What is itachis secret

In one final effort to keep the peace and seek redemption, Itachi entrusts his brother's fate to Naruto , forcibly implanting him with a crow that was intended cast a genjutsu on Sasuke, forcing him to protect Konoha rather than destroy it. The crow ended up being used on Itachi himself after his reincarnation to break free from Kabuto's control.

Finally, Itachi allows Sasuke to get his long-awaited revenge in a tense battle but, once again, Itachi has hidden motives, intending to draw out Orochimaru from Sasuke and sever the connection between them, saving his brother once again. Before succumbing to his mystery illness, Itachi reveals that he never sought to steal Sasuke's eyes, and this begins the younger Uchiha's journey towards questioning what really happened to his clan.

The blame for the death of Uchiha clan is glossed over in Naruto 's mad rush to the finish line, and most fans come back to Danzo. While the dastardly elder certainly played his part in the tragedy, he was merely a cog, along with Obito and Madara, in Kaguya 's grand plan to break free and consume the world's chakra, meaning it was she who truly engineered the Uchiha massacre.

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By Craig Elvy Published Feb 09, Itachi and Kisame lead them to an isolated location and reveal themselves. Asuma and Kurenai engage them but pose little challenge and it is only due to the timely arrival of Kakashi that they are saved.

Itachi and Kakashi duel with their Sharingan but Itachi quickly proves to be the superior and uses Tsukuyomi to render Kakashi helpless, but is surprised that Kakashi not only remains standing afterwards but that he knows they and Akatsuki are seeking the Nine-Tails. Itachi instructs Kisame to capture Kakashi to find out what else he knows and kill the others, but Kisame is parried by Might Guy. With things escalating, Itachi and Kisame decide to withdraw.

After confirming Sasuke's safety, Itachi pretended to pursue Naruto to covertly let Konoha know about Akatsuki's goals. Because Naruto is under the protection of Jiraiya , Itachi uses a genjutsu on an attractive woman to draw Jiraiya away. They confront Naruto and contemplate how to apprehend him. Before they can make a decision they are interrupted by Sasuke, who heard about Itachi's return and attacks him with Chidori.

Itachi easily deflects it and then breaks Sasuke's wrist, but Jiraiya returns before things can go further. Not wishing to get drawn into a fight with Jiraiya but confronted by his younger brother's overwhelming desire for revenge, Itachi effortlessly overpowers Sasuke, taunts Sasuke's weakness, incapacitates him with Tsukuyomi, and then makes to escape.

Main article: Sasuke Recovery Mission Itachi and the rest of Akatsuki assemble to discuss the progress of their plans as well as Sasuke's recent alliance with Orochimaru. Main article: Kazekage Rescue Mission.

While sealing the One-Tail , Akatsuki learns that Konoha ninja are converging on their location. Nagato uses his Shapeshifting Technique to make a body-double of Itachi that he controls remotely, which he uses to intercept Team 7. Team 7 coordinates against him and Itachi is impressed by Naruto's growth, but he still manages to catch him in a genjutsu.

He torments Naruto for his failures to protect his friends, specifically Sasuke, until the genjutsu is broken by Naruto's teammates. Itachi, his body-double not having his full power, is eventually defeated by Naruto's Big Ball Rasengan.

He nevertheless succeeds in buying enough time to complete the One-Tail's sealing. Before the sealing gets underway they are informed that Sasuke has killed Orochimaru after two-and-a-half years of training with him and is now coming after Itachi.

Deidara and Tobi go after Sasuke following the Four-Tails' sealing, and Akatsuki later receives reports that all three have been killed. Kisame consoles Itachi afterwards for now being the last Uchiha, but he replies that Sasuke is still alive.

Even had he died, he says there is still another Uchiha, alluding to Tobi's survival as well. Main article: Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant. Knowing that his end is near, Itachi sends a shadow clone to find and meet with Naruto. When Naruto attacks him, Itachi insists he only wants to talk. He asks Naruto what Sasuke means to him and what he will do if ever Sasuke moves against Konoha. Naruto replies that he is Sasuke's brother — a better brother than Itachi is — and that if Sasuke ever attacks the village he will defend it without killing Sasuke.

Itachi is happy with this answer and gives Naruto some assistance for this purpose: a special crow that he stores within Naruto's body. Having business elsewhere, the shadow clone disperses. Another shadow clone allows Sasuke to track him to one of Akatsuki's lairs.

Sasuke attacks him, displaying the new abilities he's learned, and in doing so convinces Itachi that he has gotten strong enough. The shadow clone arranges to meet with Sasuke at the Uchiha Hideout before it disappears. While Itachi waits for Sasuke, he has Kisame patrol the hideout's perimeter and permit nobody but Sasuke to enter. Main article: Fated Battle Between Brothers.

When Sasuke arrives they start by trading genjutsu. The genjutsu exchange ends when Sasuke breaks free of Itachi's Tsukuyomi, thus beginning the real fight. The volleys of ninjutsu quickly spill outside, where Sasuke and Itachi compare their Great Fireballs. When Sasuke's starts to pull ahead, Itachi uses Amaterasu. While trying to hit Sasuke he ends up igniting the surrounding forest, but does finally manage to catch Sasuke.

Itachi avoids them, but Sasuke informs him that Itachi wasn't his target. After Sasuke's attack, storm clouds gather and lightning brews, allowing Sasuke to attack Itachi with Kirin. Although the hideout is destroyed, Itachi survives thanks to his Susanoo. With his Susanoo active, Itachi approaches Sasuke. Having used all his chakra to perform Kirin, Sasuke activates his Cursed Seal of Heaven and out of desperation to defeat Itachi unleashes Orochimaru.

Orochimaru springs from Sasuke's body using the Eight Branches Technique and states his intentions to take finally take Sasuke's body for his own. Itachi, having prolonged the battle in order to draw Orochimaru out, pierces him with Susanoo's Sword of Totsuka , sealing Orochimaru away and removing Sasuke's cursed seal. Itachi resumes his approach, telling Sasuke his resolution to now take his eyes, and Sasuke makes futile attempts to keep him away.

Susanoo continues to protect Itachi, but it degrades as he labours near and Itachi starts coughing up blood. Itachi began approaching Sasuke, claiming he wanted Sasuke's eyes. When he finally reaches Sasuke, Itachi appears to grab for his eyes but instead only pokes his forehead. The poke seals Amaterasu in Sasuke's eyes, set to activate against Tobi's Sharingan in order to protect Sasuke from him.

In a similar manner to how he described death to Kisame, Itachi died unable to maintain his disguise of wanting Sasuke's eyes, he genuinely smiles to Sasuke and apologises to Sasuke and says this is the end before succumbing to his disease and falling dead with a smile on his face. The summon fails almost immediately afterwards, causing Kabuto to wonder if the Impure World Reincarnation was still incomplete.

To that end he reincarnates Itachi and four other dead members of Akatsuki as offerings for Tobi's war plans. When the Fourth Shinobi World War begins, Itachi is mobilised with the rest of Kabuto's collection of reincarnated ninja. Itachi is paired with Nagato, who he carries because of Nagato's damaged legs. Itachi and Nagato are found by Naruto and Killer B. Itachi learns several things as Kabuto forces him to fight them: Naruto's Nine-Tails Chakra Mode indicates he's finally gained control of the Nine-Tails; B's use of Samehada is proof Kisame is dead; Naruto tells him that Sasuke now works with Akatsuki to destroy Konoha due to having been told the truth of the Uchiha Clan Downfall by Tobi, much to Itachi's horror and dismay.

Itachi and Nagato continue attacking but give advice to Naruto and B about how to evade them. When he has an opening, Itachi calls out the crow he planted in Naruto before his death and allows it to use its genjutsu on him, overriding Kabuto's control with its pre-programmed mission to protect Konoha.

Now free to do as he wishes, Itachi joins Naruto and B against Nagato, using Amaterasu on him and his summons. Itachi continues to eliminate Nagato's summons and also saves B and Naruto from being killed by Nagato himself. Nagato uses Chibaku Tensei to try and restrain them, but the three join forces to destroy it.

Itachi stabs Nagato with the Sword of Totsuka before the dust settles, sealing him away and ending the battle. Itachi then decides to personally take care of Kabuto in order to end the Impure World Reincarnation. Before leaving, he destroys the crow and Shisui's eye with Amaterasu so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands and entrusts Sasuke's reform to Naruto. Nagato had been able to locate Kabuto's location while they were together, and Itachi now moves on a direct course there.

He inadvertently crosses paths with Sasuke along the way. Feeling he is unworthy of Sasuke, Itachi tries to avoid him and his questions. When Sasuke persists, Itachi admits that he made a mistake manipulating Sasuke along a path that he wanted, which has put Sasuke in a worse position than he ever intended.

As they near Kabuto's lair Itachi tries one last time to shake him, only to be disappointed when Sasuke joins him shortly after he confronts Kabuto. Sasuke moves to kill Kabuto, but is blocked by Itachi, who explains that Kabuto must be kept alive if the Impure World Reincarnation is to be broken.

Sasuke offers to help on the condition that Itachi will finally talk to him afterwards. Itachi agrees. Kabuto obscures his vision to prevent being caught in a genjutsu and attacks. Itachi and Sasuke block with their Susanoo, only to find that they have lost track of Kabuto. Itachi realises that Kabuto has achieved Sage Mode and quickly defends Sasuke before he can come to harm in Kabuto's sneak attack. Itachi reminds Sasuke of a mission they went on as children to hunt a boar, which they reenact with their Susanoo against Kabuto.

Kabuto avoids them and commandeers Sasuke's sword , which he uses to attack Itachi. Itachi takes the sword back from him and uses it to cut off the tip of one of Kabuto's horns. Kabuto tries to turn Sasuke against Itachi, pointing out all the lies and distrust Itachi has been showing Sasuke for years.

Itachi admits his faults, but promises to tell Sasuke something after he's performed his Izanami. Kabuto is confident that he cannot be defeated since they can't kill him and because of the precautions he's taken to avoid genjutsu.

He manipulates the cave to confine them and uses DNA to perform a variety of other ninja's long-range jutsu, trying to create an opportunity to access Itachi's head and regain control of him. Sasuke becomes increasingly earnest to kill Kabuto, but Itachi pleads for him to wait until Izanami is ready. Itachi's reincarnated body regenerates and he uses Sasuke's sword to cut off even more of the same horn as before.

This creates a sensory loop independent of vision that traps Kabuto in eternal battle; that is Izanami. Kabuto has the chance of escaping Izanami by accepting the fate he now tries to fight by taking on others' powers, Itachi's gift to him because of their perceived similarities. He raises the brille that cover Kabuto's eyes and uses a genjutsu to make Kabuto perform the hand seals that will end the Impure World Reincarnation.

While Kabuto performs the hand seals, Sasuke tells Itachi that he won't forgive Konoha for coercing Itachi the way that he was and that he will continue to conspire against the villages despite Itachi's wishes. Itachi listens without response. When he is engulfed in light and the Impure World Reincarnation begins to break, he faces Sasuke and admits to everything Sasuke has been told about him, even imparting some of his own memories to Sasuke to fully dispel the lies he's told.

He reaches for Sasuke, seemingly meaning to poke his forehead again, but instead gives Sasuke a head bump, symbolising he no longer saw Sasuke as a child, but an equal. He tells Sasuke that he wants no forgiveness and promises that he will love Sasuke no matter what he decides to do. His reincarnated body dissolves and his soul returns to the afterlife. His instructions on the night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall for Sasuke to gain the power necessary to defeat him caused Sasuke to isolate himself from other people and avoid companionship.

When Sasuke realised that he was getting attached to the members of Team 7 and, from his perspective, failing to get stronger because of them, he defected from Konoha and left to train under Orochimaru — propelling him along the path towards Itachi's death. Following the brothers' battle, Itachi's plans started to fail due to the interference of Tobi , who refocuses Sasuke's hatred that Itachi had engineered for himself, to be used against Konoha, turning Sasuke into a criminal against Itachi's intentions.

Itachi is able to make amends with Sasuke upon his reincarnation , using his Sharingan to convey his memories to his little brother so that he could understand why Itachi chose the path he did. He also wiped Sasuke's prejudices clean and encouraged him to start deciding things for himself. Upon learning the entire truth about Itachi, Sasuke regains the great admiration he had for him when they were children and follows in his brother's footsteps.

He does not want to see Konoha, the village Itachi sacrificed so much for, destroyed and therefore works against Tobi and Madara to end the Fourth Shinobi World War. Though this is again a great divergence from Itachi's plans, another of Itachi's plans redeems him: Naruto , at Itachi's insistence, eventually convinces Sasuke of the errors he has made without killing him after their final battle.

In the war's aftermath, Sasuke adopts Itachi's habit of poking others' foreheads as a sign of affection, in particular his wife, Sakura Haruno , and their daughter, Sarada.

He also had a habit of neglecting his daughter in favour of his duties of protecting the village and her, although he realises this mistake later on and chose to spend time with his family before continuing his mission.

Sasuke would continue to protect the village for many years to come — ultimately causing Itachi's wishes for his brother to finally be realised. In the years following the World War, Naruto attempted to restore some of Itachi's honour by telling the world of Itachi's actions during his period of reincarnation.

Without mentioning the truth about the "crimes" he committed while alive, Naruto gave Itachi's name as someone who supported him. Though not an easy thing to accept, no one challenged Naruto's word on the matter. Sasuke becomes obsessed with his desire for revenge. He seeks out Orochimaru in order to become powerful enough to slay Itachi and seek vengeance for his clan.

After the two brothers have their fateful battle, we learn that there is more to Itachi's actions than we previously suspected.

The truth behind the Uchiha massacre reveals some of the dirty secrets that the elders of Konoha had wanted to keep under wraps. We are here today to look at the life of one of the most popular Naruto villains of all time.

From the details of his love life which never made it into the manga, to his culpability in causing Naruto to commit murder, here are the 15 Things You Didn't Know About Itachi Uchiha. The battle between Sasuke and Itachi concludes in the rd chapter of the Naruto manga, with Itachi finally succumbing to his illness. Sasuke is rescued by Tobi, who reveals the truth behind Itachi's actions.

Tobi reveals that Itachi killed all of his friends and family members, as well as his lover, which raised a lot of speculation among the fan base about who that person was. When Naruto ended, we still hadn't learned anything about Itachi's lover, so most fans assumed that it was a throwaway line that was never meant to be resolved. After Naruto ended, there were several light novels released which focused on different characters from the series.

Two of these focused on Itachi, the first of which explained his life before the Uchiha massacre. These novels were later adapted as part of the anime.

Itachi's lover was revealed to be Izumi Uchiha. She was another member of the Uchiha clan who was infatuated with Itachi throughout most of their lives. Izumi was the first member of the Uchiha clan to die at Itachi's hands. He used the Tsukuyomi to allow her to live an imaginary life together with him in a genjutsu dream world.

The main villain throughout the first part of Naruto is Orochimaru. He is replaced after the time skip by a group called Akatsuki. These are a team of ninjas who defected from their villages and were now some of the most wanted criminals in the land.

The original goal of Akatsuki was to create a super weapon that would allow them to take over the world. In order to do this, they needed the nine tailed-beasts in their possession, one of whom was trapped inside of Naruto. The members of Akatsuki quickly became popular with the fan base, due to their cool design and innovative combat abilities. Masashi Kishimoto the creator of Naruto has confirmed that Itachi was his favorite member of Akatsuki. He had wanted to create villains with a backstory that was as rich and detailed as that of the protagonists, which is likely why he liked Itachi so much, as the details of his life became one of the most important plot points of the series.

The Uchiha clan weren't originally part of the story of Naruto. Masashi Kishimoto had originally wanted the story to focus entirely on Naruto himself. His editors encouraged him to add more characters to the story, one of whom needed to be a rival to Naruto. This led to the creation of Sasuke , who would go on to win several of the official Shonen Jump character popularity polls, and who essentially took over a lot of the story of Naruto. Itachi's design and role in the story were originally different.

He was going to be the leader of a group of 70 ninjas called "The Itachi Squad. Itachi also had an X-shaped scar on his chin. These original design elements were moved over to Danzo, who operated a secret group within Konoha called "Root" and had the same scar on his chin.

Naruto gained a reputation as being a series filled with emo characters who whined a lot, which was partly a response to Sasuke's story overtaking Naruto's in relevance. This is a vastly over exaggerated view, as Naruto had a lot of light-hearted and humorous moments. There was even a comedy spinoff that starred Rock Lee, which mainly mocked the main series. It is a bizarre feature called Sunny Side Battle!

Itachi is trying to cook the perfect sunny side up eggs, without any pieces of the shell clinging to the yolk. He uses the full power of his Sharingan in order to attempt this and keeps failing.

Itachi refuses to allow Sasuke to eat any of the eggs until he has cooked the perfect one. He is forced to use the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan repeatedly to complete the task. When a manga becomes popular in Japan, the publisher will sometimes release databooks, which contain all of the known information about the characters from the series. The databooks tend to also feature exclusive content from the author of the series, such as interviews and concept art.

One of the main features of the databooks is the fact that they give stats to all of the characters. In Naruto 's case, this meant judging them on their various techniques taijutsu, genjutsu, ninjutsu. It was harder for the guys who made the Death Note databooks, who had to give characters stats based on things like manipulation and intelligence. Itachi was tied for the highest stats in all of the databooks with Jiraiya.

This makes sense, as Jiraiya is one of the few people whom Itachi seemed genuinely afraid to face in combat. He fled from Jiraiya, even though he had Kisame fighting alongside him.