Uchiha Fugaku

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Uchiha Fugaku
Original Name	宇智波富岳
Species/Race	Uchiha
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Uchiha Clan; Konoha Military Police Force
Occupation/Role	Uchiha Clan Head; leader of the Military Police Force
Status	Alive
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mangekyo Sharingan revealed	13	Activates his Mangekyo Sharingan after sensing an abnormal suppression effect in Yatsuhashi's gaze.
Future-sight ocular technique revealed	14	His left Mangekyo allows him to glimpse the immediate future; longer-range visions become less reliable.
Susanoo demonstrated	31	Summons an orange Susanoo to withstand Yatsuhashi's attack, though Yatsuhashi disrupts it before it fully forms.
Severe Mangekyo deterioration	32	His eyes lose color after overuse, leaving him near blindness.

Background / History

Fugaku leads the Uchiha Clan from its ancestral grounds and commands the Uchiha Military Police Force. In the jonin confidence vote, the Uchiha Clan cast its votes for him, but he received fewer votes than Minato Namikaze. Fugaku views this result as part of the clan's declining political position. 1 3

He believes the Uchiha, who helped found Konoha alongside the Senju, should govern the village rather than be sidelined by its leadership. He blames Tobirama Senju for weakening the clan and Hiruzen Sarutobi for hollowing it out, while resenting Minato's rise as Hokage. 3

Following Orochimaru's defection, Fugaku summoned Uchiha Yatsuhashi to the ancestral grounds. He attempted to recruit the research-talented genin into the Military Police Force and expressed strong interest in First Hokage Cells as a means to restore Uchiha glory. Yatsuhashi refused the offer and affirmed his loyalty to Konoha. 3

When Yatsuhashi was presumed dead after an S-rank mission, Fugaku protested the village's assignment of such a mission to a weak genin. He repeatedly sought an explanation from the Hokage Building, then organized Uchiha elites for a conspicuous expedition toward the Land of Water—a show of force against Konoha's leadership. He withdrew this escalation when Yatsuhashi returned alive. 11 13

Personality

Fugaku is proud, politically sensitive, and intensely focused on restoring the Uchiha Clan's prestige. He sees clan strength as the answer to Konoha's distrust of the Uchiha, and he is willing to use military pressure to challenge the village when he perceives discrimination. 3 11

He can be calculating and unpredictable. After initially attacking Yatsuhashi to test his Mangekyo Sharingan, Fugaku abruptly shifted to offering instruction, lending clan dōjutsu materials, and teaching him how to conceal his Mangekyo behind a Three-Tomoe Sharingan. 14

Despite his hardline views, Fugaku can cooperate pragmatically with Minato for Konoha's security. He also acts from concern for Itachi's survival, arranging for his son to enter Anbu Team 6 after foreseeing that this path gives Itachi the longest life among the futures he has observed. 22 30

Appearance

Fugaku is typically depicted in formal clan settings at the Uchiha ancestral grounds. Following heavy Mangekyo Sharingan use, he wears thick white bandages over his eyes; blood can seep through them when he strains his ocular power. 30

• Activates a crimson Mangekyo Sharingan with a complex, eerie pattern. 13
• Uses a Three-Tomoe Sharingan while coordinating the Military Police Force. 22
• Was left bloodied and nearly blind after his battle with Yatsuhashi. 32

Abilities & Skills

Mangekyo Sharingan

Fugaku possesses the Mangekyo Sharingan, granting him unique ocular abilities but progressively damaging his eyesight.

• Can glimpse the immediate future with his left eye, allowing him to anticipate opponents' actions. 14
• Can perceive possible distant futures, though their accuracy declines the further ahead he looks. 14
• Has seen visions of Yatsuhashi as Hokage and later facing the Allied Forces of the Four Great Nations with a Complete Body Susanoo. 14
• His visions have also shown an implausible future in which Itachi massacres the Uchiha Clan; Fugaku does not treat every vision as certain. 14
• Mangekyo use causes bleeding, fading vision, and eventual near-blindness. 30 32 45

Susanoo

Fugaku can manifest Susanoo, the ultimate Mangekyo Sharingan technique.

• Summoned an orange Susanoo against Yatsuhashi's mountain-splitting punch. 31
• His incomplete manifestation was disrupted and dissipated by Yatsuhashi's ocular power. 31
• Possesses a Susanoo training scroll, which he traded to Yatsuhashi. 30

Ninjutsu

Fugaku employs multiple elemental and conventional ninja techniques in combat.

• Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique — used against Yatsuhashi during their clash. 31
• Lightning Release — temporarily paralyzed Yatsuhashi. 31
• Earth Release: Earth Wall — raised four earthen walls to confine Yatsuhashi. 31
• Earth Release quicksand technique — trapped both himself and Yatsuhashi in quicksand when critically injured. 31
• Shadow Clone Technique — used a clone to bait Yatsuhashi into attacking. 31

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Uchiha Clan dōjutsu scroll containing basic Sharingan training and applications, including insight, copying, and genjutsu. 14 30
• Susanoo scroll, traded to Yatsuhashi in exchange for Itachi's placement in Anbu Team 6. 30
• White eye bandages used to cover Mangekyo-related visual deterioration. 30 47
• Okonomiyaki, used pointedly as a reminder of his agreement with Yatsuhashi after their conflict. 31 32

Relationships

• Uchiha Yatsuhashi — clan member, Mangekyo wielder, and political asset; Fugaku alternates between testing, mentoring, bargaining with, and fighting him. 3 14 30 31
• Uchiha Itachi — son; Fugaku seeks to place him in Anbu Team 6 because his visions indicate that path lets Itachi live longest. 30
• Uchiha Shisui — clansman and Anbu; Shisui rebukes Fugaku's disrespect toward Minato and later intervenes to stop Fugaku's fight with Yatsuhashi. 3 32
• Minato Namikaze — Fourth Hokage; despite institutional tensions, the two maintain private goodwill and cooperate during Operation Extermination against Root. 22
• Uchiha Mikoto — their relationship is indirectly noted through Mikoto's friendship with Kushina Uzumaki. 22
• Uchiha Tekka — subordinate within the Uchiha Police Force who supports Fugaku's protests against Konoha. 11
• Danzo — Fugaku sought answers from him over Yatsuhashi's mission, but Danzo refused to meet him. 11

Story Role / Major Arcs

Orochimaru's Defection and Yatsuhashi's Recruitment

Fugaku seeks Yatsuhashi's research expertise after Orochimaru's defection, offering him a Military Police position and probing him about First Hokage Cells. His recruitment effort fails when Yatsuhashi declines to prioritize the clan over Konoha. 3

Uchiha Protest over the Land of Water Mission

Believing Yatsuhashi's S-rank assignment to be an attempt to dispose of an Uchiha, Fugaku leads the clan's political protest and prepares a military demonstration at the Land of Water border. Yatsuhashi's unexpected survival prevents the confrontation from escalating. 11 13

Mangekyo Revelation

After identifying Yatsuhashi as a fellow Mangekyo wielder, Fugaku tests him with a surprise attack and uses his future-sight to assess him. His visions convince him that Yatsuhashi may be central to restoring Uchiha prestige, leading Fugaku to provide training materials and secrecy advice. 13 14

Root Extermination

Fugaku deploys the Military Police Force to support Minato's operation against Danzo's Root. He promises that no Root member will escape if Danzo resists. 22

Itachi's Anbu Placement and Clash with Yatsuhashi

Fugaku trades the Susanoo scroll for Yatsuhashi's help placing Itachi in Anbu Team 6. When he senses Yatsuhashi's hostile thoughts, the negotiation turns into a lethal fight involving their Mangekyo abilities, elemental ninjutsu, Susanoo, and quicksand. Shisui interrupts before either man is killed. 30 31 32

Later Visit to Yatsuhashi

Despite their prior life-and-death battle, Fugaku personally visits the injured Yatsuhashi in the hospital and behaves as though the conflict never occurred. 47

Trivia

• Fugaku considers First Hokage Cells a possible route to restoring the Uchiha Clan's former glory. 3
• He personally taught Yatsuhashi to activate only a Three-Tomoe Sharingan in order to conceal his Mangekyo Sharingan. 14
• His future-sight led him to prioritize Itachi's survival over keeping him within purely Uchiha-controlled institutions. 30