Hokage

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Uchiha Izuna (also referred to as Uchiha Zhan) 95 163
Alias(es)	Fifth Hokage; Lord Hokage; leader of all shinobi 95 316
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Konohagakure; Uchiha Clan; Shinobi Allied Forces 88 316
Occupation/Role	Fifth Hokage of Konohagakure; political and military leader 95 101
Status	Active 591

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Uchiha Madara template chakra revealed	44	Releases dense sea-blue chakra that Sarutobi Hiruzen compares to Hashirama Senju's; Hiruzen's scan places his former peak near the Super Kage level.
Hashirama Senju: Konoha Founder template awakened	163	Draws and awakens a second template, gaining immense power and chakra; receives a mission to defeat the Fourth Raikage through taijutsu.
Advanced ocular techniques and condensed Susanoo armor	466	While controlled by his future self, uses the time-based Mangekyō ability Time Move to stop time and condenses Susanoo into full-body armor.

Background / History

Izuna sought to end the political exclusion of the Uchiha Clan. Before his inauguration, he declared that retreat would leave the clan permanently disgraced and pledged to break the blockade imposed by Tobirama Senju's faction, by force if necessary 88.

He used genjutsu to expose Konoha's historical divisions and challenged the claim that the Uchiha were unfit to hold office. His campaign reframed the clan as one of Konoha's founding powers and turned much of the village against Sarutobi Hiruzen's administration 93.

Izuna won the Hokage election with 241 votes to Jiraiya's 69. Sarutobi Hiruzen formally handed him the Hokage Hat, confirming Izuna as the Fifth Hokage 95. He subsequently visited the hospitalized Third Hokage rather than celebrating while his predecessor remained gravely injured 100.

As Hokage, Izuna redistributed authority among Konoha's major clans, directed operations against rival villages, and became the central leader of the Shinobi Allied Forces during the conflict with Uchiha Madara and the reanimated Kage 101 310 316. His later campaigns subdued Kumogakure and Iwagakure, while his administration moved toward a Shinobi World unified by shared interests rather than temporary alliances 561 587.

Appearance

Izuna is described as a peach-eyed man with a calm smile and a public presence that immediately commands attention 95 500. He is first shown as a ten-year-old with extraordinary chakra, while later accounts describe him as being in his twenties 44 511.

• Wears the white Fifth Hokage ceremonial robe, marked with “Fifth Hokage” on its back 88.
• Commonly appears in a Hokage Haori and Hokage Hat during official meetings and diplomacy 106 500.
• His eyes can progress from three-tomoe Sharingan to Mangekyō Sharingan, Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and Rinnegan 336 352.

Personality

Izuna is an ambitious and calculating ruler who combines incentives, intimidation, and public legitimacy. He can use rumor campaigns, factional pressure, and diplomatic manipulation to force opponents into choices favorable to Konoha 134.

He expects loyalty and competence from subordinates, but rewards useful service. Kakashi's initiative in protecting Hinata earns Izuna's personal promise of future assistance, while Shikaku remains his trusted proxy during his absence 530 511.

Despite his ruthlessness, Izuna treats Konoha's expanding population as his responsibility. Upon learning of Sunagakure's water crisis and poverty, he regards its residents as people who will become Konoha citizens and refuses to remain indifferent to their suffering 591.

Abilities & Skills

Dōjutsu and Genjutsu

Izuna possesses multiple advanced ocular powers and uses genjutsu for both combat and political control.

• Progresses through three-tomoe Sharingan, Mangekyō Sharingan, and Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan 336.
• Possesses Rinnegan ocular power, which compels the Golden Canopy Rope to submit 352.
• Uses genjutsu to reveal Konoha's buried history and undermine anti-Uchiha political narratives 93.
• Uses Mangekyō Sharingan control over Terumi Mei during negotiations with Kirigakure 138.
• Demonstrates Time Move, a time-based Mangekyō ability capable of stopping time, through his future self's control of his body 466.

Chakra and Susanoo

Izuna's chakra reserves and pressure are compared directly to Hashirama Senju's.

• His released chakra overwhelms the Hokage office and forces Sarutobi Hiruzen to resist seriously 44.
• Can manifest Susanoo for protection and intimidation 187.
• Can compress Susanoo into close-fitting armor covering his head, torso, and limbs 466.

Wood Release and Physical Strength

After awakening the Hashirama template, Izuna demonstrates destructive physical power and Wood Release.

• Uses Wood Release to subdue the Fourth Raikage and Tsuchikage when they threaten to fight inside Konoha 283.
• Physically disrupts Might Guy's Eight Gates chakra with a squeeze of Guy's shoulder 164.
• Defeats Ibuse with one punch, producing a sonic boom and an air pillar 422.

Reanimation and Resurrection

Izuna commands techniques affecting the dead and the reincarnated.

• Performs Impure World Reincarnation with Shikaku Nara's assistance to summon Hashirama and Tobirama Senju 183.
• Is credited with restoring Hatake Sakumo and Nohara Rin, shocking Konoha's senior ninja 303.
• Activates Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan while preparing a large-scale revival involving Minato and Kushina 336.

Heart-Demon Seed

Izuna can influence others through the Heart-Demon Seed.

• Takes control of Killer B's body and actions in Kumogakure 247.

Equipment

• Hokage Hat — Symbol of his office; its presentation alone causes Kirigakure ninja to recognize his authority and change their treatment of him 140.
• Fifth Hokage ceremonial robe / Hokage Haori — Official attire worn at his inauguration, meetings, and diplomatic negotiations 88 106 500.
• Uchiha Gunbai — Used to send Tobirama Senju flying with a single swing after Tobirama attacks him 183.

Leadership & Policies

Policy or action	Details
Merit-based administration	Promises promotions based on merit rather than clan origin, along with reparations and shared prosperity 95.
Decentralization	Grants the Ino-Shika-Cho clans authority over Finance and Interrogation, while the Hyuga receive patrol and reconnaissance duties and share police authority with the Uchiha 101.
Police oversight	Requires Uchiha and Hyuga officers to work in pairs so they monitor one another and “serve the villagers” rather than private interests 101.
Control of Root	Refuses Uchiha Fugaku's request to take command of Root, retaining control over the organization himself 101.
Civilian ninja education	Supports free chakra parchment scrolls and professional instruction for children of suitable age, regardless of family background 511.
Territorial expansion	Quietly takes Kusagakure and Hozuki Castle, then has Shikaku mobilize a 2,000-ninja garrison under Kakashi 511.
Shinobi World unification	Pursues a “community of shared interests” intended to secure lasting control and prevent renewed division after Konoha's expansion 587.

Relationships

• Hinata Hyuga — His fiancée; Izuna openly rejects Samui's marriage-alliance proposal because he is already engaged to Hinata 427.
• Shikaku Nara — Senior adviser and acting representative during Izuna's absence; Shikaku directs Konoha's affairs as Izuna's proxy 511.
• Hatake Kakashi — Anbu Captain and trusted executor of Izuna's orders; Kakashi is responsible for protecting the Hokage and obeying his arrangements 106 427.
• Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui — Trusted Uchiha operatives who accompany Izuna and later consolidate Konoha's authority in Iwagakure 125 612.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen — Predecessor and political adversary; Hiruzen transfers the Hokage Hat to Izuna after losing the election 95.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju — Reanimated former Hokage summoned by Izuna; both later arrive to support him 183 596.
• Terumi Mei — Kirigakure leader and diplomatic counterpart; Izuna negotiates with her while also leveraging control and political pressure against her faction 138 277.

Notable Quotes

“I do not want you to forget your original intentions as time passes, or forget why you were entrusted with authority over the Police Force. If that day comes, I will clean house.”

— Uchiha Izuna 101