Uchiha Madara
The Behind-the-Scenes Mastermind of KonohaContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan
- 6.2Rinnegan
- 6.3Immortal Yuan Power and Rasengan Golden Core Cultivation
- 6.4Susanoo, Sage Mode, and Wood Style
- 6.5Swordsmanship and Space Severing Slash
- 6.6Body-Splitting and Clones
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Alliance with the Shimura Clan
- 9.2Restoration and Cultivation
- 9.3Separation of Main Body and Clone
- 9.4Wars Against the Otsutsuki and Evil Entity
- 9.5Later Conflicts
- 10Notable Quotes
- 11Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Uchiha Madara (宇智波斑) |
| Alias(es) | Old Madara; Middle-aged Madara; Otsutsuki Ban (name used by his main body after its separation from his clone); Six Paths Madara 296 312 405 |
| Species/Race | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Uchiha Clan; allied with the Shimura Clan |
| Occupation/Role | Shinobi; cultivator; master of Shimura Kentei |
| Status | Active 489 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 47 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan | 218 | Already possessed the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and Hashirama’s living cells when he approached Shimura Kentei. |
| Rejuvenated body and reconstructed meridian system | 220 | Cultivated the Eternal Spring Technique to regain a body at peak vitality; the Meridian and Acupoint Reconstruction Technique created a second spiral-meridian system. |
| 123 pairs of Rasengan Golden Cores | 220 | Condensed 123 left-and-right core pairs immediately after reconstructing his meridians. |
| Complete 361-pair Rasengan Golden Core cycle | 297 | His original body completed a full 361-pair circulation cycle, greatly amplifying his strength. |
| Yin Release energy crystallization | 296 | Developed a technique for crystallizing Yin Release chakra, laying groundwork for advanced Rasengan Golden Core cultivation. |
| Rinnegan and Gedo Statue Jinchuriki — main body | 310 | After the Sage of Six Paths took his main soul, Madara’s main body awakened the Rinnegan, regenerated by draining an Otsutsuki clansman, and sealed the Gedo Statue within itself. Its pupil power remained unstable. |
| Immortal Yuan Power conversion — clone | 313 | His surviving clone abandoned Chakra and successfully converted to Immortal Yuan Power, retaining Dojutsu at roughly half the effect of the Mangekyo Sharingan. |
| Ten-Tails Jinchuriki / Six Paths Madara — main body | 405 | As Otsutsuki Ban, his main body seized the Nine Tailed Beasts’ power, revived the Ten-Tails, and became its Jinchuriki. |
| Purple Six Tomoe Rinnegan — Six Paths Madara | 407 | Following the fusion of his soul with Senju Hashirama’s through Yin and Yang Power, Six Paths Madara gained a purple Six Tomoe Rinnegan. |
Background / History
Madara was one of Konoha’s founders alongside Senju Hashirama. During the village’s founding era, he advocated conquering the other ninja villages and unifying the Ninja World through a short, decisive conflict; Hashirama rejected this proposal in favor of peace through the village system. Madara later judged that the ensuing Ninja World Wars proved his prediction correct. 218 311
His bond and rivalry with Hashirama defined much of his life. The two fought for three days and nights at the Valley of the End, where Madara obtained Hashirama’s living cells. He later transplanted them into his chest, creating a Hashirama-like face that gradually eroded into his body. 29 218 220
Madara once intended to lead much of the Uchiha Clan away from Konoha, but internal Uchiha opposition—apparently influenced by Senju Tobirama—stripped him of his position as clan head. The surviving Uchiha leadership feared his eventual return. 319
Before meeting Shimura Kentei, Madara had spent decades concealed from the Ninja World and experimenting independently with Hashirama’s cells, Mangekyo Sharingan, and the path to permanent peace. His original attempts left the transplanted Hashirama tissue disconnected from his nerves, blood vessels, meridians, and acupoints. 220 221
Appearance
Madara is initially depicted as a man in his sixties whose face still retains traces of his former prime. After cultivating the Eternal Spring Technique, he regains the appearance and physical vigor of a man around thirty; he later has both his main body and clones adjusted to a height of 1.95 meters. 218 220 301
- Distinctive wild “punk” hairstyle and an overtly arrogant bearing. 47 218
- Complex-patterned Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. 218
- A Hashirama-like face grafted onto his chest, originally fitted with a pair of weakened Mangekyo Sharingan and Hyuga Tenin’s Byakugan. 220
- Later wears a phoenix-styled Bright Gold Battle Suit, mirrored by the form of his ultimate Susanoo. 406
- His main body’s Rinnegan manifests as purple, ringed eyes. 310
Personality
Madara is intensely proud, competitive, and certain of his own superiority. He is particularly sensitive to being compared with Hashirama, whether in strength, ideology, or even height, and treats surpassing Hashirama as a personal imperative. 300 405 406
He is impatient with gradual cultivation and initially resents having to build the Rasengan Golden Core system step by step. Yet he is willing to accept unfamiliar methods when they offer a path to greater power, longevity, or combat worthy of his ambitions. 221 297 313
His original pursuit of permanent peace evolves after Kentei appeals to his desire to explore the “sea of stars” and confront extraterrestrial threats. Madara becomes more interested in a future beyond the Ninja World than in merely ruling it. 218 220 296
Despite his arrogance, he recognizes talent and research capability in others. He comes to value Kentei’s medical skill, cultivation theories, and the Shimura Clan’s innovations, while continuing to regard himself as the superior combatant. 221 297 318
Abilities & Skills
Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan
Madara’s Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan is the foundation of his original fighting style and grants him exceptional perception, genjutsu, and Yin Release power.
- Can manifest Susanoo and maintain it even when temporarily eyeless, though at reduced effectiveness. 296
- Possesses 180 refined ocular acupoints, compared with 144 in an ordinary Mangekyo Sharingan. 221
- His original Mangekyo pair was repaired and modified with thirty-six additional subtle acupoints modeled after his Eternal Mangekyo. 296 297
- Can overwhelm Moon Otsutsuki guards with genjutsu despite the Byakugan’s natural resistance. 310
- His Mangekyo pupil power was depleted and both Eternal Mangekyo eyes became blind after Otsutsuki Doujin’s attack. 308
Rinnegan
Madara’s main body awakens the Rinnegan while held by the Moon Otsutsuki Clan.
- Regenerates a destroyed body by draining an Otsutsuki clansman’s chakra, life force, and potential. 310
- Resonates with and summons the Gedo Statue from the Moon Otsutsuki forbidden ground. 310
- Enables powerful genjutsu and later supports the Rinnegan Chakra Mode developed by Six Paths Madara. 310 406
- Its pupil power is unstable and can suddenly inflict debilitating pain, making it dangerous in combat. 311
- Madara concludes that it requires Uzumaki power to become complete. 312
Immortal Yuan Power and Rasengan Golden Core Cultivation
Through Shimura Kentei’s guidance, Madara reconstructs his body around the Rasengan Golden Core system and later abandons Chakra in favor of Immortal Yuan Power.
- Regains youth through the Eternal Spring Technique, powered by Yang Release chakra from Hashirama’s cells. 220
- Rebuilds his meridians and acupoints into a dual spiral system suited to left-and-right Rasengan Golden Cores. 220
- Completes a full 361-pair Golden Core circulation cycle in his original body. 297
- Develops Yin Release chakra crystallization as the basis for higher-stage cultivation. 296
- His clone successfully converts from Chakra to Immortal Yuan Power; its Dojutsu retain approximately half of Mangekyo-level effect. 313
Susanoo, Sage Mode, and Wood Style
Madara combines Uchiha Yin Release with Hashirama-derived power to create exceptionally large-scale combat constructs.
- Uses Sage Mode and Wood Style: Wood Golem Technique through the Hashirama face on his chest. 303
- Coats a Wood Golem or Danzō’s Wood Style giant Buddha in Armored Susanoo. 303 377
- Produces a ten-thousand-meter ultimate Susanoo in the image of his own Bright Gold Battle Suit. 406
- Compresses Susanoo into armor to reinforce his own body and sword strike rather than enlarging it. 406
- Loses the ability to use Wood Style after fully refining the Hashirama living cells in his body. 376
Swordsmanship and Space Severing Slash
Madara is an elite close-quarters fighter whose swordsmanship remains formidable against opponents with greater raw power.
- Uses Susanoo’s rapid sword techniques to engage massive enemy constructs. 376
- Developed Space Severing Slash, an Iaido-style attack that shatters space and generates a destructive spatial storm. 406
- Defeats Otsutsuki Momoshiki through sustained Taijutsu and swordplay, exploiting Momoshiki’s weakness in close combat. 488
Body-Splitting and Clones
Madara employs a customized splitting technique to pursue multiple cultivation paths at once.
- Created a younger, pure-Uchiha clone body with the potential for all seven basic Chakra attributes. 297
- Divided his cultivation between separate bodies: one exploring the Rinnegan and another advancing the Sharingan through attribute consumption. 297
- Later maintained nine clones, seven dedicated to mastering Yin, Yang, Wind, Fire, Lightning, Water, and Earth. 327
- The clone remains allied with the Shimura Clan after Madara’s main body is taken and altered by the Sage of Six Paths. 308 309
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Bright Gold Battle Suit — Phoenix-styled armor worn during his later battles. 406
- Long sword — Used to channel the Space Severing Slash. 406
- Hashirama-cell chest graft — Originally provided Wood Style, Yang Release chakra, and a platform for additional transplanted eyes. 220 303
- Gedo Statue — Sealed into his main body after awakening the Rinnegan. 310
Relationships
- Senju Hashirama — Lifelong rival, former co-founder of Konoha, and fellow reincarnation of Ashura. Madara’s fixation on surpassing him persists even after their reunion. 309 405 406
- Uchiha Izuna — Younger brother whose death fuels Madara’s enduring hatred of Senju Tobirama. 358
- Shimura Kentei — Disciple, physician, and strategic ally. Kentei restores Madara’s body and directs his cultivation, while covertly trying to keep him beyond Black Zetsu’s influence. 220 221
- Shimura Danzō — Formerly guided by Madara in Konoha’s early years; later becomes his political and military ally. 218 377
- Uzumaki Mito — Hostile former ally from Konoha’s founding era. Madara debates the failures of Hashirama’s village system with her after his Rinnegan awakening. 311
- Senju Tobirama — Bitter enemy whom Madara blames for Izuna’s death and for undermining his attempt to lead the Uchiha away from Konoha. 319 419
- Otsutsuki Ban / Six Paths Madara — Madara’s separated main body, altered and used by the Sage of Six Paths; Madara refuses to recognize it as the true Uchiha Madara. 312 380
Story Role / Major Arcs
Alliance with the Shimura Clan
Madara infiltrates Kentei’s room seeking Danzō, but Kentei instead offers him an alliance, a route beyond the ninja village system, and the prospect of confronting threats beyond Earth. Intrigued by the “sea of stars,” Madara accepts Kentei as his disciple and allows the Shimura Clan to treat his body. 218 220
Restoration and Cultivation
Kentei repairs Madara’s chest graft, implants his original Mangekyo Sharingan into the Hashirama face, adds Hyuga Tenin’s Byakugan, restores his youth, and guides him through meridian reconstruction and Golden Core cultivation. Madara subsequently pursues the Sharingan and Rinnegan as separate advancement paths through clones. 220 297
Separation of Main Body and Clone
During the Moon Otsutsuki conflict, Madara is killed by Otsutsuki Doujin and loses most of his soul to the Sage of Six Paths. His main body awakens the Rinnegan on the Moon, seals the Gedo Statue, escapes, and becomes known as Otsutsuki Ban; his clone allies with Kentei and Danzō against both Ban and the Sage. 308 310 312
Wars Against the Otsutsuki and Evil Entity
Madara fights the Moon Otsutsuki Clan, the Evil Entity, and Otsutsuki Doujin alongside the Shimura Clan. He uses Armored Susanoo in coordination with Danzō’s Wood Style giant Buddha and later defeats Senju Hashirama in their renewed clash. 377 405 406
Later Conflicts
Madara helps expose the Sage of Six Paths’ plan to devour the Ninja World and later overwhelms Otsutsuki Momoshiki in close combat. After the Sage’s defeat, he quarrels and physically fights with Kentei in space over being excluded from the final battle. 486 488 489
Notable Quotes
“The rest is up to me.” 297
“You will never see that day!” 318
“I am the one and only Uchiha Madara; he’s a fake.” 405
Trivia
- Madara asked to be made exactly ten centimeters taller than Senju Hashirama, settling on a height of 1.95 meters. 300 301
- He reads novels by Ichikabe Tōkō Yunzhong Niao and finds their techniques and settings inspiring, despite being offended by a character based on himself. 47
- He considers permanent peace insufficient if it leaves humanity ignorant of the wider cosmos. 220