Itachi

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Failed Uchiha Extermination

Fugaku placed the clan’s hopes on Itachi and sent him to act as a spy despite his distance from his clansmen and closeness to the Hokage. Instead, Itachi disclosed the planned coup to the Third Hokage and accepted the mission to annihilate the Uchiha. He justified the slaughter as a necessary sacrifice for Konoha’s peace and Sasuke’s protection 2 3.

Feng Yao exposed the plan before Itachi arrived. Entering the unusually silent compound in Anbu equipment, Itachi was surrounded by Fugaku, Setsuna, and the clan’s elites. Feng Yao challenged his reasoning, accusing him of serving as the village leadership’s weapon and using Shisui’s supposed last wish to avoid confronting the truth 3.

Itachi’s attempted Tsukuyomi failed against Feng Yao. He then manifested Susanoo, only for Fugaku to oppose him with his own. Feng Yao made Sasuke’s survival conditional on Fugaku winning, provoking Itachi’s strongest killing intent toward him while forcing the father and son to continue fighting 3.

Defeat and Reconsideration

The prolonged Susanoo battle exhausted Itachi’s chakra and ocular power. Feng Yao shattered his Susanoo with a kick and subjected him to a repeating illusion identified afterward as Izanami. Itachi eventually acknowledged that his self-image as someone nobly bearing darkness had concealed cowardice and self-deception 5 6.

Feng Yao spared him because he had recognized reality. Setsuna accepted a lighter punishment because the betrayal had caused no major casualties, but warned that survival did not erase his responsibility. Fugaku, who had expected to execute his son, wept with relief and took him home to recover 6.

During a later visit, Feng Yao offered Itachi a chance to atone through service and argued that the Uchiha did not owe loyalty to a village that had never trusted them. Itachi accepted much of this reasoning, though he remained reluctant to leave his lifelong home. Fugaku also apologized for placing the burden of both clan and village on his shoulders 12.

Defending the Clan and Moving to Amegakure

Feng Yao postponed Itachi’s planned departure to join Akatsuki after learning that the organization had accepted a bounty on him. He kept Itachi available as protection against possible action by Danzō and Konoha’s leadership 22.

When Obito attacked, Itachi confronted him by his true name and struck him with Amaterasu. Obito escaped by sacrificing a Sharingan to Izanagi. Itachi declined to pursue, explaining that his assigned task was to obstruct the attack 32 33.

Itachi subsequently fought the Third Hokage during Konoha’s assault on the Uchiha. No longer accepting Hiruzen’s appeals to the village’s interests, he continued attacking even when Hiruzen asked him to stop. He later accompanied the clan to Amegakure, where its warm reception unsettled his assumptions about life outside Konoha 36 40.

Later Battles and Training

• Kumogakure confrontation: Fought alongside Jūzō against Darui and other Kumogakure shinobi, using Susanoo to protect Jūzō from their combined attacks 58.
• Return to Konoha: Accompanied Feng Yao, Fugaku, and Yugito, then encountered the adult Sasuke visiting from the future 97 102.
• Battle with Tobirama: Repeatedly damaged Tobirama’s reincarnated body and maintained a stalemate despite being deprived of sight by the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique 104 105 106.
• Urashiki encounter: Joined the assembled shinobi’s attacks and used a crow transformation to evade Urashiki’s Fishing Rod 112 113.
• Academy attendance: Studied alongside Shin, Sasuke, and the other young ninja while also serving as an Anbu squad leader 139.
• Dedicated senjutsu study: Entered Shikkotsu Forest with Fugaku, Izumi, and Yugito, relinquishing his squad leadership duties to concentrate on training 147.

Appearance

Itachi is introduced with a straight, blade-like bearing and a young, indifferent face 3.

• Eyes: Scarlet Sharingan; his Mangekyō pattern is described as windmill-shaped 3.
• Initial clothing: Standard Anbu plate armor and a cat mask 3.
• Later clothing: Wears an Akatsuki robe during the confrontation with Tobirama 104.
• Weapons carried: A blade worn on his back, with later appearances also showing a long blade 3 32 104.

Personality

Initially, Itachi presents himself as emotionally controlled and willing to sacrifice his clan for peace. That composure breaks under Feng Yao’s accusations and threats against Sasuke. Izanami forces him to confront the gap between his professed protective intentions and the slaughter he had chosen to carry out 3 5.

Afterward, he accepts responsibility without arguing against the elders’ condemnation. His return to the clan is gradual: he is content with being accepted privately rather than demanding open forgiveness. Watching his clansmen settle happily in Amegakure brings a small smile despite his usually restrained expression 6 43.

His concern for Sasuke becomes increasingly focused on emotional well-being rather than strength alone. At the academy, he praises Sasuke’s progress but pays particular attention to theory lessons and mental health. He also genuinely values the mental health course established by Feng Yao 139.

In combat, Itachi remains highly rational. Tobirama finds him difficult to bait, recognizes no obvious openings, and judges his combat awareness comparable to his own 105.

Abilities & Skills

Mangekyō Sharingan and Genjutsu

Itachi possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan and can use Tsukuyomi 3.

• Attempts Tsukuyomi against Feng Yao, but the technique fails and Feng Yao’s genjutsu forces him back 3.
• Prolonged Mangekyō use drains his ocular power and chakra, leaving him panting and clutching his eye during the battle with Fugaku 5.
• Repeated Amaterasu use produces bloody tears 33.
• Cannot automatically detect every concealed opponent: he fails to notice Black Zetsu approaching after the Kumogakure battle 62.

Susanoo

His Susanoo is orange-red, appearing in forms ranging from skeletal arms to a body filled out with flesh and armor 3 105.

• Uses an enormous shield to withstand Fugaku’s Susanoo hammer 5.
• Protects Jūzō against combined enemy attacks 58.
• Uses skeletal hands for close-range attacks and counters 106 112.
• Can manifest Susanoo while his vision is suppressed; Tobirama’s darkness technique does not seal his Mangekyō abilities 106.
• Its defenses are not absolute: Feng Yao breaks its shell with a kick after Itachi has been worn down 5.

Amaterasu

Itachi produces black flames with his Mangekyō Sharingan 33.

• Ignites Obito directly and follows with another attack aimed at Black Zetsu’s position 33.
• Forces Obito to use Izanagi to escape the damage 33.

Fire Release

Itachi uses Fire Release against individual enemies and as part of coordinated attacks 36 105 112 113.

• Great Fireball Technique: Used against Hiruzen and Urashiki 36 112 113.
• Fire Dragon Flame Bullet: Used in his ninjutsu exchanges with Tobirama 105.

Crow Techniques and Movement

Itachi repeatedly appears through gatherings of crows and can transform his apparent body into a flock to evade attacks 32 36 106 112.

• Uses the Body Flicker Technique to escape an opening shuriken ambush 3.
• Evades Tobirama’s sword strike by dispersing into crows before counterattacking with Susanoo 106.
• Escapes Urashiki’s attack and reappears beside Feng Yao 112.

Weapons, Senses, and Combat Judgment

Itachi combines swordsmanship, shuriken, ninjutsu, and ocular techniques rather than relying on Susanoo alone 33 104 105.

• Uses shuriken to interrupt Black Zetsu’s attempt to rescue Obito 33.
• Detects distant concentrations of shinobi and recognizes a familiar chakra signature among them 33.
• Continues resisting Tobirama without sight through sensory ability and general shinobi skill 106.
• Repeatedly destroys parts of Tobirama’s body, but cannot secure victory because Impure World Reincarnation restores the damage 105.

Relationships

• Sasuke Uchiha — Younger brother and a central motivation behind his original decision. Later encourages Sasuke’s studies and prioritizes his mental health alongside combat training 3 43 139.
• Fugaku Uchiha — Father. Their forced battle exposes Fugaku’s concealed power; afterward, Fugaku protects him, apologizes for burdening him, and joins him in senjutsu training 3 6 12 147.
• Feng Yao — Fellow Uchiha prodigy, clan leader, and the person who stops his attempted massacre. Itachi develops faith in him, entrusting him with Shisui’s remaining Mangekyō and the location of Shisui’s grave, though his trust is not initially complete 3 30.
• Shisui Uchiha — Fellow prodigy whose supposed final wish initially supports Itachi’s reasoning. Itachi buried his body and later disclosed its location to Feng Yao 3 30.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi — Former authority figure whose extermination plan Itachi accepted. After Izanami, Itachi rejects his appeals and fights him directly 2 36.
• Uchiha Setsuna — Elder who condemns his betrayal but accepts sparing him under Feng Yao’s judgment, while insisting that punishment remains necessary 6.
• Obito Uchiha — Former collaborator whom Itachi later confronts as a traitor. Obito had secretly caused his initial Sharingan awakening by killing two teammates 32 33.
• Shin — Same-age academy classmate. Itachi encourages him to consolidate his newly gained strength and take their lessons seriously 139.
• Jūzō Biwa — Battlefield ally whom Itachi shields with Susanoo during the Kumogakure confrontation 58.

Notable Quotes

“I thought bearing the darkness made me great? How laughable!” 5

“As long as the clan members accept me in their hearts, that’s enough.” 43