Sasuke Uchiha
- (no rank, ndt)
With my hatred... I'll turn the illusion into reality!
Nin 5 - Tai 3.5 - Gen 4 - Int 3.5 - Str 3.5 - Spe 4.5 - Sta 3.5 - Sea 4
Ninja registration number: 012606
Birthday: 7/23 (16 years old, Leo)
Height: 168.0cm - Weight: 52.2kg - Blood type: AB
Personality: cool, bluffer
Favorite food: omusubi (okaka) (omusubi is like onigiri; okaka is dried bonito, ndt), tomato
Food he dislikes: natto (fermented soybeans, ndt), sweet stuff
Person he would like to fight: the upper echelons of Konoha
Favorite word: power
Hobby: training, taking walks
Graduated from Academy at: 12 years old
Became chuunin at: - years old
Mission history: 7 D-rank, 1 C-rank, 2 B-rank, 6 A-rank, 0 S-rank
After brushing away the darkness that veiled his heart, the "Uchiha" falcon is now ready to spread his wings towards another goal.
Sasuke Uchiha, the boy who set "revenge" as his raison d'?tre. He erased anything that could pose an obstacle to his goal and sternly rejected warmth and peace to pursue greater power. It was a rough and gloomy path that meant crawling through the earth like a snake ? as he also labeled himself ?, prowling after his prey in the darkness. When Sasuke fulfilled his long-cherished ambition, revenge, a new world called "truth" opened his doors to him and the chains that bound his heart to the ground finally came off. Now the young falcon soars through the sky, majestic, surveying the landscape spreading out below him with the heavenly eyes bestowed upon him by the "strongest clan", finally able to decide his next route of his own free will! Even though he knows that what is waiting for him is another bloody road....
Three years have passed since Sasuke left the village. Now he radiates the same eerie aura as a sharp blade.
(balloons: "At last, I'm here.")
To Sasuke the path of revenge against Itachi is also a quest to look into the truth about his clan.
Sasuke was endowed with shinobi talent since when he was born, but during the years he spent away from the village his fighting skills improved even more rapidly.
(balloons: "Don't aim for their vital spots.")
He doesn't like to kill when unneeded. Is it a natural kindness flowing through his veins...?
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The time has come.... The noble "falcon" swallows the "snake" and leaves the nest!!
[Rebellion]
For the sake of revenge Sasuke, willing to go as far as to stain his reputation becoming a "nukenin", has run to Orochimaru's lair. But even though he abandoned his village, it doesn't mean that he lost his pride as a member of the strongest clan...! He does accept Orochimaru's instruction, but meanwhile he rejects his evil beliefs and waits for the opportunity to rebel. When the Serpent misjudges Sasuke's growth, the "perfect chance" comes!
(balloons: "...I have the feeling I can be heartless with you too.")
(balloons: "You should have understood, by now....")
Sasuke decides that Orochimaru has nothing left to teach him anymore, so he makes his move! Even the "reincarnation ceremony" is ineffective against the Uchiha's power.
[The power of the white snake]
Orochimaru fell in love with Sasuke's body, endowed with the "Sharingan", and now he looks forward to his next reincarnation, when he will finally be able to take hold of the "vessel of his dreams". But before long, his ambition crumbles to pieces on account of that vessel's flawlessness. The noble blood flowing through him gifts him with a power that exceeds Orochimaru's imagination. Sasuke swallows up the abilities of the white snake, together with the fangs that longed for that blood.
(balloons: "My wounds have been healing faster since I absorbed Orochimaru.")
The power of the white snake also granted Sasuke a miraculously fast recovery speed.
Severed bonds and new ties.... All for the purpose of defeating his brother.
[Reunion]
Naruto, a friend. In the past, parting from him had been as painful as ripping off half of his own body, and even now that he has left the village the boy is still pursuing him. Nevertheless, meeting him again after three years doesn't shake his heart in the least. Bonds might confuse you, thus you have to "severe" them! The only tie an avenger needs is the one going by the name of "hate" with his brother...
Sasuke can behave cold-heartedly even in front of Naruto. This should have suggested him that the time has come for him to carry out his revenge.
(balloons: "I just didn't want to get stronger the way he told me to.")
His firm determination is also further confirmation of his intention to part from them.
["Hebi" is formed]
Now that Sasuke has gotten rid of all unnecessary bonds to pursue the strength needed to carry out his revenge, he decides to take another step towards the fulfillment of his ambition... He assembles a few comrades and thus earns new ties. But team "Hebi", formed for the sole purpose of "defeating Itachi Uchiha", consists of people who decided to accompany Sasuke weighing the merits and demerits of such action, so it might as well be likened to an unstable house of cards. The force that holds together this team liable to dissolve in thin air at any minute is definitely the awe and respect its members feel towards Sasuke's absolute authority.
(balloons: "My goal is to kill Akatsuki's Itachi Uchiha. And I want you to help me.")
Each member of "Hebi" is specialized in something, for example detection or close range combat. This facilitates independent action.
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Studied fighting skills! His power surpasses even Akatsuki.
[Godlike speed]
Adding up to his innate talent, Orochimaru's strength ? "cursed seal" included ? granted him a power a normal shinobi could not even dream of. What one may find especially interesting is his speed, that has stood out ever since he was a genin. When that godlike speed is supported by Sharingan's reflexes, anyone standing before Sasuke is unworthy of existence.
In a blink he's in front of his opponent, then a flash of sword...!! Before his speed, even Akatsuki members hold their breath in awe.
[Tactics]
Sasuke's excellent resourcefulness as a shinobi is particularly evident in his battle sense and tactical skills. During fights he observes his opponent and accurately sees through his abilities without losing his calm, then he correctly chooses the most effective means and ninjutsu to counter him among the rich variety of items he has in stock. Moreover, at times his resoluteness enables him to pick painful strategies in which he needs to get hurt in order to win against the enemy. All these characteristics make Sasuke a remarkable shinobi.
His gaze is fixed upon the word "victory". That is why he can also see the way that leads to it.
The symbol of the "cursed bloodline" frightens and subdues the enemy.
[Insight]
The "Sharingan" is the symbol of the illustrious "Uchiha clan" and also the reason behind the tragic fate of their bloodline. Sasuke is proud of that power, and that is why he always makes full use of its abilities when fighting. He deduces a jutsu's elemental property from the seals performed by its user, then he is able to determine at once the attack range from the color of the chakra. So far, the images of his defeated opponents have always been reflected in his eyes...
(balloons: "Haha... Why?")
Any plan the enemy might think of or any trick he might use are fruitless in front of Sasuke.
[Eye power]
The main reason why the "Sharingan" was feared by everyone, including the inhabitants of the village, is the power hidden in those eyes, able to subdue even "bijuu". Sasuke, who is rapidly mastering his skills as an Uchiha, is also gradually awakening to that cursed power.
(balloons: "Those eyes... How did you dare... control me... with those eyes...!")
The ultimate power of the "Sharingan", that once could tame even the "Kyuubi". A portion of it is visible in Sasuke when he is able to control Manda.
(balloons: "Now I can see it... So this was your mysterious power....")
Sasuke's eye power is even able to seize the Kyuubi that dwells in Naruto's body!! Looking at that ominous strength, the Kyuubi is reminded of Madara Uchiha...
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The day he reunites with his brother is the day he will have to fight until the death of one of them!!
[Illusion and reality]
Ever since he was little, when his brother stole eveything from him, Sasuke's utmost goal has been to take revenge on him. Now that they met again they throw knives and countless genjutsu at each other, each for the purpose of realizing his own desire, that is to crush the other's dreams! But in this fight in which illusion and reality intertwine, there is one truth Sasuke has to rely upon: the tragedy of that night. And the seething hatred for his brother, Itachi.
(balloons: "Try to recreate it.")
Ever since that day the two Uchiha have walked different paths. But fate pulls them together again and invites them to fight.
Both of them use countless genjutsu while at the same time throwing daggers and other weapons at each other. Calling this fight breathtaking is an understatement.
Sasuke is cornered by the eternal hell created by the "Mangekyou Sharingan"...!!
Perhaps on account of his deep hatred towards his brother, Sasuke manages to beat the "Mangekyou Sharingan", whose abilities are way superior to the ones of a normal "Sharingan"...!!
Revenge is finished.... And now another bloodstained quest for retaliation awaits him.
[Conclusion]
Sasuke abandoned his village, friends and teacher to defeat Itachi. His trump card, "Kirin", might as well be called a compilation of all the pieces composing his nindou, since he devised it combining a Katon jutsu ? Uchiha's forte ? and the Raiton he was taught by Kakashi. With this technique he tries to put a stop to everything, but Itachi, as if reading his brother's mind, counters with the secret jutsu "Susanoo"...! The two final techniques collide, swallowing hostility, sorrow, past, future?everything, and sublimating it beyond the rainy sky...
(balloons: "To make a Raiton jutsu!")
Sasuke pronounces his "last blow" and thousands of birds starts chirping around his arm...!!
When his desperate fight is over, Sasuke collapses to the ground beside his fallen brother. Cold rain washes away their sins.
[Entrustment]
Revenge is accomplished. Yet the only things Sasuke earned from it are a harsh truth and his brother's sorrowful love... Remorse, loss, desolation?the feelings that fill up his heart turn into drops and fall from his eyes. His brother's back, which he thought he had surpassed, grows dim far away, beyond the tears. When he eventually realizes that he will never again be able to reach him, the wishes left by his dearest person appear in his eyes....!
(balloons: "The erasure of your cursed seal and the death of the person closest to you... The fight was also aimed at making you awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.")
Besides giving Sasuke a new power, Itachi also released him from Orochimaru's curse.
(balloons: "...crush Konoha.")
With the power and wishes Itachi left to him, Sasuke heads towards his new goal: destroying the village his brother had protected!
Itachi Uchiha
- (no rank, ndt)
How much can you see with your Sharingan?
Nin 5 - Tai 4.5 - Gen 5 - Int 5 - Str 3.5 - Spe 5 - Sta 2.5 - Sea 5
Ninja registration number: 012110
Birthday: 6/9 (21 years old, Gemini)
Height: 178.0cm - Weight: 58.0kg - Blood type: AB
Personality: cares for his brother, self-sacrificing
Favorite food: omusubi (konbu) (edible kelp, ndt), cabbage
Food he dislikes: steak
Person he would like to fight: Sasuke Uchiha
Favorite word: peace
Hobby: visiting shops where you can eat sweets
Graduated from Academy at: 7 years old
Became chuunin at: 10 years old
Mission history: 53 D-rank, 152 C-rank, 134 B-rank, 0 A-rank, 1 S-rank
He sees everything with his scarlet eyes, and hiding his true dream he acts in a play in which truth and lies are mixed together....
"As expected from my son"?His father, head of the military police unit of the village, was always proud of his son. "You're so distant..."?His younger brother loved him and admired him, though at the same time he couldn't repress the jealousy welling up in him. Everybody was envious of his outstanding genius, yet that talent actually proved to be a very cruel burden.... Because of his skills, he was chosen by both the village and his clan to work as a spy. He was also extremely intelligent, so he could take a broader view of the situation, and this eventually brought him to drench his hands in blood to the point of committing a most terrible sin, thus marking the end of the clan's history. He is undoubtedly a hero, yet he never achieved fame and renown. He was too gentle to be a shinobi, and it is indeed an irony that his gentleness was the reason why he had to live his life as a ninja.
He awakened the Sharingan when he was 8 years old. It is hard to conceive how much grief has been reflected in those eyes...
In addition to the obvious doujutsu and genjutsu powered by the Sharingan, he is also very skilled in taijutsu and ninjutsu.
(balloons: "...All people live relying on their knowledge and understanding, and so are bound to them. They call it "reality".")
His view of life and death comes from the long and harsh path he had to walk.
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Everything he did was for the village and his brother... The truth about that tragic event is revealed.
A thorny path amidst the strife
The origin of Itachi's suffering dates back to the time when Konoha was founded. More precisely, to the dispute between the "Senju clan", which produced the Shodai Hokage, and the "Uchiha clan" led by Madara. Not even the unification of the village could mend the crack between the two sides. The village, afraid that the Uchiha might raise a rebellion, ordered Itachi to secretly investigate the clan. Meanwhile, the Uchiha sensed the government's suspicions and had Itachi spy on them. The two parties' views on justice and pride were completely incompatible, and the heart of a young shinobi was torn between them...
(balloons: "But that... was actually the opposite. Itachi leaked information about the Uchiha to the village. He was what one would commonly call a "double agent".")
Village and clan. Reason and emotion. To work for a greater cause or to save one's honor. Itachi was tormented by many contradicting beliefs...
Suspicion leads to the Uchiha's rebellion
At the beginning it was just a feeling of dislike. But then, be it casual or inevitable, a "natural calamity" called "Kyuubi" attacked the village. Many of the inhabitants believed that it was actually a "man-made disaster" provoked by the Uchiha, and eventually their suspicions turned into reality...
(balloons: "The Uchiha clan schemed a coup d'?tat to take over the village...")
The Uchiha conspired against the village that had doubted and persecuted them: they schemed to take over sovereignty. Fugaku, Itachi and Sasuke's father, led the coup.
A nightmare born from love....
The village or his blood ties?Itachi, who desired peace more than anyone else, was confronted with the worst of choices....!! To bring peace to the village?no, to the world, Itachi carried out the slaughter of his clan. The only person he could not bring himself to kill was his little brother. In fact, not only he let Sasuke live, he also made him believe that he himself was the traitor. He took both the hidden ambition of his clan and the groundless distrust held by the village and carved them into his forehead protector, forming the shape of the "nukenin" mark; then he left the village, alone. It was all for the sake of keeping their sins and evil away from Sasuke's eyes. He shouldered "reality" alone and left the fictitious image of a noble clan behind for his brother to see...
(balloons: "Live a shameful life...... Run... Run... And cling to life.")
(balloons: "...he avenged the slaughter of the Uchiha clan. And he made you a hero in the eyes of Konoha.")
He induced Sasuke to hate him to make him into a hero.
Even in the dark society he still felt nostalgia
Itachi entered Akatsuki, which posed a threat to Konoha, because by doing so he could watch it from inside. Even when he was wrapped in a jet-black cloak and despised as the embodiment of evil, his heart was still filled with thoughts of the village and his brother.
(balloons: "The reason is that he wanted to warn Danzou and the rest of the government that he was still alive.")
He investigated the situation of the village as an "enemy", and despite being hated he still prayed for its stability more than anything else.
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Hiding the truth about the fight behind his back, he breathes his last as a nukenin.
I'm sorry, Sasuke...
...There won't be a next time.
[As "Akatsuki"]
To keep the act he put on for Sasuke believable, Itachi had to leave the village and to play the part of the villain by targeting Naruto, thus he complies with Akatsuki's missions. That is his present reality....
(balloons: "It's been a long time... Kakashi-san, Naruto-kun.")
He deceives Akatsuki by persistently chasing after Naruto and at the same time he keeps an eye on the attitude of the village.
[The pledge of the brothers]
What to Sasuke is the abruptly arrived "day of revenge", to Itachi is the promised day he had foretold on that tragic night. That night he lost his dreams and his future... Now Itachi has entrusted everything to Sasuke and is able to bid farewell to him with a smile on his face.
(balloons: "You are my spare!!")
Itachi provokes Sasuke with genjutsu. But even that is an illusion.
(balloons: "*pant pant*")
His fingers apparently reach out to gouge out Sasuke's eyes, but they actually tap him lightly between the eyebrows, like he used to do in the past.
Realizing his mission and feeling his death approaching, he leaves the light of his dreams to the next generation....
[Finishing touches]
Sasuke was so caught up in the darkness of revenge that he had resorted to a wicked power. Perhaps Itachi realized that his last mission is to free his brother from the evil that restrains him... He pushes him to his limits, so that he can dig out the snake and seal it eternally with the incorporeal "Sword of Totsuka". At last, he puts an end to Orochimaru's relentless obsession with the Uchiha's body.
(balloons: "...So you did have something else...")
(balloons: "Eh?")
Orochimaru is defeated by the sword he himself had looked for.
[Naruto]
While carrying out his task as a member of Akatsuki, Itachi became certain of one thing: Naruto would be able to save Sasuke, as well as the village. This is why he entrusts his feelings to him, together with a great hope...
(balloons: "...I'll say it one more time. I just want to talk with you.")
What kind of future could Itachi's eyes see in Naruto?
[Mangekyou Sharingan]
Itachi sacrificed himself, and by having his brother witness his death with his own eyes he left him the "Mangekyou Sharingan". "I will always exist with you"?Itachi arranged everything so that even after dying he could still protect Sasuke.
- (no rank, ndt)
With my hatred... I'll turn the illusion into reality!
Nin 5 - Tai 3.5 - Gen 4 - Int 3.5 - Str 3.5 - Spe 4.5 - Sta 3.5 - Sea 4
Ninja registration number: 012606
Birthday: 7/23 (16 years old, Leo)
Height: 168.0cm - Weight: 52.2kg - Blood type: AB
Personality: cool, bluffer
Favorite food: omusubi (okaka) (omusubi is like onigiri; okaka is dried bonito, ndt), tomato
Food he dislikes: natto (fermented soybeans, ndt), sweet stuff
Person he would like to fight: the upper echelons of Konoha
Favorite word: power
Hobby: training, taking walks
Graduated from Academy at: 12 years old
Became chuunin at: - years old
Mission history: 7 D-rank, 1 C-rank, 2 B-rank, 6 A-rank, 0 S-rank
After brushing away the darkness that veiled his heart, the "Uchiha" falcon is now ready to spread his wings towards another goal.
Sasuke Uchiha, the boy who set "revenge" as his raison d'?tre. He erased anything that could pose an obstacle to his goal and sternly rejected warmth and peace to pursue greater power. It was a rough and gloomy path that meant crawling through the earth like a snake ? as he also labeled himself ?, prowling after his prey in the darkness. When Sasuke fulfilled his long-cherished ambition, revenge, a new world called "truth" opened his doors to him and the chains that bound his heart to the ground finally came off. Now the young falcon soars through the sky, majestic, surveying the landscape spreading out below him with the heavenly eyes bestowed upon him by the "strongest clan", finally able to decide his next route of his own free will! Even though he knows that what is waiting for him is another bloody road....
Three years have passed since Sasuke left the village. Now he radiates the same eerie aura as a sharp blade.
(balloons: "At last, I'm here.")
To Sasuke the path of revenge against Itachi is also a quest to look into the truth about his clan.
Sasuke was endowed with shinobi talent since when he was born, but during the years he spent away from the village his fighting skills improved even more rapidly.
(balloons: "Don't aim for their vital spots.")
He doesn't like to kill when unneeded. Is it a natural kindness flowing through his veins...?
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The time has come.... The noble "falcon" swallows the "snake" and leaves the nest!!
[Rebellion]
For the sake of revenge Sasuke, willing to go as far as to stain his reputation becoming a "nukenin", has run to Orochimaru's lair. But even though he abandoned his village, it doesn't mean that he lost his pride as a member of the strongest clan...! He does accept Orochimaru's instruction, but meanwhile he rejects his evil beliefs and waits for the opportunity to rebel. When the Serpent misjudges Sasuke's growth, the "perfect chance" comes!
(balloons: "...I have the feeling I can be heartless with you too.")
(balloons: "You should have understood, by now....")
Sasuke decides that Orochimaru has nothing left to teach him anymore, so he makes his move! Even the "reincarnation ceremony" is ineffective against the Uchiha's power.
[The power of the white snake]
Orochimaru fell in love with Sasuke's body, endowed with the "Sharingan", and now he looks forward to his next reincarnation, when he will finally be able to take hold of the "vessel of his dreams". But before long, his ambition crumbles to pieces on account of that vessel's flawlessness. The noble blood flowing through him gifts him with a power that exceeds Orochimaru's imagination. Sasuke swallows up the abilities of the white snake, together with the fangs that longed for that blood.
(balloons: "My wounds have been healing faster since I absorbed Orochimaru.")
The power of the white snake also granted Sasuke a miraculously fast recovery speed.
Severed bonds and new ties.... All for the purpose of defeating his brother.
[Reunion]
Naruto, a friend. In the past, parting from him had been as painful as ripping off half of his own body, and even now that he has left the village the boy is still pursuing him. Nevertheless, meeting him again after three years doesn't shake his heart in the least. Bonds might confuse you, thus you have to "severe" them! The only tie an avenger needs is the one going by the name of "hate" with his brother...
Sasuke can behave cold-heartedly even in front of Naruto. This should have suggested him that the time has come for him to carry out his revenge.
(balloons: "I just didn't want to get stronger the way he told me to.")
His firm determination is also further confirmation of his intention to part from them.
["Hebi" is formed]
Now that Sasuke has gotten rid of all unnecessary bonds to pursue the strength needed to carry out his revenge, he decides to take another step towards the fulfillment of his ambition... He assembles a few comrades and thus earns new ties. But team "Hebi", formed for the sole purpose of "defeating Itachi Uchiha", consists of people who decided to accompany Sasuke weighing the merits and demerits of such action, so it might as well be likened to an unstable house of cards. The force that holds together this team liable to dissolve in thin air at any minute is definitely the awe and respect its members feel towards Sasuke's absolute authority.
(balloons: "My goal is to kill Akatsuki's Itachi Uchiha. And I want you to help me.")
Each member of "Hebi" is specialized in something, for example detection or close range combat. This facilitates independent action.
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Studied fighting skills! His power surpasses even Akatsuki.
[Godlike speed]
Adding up to his innate talent, Orochimaru's strength ? "cursed seal" included ? granted him a power a normal shinobi could not even dream of. What one may find especially interesting is his speed, that has stood out ever since he was a genin. When that godlike speed is supported by Sharingan's reflexes, anyone standing before Sasuke is unworthy of existence.
In a blink he's in front of his opponent, then a flash of sword...!! Before his speed, even Akatsuki members hold their breath in awe.
[Tactics]
Sasuke's excellent resourcefulness as a shinobi is particularly evident in his battle sense and tactical skills. During fights he observes his opponent and accurately sees through his abilities without losing his calm, then he correctly chooses the most effective means and ninjutsu to counter him among the rich variety of items he has in stock. Moreover, at times his resoluteness enables him to pick painful strategies in which he needs to get hurt in order to win against the enemy. All these characteristics make Sasuke a remarkable shinobi.
His gaze is fixed upon the word "victory". That is why he can also see the way that leads to it.
The symbol of the "cursed bloodline" frightens and subdues the enemy.
[Insight]
The "Sharingan" is the symbol of the illustrious "Uchiha clan" and also the reason behind the tragic fate of their bloodline. Sasuke is proud of that power, and that is why he always makes full use of its abilities when fighting. He deduces a jutsu's elemental property from the seals performed by its user, then he is able to determine at once the attack range from the color of the chakra. So far, the images of his defeated opponents have always been reflected in his eyes...
(balloons: "Haha... Why?")
Any plan the enemy might think of or any trick he might use are fruitless in front of Sasuke.
[Eye power]
The main reason why the "Sharingan" was feared by everyone, including the inhabitants of the village, is the power hidden in those eyes, able to subdue even "bijuu". Sasuke, who is rapidly mastering his skills as an Uchiha, is also gradually awakening to that cursed power.
(balloons: "Those eyes... How did you dare... control me... with those eyes...!")
The ultimate power of the "Sharingan", that once could tame even the "Kyuubi". A portion of it is visible in Sasuke when he is able to control Manda.
(balloons: "Now I can see it... So this was your mysterious power....")
Sasuke's eye power is even able to seize the Kyuubi that dwells in Naruto's body!! Looking at that ominous strength, the Kyuubi is reminded of Madara Uchiha...
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The day he reunites with his brother is the day he will have to fight until the death of one of them!!
[Illusion and reality]
Ever since he was little, when his brother stole eveything from him, Sasuke's utmost goal has been to take revenge on him. Now that they met again they throw knives and countless genjutsu at each other, each for the purpose of realizing his own desire, that is to crush the other's dreams! But in this fight in which illusion and reality intertwine, there is one truth Sasuke has to rely upon: the tragedy of that night. And the seething hatred for his brother, Itachi.
(balloons: "Try to recreate it.")
Ever since that day the two Uchiha have walked different paths. But fate pulls them together again and invites them to fight.
Both of them use countless genjutsu while at the same time throwing daggers and other weapons at each other. Calling this fight breathtaking is an understatement.
Sasuke is cornered by the eternal hell created by the "Mangekyou Sharingan"...!!
Perhaps on account of his deep hatred towards his brother, Sasuke manages to beat the "Mangekyou Sharingan", whose abilities are way superior to the ones of a normal "Sharingan"...!!
Revenge is finished.... And now another bloodstained quest for retaliation awaits him.
[Conclusion]
Sasuke abandoned his village, friends and teacher to defeat Itachi. His trump card, "Kirin", might as well be called a compilation of all the pieces composing his nindou, since he devised it combining a Katon jutsu ? Uchiha's forte ? and the Raiton he was taught by Kakashi. With this technique he tries to put a stop to everything, but Itachi, as if reading his brother's mind, counters with the secret jutsu "Susanoo"...! The two final techniques collide, swallowing hostility, sorrow, past, future?everything, and sublimating it beyond the rainy sky...
(balloons: "To make a Raiton jutsu!")
Sasuke pronounces his "last blow" and thousands of birds starts chirping around his arm...!!
When his desperate fight is over, Sasuke collapses to the ground beside his fallen brother. Cold rain washes away their sins.
[Entrustment]
Revenge is accomplished. Yet the only things Sasuke earned from it are a harsh truth and his brother's sorrowful love... Remorse, loss, desolation?the feelings that fill up his heart turn into drops and fall from his eyes. His brother's back, which he thought he had surpassed, grows dim far away, beyond the tears. When he eventually realizes that he will never again be able to reach him, the wishes left by his dearest person appear in his eyes....!
(balloons: "The erasure of your cursed seal and the death of the person closest to you... The fight was also aimed at making you awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.")
Besides giving Sasuke a new power, Itachi also released him from Orochimaru's curse.
(balloons: "...crush Konoha.")
With the power and wishes Itachi left to him, Sasuke heads towards his new goal: destroying the village his brother had protected!
Itachi Uchiha
- (no rank, ndt)
How much can you see with your Sharingan?
Nin 5 - Tai 4.5 - Gen 5 - Int 5 - Str 3.5 - Spe 5 - Sta 2.5 - Sea 5
Ninja registration number: 012110
Birthday: 6/9 (21 years old, Gemini)
Height: 178.0cm - Weight: 58.0kg - Blood type: AB
Personality: cares for his brother, self-sacrificing
Favorite food: omusubi (konbu) (edible kelp, ndt), cabbage
Food he dislikes: steak
Person he would like to fight: Sasuke Uchiha
Favorite word: peace
Hobby: visiting shops where you can eat sweets
Graduated from Academy at: 7 years old
Became chuunin at: 10 years old
Mission history: 53 D-rank, 152 C-rank, 134 B-rank, 0 A-rank, 1 S-rank
He sees everything with his scarlet eyes, and hiding his true dream he acts in a play in which truth and lies are mixed together....
"As expected from my son"?His father, head of the military police unit of the village, was always proud of his son. "You're so distant..."?His younger brother loved him and admired him, though at the same time he couldn't repress the jealousy welling up in him. Everybody was envious of his outstanding genius, yet that talent actually proved to be a very cruel burden.... Because of his skills, he was chosen by both the village and his clan to work as a spy. He was also extremely intelligent, so he could take a broader view of the situation, and this eventually brought him to drench his hands in blood to the point of committing a most terrible sin, thus marking the end of the clan's history. He is undoubtedly a hero, yet he never achieved fame and renown. He was too gentle to be a shinobi, and it is indeed an irony that his gentleness was the reason why he had to live his life as a ninja.
He awakened the Sharingan when he was 8 years old. It is hard to conceive how much grief has been reflected in those eyes...
In addition to the obvious doujutsu and genjutsu powered by the Sharingan, he is also very skilled in taijutsu and ninjutsu.
(balloons: "...All people live relying on their knowledge and understanding, and so are bound to them. They call it "reality".")
His view of life and death comes from the long and harsh path he had to walk.
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Everything he did was for the village and his brother... The truth about that tragic event is revealed.
A thorny path amidst the strife
The origin of Itachi's suffering dates back to the time when Konoha was founded. More precisely, to the dispute between the "Senju clan", which produced the Shodai Hokage, and the "Uchiha clan" led by Madara. Not even the unification of the village could mend the crack between the two sides. The village, afraid that the Uchiha might raise a rebellion, ordered Itachi to secretly investigate the clan. Meanwhile, the Uchiha sensed the government's suspicions and had Itachi spy on them. The two parties' views on justice and pride were completely incompatible, and the heart of a young shinobi was torn between them...
(balloons: "But that... was actually the opposite. Itachi leaked information about the Uchiha to the village. He was what one would commonly call a "double agent".")
Village and clan. Reason and emotion. To work for a greater cause or to save one's honor. Itachi was tormented by many contradicting beliefs...
Suspicion leads to the Uchiha's rebellion
At the beginning it was just a feeling of dislike. But then, be it casual or inevitable, a "natural calamity" called "Kyuubi" attacked the village. Many of the inhabitants believed that it was actually a "man-made disaster" provoked by the Uchiha, and eventually their suspicions turned into reality...
(balloons: "The Uchiha clan schemed a coup d'?tat to take over the village...")
The Uchiha conspired against the village that had doubted and persecuted them: they schemed to take over sovereignty. Fugaku, Itachi and Sasuke's father, led the coup.
A nightmare born from love....
The village or his blood ties?Itachi, who desired peace more than anyone else, was confronted with the worst of choices....!! To bring peace to the village?no, to the world, Itachi carried out the slaughter of his clan. The only person he could not bring himself to kill was his little brother. In fact, not only he let Sasuke live, he also made him believe that he himself was the traitor. He took both the hidden ambition of his clan and the groundless distrust held by the village and carved them into his forehead protector, forming the shape of the "nukenin" mark; then he left the village, alone. It was all for the sake of keeping their sins and evil away from Sasuke's eyes. He shouldered "reality" alone and left the fictitious image of a noble clan behind for his brother to see...
(balloons: "Live a shameful life...... Run... Run... And cling to life.")
(balloons: "...he avenged the slaughter of the Uchiha clan. And he made you a hero in the eyes of Konoha.")
He induced Sasuke to hate him to make him into a hero.
Even in the dark society he still felt nostalgia
Itachi entered Akatsuki, which posed a threat to Konoha, because by doing so he could watch it from inside. Even when he was wrapped in a jet-black cloak and despised as the embodiment of evil, his heart was still filled with thoughts of the village and his brother.
(balloons: "The reason is that he wanted to warn Danzou and the rest of the government that he was still alive.")
He investigated the situation of the village as an "enemy", and despite being hated he still prayed for its stability more than anything else.
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Hiding the truth about the fight behind his back, he breathes his last as a nukenin.
I'm sorry, Sasuke...
...There won't be a next time.
[As "Akatsuki"]
To keep the act he put on for Sasuke believable, Itachi had to leave the village and to play the part of the villain by targeting Naruto, thus he complies with Akatsuki's missions. That is his present reality....
(balloons: "It's been a long time... Kakashi-san, Naruto-kun.")
He deceives Akatsuki by persistently chasing after Naruto and at the same time he keeps an eye on the attitude of the village.
[The pledge of the brothers]
What to Sasuke is the abruptly arrived "day of revenge", to Itachi is the promised day he had foretold on that tragic night. That night he lost his dreams and his future... Now Itachi has entrusted everything to Sasuke and is able to bid farewell to him with a smile on his face.
(balloons: "You are my spare!!")
Itachi provokes Sasuke with genjutsu. But even that is an illusion.
(balloons: "*pant pant*")
His fingers apparently reach out to gouge out Sasuke's eyes, but they actually tap him lightly between the eyebrows, like he used to do in the past.
Realizing his mission and feeling his death approaching, he leaves the light of his dreams to the next generation....
[Finishing touches]
Sasuke was so caught up in the darkness of revenge that he had resorted to a wicked power. Perhaps Itachi realized that his last mission is to free his brother from the evil that restrains him... He pushes him to his limits, so that he can dig out the snake and seal it eternally with the incorporeal "Sword of Totsuka". At last, he puts an end to Orochimaru's relentless obsession with the Uchiha's body.
(balloons: "...So you did have something else...")
(balloons: "Eh?")
Orochimaru is defeated by the sword he himself had looked for.
[Naruto]
While carrying out his task as a member of Akatsuki, Itachi became certain of one thing: Naruto would be able to save Sasuke, as well as the village. This is why he entrusts his feelings to him, together with a great hope...
(balloons: "...I'll say it one more time. I just want to talk with you.")
What kind of future could Itachi's eyes see in Naruto?
[Mangekyou Sharingan]
Itachi sacrificed himself, and by having his brother witness his death with his own eyes he left him the "Mangekyou Sharingan". "I will always exist with you"?Itachi arranged everything so that even after dying he could still protect Sasuke.