Uchiha Madara

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Uchiha Madara (宇智波斑)
Alias(es)	Konoha's Uncrowned Shadow; Ninja World's Asura; Ban Zhu; Madara-Hashira 113 124 143 305
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Uchiha Clan; Konohagakure (while undercover); founder of Akatsuki 113 308
Occupation/Role	Konoha factory worker and later factory director; founder and ruler of Akatsuki/the Land of Rivers 129 166 308
Status	Active 348 352
First Appearance	Chapter 92

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan	144	Madara had already awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan; he later reflected that his power had stagnated after reaching it.
Hashirama-enhanced body	297	After taking Hashirama Senju's flesh at the Valley of the End, he gained Hashirama's power, including Wood Release.
Rinnegan restored	328–329	Black Zetsu and Obito reanimated him through Impure World Reincarnation; he subsequently regained his Rinnegan and resumed the Moon Eye Plan.
Six Paths power	348	The Sage of Six Paths transferred power to Madara, recognizing him as an unusual reincarnation of Indra.

Background

Madara co-founded Konohagakure with Hashirama Senju. He yielded the position of First Hokage to Hashirama under the understanding that he would become Second Hokage, but this succession never occurred. Disillusioned with Hashirama's approach to peace, he left Konoha and pursued the path described on the Uchiha stone tablet. 21 113

After returning to attack Konoha with the Nine-Tails, Madara fought Hashirama at the Valley of the End. He survived by using Izanagi to fake his death, took Hashirama's flesh, and spent years pursuing the Rinnegan as the prerequisite for the Moon Eye Plan and Infinite Tsukuyomi. 113 116 117 297

Appearance

Madara is depicted with a distinctive long, flamboyant hairstyle. When he publicly returned to the Ninja World, he wore a black robe patterned with red clouds and carried Akatsuki's red banner. 308 328

• Often operates in disguise while inside Konoha. 113
• His full Susanoo is described as hundreds of meters tall. 308
• His Rinnegan is conspicuous after his reanimation. 328

Personality

Madara is fiercely proud, competitive, and deeply concerned with his reputation. Even while living anonymously in Konoha, he wanted any eventual return to be a dramatic rescue in which he descended during the village's greatest crisis and swept aside its enemies. 133

His confidence is matched by a love of evenly matched combat; Black Zetsu's report that Uchiha Nan could rival his prime immediately made him eager for battle. 328 He is also capable of reflection. Konoha's prosperity, its educational reforms, and Nan's writing make him question both the Moon Eye Plan and the assumptions behind his and Hashirama's original village system. 120 143 144 295

Madara's revised ideals remain extreme. He believes fundamental change requires overwhelming force and later seeks to impose a new order directly, though he also recognizes that ruling a country requires administrators rather than indiscriminate killing. 304 307 308

Abilities & Skills

Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan

Madara possesses the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, whose unlimited ocular power removes the ordinary Mangekyō's risk of blindness. 144 226

• Possesses exceptional Sharingan mastery and insight. 173
• Can use Susanoo even without actively possessing the Sharingan. 173
• Uses Sharingan genjutsu to expose corrupt officials' crimes before publicly judging them. 308

Susanoo

Madara's Susanoo is his defining battlefield weapon and the foundation of his reputation as the Ninja World's Asura.

• Can manifest a Susanoo hundreds of meters tall. 308
• Destroyed the Land of Rivers' palace guard and army in a single assault. 308
• Held off Kumogakure's Fourth Raikage and its transformed Two-Tails and Eight-Tails jinchūriki. 330
• Its overwhelming presence caused the Four Great Shinobi Villages to avoid direct intervention. 308 309

Rinnegan and the Moon Eye Plan

Madara pursued the Rinnegan to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, collect the Nine Tailed Beasts' chakra, become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi over the Ninja World. 117 297

• Regained the Rinnegan after his reanimation. 328 329
• Remained committed to Infinite Tsukuyomi even after Uchiha Nan exposed the plan's truth. 330
• Lost control of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path when Nan severed Madara's summoning contract after their battle. 332

Hashirama's Power

By transplanting Hashirama Senju's flesh, Madara acquired Hashirama's power and Wood Release. 297

• The transplant was part of his attempt to evolve the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan into the Rinnegan. 297
• His Senju-derived power supports his path toward Six Paths-level strength. 297 332

Physical Prowess and Labor

Even while concealing his identity, Madara demonstrates exceptional physical ability and focus.

• Earned an “excellent” factory rating through his work speed. 129
• Competed with disabled ninja in factory production rather than accepting an ordinary pace. 142
• Later became a factory director. 166

Relationships

• Hashirama Senju — Co-founder of Konoha, lifelong rival, and deeply important companion. Madara remained drawn to Hashirama even while condemning his ideology and preparing to oppose him. 113 295 298
• Uchiha Izuna — Younger brother. Izuna died from wounds inflicted by Tobirama and left his eyes to Madara; the brothers later reunited after Izuna's resurrection. 226 342
• Tobirama Senju — Bitter enemy whom Madara blames for denying him the Second Hokage position and killing Izuna. 113 172 226
• Uchiha Nan — Fellow Uchiha, ideological counterpart, intended successor candidate, and eventual battlefield rival. Madara initially seeks to recruit Nan for the Moon Eye Plan before attempting to prove his own political path through Akatsuki. 113 143 144 305 308
• Ito Sousuke — Ninja Academy student who befriends Madara during his undercover life. Madara helps him pursue a complete card set and uses him to arrange a meeting with Nan. 122 123 138
• Uchiha Hikaru — Arcade rival and companion who bonds with Madara over their shared dislike of Tobirama and the Senju clan. 172
• Black Zetsu — Longtime manipulator of Madara's Moon Eye Plan. Black Zetsu briefly abandons him over his contented Konoha life, then helps arrange his reanimation when Nan becomes too dangerous. 138 328
• Obito Uchiha — Madara's subordinate in the Moon Eye Plan. Madara scolds Obito after learning that no Tailed Beasts had been collected. 329
• Sage of Six Paths — Grants Madara power after judging him to be distinct from prior reincarnations of Indra. 348

Story Role / Major Arcs

Undercover return to Konoha

Madara returns to Konoha in disguise to evaluate Uchiha Nan and recruit him into the Moon Eye Plan. Instead, he encounters a prosperous village that honors him with statues and the title “Konoha's Uncrowned Shadow.” 113 122

His time in Konoha changes him. He works in a factory, plays card gacha with children, befriends Ito Sousuke, and begins to appreciate Nan's reforms. He ultimately tells Nan that his books see further than Hashirama's ideology. 122 123 129 143 144

Ideological break and Akatsuki's founding

After revealing his identity to Nan, Madara concludes that Infinite Tsukuyomi is only a “pipe dream” and decides to test a different route to remaking the world. He requests Konoha personnel for his project, then departs with students loaned by Nan. 305 307 308

Madara establishes Akatsuki in the Land of Rivers, defeats its military with Susanoo, executes corrupt leaders after exposing their crimes, and declares an end to the One Country, One Village system. 308

Reanimation and conflict with Uchiha Nan

Black Zetsu and Obito later reanimate Madara through Impure World Reincarnation to counter Uchiha Nan. Madara eagerly accepts the prospect of fighting an Uchiha who possesses a Susanoo comparable to his own. 327 328

After criticizing Obito's failure to collect any Tailed Beasts, Madara resumes his Moon Eye Plan. He attacks Kumogakure for the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails, rejects Nan's warning about Infinite Tsukuyomi, and fights Nan for more than a week. 329 331

Nan ultimately defeats Madara. Madara acknowledges his defeat and the flaws in his pursuit of a perfect world before losing consciousness; Nan spares him and brings him back to Konoha as a potential asset against future Six Paths-level threats. 331 332

Later political role

Madara continues advocating a world without oppression and exploitation after the Ninja World's unification, building influence through his ideology and the visible results in territories under his command. 339

He later reunites with Izuna, supports technological progress, fights alongside Hashirama and other elite shinobi against Otsutsuki threats, and receives power from the Sage of Six Paths. 342 344 348

Notable Quotes

“I, Uchiha Madara, have returned!”
— Upon returning to Konoha in disguise. 113

“From today on, let's make the world a brand new place.”
— Declaring Akatsuki's founding in the Land of Rivers. 308

Trivia

• Konoha publicly commemorates Madara as “Konoha's Uncrowned Shadow” despite his historical defection. 113
• Madara takes unusual pride in children valuing cards depicting him, despite initially dismissing card gacha as boring. 122 123
• Later events explicitly feature both an elderly and a young Madara, who ultimately cooperate despite their tension. 337 343