should be eradicated. This passage is not very famous in Shippuden . A desertion that he made just after his genocide. This is how he became an S-rank criminal . It was after this that the young man left to join the Jashin sect. 🐱‍👤

Jashin, the cult of evil

We know little about this sect that the Reaper joined. Its creator and other followers are unknown. Surely no one has been able to achieve immortality like Hidan. Everything suggests that worshiping this divinity grants extraordinary powers, but this is just a hypothesis like any other. The very essence of this religion is to spread fear but also blood. Indeed, not sowing destruction is considered a sin among them. It is said that if Jashin likes the blood of the victims offered to him, his servant receives a blessing . This religion carried Hidan into a universe of Illusion

He experimented with Jashin's secret technique and eventually became immortal. Hidan was good at torturing his opponents but inflicting injuries on himself. He always alludes to a ceremony when he prepares to torture his adversaries. The pain gave him a feeling of satisfaction, hypnotic but which he seemed to enjoy.

Hidan Appearance

Hidan has a head of silver-colored hair that he generally keeps quite long for a man. Like any member of the Red Clouds, he wears a robe with the same pattern. He is 22 years old and is 1m77 tall. His blood type is B. He's not really puny in terms of his build. On the contrary, he is rather well built. He carries with him a magnificent scythe, which is why he is nicknamed : the reaper . His scythe has 3 blades that can be used from a distance. Shikamaru himself complimented the reaper on the effectiveness of his weapon. 🔪

Like any member of Akatsuki, he wears a ring which shows his membership in the organization. Her fingers are decorated with purple varnish. Rather handsome man. He does not have any scars or distinct signs. His hair is mostly straightened as if he is using gel. When he activates the seal to begin the ritual. Its entire body is adorned with black markings and whitish features. It seems that this form is essential for him to begin the curse on his opponent. 🩸

Hidan's Personality

Hidan was probably the most disrespectful member of Akatsuki. We cannot say that he was a true religious person as he claimed to be. He swore, insulted everyone. Even the head of the organization had his share of mockery like everyone else. He threatened to kill everyone and probably wouldn't mind if he left the organization. 👀

He sees the world as a land stained by sins. Madness was the closest thing to his behavior. A true bloodthirsty, killer at heart, murderer to the bone. Hidan was a true psychopath. The shinigami has no pity for the lives he has taken. When he fought, he laughed, screamed and cursed. A sadism that no other character had yet managed to match for the moment in the work. His arrogance was also unparalleled, he showed off a lot because of his immortality. A divine mission, that is how he saw his worship of his divinity.

But he seemed to care about only one person. Kakuzu ... When he almost killed his partner via Shikamaru's technique. You could notice the reaper's concern about the situation. Even if he didn't show it, he probably cared for Kakuzu.

Hidan's Powers and Techniques

If we were to talk about his fighting style, Hidan knew his strengths and weaknesses very well. The young man is quite good at hand-to-hand combat but the size of his scythe slows him down. Which makes him the slowest among the Akatsuki members. 💨

His powers are based on the blood curse. From a small quantity of blood he can curse the injured person. But also he can bind the one affected by his curse to his own body. This is what he calls: ritual.

Most of the time, he damages his opponents and activates his curse considered by some to be an unstoppable technique. But he can kill very well without having to use his powers. His techniques therefore merge with this link that he creates physically with himself and his target:

• Handling the scythe
• Curse of Jashin

Scythe handling technique

Given that he has a special scythe which has an alloy of 3 blades, Hidan can wield it without difficulty despite his size. Scythe manipulation consists of extending the scythe by throwing it to target opponents. We haven't actually seen Hidan use shurikens or kunais.
Hidan used it against Asuma who needed Shikamaru 's help to control the red cloud. His scythe returned to him after the throw, a double danger then because if we could avoid the first throw, an attack automatically targets the target when the scythe returns. It's probably because of this extendable cable that the red cloud is able to do this. Considering how sharp the blades were, you could very well end up in sushi if you weren't careful! 🍣

How to use Jashin's curse technique?

This technique requires taking a significant amount of blood from the target. This phase mainly comes after Hidan has injured his target with the manipulation of his scythe. First, he licks the blood, then black and white marks appear on his body. Secondly, he draws a starry circle of blood on the ground and: the ceremony can begin. Third, he inflicts damage on himself, but the person who is the victim of his curse is also the victim of his injuries. Its target receives the damage and succumbs. On the other hand, Hidan is immortal. This is obviously a powerful technique.

Hidan's personal goals

Needless to say, each member of Akatsuki has their own personal goals outside of the organization's main mission. The Shinigami's is to make Jashin shine. Offer Him offerings, sacrifices but also human lives in His glory. This is its real goal.
Jashin loves carnage it is said, Hidan only seeks to serve his divinity. As a result, he only seeks to sow carnage wherever he goes. Spilling blood is his real objective. Akatsuki respects what it wanted to do. After all, this is a criminal organization known for their devastating capabilities. 🩸

Akatsuki: The Red Clouds Organization

The main goal of the organization is to capture all bijuus or so-called tailed demons . The eye of the moon project is only possible if the status of Gedo Mazo seals the 9-tailed fox demon but also the other bijuus. Hidan didn't really care what the organization wanted to do, as long as he could serve Jashin. Besides, it didn't bother our reaper who liked to live in darkness. This is also what he made Kakuzu and those who came to recruit him understand.

Summary of Hidan's story

It goes without saying that such an interesting character had to meet a few people who stood against him but also some who became his allies. Shinobis that he knocked out but also that he thought he had thrown directly into the flames of hell. Who says member of Akatsuki says pair. Hidan's closest partner remains his partner and teammate Kakuzu. They formed a perfect pair, a pair of immortals! But that's just a metaphor for Kakuzu being very hard to kill. They therefore had no qualms for the others and it was in fact entirely possible to kill Kakuzu. The only way was to break out all his hearts. He has a very important place in the plot of his friend Hidan. Here is the list of encounters that the reaper had during his journey:

• His recruitment into Akatsuki
• The immortal duo
• His duel with Asuma
• Death of the Immortal

His recruitment into Akatsuki

Hidan was famous in Yu Village after the genocide he did. A deserter with no real affiliation. Guided by his own ambitions, he had become a wanderer. Committing murders wherever he passed as offerings to Jashin. Choosing your own destiny. He was making an offering to Jashin when Konan, Itachi and Kakuzu called on him to join the organization . As usual, he calls the trio a singing group. A rather comical scene. In the end they had to cross swords. Kakuzu confronted him and it was at that moment that Hidan understood that Kakuzu also possessed a kind of immortality because of his many hearts. As if lightning had struck Hidan, he was very impressed to see his opponent still standing after such a blow. Hidan abdicates and agrees to join the organization. ✍🏻

However, he mentioned that his worship of Jashin would continue and that nothing and no one would be able to stop him from serving Jashin. So he ends up joining Akatsuki. Itachi, Konan, Kakuzu gave Hidan a red cloud robe and took him to Akatsuki HQ.

Hida and Kakuzu, the zombie duo

He and Kakuzu found themselves on the same team. Certainly one of the most interesting duos among the ranks of Akatsuki. An immortal duo, that's why they were called zombies. They were efficient. A question you probably asked yourself, why wasn't Orochimaru interested in them? Didn't he want to know the secret of immortality? Although they didn't seem to get along, the pair proved to be formidable in combat. They knew how to coordinate their actions for an impressive result. Not to mention that simple blows considered fatal could not put them out of harm's way. Defeating them was not at all easy. 💥

Hidan accused Kakuzu of being a blasphemer because of his love for money. Kakuzu on the other hand taunted his partner for being stupid to the point of believing that money was useless. They were sort of best friends. 👨‍❤️‍👨

Asuma's death

Their pair had managed to penetrate Konoha for a mission. A fight between Asuma helped by Shikamaru as well as the reaper. The latter was full of twists and impressive blade games. However, Hidan was smarter by managing to draw a small amount of blood from his opponent. It seemed to be looking pretty bad for the sarutobi (Third Hokage). Asuma was transformed into a real doll during his last minutes with us. Asuma's fate seemed to be sealed forever when Hidan managed to draw a quantity of blood from his face in their bukijutsu but also taijutsu clash. 🥋

Unfortunately, Shikamaru 's ingenuity will not be enough to save Asuma from the curse. Ino and the reinforcements arrive too late to save Asuma from his mortal wound. Asuma died in his student's arms, in tears. A very moving scene, their master asked them for one last cigarette. Since that day, Shikamaru has kept his master's lighter with him so he swore to protect Kurenai. A promise to his late sensei. One of the saddest deaths in the manga.

Death of the Immortal

A desire for revenge that he wanted to satisfy for his sensei invaded him, so he was ready to do anything to find the reaper. Shikamaru was therefore once again confronted by his master's executioner. He managed to eliminate his opponent but his immortality posed a problem. If an explosive scroll assembly had failed to eliminate his opponent, what could he do?

Hidan continued to threaten the Nara even after his decapitation. He was sent to the bottom of a pit. Shikamaru gave him a speech about his will of fire. That he wasn't afraid of this so-called Jashin at all. Shikamaru destroyed the wall with explosive scrolls so Hidan received the debris directly on his decapitated head but also his scattered body. Eventually he died of decomposition. His body ended up disappearing, his fleshly envelope disappeared. Kakuzu also died. There was nothing left of their team. The smartest member of the Nara clan will ultimately succeed in defeating his opponent. 🏆

During the last minutes of his existence he still retained this arrogance, this pride but also his unparalleled sadism. He swore revenge on Shikamaru , that he was going to send him to the other world just like he did with Asuma. Nothing has been heard of Hidan since that day. It looks like the demon was indeed dead. 💀

Why is the Naruto Shippuden manga a true masterpiece?

Masashi Kishimoto had mentioned in an interview that he had created many techniques for Hidan but due to lack of time, he had not been able to show them all. Quite a shame for such a good character. In just a few episodes, he had managed to attract our attention. Unfortunately he left as quickly as he arrived. Hidan had a very original fighting style. The talent of Masashi Kishimoto no longer needs to be proven.

A very good character who for us lacks development, especially in terms of techniques. He is a ninja that can be considered to be rather complete. He had nothing to envy of anyone in terms of mastery of his jutsus even if he had received very little development. His chakra reserve was quite large, which would explain how he had managed to maintain his secret technique for long enough. 💠

Masashi didn't mention which clan he was from but that doesn't really matter. His abilities are not hereditary, he perfected and created his own fighting style. A feared shinobi, even today. Since nothing remained of his remains, Kabuto, the one who had inherited Orochimaru's powers, was unable to bring him back during the great war. A pet peeve of Konoha ninjas. It was during the pair's attack on Konoha that the village realized that their security system still had a number of flaws. 🔓

The various fragments of his body were eaten by insects, reducing him to dust was Shikamaru 's goal. Asuma must surely be proud of his disciple where he is. The mangaka showed us his talents as an author during this adventure. Managing to make us love a malicious antagonist, it is rare to see manga or anime capable of doing this! 👀

What to remember about Hidan, the reaper ninja

This journey in the Naruto universe will soon come to an end. If there was one word that could describe Hidan, it was: Bold. He stopped at nothing, feared nothing, not even death itself. All the characters in Naruto Shippuden are unique but it must be admitted that Hidan is a unique and charismatic character. 👁‍🗨

How can you not love his bloodthirsty and slightly deranged side? Despite a short appearance in the last chapters, he made us all vibrate. Thus ends our journey, you know everything you need to know about Hidan, a very interesting member of Akatsuki . We look forward to seeing you again soon, we hope we have been able to enlighten you and have managed to answer all your questions concerning him, do not hesitate to react in the comments! ✍🏻