Uchiha

Biodata

Background / History

The Uchiha are a Konoha clan known for the Sharingan and Fire Release. Their crest is a gunbai, a fan associated with their fire techniques 7 10. After the Nine-Tails’ rampage, the Sharingan mark seen in the beast’s eyes led Konoha’s leadership and villagers to suspect the clan, despite the absence of direct evidence against it 44 45.

The clan helped found Konoha, a contribution Great Elder Kuteng later invokes when advocating for an Uchiha Hokage 73. Tobirama Senju placed the Uchiha in charge of the Military Police Force, making them responsible for public order and disputes. Their policing duties and strained interactions with villagers contribute to mutual resentment 23.

Relations with Konoha deteriorate as the clan faces reduced Military Police funding, restricted missions, and surveillance by Root and ANBU. Clan head Uchiha Fugaku favors compromise, while hardliners demand a stronger response 6. Yongye’s attacks on Root and his public defiance of Danzō bring those divisions into the open: some clansmen rally behind him, while others question whether he carried out the killings near their compound 15 18.

Yongye’s hostility also stems from his family’s deaths. His parents’ mortally wounded summoning beast identifies Danzō as their killer, but Fugaku does not act on his elder brother’s plea for help, and Hiruzen rejects an investigation for insufficient evidence. Yongye’s brother subsequently dies attempting to assassinate Danzō and is posthumously branded a rogue ninja 1. Fugaku’s attempts to demonstrate loyalty to the village include naming his younger son Sasuke after the Third Hokage’s father, Sarutobi Sasuke, but this does not end the pressure on the clan 6.

When conflict between Root and ANBU threatens to erupt, Fugaku considers whether the clan could use the opening to seize power. Shisui, Itachi, and all four elders argue against intervention, citing the risk to the clan and the danger of foreign attacks. Fugaku does not commit the Uchiha to war 34 39 40.

Danzō later proposes that the Hokage’s forces, Root, and the Uchiha jointly capture the masked man he calls Madara. Fugaku supports stopping the attacker in the hope that examining his memories will clear the clan of responsibility for the Nine-Tails’ rampage, although he remains wary of Danzō’s motives 43 44 45. As the confrontation approaches, Fugaku considers forcing Itachi to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan as a safeguard for the clan; Mikoto objects and suggests relying on Yongye instead 47.

Shisui’s public revelation of his Mangekyō Sharingan encourages clansmen who believe that two Mangekyō wielders, together with Yongye’s strength, give the Uchiha enough power to seek the Hokage’s office. The same revelation makes Hiruzen suspicious because Shisui had never reported his awakening 71. When the question of the Fifth Hokage arises, Kuteng openly nominates Fugaku, citing his temperament, ability, and Mangekyō Sharingan 73.

After Shisui is poisoned and his Mangekyō Sharingan stolen, Yongye becomes deputy director of the Military Police Force to lead the investigation 84. Its public hearings widen the dispute with Konoha’s leadership and other clans. When Fugaku supports ending the inquiry, hardline police officers turn to Yongye as their leader in all but title 98 101. Danzō’s stolen Sharingan are subsequently exposed in public, confirming a source of the clan’s anger. Yongye sentences him and takes custody of the eyes; police officers wait for Yongye’s approval rather than Fugaku’s before obeying an order to leave 103 104.

During the investigation, Yongye selects five trusted officers and renames them Zhan Zhao, Wang Chao, Ma Han, Jiang Long, and Zhao Hu 85. These officers regard Shisui’s testimony blaming the Masked Man as a deliberate lie protecting Danzō, since their investigation has identified Yakushi Nonō as the person who poisoned Shisui and removed his eyes. They denounce his conduct as a betrayal of the clan 100.

Yongye later declares his intention to wipe out the Uchiha clan, but the massacre that follows takes place at the Shimura compound; evidence at the scene leads others to suspect Uchiha involvement 124 125 126. Itachi confesses to taking part in the Shimura massacre and says other attackers were present. Yongye announces that the Military Police will continue investigating and that Itachi will be executed unless new evidence emerges within ten days 141 142 143. As Yongye’s authority grows, Shisui comes to believe that he offers Konoha a better future, while Itachi remains opposed to him 181 204.

After escaping custody, Itachi tells Jiraiya that Yongye took his Mangekyō Sharingan, used the red Susanoo during the Shimura massacre, and forced his confession by threatening Sasuke. He later repeats his accusation that Yongye was the real killer 159 181. Itachi’s crimes and escape also undermine Fugaku’s position within both Konoha and the clan. Yongye orders Fugaku to guard the Prison District as atonement for his son’s conduct; Fugaku subsequently halts his attack on Orochimaru’s escaping party when Itachi asks him to show mercy 188 190 191.

Yongye’s police officers participate in the public execution of Hiruzen, Homura, Koharu, and Aburame Ryoma, marking the consolidation of his authority in Konoha 181. Their allegiance remains explicit afterward: Zhan Zhao and the Military Police defend taking orders directly from Director Yongye and reject the accusation that doing so constitutes betrayal of the village 219.

At the Five Kage Summit, an alliance brings the reanimated Hashirama and Tobirama Senju against Yongye. Shisui appears to join Itachi in ambushing Yongye, then reveals that his allegiance is to Yongye and severs Itachi’s hand 255 257 258. The reanimated Madara subsequently joins Hashirama against Yongye, turning a historic Uchiha–Senju rivalry into a temporary alliance 262. Yongye frames his own confrontation with Hashirama as an attempt to erase the clan’s disgrace from the Valley of the End 257.

Itachi later sacrifices his life to use All-Beings Stone—Exile against Yongye. With life force and Senjutsu Chakra supplied by the Sage of Six Paths, the Great Toad Sage, and the White Snake Sage, and an opening created by Violet Heavenly Thunder, the attack sends Yongye into the River of Time. Itachi crumbles into dust, and the Great Toad Sage collects his Mangekyō Sharingan 273. The river strips Yongye of numerous powers, including his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and ordinary Sharingan, although he is subsequently shown using Mangekyō genjutsu again 274 277.

In a later confrontation, Yongye abducts brides and bridesmaids from a wedding and challenges Naruto and Sasuke at the Valley of the End 277. Sasuke faces him with a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan and a Susanoo reinforced by Nine-Tails chakra 278.

Abilities & Traits

Sharingan

The Sharingan is the clan’s signature eye technique, used to track movement and cast genjutsu 2 49.

• The clan’s developed genjutsu includes single-target control and illusions that affect groups 20.
• The Sharingan can copy movements and techniques, making a fighter’s apparent style unreliable evidence of their identity 36 44.
• The forbidden Izanagi can briefly turn an unfavorable reality, including death, into a dream, at the cost of permanently blinding one Sharingan. Danzō uses it with a transplanted eye 20.
• The clan’s accumulated non-Mangekyō genjutsu includes Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique, Mirror Heaven and Earth Change, Mental Chains, and group-hypnosis arrays. Yongye acquires the complete compendium, allowing him to recognize, break, and counter genjutsu below Mangekyō level 20.
• Itachi exploits emotional openings when attempting Sharingan genjutsu; anger, fear, and humiliation can create opportunities for an illusion to take hold 43.

Fire Release

The Uchiha are renowned for Fire Release, though membership in the clan is not proof that someone performed a particular fire technique 7 10.

• An attacker’s use of the powerful Great Fire Annihilation, also called Majestic Destroyer Flame, helps Danzō cast suspicion on the clan 6 10.
• Shisui argues that a non-Uchiha could learn and use the technique 10.
• Yongye coordinates more than a dozen Shadow Clones using Majestic Destroyer Flame, merging their attacks into a sea of fire that forces Shisui’s Susanoo to shield itself and allows heat to penetrate its armor 71.

Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo

These powers are documented for individual clan members, not the Uchiha as a whole.

• Fugaku reveals his concealed Mangekyō Sharingan when an ambush forces him to defend himself. His armored Susanoo withstands the attack and wields a chakra greatsword 34.
• Shisui also conceals a Mangekyō Sharingan. He initially refuses to display it, fearing that knowledge of more Uchiha power would encourage the clan toward conflict 41. Yongye later provokes him into revealing a fully armored green Susanoo in public. Shisui’s eyes are subsequently stolen and later restored 71 84 146.
• Yongye gains a Mangekyō Sharingan whose Fox Deity Rebirth records abilities from other Mangekyō Sharingan he has seen. He copies abilities from Fugaku, Shisui, and Itachi, and can reproduce Itachi’s Susanoo appearance. He later wields an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and a golden Perfect Susanoo 103 104 117 122 199 259.
• Itachi awakens his Mangekyō amid threats to Shisui and Sasuke. He manifests a dark-red Susanoo and uses Amaterasu against Aburame Torune. A later ordeal involving Shisui brings about another Mangekyō awakening 113 114 261.
• The reanimated Madara manifests a sky-blue Susanoo. Hashirama’s Wood Release reinforces it into a combined construct during their fight with Yongye 262.
• Fugaku’s copied ocular ability is listed as Future Sight, while Shisui’s is Kotoamatsukami. Yongye’s later collection also includes Justice Judgment, Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Kamui 117 199.
• Itachi identifies Tsukuyomi as his left-eye ability and Amaterasu as his right-eye ability. The former is a powerful mental genjutsu, while the latter produces undying black flames 118.
• Shisui’s Susanoo wields a spiraling chakra lance and can release a barrage of fine green chakra arrows from its chest. He can rebuild damaged armor and musculature with additional ocular power, though Nagato’s repeated attacks injure him and overwhelm its defenses 195 196.
• Itachi’s All-Beings Stone—Exile sends its target toward the River of Time at the cost of his life force. Yongye copies it with Fox Deity Rebirth before being exiled by the combined effort of Itachi and his supernatural allies 273.

Other Ocular Developments

• Sasuke awakens a One-Tomoe Sharingan while breaking out of Itachi’s genjutsu; his distress during Itachi’s failed Hashirama-cell transplant advances it to Two-Tomoe 212.
• Sasuke later uses a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan and manifests a Susanoo reinforced with Nine-Tails chakra 278.
• Madara’s Rinnegan are used by Nagato; Obito recognizes the eyes as Madara’s and regards Nagato as a pawn 154.
• The River of Time strips Yongye of his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and ocular power 274. He later uses a Mangekyō Sharingan to immobilize Sakura, Ino, and Tenten 277.

Individual Combat Specialties

• Shisui’s Body Flicker Technique combines speed, genjutsu, Shadow Clones, and afterimages to blur the distinction between real and false attacks. Yongye counters it through precise perception and superior clone numbers 71.
• Yongye’s broader arsenal extends beyond the clan’s ocular and fire techniques. His documented abilities include Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Eight Gates Release, Flying Thunder God, Five Release: Great Combo Technique, medical ninjutsu, and Perfect Sage Art; these are personal acquisitions rather than shared Uchiha abilities 117 199.

Power Progression

The clan has no single shared power level; these developments belong to individual Uchiha 34 71 113.

Notable Members

• Uchiha Fugaku — clan head whose preference for compromise is strained by Konoha’s pressure and his clan’s demands. His support for halting Yongye’s investigation alienates the hardliners 6 39 101. Kuteng nominates him for Fifth Hokage, but his position later deteriorates because of Itachi’s conduct. Yongye assigns him to guard the Prison District, where he allows Itachi’s appeal to interrupt his effort to stop Orochimaru’s escape 73 188 190.
• Uchiha Itachi — Fugaku’s son; urges the clan not to exploit Konoha’s internal conflict. He later awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan and opposes Yongye 39 113 181. After escaping custody, he accuses Yongye of using his stolen eyes to carry out the Shimura massacre and coercing his confession 159 181. He dies after using All-Beings Stone—Exile to send Yongye into the River of Time, and the Great Toad Sage takes his eyes 273.
• Uchiha Shisui — initially advocates restraint and warns that a civil war would harm both Konoha and the clan. He later supports Yongye’s vision for Konoha, a choice that destroys his friendship with Itachi 3 39 181 258 261. His early mediation earns him distrust among clansmen and the insulting designation “Sarutobi Shisui”; his false testimony protecting Danzō later prompts police officers to denounce him as a traitor 3 100.
• Uchiha Yongye — attacks Root and challenges Konoha’s leadership, gaining support from some clansmen while clashing with the clan’s elders. He later commands the loyalty of hardline Military Police officers and becomes Konoha’s dominant political figure 15 18 40 101 104 181. Police officers subsequently identify him as their director and defend their direct obedience to him 219.
• Uchiha Sasuke — Fugaku’s younger son and Itachi’s brother. Threats to him drive Itachi’s actions; he later develops his own ocular powers 1 113 212 278. Yongye challenges him and Naruto at the Valley of the End after abducting women from a wedding 277.
• Uchiha Mikoto — Fugaku’s wife and Itachi and Sasuke’s mother; opposes Fugaku’s proposed ordeal to awaken Itachi’s Mangekyō 47. She later bargains with Yongye in an effort to save Itachi and clear his name 144.
• Uchiha Izumi — organizes the crowd for Yongye’s public hearing and later views the clan’s growing influence in Konoha with pride 93 220. Her ties to Itachi complicate her service to Yongye: she pleads for Itachi’s forgiveness and secretly warns him when Yongye leaves to meet Hiruzen 124 166.
• Uchiha Kuteng, Tetsusai, Zhihuo, and Kiyoshi — the clan’s four elders; all advise staying out of a possible Root–ANBU battle. Kuteng later accepts Yongye’s demand for a deputy-director role in the Military Police Force 39 84. Kuteng also publicly advocates choosing Fugaku as the Fifth Hokage 73.
• Uchiha Zhan Zhao, Wang Chao, Ma Han, Jiang Long, and Zhao Hu — five Military Police officers selected and renamed by Yongye as his trusted subordinates 85. They support his investigation into Shisui’s stolen eyes; Wang Chao and other officers later carry out the condemned senior officials’ executions, while Zhan Zhao displays their heads 100 101 181.
• Uchiha Madara — a legendary clan member believed to have died fighting the First. Danzō claims that the masked attacker provoking Konoha’s factions is Madara, but does not prove the identification. Madara is later revived through Impure World Reincarnation and fights alongside Hashirama against Yongye 44 254 262.
• Uchiha Obito — the spiral-masked Sharingan user behind the Nine-Tails’ rampage. His identity distinguishes him from the historical Madara with whom Danzō associates the masked attacker 44 146 156 254. Madara rescued him, and Obito later acts as his successor in pursuing the Eye of the Moon Plan 54 55.

Relationships

• Konoha leadership — governs the village to which the clan belongs, but treats the Uchiha with growing suspicion after the Nine-Tails’ rampage. Yongye’s rise and the exposure of Danzō’s stolen Sharingan deepen the conflict with the former leadership 6 44 45 103 181. Hiruzen initially regards Itachi and Shisui as loyal insiders who can restrain the clan, but the revelation of their concealed strength increases his distrust 16 71. Under Yongye, the Military Police openly defend their direct allegiance to their director rather than treating it as disloyalty to Konoha 219.
• Root and Shimura Danzō — surveil the compound and accuse the clan of killing Root and ANBU personnel; Danzō demands Uchiha suspects be surrendered. His possession of stolen Sharingan is later exposed publicly 5 9 12 103. The police investigation identifies Nonō as the subordinate who poisoned Shisui and removed his eyes, making Shisui’s attempt to protect Danzō especially divisive within the clan 100.
• ANBU — monitors the clan alongside Root. The possibility of an ANBU–Root battle prompts Uchiha leaders to debate whether to intervene 5 39.
• Other Konoha clans — Yongye’s investigation into Shisui’s stolen eyes draws in the Hyuga and other shinobi. Fugaku fears its confrontational methods will obstruct his plan to restore the Uchiha’s standing among the village’s clans 87 98 101.
• Senju clan — an inherited rivalry shapes how others approach the Uchiha. The reanimated Tobirama voices distrust of the clan, while Hashirama rejects condemning all its members; Hashirama and Madara later cooperate against Yongye 47 255 262. Yongye declares that defeating Hashirama will restore the Uchiha name after the historic defeat at the Valley of the End 257.
• Orochimaru — allies with Itachi against Yongye and agrees to transplant Hashirama Cells into him. Itachi helps secure his escape despite the consequences for Fugaku, who has been assigned to guard him 190 191. Orochimaru later questions Itachi’s continued trust in Shisui, whose apparent cooperation conceals his loyalty to Yongye 235 258.
• Sage of Six Paths and the great sages — the Sage of Six Paths, Great Toad Sage, and White Snake Sage sustain Itachi’s final exile technique with additional life force and Senjutsu Chakra. After Itachi’s death, the Great Toad Sage collects his Mangekyō Sharingan 273.