Madara

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Madara (斑)
Alias(es)	Uchiha Madara; Lord Madara
Species/Race	Human; Uchiha clan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Zetsu; later operates through controlled agents and recruited subordinates
Occupation/Role	Cofounder-turned-defector of Konoha; architect of the Eye of the Moon Plan
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 175 175

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Aged survivor operating through White Zetsu	263–264	Reveals himself as an aged Madara supported by a White Zetsu shell; relies on proxies, genjutsu-controlled operatives, and long-term manipulation. 263 264
Impure World Reincarnation state	322–324	Reanimates himself using White Zetsu sacrifices and his own body. He retains roughly 70% of his prime power, extremely rapid chakra recovery, an immortal body, Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, partial Rinnegan benefits, and Wood Release. 322 324
Fully revived body with dual Rinnegan	370	Uses Rinne Rebirth to regain his living body and both Rinnegan, reaches peak physical condition, and deploys Limbo: Border Jail. 370
Six Paths / Ten-Tails Jinchuriki	398	Becomes the Ten-Tails’ jinchuriki and gains Six Paths power, Truth-Seeking Balls, the Sage of Six Paths Technique, a God Tree, and a “Body of God” formed from five Kekkei Genkai. 398
Post-extraction strongest form	425	After the Ten-Tails is removed, he remains in his strongest non-jinchuriki state. 425
Rinne Sharingan activation	442	Activates the Rinne Sharingan and casts Infinite Tsukuyomi, freezing time before the parallel-world intervention. 442

Background / History

Madara was Hashirama Senju’s closest companion and greatest enemy, as well as one of Konoha’s founders. He later defected from the village after none of the Uchiha followed him, leaving his clan fearful of his possible return. 264 332

Following his battle with Hashirama at the Valley of the End, Madara was believed dead. Tobirama Senju took his body for secret research, after which it vanished; Madara ultimately survived and spent decades acting from concealment. 264

During his time underground, Madara acquired Hashirama’s power and Wood Release, eventually evolving his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan into the Rinnegan. He pursued the Uchiha stone tablet’s promise of a higher power and prepared Nagato as the means for his eventual return. 333 368

Appearance

Madara’s appearance changes substantially with his body and power state.

• In his weakened years, he appears as an aged man concealed within White Zetsu’s outer shell and walks with a wooden cane. 264
• When first confronting Satoru, he wears a hooded robe and mask to conceal his identity. 342
• His reanimated form has long, flamboyant dark hair and bears the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. 343 346
• During the Kage Summit infiltration, he discards his robe to reveal red layered armor. 364
• As a Ten-Tails jinchuriki, he develops pale skin, Ōtsutsuki-like horns, Six Paths markings, and robes resembling those of the Sage of Six Paths. 398

Personality

Madara believes that overwhelming power is the only reliable foundation for peace. He dismisses cooperation and mutual understanding as naive ideals, arguing that even apparently peaceful institutions are ultimately imposed through strength. 328

He is proud, confrontational, and intensely respectful of exceptional opponents. Hashirama remained his lifelong standard, while Satoru’s ability to damage and outmaneuver him forced Madara to regard him as an equal threat. 343 360

Madara is also calculating and manipulative. He seeks emotionally vulnerable Uchiha youths as proxies, treats Nagato as a disposable pawn, and controls powerful figures such as Yagura to advance his plans. 283 324 360 Despite this, he shows unusual restraint toward Hashirama’s descendants, allowing Nawaki to refuse his offer rather than forcing him into service. 264

After witnessing Satoru accomplish what neither he nor Hashirama could, Madara acknowledges Satoru’s success and recognizes that his own path was misguided. 429

Abilities & Skills

Sharingan and Genjutsu

Madara possesses extraordinarily powerful Sharingan genjutsu, culminating in the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

• Controls Yagura, the Three-Tails’ perfect jinchuriki, and the Three-Tails itself through genjutsu. 324
• Uses genjutsu capable of bypassing the presumed resistance of a perfect jinchuriki. 324 339
• Can manipulate Kirigakure through Yagura without the wider shinobi world recognizing the control. 339 364
• His Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan grants the pupil power necessary for high-level Susanoo and tailed-beast control. 324 343

Susanoo

Madara can manifest Susanoo from defensive skeletal forms to a complete Perfect Susanoo.

• Perfect Susanoo possesses power and martial force comparable to a Tailed Beast. 347
• Can rapidly repair Susanoo damage while sustained by the chakra recovery of Impure World Reincarnation. 347
• Creates Wood Clones capable of manifesting their own Susanoo. 345
• Combines Susanoo with Wood Release constructs, including an armored form paired with True Several Thousand Hands. 376

Rinnegan and Outer Path Techniques

After regaining the Rinnegan, Madara accesses abilities beyond the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

• Uses the Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth Technique to return to a living body. 370
• Employs Limbo: Border Jail, creating invisible combatants detectable by Rinnegan users. 370 371
• Summons meteors on a battlefield-wide scale. 369 370
• Controls the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and directs its Chakra Dragon against the jinchuriki. 367
• Activates the Rinne Sharingan to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi. 442

Wood Release

Madara gained Hashirama’s cells and Wood Release after his battle at the Valley of the End.

• Uses Multiple Wood Clone Technique to create numerous combat-capable clones. 345
• Deploys Advent of a World of Flowering Trees, filling the battlefield with giant vegetation and paralyzing pollen. 368 369
• Can suppress opponents with wooden constructs and wield Wood Release at a level greater than Nawaki’s. 365 393
• Combines Wood Release with Susanoo to demonstrate Uchiha–Senju power within one body. 376

Impure World Reincarnation

Madara’s initial return is sustained through a modified Impure World Reincarnation ritual.

• Restores nearly seventy percent of his prime strength. 322
• Provides rapid chakra recovery and an immortal, self-restoring body. 322 343
• Allows him to recover even after his body is repeatedly destroyed in battle. 346
• Cannot fully restore the Rinnegan in its initial form, requiring Madara to recover his eyes through other means. 324 370

Six Paths Power

Madara reaches the Six Paths level after becoming the Ten-Tails’ jinchuriki.

• Gains Truth-Seeking Balls, which can shift into weapons, barriers, and other forms. 398 399
• Uses the Sage of Six Paths Technique and a body strengthened through multiple fused Kekkei Genkai. 398
• Creates a God Tree using a small Ten-Tails. 398
• His Six Paths state allows him to confront Satoru directly on the ancient wasteland battlefield. 399 400

Combat Prowess

Madara is a legendary shinobi with exceptional combat instincts, taijutsu, and battlefield awareness.

• Easily incapacitates most Kage guards and younger jinchuriki during the Kage Summit assault. 365
• Uses the Uchiha war fan and long-handled scythe effectively in close combat. 364 365
• Fights Isshiki Ōtsutsuki at close range, using Rinnegan insight and enhanced speed to pressure him. 421
• Adapts quickly after being surprised by Satoru’s techniques and tests opponents before committing his full strength. 343 346

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Uchiha War Fan — An Uchiha divine artifact said to reflect ninjutsu; Madara summons it during the Kage Summit confrontation. 364 365
• Long-handled scythe — Wielded alongside the war fan in close-quarters combat. 364 365
• Black rods — Used through his agents to disrupt chakra and interfere with the portal power supply. 365
• Summoning Contract of Kurama — A preexisting contract Madara attempts to use to reclaim the Nine-Tails. 341 342

Relationships

• Hashirama Senju — Former closest companion, lifelong rival, and the standard against whom Madara measures strength; Madara acquired Hashirama’s power after their Valley of the End battle. 264 333 376
• Tobirama Senju — Hashirama’s brother and Madara’s adversary; Tobirama took Madara’s presumed corpse for research after the Valley of the End. 264
• Zetsu / White Zetsu / Black Zetsu — Madara’s intelligence network, proxies, and operational agents; he relies on them for infiltration, recruitment, sacrifices, and the recovery of his Rinnegan. 283 322 370
• Nagato — Recipient of Madara’s transplanted Rinnegan and intended instrument for his resurrection; Madara later considers discarding him as a pawn. 328 360 368
• Yagura Karatachi — The Fourth Mizukage and Three-Tails jinchuriki, held under Madara’s genjutsu and used to control Kirigakure. 324 364
• Uchiha Obito — One of Madara’s preferred proxy candidates due to his unstable, emotionally vulnerable potential; Satoru’s interference prevents Madara from securing him. 281 283
• Uchiha Shisui — A talented Uchiha Madara considers for recruitment, but rejects as unsuitable because Shisui resists corruption. 280 283
• Mitokado Satoru — Madara’s principal opponent and eventual reluctant ally against Isshiki; Satoru repeatedly disrupts Madara’s proxy plans and forces him to reassess his worldview. 342 360 422 429
• Hiruko — Collaborator in Madara’s Kekkei Genkai fusion ritual, which creates Madara’s “Body of God.” 396 398

Story Role / Major Arcs

Proxy Hunt

While operating from concealment, Madara searches for a successor who can carry out his plans. He evaluates Nawaki, Obito, and Shisui, seeking someone whose emotions and worldview can be reshaped into obedience. 263 264 281 283

Nawaki rejects Madara’s offer of Hashirama-comparable power in exchange for becoming his proxy. Madara respects the refusal but erases Nawaki’s memory of the encounter before leaving him to face Kirigakure Anbu. 264

Resurrection and Control of Kirigakure

Madara uses Impure World Reincarnation to return with much of his prime strength. He controls Yagura and the Three-Tails, gaining influence over Kirigakure while preparing to pursue the other Tailed Beasts and the Demonic Statue. 322 324

He approaches Nagato under the guise of guiding the Rinnegan’s owner, but Yahiko rejects his claim that peace can only be created through power. 328

Conflict with Satoru

Madara’s attempt to summon Kurama draws Satoru into their first direct meeting. Madara offers Satoru a place at his side, but Satoru rejects him and challenges his plan. 341 342

Their battle reveals the limits of Madara’s reanimated body. Madara survives Satoru’s explosive and arcane attacks through regeneration, escalates to Perfect Susanoo, and ultimately recognizes Satoru as a threat comparable to Hashirama. 343 346 360

Kage Summit Assault and Full Revival

Madara infiltrates the Tailed Beast gathering disguised as Yagura’s guard, takes control of the portal system, and confronts the Kage, jinchuriki, and councilors. 364 365

After regaining his Rinnegan, he uses Rinne Rebirth to restore his living body, deploys Limbo clones, and battles the assembled shinobi forces with meteors, Perfect Susanoo, and overwhelming Wood Release. 370 371 376

Six Paths Ascension

Madara abducts Kekkei Genkai users to fuse numerous bloodlines into a “Body of God.” He then becomes a Ten-Tails jinchuriki, creates a God Tree, and reaches the Six Paths level. 394 396 398

Satoru confronts him on an ancient battlefield, where Madara learns more about Kaguya, the Sage of Six Paths, and the larger Ōtsutsuki threat. 399 400 403

Ōtsutsuki Crisis and Reassessment

Madara joins Satoru in fighting Isshiki Ōtsutsuki, though Isshiki initially destroys his Susanoo and overpowers him. 422 423

After Satoru removes the Ten-Tails and Black Zetsu from him, Madara concedes that Satoru achieved the peace he and Hashirama could not. He leaves Konoha, believing there is no place for him in the modern shinobi world. 429

Infinite Tsukuyomi and Parallel-World Intervention

Madara activates the Rinne Sharingan and freezes time with Infinite Tsukuyomi. During the resulting convergence of parallel timelines, a parallel-world Madara saves his Six Paths counterpart from Black Zetsu’s betrayal. 442

Notable Quotes

“I want you to become my proxy and find a young man to do one thing for me!” 264

“Besides Hashirama, no one has been qualified to speak to me like that!” 343

“As long as one is strong enough, any minor detail is irrelevant.” 376

“Mito Gate Wu, you have achieved what I, Uchiha Madara, could not—something even Hashirama couldn't do back then.” 429