Top 10 Coolest Things About Itachi Uchiha

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Itachi Uchiha’s story in ‘Naruto’ and ‘Naruto: Shippuden’ unfolds like a puzzle that keeps revealing new pieces. Viewers meet him as a terrifying prodigy, then learn how each of his choices ties back to the safety of the village and the future of his brother. The more the series revisits his past, the more the picture shifts from feared antagonist to tragic protector.

What makes his character stand out is how thoroughly his abilities and decisions connect to real consequences in the world of shinobi. Every technique he uses has clear rules, costs, and counters. Every alliance and mission sits inside a web of clan politics, war history, and secret orders. That grounded detail is why his moments keep landing long after the first watch.

Prodigy Who Graduated The Academy At 7

Itachi finished the Hidden Leaf Academy at an age when most children were only getting started with basic chakra control. Records in the story place him near the top of every evaluation and note that his instructors advanced him quickly through training because he consistently met goals ahead of schedule.

He became a genin at seven and moved into chunin-level missions almost immediately. Team leaders in the series highlight that he showed battlefield awareness beyond his years, which is why he kept getting assigned to higher risk tasks than his peers.

Anbu At 11 And Captain At 13

By eleven, Itachi was already operating inside the Anbu where missions involved surveillance, infiltration, and elimination under strict secrecy. His handlers trusted him with sensitive files and cross village intelligence work that required precise teamwork and tight timelines.

At thirteen he led an Anbu squad. Command briefs in the story show him planning routes, assigning roles, and managing extraction windows, which confirms he was handling both tactical decisions and the welfare of his unit while still a teenager.

Double Agent Protecting The Village

Itachi served as a covert liaison between the Hidden Leaf leadership and the Uchiha clan. He attended clan meetings and reported tensions related to patrol assignments, police authority, and suspicions after the Nine Tails attack, while also carrying orders from village superiors who feared a coup.

The missions he accepted as a go between often required him to steer conversations away from confrontation and to gather proof of plots before they escalated. His status as a clan heir gave him access to discussions that normal operatives could not reach, which is why his reports shaped key council decisions.

The Uchiha Massacre Decision And Consequences

When negotiations failed, Itachi accepted a mission to stop the coup by neutralizing the clan leadership. The decision followed meetings with village black ops where options were laid out and timelines were set. He pushed for a path that would spare children and keep civilian casualties at zero.

He engineered Sasuke’s survival by staging the scene and leaving a trail that pointed to personal revenge rather than political orders. This preserved stability in the village, concealed the involvement of superiors, and set conditions for Sasuke to be treated as a survivor rather than a suspect.

Tsukuyomi Mastery

Tsukuyomi is a Mangekyo Sharingan genjutsu that lets the user control a victim’s sense of time and perception inside a mental landscape. Itachi uses it to compress hours of torment or interrogation into a moment in the real world, which keeps collateral damage low and reduces the chance of outside interference.

Counterplay against Tsukuyomi in the story includes strong ocular abilities, partner support to break the illusion, and mental conditioning. Medical teams also note the strain on targets who endure it, which is why Itachi typically ends fights quickly once Tsukuyomi lands.

Amaterasu’s Black Flames

Amaterasu produces black fire that burns at an exceptional temperature and continues until its target is consumed. Itachi triggers it with focused eye movement, which allows him to strike at a distance or ignite specific points on moving enemies and barriers.

The series shows that Amaterasu can be sealed or redirected with specialized techniques and containers. Itachi himself stores and releases it with ocular commands that he programs in advance, including a trap that activates when a certain Sharingan pattern appears.

Susanoo With The Yata Mirror And Totsuka Blade

Itachi’s Susanoo is a complete avatar that carries two unique spiritual items. The Yata Mirror acts as a defensive tool that changes properties to nullify incoming attacks across elemental and conceptual types, while the Totsuka Blade functions as a sealing weapon that traps victims in a genjutsu state upon piercing.

These tools allow him to end battles without extended destruction. When the blade seals an opponent, their body is drawn into a gourd and their consciousness is bound in an endless dream, which removes threats without leaving a corpse on the field.

Crow Genjutsu And Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami

Itachi uses trained crows as mobile platforms for genjutsu delivery and concealment. He can disperse into a flock to avoid damage, swap positions, or plant illusions in a target’s blind spot, which keeps opponents guessing about his location and timing.

He later places Shisui Uchiha’s eye inside a crow and programs it with Kotoamatsukami to trigger on a specific Sharingan. That technique rewrites a person’s intent without them noticing. He sets the crow to release in front of Sasuke as a failsafe for the village, which shows long term planning that extends beyond his own life.

Izanami And Izanagi Knowledge

Izanagi rewrites reality for a brief window at the cost of the user’s eye, while Izanami traps a target in a loop until they accept their true self. Itachi explains the rules clearly to another character, mapping out the difference between escape through denial and release through self recognition.

That explanation is not just instruction. It serves as a counter to opponents who rely on Izanagi to erase mistakes. By teaching the principle behind Izanami, he provides a permanent answer that forces growth or surrender rather than another round of erasure.

Reanimation Release And Final Farewell

When reanimated, Itachi uses his freedom to sever the technique controlling him. He tracks the caster, forces a confession, and compels the release of the entire army. This action removes a global threat while preserving resources for the war’s final phase.

Before going, he meets Sasuke and lays out the truth of his choices. He clarifies the coup history, the mission orders, and the protective steps he took for his brother. That conversation corrects years of misinformation and allows Sasuke to make decisions with a full record of events.

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