Originally Posted by Nikushimi

Akatsuki movie: completely fucking necessary.

They need more screentime, via a movie, a Gaiden arc, and yes, even some filler episodes all about them.

Akatsuki needs to "save the world"; I can see Deidara and Tobi as the protagonists, with brief cameos of the others, while these two take on filler villains and unleash upon them epic sodomy. Then Tobi goes badass and-

Well, I'm getting carried away. The point is, Akatsuki needs unnecessary amounts of screentime too.