Uchiha Chiba
Naruto: Picking Up Konan at the StartContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Sharingan
- 6.2Mangekyō Sharingan
- 6.3Blood Scar and Blood Pact
- 6.4Blood Scythe and Blood Techniques
- 6.5Sage Mode and Katsuyu Contract
- 6.6Kusarigama Combat
- 6.7Flying Raijin Technique
- 6.8Other Ninjutsu
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Rain Country and Root Pursuit
- 9.2Hanzō's Apprentice
- 9.3Blood Scar and Konan's Rescue
- 9.4Sannin Disciple and the Second Shinobi World War
- 9.5Return to the Uchiha Clan
- 9.6Shikkotsu Forest and the Third Kazekage
- 9.7Conflict with Danzō
- 9.8Battle Against the Nine-Tails
- 10Notable Quotes
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Uchiha Chiba (宇智波千叶) 3 |
| Alias(es) | “Little Ghost”; “Lord Chiba”; “Brother Chiba” 17 50 75 |
| Species/Race | Human; Uchiha clan member 1 33 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 10 at the beginning of the story 1 |
| Rank | Chūnin at age ten 1 |
| Affiliation | Konohagakure; Uchiha Clan; former apprentice of Hanzō; shared disciple of the Sannin 8 34 45 |
| Occupation/Role | Shinobi; leader of an Uchiha reconnaissance squad 57 |
| Status | Alive; leaves Konohagakure after Shimura Danzō's death 71 72 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chūnin; Single-Tomoe Sharingan | 1 | A ten-year-old battlefield veteran with only enough chakra for roughly two C-rank techniques after Root shattered his chakra network. 1 |
| Two-Tomoe Sharingan | 15 | His improved ocular perception lets him follow Sheng Yue's specialized footwork. 15 17 |
| Three-Tomoe Sharingan; Kage-level chakra | 28 | Awakens three tomoe after killing Blank and Weeper, reaching Kage-level chakra in under half a year. 28 |
| Mid-Kage level | 30 | Reaches the middle tier of Kage-level power after three months of intensive training following Katsuzuki's death. 30 |
| Complete Blood Pact; peak Kage-level chakra reserves | 55 | Fully absorbs the Blood Pool, removing the Blood Pact's blood-energy cost and awakening Blood Prison and Burning Blood; his practical strength remains mid-Kage due to limited technique variety. 55 |
| Sage Mode | 62 | Masters Sage Mode after one year in Shikkotsu Forest and receives Sage Art: Dissolution of All Things. 62 |
| Sage Mode combat against the Third Kazekage | 63 | Overwhelms Iron Sand World Method and defeats the Third Kazekage with Blood Pact: Blood Moon Slash. 63 |
| Mangekyō Sharingan | 70 | Awakens the Mangekyō after Naraku and Kokona appear to die from Danzō's curse marks. 70 |
| Mangekyō ability: Ebb Tide | 71 | Reverses time to erase the curse marks and save Naraku and Kokona; the technique leaves his vision blurred. 71 |
| Half-bodied Susanoo | 78 | Summons a blood-red Susanoo with a scythe and chains to restrain the Nine-Tails. 78 |
Background / History
Chiba was originally a veteran Naruto player who was transported into the shinobi world after his gaming hardware exploded. He awakened in the body of an Uchiha during the Second Shinobi World War. The body's parents had died in the conflict, and its original owner survived through battlefield scavenging and combat before becoming a Chūnin. 1 49 51
At the start of the story, Root agents pursue him under Shimura Danzō's orders to take his eyes. A punctured lung and shattered chakra network leave him nearly unable to use ninjutsu, but his Single-Tomoe Sharingan and tactical judgment allow him to evade and kill the Root operative Chen. Before dying, Chen warns him not to return to Konoha until he is strong enough and gives him a summoning scroll. 1 3
Appearance
Chiba is a fair-skinned youth with delicate facial features and the Uchiha clan's distinctive black, spiky hair. At a glance, his appearance can be ambiguous enough that strangers struggle to identify his gender. 36
- Black, spiked Uchiha hair, sometimes tied back. 36
- Scarlet Sharingan eyes, progressing from one to three tomoe before becoming Mangekyō. 1 28 70
- Uses a kusarigama and later manifests a blood-colored scythe through the Blood Pact. 11 18
- His Mangekyō and Blood Pact techniques can cause bloody tears. 24 71
Personality
Chiba is calculating and difficult to manipulate. Even while severely injured, he studies opponents' habits, identifies weaknesses, and chooses attacks designed to conserve his limited chakra or blood reserves. His fights with Raven, the Third Kazekage, and Danzō demonstrate his preference for feints, traps, and decisive counterattacks over direct contests of strength. 25 40 71
He is fiercely protective of people he considers his own. He risks himself to protect Konan on their first meeting, destroys a slave market to free its captives, and repeatedly prioritizes Naraku, Kokona, Yoru, and Hana over his own safety. 1 38 65 70
Although he publicly declares that he wants to become Hokage and end the war, his private objective is to kill Danzō, prevent Obito's fall into darkness, and become powerful enough to shield those around him. 6 33 46
Abilities & Skills
Sharingan
Chiba's Sharingan grants him enhanced perception, genjutsu resistance, chakra observation, and the ability to copy techniques under pressure.
- His Two-Tomoe Sharingan allows him to track Sheng Yue's high-speed movements by reading chakra flow and footwork. 17
- His Three-Tomoe Sharingan lets him clearly perceive rapid clone attacks and copy jutsu during combat. 32 49
- He uses layered illusions against Hanzō and genjutsu to create openings against Root operatives. 1 11
- He can resist ordinary darkness-based genjutsu, though Danzō's Bringer-of-Darkness barrier initially overwhelms him. 37 69
Mangekyō Sharingan
Chiba awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan amid the apparent deaths of Naraku and Kokona. 70
- Ebb Tide — Reverses time across the battlefield, restoring the environment and returning curse marks to a point before implantation. 71
- Its use severely strains his eyes and causes blurred vision. 71
- Susanoo — Manifests as a blood-red, half-bodied giant armed with a scythe and chains. 78
- Can block a Tailed Beast Ball and bind the Nine-Tails long enough for Kushina Uzumaki to reseal it. 78
Blood Scar and Blood Pact
Chiba discovers the otherworldly forbidden technique Blood Scar in a hidden cave. It develops into his Blood Pact, a blood-based power that grows stronger through combat and the Blood Pool. 18 55
- Absorbs chakra from nearby dead bodies or targets killed by blood-imbued weapons, strengthening Chiba in the process. 18
- Can manipulate a victim through their blood, though it cannot control their soul. 18
- Initially consumes Chiba's own blood when no enemy blood is available, risking shock or death from blood loss. 18
- After absorbing the Blood Pool, its techniques no longer consume blood energy. 55
Blood Scythe and Blood Techniques
Chiba can manifest a blood-red scythe and use it as both a weapon and a medium for his Blood Pact. 18 25
- Blood: Thorn Shatter / Blood Thorns — Sends Chiba's blood into a target through touch or a weapon, then erupts it into lethal thorns from within. 18 60
- Blood Clone — Creates blood-based doubles for evasion, battlefield deception, and overwhelming opponents with numbers. 40 71
- Blood Prison — A drop of Chiba's blood triggers a powerful genjutsu that traps the target's vision in an endless crimson prison. 55
- Burning Blood — Covers the Blood Scythe in flames, allowing it to shatter the Third Kazekage's Iron Sand defenses. 63
- Blood Moon Slash — A decisive Blood Pact attack used to defeat the Third Kazekage. 63
Sage Mode and Katsuyu Contract
Chiba forms a highly compatible blood contract with Katsuyu after using Chen's summoning scroll. Katsuyu remains within his body and can provide healing support through summoned fragments. 3 31 69
- Learns to sense and absorb natural energy in Shikkotsu Forest. 61
- Initially turns to stone repeatedly when he absorbs natural energy too quickly. 61
- Masters Sage Mode after a year of training, gaining major increases in speed, strength, reflexes, chakra sensing, and emotional perception. 62
- Sage Mode is difficult to maintain for extended periods because natural energy can become unstable. 62
- Learns Sage Art: Blaze Release and Sage Art: Dissolution of All Things in Shikkotsu Forest. 62
Kusarigama Combat
Hanzō trains Chiba in his chain-sickle style after coercing him into apprenticeship through salamander toxin. 8
- Masters roughly half of Hanzō's sickle technique after three days of training. 11
- Later learns all Hanzō has to teach, though Hanzō considers Chiba's style unrefined. 30
- Combines kusarigama combat with Sharingan perception, Blood Pact techniques, and Flying Raijin movement. 25 49
Flying Raijin Technique
Chiba selects the Flying Raijin Technique from the Scroll of Seals following his recognition for wounding the Third Kazekage. 45
- Creates a rose-shaped teleportation formula called Blood Rose on his kunai. 46
- Can teleport to marked kunai in a red flash. 46
- At his initial level of mastery, he estimates he can perform about ten to fifteen precise teleports in rapid succession. 46
- Uses Flying Raijin alongside Blood Clones and Blood Thorns to outmaneuver Danzō. 71
Other Ninjutsu
- Fire Style — Knows Great Fireball Technique and Phoenix Flower Jutsu from the beginning; later receives and rapidly memorizes the S-rank Dragon Flame Song Technique. 1 35
- Wind Style — Uses Great Breakthrough and Wind Vortex Barrage against Raven. 25
- Water Style — Uses Water Dragon Bullet Technique against the Third Kazekage's Iron Sand. 40
- Izanagi — Uses a damaged transplanted Sharingan to alter reality and sever the Third Kazekage's arm; the sacrificed eye goes blind afterward. 40
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Kusarigama — His primary physical weapon and the focus of Hanzō's training. 11 49
- Blood Scythe — A blood-forged scythe manifested through Blood Scar and the Blood Pact. 18 25
- Blood Rose kunai — Flying Raijin-marked kunai bearing his rose formula. 46
- Summoning scroll — Given by Chen; enables Chiba's contract with Katsuyu. 3 31
- Lucky Necklace — Tsunade's necklace, passed to Chiba after Kato Dan's death. 43
- Ice crystal necklace — A protective gift from Kokona that activates as an ice wall when Danzō attacks him. 47 70
Relationships
- Konan — Chiba protects her from Root agents when they first meet, and she nurses him after his battle with Chen. She later learns he survived and resolves to find him. 1 3 72
- Yahiko and Nagato — Friends from Amegakure. Chiba asks Jiraiya to secretly train all three Rain orphans, including Konan, after the war. 9 43
- Hanzō the Salamander — Former master who poisons Chiba, repairs his dantian through toxin, and teaches him kusarigama combat. Their relationship collapses when Hanzō later pursues him. 8 30 32
- Katsuzuki of the Salamander — A close Amegakure ally who accompanies Chiba during Konan's rescue and dies saving him. 23 28
- Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru — Chiba's shared mentors. Each supports him for different reasons: Jiraiya values his pursuit of peace, Tsunade sees echoes of Nawaki in him, and Orochimaru is drawn to his resolve and potential. 33 34
- Minazuki Kokona — A Yuki clan Ice Release user Chiba frees from slavery. Her slave seal binds her to him, and she becomes one of his closest companions. 38 47 71
- Uchiha Naraku — A Mangekyō prodigy who serves hidden in Chiba's shadow and later impersonates him during his Shikkotsu Forest training. Chiba restores Naraku's eyes after defeating Danzō. 57 60 71
- Uchiha Ijichi — Chiba's uncle, a Kage-level Uchiha elder who protects him from the clan elders and reveals the Blood Pool. 51 52
- Uchiha Obito — Chiba's younger brother. Both dream of becoming Hokage, and Chiba hopes to change Obito's future. 51 75
- Shimura Danzō — Chiba's principal enemy. Danzō orders Root to take Chiba's eyes, later seeks the Blood Pact, and is ultimately killed by Chiba. 1 69 71
- Third Kazekage — A recurring opponent whose arm Chiba severs with Izanagi before later defeating and killing him in the Land of Wind. 40 63 72
Story Role / Major Arcs
Rain Country and Root Pursuit
Chiba begins as an injured child hunted by Root. While sheltering in an abandoned house, he meets Konan and chooses to risk his life so she can escape. After killing Chen and surviving through Konan's care, he becomes tied to Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan's group of Rain orphans. 1 3 9
Hanzō's Apprentice
After defeating Wood Ghost with explosive tags, Chiba is poisoned by Hanzō. The toxin repairs his damaged dantian but forces him into Hanzō's tutelage. He trains in kusarigama combat, fights beside Amegakure forces, and develops his Sharingan while protecting Konan from Root's continued attacks. 8 11 17 23
Blood Scar and Konan's Rescue
Chiba discovers Blood Scar and its auxiliary blood techniques, then uses the forbidden power during the fight to save Konan from Root operatives Raven, Blank, and Weeper. The conflict costs Katsuzuki her life and drives Chiba's Sharingan to three tomoe. 18 25 28
Sannin Disciple and the Second Shinobi World War
After Hanzō's pursuit leaves him poisoned, Chiba is rescued by Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru. The three become his shared masters, and he serves in Konoha's campaign against Sunagakure. He wounds the Third Kazekage with Izanagi and later asks Jiraiya to train Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan in secret. 32 34 40 43
Return to the Uchiha Clan
Recognized for his wartime achievements, Chiba returns to Konoha and gains access to the Scroll of Seals. He learns Flying Raijin, reunites with Obito, and becomes embroiled in Uchiha clan politics. Ijichi brings him to the Blood Pool, where Chiba completes the Blood Pact and becomes a target of Uchiha Getsugen. 45 51 55
Shikkotsu Forest and the Third Kazekage
After the Blood Pool causes his body to bleed continuously, Chiba leaves Naraku to impersonate him and trains in Shikkotsu Forest. He masters Sage Mode, returns to the Land of Wind, and defeats the Third Kazekage with Blood Moon Slash. 60 62 63
Conflict with Danzō
Danzō captures Naraku and Kokona, manipulates Chiba through curse marks, and pushes him into awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan. Chiba uses Ebb Tide to reverse time, save his allies, defeat Danzō, and restore Naraku's eyes before preparing to leave Konoha. 65 70 71 72
Battle Against the Nine-Tails
Chiba later confronts the Nine-Tails in Amegakure. Using Susanoo's scythe and chains, he restrains the beast and creates the opening Kushina needs to reseal it. 78
Notable Quotes
“To become Hokage and end the war.”
— Uchiha Chiba 33