Hidan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Hidan (飞段)
Alias(es)	One half of the Undying Duo, alongside Kakuzu 31
Gender	Male
Origin	Land of Hot Water, according to Cangyue’s intelligence report 42
Affiliation	Akatsuki; Jashin Cult 30 42
Occupation/Role	S-rank missing-nin; Kakuzu’s mission partner 30 56
Ninja Rank	No official ninja rank, despite possessing Kage-level combat strength 31 76
Status	Alive; enters Konoha with the Akatsuki for the Chunin Exams 86
First Appearance	Akatsuki’s quarterly mission meeting 30

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Eternal Dream acquired	46	Receives Cangyue’s shared training ability through a deliberately “brick-assisted” introduction. His chakra begins circulating while he sleeps.
Continued chakra growth	86	Awakens after the journey to Konoha feeling refreshed, with another small increase in chakra. No new rank or realm is stated.

Background / History

Akatsuki Contract Work

Hidan works with Kakuzu on the Akatsuki’s bounty assignments. He objects when Kakuzu treats killing for money and religious sacrifice as interchangeable, insisting that offerings to Lord Jashin are a matter of faith. Nevertheless, he accepts the assignment rather than confront Pain, whom he expects would punish his complaints with Shinra Tensei 30.

Defeat by Cangyue

While pursuing the bounty on Gojō Ryūsen, the Undying Duo ambushes him and his student, Cangyue. Hidan attacks the apparently vulnerable boy, survives a direct hit from Heavenly Guardian Calamity, and resumes fighting. His immortality allows him to endure repeated sword wounds, but he cannot draw even a drop of Cangyue’s blood 31 32.

Cangyue severs Hidan’s right arm and destroys one of Kakuzu’s hearts, forcing Hidan to request Pain’s assistance through his ring. Rather than avenge the duo, Pain offers Cangyue membership. Kakuzu restrains Hidan from attacking again and stitches his arm back on while Cangyue continues mocking him 32 33.

Life Alongside the New Recruit

Hidan openly opposes Cangyue’s recruitment and protests his declared intention to report information to Konoha. His objections fail, and threats from the Thunder Sword eventually persuade him to provide his physical measurements 39 40.

Despite their hostility, Hidan demands access to Cangyue’s Eternal Dream technique after seeing other members benefit from it. He subsequently joins the Akatsuki’s communal sleep-training sessions. His attempt to approach the sleeping Cangyue ends in decapitation by the Sword Intent Domain; Kakuzu reattaches his head 46 47 56.

Repeated injuries briefly teach Hidan restraint: he declines to provoke Cangyue over another late arrival and cautiously congratulates him on becoming a Special Member 60 67. That caution lapses during Cangyue’s ten-day absence. Hidan declares him effectively dead and tries to impose fabricated newcomer chores on Darui. Cangyue returns, cuts Hidan into three sections, and pins him to the wall. Pain orders Kakuzu to repair him at the organization’s expense 74 75.

Chunin Exams Trip

Hidan’s complaint that Cangyue receives preferential leave becomes the opening for an Akatsuki group trip to Konoha. Cangyue pressures him into joining the Chunin Exams by pointing out his lack of an official ninja rank; Kakuzu accompanies him partly to prevent trouble 76.

At Konoha’s gate, Hidan threatens Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane when they demand entry documents. Even after the Hokage’s approval is confirmed, Izumo’s taunts nearly prolong the confrontation. Cangyue leads the group away, and Hidan leaves the guards unharmed, saying he is doing Cangyue a favor 86.

Appearance

• Slicked-back hair — noted during his attempt to intimidate Darui 74.
• Red-cloud Akatsuki cloak — repeatedly scorched, slashed, or torn during encounters with Cangyue 31 32 75.
• Coarse shoulder stitching — Kakuzu’s repair of his severed right arm leaves black threads resembling a centipede across the joint 39.
• Bloodstained Triple-Bladed Scythe — commonly carried over his shoulder 30 86.

Personality

Hidan is a fervent follower of Lord Jashin who distinguishes religious sacrifice from ordinary combat. He enjoys attacking defenseless prey and repeatedly threatens to offer Cangyue’s blood to his deity 30 31.

His short temper and pride make him easy to manipulate. Cangyue’s dossier describes him as impulsive and highly susceptible to verbal provocation, consistent with his repeated attempts to attack despite being outmatched. After losing their first encounter, he even tells Pain that Cangyue ambushed and outnumbered him, reversing what actually happened 33 42.

His bravado has practical limits. Fear of Pain, the Thunder Sword, and Kakuzu’s repair charges can silence him. Although he occasionally learns to avoid confrontation, his attempt to bully Darui during Cangyue’s absence shows how quickly his confidence returns 30 39 60 74.

Abilities & Skills

Immortal Body

Hidan survives injuries that would ordinarily kill or incapacitate a ninja 31 32.

• Continues fighting after severe lightning burns, deep sword wounds, broken finger bones, and a crushed breastbone 31 32.
• Survives decapitation and being cut into three sections; Kakuzu later reassembles him 47 75.
• Not immune to pain or restraint: impalement prevents him from moving, and dismemberment leaves him dependent on repairs 32 33 75.
• Not immune to unconsciousness or genjutsu: Itachi drops him with an illusion, and Cangyue knocks him out with a brick 45 46.

Jashin Ritual

Cangyue’s report identifies an enemy’s blood and a prepared ritual array as requirements of Hidan’s fighting method 42.

• Tries to exchange potentially lethal wounds for a single drop of Cangyue’s blood 32.
• Cannot complete that objective when his scythe fails to touch Cangyue 32.
• The ritual’s exact completion time remains an intelligence gap that Konoha asks Itachi to investigate 42.

Scythe Combat and Taijutsu

Hidan combines forceful scythe attacks with kicks, knees, punches, and grappling attempts 32.

• Uses the weapon’s chain to retrieve it and launch returning attacks from behind or beside an opponent 31 32.
• Relies on immortality to trade injuries rather than consistently defend himself 32.
• Coordinates with Kakuzu by occupying enemies at close range while his partner attacks from a distance 32.

Eternal Dream

Cangyue’s shared technique allows Hidan to train his chakra while asleep 46.

• Chakra circulates even after his brick-induced unconsciousness 46.
• Becomes part of his routine through group sleep-training sessions 56.
• Produces a directly observed increase in chakra during the journey to Konoha 86.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Triple-Bladed Scythe and chain — his primary weapon for close combat and returning attacks 31 32.
• Akatsuki ring — channels chakra to contact Pain and receive his remote projection 32 33.
• Red-cloud cloak — also becomes an effective restraint when Cangyue pins its hem to the floor; Hidan refuses to tear the uniform in front of Pain 44.

Relationships

• Kakuzu — mission partner and indispensable repair specialist. Their partnership is strained by Kakuzu’s fees, material costs, and refusal to repair Hidan for free 30 33 39 75.
• Cangyue / Kambara Sogetsu — initially an enemy, later an intimidating colleague. Hidan resents his recruitment but accepts Eternal Dream from him and eventually exercises occasional restraint on his behalf 31 39 46 86.
• Pain — Akatsuki leader. Hidan fears his retaliation, calls him for battlefield assistance, and is repeatedly pinned down by his black rods for complaining 30 32 55 76.
• Lord Jashin — object of Hidan’s devotion; he treats killing as religious sacrifice rather than merely profitable work 30 31.
• Itachi Uchiha — fellow member whom Hidan mocks. Itachi retaliates with genjutsu, and Hidan later taunts him for lacking access to the group’s Dream Training 45 56.
• Darui — newcomer Hidan attempts to bully with invented duties involving tea, meals, and cleaning. Darui questions the supposed rule before Cangyue intervenes 74.

Notable Quotes

“Fighting is fighting, and sacrifices are sacrifices! This is a matter of faith in Lord Jashin!” 30

“I'm immortal!” 32

“Why is it always me?” 55

Trivia

• Hidan includes his shoes when reporting his height, arguing that they count because he fights while wearing them 40.
• Cangyue’s intelligence dossier specifically records that Hidan survived losing an arm and “complained very loudly” 42.
• Despite his immortality, Hidan says being left in three pieces would prevent him from eating and cause him to starve. The passage presents this as his complaint, not a demonstrated limit 75.
• He performs roof repairs while Nagato recounts Yahiko’s death, interrupting the discussion to condemn Danzō before Kakuzu tells him to focus on the work 80.