Akatsuki Tobi

• Ring: 玉 ("jewel", "ball"; "jade"; also the king in shogi)
• Ring position: Left thumb
• Partner: Formerly Deidara
• Seiyu: Wataru Takagi

Tobi (トビ, Tobihttp://bestuff.com/?) is a former subordinate of Zetsu. After Sasori's death, Tobi takes his ring, position, and partner (Deidara) in Akatsuki, thereby becoming a full member. Tobi's personality is at odds with the standard amongst Akatsuki members; while most are dedicated and serious, Tobi is more carefree and goofy. These personality traits tend to irritate Deidara, who often attacks Tobi in a comical fashion whenever Tobi unintentionally annoys him.47 Kisame Hoshigaki, on the other hand, appreciates Tobi's ability to brighten up their "gloomy organization".48

After Deidara's suicidal final attack against Sasuke, which Zetsu speculates might have also killed his partner,[49] Tobi is shown to be alive and giving orders to Pain, until then the ostensible leader of Akatsuki. During their conversation, he refers to himself as Madara Uchiha.17 As Madara, Tobi's personality and speech become completely different, with much less formal diction and a more typically 'villainous' arrogance. It seems, however, that he still has some vested interest in maintaining the illusion of himself as the carefree Tobi: when he encounters a group of Konoha ninja, he returns to his former personality, jokingly offended by the "unfairness" of being outnumbered eight to one. Significantly, he is less overtly cowardly, mocking Naruto's attempt to sneak attack him and warning the Konoha ninja against underestimating him as merely "annoying", even under their advantageous conditions.

Tobi's actual appearance remains a complete mystery, except for a wild shock of black hair. He wears an odd mask that covers his entire face save for his right eye, which like other Uchiha has a Sharingan. He also has several bolts or pins present on the arms of his uniform, now obscured by his Akatsuki cloak. Furthermore, Tobi does not wear a visible headband, though Madara Uchiha is known to originate from Konohagakure. His fighting style is equally shrouded in mystery, as his only notable trait is the ability either to let attacks 'phase' through him or some other means of evading blows. [50]