Quote Originally Posted by AssertnFailure
Huh? Are you talking about....obsessed with like, making their body immortal? Yeah that's a totally unreasonable characteristic of a power-hungry villain.

I don't believe Deidara put mouths all over his own body though.
Not really. Sasori turned his body into a puppet. Orochimaru turned his body into a snake. Deidara turned his body into a bomb. These villains were all obsessed with their attacks/hobbies so much, that they turned themselves into them (which is probably a sign of mental problems). I guess that's the reason we haven't seen any girls in Akatsuki; they're all too grossed out by them.

Quote Originally Posted by Yukimura
Don't forget Kazuku and possibly Hidan. Maybe Kishi's trying to make a statement that just a normal body isn't enough to be 'strong' at least not if you don't have something to protect/be a part of. As I think back most of the enemies in the show have been artificially enhanced or altered in some way, with these enhancements genreally being the basis for their skills.
You're also forgetting Kabuto. He turned his obsession of Orochimaru inside him as well. Anywho, I agree with what you're stating, but it's getting a bit too repetitive. Can't we just have some regular Akatsuki members without physical body enhancements?