The Akatsuki (暁, Literally meaning "Dawn" or "Daybreak") are no longer a simple organization, but rather, an era, an ideal that descended upon the world, shaking it till its very core. It was once a humble vigilante group started by three, young ninja with the intent to rid war. However, their innocent goals were corrupted by external influences, whose elaborate plan threatened to sink the entire world into a state of false utopia. Of course, with the advent of the legendary figures Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha combined with the Allied Shinobi Forces, the masterminds were stopped for good.