Madara

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Madara and Hashirama Senju fought for decades during the Warring States Period before helping bring the age of clan warfare to an end. Their work culminated in Konoha’s founding, but Madara wanted genuine equality between the Uchiha and Senju and came to believe that Hashirama could not secure it 54 127 132.

He left Konoha after predicting that the village would eventually fall into darkness. No clansman followed him, a rejection he continued to resent after his reanimation. Traveling through the Shinobi World further disillusioned him: he concluded that the One Country, One Village System had escalated conflict from wars between clans into wars between nations 129 132.

After deciphering the Uchiha stone tablet, Madara embraced Infinite Tsukuyomi as an alternative to peace in the real world. He envisioned an ideal dream world whose inhabitants could live happily while he watched over them. He did not intend to turn humanity into White Zetsu or feed it to the God Tree; those consequences were concealed from him 132 183.

Madara feigned his death following his conflict with Hashirama and eventually awakened the Rinnegan using the power obtained from Hashirama’s flesh. Near the end of his life, he arranged for Nagato to carry the eyes and for Obito to continue his work, expecting eventual resurrection through Rinne Rebirth. Black Zetsu, whom he believed to be his own will, was actually manipulating the plan to revive Kaguya 63 119 132 183 184.

Appearance

Madara is tall and powerfully built, with sharp features, long ink-black hair, and an imposing bearing. His crimson armor gives him the appearance of a warrior from the Warring States Period 119 134.

• Eyes: Purple Rinnegan when he emerges from the reanimation coffin 119.
• Reanimated features: Cracked facial markings and eyes described as lacking visible whites 152.
• Travel clothing: Wears a rain cloak over his battle armor while visiting Amegakure 180.

Personality

Madara’s pride shapes both his conduct and his expectations of others. He refuses Danzo’s control, dismisses most contemporary shinobi as weaklings, and regards an opponent holding back as an insult. Against Feng Yao, he demands full strength even after recognizing that he is likely to lose 120 182 183.

He takes intense pleasure in challenging battles. During his clashes with Feng Yao, exhilaration overtakes his concern for victory, and he complains that his reanimated body lacks the pain and physical sensation needed to fully enjoy combat 127 182.

His pursuit of peace is sincere but deeply pessimistic. He questions whether unity can survive the deaths of its strongest protectors and argues that the future’s apparent peace depends on the shared threat of the Ōtsutsuki. Nevertheless, he can acknowledge failure: he admits that Infinite Tsukuyomi was wrong and eventually accepts Feng Yao’s alternative 132 182.

Although he initially conceals his reaction to Black Zetsu’s betrayal, he privately considers it a profound humiliation. He searches for Black Zetsu with the intention of killing him, furious that so much of his life’s work served another being’s agenda 119 151.

Abilities & Skills

Sharingan and Perfect Susanoo

Madara manifests a blue, winged Perfect Susanoo armed with enormous chakra swords. His experience with the technique allows him to adjust immediately when Feng Yao’s Kamui-enhanced blade cuts through his own weapon 124 181.

• Aerial combat: Uses Susanoo’s wings to fly, reposition, and launch diving attacks 124 181.
• Chakra armor: Covers Hashirama’s Thousand-Armed Buddha in blue Susanoo armor, producing a combined construct exceeding a thousand meters in height 124.
• Sustained restoration: Continuously repairs the armor while Hashirama regenerates the underlying wooden hands 127.
• Limit: Feng Yao’s full-power, six-armed senjutsu Susanoo destroys Madara’s Susanoo and scatters his reanimated body in their later duel 182.

Rinnegan

Madara retains the Rinnegan’s basic functions in his reanimated state, although its unique abilities are unavailable to him in that body 181.

• Attraction and repulsion: Uses gravitational forces during combat to counter Feng Yao’s attacks 181.
• Attack absorption: Draws in and neutralizes a redirected sea of fire carrying Kamui’s power 181.
• Deliberate restraint: Does not use his Rinnegan abilities during the earlier battle outside Konoha 132.

Wood Release

Madara can use Wood Release: Nativity of a World of Trees, raising a vast forest of enormous trees, spreading branches, and coiling vines to engulf an opponent 181.

• Battlefield control: Produces a broad advancing sea of vegetation rather than a single targeted strike 181.
• Countered application: Feng Yao meets the technique with Great Fire Annihilation, forcing the forest and flames into a destructive clash 181.

Fire Release

Madara uses Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, exhaling a sea of flames 181.

• Large-area offense: Engulfs the battlefield in fire 181.
• Limit: Feng Yao’s Kamui-enhanced Blast Wave Wild Dance distorts and redirects the flames, requiring Madara to absorb the returning attack 181.

Taijutsu, Mobility, and Combat Judgment

Madara exchanges high-speed blows with Feng Yao and possesses enough physical strength to break Shikaku’s Shadow Imitation Technique and kick Hiashi away after intercepting his palm strike 120 123.

• Body Flicker Technique: Evades the Rain border guards after refusing to obtain travel papers 151.
• Clone reconnaissance: Sends clones to investigate the Land of Rain’s prosperity before entering 151.
• Tactical coordination: Anticipates Hashirama’s intentions in battle and warns him against distraction 124 127.
• Threat assessment: Recognizes that maintaining the intangibility of a thousand-meter Susanoo must consume substantial ocular power 125.

Impure World Reincarnation Knowledge

Madara knows the hand seals needed to cancel the technique’s summoning contract and acts independently of its caster afterward 120.

• Regeneration: Reforms after Feng Yao destroys his Susanoo and scatters his body 182.
• Physical drawbacks: Lacks a true living body, pain, and normal tactile sensation 133 182.
• Vessel limitation: Orochimaru warns that weak sacrifices cannot indefinitely sustain exceptionally powerful reincarnated bodies 150.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Reanimation and Escape from Danzo

Konoha’s leadership seeks Madara’s remains after Hashirama fails to defeat Feng Yao. Obito leads the expedition to Madara’s abandoned base near the Valley of the End, where Black Zetsu secretly plants preserved tissue for the group to discover. Danzo uses it to perform Impure World Reincarnation 117 118.

Upon awakening, Madara learns from Obito that Black Zetsu deceived them. He is initially interested in confronting Black Zetsu or the Ōtsutsuki, then becomes intrigued by Feng Yao’s ambition to unify the Shinobi World. After freeing himself from Danzo’s control, he agrees to test the younger Uchiha 119 120.

Battle Outside Konoha

Madara joins Hashirama and the future Sasuke against Feng Yao. The battle escalates from taijutsu into a clash of giant constructs, with Feng Yao using Susanoo-equipped clones to engage multiple opponents. Madara then combines his Susanoo armor with Hashirama’s Thousand-Armed Buddha 123 124.

The combined construct and Feng Yao’s senjutsu Susanoo fight to a prolonged stalemate. Madara privately acknowledges that Feng Yao has the strength to attempt world unification. Hashirama eventually dispels the Buddha to open negotiations rather than continue the destructive battle 125 127 128.

The assembled Uchiha demand to know why their revered ancestor is standing with Konoha. Madara ignores them, recalling that none of their predecessors had followed him when he left the village 129.

Rejection of Konoha and Investigation of Amegakure

Madara refuses Hashirama’s invitation to return to Konoha. He cites the three Shinobi World Wars and the Senju clan’s near-disappearance as evidence against Hashirama’s faith in the village system, while openly admitting his own mistake over Infinite Tsukuyomi 132.

After leaving, he travels across the Shinobi World and unsuccessfully searches for Black Zetsu and White Zetsu. Reports of the Land of Rain’s development under Feng Yao lead him to investigate personally. At its border, he bypasses the travel-paper requirement with Body Flicker 133 151.

Duel and Alliance with Feng Yao

In Amegakure, Madara openly observes the population as war approaches. Despite disliking the village’s gloomy industrial surroundings, he notices hope in its people. When Feng Yao finally visits his hotel room, Madara demands a duel as the first condition for accepting his path 180 181.

Their battle in the Kamui Dimension ends when Feng Yao activates Sage Mode and destroys Madara’s Susanoo. Madara admits defeat but still questions how unification could preserve peace after its founders die. Feng Yao argues for extending peace through continued effort rather than demanding an impossible guarantee of permanence, winning Madara’s approval 181 182.

Madara subsequently agrees to keep Hashirama occupied when the Four Great Nations’ Allied Shinobi Forces arrive. Feng Yao explains the origins of Indra and Asura’s chakra, the true conditions for awakening the Rinnegan, and the wider Ōtsutsuki threat before introducing him to the Akatsuki 183 184.

Original Future Revealed by Sasuke

• In the future account shown by Feng Yao, Madara becomes the Ten-Tails jinchūriki before Black Zetsu uses him to resurrect Kaguya. This is a revealed future, not an advancement reached by the reanimated Madara in the current storyline 45 152.
• Learning this outcome helps destroy his faith in Infinite Tsukuyomi; he rejects the revelation that its victims would become nourishment for the God Tree 119 183.

Relationships

• Hashirama Senju — Lifelong best friend and rival. Their cooperation founded Konoha, but their disagreement over peace divided them. They reunite against Feng Yao, though Madara refuses to return to the village 119 124 132.
• Feng Yao — Younger clansman, initially an opponent and later an ally. Madara accepts both his superior strength and his ambition to unify the Shinobi World, agreeing to confront Hashirama on his behalf 182 183.
• Black Zetsu — Former trusted collaborator whom Madara believed to be his own will. After discovering the deception, Madara searches for him in anger and intends to kill him 119 151 184.
• Obito Uchiha — Chosen successor to the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan. Madara becomes disgusted with his failures and rejects his proposal to continue pursuing the illusion despite Kaguya’s involvement 63 119 151.
• Nagato — Recipient of Madara’s transplanted Rinnegan and intended instrument of his resurrection. Nagato resents being used, though learning that Madara was also deceived complicates that resentment 63 128 152.
• Tobirama Senju — Ideological and personal antagonist. Madara challenges his hostility toward the Uchiha and mocks the outcome of his policies concerning the Senju clan 127 132.
• Izuna Uchiha — Younger brother. Madara remarks that the future Sasuke strongly resembles him 183.
• Sasuke Uchiha — Future descendant whose testimony exposes Black Zetsu’s scheme. Madara recognizes his value as a future fighting asset and learns that Sasuke succeeds him as Indra’s chakra reincarnation 119 183.
• Konan — Holds Madara partly responsible for Nagato’s manipulation and the tragedies surrounding their group. She regards his arrival in Amegakure as a serious security threat 152 153.

Notable Quotes

“Do you want to dance too?!” 120

“I admit it. I was indeed wrong about Infinite Tsukuyomi!” 132

“Well done, boy. You're worthy of being a descendant of my Uchiha Clan. You have my approval!” 182