Itachi and Kisame's duo was really formidable indeed. But imagine the whole Akatsuki, all members together. Sasori alone with his ultimate 100 puppets was enough to destroy a whole nation, while Konan with billions of explosive papers, and Pain's Shinra Tensei that destroyed Konoha... All ninjas from all 5 nations must combine their power in order to stop them all. They are too strong, that's why Kishimoto-sensei had to divided them into groups of two
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Itachi and Kisame's duo was really formidable indeed. But imagine the whole Akatsuki, all members together. Sasori alone with his ultimate 100 puppets was enough to destroy a whole nation, while Konan with billions of explosive papers, and Pain's Shinra Tensei that destroyed Konoha... All ninjas from all 5 nations must combine their power in order to stop them all. They are too strong, that's why Kishimoto-sensei had to divided them into groups of two