"but he turns people into puppets" Okay?? me next??

(Naruto is the avatar obv)

Konan an airbender and still uses paper as weapons. You know how Kiyoshi has fans which she uses to direct her airbending? Konan does something similar, but with paper.

Nagato is a either a very powerful earthbender of airbender- airbender makes more sense with allmighty push, but he kinda has an earthbender vibe tbh.

Sasori's arguably the scariest here- waterbender who specialises in bloodbending. Sure, he can waterbend regularly. He can heal really well. But no, bloodbending. He goes far enough with it, that he can bloodbend another bender and have them use their element. Doesn't need a full moon, he's well past that point. Wouldn't put it past him to just rip the water out of your body, tbh. maybe just dont fight him?

Deidara is, obviously, a combustion bender. That, or an earthbender who lava bends, since earth bending would give him his clay...hmmm..but combustion bending makes so much sense T_T

Itachi is a firebender, and so is Obito. Most of the Uchiha Clan tbh, although Sasuke specifically uses Lightningbending more. Given Amaterasu, Itachi gets blue fire privileges. Obito should really have something special as well, but I'm not sure yet and the Uchiha alr have enough special stuff in the actual show so oh well

Kisame is also a waterbender. Why is he a shark in this AU? uhhh idk ask the lion turtles or smth

Hidan is hard, because bloodbending would also kind of make sense for him, but in my mind bloodbending = puppetry, so he gets to be a non bender who blocks chakra instead.

Kakuzu should really be the avatar but he doesnt have plot armor so he gets to be an earth bender instead.

Zetsu is a waterbender who plant bends.