Itachi

Itachi Uchiha is a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. A member of the Uchiha clan in Konohagakure (the Hidden Leaf Village), he is depicted as one of the village’s most gifted ninjas and a high-ranking operative in the Anbu Black Ops.

At a young age, Itachi’s talents drew widespread attention, and he later participated in and carried out the massacre of the Uchiha clan, killing his parents and most of his kin, sparing only his younger brother Sasuke. The official explanation in the series is that Itachi acted under orders from Konoha leadership to prevent a civil war and coup by the Uchiha.

Thereafter Itachi left the village and joined Akatsuki, an organization of rogue ninjas. While with Akatsuki, he continued to act as a spy for Konoha and pursued his own objectives, including confrontations with Sasuke on multiple occasions.

Itachi is renowned for wielding the Sharingan, which can evolve into Mangekyō Sharingan, granting abilities such as Tsukuyomi (a powerful genjutsu), Amaterasu (intense black flames), and, later, Susanoo. He is said to have obtained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan by transplanting Shisui Uchiha’s eyes.

The climax of Itachi’s arc reveals that his choices were largely motivated by love for Sasuke and a desire to protect Konoha, with the full truth about the Uchiha situation and Danzo’s role gradually disclosed. Itachi dies during a final confrontation with Sasuke, after which Sasuke inherits Itachi’s eyes.

Itachi remains a complex and influential figure within the Naruto canon, shaping both Sasuke’s development and the broader history of the series.