Yata and Totsuka are said to be etheral weapons, first of its kind shown in the manga. Itachis pulls them out of nowhere, he uses them right before his death. He has the only one able to use them. The liar and betrayar black zetsu hype about them. Really anticlimactic
But as I said earlier, those are asspulls because they're convenient plot tool to make Itachi look useful. He asspulls jutsu right before vanishing (death and release of ET)
No, not really since he's useful without them and they are related to his character as well as foreshadowed. Not *sspulls. U_U
First, no one cares about your top 10 and if you have Itachi there. Second, what I realize about Itachi is he's a criminal, a traitor of his clan.
Off topic: Madara > your favourite.
He's top ten without Kaguya's family.
He's not a traitor of his clan, he actually benefited them more than all the other Uchiha did in the long run. Which is highly ironic, but true.
Hashirama> Madara in the end. The way Madara admitted that he should have pursued Hashirama's path was priceless. Lol
Then you're seeing things delusionally. Konoha betrayed their trust to the Uchiha, since they suspected them behind Kyuubi's attack without carrying the evidence of such claim. Uchiha had every right to take the step they took, due to the discrimination and injustice they received from Konoha; and Itachi being the foolish and deluded he was, he betrayed not only Shisui's trust but also his clan.
Betrayed trust to the Uchiha?
The Uchiha were thinking of this since Tobirama's reign. They just decided to implement it generations later after the Kyuubi attack. They're so self-centered, simple-minded, and warped, it's sickening.
No, the suspicion was justified.
-An Uchiha, Obito, who was never excommunicated did it.
-Only a sharingan user could have done it.
-All the Uchiha were mysteriously absent on the night of the attack bar 5 yr old Itachi and baby Sasuke.
Discrimination and Injustice?
-Given military power.
-Have a shot at Hokage seat just as much as every other clan does.
-Have respect throughout Konoha and are revered as the most elite clan by the village population.
-Compound gives them better living quarters than Naruto (the 4th Hokage's son) has.
-Spying increased due to suspicion, however, Hokage was gracious enough to let Uchiha heir into Anbu and be captain.
So much for discrimination and injustice. Lol
Itachi's not foolish or deluded. Only the opposite of those two terms.
"You're my best friend. The only one I can ask of this. Please protect the village and keep the Uchiha honorable."
^Itachi did exactly this. He more than succeeded with Shisui's wish.
He didn't decide whether his clan would live or die. Konoha would retaliate and eliminate them all once the coup started, Itachi doing it himself doesn't factor into their fate. It actually benefited them more considering he loved them and carried the burden himself, while saving their honor, while saving once innocent Uchiha (Sasuke), while killing them in their sleep instead of letting them be slaughtered in a civil war in broad daylight. He was good for the clan.
And no, the Uchiha had no right to decide that they could impose themselves upon 100,000 people and rule over them as they wish... especially when they don't have their trust. It was greedy on their behalf, they just wanted power. Fugaku should have made his case clear before Hiruzen first. Deciding to use his son as a tool and make him join Anbu, put the entire clan in jeopardy, and have a coup that would cause a great conflict in Konoha (funny... since the Uchiha were supposed to promote the peace in their home) was one of the most stupid acts in this manga hands down.
Then Itachi should look at the record of Konoha's genocide, if he wants to make a decision on its protection. The action of one person /=/ action of entire group. Obito's doing /=/ Uchiha's doing. Understand the difference before criticizing.
Konoha doesn't have a history of genocide. The Uchiha were the first and the clan is 60% or more responsible for it themselves. With Hiruzen, Koharu, Homura, and Danzo taking the remaining 40% and Itachi being in the clear since he was dragged into making such impossible choices.
All the Uchiha agreed to the coup. That's the entire group, bar those too young to know about it. Fugaku and the clan brought it upon themselves and as a result their own children went with them. The foolishness reached its peak in this series with these folks.