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Obito Uchiha (うちはオビト, Uchiha Obito) was one of the most significant antagonists of the entire series. He was a former chūnin-level shinobi from Konohagakure and a member of Team Minato. Following a tragic loss and his apparent death during the Third Shinobi World War, Obito took up the aliases “Madara Uchiha” (うちはマダラ, Uchiha Madara) and Tobi (トビ) and became an international criminal responsible for various felonies, including the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s attack on Konoha. He is the current leader of Akatsuki and one of the last living Uchiha.
Background[]
Personality[]
Appearance[]
Abilities[]
Chakra and Physical Prowess[]
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Obito clashing with Kakashi in hand-to-hand combat.
bito’s chakra reserves were enhanced by the White Zetsu matter equipped to his body, enabling him to perform several chakra-taxing techniques without noticeable exhaustion.[3][4] He showed the ability to absorb chakra,[5] and transfer his own to another person.[6][7] Obito was proficient in taijutsu as he fought on par with Kakashi on several occasions, while controlling the outcome of their last fight.[8][9] His physical strength and speed were great enough to lift Konan by her throat with one hand while gravely injured,[10] stop Suigetsu’s swing with Kubikiribōchō by using a single arm,[11] and keep up with Naruto’s Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.[12]
Body Modifications[]
Obito’s body modifications.
The right side of Obito’s body was severely damaged during the mission in Kusagakure, and he even lost his right arm. To heal his body and replace the limb, Madara outfitted Obito with the same substance that the White Zetsu are made of,[13] enhancing his chakra reserves and eventually allowing him to perform Wood Release. He also gained certain physical augmentations of Hashirama Senju’s DNA, such as great durability to attacks, rapid healing,[14] and the ability to survive without food or water. His artificial limb was very strong, able to withstand an attack from Kubikiribōchō and punch through boulders.[15] If this or another limb was damaged beyond repair, they were easily removed and replaced with the same material.[16]
Ninjutsu[]
Obito learned from Madara how to perform a variety of several types of ninjutsu: he could create barrier ninjutsu, using the Fire Release: Uchiha Flame Formation from the Gunbai to protect the Demonic Statue;[17] he could sense chakra, allowing him to predict attacks and locate others from great distances, even in different dimensions,[18][19] and perform fūinjutsu.
Nature Transformation[]
Main article: Nature TransformationObito could utilize all five basic nature transformations along with Yin–Yang Release.[20] As an Uchiha, he had a natural aptitude for Fire Release techniques, and could perform the Great Fireball Technique at an early age.[21] The size and strength of his flames increased in his adulthood, and through a combination with his Mangekyō Sharingan he could perform Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance.[22] He was also seen performing Earth Release techniques on occasion, though he exclusively did so to burrow and move underground, letting him augment the battlefield from below or sneak up on opponents. He can also use water clones and electrocute opponents with just a touch.
With the White Zetsu matter used as his replacement limbs, Obito could perform Wood Release, a combination of earth and water-based chakra. Instinctively, he was able to form branches and roots to bind,[23] crush,[24] or skewer opponents. Because the White Zetsu material was partly derived from the DNA of Hashirama Senju.
Bukijutsu[]
Obito ejects multiple shuriken from Kamui’s dimension.
Like many Uchiha, Obito was trained in shurikenjutsu, allowing him to throw shuriken with precision for offence and defense. When Madara died, several weapons were left to Obito which he used at various times over the years. Several of these weapons he kept stored within Kamui’s dimension so that he could access them anywhere and fire them at opponents; he was seen using giant shuriken and chakra receivers – fashioned into giant restraining stakes – for the latter purpose.[25][26] When he fought Minato during the attack on Konoha, he used a long chain attached to braces on his wrists that, when used in conjunction with his intangibility, enabled him to harmlessly pass through his opponent before solidifying to restrain him with the trailing chain.[27] Around the time of the Uchiha Massacre, Obito carried a sword at his waist.[28] During the Fourth Shinobi World War he wielded Madara’s iconic gunbai, using it both as a shield and as a sort of flail for attack.[29][30] The gunbai can generate wind to reflect attacks[31] or be used the catalyst for the Fire Release: Uchiha Flame Formation through a sequence of one-handed hand seals.
Dōjutsu[]
Sharingan[]
Main article: Sharingan
Obito's Sharingan.
When Obito first awakened his Sharingan, it already had two tomoe, which at that level he could use to track chakra signatures and predict movements.[32] He acquired a third tomoe after witnessing Rin’s death.[33] Obito kept his Sharingan active all the time without any noticeable drain on his chakra levels. With his Sharingan he could perform various genjutsu on targets he had eye contact with, either to create illusions,[34] acquire information,[35] or control their actions.[36] Although he was seen controlling six tailed beasts with his Sharingan, his control with multiple targets was not as complete as it is with one and it is possible for some to break free from his control.[37]
Obito had several Sharingan in his possession which he kept in storage should he need them. He used one of these Sharingan to replace the one he gave to Kakashi, although he kept it covered with his mask most of the time. He later sacrifices this spare eye’s vision to perform Izanagi, which allows the user to manipulate events around them. Izanagi ordinarily lasts for only the briefest of moments, but with his access to Hashirama’s DNA he could maintain it for ten minutes using a single eye.[38]
Mangekyō Sharingan[]
Main article: Mangekyō Sharingan
Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
Obito awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after witnessing Rin’s death; the Sharingan he gave to Kakashi awakened its Mangekyō at the same time. Their Mangekyō’s design was three stretched triangles evenly spaced around the pupil that each curve at the top around the eye to form a circle, making it like a pinwheel. Obito did not appear to suffer any adverse effects from using his Mangekyō Sharingan, such as the deteriorating eyesight or exhaustion experienced by others.
Obito using the short-ranged Kamui.
Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan allowed him to perform Kamui, a space–time ninjutsu with greater versatility than Minato’s.[39] Kamui served as a gateway to another dimensional space, which he can move all or parts of his body between at will. This granted Obito two distinct abilities: teleportation and what is best described as “intangibility”. For teleportation, he absorbed himself through his right eye into the special dimension, and from there he could travel anywhere in the world instantly. His intangibility was a more specialized application of the teleportation, where he sent only parts of his body to the other dimension so that he could pass through objects or, more often, objects could pass through him.[40]
Obito using his intangibility.
Kamui became Obito’s signature fighting style to the point that he rarely resorted to more traditional forms of ninjutsu. In combat he used his intangibility defensively, allowing opponents and their attacks to pass through him without harming him, and then as offense he teleported them to his dimension while they are disoriented so that they can no longer bother him. The chakra signatures of those he sent to the other dimension cannot be sensed from outside of it.[41] Despite how useful Kamui is, it is not without its weaknesses. Because the two aspects of the technique were connected he could not use both at the same time; if he wanted to teleport he could be intangible, leaving him open to attack, and if he wanted to be intangible he could not teleport, preventing him from escaping so long as he remained on the defensive.[42]
Obito using the long-ranged Kamui.
Because Kakashi’s Mangekyō Sharingan could also use Kamui, his eye remained the only reliable counter to Obito’s abilities. Although Kakashi cannot use Kamui against Obito directly,[43] he could use his own access to the other dimension to negate the advantages Obito made use of: by teleporting attacks or allies to the other dimension at the same moment that Obito’s body resided there for defense, he could be attacked successfully.[44]
Rinnegan[]
Main articles: Rinnegan and Six Paths of Pain
Obito’s Rinnegan.
Obito took the Rinnegan from Nagato’s body after he died and implanted it in his left eye socket.[45] Although he used only one eye and was not its original owner, Obito nevertheless gained a great deal of power from it. While he admitted that he could barely handle a single eye, almost losing himself,[46] Obito was capable of performing all of the Six Paths Techniques with the Rinnegan, though he was only ever seen performing abilities of the Outer Path: he could summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, create chakra chains to restrain targets,[47] and use the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive the dead in exchange for his life.
Obito with his Six Paths of Pain.
While in possession of the Rinnegan, Obito used it to create his version of the Six Paths of Pain, composed of the six reincarnated jinchūriki with their respective tailed beasts sealed back into their bodies. He controlled them each with a single chakra receiver embedded into their bodies. Each jinchūriki had the same eye pattern as him – a right Sharingan (which granted them its predictive abilities) and a left Rinnegan – allowing him to share their vision and coordinate their movements. The effort required to not only maintain this coordination but to keep the tailed beasts under his control prevents Obito from manifesting any of the Six Paths Techniques in his Six Paths of Pain.[48]
Intelligence[]
From Madara, Obito learned much about the world, individual people in it, and different abilities from throughout history. As such, it was difficult to surprise him in combat because he already knew tactics ninja from certain villages are likely to use, what weaknesses to take advantage of in different opponents, and how to counter most jutsu.[49] On those infrequent occasions when he encountered something new, he calmly kept his distance and observed carefully until he devised the best approach to neutralizing it. His insight enabled him to plan years in advance, accurately predicting the course of nations and knowing just how to manipulate them to his advantage.[50] If any plan of his should fail for whatever reason, he could formulate a backup plan quickly and without being inconvenienced, proving tremendous strategic and tactical ingenuity. Indeed, Obito often kept multiple backup plans, rarely pinning his hopes on a single outcome. Obito also demonstrated high abilities in manipulation, able to see the darkness in others and twist them to his own purposes with a clever mixture of truth and lies. As Tsunade noted, by taking on the identity of the infamous Madara Uchiha, Obito was able to command the influence that came with it, such as the entire world taking his simple declaration of the Fourth Shinobi World War seriously.
Part II[]
Kazekage Rescue Mission[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Kazekage Rescue Mission
Akatsuki Suppression Mission[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Akatsuki Suppression Mission
Land of Whirlpools (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Land of Whirlpools (Arc)
Itachi Uchiha Pursuit Mission[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Itachi Uchiha Pursuit Mission
Pain’s Assault (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Pain’s Assault (Arc)
Five Kage Summit (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Five Kage Summit (Arc)
Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc)
Birth of the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Birth of the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki
References[]
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