I know all these Naruto information/wiki pages aren't always too reliable.
But I went through Leafninja webpage about Akatsuki,
and I took a phrase from there:
"The exact origins of the group are clouded in mystery, rumors suggest it may have formed in the Water Country."
That made me think the exact origin and as I recall,
didn't Pain say that he formed the group but didn't Yahiko
have the first Akatsuki organized when they got reparted of Jiraya
and grew up and all that?
Like I said, not all these pages have the right information so I'm asking
if anyone remembers from the manga/anime. Can't be arsed to go through
all that