Uchiha Kazama

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Kazama reincarnated into the Naruto world as an Uchiha baby. By Konoha Year 55, he was sixteen and had experienced both official suppression and public hostility toward his clan. Following the Nine-Tails incident, the Uchiha were marginalized and relocated to the village outskirts 1.

He entered the battlefield before turning ten, then devoted himself to training and missions in an effort to survive the approaching clan massacre. His earlier achievements included killing a hundred rogue shinobi while carrying three wounded teammates, extracting a mission target from Kumogakure, and defeating thirteen elite Root jōnin sent after him. He did not know those assassins were Konoha shinobi at the time 1 8.

A member of the clan’s radical faction, Kazama opposed Fugaku’s indecision and distrusted Itachi’s allegiance to Konoha’s leadership. After a period of reduced effort, his increasingly defiant thoughts activated a system that rewarded behavior perceived as madness 1 2.

Much later, an orb supplied by Sage Zhu revealed that the system was Kazama’s future self and that he had undergone six rebirths 346.

Appearance

• Strikingly handsome face: His appearance helps put Shion at ease and contributes to his popularity among Konoha’s civilians 103 140.
• Changing ocular forms: Uses the Sharingan and Mangekyō Sharingan, later demonstrating Rinnegan and Jōgan abilities 1 123 217.
• Golden, star-like eye patterns: During his native ocular transformation, black tomoe turn gold amid rings and an indistinct scattering of stars 260.
• Arrogant or wild grin: Frequently accompanies his confrontations and declarations of confidence 1 160.
• Back-mounted short sword: Carries a sheathed short sword during the early coup 4.

Personality

Kazama’s defining aggression comes from refusing to accept the Uchiha’s extermination. He humiliates authority figures, exposes concealed abuses, and uses lethal coercion against opponents. During his takeover, he threatens Fugaku’s family, controls Mikoto and Sasuke to restrain Itachi, and executes shinobi who refuse his summons 3 17 22.

His recklessness is not equivalent to an absence of planning. Konan revises her initial impression after observing his intelligence gathering and village management. He reserves Konoha’s strongest shinobi during preparations for war and distinguishes enemies who can be negotiated with from threats requiring force 47 49 60.

He treats ordinary villagers much more gently than his enemies. His everyday courtesy, military successes, and the Uchiha’s protection win him public affection. As a teacher, he warns Naruto that combat is a danger rather than something to seek for entertainment 96 140.

Kazama openly pursues multiple romantic relationships and introduces new partners rather than concealing them. After returning from years in other worlds, he feels guilty about his absence. With his children, he favors friendly conversation and encouragement over a distant parental manner 89 322 323.

Abilities & Skills

Sharingan and Genjutsu

• Tenshō: Draws targets with lower pupil power into an illusion space under his absolute control 1.
• Wrath of Amahara: Converts consumed pupil power into stronger ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu 1.
• Mass control: Compels Uchiha elders to threaten Fugaku and forces ANBU operatives to kill one another 3 4.
• Training illusions: Recreates the clan massacre to trigger Mangekyō awakenings among his guards 48 49 50.
• Illusion reversal: Rebounds Danzo’s Izanami and overturns Itachi’s Tsukuyomi space 17 19.
• Kotoamatsukami: Temporarily accesses the technique through a trial card and forcibly changes Kisame’s will 57.
• Limits: The Body of Indra prevents blindness, but sustained use can still produce fatigue, bleeding eyes, and severe physical strain 19 50.

Rinnegan and Jōgan

• Shinra Tensei: Uses repulsive force to clear Isshiki’s cubes and overpower Muichiro Tokito 123 268.
• River of causality: A Jōgan ability that reveals the nature of Imu’s apparently invincible power 217.
• Native ocular evolution: Develops golden tomoe and star-like patterns when preparing to fight the will of the world 260.

Susanoo

• Defense: Blocks Itachi’s Amaterasu and helps him withstand Garp’s Haki shock wave when combined with Ten-Tails chakra 17 192.
• Complete form: A winged manifestation wielding two long blades 69.
• Compact form: A four-armed Susanoo under three meters tall trades enormous size for greater speed and agility 123.
• Ultimate form: Uses Moryo’s chakra against Sukuna and Ten-Tails power against Isshiki 169 255.
• Transport: Carries Shinobu and Mitsuri during his search for world-origin power 295.

Space-Time Techniques

• Flying Thunder God: Teleports during combat, evades attacks, and returns from Kaguya’s sealed space to the moon 56 137 255.
• Flying Thunder God: Ten Shadow Burial: Surrounds Garp with black phantoms and spatial power 192.
• Time-Piercing attacks: Uses a spiritual sword to strike across space and time, repeatedly killing Danzo despite Izanagi 1 16 17 19.
• Time-Piercing Slash: Overrides Sukuna’s domain, but the world’s will counters a later attempt through the river of time 255 260.
• Kamui: Uses its spatial power while targeting the world’s will 260.
• Travel limitation: Ordinary space-time methods cannot return him from the One Piece world to the Shinobi World; he also cannot reach the Time-Space Interstice from there 178.

Tailed-Beast Power and Senjutsu

• Internal tailed beasts: Houses tailed-beast origins, with Kurama developing an independent consciousness before the others can converse normally 82.
• Moryo partnership: Withstands and merges with Moryo’s energy, something Kaguya states even prime Isshiki could not do 129 135.
• Combined sealing: Mixes Shukaku’s and Matatabi’s chakra with soul power to seal Chtholly 158.
• Sage-enhanced strength: A Sage Mode punch caves in Isshiki’s chest 166.
• Ten-Tails division: Plans to distribute power he cannot absorb alone among additional recipients 173.

Elemental Ninjutsu and Haki

• Fire Release: His initial repertoire includes Great Fireball, Dragon Fire, and Exploding Flame Destruction 1.
• Amaterasu Guard: Covers his body in black flames to repel Gold 83.
• Thunder God’s Body: Enables immediate lightning nature and shape transformations, including dragon-like lightning and defensive armor 54.
• Wind God Body: Strengthens wind-infused cutting attacks while reducing their energy cost 85.
• Armament Haki: Coats his neck to block Akame’s blade 231.

Regeneration, Purification, and Resurrection

• Regeneration: Fully recovers from wounds inflicted by Samehada within moments 56.
• Purification: Removes Moryo’s intrusive chakra, cleanses Murasame’s curse, and purifies Meliodas’s magic 111 231 318.
• Healing curses: Identifies Kagaya Ubuyashiki’s affliction as originating from the world’s will and stabilizes him as its markings recede 285.
• Resurrection: Restores Elaine’s life with Madara and Gold assisting with her soul and the surrounding rules 310.
• Resurrection limits: Requires an intact body and a soul that still exists 310.

Combat Instruction and Technical Skills

• Multidisciplinary combat: Overwhelms Nagato’s Six Paths with taijutsu, swordsmanship, ninjutsu, pupil power, and shadow clones 77.
• Individualized training: Uses sparring to identify weaknesses in speed, strength, chakra control, and weapon dependence 73 160 237.
• Medicinal preparation: Provides a solution that gradually repairs physical flaws in Night Raid’s members 246.
• Metal assessment: Discovers that Nichirin sword ore can receive and amplify chakra 285.
• Cooking: Cooks for Night Raid and delegates meal preparation to a shadow clone during training 237.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Time-Piercing Sword / Time-Piercing Annihilation Sword — System-awarded spiritual weapon capable of attacks across space and time; can be wielded by Kazama or Susanoo 1 19.
• Void-Slaying Sword — Spiritual weapon awakened with his Susanoo 69.
• Totsuka Blade — Obtained after merging with Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan 69.
• Moon Blade and Yasaka Tomoe — Included in his compact Susanoo’s four-weapon configuration 123.
• Black Moon — Drawn during his confrontation with Gold and used against the Familiar Beasts 111.
• Dark Moon — Channels spatially associated attacks, including additional invisible slashes; later receives Divine Art Chakra 166 167.
• Mangekyō ability trial cards — Temporary access to randomly selected ocular techniques, including Kotoamatsukami 57.
• Random Resurrection Card — Accidentally activated before his journey to Moryo’s sealed mountain 111.
• World Transfer Stone — The system identifies a randomly targeted stone as his means of returning from the One Piece world; he later collects fragments 178 188.
• Substitute Scarecrows — Receives ten as part of his SSS mission rewards 295.
• System storage — Holds weapons, clothing, and other supplies 103 237.
• Short blade from Meliodas — Accepted in exchange for a sheet of paper before leaving Meliodas’s world 318.

Relationships

Clan, Students, and Allies

• Uchiha Fugaku — Predecessor whom Kazama forces to surrender the patriarch’s position. Fugaku later supports him as atonement for his own failures 3 20.
• Uchiha Itachi — Enemy whom Kazama regards as a traitor for agreeing to sacrifice Uchiha radicals. Itachi dies following the coup’s confrontations 10 19 20.
• Uchiha Ryunen, Rinboku, Roy, and Natsume — Personal shinobi guards whose Mangekyō awakenings Kazama deliberately cultivates 48 49 50.
• Uchiha Nagasawa — Loyal subordinate and later one of the five Uchiha accompanying him into the One Piece world 35 178.
• Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha — His disciples; he provides training outside the Academy’s ordinary routine 30 73.
• Gaara — Trains alongside Naruto and Sasuke and joins their later S-rank mission 73 140.
• Kakashi Hatake — Kazama removes his Sharingan, later arranges his bond with Isobu, and entrusts the three young students to him 30 72 96.
• Jiraiya — Administrative adviser and fellow instructor whom Kazama leaves in charge of village affairs 31 69 73.
• Orochimaru — Initially desires Kazama’s body; later serves as a director in Konoha and guides his party toward senjutsu training 38 69 89.
• Kisame Hoshigaki — Recruited through Kotoamatsukami after defeat and subsequently follows Kazama’s orders 57 60.
• Kakuzu — Coerced guide to the Black Market’s bounty exchanges 80 81 82.
• Kurama and Moryo — Internal power sources and active collaborators; Kurama coordinates the tailed beasts, while Moryo assists against enemies and world-origin defenses 82 260 295.
• Chtholly — Contract partner and summon who confirms the limits of his space-time travel outside the Shinobi World 158 178.
• Teuchi / Ōtsutsuki Ichiraku — Observer whom Kazama allows to remain in Konoha after securing a promise to help defend it 142.
• Meliodas — Seeks Kazama’s resurrection ability and later exchanges a short blade for his paper 310 318.

Partners and Family

• Tsunade — Romantic partner, Senju leader, and medical director who handles much of Konoha’s administration during his absences; mother of Senju Kaoru 43 139 321.
• Kurenai Yuhi — Romantic partner who shares his household; mother of Uchiha Akaba 31 140 321.
• Konan — Develops from an Akatsuki intermediary into a close companion and member of his household 49 80 101 140.
• Mei Terumi — Romantic partner who retains her responsibilities as Mizukage; mother of Uchiha Ling 89 159 321.
• Yugito Nii — Joins his group after the Kumogakure confrontation; mother of Uchiha Hu 57 176 321.
• Miroku — Helps him summon Moryo; mother of Uchiha Yo 169 176 321.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki — Declares herself his partner and joins him in combat against the Ōtsutsuki 139 149.
• Mitsuri Kanroji — Romantic partner whom he hopes to take to the Shinobi World 275.
• Butterfly Shinobu — Develops an affectionate relationship with him and accompanies his search for world-origin power 275 295.
• Red Eyes, Black Eyes, Leone, Sheele, Chelsea, and Mine — Named as mothers of his children after his return to the Shinobi World 321.
• Uchiha Yo and Senju Kaoru — First encounter him as young adults traveling from the future; he later reunites with them among his children in the Shinobi World 125 321.

Children

Story Role / Major Arcs

Uchiha Coup and Konoha Takeover

Kazama challenges Fugaku at a clan meeting, takes the patriarch’s position through coercion, and forces him to oppose Konoha’s leadership. He kills the ANBU guarding Naruto, appears atop Kurama, and publicly exposes the planned Uchiha extermination 3 4 8 9.

During the coup, he defeats Danzo despite Izanagi and counters Itachi’s interference. Afterward, he orders battlefield cleanup and reconstruction before gathering the village’s shinobi. His Fifth Hokage candidacy is enforced through executions, including Hyuga Samé and Monchu; by Chapter 30, Kakashi addresses him as Fifth Hokage 16 17 19 20 22 30.

Village Reconstruction and Inter-Village War

Kazama delegates administration to Jiraiya, confronts interference in Konoha’s funding, and brings Tsunade back to the village. He strengthens his Uchiha guards, recruits Kisame, and exploits the other villages’ inaccurate assessment of Konoha’s remaining strength 31 43 48 57 60.

He returns with Gaara, Yugito, and Isobu, reports that Sunagakure and Kirigakure have become allies, and personally leads the defense against Kumogakure. His victories provide an opportunity to consolidate his authority 67 69.

Black Market and Ōtsutsuki Investigation

After overpowering Nagato’s Six Paths, Kazama targets the Black Market because of the bounty on his head. With Kakuzu’s help, he raids its exchanges and discovers roots connected to tailed-beast origins. His confrontation with Gold yields a Chakra Fruit and confirmation that Isshiki’s current body is nearing its limit 77 81 82 85.

Land of Demons and the Moon

Kazama travels with Konan to investigate Moryo, confronts the Familiar Beasts, and battles Urashiki and Isshiki. The arrival of his future children interrupts Urashiki’s attack, after which Kazama merges with Moryo 101 111 123 125 129.

On the moon, he pressures Hagoromo, Hamura, and Toneri, enters Kaguya’s sealed space voluntarily, and proposes cooperation. He subsequently brings Kaguya and Toneri to Konoha 132 134 135 139 140.

Preparing the Shinobi World

After passing Sage Land tests, Kazama organizes training for the Kage and jinchūriki against the Ōtsutsuki threat. He fights Isshiki’s escalating Ten-Tails forms and later proposes dividing Ten-Tails power among additional allies 158 160 164 169 173.

Other-World Journeys

Return and Final Ōtsutsuki Conflict

Kazama returns to find his children old enough to operate as Konoha shinobi. He approves an independent mission for the four eldest, reconnects with the younger children, and reunites with his partners after his long absence 320 321 322 323.

When the Ōtsutsuki arrive ahead of schedule, he explains that they have used information seized from space-time. He has also learned that their world invasions seek a route to the Time-Space Interstice through the Shinobi World. During the ensuing conflict, Sage Zhu reveals the system’s identity while Hagoromo absorbs Ōtsutsuki Wushi and approaches deityhood 341 343 346.

Notable Quotes

“Let me take over and lead the Uchiha to rebuild our glory!” 2

“What shinobi least want to encounter during a mission is combat.” 96

“I don't want to know about the future.” 125

“So I hope everyone will work a little harder and use our own strength to repay this world.” 172