Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Uchiha Tajima (田岛) 2 |
| Species/Race | Uchiha 2 |
| Gender | Male 2 |
| Affiliation | Uchiha clan 2 |
| Occupation/Role | Clan Head and supreme commander 2 114 |
| Status | Deceased; killed by Uchiha Sosuke after surviving an earlier attack by Uchiha Tetsuya 134 135 136 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 2 2 |
Background and history
Tajima rose to lead the Uchiha after killing his younger brother and a close friend during the struggle for the position. He became one of the Land of Fire's best-known Clan Head-level fighters, alongside Senju Butsuma, a former friend who became his rival 4 84 135.
When six-year-old Uchiha Sosuke awakened the Sharingan, Tajima promised to protect him and assigned Uchiha Nagahiko to teach him alongside Izuna. As Sosuke's strength and reputation grew, Tajima came to regard him as a threat to Madara's succession. He later cultivated Uchiha Tetsuya as a counterweight to Sosuke and placed Tetsuya under the Secret Ninja leader Crow's instruction 2 84 102.
Tajima nevertheless relied on Sosuke's combat strength when the clan faced the Senju alliance. He assigned Madara, Izuna, and Sosuke to separate fronts, appointed Sosuke interim commander of the Southeast Barracks after a mutiny, and later proposed a temporary ceasefire with the Senju to let the clan recover from its losses 83 84 102 119.
After being drawn into a confrontation with Butsuma, Tajima was struck down by Tetsuya's betrayal. A Transcribed Seal containing Izanagi revived him the following day, but Sosuke discovered the contingency and intercepted him. Already injured and blind in one eye, Tajima lost their final fight. Madara and Izuna awakened their Mangekyō Sharingan during the mourning that followed, and Madara succeeded him as Clan Head 134 135 136.
Appearance
Tajima is a middle-aged man with a serious expression and black, hedgehog-like hair 2.
- Wears a loose black combat suit 2.
- Keeps pale-purple layered armor and a longsword displayed behind him 2.
Personality
Tajima presents warmth and concern to talented clan members, but Sosuke recognizes the calculation behind his manner. Protective of his authority and Madara's succession, he is willing to use other Uchiha against Sosuke while still preserving fighters the clan needs against the Senju 2 84 109 114 128.
Abilities and skills
Swordsmanship
Tajima is a Clan Head-level combatant whose swordsmanship can threaten even Butsuma 4 112 135.
- Uchiha Style: Moon Rainbow produces a slash whose direction is difficult to read 135.
- Fudo Homura Zan is a decisive sword strike; Sosuke blocks it with the Yata Mirror during their final battle 135.
Fire Style
- Fire Style: Dustless Camouflage spreads high-temperature dust over a wide area and conceals Tajima within it. Sosuke dispels the cover with Subichi 135.
Sharingan and Izanagi
- Tajima uses a Transcribed Seal to set Izanagi to activate after his apparent death, reviving him the next day 135.
- The technique costs him an eye and preserves the injuries he had when he cast it; he enters his final fight with Sosuke still badly wounded 135.
Relationships
- Uchiha Madara — elder son and chosen successor. Tajima's attempt to kill Madara's friend Hashirama strains their relationship; Madara becomes Clan Head after Tajima's death 2 84 111 136.
- Uchiha Izuna — younger son, whom Tajima takes with him to the Eastern Battlefield 2 84.
- Uchiha Sosuke — gifted clansman whom Tajima initially sponsors, then tries to restrain through Tetsuya. Sosuke kills him after discovering his Izanagi contingency 2 102 135.
- Uchiha Tetsuya — recruited by Tajima to oppose Sosuke; later betrays and strikes down Tajima during the confrontation with Butsuma 102 134.
- Crow — leader of the Secret Ninja and a trusted subordinate tasked with training Tetsuya 102 114.
- Senju Butsuma — former friend and longstanding rival; the two clash during the ambush that precedes Tajima's death 4 134 135.