Fugaku

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Uchiha Fugaku (富岳)
Alias(es)	Clan Head; Lord Fugaku; Wicked-Eyed Fugaku; Former Clan Head 8 255
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Uchiha Clan; Konoha Police Force; Konohagakure
Occupation/Role	Former Uchiha Clan Head; Fourth Elder of the Uchiha Clan; Captain of the Konoha Police Force 17 257 289
Status	Active 255 259 294
First Appearance	Chapter 3; first mentioned in Chapter 1 1 3

Power Progression

Stage	Advancement
Before the clan crisis	Awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan years before Zhengye's challenge, though its use gradually impaired his vision. 10 34
Clan-head challenge	Revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and purple-black Susanoo against Zhengye, demonstrating genjutsu capable of contesting another Mangekyō user. 8
Root assault	Manifested a more advanced Susanoo with a body of formed flesh, exceeding Inabi's skeletal Susanoo. 10
Healing Talisman treatment	Began recovering from Mangekyō-induced visual deterioration after receiving Zhengye's Healing Talismans; his vision initially improved by five percent. 45 51
Full recovery	By the Ninja Academy opening ceremony, his Mangekyō damage had been completely repaired and his ocular power had returned to its peak. 85

Background

Future massacre vision

Through Zhengye's journey to the future massacre timeline, Fugaku's inaction during the clan's destruction was revealed to the younger Uchiha. When thirteen-year-old Itachi entered his home to kill his parents, Fugaku and Mikoto chose not to fight their son and entrusted Sasuke to him instead. This vision became a central reason Zhengye's faction judged Fugaku unfit to continue leading the clan. 4 5

Clan leadership

Fugaku led the Uchiha during escalating distrust between the clan and Konoha. His original strategy was to concede benefits such as patrol authority, use Itachi’s ANBU position to win the village leadership’s trust, and wait for an opportunity to seize the initiative. This approach alienated hardline members such as Yashiro and Zhengye. 3 7

Before the leadership confrontation, Zhengye repeatedly attempted to advise Fugaku and warned that his policies would lead the Uchiha to their deaths. Fugaku stripped Zhengye of his clan duties, but this did not prevent Zhengye from gaining influence among the radicals. 1

His position was further weakened after Shisui lost his eye to Danzō. When Zhengye’s group confronted him with Itachi’s betrayal and Konoha’s actions, Fugaku initially prioritized recovering Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan rather than resolving the leadership challenge. 7

Challenge from Zhengye

Zhengye openly demanded Fugaku relinquish the clan-head position. Fugaku answered with his own Mangekyō Sharingan and purple-black Susanoo, but Zhengye’s supporters—Inabi, Itachi, and Shisui—also revealed Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo, overwhelming Fugaku politically and militarily. 8

Rather than step down immediately, Fugaku named Zhengye the Uchiha’s Fourth Elder and gave him authority to mobilize every Uchiha combatant, including Fugaku himself, for the assault on Root and the recovery of Shisui’s eye. 9

Root assault and political shift

During the assault on Root, Fugaku deployed an advanced Susanoo with a formed body, reinforcing the Uchiha against Root, ANBU, and Konoha’s assembled clans. 10 After Danzō’s stolen Sharingan were exposed, Fugaku publicly identified Zhengye as the commander of the operation and deferred negotiations to him. 12

Fugaku subsequently allowed Zhengye to represent the clan in Konoha’s high-level conference. He supported Zhengye’s push to expand the Police Force and obtain authority to coordinate internal village defense, even while recognizing that Zhengye’s political ability surpassed his own. 17 19

After the operation, Fugaku and Mikoto held an overnight conversation with Itachi, learning about his emotional suffering and the clan’s destruction in the future timeline. Fugaku came to understand the burdens his son had concealed, and father and son reconciled. By the subsequent village conference, he also knew that Zhengye possessed a space-time ninja tool capable of reaching the future, strengthening his confidence in Zhengye’s judgment. 16 17

At Police Force headquarters, Fugaku publicly confirmed the transfer of operational authority to Zhengye. He then took responsibility for organizing recruits from other clans as the expanded force assumed its new village-defense duties. 20

Later leadership

Although he increasingly delegated practical authority to Zhengye, Fugaku remained the Uchiha clan head. He sought Zhengye’s guidance on the clan’s succession, development, foreign trade, and response to Konoha. 45 67 99

Following Danzō’s trial, Fugaku followed Zhengye’s lead without demanding explanations, relying on the clan’s collective strength and Zhengye’s judgment amid Konoha’s political maneuvers. 52 53 He also stood with Zhengye when the Lord Third attempted to hold the clan responsible for Itachi and Shisui’s defection. 62

Fugaku initially took satisfaction in Konoha being forced to soften its stance toward the Uchiha, but accepted Zhengye’s instruction to prioritize the clan’s long-term commercial and institutional development over immediate revenge. 67 He later reported on the progress of the Hidden Cloud-backed power plant and biogas pits, demonstrating his continuing role in supervising the clan’s practical development. 99

When a confrontation involving Zhengye threatened to escalate, Fugaku arrived with fully equipped three-tomoe Uchiha elites and positioned them behind Zhengye after confirming that Zhengye had the situation under control. 39 Though Zhengye became the clan’s effective leader in major affairs, Fugaku continued to formally hold the position of clan head until he transferred it to Zhengye. 99 186 255

His Mangekyō’s deterioration had seriously impaired his sight, contributing to his reluctance to fight. Healing Talismans supplied by Zhengye improved his vision; by the Ninja Academy opening ceremony, his ocular power and eyesight had fully recovered. 34 51 85

Succession and continued service

After Zhengye annihilated approximately one thousand Hidden Stone shinobi and helped secure the capture of Han, Fugaku became convinced that Zhengye should formally inherit the clan. He initially suggested that Zhengye seek the Hokage position, but accepted Zhengye’s view that the Uchiha’s future should not be bound to Konoha’s political system. Fugaku then began preparations to resign as clan head. 247 251

At Zhengye’s succession ceremony, Fugaku formally relinquished the clan-head position before the Uchiha Shrine and presented Zhengye with the traditional clan-head fan, symbolically entrusting the clan’s inheritance to his successor. He appeared relieved to set aside the burden of office and publicly affirmed Zhengye’s authority. 255

Following the transition, Fugaku became the Uchiha’s Fourth Elder. Zhengye instructed him to retain responsibility for the Police Force and routine clan affairs, leaving Zhengye free to concentrate on broader strategy and long-term development. Fugaku supported Zhengye’s plan to cooperate with Orochimaru’s researchers in studying the Sharingan, despite the risks involved. 257

Clan development and intelligence

As public order improved and the Police Force’s workload declined, Fugaku increasingly concentrated on developing the clan. Following Zhengye’s instructions, he invested the clan’s earnings in training, combat competitions, and medicine for injuries, leaving almost no financial reserves. These sustained investments contributed to a substantial increase in powerful Uchiha fighters over two years. Although occasionally frustrated by the volume of responsibility Zhengye left to him, Fugaku continued carrying out the work. 289

His administrative duties included plans to promote Ironcutter-series ninja tools in Kusagakure, marriage and childcare subsidies, prizes for the seventh clan combat tournament, and purchases of clan uniforms. Zhengye found him handling these documents in the clan-head office rather than at Police Force headquarters. 293

Fugaku also served as an intermediary for important intelligence. Anko brought him Orochimaru’s warning that Danzō had obtained a sample of Hashirama Cells. Fugaku intended to inform Zhengye, whose Shadow Clone had disappeared after Zhengye exhausted himself in battle. He later raised the matter directly with Zhengye, who suspected a covert scheme but admitted that he could not reliably investigate Danzō’s activities. 289 294

Future-war preparations and population policy

After Zhengye recovered, Fugaku learned that he had operated as Kaito during the conflict involving Akatsuki, Hidden Cloud, and Hidden Mist. Zhengye also explained that Pain was a remotely controlled corpse and that Shisui and Itachi were returning from Akatsuki. Their deployment had originally strengthened the Uchiha’s position in Konoha while providing an opportunity for training; Zhengye’s increased strength now made their continued absence unnecessary. 293

Zhengye further explained that a future catastrophe had shaped his plans. In the original history, Sasuke survived the Uchiha’s destruction and helped save the Shinobi World, but fewer than ten thousand shinobi survived the war. With the massacre prevented, the larger Uchiha Clan could instead bear the brunt of the coming disaster, while Sasuke’s peaceful upbringing left his future development uncertain. Fugaku was embarrassed by his responsibility for the original tragedy, but set those feelings aside and listened to Zhengye’s reasoning. 293

Concerned that wartime losses could threaten the clan’s survival, Fugaku proposed reviving older rules encouraging Uchiha marriage and childbirth. Zhengye initially agreed to consider the proposal, then authorized Fugaku to draft a change to the clan’s marriage policy for his signature. Fugaku treated population growth and preservation of the bloodline as essential preparations for the approaching war. 293 294

During the same discussion, Zhengye proposed closer ties with the Hyuga Branch House, identifying its resentment over Hizashi’s sacrifice as a potential basis for cooperation. 294

Personality

Fugaku is proud, composed, and accustomed to authority. When Zhengye challenged him, he reacted with anger and attempted to preserve the dignity of his office through direct force. 8

His early leadership was cautious and conciliatory toward Konoha, driven partly by confidence in Itachi’s position within ANBU and partly by the declining condition of his eyes. 3 34 The Root incident forced him to reassess this approach. He became receptive to Zhengye’s arguments, accepted the younger man’s leadership in critical matters, and focused on the Uchiha’s long-term survival rather than immediate retaliation. 12 14 67

Fugaku is capable of recognizing his own limitations. After seeing Zhengye secure expanded Police Force authority and restore the Uchiha’s political influence, he considered his previous ideas naïve and concluded that Zhengye should be allowed to exercise power freely. 19

Fugaku is deeply concerned for his family. He considered giving his Mangekyō Sharingan to Itachi to preserve his son’s sight, but hesitated after learning Sasuke could awaken the Mangekyō in the future. 34

His reconciliation with Itachi marked a shift from emphasizing his son’s abilities and accomplishments to recognizing his emotional suffering. After their conversation, Fugaku sought to make amends, and his intention to give Itachi his eyes reflected both fatherly affection and concern for the clan’s future. 16 34

His growing trust in Zhengye extended to family matters. Having lost confidence in his own ability to raise Sasuke after nearly leading the clan to disaster through his earlier decisions, Fugaku considered seeking Zhengye’s advice on how to guide his younger son. 79

Fugaku is also compassionate toward people connected to those he respects. Although shocked when Zhengye brought Gaara to the Uchiha compound, he agreed to shelter Karura’s son and invited the child to seek help from him if needed. 99

Although Zhengye’s achievements eclipsed his own authority, Fugaku did not cling to office. He was excited by the possibility of Zhengye becoming Hokage, but ultimately accepted Zhengye’s larger ambitions and willingly prepared the transition of clan leadership. 247 251

He has become increasingly receptive to modernization and scientific advancement. While some elders objected to Orochimaru receiving Sharingan tissue samples, Fugaku argued that biological science would eventually uncover the mysteries of the Uchiha bloodline and supported accepting the associated risks. 257

Fugaku remains diligent despite his occasional irritation at Zhengye’s delegation of routine work. His complaints are familiar rather than openly defiant, and he continues managing the clan’s finances, paperwork, and development. He also trades teasing remarks with Zhengye, including joking that his support for Hidden Sand might have been motivated by interest in Pakura. 289 293

His acceptance of scientific progress coexists with traditional views on clan continuity. He regards marriage, childbirth, and sufficient population as safeguards against extinction in war, drawing on beliefs passed down through the Uchiha for centuries. 293 294

Abilities & Skills

Mangekyō Sharingan

Fugaku awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan years before Zhengye’s challenge. Its sustained use progressively damaged his eyesight, leaving him unable to clearly read large characters from close range. 10 34

• Uses ocular power to cast genjutsu against opponents, earning the wartime epithet “Wicked-Eyed Fugaku.” 8
• Earned his genjutsu reputation during the Third Shinobi World War. His attack against Zhengye forced a direct contest of ocular power, though Zhengye’s prepared Mangekyō response drove him back. 8
• His ocular power was restored to its peak after treatment with Zhengye’s Healing Talismans. 51 85
• Extended deterioration limited his combat effectiveness before his recovery. 34
• Warned Zhengye and Itachi to restrain their Mangekyō use because of its harmful side effects. 32

Susanoo

Fugaku manifests a purple-black Susanoo whose development exceeds Inabi’s skeletal form. 8 10

• Its initial manifestation blocked Zhengye’s Susanoo during their confrontation. 8
• During the Root assault, it appeared with formed flesh over its body rather than as a bare skeleton. 10
• Its presence contributed to deterring Konoha’s forces from escalating the conflict into open war. 10 11

Clan Command and Administration

Fugaku commanded the Uchiha Clan and the Police Force before delegating much of the clan’s external political direction to Zhengye. After Zhengye succeeded him as clan head, Fugaku remained responsible for the Police Force and routine clan administration as Fourth Elder. 17 20 255 257

• Authorized Zhengye to mobilize the Uchiha’s combat forces against Root. 9
• Supported Zhengye’s leadership during confrontations with the Lord Third. 12 62
• Organized new Police Force recruits after Zhengye assumed operational direction of the expanded institution. 20
• Mobilized armed three-tomoe Uchiha elites to support Zhengye during a potential confrontation. 39
• Continued handling clan affairs and working with Zhengye on Uchiha commercial development. 45 67
• Oversaw reports concerning the clan’s power plant and biogas-pit projects following its commercial cooperation with Hidden Cloud. 99
• Formally transferred the clan-head position and its symbolic fan to Zhengye during the succession ceremony. 255
• Supported the clan’s cooperation with Orochimaru and Kabuto in researching the Sharingan’s biological basis. 257
• Directed clan earnings into training, competitions, and injury treatment, supporting the growth of the Uchiha’s combat strength. 289
• Managed commercial expansion plans, marriage and childcare subsidies, tournament rewards, and clan-uniform procurement. 293
• Received and relayed intelligence concerning Danzō’s acquisition of Hashirama Cells. 289 294
• Proposed population-preservation measures and drafted a marriage-policy amendment for Zhengye’s approval. 293 294

Equipment / Items

• Healing Talismans — Two talismans initially given by Zhengye to treat Fugaku’s deteriorating eyesight; he kept them close and credited them with improving his vision. 45 51 After confirming that one talisman was sufficient for each user, Fugaku and Zhengye agreed to retain one apiece. 51 Fugaku’s talisman’s remaining durability had fallen to 37% by the time Zhengye returned with Gaara. 99
• Uchiha Clan-Head Fan — The traditional symbolic fan Fugaku presented to Zhengye during the succession ceremony. Although Zhengye recognized it as a replica, it served as the ceremonial token of the transfer of leadership. 255

Relationships

• Uchiha Zhengye — Former political subordinate who became the Uchiha’s principal strategist and de facto decision-maker in major affairs, then formally succeeded Fugaku as clan head. Fugaku increasingly deferred to Zhengye, expressed willingness to serve as his vanguard, and relied on his judgment regarding the clan’s development, family matters, and dealings with Orochimaru. After the succession, he continued serving Zhengye as Fourth Elder, Police Force commander, and administrator of routine clan affairs. 12 19 45 67 79 99 255 257 Their later relationship combines trust, familiar teasing, and occasional complaints about Zhengye’s extensive delegation. Zhengye shares the reasoning behind his future-war strategy with Fugaku, while Fugaku presses him to consider marriage and preservation of the clan’s bloodline. 289 293 294
• Uchiha Itachi — His elder son. Fugaku was devastated by Itachi’s admission that he had betrayed clan interests, later reconciled with him, and considered sacrificing his own Mangekyō eyes for him. 7 16 34 Their reconciliation followed an honest discussion of Itachi’s suffering, allowing Fugaku to better understand his son and attempt to make amends. He later learned from Zhengye that Itachi would return from Akatsuki. 16 34 293
• Uchiha Sasuke — His younger son. Fugaku’s future vision for Sasuke affected his decision not to immediately give his eyes to Itachi. He later recognized his own uncertainty in raising Sasuke and considered asking Zhengye for guidance. 4 34 79 Zhengye subsequently explained Sasuke’s role in saving the original timeline’s Shinobi World and the uncertainty surrounding his development without the trauma of the massacre. 293
• Uchiha Mikoto — His wife and the mother of Itachi and Sasuke. In the future massacre vision, Fugaku and Mikoto chose not to resist Itachi and entrusted Sasuke to him. 4 In the changed timeline, both participated in the overnight conversation that reconciled Fugaku and Itachi. 16
• Uchiha Shisui — A leading Uchiha Mangekyō user whose stolen eye triggered the Root assault. Fugaku prioritized recovering Shisui’s eye during the clan crisis. 7 9 Zhengye later informed him that Shisui and Itachi were returning from Akatsuki as part of a change in the clan’s wider strategy. 293
• Uchiha Inabi — A Mangekyō user who openly condemned Fugaku’s leadership and joined Zhengye’s challenge. 8
• Sarutobi Hiruzen — Political adversary. Fugaku’s delegation of authority to Zhengye intensified the Uchiha’s challenge to the Lord Third’s administration. 12 17
• Gaara — The One-Tail jinchūriki whom Zhengye brought to the Uchiha compound. Once Zhengye explained that Gaara was Karura’s son, Fugaku accepted him into the clan’s protection and permitted him to address him as Uncle Fugaku. 99
• Uchiha Elders — As Fourth Elder, Fugaku works alongside Tenghong, Changhu, and Yashiro under Zhengye’s leadership. His support for Sharingan research helped validate Zhengye’s modernization policies against the more conservative elders’ objections. 257
• Orochimaru — Scientific collaborator of the Uchiha whose Sharingan research Fugaku supported despite other elders’ concerns. Orochimaru later warned the clan through Anko that Danzō had acquired Hashirama Cells; Fugaku received the warning and discussed it with Zhengye. 257 289 294
• Anko — Delivered Orochimaru’s intelligence about Danzō’s acquisition of Hashirama Cells to Fugaku. 289
• Shimura Danzō — Adversary whose theft of Shisui’s eye prompted Fugaku to authorize Zhengye’s assault on Root. Fugaku later treated news of Danzō obtaining Hashirama Cells as a matter requiring Zhengye’s attention. 9 289 294

Notable Quotes

“Since so many people support you, I grant you the position of Fourth Elder. Tonight, you have the authority to mobilize every combatant, myself included.” 9

“Tonight's operation was commanded by Zhengye, the Fourth Elder of our Uchiha Clan. Say whatever you have to say to him.” 12

“From this day onward, you shall assume the position of the Uchiha Clan's new generation of clan head.” 255

“Easy for you to say. You dumped all this trouble on me.” 293

“Without enough people, the clan could face extinction.” 294

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