Uchiha Nan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Uchiha Nan (宇智波楠)
Species/Race	Uchiha clan member
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Uchiha Clan; Konohagakure
Occupation/Role	Uchiha Clan Head; Hokage; political and industrial leader
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Three-tomoe Sharingan	3	Possesses the fully developed three-tomoe Sharingan; is already a prominent Uchiha combatant.
Mangekyo Sharingan	20	Its awakening secures his succession as Uchiha Clan Head and establishes him as a threat to Konoha’s other clan heads.
Hashirama Cells enhancement	132 147	Tobirama’s experiments reach a usable stage; the cells substantially improve Nan’s physical condition and contribute to his pursuit of greater power.
Sage Mode	155	Enters Sage Mode while fighting Uchiha Hikari and uses Sage Art: Ice Release — Ice Age.
Myōboku Sage Mode	177	Uses Myōboku Sage Mode’s sensory capabilities to locate Black Zetsu near his laboratory.
Rinnegan and Six Paths realm	330 331	Activates the Rinnegan alongside Sage Mode against Madara and is later identified as having entered the Six Paths realm.
Tenseigan	345	Uses the Tenseigan to threaten the moon’s Ōtsutsuki Clan into surrender.

Background / History

Before Tobirama Senju’s death, Nan presented himself as an unusually village-loyal Uchiha and received Tobirama’s endorsement as a promising candidate for cultivation. Privately, he focused on gaining enough strength to survive Tobirama, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the First Great Ninja War. He served in the Uchiha Military Police Force and accumulated considerable prestige within his clan. 20 93 362

Following Tobirama’s death, Nan abandoned his former persona. He defeated Kagami Uchiha, fabricated a justification against him, announced his intention to remove Uchiha Tomita, and openly pursued both the clan headship and the Hokage position. 15 16

Tomita ultimately ceded the clan headship after Nan awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. Nan’s casual strike later breached Konoha’s defensive barrier, alarming both villagers and rival clan heads. 20

Nan became Hokage through his military record and financial influence. He redirected Konoha toward industry, technology, education, commerce, and cultural production rather than military power alone. 48 81

Appearance

Nan is an Uchiha whose combat appearance is defined by his dōjutsu and later by Sage Mode’s visible markings. 3 155 177

• Three-tomoe Sharingan user before awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan. 3 20
• Develops Sage Mode eye markings. 177
• Later possesses the Rinnegan and Tenseigan. 330 345

Personality

Nan is ambitious, calculating, and highly pragmatic. He treats political alliances, economic aid, propaganda, technology, and even humanitarian projects as instruments for expanding Konoha’s power. He is willing to manipulate allies and enemies alike, including coercing Tobirama Senju into research labor and exploiting disputes in other villages. 83 94 130 185 243

He also possesses a reformist vision: he opposes the view that ninjas are disposable tools, argues that ordinary people and ninjas should both benefit from development, and seeks to turn ninjutsu into a productive force. 87 149 345

Despite his ruthlessness, Nan is attentive to Konoha’s prosperity and enjoys domestic life with his family. His generosity toward children and civilians substantially strengthens his public popularity. 120 171 350

Abilities & Skills

Dōjutsu

Nan’s Uchiha eyes are the foundation of his combat strength and political authority.

• Wields the three-tomoe Sharingan, then awakens the Mangekyo Sharingan. 3 20
• Uses Mangekyo Sharingan power in conjunction with sealing techniques to suppress Mōryō. 191
• Activates the Rinnegan against Madara Uchiha. 330
• Uses the Tenseigan against the moon’s Ōtsutsuki Clan. 345
• Understands the strategic danger of Izanagi and the Uchiha clan’s internal history surrounding Izanami. 116

Sage Mode and Senjutsu

Nan develops Sage Mode to close the gap between himself and threats such as Madara Uchiha.

• Uses Sage Art: Ice Release — Ice Age to restrict Uchiha Hikari’s movement. 155
• Employs Myōboku Sage Mode sensory abilities to detect Black Zetsu. 177
• Combines Sage Mode with the Rinnegan during his battle with Madara. 330

Elemental Ninjutsu

Nan is a versatile elemental combatant even before his later power-ups.

• Mastered Lightning Release to the point of developing his own Chidori technique. 3
• Is proficient in multiple Uchiha Fire Release techniques. 3
• Obtains Ice Release through lottery rewards and later applies it as a Sage Art. 106 155

Swordsmanship

Nan is a skilled blade user.

• Fought Hatake Sakumo, a renowned Hatake genius, to a draw in a swordsmanship duel. 3

Sealing Jutsu

Though initially inexperienced with sealing, Nan learns rapidly under Mito Uzumaki’s guidance.

• Masters a difficult sealing technique developed by Tobirama Senju. 191
• Helps employ specialized barriers and sensory seals designed to detect stealth- and Yin Release-oriented intruders such as Black Zetsu. 149
• Participates in the suppression and partial seizure of Mōryō’s power. 191

Strategy, Politics, and Propaganda

Nan’s most consequential strength is his ability to turn information, wealth, and institutions into political power.

• Manipulates clan politics to seize the Uchiha leadership and later the Hokage office. 15 81
• Uses industrialization, debt conversion, corporate investment, and technological development to expand Konoha’s wealth. 48 81 93
• Uses propaganda to inflame Kirigakure’s conflict with its bloodline clans and to promote Konoha’s image abroad. 106 130
• Employs aid to Kumogakure to gain goodwill while securing markets for Konoha’s merchants and engineering teams. 243
• Negotiates the Land of Fire Daimyo’s abdication of political authority to Konoha. 310

Equipment / Resources

• Lottery system — Provides draws that can yield techniques, bloodlines, technology, and other items; among its rewards are Ice Release, an electric tricycle, and amoxicillin. 106
• Impure World Reincarnation — Uses the technique to control Tobirama Senju and direct his research work. 94
• Underground laboratory — A heavily guarded Uchiha-compound research facility used for Hashirama Cells, sealing, technological, and other experiments. 94 149
• Konoha industrial network — Includes factories, engineering teams, technological departments, commercial enterprises, and expanding infrastructure projects. 90 149 243

Relationships

• Uchiha Tomita — Former Uchiha Clan Head whom Nan displaced; later serves as a trusted operative focused on Anbu work and investigations. 20 124 147
• Tobirama Senju — Former evaluator turned reanimated subordinate, research worker, strategist, and frequent adversarial collaborator. 20 94 191 330
• Mito Uzumaki — Political ally and sealing-jutsu instructor; Nan repeatedly pressures her into assisting plans involving the Senju and Uzumaki clans. 110 151 191
• Nara Luyuan — Administrative subordinate who assists with business, propaganda, intelligence, and Konoha’s development plans. 90 93 130
• Orochimaru — Favored young protégé whom Nan introduces to Tobirama and supports as a researcher. 93 94 323
• Uchiha Hikari — Powerful Uchiha woman with a possessive interest in Nan; their relationship is complicated by her jealousy toward Tsunade. 155 163
• Tsunade — Admirer and romantic interest who frequently visits Nan and brings him meals. 129 130 163
• Uchiha Madara — Major rival whom Nan initially fears, later defeats after a month-long battle. 125 330
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki — Later ally and lover who assists Nan against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. 361
• Uchiha Sasuke — Student whom Nan trains in basic ninja skills and advises on rebuilding the Uchiha clan. 312

Story Role / Major Arcs

Uchiha Leadership Struggle

Nan exposes his ambition after Tobirama’s death, defeats Kagami, challenges Tomita, and takes the Uchiha Clan Head position through the authority of his Mangekyo Sharingan. 15 20

Rise to Hokage and Konoha’s Industrialization

After becoming Hokage, Nan restructures Konoha around industry, commerce, technology, education, entertainment, and financial leverage. He establishes plans for a Ninja Academy, a Science and Technology Department, corporate ownership structures, and mass-market manufacturing. 48 81 90

Bloodline-Clan Integration

Nan recruits outside bloodline families, including the Chinoike Clan, agitates Kirigakure’s bloodline conflict, and promotes intermarriage among powerful clans to create stronger descendants. 106 110 151 256

Control of Research and Forbidden Power

Nan turns Tobirama’s reanimated body into a research asset, pursues Hashirama Cells, supports controversial human experimentation, develops sealing countermeasures, and seeks technological advantages from Sky Ninja Village and other sources. 94 149 185 284

Political Expansion

Nan uses diplomacy, commerce, aid, and propaganda to bind other villages to Konoha’s economy. He ultimately forces the Land of Fire’s Daimyo to relinquish political authority, initiating Konoha’s direct control of the country. 124 243 310

Six Paths Conflict

Nan confronts the remnants of the Moon Eye Plan, manipulates Black Zetsu, raids Akatsuki, battles Madara with Sage Mode and the Rinnegan, and wins after a conflict lasting more than a month. 195 328 330

Unification and the Golden Age

Nan unifies the Shinobi World, oversees the worldwide distribution of degraded Hashirama Cells, expands toward lunar colonization and Martian terraforming, and defeats Ōtsutsuki Isshiki with Kaguya and Tobirama. 351 361

Notable Quotes

“Ninjas are people first, not tools for carrying out missions.” 87

“The future of Sunagakure will soon bear the Uchiha name!” 106

“The weapon of criticism could never replace the criticism of weapons.” 331

Trivia

• Nan is an orphan with no siblings, preventing him from pursuing Madara’s route of acquiring an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan through a sibling’s eyes. 94
• He is described as morally corrupt by Tsunade’s assessment, yet Konoha’s citizens regard him as the Shinobi World’s greatest person and Konoha’s finest Hokage. 129
• His policies cause both mass prosperity and severe disruption; the Sage of Six Paths notes that many people gain hope through Nan’s reforms, while others are ruined by them. 345