Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background
- 4Organization
- 5Abilities & Skills
- 5.1Sharingan Combat Tradition
- 5.2Genjutsu and Covert Control
- 5.3Swordsmanship and Ninja Tools
- 5.4Education and Talent Development
- 6Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 7Relationships
- 8Story Role / Major Arcs
- 8.1Battle of Kikyo Mountain
- 8.2Leadership Succession
- 8.3Land of Whirlpools Campaign
- 8.4Establishment of the Land of Demons Territory
- 8.5Defection from Hidden Leaf
- 8.6Miko Village Expansion
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Uchiha Clan (宇智波族) |
| Affiliation | Hidden Leaf Village (formerly); Miko Village, Land of Demons |
| Occupation/Role | Shinobi clan; operator of the Uchiha Military Police Force |
| Leader | Uchiha Mo 48 |
| Former Leader | Uchiha Fugaku 48 |
| Status | Active; relocated from Hidden Leaf and established as the dominant political, military, and commercial power in Miko Village 96 97 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Established Sharingan force | 44 | The clan fields 24 jōnin with Three-Tomoe Sharingan and six Special Jōnin with Two-Tomoe Sharingan. |
| War-forged expansion | 46 | The Battle of Kikyo Mountain costs the clan more than ten chūnin, but two Special Jōnin awaken Three-Tomoe Sharingan and are expected to become jōnin. |
| Unified under Mo | 48 | Mo defeats Fugaku in the leadership duel and becomes clan head, consolidating the clan around a restorationist agenda. |
| Seven Ninja Swords acquisition | 53 55 | The clan claims the Seven Ninja Swordsmen’s weapons and redistributes six swords to selected Uchiha; Samehada is sealed for a future wielder. |
| Separate homeland project | 60 69 | Mo covertly leads selected members toward the Land of Demons; Miroku funds a new district with a full year of national tax revenue. |
| Mass relocation | 83 86 90 | Flying Thunder God formations and covert caravans move civilians and ninja to the new territory; roughly 80% of the clan eventually relocates. |
| Independent power center | 96 97 | Following the Konoha defection, Miko Village develops around the Uchiha territory, which becomes its practical political, commercial, and military core. |
Background
The Uchiha and Senju clans ended the Warring States Period by making peace and helped shape both Hidden Leaf and the wider modern ninja world. Under Hidden Leaf, however, the Uchiha became increasingly confined to the Military Police Force and excluded from meaningful political authority. 48
Great Elder Uchiha Setsuna led the clan’s Hawk Faction and preserved historical records describing the periodic emergence of exceptional Uchiha. He interpreted Mo as the latest such figure and a possible successor to Madara’s legacy. 20 21
Before Mo’s rise, Fugaku led the clan while seeking better treatment through cooperation and military service to Hidden Leaf. Mo rejected that approach, arguing that the Uchiha should not remain dependent on a village that used their strength while withholding power. 20 42 46
Organization
- Clan Head: Uchiha Mo gained leadership by defeating Fugaku in a formally sanctioned clan duel. 48
- Great Elder: Uchiha Setsuna supports Mo’s leadership, manages senior clan opinion, and helped arrange the succession challenge. 21 47 48
- Former Clan Head: Uchiha Fugaku remains an important commander and administrator under Mo’s authority. 49 55 97
- Military Police Force: The clan maintains its own police organization; Mo resumes duties there after the Third Shinobi World War and later approves new members and promotions. 83 84
- Military strength: At the time of the Battle of Kikyo Mountain, the clan possessed 24 Three-Tomoe jōnin and six Two-Tomoe Special Jōnin. 44
- New settlement: The Land of Demons territory includes residences, shops, public facilities, training land, and the relocated Uchiha shrine. 69 97
Abilities & Skills
Sharingan Combat Tradition
The clan’s principal strength is the Sharingan. Its jōnin corps is built around Three-Tomoe users whose perception, genjutsu, and combat prediction make the Uchiha especially formidable in individual combat. 44
- Clan members employ Sharingan genjutsu for interrogation, suggestion, surveillance, and battlefield control. 66
- The clan’s elite includes Mangekyō users such as Fugaku, although Mo’s ocular power far exceeds his. 55 96
- The clan treats the Sharingan as a defining symbol of Uchiha identity rather than merely a weapon. 54
Genjutsu and Covert Control
The Uchiha use genjutsu not only in battle but also to support secret operations and construction projects.
- Uchiha Kazuya implants suggestions through Sharingan genjutsu without directly contradicting the target’s will. 66
- During construction of the Land of Demons territory, the clan controls captured bandits through genjutsu and plans to erase or seal an architect’s memories afterward. 69
- Mo’s leadership relies on secrecy, including covert relocation efforts that avoid immediate detection by Hidden Leaf. 83 85 86
Swordsmanship and Ninja Tools
After defeating the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, the clan incorporates their weapons into its own military strength.
- The swords are treated as supplementary tools; Mo warns their wielders that relying on a weapon at the expense of personal strength will result in confiscation. 55
- The clan conceals the swords’ Kirigakure origin and claims them as private Uchiha property. 53 55 66
- Flying Thunder God formations enable rapid large-scale relocation of clan members. 86
Education and Talent Development
Under Mo, the clan shifts from informal inheritance toward organized training and elite selection.
- Talented children aged six to twelve are selected for Mo’s month-long instruction in ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, combat, and Sharingan development. 97 98
- The top trainees earn secret missions and access to non-forbidden clan techniques. 98
- Fugaku is ordered to recruit experienced chūnin and Sharingan-awakened elders as academy instructors, while Yakumi designs the academy’s rules and selection system. 97
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Uchiha technique archive — Setsuna entrusts Mo with a massive collection of the clan’s ninjutsu, taijutsu, secret techniques, forbidden techniques, Izanagi, and Izanami. 21
- Hiramekarei — Assigned to Uchiha Yashiro. 55
- Shibuki — Assigned to Hona. 55
- Kiba/Fang — Assigned to Uchiha Kazuya. 55
- Kabutowari — Assigned to Yakumi. 55
- Kubikiribōchō — Assigned to Uchiha Chika. 55
- Modified Nuibari — Selected by Shisui; Mo removes its steel wire and later uses Kubikiribōchō material toward forging Shisui a better sword. 55
- Samehada — Sealed away because no current clan member can satisfy its chakra and Water Release requirements. 55
- Konoha war spoils — During the Nine-Tails crisis, the clan seizes Konoha’s stored ninjutsu, secret techniques, ninja tools, treasury, and Uzumaki sealing legacy. 92 93 95
Relationships
- Uchiha Mo — Clan head and central military authority; his victories, welfare policies, and separatist vision unite formerly divided Uchiha factions. 48 54 60
- Uchiha Fugaku — Former clan head who becomes a field commander and administrator under Mo. 48 49 97
- Uchiha Setsuna — Great Elder and Hawk Faction leader; supports Mo as the clan’s hoped-for renewal and engineers his succession. 20 21 48
- Uchiha Shisui — Clan prodigy, battlefield hero known as “Shisui of the Body Flicker,” and a key member of Mo’s next-generation plans. 44 60 97
- Hidden Leaf Village — Former home and political rival; the village repeatedly seeks Uchiha military service without granting equivalent influence, culminating in the clan’s defection. 46 61 96
- Miroku and the Land of Demons — Miroku remains the official miko while providing tax revenue and political support for the Uchiha settlement; the country effectively serves Uchiha interests. 69
- Kirigakure — Enemy of the clan during the war and claimant to the Seven Ninja Swords; its attempt to recover them collapses when its envoy withdraws the demand in fear of Mo. 53 66 67
- Ninja Cat Clan — Cooperates with the Uchiha through caravans used to covertly transfer clan civilians and ninja. 85
Story Role / Major Arcs
Battle of Kikyo Mountain
Fugaku mobilizes the Uchiha after Hidden Leaf implies that battlefield merit may improve the clan’s standing. Mo warns that the promise is a political trap, but the clan joins the battle anyway. The Uchiha suffer significant losses despite defeating Hidden Sand forces, confirming Mo’s distrust of Hidden Leaf’s leadership. 42 46 47
Leadership Succession
Growing anger over wartime losses and inadequate rewards undermines Fugaku’s authority. Setsuna proposes a duel for the clan head position; Mo defeats Fugaku with overwhelming ease and calls on the Uchiha to restore their glory across the ninja world rather than merely seek status within Konoha. 47 48
Land of Whirlpools Campaign
Hidden Leaf deploys the clan against Kirigakure. Mo uses the campaign to remove a large force of Uchiha from Konoha, defeat the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and claim their weapons for the clan alone. 49 53 55
Establishment of the Land of Demons Territory
Rather than lead an immediate rebellion, Mo covertly creates a viable alternative homeland. Miroku submits to Uchiha influence, provides a year of tax revenue, and allows the construction of a district twice the size of the clan’s former Hidden Leaf territory. 60 69
Defection from Hidden Leaf
During the Nine-Tails crisis, Uchiha forces raid Konoha’s archives, vaults, treasury, and Uzumaki sealing chamber. After the destruction, the clan leaves through Mo’s teleportation marks and declares its new settlement to be its true home. 92 93 95 96
Miko Village Expansion
Three years after the relocation, the Uchiha territory becomes the functional center of Miko Village. Mo strengthens its barriers, assigns missions to acquire Hero’s Water and the Fallen Star, and establishes an academy system to cultivate a new generation of Uchiha ninja. 97 98