Enkō

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Uchiha Enkō (炎虹) 1
Alias(es)	Uchiha Clan’s Third Master 31
Species/Race	Human; Uchiha Clan member 1
Gender	Male 1
Age	16 at the beginning of the documented story 1
Affiliation	Uchiha Clan; Flame Hidden Village 1 36
Occupation/Role	Shinobi, battlefield strategist, recruiter, and political envoy 1 18 46
Status	Active 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Sharingan	1	Awakened at age ten; subsequently mastered the Uchiha Clan’s ninjutsu. 1
Mangekyō Sharingan	1	Awakened at age sixteen, granting him two distinct ocular techniques. 1
Kagami no Mitama	2	His left-eye technique; first used to steal Uzumaki Ise’s Adamantine Sealing Chains during the Heno River raid. 2
Heavenly Pobei	11, 22	His right-eye technique; first targeted Olui, then its injury-manipulation effect was revealed against Sarutobi Sasuke. 11 22
Rasengan	13	Successfully developed the hand-seal-less chakra sphere from his knowledge of the future. 13
Susanoo	17	Unleashed Susanoo against the Taketori Clan, securing their submission through overwhelming force. 17
Blood Release (temporary)	35	Plundered Shuiwu’s Blood Release with Kagami no Mitama and used Blood Burial before the stolen power expired. 35
Sage Chakra adaptation	41	Tian Lao’s medicinal wine temporarily balanced his natural energy, chakra, and spiritual energy, heightened his senses, and suppressed Mangekyō backlash for roughly an hour. 41
Mad Fang Contract	43	Formed a sealing contract with Mad Fang, gaining conditional access to the giant snake’s senjutsu and restored vitality. 43

Background

Enkō’s original body died at age eight during the Warring States Era. At that instant, Tian Feng—a modern man transmigrated into the Naruto world—entered and revived the body, thereafter living as Uchiha Enkō. Over the following eight years, he fully adapted to his new life as the younger brother of Madara and Izuna. 1

Aware of the Uchiha Clan’s future tragedy, Enkō resolved to change its course rather than accept the destruction he knew awaited it. His tactical proposals repeatedly earned the clan victories and gave him unusual authority despite his age and initially sheltered position within his brothers’ protection. 1

Appearance

Enkō is a handsome young Uchiha with refined features, sharp eyes, and long hair that falls across his forehead. He commonly wears fitted black combat clothing and carries a three-foot sword. 1 27 45

• Scarlet Sharingan and later Mangekyō Sharingan. 1 50
• Lean but powerful physique, revealed after surviving Skybreaker without injury. 48
• Often dresses in black robes or fitted black shinobi attire. 27 45
• Bears a snake-shaped sealing mark on the back of his right hand after contracting Mad Fang. 43

Personality

Enkō is calculating, confident, and intensely pragmatic. He favors sabotage, hostages, ambushes, and political pressure when they offer better results than direct confrontation; the Heno River operation and his takeover of Hidden Crafts Village exemplify this approach. 1 4 36

He is also ambitious about the Uchiha Clan’s future, pursuing allies, specialized villages, and new territory rather than treating individual battles as the entire war. Even after military setbacks, he distinguishes temporary defeat from the long-term survival of his clan. 18 23

Despite his ruthlessness, Enkō is deeply devoted to Madara and Izuna. He refuses to preserve his own sight by taking their Mangekyō Sharingan and seeks alternatives specifically to avoid sacrificing them. 5 35 38

Abilities & Skills

Sharingan and Genjutsu

Enkō’s Sharingan gives him exceptional visual perception, allowing him to read chakra flow, recognize feints, and react to high-speed attacks.

• Sees through complex sword illusions such as Uzuki Dekima’s Moonshadow Sword. 47
• Uses genjutsu for infiltration, interrogation, restraint, and battlefield misdirection. 10 13 21
• Can resist powerful genjutsu, as shown during his encounter with the masked Uzuki woman. 49
• His visual perception can exceed his body’s immediate ability to respond, as demonstrated against Olui’s lightning-enhanced speed. 10

Kagami no Mitama

Kagami no Mitama is Enkō’s left-eye Mangekyō technique. It analyzes an opponent’s abilities and plunders one elemental technique, secret technique, genjutsu, or dōjutsu.

• Removes the selected technique from its original user while Enkō holds it. 2
• Lets Enkō use the stolen technique without chakra expenditure; its output adjusts to his own strength. 2
• Stole Adamantine Sealing Chains from Uzumaki Ise, Tobirama’s Water Release sequence, Shuiwu’s Blood Release, and other techniques. 2 5 35
• Normally lasts five minutes and imposes a five-minute cooldown. 3
• Causes severe ocular pain, bloody tears, blurred vision, and heavy consumption of ocular power. 5 35
• Does not guarantee mastery or compatibility; Ise initially handled Adamantine Sealing Chains better than Enkō did. 3
• Failed to copy Mad Fang’s sage technique for unknown reasons. 42

Heavenly Pobei

Heavenly Pobei is Enkō’s right-eye Mangekyō technique, capable of increasing or reducing a target’s injuries by one to five times.

• Can turn minor injuries into fatal wounds regardless of the strength gap between Enkō and his target. 22
• Was used to critically worsen Sarutobi Sasuke’s existing injuries. 22
• Can reduce Enkō’s own injuries when he targets himself. 42
• Consumes enormous ocular power and can leave Enkō incapacitated after use. 22
• Has a cooldown period that left Enkō vulnerable during his battle with Mad Fang. 42

Susanoo

Enkō can manifest Susanoo as both defense and overwhelming force.

• Its black-flamed skeletal form shielded him from Sarutobi Sasuke’s Ruyi Staff attack. 22
• A single spear strike against the Taketori Clan created a massive ravine and forced the clan into submission. 17
• He later manifested the Crow Tengu Susanoo against Mad Fang. 42
• Repeated use causes severe pain, strains his eyes, and accelerates his loss of vision. 17 38

Ninjutsu and Combat

Enkō combines Uchiha Fire Release, swordsmanship, taijutsu, ninja tools, and close-range improvisation.

• Fire Release — Uses Great Dragon Flame Technique, Majestic Destroyer Flame, Phoenix Sage Fire, and Uchiha Flame Slash. 2 14 22 32
• Rasengan — A high-level spinning chakra sphere he developed himself and used to defeat Chikuma. 13 16
• Swordsmanship — Fights effectively with a three-foot blade, including against Uzumaki Ise, Sarutobi Sasuke, and Uzuki Dekima. 3 22 47
• Taijutsu — Uses rapid feints, kicks, knees, and chakra-coated strikes; he broke Olui’s Lightning Armor through coordinated close combat. 11 16
• Tactical traps — Prepared explosive-tag ambushes to cover retreats and manipulate pursuers. 3 4

Senjutsu and Mad Fang

Following his contract with Mad Fang, Enkō can draw on the giant snake’s senjutsu rather than independently mastering Dragon Cave’s training.

• Mad Fang is sealed inside Enkō’s body and may lend aid when it benefits him. 43
• The contract restored Enkō’s depleted vitality and left a snake mark on his right hand. 43
• Mad Fang’s Sage Art helped Enkō survive Uzuki Dekima’s Skybreaker. 48
• Mad Fang’s assistance is conditional; the arrangement is not a standard summoning contract. 43

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Three-foot sword — Enkō’s primary weapon during much of the story; its blade was destroyed while blocking Skybreaker. 27 48
• Kunai and ninja-tool pouch — Used for close combat, surprise counters, and utility techniques. 11 50
• Explosive Tags — Used in a forest ambush against Uzumaki Ise’s pursuit force. 3
• Sarutobi Sasuke’s jade pendant — Used to negotiate with the Uzuki Clan and redirect its debt of gratitude. 23 46
• Hualian’s ring — A boarding token for a cargo ship capable of transporting approximately two hundred people. 13

Relationships

• Uchiha Madara — Eldest brother and a central source of authority and protection; Enkō seeks to preserve him from the future he knows. 1 5 38
• Uchiha Izuna — Second older brother; protective mentor and Enkō’s closest familial supporter. 1 5 18
• Uchiha Mu — Loyal subordinate and frequent field partner; Mu was severely injured while helping Enkō fight Olui. 8 11
• Chikuma — Former Taketori Clan leader turned devoted subordinate after Enkō’s Susanoo display. 16 17
• Mad Fang — Dragon Cave giant snake sealed within Enkō through a conditional, mutually beneficial contract. 43 48
• Uzumaki Ise — Enemy commander whose Adamantine Sealing Chains Enkō plundered during the Heno River raid. 2 3
• Tobirama Senju — Major Senju adversary; Enkō exploited his concern for Ise and later used stolen Water Release against him. 4 5
• Sarutobi Sasuke — Opponent Enkō killed after their battle; Enkō agreed to spare Sasuke’s son Hiruzen once. 22 23
• Kakuzu — Defeated opponent coerced into joining Flame Hidden Village as its financial manager. 34
• Uzuki Dekima — Uzuki Clan head who accepted Enkō’s wager and led his clan into Flame Hidden Village. 46 48

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Heno River raid — Enkō proposes and leads a covert strike on the Senju–Uzumaki supply depot, destroys the granaries, captures Ise, and escapes Tobirama through deception and stolen Water Release. 1 2 3 4 5
• Hell Valley operation — He seeks to free the Blood Pool Clan, defeats Olui’s squad, and secures the clan as an ally while laying plans beyond the immediate Uchiha–Senju war. 8 10 11 12
• Water Country expansion — Enkō recruits the Taketori Clan through force, opens preliminary negotiations with the Funato Clan, and returns to prepare for the decisive war. 16 17 18
• Postwar resistance and recruitment — After killing Sarutobi Sasuke, he rescues Blood Pool infiltrators, rejects the Senju vision of unity, and gains Sasuke’s pendant as leverage with the Uzuki Clan. 23
• Hidden Crafts Village conflict — He survives an assassination attempt, clashes with Shuiwu over the village, recruits Kakuzu, and ultimately brings the craftsmen into Flame Hidden Village after killing Qingming. 32 34 35 36
• Medicine Hidden Village and Dragon Cave — Seeking relief from Mangekyō blindness, Enkō assists Medicine Hidden Village, investigates Sage Chakra, defeats Mad Fang, and gains both the snake’s contract and young medical recruits. 38 40 43 44
• Uzuki Clan recruitment — Enkō uses Sarutobi Sasuke’s pendant and a three-strike wager to recruit the Uzuki Clan, then confronts a masked woman wielding Mangekyō Sharingan. 46 48 50

Notable Quotes

“From this moment on, let us change history!” 18

“That’s a nice release. Let me borrow it!” 35

“Damn it! I forgot to save someone!” 43

Trivia

• Enkō created the Rasengan using knowledge retained from his previous life. 13
• He believes he can use Susanoo only twice more before becoming completely blind. 38
• He refused to take Madara or Izuna’s eyes despite knowing that a close relative’s Mangekyō Sharingan could potentially solve his blindness. 38
• He recognized the early Ichiraku Ramen shop and predicted that it would become famous in the future. 45