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| − | + | {{translation|'''Madara Uchiha'''|うちはマダラ|Uchiha Madara}} was the legendary leader of the [[Uchiha Clan]]. He founded [[Konohagakure]] alongside his childhood friend and rival, [[Hashirama Senju]], with the intention of bringing about an era of peace. When the two couldn't agree on how to achieve that peace, they fought for control of the village, a conflict which ended in Madara's death. Madara, however, [[Transcription Seal: Izanagi|rewrote]] his death and went into hiding to work on his own [[Eye of the Moon Plan|plans]]. Unable to complete it in his natural life, he entrusted his knowledge and plans to [[Obito]] shortly before his actual death. Years later, Madara would be [[Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique|revived]], only to see his plans foiled and ultimately, and finally, realising the error of his ways and making amends with Hashirama before his final death. |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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| + | Madara was born during the [[Warring States Period]], and was the eldest of [[Tajima Uchiha]]'s five children.<ref>Fourth Databook, page 57</ref> Madara and his siblings grew up on the battlefield waging constant war with the Uchiha's rivals: the [[Senju]]. Three of his siblings died young, leaving Madara with only his younger brother, [[Izuna]]. Madara and Izuna became very close through their shared loss and constantly competed with each other to get stronger.<ref name="c386p5" /> This, combined with his naturally strong chakra, enabled the young Madara to defeat adult Senju in battle and develop a reputation as a genius.<ref name="C398P18">''Naruto'' chapter 398, page 18</ref> |
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| − | Before the era of ninja villages, Madara was one of five brothers born to [[Tajima Uchiha]]. However, three of Madara's brothers died at the hands of the [[Senju]], leaving him and his younger brother [[Izuna]]. Madara was considered one of the most gifted members of the Uchiha clan alongside Izuna. Madara often competed with Izuna as training.<ref name="c386p5"/> Even by his clan's standards, Madara's chakra was especially strong.<ref name="C398P18">''Naruto'' chapter 398, page 18</ref> As a child, Madara met [[Hashirama Senju]] for the first time and became rivals at skipping stones. With their first meeting cut short after discovering the body of a member of the [[Hagoromo clan]], the two would later meet again and Madara questioned Hashirama revealed that his [[Itama Senju|brother]] had been killed in battle. Telling Hashirama that he himself once had four brothers, the pair discussed the prospect of peace for the world. It was here that Madara was finally able to skip his rock to the other side of the river.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 622, page 16</ref> As they grew older, Madara's rivalry with Hashirama increased,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 621, pages 16-17</ref> and the two would meet by the riverbank, where they would spar and talk about changing the future. On one such occasion, Hashirama brought up the prospect of creating a village where children would not be sent to war and could grow up to be strong warriors.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 623, page 8</ref> |
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| + | During his infrequent downtime, Madara met a boy his own age named Hashirama. The two quickly developed a friendly rivalry, be it skipping stones or urinating in rivers. Like Madara, Hashirama was also a shinobi who had lost his brothers on the battlefield. Together they imagined a world where children like themselves wouldn't need to fight.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 623, page 8</ref> As a precaution, Madara and Hashirama did not divulge their family names, but nevertheless discovered each other's identities: Madara was an Uchiha, Hashirama was a Senju; it was their duty to kill each other, even if they were friends. Needing to choose between his family and his dreams of peace, Madara chose to end his friendship with Hashirama so he would have no reservations over killing him in the future, a resolve strong enough to awaken his [[Sharingan]].<ref name="c624p8">''Naruto'' chapter 624, page 8</ref> |
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| − | These meetings were not to last, however, as Madara's father [[Tajima]] soon found out about the two boys meeting and planned an ambush. However, the two boys warned one another in time, and as they fled, their fathers and brothers confront one another.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 621, pages 15-16</ref> After the initial scuffle, Madara and Hashirama intervened, getting between their respective families. Madara, realising that he had to chose between Hashirama and their dream or his family, regretfully decided to end his friendship with the young Senju, determined to protect his brother Izuna. Hashirama tried to make Madara reconsider, but Madara refused to let go of his anger for the Senju. He announced his full name to Hashirama, awakening his Sharingan.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 624, page 8</ref> |
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| − | + | Over the following years Madara and Hashirama continued to meet in combat. Madara could never defeat Hashirama — even after acquiring a [[Mangekyō Sharingan]] — and Hashirama could never bring himself to kill someone he still considered a friend, resulting in a constant stalemate between the two that lasted decades. In time, both Madara and Hashirama became leaders of their respective clans, a position Hashirama tried to use to broker peace between them.<ref name="c386p6">''Naruto'' chapter 386, page 6</ref> Although some Uchiha found the offer increasingly tempting, Madara refused due to Izuna's death at the hands of Hashirama's own brother, [[Tobirama Senju]]. Despite this, some Uchiha defected over to the Senju clan out of self-preservation. Madara then used Izuna's eyes in order to gain "eternal" Mangekyō Sharingan and restore his deteriorating vision. With this new power he waged one final assault against the Senju and was summarily defeated. Rather than kill Madara to bring the era of war to an end, Hashirama offered to kill himself if it would stop the fighting. Madara was moved by Hashirama's gesture and finally assented to peace.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 625, pages 4-5</ref> |
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+ | [[File:Senju & Uchiha truce.png|thumb|left|Konohagakure is formed.]] |
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+ | The Senju, the Uchiha, and all their affiliated clans came together to found a village of peace, where children would never need to die in battle. Madara and Hashirama rekindled their childhood friendship, and Madara named that village [[Konohagakure]], seeing it through leaves.<ref name="c386p10">''Naruto'' chapter 386, page 10</ref> But Madara's idea of peace differed from Hashirama's: where Hashirama envisioned cooperation with the other newly-formed villages, Madara desired control so the peace could never be lost, evidenced by his attacking [[Iwagakure]]'s [[Mū]] and [[Ōnoki]] so that they would submit to Konoha's authority.<ref name="C562P2" /><ref name="c575p8-11">''Naruto'' chapter 575, pages 8-11</ref> When Hashirama was elected as [[Hokage]], Konoha's leader, Madara also became concerned for the Uchiha's future, believing this to be but the first step in the Senju's dominance.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 625, page 19</ref> |
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| − | Later, Hashirama would instead be elected as Hokage and at the [[Naka Shrine]], Hashirama expressed his wish that Madara inherit the title of Second Hokage once the villagers started seeing him in another light, however, Madara noted that Tobirama would more than likely inherit that title, and that when he did, it would not bode well for the Uchiha.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 625, page 19</ref> Madara's breaking point, however, came after deciphering the tablet beneath the Naka Shrine and discovering the true origins of all [[shinobi]], which left him greatly in despair upon realising mankind became cursed to repeat history.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 646, pages 7-9</ref> Later meeting in the Naka Shrine, Madara told Hashirama his intent on leaving the village and he had a plan to make his dream become a reality while at the same time, falling victim to the Curse of Hatred once again.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 625, pages 16-17</ref> Hashirama tried to convince Madara to let him help his childhood friend, but Madara scoffed at Hashirama's attempt to follow him, saying that no one can get behind him.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 626, page 2</ref> |
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| + | The [[Stone Tablet]] [[Black Zetsu|Zetsu]] altered<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 681, page 9</ref> had been in the Uchiha's possession for generations and was brought with them when they settled in Konoha. Through careful study, Madara was able to decipher enough of it to learn of the history of shinobi: of the endless cycle of failed peace and the destiny of battle between Uchiha and Senju, but also a means of unity for the world.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 646, pages 7-9</ref> With this knowledge, Madara decided Konoha was a failed experiment. He tried to convince his own clan and even Hashirama of the same conclusion, but none would hear him.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 626, page 2</ref> Madara chose to abandon the village, attacking Konoha on multiple occasions,<ref>Fourth Databook, page 61</ref> later returning with the [[Nine-Tailed Demon Fox]] under his control to challenge Hashirama.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 399, page 9</ref> They fought to exhaustion, and from the carnage of their battle the [[Valley of the End]] was formed.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 399, pages 11-13</ref> In the end, Madara was killed by Hashirama.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 626, page 14-16</ref> |
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| + | News of Madara's death spread fast and his corpse was secretly hidden to keep anyone from finding it and profiting from it. But Madara had planned ahead: he had scheduled an [[Transcription Seal: Izanagi|Izanagi]] to activate sometime after his death, changing reality to bring him back to life in exchange for his right eye's vision. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu had spend an unspecific length of time hiding itself inside of Madara's body, allowing it to later deceive Madara into thinking he created it. After being revived, he left a [[Shadow Clone Technique|copy]] in place of his real body and went into hiding with a special trophy from his fight with Hashirama: a mouthful of Hashirama's flesh that he transplanted into his wounds. It was not until decades later, towards the end of Madara's natural life, that the cells had any effect, awakening the [[Rinnegan]] (in the process restoring his right eye). With the Rinnegan, he was able to summon the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]], which he used to cultivate a [[Hashirama's Living Clone|mindless living clone of Hashirama]] from which he believed he had produced a [[White Zetsu Army]].<ref name="C606P13">''Naruto'' chapter 606, pages 13-14</ref> |
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| − | Abandoned by his clan, Madara left the village, sought out [[Kurama]], and subdued it using his Sharingan.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 399, page 9</ref><ref name="Naruto568"/> He later returned in order to challenge Hashirama in battle, fighting at the site that would someday be called the [[Valley of the End]].<ref name="c234">''Naruto'' chapter 234, page 9</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 399, pages 11-13</ref> The battle waged well into the night, leaving both shinobi battered and exhausted and Madara [[Hokage-Style Sixty-Year-Old Technique — Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands|stripped]] of his control over Kurama.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 626, page 10</ref> With both of them too weak to use their strongest techniques anymore, they made one final clash, leaving Madara the one standing and looking down over Hashirama in victory.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 626, pages 11-12</ref> However, due to not having enough chakra to access his Sharingan, Madara couldn't tell that the defeated Hashirama was actually a [[Wood Clone Technique|clone]], and was shocked to find the real Hashirama standing behind him and stabbing him through the chest.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 626, page 13</ref> Quickly losing consciousness, Madara vowed that one day Konohagakure would be shrouded in darkness, and appeared to have died from his wound.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 626, page 14-16</ref> |
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| + | Over the years, Madara had perfected his plans for peace in what he called the Eye of the Moon Plan. But as his years waned, Madara knew he couldn't complete his plans in the time he had left. So he transplanted his Rinnegan into a young [[Nagato]] without the boy's knowing,<ref name="C606P13" /> intending Nagato to someday use the eyes to [[Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique|restore]] Madara to life. If Nagato was to do this, however, Madara would need an agent to act on his behalf and guide Nagato towards this ultimate goal. Madara waited, connecting himself to Demonic Statue to keep him alive until someone could be found.<ref name="C602P12">''Naruto'' chapter 602, page 12</ref> Madara spent this time keeping a close eye on Konoha to find a suitable pawn to take his place. |
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| − | In spite of this, Madara survived the stab wound given to him by Hashirama and went into hiding. He then used Hashirama's cells, which he had acquired on the battlefield, and transplanted them into his wounds.<ref name="C606P13">''Naruto'' chapter 606, pages 13-14</ref> Though he noted that nothing happened at first, when he was nearing the end of his natural lifespan, he awakened the [[Rinnegan]].<ref name="C606P13"/> He also acquired the [[Wood Release]] kekkei genkai,<ref name="c512p9">''Naruto'' chapter 512, page 9</ref><ref name="c561p8">''Naruto'' chapter 561, page 8</ref> and with both Senju and Uchiha DNA — the ability to summon the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]].<ref name="C606P13"/> He later transplanted his Rinnegan eyes into [[Nagato]] without the young man knowing,<ref name="C606P13"/> and replaced his left eye with a spare Sharingan.<ref name="c602p15">''Naruto'' chapter 602, page 15</ref> Years later, Madara had been reduced to using the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as a life support system, constantly being supplied chakra by it or else he would die immediately.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 602, page 12</ref> Also from the stolen cells of Hashirama, Madara used the statue to cultivate a [[Hashirama's Living Clone|living clone]] of Hashirama.<ref name="C602P12">''Naruto'' chapter 602, page 12</ref><ref name="C606P13"/> |
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+ | During the [[Third Shinobi World War]], Madara found a badly injured Obito. Madara used Hashirama's cells to replace Obito's damaged extremities and placed a [[Forbidden Individual Curse Tag]] in Obito's heart as a fail-safe in case Obito ever turned against him. Until then, Madara began working towards corrupting Obito. He had [[Kirigakure]] kidnap the girl Obito loved, [[Rin Nohara]], and seal the [[Three-Tails]] into her. He then manipulated events so that Rin would die at the hand of Obito's friend, [[Kakashi Hatake]], while Obito watched.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 675, pages 7-10</ref> Driven to despair, Obito offered his services to Madara. Madara divulged to Obito the history of the [[Sage of the Six Paths]] and the [[Ten-Tails]], the details of his Eye of the Moon Plan, and various techniques that Obito would need moving forward. As a final act, he left behind [[Black Zetsu]] — what he believed to be [[Will Materialisation|a manifestation of his will]] — to provide additional guidance to Obito in pursuit of this goal. With that, Madara disconnected from the Demonic Statue and, with his dying breath, entrusted Obito with his name: Madara Uchiha.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 606</ref> |
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| − | Fulfilling the legendary Uchiha's request, Obito, now known as "Tobi", began operating under his name while concealing his face. Due to his first-hand knowledge of Madara's actions and deeds, other shinobi were led to believe he was in fact the legendary ninja himself. However, thanks to researching the matter with [[Orochimaru]], [[Kabuto Yakushi]] learned the truth behind Madara's time after the [[Valley of the End]] and actual death, [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnating]] the ninja to blackmail Tobi into letting him aid him during the [[Fourth Great Shinobi World War]] where Kabuto partly exposed Tobi's deception.<ref name="C490P1">''Naruto'' chapter 490, pages 1-6</ref> |
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== Personality == |
== Personality == |
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| + | Madara's childhood was a product of the times he lived in: the constant fighting made him a perfectionist that would keep at something until he mastered it, and his triumphs on the battlefield made him very confident in his abilities and talent.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 621, page 18</ref> Whenever one of these personality traits was challenged, as they tended to be by Hashirama, Madara's competitive streak would emerge. Madara did not mind Hashirama's influence in this regard; he believed that the only way to survive in the shinobi world was to make allies with one's enemies.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 622, page 15</ref> His exposure to Hashirama is credited for Madara not experiencing the Uchiha's "[[Curse of Hatred]]" or at the very least, not being victimised by it as much as Izuna was and even though he claimed to have abandoned his friendship with Hashirama, Madara still held onto their friendship subconsciously.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 624-625</ref> Madara's actions and beliefs were singularly focused on protecting Izuna, his only surviving brother.<ref name="C623P11">''Naruto'' chapter 623, page 11</ref> So long as he had Izuna, Madara was reasonable and kind, willing to make concessions for a perceived greater good.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 661, pages 15-16</ref> |
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| − | As a child, Madara was very kind, temperamental, highly competitive, and wanted to perfect everything he did.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 621, page 18</ref> Despite this, he was apologetic and highly sensitive to his surroundings, as revealed when he comically stated that he wasn't able to urinate with others standing behind him, and when he constantly tried to comfort Hashirama when he thought he hurt his feelings. Madara was also prone to angry outbursts when he got annoyed, as referenced when Hashirama would tease him about not being able to skip a rock to the other edge of a river when they were boys. According to a young [[Hashirama Senju]], Madara Uchiha had a god complex.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 622, pages 5-6</ref> Due to the harsh nature of the times they lived in, Madara believed that the only way to survive in the shinobi world was to make allies with your enemies, an ideal shared by his rival, whom eventually became his close friend and ally.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 622, page 15</ref> Madara and Hashirama came to care about each other over their own clans going as far as to purposely leak information to each other about a trap their respective clans laid out.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 623, page 19</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 624, page 8</ref> For a brief time as an adult, Madara tried to believe in the old ideals, this was seen when he initially felt guilt and remorse as he stopped Hashirama from killing himself, which lead to Madara acknowledging and admitting to Hashirama's resolve, this lead to him accepting Hashirama's truce, that then lead to [[Konoha]] being founded; as he and Hashirama rekindled their friendship, even reacting with the same mannerisms he used to have.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 625, pages 9-13</ref> Relating to this, he also lamented what he thought it was all his fault that he failed to his protect his siblings as a result he felt deep grief and remorse, for what he thought was inability to protect his loved ones lives, despite him having been a child at that time; when learning about their deaths a bit too late.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 625, pages 11 and 20</ref> |
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| − | Madara also possessed tremendous love for his younger brother [[Izuna]], which according to Hashirama, was far greater than [[Itachi Uchiha]]'s love for [[Sasuke]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 619, page 16</ref> As his other three brothers died in battle with the [[Senju]] [[clan]], Madara became extremely father-like, compassionate, and protective of Izuna and swore that he would never let him die.<ref name="C623P11">''Naruto'' chapter 623, page 11</ref> He was also very competitive with Izuna as they honed their skills by training together, but was nonetheless close with him.<ref name="c386p5"/>He was so close to Izuna, that Izuna even gave him his eyes as a means of better protecting their clan's future.<ref name="C624P16"/> However, after the constant battles between the Uchiha and Senju clans, which eventually resulted in Izuna's death, Madara became bitter and vengeful toward the Senju, causing him to embrace his own clan's [[Curse of Hatred]] and beginning his descent into darkness.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 625, page 21</ref> |
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| + | Madara changed after Izuna's death, becoming bitter towards the Senju, particularly Hashirama since he still had a brother. Embracing his clan's Curse of Hatred, he opted to die for revenge rather than compromise or forgive.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 625, page 21</ref> Although he was briefly convinced to set aside his grief and try to replace Izuna with the collective family of Konoha, he could never shake the feeling that he was betraying Izuna's memory. The increasing isolation of himself and other Uchiha from village politics ultimately convinced him of this, causing him to fully break with any other attachments. |
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| + | During his time as a Konoha shinobi, Madara did what he thought was in the village's best interests. Unlike Hashirama's compassionate methods, Madara took a merciless approach: the shinobi of Iwagakure only had purpose so long as they swore unwavering allegiance to Konoha.<ref name="C562P2" /> Since their methods were so different, Madara hated to hear Hashirama's name during diplomatic discussions.<ref name="C562P2">''Naruto'' chapter 562, page 2</ref><ref name="c628p12" /> After his defection from Konoha, Madara's priorities became centred around the Eye of the Moon Plan, manipulating countless others in order to satisfy his own goals and putting in place multiple layers of contingencies so that nobody could ever diverge from his own intentions. Despite this, Madara genuinely believed this plan would in fact, benefit the world and simply followed an "[[wikipedia:en:Consequentialism|ends justifies the means]]" principle. |
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| − | Madara's corruption damaged his relationship with Hashirama, leading him to oppose the truce offered to him by Hashirama because his rival still had a sibling while Madara had lost all of his. Additionally, when Hashirama was selected to be Hokage instead of Madara, the latter defected from Konoha and attempted to attack the village after failing to replace him.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 399, pages 9-10</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 626, page 6</ref> Despite repairing and rekindling his friendship with Hashirama during his clash with Mū and [[Ōnoki]], Madara still had a sense of rivalry and hatred towards Hashirama, going as far as to forbid Ōnoki from mentioning that name in front of him ever again.<ref name="C562P2"/> He also became angry when Hashirama mentioned the words "our brothers" during their battle.<ref name="C621P12">''Naruto'' chapter 621, page 12</ref> Despite the fact Hashirama meant the entire Senju and Uchiha clans and the villagers of Konoha, Madara became offended as it reminded him of Izuna.<ref name="C621P12"/> Nevertheless, Madara possesses a high level of respect and admiration for Hashirama as well as the Senju name as seen during the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]] where he would praise and curse Hashirama or other members of the clan in the same breath.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 576, pages 13-16</ref> Conversely, he lamented that he would have taught Hashirama how to resurrect himself if he had known how much weaker the modern day shinobi would be compared to them.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 577, pages 6-7</ref> Madara also acknowledged Hashirama's superior combat skills as he openly admitted during his battle with the five Kage that only Hashirama is capable of stopping him. |
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| + | As he valued only power and possessed so much of it, Madara therefore disliked to waste it on unworthy causes or unchallenging opponents, claiming disgust when he was forced to.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 592, pages 5-6</ref> |
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| − | As he grew older, Madara became very self-confident, disciplined, and spiteful, witnessed in his belittlement of Ōnoki both after his reincarnation and in the past,<ref name="C562P2"/> his berating of [[Mei Terumī]]'s [[Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique|technique]]<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 563, page 2</ref> and his degradation of [[Tsunade]] while comparing her to her grandfather, after saying he would kill her first out of the five Kage because she was a Senju.<ref name="C576P14">''Naruto'' chapter 576, page 14</ref> He is also quick to reprimand others for recklessness or stupidity, as he berated Tsunade for attacking him without thinking of how the other Kage would be treated if she was killed, the five Kage as a group for worrying too much about the flowers in his [[Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees|technique]] and not watching their backs,<ref name="C575P4">''Naruto'' chapter 575, page 4</ref> and Obito for trying to use Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball against the [[Allied Shinobi Forces]], which could have possibly injured the beast itself.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 615, page 11</ref> He also has a habit of referring to fighting as 'dancing'.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 575, pages 9-11</ref> However, Madara is an honest individual and isn't above praising the abilities of others as he openly called both Mei and [[A]]'s abilities an impressive offence,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 563, page 11</ref> and [[Gaara]] and Ōnoki's manoeuvre an impressive defence,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 563, pages 8-10</ref> as well as commending the two for being able to stop his first meteorite,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 561, page 4</ref> and later Naruto for [[Big Ball Spiralling Serial Zone Spheres|countering]] his Wood Release attack.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 561, page 15</ref> Having respect for Naruto, Madara tried to reason with him that the Eye of the Moon Plan was for the good of mankind.<ref name="c607">''Naruto'' chapter 607, page 14</ref> He is also willing to admit when he is wrong as after Tsunade tag-teamed him with A, he admitted she was not weak at all.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 577, page 6</ref> Despite his pride and confidence in his immense power, Madara is shown to be highly vigilant, regardless of the situation, as he created a wood clone of himself at some point when the five Kage lost sight of him, in order to lessen the chances that they would catch him off guard.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 575, pages 4-5</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 577, page 10</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 575, page 11</ref> Madara also had no remorse [[Chakra Receiver|forcing]] Obito to use the [[Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique]] despite the fact it would result in the latter's death; while only lamenting that he did not get the chance to face [[Hashirama Senju]] one last time, before becoming the [[Ten-Tails]]' [[jinchūriki]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 636, pages 10-18</ref> |
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| + | Madara loved fighting above all else: the sights, the sounds, even the taste of his own blood, occasionally describing his battles as "dances";<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 659, pages 1-5</ref> he felt being [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] deprived him of the full experience. Yet he was very disciplined in a fight, never allowing his failed plans or attacks to upset him, never letting superior numbers or power intimidate him, and always willing to do whatever must be done to gain victory. Although he sometimes imposed limitations on himself, such as not using certain techniques more than once, he was willing to "lower" himself with unbecoming tactics or excessive displays in order to change tactics and exploit advantages. He was perfectly aware of his talents and did not feign modesty, bluntly stating when he was stronger than his opponents and belittling them when they continued to defy him. Conversely, if he was proven wrong or somebody posed a legitimate challenge to him, he would admit it, and apologise for previous remarks if necessary. In addition, if such an opponent is about to die, he would show them the ultimate respect by taking the time and effort to finish them off himself, even if said person is going to die on their own.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 672, pages 16-17</ref> Stemming from this, he feels insulted if he knows an opponent isn't using their full power against him, even if he knows it will result in their death.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 667 page 10</ref> He also held the Senju to a higher standard in terms of power due to his encounters with Hashirama, stating a weak Senju disgusts him more than a weak shinobi of any kind. |
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| − | Madara has a macabre sense of humour, as shown when he created [[Multiple Wood Release Clone Technique|multiple wood clones]] and surrounded each of the five Kage with five clones — thereby reversing the original five vs. one situation — and asked if they preferred the clones to use Susanoo or not.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 578, pages 10-12</ref> He also referred to incinerating the forest as "''creating coal''" after knocking the five Kage into it,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 575, page 7</ref> and when asked by Naruto what had happened to the Kage, he stated that they were "''not doing so well.''",<ref name="c601p6">''Naruto'' chapter 601, page 6</ref> as well as describing the Ten-Tails' [[Tenpenchii|enormous and destructive attack]] as a form of fun.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 628, page 18</ref> He has a very jaded and emotionless approach towards the tragedies of war, to the point of light-heartedly joking about them, as seen from his cheer at having "destroyed the alliance's mind", which further demonstrates his knack for reversing the situations he finds himself in.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 613, page 17</ref> Madara is also something of an enormous show off, as shown in his use of extremely powerful techniques in rapid succession, all the while, expressing satisfaction to having done it. He even commented to the five Kage, after being interrupted from killing them with his final Susanoo, that using such powerful techniques more than once in a battle would be disgraceful.<ref name="C592P4">''Naruto'' chapter 592, page 4</ref> He also purposely let himself get hit by Ōnoki's attack in order to show Hashirama's face on his chest to lower the morale of the Kage, but he was also very disappointed that it had the exact opposite effect.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 578, page 7</ref> |
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| + | One of the exceptions Madara makes was Hashirama. Their years of rivalry left Madara with competing feelings of respect and resentment for Hashirama. Madara considered Hashirama the only opponent worthy of his time and would postpone his own plans if it meant prolonging his time to fight with Hashirama without issue.<ref name="c589p2">''Naruto'' chapter 589, page 2</ref> Despite this, Madara is quite open-minded about recognising other strong individuals besides Hashirama, as when he declares [[Might Guy]] as the strongest taijutsu user he's ever faced.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 672, page 9</ref> |
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| − | Madara is treacherous by nature as, after the alliance with Iwagakure was made, he immediately betrayed [[Mū]] and Ōnoki, expecting them to follow Konohagakure's lead from then on, displaying a sense of loyalty to his village in his own way.<ref name="C562P2"/> He also embedded [[chakra receivers]] into Obito's artificial body as a fail safe to have himself [[Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique|revived]].<ref name="chapt636">''Naruto'' chapter 636, pages 15-17</ref> The Uchiha also believed Madara stole Izuna's eyes by force in order to escape blindness.<ref name="c399p3">''Naruto'' chapter 399, page 3</ref> He is also a battle-loving individual, commenting that he had not enjoyed this view in a long time while surveying the battlefield during the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]] as well as in his not using more power than he has to in order to drag on fights.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 561, page 9</ref> Relating to this, Madara enjoys a challenging fight and said that anything less than the five Kage against him would be inadequate; and in stopping [[Hashirama Senju]] from intervening with trying to defeat [[Obito Uchiha]] as the [[Ten-Tails]] [[jinchūriki]] from completing the [[Eye of the Moon Plan]]; simply to satisfy his love for battle.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 563 page 1</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 639, pages 14-15</ref> Madara is also very fearless when it comes to battle, shown in his ready assault of an entire platoon of shinobi upon being attacked, despite being severely outnumbered<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, pages 5-17</ref> and in his ready to assault Hashirama's [[Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands]] despite it being several times larger than his own [[Kurama|weapon]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, pages 3-4</ref> Due to the times he lived in, Madara believes it is natural for shinobi to spend their entire lives in battle.<ref name="C562P4">''Naruto'' chapter 562, page 4</ref> Despite his love of battle, Madara never loses his composure to excitement or fear in any of his battle situations with the sole exception being his excitement upon sensing Hashirama's chakra, showing a malicious smile with an bloodthirsty look on his face.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 628, page 16</ref> Madara was also shown to act somewhat like a child when Hashirama showed up to the battlefield briefly, suggesting Hashirama has somewhat of a positive impact on Madara's personality despite Madara's cruel and sadistic nature.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 631, page 9 </ref> Madara is also shown to have a superiority complex as shown in his disgust when being forced to fight a battle he has become bored of, despite his overall love for battle.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 592, pages 5-6</ref> |
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| + | Despite his prowess and intellect, Madara is not without moments of recklessness. When he was brought back to life, he showed no hesitation in absorbing Hashirama's senjutsu chakra while admitting he expected to have some difficulty controlling it due to having no prior training. |
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| − | Madara has been described as being hostile and aggressive by nature as well as being very ambitious, the latter of which was seen during his rise to the position of clan leader<ref name="c386p6"/><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 398, page 19</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 624, page 12</ref> as well as his desire to make his clan superior out of what [[Tobi]] claimed was Madara's great love for them.<ref name="c399p3"/> Madara had a sense of honour as, prior to their betrayal of him, he wanted to protect the Uchiha clan from the possibility of oppression by the [[Senju]] after failing to rally support.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 399, pages 8-16</ref> Madara also views the [[tailed beasts]] as nothing more than masses of energy and tools too lacking in intelligence and sapience to think for themselves and as such, need to be "guided" by the Uchiha to learn their purpose and believes that they are but slaves to those with blessed eyes.<ref name="Naruto568">''Naruto'' chapter 568, page 8</ref> Madara also believes power is something tangible that can be passed down through generations and that the [[Will of Fire|will]] of a dead person cannot be inherited, as it is not tangible.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 577, pages 6-8</ref> He also thinks that humanity can't change from what it was in the past and believes that as such, mankind would be better served sleeping peacefully in an Infinite Tsukuyomi.<ref name="C562P4"/> Despite his aggressiveness, Madara has shown himself to be capable of showing mercy, as he refused to fight against severely wounded opponents<ref name="C601P8">''Naruto'' chapter 601, page 8</ref> and those he views as "children", such as [[Ōnoki]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 589, page 9</ref> He is also somewhat of a perfectionist as, despite Obito claiming that the [[Ten-Tails]]' revival does not have to be perfect to advance the [[Eye of the Moon Plan]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 594, page 11</ref> Madara noted this, along with his revival being different from the original plan, as acts of impatience and proceeded to correct the mistake and in his refusal to fight Hashirama's wood clone and preferred to wait until he can fight the real one.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 601, pages 10-12</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 632, page 14</ref> Madara was also shown to not be the type to hold a grudge as shown when the reincarnated Hokage joined the battle, Madara didn't say anything to Tobirama for killing Izuna nor did he mention this to Tobirama after Konoha's founding and not showing anger or disdain for Hashirama when the latter was reincarnated; showing that Madara didn't hold a grudge on his rival for defeating him.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 625, page 14</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 631, pages 10-13</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 632, page 9</ref> Madara is also shown to be very collected as he simply brushed off the fact that he failed to [[Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique|revive]] himself and prepared to use his next trump card.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 637, page 17</ref> |
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| + | In the later years of his developing the [[Eye of the Moon Plan]], Madara became pessimistic about human nature, believing the cycle of battle to be inescapable.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 646, page 11</ref> He also came to believe that humanity and the world are incapable of changing from what they were in the past.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 562, page 4</ref> He believed the current, "worthless" reality was built too much on the idea of winning and losing. For this reason he was deeply committed to his plan, so much that he would prematurely end a fight he was enjoying or kill any threat, even his [[Obito Uchiha|own]] [[Sasuke Uchiha|clansmen]], for the sake of its success. Despite this, Madara was simply acting on what he believed would benefit humanity as a whole, showing his time in Konoha did indeed influence his actions and he wasn't acting simply out of bloodlust after Izuna's death. His plan's ultimate failure made him see its errors: breaking free of his Curse of Hatred, and admitted the superiority of Hashirama's methods for peace. He and Hashirama were thus able to reconcile their friendship in the moments just before his death. |
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| − | After using his [[Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan]] to further decipher the Uchiha Stone Monument, Madara felt helpless, because he came to believe humans were cursed to fight each other.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 646, page 11</ref> After learning this Madara claimed that he set in motion the Eye of the Moon Plan in order to save humanity from its curse.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 646, page 13</ref> Whether the [[Curse of Hatred]] had any influence in Madara making this decision is currently unknown. |
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| − | As an old man, Madara seemed to be very bitter and disillusioned about the current reality, which he regards as worthless, noticing that in this world someone always must be the "loser" for there to be a "winner", likely referring to his constant streak of failures against Hashirama. This is what motivated him to wish to change the world via the Eye of the Moon Plan, and he would pass on this mindset to Obito. After his reincarnation, Madara noted that Obito had become much like him,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 615, page 4</ref> in both actions and attitude — something which Madara seemed pleased about.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 614, page 6</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Madara was a fair-skinned man with spiky, black hair that had a slight blue tint to it. In his childhood, his hair was chin-length that parted to frame the sides of his face. His casual attire consisted of a blue long sleeve shirt and white pants. While on the battlefield he wore the standard Uchiha outfit: a black shirt with a high-collar left slightly open and the clan's crest on its back, with blue pants and bandages around his shins. Around his waist he had a white sash that held a sack, presumably containing his ninja tools.<ref name="c386p5">''Naruto'' chapter 386, page 5</ref> Later, his sash was replaced by a belt, adorned with pouches and various weapons. He also wore another sash strapped across his shoulders which he used to hold his swords.<ref name="C398P17">''Naruto'' chapter 398, page 17</ref> |
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| + | As an adult, Madara is fairly tall while his hair grew to waist-length with shoulder-length bangs framing the sides of his face, covering most of his right eye. He has several scars throughout his body.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 681, page 14</ref><ref>''Naruto Shippūden'' episode 462</ref> Although still relatively young, more prominent creases had developed under each of his eyes. At times, he wore crimson armour with numerous metal plates, forming protective guards along his chest, waist, shoulders and thighs. Most of the time, however, he continued wearing the same basic Uchiha outfit: a blue high-collared, long sleeve mantle that splits down the lower half and a simple, light-brown obi and a belt.<ref name="C399P10">''Naruto'' chapter 399, pages 10-11</ref> During battle, he often carried an orange-brown [[gunbai]] which had a long black chain running up it. At one point, he wore a Konohagakure [[Forehead Protector|forehead protector]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 562, page 2</ref> The anime also shows him wearing a metal belt, as well as a brown leather sash to hold some of his other weapons, and a pair of belt sashes to hold two of his swords. |
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| − | By adulthood, Madara's black hair had grown to waist-length with shoulder-length bangs framing the sides of his face, covering most of his right eye. Although still relatively young, more prominent creases had developed under each of his eyes. Prior to his accepting Hashirama's truce, Madara's attire consisted of the Uchiha clan's traditional outfit without an armour. After accepting the truce, his attire took the form of the standard shinobi dress of his era, consisting of bright red armour constructed from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards along his body, in particular: chest, waist, shoulders and thighs. This clothing was accompanied by a indigo long-sleeved shirt, boots and gloves, as well as his village's indigo [[forehead protector]] after the truce with the Senju and founding of Konohagakure,<ref>''naruto'' chapter 386, pages 10</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 398, page 2</ref><ref name="C562P2"/><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 575, pages 8-9</ref><ref>''Naruto' chapter 589, page 9</ref> but this was discarded upon his defection.<ref name="C399P10">''Naruto'' chapter 399, pages 10-11</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 620, pages 15-16</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 621, pages 1-14</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 626, pages 5-16</ref> During battle, he often carried an orange-brown [[Gunbai|war fan]] which had a long black chain running up it, in addition to having white bandages wrapped around the handle on his back that had a black [[mitsudomoe]] pattern, coloured bright red, in both of the top corners. Prior to his departure from Konoha, he switched back to his traditional [[clan]] attire with the Uchiha crest on the back, in addition to regaining his blue armoured chest plate and still sported the standard blue forehead protector briefly. |
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| ⚫ | In his old age, Madara became extremely worn and emaciated, with his hair turned thin and white, and lost all his teeth. He wore a simple black outfit and used his [[kama]] as a makeshift cane.<ref name="C601P16">''Naruto'' chapter 601, pages 16-17</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 602, page 9</ref> When Madara was [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] his body's youth was restored, albeit with the generic effect of gaining grey sclerae and minor cracks all over his body. These disappear once he is properly [[Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique|revived]]. |
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| + | After becoming the [[Ten-Tails]]' [[jinchūriki]], Madara gains the appearance of an [[Ōtsutsuki]]; having white hair (taupe in the ''[[Naruto: Colour Edition]]''), pale skin, and he became enveloped by a cloak of chakra that manifests into physical clothing: a full-bodied black garment with black pants, gloves, and boots, over which he wore a flowing white robe with six black magatama markings across his chest and the familiar pattern of a black [[Rinnegan]] and nine black magatama markings in rows of three on his back. A grey horn-like protrusions grew out of his left temple and overlapped his forehead akin to a [[Forehead Protector|protector]] with an upward-curve on the right temple, giving him an overall appearance very similar to that of the [[Sage of the Six Paths]]. After absorbing the recreated Ten-Tails produced by Obito, Madara obtained additional black magatama markings around his sleeve cuffs and the rim of his robe. He reverts to his former appearance after the Ten-Tails is removed from his body.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 690</ref> |
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+ | Madara was one of the most powerful shinobi in history, recognised as the strongest [[Uchiha]] ever produced even decades after his death.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 385, page 16</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 624, page 11</ref> A child prodigy, he killed several adult [[Senju]] before he had awakened his [[Sharingan]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 623, page 13</ref> He was the only one able to push [[Hashirama Senju]], a "[[God of Shinobi]]", to his absolute limits.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 399</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 626, pages 9-17</ref> When [[Obito]] operated under Madara's name, fear of Madara's power forced the [[Five Great Shinobi Countries]], and the neutral [[Land of Iron]], to band together, as it was noted Madara's name itself was power.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 467</ref> Madara was able to, respectively, singlehandedly defeat the Five [[Kage]]<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 601, page 7</ref> and the nine [[tailed beasts]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 661, pages 6-7</ref> He was also confident he could overpower Obito - then the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki - something it took the combined [[Allied Shinobi Forces]] to accomplish.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 656, page 16</ref> |
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| − | After being [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]], Madara's very presence on the battlefield during the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]] was so menacing that an entire army division of thousands of shinobi began cowering in fear; additionally it also prompted the entire [[Fourth Division]] to attack him at once<ref name="ship322">''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 322</ref> and compelled all five of the current Kage to confront him together, feeling any less than their combined efforts would not be enough to stop Madara.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 563, page 1</ref> He proved to be so overwhelmingly powerful that he was able to destroy most of the [[Fourth Division]] and nearly kill the five Kage on multiple occasions by himself,<ref name="c601p6"/> without even using the full extent of his powers, and leave them all in a state of awe and terror at his might.<ref name="C589P7">''Naruto'' chapter 589, pages 7-11</ref><ref name="C590P9">''Naruto'' chapter 590, page 9</ref> [[Tsunade]] was so baffled by Madara's extraordinary prowess as a ninja that she questioned how it was possible that her grandfather had really defeated such an opponent in the past when they, the five Kage, couldn't do so in the present.<ref name="C589p2-3">''Naruto'' chapter 589, pages 2-3</ref> This testament to Madara's unnaturally immense power was shown further when he managed to single-handedly defeat the five current [[Kage]] when he decided to fight seriously; leaving them all grievously injured in the process.<ref name="C601P8"/> |
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| + | Even by Uchiha standards, Madara was born with very powerful chakra,<ref name="C398P17" /> described as very foul and evil.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 561, page 11</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 620, page 8</ref> This is partly because he inherited [[Indra]]'s chakra.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 671, page 6</ref> His large chakra reserves allowed him to fight nonstop for 24 hours before collapsing,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 624, pages 13-14</ref> and in his old age, summon the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]] from its [[Six Paths — Chibaku Tensei|cage]] in the [[moon]].<ref name="C603P1">''Naruto'' chapter 603, pages 1-4</ref> His chakra control could perform complicated techniques with a single [[hand seal]]. He could also quickly [[Chakra Absorption Techniques|absorb]] and synchronise [[senjutsu]] [[chakra]] with his own and enter Sage Mode, despite having no prior training in senjutsu.<ref name="c657">''Naruto'' chapter 657</ref> Even when distributing his chakra among 25 wood clones, each still had enough power to threaten the Five Kage. |
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| + | Madara was incredibly skilled in [[taijutsu]]. Against the [[Fourth Division]], he calmly defeated thousands of opponents with physical combat, showing exception agility, reflexes, and coordination to disarm, dodge, and counter attacks from many directions at once. He could strike with precision before his opponent could react, and overpower individuals twice his size.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, pages 5-6</ref> He was fast enough to attack Naruto who was in [[Sage Mode]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 657, page 7</ref> |
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| + | When Madara was [[Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]], [[Kabuto Yakushi]] modified him to be "even greater than when he was alive". He was restored to his physical prime while also retaining the abilities he only had in his old age.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, pages 3, 15</ref> In addition, a pale replica of Hashirama's face existed on Madara's left pectoral region,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 575, page 14</ref> which acted as a medium to channel senjutsu chakra into Sage Mode. It also let him [[Regeneration Ability|heal]] most of his injuries in seconds,<ref name="c657p15">''Naruto'' chapter 657, page 15</ref> and allows him the usage of Wood Release. For severe injuries he could not heal, like amputation, Madara could replace his limb with material from a [[White Zetsu Army|White Zetsu's]] body.<ref name="c658p1617">''Naruto'' chapter 658, pages 16-17</ref> Stemming from having Hashirama's cells in his body, Madara's life-force became powerful enough to not immediately die from having all the tailed beasts extracted from his body. |
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| − | Even as a child, Madara had a high level of speed, as Butsuma Senju was very impressed with how fast the Uchiha could move.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 623, page 16</ref> As an adult, Madara's speed and reflexes are immense, as he was able to easily dodge Gaara's high-speed sand attacks, Mei's close-range [[Lava Release]] technique and even react to A clad in his [[Lightning Release Armour]], with the last two attacks being used in immediate succession.<ref name="C560P3">''Naruto'' chapter 560, page 3</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 563, page 2-3</ref> In the anime, when facing the Fourth Division, Madara covered large distances across the battlefield, moving with such speed that none of the enemy shinobi could land a hit on him nor defend against his attacks.<ref name="ship322"/> |
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=== Ninjutsu === |
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| + | Madara was well-versed in a variety of [[ninjutsu]] styles: he could use [[juinjutsu]] powerful enough to [[Forbidden Individual Curse Tag|restrict]] the target's actions,<ref name="c675p67">''Naruto'' chapter 675, pages 6-7</ref> [[Hiding in Surface Technique|hide within surfaces]] to avoid damage and traverse the battlefield unnoticed,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 577, pages 11-12</ref> and through an unorthodox use of the [[Shadow Clone Technique]], fake his death by having a clone act as his corpse.<ref name="c681p1314">''Naruto'' chapter 681, pages 13-14</ref> In the anime, Madara showed the ability to levitate.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 362</ref> |
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| + | Madara was an adept [[sensor]], being able to [[Sensing Technique|detect]] others' chakra signature countries away,<ref name="c628p12">''Naruto'' chapter 628, page 12</ref> determine a person's [[clan]] and the nature of their [[kekkei genkai]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 657, page 10</ref> and even differentiate species.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 657, page 20</ref> When amplified by Sage Mode, he could even fight whilst blind by locating targets and dodging attacks through his sensory perception,<ref name="c657p5-8">''Naruto'' chapter 657, pages 5-8</ref> even avoiding a [[Flying Thunder God Slash]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 661</ref> Also with Sage Mode, Madara's pain tolerance was high, as he neither flinched from [[Sasuke]] stabbing his right arm, the tailed beasts' assault, nor from the loss of his arm.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 658</ref> |
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| − | After his confrontation with [[Hashirama Senju]] at the [[Valley of the End]], Madara acquired some of his cells, which eventually granted him the [[Wood Release]] nature transformation.<ref name="c512p9"/><ref name="c561p8"/> After acquiring this kekkei genkai, he was able to replicate some of Hashirama's more large-scale techniques such as creating [[Wood Release Secret Technique: Nativity of a World of Trees|numerous massive trees]] with which to attack his opponents directly,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 561, pages 12-13</ref> and a [[Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees|dense forest of flowering trees]], whose pollen can render a foe unconscious.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 575, pages 3-6</ref> He is able to [[Attack Prevention Technique|merge with and hide within trees]].<ref name="c577p13">''Naruto'' chapter 577, page 13</ref> He is also capable of creating [[Wood Clone Technique|single]] or [[Multiple Wood Release Clone Technique|multiple wood clones]] using the pre-existing vegetation and wood in the immediate vicinity as a medium.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 578, pages 8-9</ref> Madara can also use Hashirama's [[Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique]], which was capable of binding Kurama during his final battle against the Senju leader.<ref name="c607"/> This was shown in battle against Naruto, where the dragon managed to completely bind Naruto and [[Chakra Absorption Techniques|absorb]] Naruto's Tailed Beast Mode mantle while growing trees across its length. |
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+ | Madara could use many weapons, such as [[giant shuriken]], a [[kama]], [[Wikipedia:Kusari-fundo|chains with weights]], a [[kusarigama]], and hand-held [[shuriken]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 604, page 8</ref> He also demonstrated proficiency with [[sword]]s while fighting the Fourth Division.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, pages 5-6</ref> His trademark weapon was his [[gunbai]], with which he could shield himself<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 601, pages 9-10</ref> and [[Uchiha Return|redirect attacks]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 601, pages 14-15</ref> or wield it like a mace or flail.<ref name="NS140">''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 140</ref> He could slice through the giant roots of the Ten-Tails' tree form with it.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 646, page 9</ref> |
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| + | Madara was able to utilise all five basic [[nature transformation]]s, as well as [[Yin–Yang Release]].<ref name="d4" /> An Uchiha, he had a natural affinity for [[Fire Release]], being able to [[Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation|produce a massive flames]] that required several [[Water Release]] users together to repel,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, pages 4-5</ref> launch a volley of [[Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song Technique|dragon-shaped fireballs]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 591, page 8</ref> or [[Fire Release: Hiding in Ash and Dust Technique|cover an area with ash]] as a smokescreen.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 657, pages 19-20</ref> In the anime, Madara could create [[Gunbai Fanned Wind|powerful gusts]] with his gunbai to repel an entire platoon.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations'' OVA</ref> Later in his life, he used Yin–Yang Release to amplify [[White Zetsu Army|White Zetsu]], and [[Will Materialisation|pour his will]] into [[black receiver]]s which could restrict and control targets.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 657, page 5</ref> |
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| + | After transplanting Hashirama's DNA, which was later augmented further by Kabuto, Madara could use [[Wood Release]], a mixture of water and [[earth]]-natured chakra, with his skill and power comparable to Hashirama himself.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 609, page 6</ref> He could create [[Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees|gigantic flowering trees]] to render foes unconscious,<ref name="c575p3-6" /> [[wood clone]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 578, pages 10</ref> and [[wood dragon]]s which could bind targets and drain their chakra.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 607</ref> With Hashirama's cells, Madara could also produce roots to connect to and gain [[Tailed Beast Control|limited control]] of the Ten-Tails.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 613, pages 5-6</ref> After becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, he could use [[Yin Release]] to create [[Sage Art: Yin Release Lightning Dispatch|lightning bolts]], and [[Storm Release]] – a mixture of water and [[lightning]]-natured chakra – to create [[Sage Art: Storm Release Light Fang|energy beams]] that could cut through the Six Paths Rods.<ref name="c674">''Naruto'' chapter 674</ref> |
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| − | Madara has been a practised kenjutsu user since his childhood,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 624, page 9</ref> and as time passed started to carry various different swords throughout the years.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 398, page 16</ref> He was shown as a skilled and versatile swordsman, most prominently seen during the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]] when he effortlessly disarmed a shinobi, commandeered his sword and used it to cut down several members of the [[Fourth Division]] with ease.<ref name="C560p56"/> The speed of his attacks were so great that none of the shinobi he killed using this combat tactic had any time to react.<ref name="C560p56"/> In the anime, Madara displayed an even more prominent use of kenjutsu, stealing and using multiple swords, even broken ones and several different fighting patterns to cut down his enemies. |
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| + | Madara awakened his Sharingan as a child, with one [[tomoe]] in each of his eyes.<ref name="c624p8" /> By adulthood, his Sharingan was fully developed and active near-constantly. Madara's mastery over the Sharingan surpassed every other member of the Uchiha clan in his natural lifetime. Only he could tell the difference between a shadow or wood clone, and the original.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 577, page 12</ref> With brief eye contact, Madara could place targets under [[Genjutsu: Sharingan|genjutsu]] and paralyse them or relay information.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 606, page 10-11</ref> He could even trap the Nine-Tails, and [[Summoning Technique|summon]] it as a powerful tool in battle. By [[Transcription Seal: Izanagi|programming]] one of his eyes to activate [[Izanagi]] after his death, he was able to alter reality and resurrect himself.<ref name="c681p1314" /> |
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| − | Madara first awakened his [[Sharingan]] as a child, after rejecting his friendship to [[Hashirama Senju]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 624, pages 8-9</ref> He was able to master the Sharingan at a young age — a feat which he received significant praise for and later demonstrates especially great skill and sheer power in its usage.<ref name="c386p5"/> His control of it allows Madara to keep his Sharingan activated for extended periods of time, with minimal drain on his chakra levels. Using it, he gains access to the dōjutsu's generic abilities such as seeing [[chakra]], predicting movements, and placing a victim under paralysing [[Genjutsu: Sharingan|genjutsu]] with just a single glance, leading those who had faced him to advise others to not look directly at his eyes whilst confronting him.<ref name="C560p7"/> Madara is able to use these abilities in conjunction with his primed taijutsu and weapons skills in battle to deadly effects, leaving his opponents with very little time to react or means of defence. The perceptive abilities of Madara's Sharingan were also considerable as he was the only one who could discern Hashirama's use of wood clones when the Uchiha and the Senju fought against each other.<ref name="c577p13"/> |
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| − | With his Sharingan, Madara is able to [[Tailed Beast Control|control]] the [[Nine-Tailed Demon Fox]] and is also one of the two known people along with [[Tobi]], that are capable of [[Summoning Technique|summoning]] the beast.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 370, page 15</ref><ref name="Naruto568"/> However, its sealing inside various jinchūriki, presently [[Naruto Uzumaki]], has rendered him unable to summon the beast.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 561, pages 10-11</ref> He is also capable of using one of his clan's most powerful and forbidden [[dōjutsu]], Izanagi.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 606, page 15</ref> |
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==== Mangekyō Sharingan ==== |
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+ | Madara was the first Uchiha known to have awakened the [[Mangekyō Sharingan]]. Madara knew about other users' Mangekyō techniques, and was also capable of discerning the mechanics of these techniques with brief observation.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 666</ref> The {{translation|"straight tomoe"|直巴|Choku Tomoe}} of his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan granted him fluidity in his movements when fighting.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 657, page 10</ref> |
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| + | Having awakened both his Mangekyō, Madara could use [[Susanoo]], which he could use even without his eyes in their sockets.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 658, page 10</ref> The ribcage could withstand an [[Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan]] and [[A (Fourth Raikage)|A]]'s strength.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, page 9</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 563, page 4</ref> He could produce a legged humanoid Susanoo. His Susanoo wielded up to four [[Wikipedia:Kris|undulating blades]] that could be thrown and controlled remotely.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 660, page 11</ref> He could also fire [[Yasaka Magatama]] of varying sizes.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 563, page 9</ref> When fully produced, Madara would hover inside Susanoo to grant him a greater range of movement.<ref name="c575p3-6">''Naruto'' chapter 575, pages 3-6</ref> |
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| − | Madara has since used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to [[Tailed Beast Control|control]] the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.<ref name="C399P10"/> Madara demonstrated the ability to use [[Susanoo]] — and is therefore also able to use [[Tsukuyomi]] and [[Amaterasu]] by extension — though they have yet to be seen. Unseen in others' variations, Madara's Susanoo demonstrates two entirely different sides that are conjoined along the spine, with each displaying a pair of arms, two distinct faces, and a complete lower half inclusive of feet.<ref name="C575P4"/><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 588, pages 11-17</ref><ref name="C589P7"/><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 590, pages 9-10</ref> |
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| − | His Susanoo's defensive capabilities are high, even in its ribcage state, having withstood Naruto Uzumaki's [[Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan]], as well as [[A]]'s [[Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop]] completely undamaged.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, page 9</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 563, page 4</ref> His Susanoo's defensive power was also great enough to withstand the Ten-Tails' [[Tenpenchii]] — a feat done, while in its complete form — without being damaged.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 629, pages 1-3</ref> Due to its ability to manifest legs, Madara's Susanoo possesses far greater speed, flexibility and movement range, than that of other Susanoo users. It wields [[Wikipedia:Kris|undulating blades]] in the right hand of each side, which when used by Susanoo's final form, are durable enough to withstand the impact of a caught and redirected Tailed Beast Ball at close range from [[Hashirama Senju]]'s [[Wood Release: Wood Human Technique|wood golem]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 621, page 1</ref> Its offensive capabilities are seen further when it sliced up all the nearby mountains, and through [[Wood Release: Hotei Technique]] during his final battle with Hashirama Senju.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 621, page 7</ref> Uniquely, it appears to be capable of contributing towards some of Madara's techniques, as it was seen forming [[hand seals]] together with him during battle.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, page 16</ref> Madara is also able to use the Yasaka Magatama technique though at a larger and overall more far more powerful scale than other users such as [[Itachi Uchiha]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 563, page 9</ref> |
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| + | With his eyesight deteriorating from overuse, he replaced his original eyes with Izuna's, restoring his vision and gaining the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.<ref name="C624P16">''Naruto'' chapter 624, page 16</ref> With it, he could "stabilise" Susanoo into its Complete Body form, causing it to resemble a [[wikipedia:tengu|tengu]] with outer armour that was nearly impenetrable.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 626, pages 4-6</ref> A secondary pair of arms wielded sheathed katana which could be used to bisect mountains with their mere shockwaves.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 589, pages 4-5</ref> According to himself, its power was comparable to that of the tailed beasts, and no one was said to have lived to see it a second time.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 589, page 10</ref> Madara's Complete Body Susanoo uses its secondary set of arms for attack and defence rather than flight. He was also able to [[Shape Transformation|shape]] his Susanoo into an [[Majestic Attire: Susanoo|armour]] for [[Kurama]], which [[Evil Disturbance Waltz|synergised their abilities]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 621, pages 5-15</ref> |
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| + | After absorbing the God Tree into himself and stealing [[Kakashi Hatake]]'s Mangekyō Sharingan, he was able to use [[Kamui]] on himself immediately<ref name="c674" /> to [[Kamui's Dimension|reach]] Obito and retrieve his Rinnegan still with him. Though brief, Madara's use of the eye was notable on account of being able to use Kamui while the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, something Obito himself couldn't do. |
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| − | + | Years after infusing himself with Hashirama's DNA and unknowingly mixing Indra's and Asura's chakra, Madara's Sharingan evolved into the [[Rinnegan]].<ref name="C606P13" /> As the eyes' original owner, only he could use them to their maximum power.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 675, page 4</ref> He was able to switch between both dōjutsu. With the Rinnegan, Madara could use all of the abilities of the [[Six Paths Technique]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 606, page 14</ref> such as the [[Preta Path]] to [[Blocking Technique Absorption Seal|absorb]] chakra<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, pages 13-14</ref> and the [[Deva Path]] to perform [[Chibaku Tensei]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 676, pages 9-13</ref> He could also use the [[Outer Path]] to create [[Demonic Statue Chains|chakra chains]] that could restrain all nine [[tailed beasts]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 659, pages 15-16</ref> and [[black receiver]]s for various melee and supplementary purposes. Through the usage of his Rinnegan with that of his [[Sharingan]], Madara could summon [[Tengai Shinsei|meteorites]] to cause widespread destruction.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 561, page 6</ref> |
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| + | While under the [[Impure World Reincarnation]], Madara was unable to use the full extent of his Rinnegan's abilities. After being revived and obtaining one of his actual eyes, he could [[Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path|summon and control]] the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 659, pages 4-17</ref> [[Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal|seal]] the [[Ten-Tails]] inside himself,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 663, pages 13-15</ref> and generate a [[Limbo: Border Jail|corporeal invisible shadow]] to aid him in battle. While Madara was in Sage Mode and further boosted by Kurama's chakra, this shadow was powerful enough to knock down the [[tailed beasts]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 659, pages 14-17</ref> With access to both of his Rinnegan, Madara could produce at least four shadows to aid him.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 676, page 8</ref> |
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| − | As a user of the Rinnegan, Madara can also access the powers of the [[Six Paths Technique]], first displaying use of the [[Preta Path]], with which he was able to absorb chakra-based ninjutsu, regardless of their power or complexity.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, pages 13-14</ref> With the [[Outer Path]], Madara has revealed that he too is capable of preforming the [[Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 636, pages 18-20</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 637, pages 1-18</ref> Also, like the other users of the Outer Path, he also has the ability to manifest [[chakra receiver]]s.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 606, page 19</ref><ref> ''Naruto'' chapter 647, page 11</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 648, page 14</ref> |
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| − | Madara also displayed the unique ability to combine power of his Rinnegan with that of his Susanoo, pulling [[Tengai Shinsei|two massive meteorites]] towards the battlefield from the atmosphere above.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, pages 14-17</ref> Even if the first meteorite was slowed down and stopped, the second one would strike the first, ensuring their collision. Using this technique just a single time, Madara devastated most of the [[Fourth Division]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 561, pages 4-6</ref> |
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| + | As the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki and with both of his Rinnegan, Madara approached the [[moon]] and awakened a [[Rinne Sharingan]] on his forehead, which he could use to reflect the eye onto the moon, allowing him to cast the [[Infinite Tsukuyomi]] and trap everyone, aside from himself, in an infinite [[genjutsu]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 676, pages 16-17</ref> |
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| − | After his battle with Hashirama, Madara obtained a portion of his DNA, which he infused onto himself, augmenting his physical parameters, along with other related benefits. When reincarnated, Kabuto revealed that he had experimented and modified Madara's body. As a result, Madara was reincarnated beyond his ''physical and combat prime'', restoring his youth and health while retaining the abilities he developed in his old age such as the Wood Release and the Rinnegan.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 561, pages 3, 15</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 518, pages 9, 10, 14</ref><ref name="C560P3"/><ref name="C561P1">''Naruto'' chapter 561, pages 1-2</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 575, pages 1-12</ref> Madara himself was aware and made use of the kamikaze-like [[fighting style]] that the Impure World Reincarnation allowed due to the technique's regenerative powers as seen when he sent a [[Tengai Shinsei|meteorite]] hurtling towards the battlefield where he was facing the [[Fourth Division]].<ref name="C561P1"/> Upon seeing the meteorite, a shocked [[Gaara]] wondered if Madara had the power of a god.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, pages 16-17</ref> Despite these enhancements, Madara still believes that Hashirama is the only person who is capable of stopping him.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 589, page 2</ref> |
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| + | After [[Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal|sealing]] the Ten-Tails into his body, Madara had immediately gained complete control over the beast, which was stronger than when it was first revived due to having all of the Eight-Tails and half of the Nine-Tails' chakra sealed in it, leading to his power being noted to feel stronger than Obito's, which only had a portion of the Eight and Nine-Tails' chakra.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 665, page 1</ref> As such, only shinobi using [[Eight Gates Released Formation|all]] of the [[Eight Gates]] or the [[Chakra#Six Paths Chakra|Six Paths Chakra]] are able to compete with him.<ref>''Naruto'' chapters 668-678</ref> In [[Six Paths Senjutsu|this form]], Madara could fly and his physical abilities were enhanced, being fast enough to react to the [[Flying Thunder God Technique]] and [[Kamui]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 665, pages 11-13</ref> and durable enough to survive the [[Night Guy]]. After absorbing the tree form of the Ten-Tails, his regenerative powers could circumvent bisection and restore his body, causing him to declare himself immortal.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 674, pages 15-16</ref> He could also harness [[natural energy]] to enhance his [[Sage Art: Yin Release Lightning Dispatch|various]] [[Sage Art: Storm Release Light Fang|techniques]], as well as cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi and [[God: Nativity of a World of Trees]] after he awakened the Rinne Sharingan. |
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| + | With his transformation, Madara obtained [[Truth-Seeking Ball]]s that floated behind him in a circular formation, which were comprised of the five basic nature transformations and Yin–Yang Release.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 689, page 7</ref><ref>Fourth Databook, page 249</ref> Their chakra is highly malleable and versatile, such that he could use them as high speed projectiles,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 669, page 9</ref> protective barriers,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 669, pages 15-18</ref> and various weapons, such as a [[shakujō]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 663, page 14</ref> With Yin–Yang Release, the balls could nullify all ninjutsu they came into contact with.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 665, pages 14-15</ref> |
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=== Intelligence === |
=== Intelligence === |
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| + | Madara's years of experience on the battlefield honed his strategic ingenuity. He could quickly devise a number of approaches and could switch approaches immediately. The longer he spent against a particular opponent, the less he needed backup tactics, as he could eventually predict what they would do and identify literal or psychological weaknesses to exploit. He could form and verify any theories he comes up with using small details.<ref name="c674" /> In addition to his sheer adaptability, Madara was knowledgeable on a large variety of individuals and abilities, and thus could identify techniques when used and react with the most appropriate counter to them. Likewise, Madara was an excellent teacher, having single-handedly trained the young Obito into a powerful shinobi comparable to himself. |
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| + | A researcher, he experimented on and cultivated a [[Hashirama's Living Clone|clone flower]] through the Demonic Statue of Outer Path, and from it, he created a life-support system for himself.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 602, page 11</ref> He had enough medical knowledge to transplant eyes, treat severe injuries, and could replace destroyed body parts with White Zetsu matter.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 602, page 3</ref> |
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| − | He is an adept tactician as seen when he preferred to use the Ten-Tails' matured powers to destroy the Allied Forces HQ in order to obliterate their intelligence centre, rather than directly engaging the Allied Forces army.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 613, page 18</ref> Madara is also versed in psychological warfare, choosing to focus his efforts into breaking the battle spirits of his adversaries through manipulation and intimidation with deliberate displays of his overwhelming power. He targets the enemies that have the greatest charisma and leadership skills of a group, such as [[Ōnoki]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 588, pages 18-21</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 589, pages 1-11</ref><ref name="C590P9"/> and [[Naruto]] on separate occasions. In the anime, his mental prowess in battle is further shown. Even when being "pressured" by thousands of enemies, he remains composed, adaptable, versatile, calm and calculating, quickly able to adjust to any new development and change his battle tactics effortlessly.<ref name="ship322"/> |
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| − | Madara is an adept [[sensor type]] shinobi. Despite not having encountered Hashirama for several decades, he was quickly able to [[Chakra Sensing Technique|detect]] and recognise the mighty Senju's chakra even though he was some distance away.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 628, pages 10-11</ref> He was also able to quickly sense and detect [[Obito Uchiha]] just seconds after he returned from the [[other dimension]].<ref> ''Naruto'' chapter 636, pages 17-20</ref> He also displayed the ability to perform a series of well-coordinated attacks with his former student and partner, [[Obito Uchiha]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 628, page 1-3</ref> Madara has displayed enough forethought and foresight in his planning; particularly with having himself [[Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique|revived]] in the event that the plan is ruined in anyway and should the situation arise, he would be brought back to life with a living body, and not a reincarnated one; by putting his [[Will Materialisation|will]] into the [[chakra receivers]] he placed in half of Obito Uchiha's restored body.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 636, pages 16-18</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 637, pages 3-15</ref> Madara has proven himself a highly capable teacher, having personally trained Obito into a highly powerful shinobi and taught the younger Uchiha much of his skills and knowledge to the point people believed Obito was the legendary Uchiha. Likewise he has both great knowledge and skill with [[fūinjutsu]] and [[Barrier Ninjutsu]], having taught both to Obito, including a [[Tailed Beast Extraction Technique|tailed beast]]-[[Ten-Tails Sealing Technique|related]] techniques and the [[Uchiha Flame Formation]] respectively.<ref> ''Naruto'' chapters 602-606</ref> |
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| − | Madara was very adept in research and experimenting. Through his years of working with Hashirama's cells, Madara was able to cultivate a [[Hashirama's Living Clone|mindless clone flower]] large enough for the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]] to sit atop which would later serve as the basis to create [[White Zetsu]], [[White Zetsu Army|its clones]] and artificial body parts from it. Using this vegetation, he was able to attach tendrils from it to his back which allowed him absorb chakra from the Statue, creating a makeshift life support system to keep himself alive and extend his lifespan.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 602, page 11</ref> |
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| − | As [[Tobi]] prepared to wage [[Fourth Great Shinobi World War|war]] on the [[Allied Shinobi Forces]], he was approached by [[Kabuto Yakushi]], a former associate of [[Akatsuki]]. Kabuto requested that he be allowed to assist with the war-effort, under the condition that Tobi turn [[Sasuke Uchiha]] over to him at the end of the war. He then [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|summoned]] five previously deceased Akatsuki members as proof that he could bolster Akatsuki's forces using reincarnated shinobi, as well as a mysterious sixth coffin, the occupant of which proved sufficient blackmail to force Tobi's consent.<ref name="C490P1"/> Though initially unseen, the person in the coffin was later revealed to be the real Madara Uchiha.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 564, page 12</ref> |
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| + | [[Tobi]], acting under Madara's name, moves into the final stages of the [[Eye of the Moon Plan]] by initiating a [[Fourth Shinobi World War]]. Before the war's start, [[Kabuto Yakushi]] approaches Tobi to try and form an alliance. When Tobi asks what will happen if he refuses, Kabuto [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|resurrects]] Madara to show he knows that Tobi is not the true Madara and forces him to accept.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 564, page 12</ref> Tobi reluctantly agrees and Kabuto de-summons Madara.<ref name="C490P1" /> |
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| − | Frustrated when a reincarnated [[Nagato]] is [[Sword of Totsuka|sealed]] by the reincarnated and recently [[Kotoamatsukami|freed]] [[Itachi Uchiha]], Kabuto finds himself forced to use his trump card. But because his only available reincarnated pawn, [[Mū]], was [[Fission Technique|reduced to half strength]], it took much longer than normal to complete the summoning of Madara, costing Kabuto several more reincarnations that are also sealed or otherwise released. Once the summoning is completed, Madara forcefully removes his coffin's lid before voicing his assumption that Nagato had finally used the [[Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique]] to bring him back from the dead, Mū corrects Madara, explaining that [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation]] had been used instead. Somewhat shocked by the manner of his revival, the two confront the [[Fourth Division]]. Upon noticing the forehead protectors of the allied army, Madara asks who is responsible for the Impure World Reincarnation. However, as Mū does not know, Kabuto takes full control and, speaking through him, identifies himself as Tobi's assistant before informing Madara that he had been restored to an extent beyond even his prime. Finding it rather dreary to be spoken to through a pawn, Madara questions Kabuto with what he knew of his prime but admitting his ignorance, Kabuto requests a demonstration. |
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| + | During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kabuto decides to use Madara against the [[Allied Shinobi Forces]] and uses [[Mū]] as a medium to summon him to the battlefield. When he first becomes aware of his surroundings, Madara believes he has been brought back by [[Nagato]]'s [[Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique]] but soon realises that he instead has been brought back with the Impure World Reincarnation. Kabuto speaks through Mū, introduces himself, and explains recent developments in the world and Tobi's current actions. After Kabuto points out that he has restored Madara to a state beyond his prime, Madara tests his body by tearing through the [[Fourth Division]], thinning its numbers. The Fourth Division's initial attempts to stop Madara fail as he protects himself with [[Susanoo]]. When the [[Fifth Kazekage]], [[Third Tsuchikage]], and one of [[Naruto Uzumaki]]'s [[shadow clone]]s combine efforts, Madara is forced to activate his [[Rinnegan]] and [[Blocking Technique Absorption Seal|absorb]] the attack. |
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| + | Realising his enemies were too dangerous for him to hold back to basic ninjutsu and taijutsu, Madara pulls down a [[Tengai Shinsei|meteorite]] from the atmosphere. When the Kazekage and Tsuchikage successfully [[Earth Release: Ultralight-Weight Rock Technique|stop it]], Madara adds a second meteorite to his attack, both of which fall upon and devastate the Fourth Division. With most of the Fourth Division dead, Madara questions Kabuto about just how far off-plan Tobi has gone. Because Kabuto doesn't actually know much about the plan, Madara is left to check things for himself and tries to summon the [[Nine-Tails]], only to discover it's sealed in a [[jinchūriki]], specifically Naruto. Despite knowing the current Naruto was a clone, he decided to delay his plans to test out his new powers, namely, the [[Wood Release: Nativity of Trees]] which Naruto's clone barely countered. He then moves in to finish off the remainder of the Fourth Division but is repelled by the arrival of the [[Fifth Hokage]], the [[Fifth Mizukage]], and the [[Fourth Raikage]]. The five [[Kage]] combine forces against Madara and propel him from the immediate area. |
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| − | Given free reign, Madara begins his assault on the spectating [[Fourth Division]], [[Gaara]], [[Ōnoki]] and Naruto's [[shadow clone]]. Madara uses the [[Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation]] technique, which takes the [[Water Release: Water Formation Wall|combined efforts]] of several shinobi to extinguish. Obscured by the resulting steam as he attacks them directly, he commandeers a [[sword]] and proceeds to tear through their ranks. As Naruto [[Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan|attacks]] Madara from above while Ōnoki [[Earth Release: Moving Earth Core|raises]] the ground below him, sending him on a collision course, Madara activates his [[Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan]] and uses [[Susanoo]] to shield himself from harm. After Gaara uses [[Earth Release: Light-Weight Rock Technique|lightened]] sand to separate Madara from his protection and to pull him into the path of an oncoming [[Rasenshuriken]], he activates his [[Rinnegan]] and uses the [[Preta Path]]'s ability to [[Blocking Technique Absorption Seal|absorb]] the attack. When Kabuto tries to take credit for the improvements to Madara's powers, Madara remarks that he shouldn't get the wrong idea, as they weren't his creation. Together with Susanoo, he then forms three [[hand seal]]s and pulls an enormous [[Tengai Shinsei|meteorite]] down from the atmosphere, directing it towards the battlefield. |
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| + | By nightfall, the Kage are still alive and are able to pool their efforts so successfully that he is nearly sealed. Finally impressed by their display, Madara responds by summoning his perfected Susanoo. Before he can use it to kill the Kage, his Susanoo starts to fade and Madara is engulfed in light. Madara realises that Kabuto has elsewhere released him from the Impure World Reincarnation and his soul is returning to the afterlife. Madara responds by performing the hand seals to rescind the Impure World Reincarnation contract that Kabuto has over him, enabling him to return to his immortal body without further interference from a summoner. Now able to do whatever he likes and bored with the Kage, Madara decides to go find Naruto and reclaim the Nine-Tails. The Kage try to block his escape. |
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| − | After reforming, Kabuto informs Madara that he theorised that he had obtained a portion of [[Hashirama Senju]] during their confrontation, despite losing to him. Madara then proceeds to check underneath his shirt, after which he complements Kabuto on his preparation, before asking if he knew of ''their'' plan. Notified of Kabuto's uncertainty that the "''[[Tobi|fake]]''" will act accordingly, Madara attempted to [[Summoning Technique|summon]] the [[Nine-Tails]] but is unable to do so as it was still sealed within Naruto. Learning that Naruto is from the same clan as [[Mito Uzumaki]], he opted to attack using [[Wood Release Secret Technique: Nativity of a World of Trees|Nativity of a World of Trees]] instead of pursuing the real [[jinchūriki]], yet this is countered by the Nine-Tails-empowered Naruto who destroyed the opposing forest, to which Madara commends him. |
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| − | Lamenting that he didn't get the opportunity to explore his abilities further, Madara belittled the still-defiant Ōnoki, remarking that it was natural for shinobi to spend their entire lives in battle and as such, mankind would be better served sleeping peacefully under an {{translation|"''Infinite [[Tsukuyomi]]''"|無限月読|Mugen Tsukuyomi}}. Charging towards the few remaining survivors alongside [[Mū]], they are however repelled by [[Tsunade]] and [[A]], who had just been [[Heavenly Transfer Technique|transported]] to the battlefield. Looking on in shock, Madara is confronted by all five of the current [[Kage]]. |
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| + | After defeating the five Kage, Madara finds and reunites with Obito while he's engaged in combat with Naruto, [[Killer B]], [[Kakashi Hatake]], and [[Might Guy]]. Madara notices the [[Demonic Statue]] undergoing a premature transformation into the [[Ten-Tails]] and scolds Obito for being too hasty. After Obito returns Madara's [[gunbai]], Madara creates a [[wood dragon]] in an attempt to capture Naruto and Killer B and complete the Ten-Tails. He at one point manages to restrain and drain B of his energy but is overwhelmed by Guy's [[Daytime Tiger]]. The Ten-Tails is revived before he can recover, forcing Madara to make do. He and Obito leap onto the Ten-Tails' head and connect themselves to it, granting them control of its actions. Their four opponents put up a resistance but are no match for the Ten-Tails' power. Before the Ten-Tails can finish them off, however, the combined Allied Shinobi Forces arrive to join the fight, with Ino managing to control Obito into redirecting the Ten-Tails' attack. |
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| + | The Allies are able to immobilise the Ten-Tails, making it an easy target. The Ten-Tails undergoes a new transformation before their attacks can connect, freeing it and letting it block the incoming attacks. Though the immediate problem is solved, Madara realises there's another issue: the Allies are being coordinated too effectively. He and Obito direct the Ten-Tails to attack the distant Allied HQ, something that takes several [[Tailed Beast Ball]]s due to their lack of control, which Madara attributes to Obito's failure to revive him correctly. Although the Allies' "[[Shikaku|brain]]" is killed, the Allies are given one final battle plan in the time it takes the Ten-Tails to hit its target. Obito and Madara try to thin the Allies' numbers before they can get into position and, when that fails, block against the oncoming attack, but the combined forces manage to break through and separate Obito and Madara from the Ten-Tails. With the Ten-Tails now out of their control they must fight the Alliance directly. Obito eventually disappears to the [[other dimension]], forcing Madara to fend for himself. |
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| − | Deeming this an adequate test of his abilities, Madara leapt upwards to avoid [[Mei Terumī]]'s [[Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique|attack]] but was instead intercepted by [[A]], who knocks him into the [[Lava Release|lava]] below. Activating his Susanoo to protect himself, he is [[Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop|plunged]] even deeper into the molten liquid by A, before being completely immersed by another torrent of lava. Emerging unharmed whilst sheltered by his Susanoo, Madara commends A and Mei's respective [[Body Flicker Technique|offensive]] [[Kekkei Genkai|abilities]], before deciding to assess the Kage's defensive capabilities using [[Yasaka Magatama]]. However, when his attack is blocked, Madara breaks through their [[Shield of Sand|dual]]-[[Rock Golem|layered]] defence with his Susanoo's [[Susanoo Sword|blades]], only for his vision to be [[Hiding in Mist Technique|obscured]] as the Kage launch another strategy. Unable to react to the quickly approaching A, thanks to Ōnoki's [[Earth Release: Light-Weight Rock Technique|assistance]], their [[Lightning Release Armour|combined]] [[Earth Release: Ultra-Added-Weight Rock Technique|efforts]] allow A to punch through Susanoo and hit Madara. The battle then went on for sometime with Madara being on the "defensive". |
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| − | As the battle continues, Madara repels and destroys Ōnoki's looming golem using [[Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees]], distracting the Kage. Ambushing them from behind and knocking them into the forest below with his Susanoo, he sets the trees [[Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction|ablaze]], just as the Kage succumb to the effects of the pollen. However, Ōnoki quickly manages to rouse himself and [[Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique|destroy]] the surrounding flowers, hitting Madara in the process and exposing a face formed from Hashirama Senju's tissue, jutting out of the left side of his chest. Hearing Tsunade's reaction, he questions if she was a descendant of Hashirama, noting his intention to kill her first if she was. When Mei retorts his remark by saying that it was a basic tactic to eliminate the [[medical-nin]] first, Madara corrects her, stating he would do it simply because of Tsunade's ancestry before saying that she couldn't delay their deaths anyway. He then belittles Tsunade further for being a woman who, despite being Hashirama's descendant, possessed neither [[Wood Release]] nor [[medical ninjutsu]] that could compare to those of Hashirama, before declaring that while weak people were ugly, weak Senju were even more so. Tsunade admits to most of what was said but rebuffs Madara's opinion that she was weak, claiming that what she had inherited wasn't just mere strength, but the undying [[Will of Fire]]. |
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| + | During Obito's absence, Madara senses that Hashirama has elsewhere been brought back to life. Excited at the prospect of fighting his rival again, Madara eagerly awaits his arrival. When he arrives, Hashirama sends only a wood clone to face him, being too busy restraining the Ten-Tails. Madara decides to sit out the fight until the real Hashirama is ready. When the wood clone persists, Madara easily defeats it. Madara later senses Obito's return to the battlefield and decides to make use of one of his fail-safes, activating [[black receiver]]s planted in Obito to force him to finally revive Madara. Obito resists and instead seals the Ten-Tails into himself. |
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| + | With Obito no longer the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, Madara puts another fail-safe into effect: [[Black Zetsu]]. Having been in contact with it since his initial reincarnation, Madara orders Black Zetsu to take control of Obito's body and use the [[Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique]]. Restored to life, Madara is able to regain his past strength, to which he breaks free of his restraints. Having died with his real eyes intact and removed from his body, Madara's reincarnated eyes crumble to nothing. Sasuke attempts to burn Madara with Amaterasu while Naruto reminds Sasuke that Madara can absorb ninjutsu. Madara however, had to discard his armour that was burnt by the flames. To compensate for his blindness, he immobilises Hashirama with black receivers and absorbs his [[senjutsu]] chakra, enhancing his [[Sensing Technique|sensory skills]] enough to perceive his enemies and their attacks without the need of sight. He is once again attacked by Sasuke, but instructs Sasuke to stay out of his way since he does not want to kill his own clansman. |
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| + | Madara goes after the freed tailed beasts so that he can revive the Ten-Tails once more. He attempts to take on all nine at once, failing and losing his right arm in the process. While he regroups, a [[White Zetsu Army|White Zetsu clone]] brings him one of his Rinnegan that Obito kept in storage. Madara takes this and one of the Zetsu's arms, allowing him start round two. He summons the Demonic Statue from Obito's body and uses [[Limbo: Border Jail]] to repel the nine beasts. Before they can recover, he seals all of them into the Demonic Statue, including those sealed in Naruto and B. While the Statue undergoes its transformation into the Ten-Tails again, Madara asks the Zetsu clone how Black Zetsu is faring with taking his remaining Rinnegan back from Obito. [[Tobirama Senju]], having been reincarnated alongside Hashirama, attacks Madara immediately afterwards, but is restrained after failing to deal any damage. Sasuke also attacks Madara but is immobilised in midair. Having already warned Sasuke once, Madara turns Sasuke's own sword against him and stabs him in the chest. |
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| + | With nobody left to oppose him, Madara seals the Ten-Tails into himself once its resurrection is complete. Pleased with himself, Madara sets off to regain his other Rinnegan. Along the way he spits out the [[Benihisago]] and [[Kohaku no Jōhei]], Obito having used both as part of his premature revival method. When he arrives at Black Zetsu's location, he discovers that Obito has regained control of his body. Madara tries to reason with Obito, reminding him of all they planned and insisting on the impending effectiveness of the Eye of the Moon Plan. Rather than be convinced, Obito stabs Madara and manages to steal fragments of the One-Tail's and Eight-Tails' chakra from him before using [[Kamui]] to escape with Naruto. |
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| − | At that moment, Kabuto's negation of Impure World Reincarnation occurs as Madara finds a light enveloping him prior to making an attempt to kill Tsunade with a [[Fire Release]] [[Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song Technique|technique]]. Madara's soul then begins to leave its vessel just as Tsunade's [[Strength of a Hundred Technique]] was cancelled, but suddenly re-encases in his body and Madara attacks her with his Susanoo sword, only for her to evade the technique while unconscious. After everyone else was sent back to the afterlife following the end of the Impure World Reincarnation, Madara still remained on the battlefield. When the Kage questioned how this was possible, Madara explained that he negated the deactivation of the technique by severing the link between Kabuto and his own soul, by releasing the summoning contract of Impure World Reincarnation, stating that to be the technique's one flaw. Madara then proceeded to criticise Mei for not realising that he was not the kind of person who would let himself be bound by such a technique as that when the latter questioned what was happening. Stating that he is now bored with the Kage, and that using his final Susanoo on them again would be an insult to his power, Madara decides to make his way to Naruto to reclaim the Nine-Tails. |
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| + | While Madara contemplates his next move, he is confronted by Might Guy, a master of [[taijutsu]], which is one of the only effective attacks against Madara in his new form. Guy opens [[Eight Gates Released Formation|all]] [[Eight Gates]] and hits Madara with the [[Evening Elephant]]. Madara is taken by surprise and tries to defend himself, but other Allied Shinobi are able to reduce him to a single [[Truth-Seeking Ball]], leaving him wide open. Madara is thrilled at the prospect of such a challenging fight, and visibly battered but not beaten, forcing Guy to use [[Night Guy]]. Madara is nearly killed by the attack, which obliterates the entire left side of his body. Thanking Guy for giving him such an entertaining battle, and acknowledging him as a worthy opponent, Madara decides to show him the ultimate respect by killing him instead of letting him succumb to his injuries. However, the Truth-Seeking Ball that Madara launches at Guy is kicked back at him by a revived Naruto, whom Madara notes has somehow gained power similar to his own. |
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| − | Though blocked from leaving by Ōnoki, Madara left him and the other Kage in near death conditions before making his way to where the unmasked Obito is. After Obito returned his gunbai, having revealed that the Kage weren't left in good condition when Naruto asked what happened to them, and how Obito deviated from the original plan, Madara blocked the stakes Naruto threw at him and repels him with his [[Uchiha Return]] technique when Naruto attempted to attack him with a [[Super Mini-Tailed Beast Ball]]. He then told Obito to deal with Kakashi and Might Guy, while he dealt with the Eight, and the Nine-Tails, noting that it was not too late to seal them. |
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| + | Naruto sends Madara crashing through the recreation of the Ten-Tails in its giant tree form, a remnant of Obito's earlier battle. A voice speaks to Madara, telling him to absorb it. Madara does so and becomes stronger, but is met with a new problem: Sasuke, also healed from his injuries, has joined forces with Naruto and is also in possession of new abilities. Despite Madara's efforts, he can do nothing against them. Knowing he needs his other Rinnegan if he's to end the fight, Madara steals Kakashi Hatake's [[Mangekyō Sharingan]] and uses it to go after Obito. He stops [[Sakura Haruno]] from destroying the Rinnegan, to which Obito responds by sending her back to the real world before Madara can kill her. However, Obito himself is too weak to fight back. |
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| − | As the battle raged on, Madara attempted to convince Naruto that the Eye of the Moon Plan was for the benefit of humanity. However, seeing Naruto unmoved by his explanations, Madara decided to show him no mercy. To that end, Madara used Hashirama's [[Wood Dragon|giant wooden dragon]] technique. The dragon attempted to restrain the newly-manifested Tailed Beast Mode Kurama-shroud, but was bitten into by the beast. As Naruto struggled against the wooden dragon, Madara stopped B and Might Guy from interfering by binding them. Noting that these were also hindrances to Obito, and that he would clean up the battlefield, he manifested his Susanoo and aims one of its swords at the Eight-Tails. This is, however, intercepted by Naruto and Madara was later enveloped in Guy's [[Daytime Tiger]]. Shortly after, the Ten-Tails' revival was complete, with it breaking out of Obito's [[Uchiha Flame Formation]] in its incomplete form; Madara laments that he failed to acquire the Eight and Nine-Tails, but prepared to begin the final phase of the Eye of the Moon Plan in spite of that. |
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| + | To give Obito some final words, Madara first congratulates him for removing the [[Forbidden Individual Curse Tag]] he had placed on him. He also reveals his role in the death of [[Rin Nohara]], in doing so admitting that he's been manipulating Obito from the start. With that, Madara takes back his Rinnegan, returning to Obito his left Mangekyō Sharingan. Black Zetsu uses Obito's body to perform Kamui and return them to the real world. Naruto and Sasuke move to attack him as soon as Madara appears, so Madara delays them with multiple [[Chibaku Tensei]]. Madara gains proximity to the moon, awakening the [[Rinne Sharingan]] in the process, and succeeds in casting the [[Infinite Tsukuyomi]]. |
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| − | Madara then joined Obito, and the two jumped onto the Ten-Tails' head, where each were connected to the massive demon with tendrils which stemmed from the beast. While Madara and Obito have a slight argument on how to handle the beast, as Obito wanted to cast the [[Infinite Tsukuyomi]] immediately, while Madara wanted to test the beast's power. After the dust settles from a brief skirmish with the Eight and Nine-Tails and due to having focused too much of their attention on controlling the beast, they are ambushed by the Eight-Tails who had been [[Kamui|warped]] overhead the Ten-Tails. After dismissing the name "Allied Shinobi Forces Technique" mentioned by Naruto, Madara declared that arguing the matter was futile, Madara noted that they should simply end the battle. When their opposition's battle strategy was launched and the two Uchiha were buffeted by the [[Storm Release: Laser Circus]] technique, though Madara was prepared to deflect the attack, he soon realised it wasn't aimed at them but at the Ten-Tails' eye. With the battlefield soon shrouded in dust and their sensory skills [[Insect Jamming Technique|hindered]], Madara later stood by — arms crossed and nonplussed — as the Alliance attacked the Ten-Tails, marvelling at the fact that they were able to collaborate so well. Even when members of the Alliance bore down on them, Madara derided their effort while noting that the Ten-Tails would soon reach maturity. |
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| − | As Naruto and the shinobi with him start to barrage them with various attacks, Madara realises that he and Obito are being targeted as he decides to pull off their own strategy and target their command centre as the Ten-Tails breaks free while assuming its fully matured form. Telling Obito that they are going to use Hashirama's cells to strengthen their hold on the beast while getting his agreement to intimidate their opposition with its power, Madara has the Ten-Tails fire a series of Tailed Beast Balls that wipe out various villages beyond the war zone. Eventually, returning the favour and justifying it as a basic war-time move, Madara has the Ten-Tails fire at the Allied Shinobi Headquarters with [[Shikaku Nara]] and everyone else stationed there leaving them obliterated. Lamenting that he could not control the Ten-Tails well enough yet and that because of it he had failed to knocked out the HQ before Shikaku could finish relaying his plan, Madara states that their current control over the Ten-Tails will only be good enough until its next transformation. Responding to Obito's remark that without becoming its host there would be no way to gain complete control over the Ten-Tails, Madara states that he needs a living body, not a sacrifice's. |
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| + | The entire world is trapped in a dream and then wrapped into Madara's [[God: Nativity of a World of Trees]]. Sasuke is able to save Naruto, Kakashi, and Sakura from the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Seeing them, Madara announces himself the world's saviour, one who has saved the world from itself by replacing the hells of reality with the heavens of dreams. While he is proclaiming his victory, Black Zetsu stabs him in the back. Black Zetsu reveals that it is not Madara's will, but [[Kaguya Ōtsutsuki]]'s, and that he has taken advantage of him in order to bring about her revival. Black Zetsu transfers from Obito's body to Madara's, completely covering him and forcing him to start absorbing the chakra of those trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi. After dramatically increasing in size, Madara shrinks down until a revived Kaguya is revealed in his stead. |
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| + | Naruto and Sasuke eventually [[Six Paths — Chibaku Tensei|seal]] Kaguya in her [[Kaguya's Dimension|own dimension]], along with Black Zetsu, at which point she reverts into the Ten-Tails and spits out Madara. The [[Sage of the Six Paths]] summons Madara and everyone else back to the real world, but he can do nothing to save Madara from his approaching death as a result of having both the tailed beasts and Demonic Statue removed from his body. Madara uses his remaining time speaking to Hashirama, noting that his own dream for peace has died while Hashirama's lives on, and therefore was apparently the better of the two. Hashirama replies that they are still friends despite everything, to which Madara agrees as he dies. |
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| − | When Obito tells Madara that he can't just destroy himself to destroy them, as it would also mean Obito's demise and that he was at the latter's mercy since he would need him to revive him, Madara comments on his attitude. Hearing that Obito had never thought of him as an ally, Madara asks him what his next course of action will be, and listens as he says they will cripple the forces with despair. Noting how much Obito had become like him, Madara questions silently whether Obito was waiting on a response from Naruto after chiding the young man for allowing his comrades to die. When Madara cautioned Obito against possibly damage to the Ten-Tails, his words are rebuffed as Obito noted that the Ten-Tails had tough skin. After Naruto activates his [[Tailed Beast Mode]] and begins to disperse its power to his friends, Madara becomes surprised, recognising his intentions and jokingly remarking that Hinata got a nice power-up from it thanks to Naruto. As the battle continues to progress, Madara laments on the predictability of the alliance's moves after Ino possessed Obito, and predicts that Shikamaru would then use his [[Shadow Imitation Technique]], as the latter binds the Ten-Tails. |
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| − | After Madara noticed that Obito was having trouble breaking Ten-Tails free of the Shadow Imitation Technique, he decided to provide more power. However, the combined efforts of the Alliance foiled his counter-attack. After Obito goaded the [[Hyūga clan]], the entire Alliance — powered by Kurama's chakra that Naruto gave to them — simultaneously attacked Ten-Tails, shocking the Uchiha. Obito and Madara's connections to Ten-Tails were then severed by Naruto and [[Rock Lee]] respectively with a Rasenshuriken and a well-placed kick. While his body was reconstructing itself, Madara was forced to retreat from atop the beast. |
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| + | After his second death, Madara's greatest lasting influence was in Obito's actions, who used Madara's knowledge to create [[Akatsuki]]. Several years later, when Obito began operating under Madara's name, the mere possibility that he was truly Madara was enough to unify the ninja of the [[Five Great Shinobi Countries]] and trigger the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]].<ref name="C490P1">''Naruto'' chapter 490, pages 1-6</ref> |
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| + | Madara's actions during life, and even those subsequent actions of Obito, would end up having disastrous effects for the Uchiha clan. Following Madara's betrayal of Konoha, the Uchiha were entirely isolated from any form of control over Konoha's future, chiefly because of the actions of [[Tobirama Senju]]. His actions also played a role in Tobirama's growth, who believed that to be Hokage, one must balance between Hashirama's compassion and Madara's ruthlessness. At the time, some Uchiha members saw this as proof of what Madara always feared, but the fears subsided with time. Years later, when Obito causes the [[Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack]], Konoha once again becomes suspicious of the Uchiha and the Uchiha once again feel wronged. This time, however, their discontent does not subside. When the Uchiha began planning to overthrow Konoha, the upper echelons of Konoha's government ordered the [[Uchiha Clan Downfall]]. |
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| − | Forced to battle directly against the Allied Shinobi Forces, Madara's collaborative attacks with Obito prove useless against their chakra cloaked enemies before stopping his attack upon sensing Hashirama and delighting in fighting his old enemy again. Using his Susanno to withstand the Ten-Tails' [[Tenpenchii]], Madara deems his fight with the Allied Shinobi Forces boring as he allows the Ten-Tails to act on its destructive whim. When seeing him and the other Hokage arrive, an excited Madara challenges Hashirama to a long-awaited rematch, only be cut off by the First Hokage who deems the Ten-Tails a bigger priority right now. This leaves Madara dumbstruck and exposing a more childish side of himself while musing that Hashirama still irritates him after all these years. After creating five wood clones, one of Hashirama's wood clones confront Madara and tells him he's ready to fight. Madara refuses to fight the clone and wished to wait for the real Hashirama to finish what he's doing, though later Madara easily defeated the wood clone. |
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| − | Though he later enjoyed looking at how Obito's ascension causes the four Hokage great fear, Madara commented that he couldn't afford to delay using his "trump card" anymore, though he admitted his fear of Obito catching onto him before he could use it. He later confronted Hashirama, cutting off his path to Obito noting that he would no longer wait on him. |
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| − | Activating his perfect form of Susanoo, Madara engages Hashirama, stating mutually that he had no time for this either, but that he had no choice with things turning out as they were, and told Hashirama that they should entertain each other a bit longer. When his adversary requested that they stop their fight so that they could deal with Obito's threat, Madara noted that they were reincarnated bodies and that attack would have little to no effect on them. He then told the Senju, that if he wanted to help them, he would have to charge through him. During his battle with Hashirama, he expressed surprise when Obito unleashed his tailed beast transformation to continue the Eye of the Moon Plan. As the beast evolves into its final transformation, the Shinju, Madara began to inform Hashirama on what was happening, revealing the history written on the Naka Shrine tablet. He then went on to admit that upon figuring this out, he had became hopeless and figured that there was no "''true dream''", in the world they live in. It was only after that, Madara revealed that the Eye of the Moon Plan would be complete once the flower on top of the Shinju bloomed. Which he then, reaffirmed that he will be the one to control. He calmly adds that the Infinite Tsukuyomi will be complete within fifteen minutes, but before that he will use Hashirama's Sage power to switch places with Obito. All throughout the ensuing events on the battlefield, Madara continues to fight Hashirama. |
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| − | Madara Uchiha continued to influence the world, decades after his death. By instructing Obito to carry on in his name, the new "Madara" would go on to influence [[Yahiko]] to create [[Akatsuki]], while keeping an eye on [[Nagato]]'s [[Rinnegan]]. Obito's actions are all for the sake of the [[Eye of the Moon Plan]] Madara designed, included the [[Nine-Tails' Attack on Konoha]] which culminated in the deaths of [[Minato Namikaze]] and [[Kushina Uzumaki]], with their son [[Naruto Uzumaki]] being made into [[Kurama]]'s jinchuriki, as well as an orphaned social pariah. Obito was successfully able to convince mostly everyone that he was in fact the legendary Madara, and exploited the terror the name invoked to cause the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]] with a death toll of 40,000 shinobi. |
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| + | One silver lining of Madara's legacy is the name of Konohagakure, which he himself came up with. |
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| − | However, Madara's notoriety was enough that [[Kabuto Yakushi]] would search for his DNA and [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnate]] the notorious Uchiha in his youthful prime as a bid for strategic dominance in the Fourth Shinobi World War while exposing Obito's deception. However this had repercussions as Madara severed his contract with the [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation]] to carry out the final phase of his plan, considering his reincarnation as an unfortunate substitute of the intended [[Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique|resurrection]] which Nagato was supposed to perform. |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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| + | * Madarao is the name of one of the [[wikipedia:Five Mountains of Northern Shinshu|Five Mountains]] of Northern Shinshu, the other's being mount Iizuna, mount Kurohime, mount Togakushi, and mount Myoko. |
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| − | *Madara, [[Obito]] and [[Hiruko (missing-nin)|Hiruko]] are tied for having the most [[kekkei genkai]] in the entire series. |
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| + | ** Madara's name, written in katakana, means "pacific cod". |
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** Madara's hobby was [[Wikipedia:Falconry|falconry]]. |
** Madara's hobby was [[Wikipedia:Falconry|falconry]]. |
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** Madara wished to fight the upper class Konoha ninja. |
** Madara wished to fight the upper class Konoha ninja. |
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** Madara's favourite phrase was {{translation|"Armour-sleeved single hit"|鎧袖一触|Gaishū Isshoku}}, which refers to defeating someone with a single blow. |
** Madara's favourite phrase was {{translation|"Armour-sleeved single hit"|鎧袖一触|Gaishū Isshoku}}, which refers to defeating someone with a single blow. |
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| + | * Despite Madara being a user of the Six Paths Senjutsu and using [[Sage Art: Yin Release Lightning Dispatch|various]] senjutsu [[Sage Art: Storm Release Light Fang|techniques]], he is not listed as a user of senjutsu in the fourth databook.<ref name="d4" /> |
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| + | * Despite Hashirama's blood type being type B, and Madara's blood type being type O, Madara was able to transplant Hashirama's DNA onto himself despite type B not being able to give blood to type O due to incompatibility. This is the same case with Obito, whose blood type is also type O. |
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== Quotes == |
== Quotes == |
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| − | * (To [[Ōnoki]] and [[Mū]]) "''There is no alliance. From here on, you will obey Konoha! And never, ever say [[Hashirama Senju|that shinobi]]'s name around me!''"<ref name="C562P2"/> |
+ | * (To [[Ōnoki]] and [[Mū]]) "''There is no alliance. From here on, you will obey Konoha! And never, ever say [[Hashirama Senju|that shinobi]]'s name around me!''"<ref name="C562P2" /> |
| + | * (To [[Tsunade]]) "''You are just a weak woman... Weak people are ugly, and weak [[Senju Clan|Senju]] are even more ugly.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 576, page 16</ref> |
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| ⚫ | * (To [[Kurama]]) "''Nine-Tails, you are merely a momentary life, a temporary existence of coalesced energy… energy that once was a single, ultimate form! An unstable force, lacking in intelligence or sapience, you require a guide to show you purpose. That guide is the |
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+ | * (To [[Hashirama]]) "''While I walk towards my real dream, I'll enjoy fighting you.''"<ref name="c625p18">''Naruto'' chapter 625, page 18</ref> |
| ⚫ | * (To [[Kurama]]) "''Nine-Tails, you are merely a momentary life, a temporary existence of coalesced energy… energy that once was a single, ultimate form! An unstable force, lacking in intelligence or sapience, you require a guide to show you purpose. That guide is the Uchiha! The tailed beasts are but slaves to those with blessed eyes. Obey!''"<ref name="Naruto568">''Naruto'' chapter 568, page 8</ref> |
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| + | * (To [[Obito]]) "''This world is full of things that don't go as you wish. The longer you live the more you realise reality is just made of pain, suffering, and emptiness… Listen… In this world, whenever there is light, there are also shadows. As long as the concept of winners exist, there must also be losers. The selfish desire of wanting to maintain peace causes wars and hatred is born to protect love.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 602, page 8</ref> |
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| − | * (To Ōnoki) "''That is the cycle of life. How have you lived so long, yet learned nothing from our painful past?''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 562, page 3</ref> |
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| − | * (To and about [[Tsunade]]) "''As if a medic ninja like her could delay your death a few seconds. Your techniques are worthless if compared to those of Hashirama Senju."''<ref name="C576P14"/> |
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| + | * (To [[Tobirama]]) "''Hashirama's country was a shameful contradiction… Man seeks peace, yet at the same time yearning for war… Those are the two realms belonging solely to man. Thinking of peace whilst spilling blood is something only humans can do. They're two sides of the same coin. To protect something… another must be sacrificed. That is, other than that of, say a dream world.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 661, page 12-13</ref> |
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| − | * (To the five [[Kage]]) "''Well then… The complete Susanoo. It is said that anyone who has seen it dies. It would be a bit disgraceful to pull it out again… After withdrawing it once.''"<ref name="C592P4"/> |
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| + | * (To Obito) "''I taught you that in order to control people, you need to use the darkness in their hearts. And if there's no darkness, then you just create it… […] From the bottom of your heart, you felt kindness and sympathy for others. […] Your deep feelings… …for Rin… …your comrades… …the Hokage and the shinobi… All you needed to do was to fall once, and all that would turn around into deep hatred for the world.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 675, page 9</ref> |
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| + | * (To [[Naruto]]) "''I just stopped the fate of this world. I freed people from pain, suffering, emptiness. […] Naruto… You're getting in the way of everyone's happiness. Our game ends here. I turned hell into heaven. You should understand… It's already over.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 678, page 13</ref> |
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| + | * (Last words to Hashirama) "''As comrades, huh… Well… if that's how… we… will…''" |
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| This article is about the character Madara Uchiha. For the character who used Madara's name, see Obito Uchiha. For other uses, see Madara Uchiha (disambiguation). |
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| Manga | Naruto Chapter #370 | ||
| Anime | Naruto Shippūden Episode #130 | ||
| Novel | Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky (Mentioned) | ||
| Movie | The Last: Naruto the Movie | ||
| Game | Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 | ||
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Madara Uchiha (うちはマダラ, Uchiha Madara) was the legendary leader of the Uchiha Clan. He founded Konohagakure alongside his childhood friend and rival, Hashirama Senju, with the intention of bringing about an era of peace. When the two couldn't agree on how to achieve that peace, they fought for control of the village, a conflict which ended in Madara's death. Madara, however, rewrote his death and went into hiding to work on his own plans. Unable to complete it in his natural life, he entrusted his knowledge and plans to Obito shortly before his actual death. Years later, Madara would be revived, only to see his plans foiled and ultimately, and finally, realising the error of his ways and making amends with Hashirama before his final death.
Background
Madara as a child.
Madara was born during the Warring States Period, and was the eldest of Tajima Uchiha's five children.[6] Madara and his siblings grew up on the battlefield waging constant war with the Uchiha's rivals: the Senju. Three of his siblings died young, leaving Madara with only his younger brother, Izuna. Madara and Izuna became very close through their shared loss and constantly competed with each other to get stronger.[7] This, combined with his naturally strong chakra, enabled the young Madara to defeat adult Senju in battle and develop a reputation as a genius.[8]
During his infrequent downtime, Madara met a boy his own age named Hashirama. The two quickly developed a friendly rivalry, be it skipping stones or urinating in rivers. Like Madara, Hashirama was also a shinobi who had lost his brothers on the battlefield. Together they imagined a world where children like themselves wouldn't need to fight.[9] As a precaution, Madara and Hashirama did not divulge their family names, but nevertheless discovered each other's identities: Madara was an Uchiha, Hashirama was a Senju; it was their duty to kill each other, even if they were friends. Needing to choose between his family and his dreams of peace, Madara chose to end his friendship with Hashirama so he would have no reservations over killing him in the future, a resolve strong enough to awaken his Sharingan.[10]
  Madara and Hashirama clash on the battlefield. |
Over the following years Madara and Hashirama continued to meet in combat. Madara could never defeat Hashirama — even after acquiring a Mangekyō Sharingan — and Hashirama could never bring himself to kill someone he still considered a friend, resulting in a constant stalemate between the two that lasted decades. In time, both Madara and Hashirama became leaders of their respective clans, a position Hashirama tried to use to broker peace between them.[11] Although some Uchiha found the offer increasingly tempting, Madara refused due to Izuna's death at the hands of Hashirama's own brother, Tobirama Senju. Despite this, some Uchiha defected over to the Senju clan out of self-preservation. Madara then used Izuna's eyes in order to gain "eternal" Mangekyō Sharingan and restore his deteriorating vision. With this new power he waged one final assault against the Senju and was summarily defeated. Rather than kill Madara to bring the era of war to an end, Hashirama offered to kill himself if it would stop the fighting. Madara was moved by Hashirama's gesture and finally assented to peace.[12]
Konohagakure is formed.
The Senju, the Uchiha, and all their affiliated clans came together to found a village of peace, where children would never need to die in battle. Madara and Hashirama rekindled their childhood friendship, and Madara named that village Konohagakure, seeing it through leaves.[13] But Madara's idea of peace differed from Hashirama's: where Hashirama envisioned cooperation with the other newly-formed villages, Madara desired control so the peace could never be lost, evidenced by his attacking Iwagakure's Mū and Ōnoki so that they would submit to Konoha's authority.[14][15] When Hashirama was elected as Hokage, Konoha's leader, Madara also became concerned for the Uchiha's future, believing this to be but the first step in the Senju's dominance.[16]
  Madara with the Nine-Tails battling Hashirama. |
The Stone Tablet Zetsu altered[17] had been in the Uchiha's possession for generations and was brought with them when they settled in Konoha. Through careful study, Madara was able to decipher enough of it to learn of the history of shinobi: of the endless cycle of failed peace and the destiny of battle between Uchiha and Senju, but also a means of unity for the world.[18] With this knowledge, Madara decided Konoha was a failed experiment. He tried to convince his own clan and even Hashirama of the same conclusion, but none would hear him.[19] Madara chose to abandon the village, attacking Konoha on multiple occasions,[20] later returning with the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox under his control to challenge Hashirama.[21] They fought to exhaustion, and from the carnage of their battle the Valley of the End was formed.[22] In the end, Madara was killed by Hashirama.[23]
An elderly Madara awakens the Rinnegan.
News of Madara's death spread fast and his corpse was secretly hidden to keep anyone from finding it and profiting from it. But Madara had planned ahead: he had scheduled an Izanagi to activate sometime after his death, changing reality to bring him back to life in exchange for his right eye's vision. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu had spend an unspecific length of time hiding itself inside of Madara's body, allowing it to later deceive Madara into thinking he created it. After being revived, he left a copy in place of his real body and went into hiding with a special trophy from his fight with Hashirama: a mouthful of Hashirama's flesh that he transplanted into his wounds. It was not until decades later, towards the end of Madara's natural life, that the cells had any effect, awakening the Rinnegan (in the process restoring his right eye). With the Rinnegan, he was able to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which he used to cultivate a mindless living clone of Hashirama from which he believed he had produced a White Zetsu Army.[24]
Over the years, Madara had perfected his plans for peace in what he called the Eye of the Moon Plan. But as his years waned, Madara knew he couldn't complete his plans in the time he had left. So he transplanted his Rinnegan into a young Nagato without the boy's knowing,[24] intending Nagato to someday use the eyes to restore Madara to life. If Nagato was to do this, however, Madara would need an agent to act on his behalf and guide Nagato towards this ultimate goal. Madara waited, connecting himself to Demonic Statue to keep him alive until someone could be found.[25] Madara spent this time keeping a close eye on Konoha to find a suitable pawn to take his place.
Madara meeting Obito Uchiha.
During the Third Shinobi World War, Madara found a badly injured Obito. Madara used Hashirama's cells to replace Obito's damaged extremities and placed a Forbidden Individual Curse Tag in Obito's heart as a fail-safe in case Obito ever turned against him. Until then, Madara began working towards corrupting Obito. He had Kirigakure kidnap the girl Obito loved, Rin Nohara, and seal the Three-Tails into her. He then manipulated events so that Rin would die at the hand of Obito's friend, Kakashi Hatake, while Obito watched.[26] Driven to despair, Obito offered his services to Madara. Madara divulged to Obito the history of the Sage of the Six Paths and the Ten-Tails, the details of his Eye of the Moon Plan, and various techniques that Obito would need moving forward. As a final act, he left behind Black Zetsu — what he believed to be a manifestation of his will — to provide additional guidance to Obito in pursuit of this goal. With that, Madara disconnected from the Demonic Statue and, with his dying breath, entrusted Obito with his name: Madara Uchiha.[27]
Personality
The childhood dynamics between Madara and Hashirama.
Madara's childhood was a product of the times he lived in: the constant fighting made him a perfectionist that would keep at something until he mastered it, and his triumphs on the battlefield made him very confident in his abilities and talent.[28] Whenever one of these personality traits was challenged, as they tended to be by Hashirama, Madara's competitive streak would emerge. Madara did not mind Hashirama's influence in this regard; he believed that the only way to survive in the shinobi world was to make allies with one's enemies.[29] His exposure to Hashirama is credited for Madara not experiencing the Uchiha's "Curse of Hatred" or at the very least, not being victimised by it as much as Izuna was and even though he claimed to have abandoned his friendship with Hashirama, Madara still held onto their friendship subconsciously.[30] Madara's actions and beliefs were singularly focused on protecting Izuna, his only surviving brother.[31] So long as he had Izuna, Madara was reasonable and kind, willing to make concessions for a perceived greater good.[32]
Madara's descent into darkness.
Madara changed after Izuna's death, becoming bitter towards the Senju, particularly Hashirama since he still had a brother. Embracing his clan's Curse of Hatred, he opted to die for revenge rather than compromise or forgive.[33] Although he was briefly convinced to set aside his grief and try to replace Izuna with the collective family of Konoha, he could never shake the feeling that he was betraying Izuna's memory. The increasing isolation of himself and other Uchiha from village politics ultimately convinced him of this, causing him to fully break with any other attachments.
During his time as a Konoha shinobi, Madara did what he thought was in the village's best interests. Unlike Hashirama's compassionate methods, Madara took a merciless approach: the shinobi of Iwagakure only had purpose so long as they swore unwavering allegiance to Konoha.[14] Since their methods were so different, Madara hated to hear Hashirama's name during diplomatic discussions.[14][34] After his defection from Konoha, Madara's priorities became centred around the Eye of the Moon Plan, manipulating countless others in order to satisfy his own goals and putting in place multiple layers of contingencies so that nobody could ever diverge from his own intentions. Despite this, Madara genuinely believed this plan would in fact, benefit the world and simply followed an "ends justifies the means" principle.
As he valued only power and possessed so much of it, Madara therefore disliked to waste it on unworthy causes or unchallenging opponents, claiming disgust when he was forced to.[35]
Madara loved fighting above all else: the sights, the sounds, even the taste of his own blood, occasionally describing his battles as "dances";[36] he felt being reincarnated deprived him of the full experience. Yet he was very disciplined in a fight, never allowing his failed plans or attacks to upset him, never letting superior numbers or power intimidate him, and always willing to do whatever must be done to gain victory. Although he sometimes imposed limitations on himself, such as not using certain techniques more than once, he was willing to "lower" himself with unbecoming tactics or excessive displays in order to change tactics and exploit advantages. He was perfectly aware of his talents and did not feign modesty, bluntly stating when he was stronger than his opponents and belittling them when they continued to defy him. Conversely, if he was proven wrong or somebody posed a legitimate challenge to him, he would admit it, and apologise for previous remarks if necessary. In addition, if such an opponent is about to die, he would show them the ultimate respect by taking the time and effort to finish them off himself, even if said person is going to die on their own.[37] Stemming from this, he feels insulted if he knows an opponent isn't using their full power against him, even if he knows it will result in their death.[38] He also held the Senju to a higher standard in terms of power due to his encounters with Hashirama, stating a weak Senju disgusts him more than a weak shinobi of any kind.
Madara's reaction after sensing Hashirama's chakra.
One of the exceptions Madara makes was Hashirama. Their years of rivalry left Madara with competing feelings of respect and resentment for Hashirama. Madara considered Hashirama the only opponent worthy of his time and would postpone his own plans if it meant prolonging his time to fight with Hashirama without issue.[39] Despite this, Madara is quite open-minded about recognising other strong individuals besides Hashirama, as when he declares Might Guy as the strongest taijutsu user he's ever faced.[40]
Despite his prowess and intellect, Madara is not without moments of recklessness. When he was brought back to life, he showed no hesitation in absorbing Hashirama's senjutsu chakra while admitting he expected to have some difficulty controlling it due to having no prior training.
In the later years of his developing the Eye of the Moon Plan, Madara became pessimistic about human nature, believing the cycle of battle to be inescapable.[41] He also came to believe that humanity and the world are incapable of changing from what they were in the past.[42] He believed the current, "worthless" reality was built too much on the idea of winning and losing. For this reason he was deeply committed to his plan, so much that he would prematurely end a fight he was enjoying or kill any threat, even his own clansmen, for the sake of its success. Despite this, Madara was simply acting on what he believed would benefit humanity as a whole, showing his time in Konoha did indeed influence his actions and he wasn't acting simply out of bloodlust after Izuna's death. His plan's ultimate failure made him see its errors: breaking free of his Curse of Hatred, and admitted the superiority of Hashirama's methods for peace. He and Hashirama were thus able to reconcile their friendship in the moments just before his death.
Appearance
Madara was a fair-skinned man with spiky, black hair that had a slight blue tint to it. In his childhood, his hair was chin-length that parted to frame the sides of his face. His casual attire consisted of a blue long sleeve shirt and white pants. While on the battlefield he wore the standard Uchiha outfit: a black shirt with a high-collar left slightly open and the clan's crest on its back, with blue pants and bandages around his shins. Around his waist he had a white sash that held a sack, presumably containing his ninja tools.[7] Later, his sash was replaced by a belt, adorned with pouches and various weapons. He also wore another sash strapped across his shoulders which he used to hold his swords.[43]
As an adult, Madara is fairly tall while his hair grew to waist-length with shoulder-length bangs framing the sides of his face, covering most of his right eye. He has several scars throughout his body.[44][45] Although still relatively young, more prominent creases had developed under each of his eyes. At times, he wore crimson armour with numerous metal plates, forming protective guards along his chest, waist, shoulders and thighs. Most of the time, however, he continued wearing the same basic Uchiha outfit: a blue high-collared, long sleeve mantle that splits down the lower half and a simple, light-brown obi and a belt.[46] During battle, he often carried an orange-brown gunbai which had a long black chain running up it. At one point, he wore a Konohagakure forehead protector.[47] The anime also shows him wearing a metal belt, as well as a brown leather sash to hold some of his other weapons, and a pair of belt sashes to hold two of his swords.
In his old age, Madara became extremely worn and emaciated, with his hair turned thin and white, and lost all his teeth. He wore a simple black outfit and used his kama as a makeshift cane.[48][49] When Madara was reincarnated his body's youth was restored, albeit with the generic effect of gaining grey sclerae and minor cracks all over his body. These disappear once he is properly revived.
After becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, Madara gains the appearance of an Ōtsutsuki; having white hair (taupe in the Naruto: Colour Edition), pale skin, and he became enveloped by a cloak of chakra that manifests into physical clothing: a full-bodied black garment with black pants, gloves, and boots, over which he wore a flowing white robe with six black magatama markings across his chest and the familiar pattern of a black Rinnegan and nine black magatama markings in rows of three on his back. A grey horn-like protrusions grew out of his left temple and overlapped his forehead akin to a protector with an upward-curve on the right temple, giving him an overall appearance very similar to that of the Sage of the Six Paths. After absorbing the recreated Ten-Tails produced by Obito, Madara obtained additional black magatama markings around his sleeve cuffs and the rim of his robe. He reverts to his former appearance after the Ten-Tails is removed from his body.[50]
Abilities
Madara's power being compared to that of a god.
Madara was one of the most powerful shinobi in history, recognised as the strongest Uchiha ever produced even decades after his death.[51][52] A child prodigy, he killed several adult Senju before he had awakened his Sharingan.[53] He was the only one able to push Hashirama Senju, a "God of Shinobi", to his absolute limits.[54][55] When Obito operated under Madara's name, fear of Madara's power forced the Five Great Shinobi Countries, and the neutral Land of Iron, to band together, as it was noted Madara's name itself was power.[56] Madara was able to, respectively, singlehandedly defeat the Five Kage[57] and the nine tailed beasts.[58] He was also confident he could overpower Obito - then the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki - something it took the combined Allied Shinobi Forces to accomplish.[59]
Chakra and Physical Prowess
Madara absorbing a restrained Hashirama's senjutsu chakra.
Even by Uchiha standards, Madara was born with very powerful chakra,[43] described as very foul and evil.[60][61] This is partly because he inherited Indra's chakra.[62] His large chakra reserves allowed him to fight nonstop for 24 hours before collapsing,[63] and in his old age, summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path from its cage in the moon.[64] His chakra control could perform complicated techniques with a single hand seal. He could also quickly absorb and synchronise senjutsu chakra with his own and enter Sage Mode, despite having no prior training in senjutsu.[65] Even when distributing his chakra among 25 wood clones, each still had enough power to threaten the Five Kage.
Madara was incredibly skilled in taijutsu. Against the Fourth Division, he calmly defeated thousands of opponents with physical combat, showing exception agility, reflexes, and coordination to disarm, dodge, and counter attacks from many directions at once. He could strike with precision before his opponent could react, and overpower individuals twice his size.[66] He was fast enough to attack Naruto who was in Sage Mode.[67]
Body Modifications
A replica of Hashirama's face on Madara's chest.
When Madara was reincarnated, Kabuto Yakushi modified him to be "even greater than when he was alive". He was restored to his physical prime while also retaining the abilities he only had in his old age.[68] In addition, a pale replica of Hashirama's face existed on Madara's left pectoral region,[69] which acted as a medium to channel senjutsu chakra into Sage Mode. It also let him heal most of his injuries in seconds,[70] and allows him the usage of Wood Release. For severe injuries he could not heal, like amputation, Madara could replace his limb with material from a White Zetsu's body.[71] Stemming from having Hashirama's cells in his body, Madara's life-force became powerful enough to not immediately die from having all the tailed beasts extracted from his body.
Ninjutsu
Madara was well-versed in a variety of ninjutsu styles: he could use juinjutsu powerful enough to restrict the target's actions,[72] hide within surfaces to avoid damage and traverse the battlefield unnoticed,[73] and through an unorthodox use of the Shadow Clone Technique, fake his death by having a clone act as his corpse.[74] In the anime, Madara showed the ability to levitate.[75]
Madara was an adept sensor, being able to detect others' chakra signature countries away,[34] determine a person's clan and the nature of their kekkei genkai,[76] and even differentiate species.[77] When amplified by Sage Mode, he could even fight whilst blind by locating targets and dodging attacks through his sensory perception,[78] even avoiding a Flying Thunder God Slash.[79] Also with Sage Mode, Madara's pain tolerance was high, as he neither flinched from Sasuke stabbing his right arm, the tailed beasts' assault, nor from the loss of his arm.[80]
Bukijutsu
Madara wielding his gunbai.
Madara could use many weapons, such as giant shuriken, a kama, chains with weights, a kusarigama, and hand-held shuriken.[81] He also demonstrated proficiency with swords while fighting the Fourth Division.[82] His trademark weapon was his gunbai, with which he could shield himself[83] and redirect attacks,[84] or wield it like a mace or flail.[85] He could slice through the giant roots of the Ten-Tails' tree form with it.[86]
Nature Transformation
Madara using Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.
Madara was able to utilise all five basic nature transformations, as well as Yin–Yang Release.[2] An Uchiha, he had a natural affinity for Fire Release, being able to produce a massive flames that required several Water Release users together to repel,[87] launch a volley of dragon-shaped fireballs,[88] or cover an area with ash as a smokescreen.[89] In the anime, Madara could create powerful gusts with his gunbai to repel an entire platoon.[90] Later in his life, he used Yin–Yang Release to amplify White Zetsu, and pour his will into black receivers which could restrict and control targets.[91]
Madara using Wood Release.
After transplanting Hashirama's DNA, which was later augmented further by Kabuto, Madara could use Wood Release, a mixture of water and earth-natured chakra, with his skill and power comparable to Hashirama himself.[92] He could create gigantic flowering trees to render foes unconscious,[93] wood clone,[94] and wood dragons which could bind targets and drain their chakra.[95] With Hashirama's cells, Madara could also produce roots to connect to and gain limited control of the Ten-Tails.[96] After becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, he could use Yin Release to create lightning bolts, and Storm Release – a mixture of water and lightning-natured chakra – to create energy beams that could cut through the Six Paths Rods.[97]
Dōjutsu
Sharingan
Madara's Sharingan.
Madara awakened his Sharingan as a child, with one tomoe in each of his eyes.[10] By adulthood, his Sharingan was fully developed and active near-constantly. Madara's mastery over the Sharingan surpassed every other member of the Uchiha clan in his natural lifetime. Only he could tell the difference between a shadow or wood clone, and the original.[98] With brief eye contact, Madara could place targets under genjutsu and paralyse them or relay information.[99] He could even trap the Nine-Tails, and summon it as a powerful tool in battle. By programming one of his eyes to activate Izanagi after his death, he was able to alter reality and resurrect himself.[74]
Mangekyō Sharingan
Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan.
Madara was the first Uchiha known to have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. Madara knew about other users' Mangekyō techniques, and was also capable of discerning the mechanics of these techniques with brief observation.[100] The "straight tomoe" (直巴, Choku Tomoe) of his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan granted him fluidity in his movements when fighting.[101]
Madara's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Having awakened both his Mangekyō, Madara could use Susanoo, which he could use even without his eyes in their sockets.[102] The ribcage could withstand an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan and A's strength.[103][104] He could produce a legged humanoid Susanoo. His Susanoo wielded up to four undulating blades that could be thrown and controlled remotely.[105] He could also fire Yasaka Magatama of varying sizes.[106] When fully produced, Madara would hover inside Susanoo to grant him a greater range of movement.[93]
Madara's Complete Body — Susanoo.
With his eyesight deteriorating from overuse, he replaced his original eyes with Izuna's, restoring his vision and gaining the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.[107] With it, he could "stabilise" Susanoo into its Complete Body form, causing it to resemble a tengu with outer armour that was nearly impenetrable.[108] A secondary pair of arms wielded sheathed katana which could be used to bisect mountains with their mere shockwaves.[109] According to himself, its power was comparable to that of the tailed beasts, and no one was said to have lived to see it a second time.[110] Madara's Complete Body Susanoo uses its secondary set of arms for attack and defence rather than flight. He was also able to shape his Susanoo into an armour for Kurama, which synergised their abilities.[111]
After absorbing the God Tree into himself and stealing Kakashi Hatake's Mangekyō Sharingan, he was able to use Kamui on himself immediately[97] to reach Obito and retrieve his Rinnegan still with him. Though brief, Madara's use of the eye was notable on account of being able to use Kamui while the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, something Obito himself couldn't do.
Rinnegan
Madara's Rinnegan.
Years after infusing himself with Hashirama's DNA and unknowingly mixing Indra's and Asura's chakra, Madara's Sharingan evolved into the Rinnegan.[24] As the eyes' original owner, only he could use them to their maximum power.[112] He was able to switch between both dōjutsu. With the Rinnegan, Madara could use all of the abilities of the Six Paths Technique,[113] such as the Preta Path to absorb chakra[114] and the Deva Path to perform Chibaku Tensei.[115] He could also use the Outer Path to create chakra chains that could restrain all nine tailed beasts.[116] and black receivers for various melee and supplementary purposes. Through the usage of his Rinnegan with that of his Sharingan, Madara could summon meteorites to cause widespread destruction.[117]
While under the Impure World Reincarnation, Madara was unable to use the full extent of his Rinnegan's abilities. After being revived and obtaining one of his actual eyes, he could summon and control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path,[118] seal the Ten-Tails inside himself,[119] and generate a corporeal invisible shadow to aid him in battle. While Madara was in Sage Mode and further boosted by Kurama's chakra, this shadow was powerful enough to knock down the tailed beasts.[120] With access to both of his Rinnegan, Madara could produce at least four shadows to aid him.[121]
Rinne Sharingan
Madara's Rinne Sharingan.
As the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki and with both of his Rinnegan, Madara approached the moon and awakened a Rinne Sharingan on his forehead, which he could use to reflect the eye onto the moon, allowing him to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi and trap everyone, aside from himself, in an infinite genjutsu.[122]
Jinchūriki Transformations
Main article: Jinchūriki Forms
Madara's final jinchūriki transformation.
After sealing the Ten-Tails into his body, Madara had immediately gained complete control over the beast, which was stronger than when it was first revived due to having all of the Eight-Tails and half of the Nine-Tails' chakra sealed in it, leading to his power being noted to feel stronger than Obito's, which only had a portion of the Eight and Nine-Tails' chakra.[123] As such, only shinobi using all of the Eight Gates or the Six Paths Chakra are able to compete with him.[124] In this form, Madara could fly and his physical abilities were enhanced, being fast enough to react to the Flying Thunder God Technique and Kamui,[125] and durable enough to survive the Night Guy. After absorbing the tree form of the Ten-Tails, his regenerative powers could circumvent bisection and restore his body, causing him to declare himself immortal.[126] He could also harness natural energy to enhance his various techniques, as well as cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi and God: Nativity of a World of Trees after he awakened the Rinne Sharingan.
With his transformation, Madara obtained Truth-Seeking Balls that floated behind him in a circular formation, which were comprised of the five basic nature transformations and Yin–Yang Release.[127][128] Their chakra is highly malleable and versatile, such that he could use them as high speed projectiles,[129] protective barriers,[130] and various weapons, such as a shakujō.[131] With Yin–Yang Release, the balls could nullify all ninjutsu they came into contact with.[132]
Intelligence
Madara rescinds the Impure World Reincarnation contract.
Madara's years of experience on the battlefield honed his strategic ingenuity. He could quickly devise a number of approaches and could switch approaches immediately. The longer he spent against a particular opponent, the less he needed backup tactics, as he could eventually predict what they would do and identify literal or psychological weaknesses to exploit. He could form and verify any theories he comes up with using small details.[97] In addition to his sheer adaptability, Madara was knowledgeable on a large variety of individuals and abilities, and thus could identify techniques when used and react with the most appropriate counter to them. Likewise, Madara was an excellent teacher, having single-handedly trained the young Obito into a powerful shinobi comparable to himself.
A researcher, he experimented on and cultivated a clone flower through the Demonic Statue of Outer Path, and from it, he created a life-support system for himself.[133] He had enough medical knowledge to transplant eyes, treat severe injuries, and could replace destroyed body parts with White Zetsu matter.[134]
Part II
Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown
Main article: Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown
The contents of the sixth coffin.
Tobi, acting under Madara's name, moves into the final stages of the Eye of the Moon Plan by initiating a Fourth Shinobi World War. Before the war's start, Kabuto Yakushi approaches Tobi to try and form an alliance. When Tobi asks what will happen if he refuses, Kabuto resurrects Madara to show he knows that Tobi is not the true Madara and forces him to accept.[135] Tobi reluctantly agrees and Kabuto de-summons Madara.[136]
Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax
Main article: Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax
Madara arrives on the battlefield with Mū.
During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kabuto decides to use Madara against the Allied Shinobi Forces and uses Mū as a medium to summon him to the battlefield. When he first becomes aware of his surroundings, Madara believes he has been brought back by Nagato's Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique but soon realises that he instead has been brought back with the Impure World Reincarnation. Kabuto speaks through Mū, introduces himself, and explains recent developments in the world and Tobi's current actions. After Kabuto points out that he has restored Madara to a state beyond his prime, Madara tests his body by tearing through the Fourth Division, thinning its numbers. The Fourth Division's initial attempts to stop Madara fail as he protects himself with Susanoo. When the Fifth Kazekage, Third Tsuchikage, and one of Naruto Uzumaki's shadow clones combine efforts, Madara is forced to activate his Rinnegan and absorb the attack.
Madara battles the Fourth Division.
Realising his enemies were too dangerous for him to hold back to basic ninjutsu and taijutsu, Madara pulls down a meteorite from the atmosphere. When the Kazekage and Tsuchikage successfully stop it, Madara adds a second meteorite to his attack, both of which fall upon and devastate the Fourth Division. With most of the Fourth Division dead, Madara questions Kabuto about just how far off-plan Tobi has gone. Because Kabuto doesn't actually know much about the plan, Madara is left to check things for himself and tries to summon the Nine-Tails, only to discover it's sealed in a jinchūriki, specifically Naruto. Despite knowing the current Naruto was a clone, he decided to delay his plans to test out his new powers, namely, the Wood Release: Nativity of Trees which Naruto's clone barely countered. He then moves in to finish off the remainder of the Fourth Division but is repelled by the arrival of the Fifth Hokage, the Fifth Mizukage, and the Fourth Raikage. The five Kage combine forces against Madara and propel him from the immediate area.
Madara overwhelms the Kage.
By the time he returns, Naruto's shadow clone is gone and the five Kage remain his only opponents. They battle for some time, with Madara equaling and besting the Kage's efforts. When he is hit with the Tsuchikage's Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique, Madara's armour is torn away, revealing the implant of Hashirama's face on his chest. Madara laments Hashirama's legacy that these Kage have inherited, having been completely unimpressed by their attacks, particularly those of the Hokage, Hashirama's granddaughter. Madara then creates twenty-five copies of himself and has them each activate their Susanoo.
Madara's soul remains intact.
By nightfall, the Kage are still alive and are able to pool their efforts so successfully that he is nearly sealed. Finally impressed by their display, Madara responds by summoning his perfected Susanoo. Before he can use it to kill the Kage, his Susanoo starts to fade and Madara is engulfed in light. Madara realises that Kabuto has elsewhere released him from the Impure World Reincarnation and his soul is returning to the afterlife. Madara responds by performing the hand seals to rescind the Impure World Reincarnation contract that Kabuto has over him, enabling him to return to his immortal body without further interference from a summoner. Now able to do whatever he likes and bored with the Kage, Madara decides to go find Naruto and reclaim the Nine-Tails. The Kage try to block his escape.
Madara reunites with Obito.
After defeating the five Kage, Madara finds and reunites with Obito while he's engaged in combat with Naruto, Killer B, Kakashi Hatake, and Might Guy. Madara notices the Demonic Statue undergoing a premature transformation into the Ten-Tails and scolds Obito for being too hasty. After Obito returns Madara's gunbai, Madara creates a wood dragon in an attempt to capture Naruto and Killer B and complete the Ten-Tails. He at one point manages to restrain and drain B of his energy but is overwhelmed by Guy's Daytime Tiger. The Ten-Tails is revived before he can recover, forcing Madara to make do. He and Obito leap onto the Ten-Tails' head and connect themselves to it, granting them control of its actions. Their four opponents put up a resistance but are no match for the Ten-Tails' power. Before the Ten-Tails can finish them off, however, the combined Allied Shinobi Forces arrive to join the fight, with Ino managing to control Obito into redirecting the Ten-Tails' attack.
The Allies are able to immobilise the Ten-Tails, making it an easy target. The Ten-Tails undergoes a new transformation before their attacks can connect, freeing it and letting it block the incoming attacks. Though the immediate problem is solved, Madara realises there's another issue: the Allies are being coordinated too effectively. He and Obito direct the Ten-Tails to attack the distant Allied HQ, something that takes several Tailed Beast Balls due to their lack of control, which Madara attributes to Obito's failure to revive him correctly. Although the Allies' "brain" is killed, the Allies are given one final battle plan in the time it takes the Ten-Tails to hit its target. Obito and Madara try to thin the Allies' numbers before they can get into position and, when that fails, block against the oncoming attack, but the combined forces manage to break through and separate Obito and Madara from the Ten-Tails. With the Ten-Tails now out of their control they must fight the Alliance directly. Obito eventually disappears to the other dimension, forcing Madara to fend for himself.
Madara refuses to fight Hashirama's wood clone.
During Obito's absence, Madara senses that Hashirama has elsewhere been brought back to life. Excited at the prospect of fighting his rival again, Madara eagerly awaits his arrival. When he arrives, Hashirama sends only a wood clone to face him, being too busy restraining the Ten-Tails. Madara decides to sit out the fight until the real Hashirama is ready. When the wood clone persists, Madara easily defeats it. Madara later senses Obito's return to the battlefield and decides to make use of one of his fail-safes, activating black receivers planted in Obito to force him to finally revive Madara. Obito resists and instead seals the Ten-Tails into himself.
Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki
Main article: Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki
Madara fighting Hashirama.
Though he's frustrated by this setback, Hashirama is no longer preoccupied, so Madara forces him into a fight for two reasons: his simple desire to fight his rival once again and he also plans to oppose Obito and take his place as the caster of the Infinite Tsukuyomi. To accomplish the latter however, Madara needs senjutsu chakra, which Hashirama has. As their battle rages, Hashirama tries to convince Madara to postpone, but Madara repeatedly refuses. Nevertheless, he keeps track of Obito's progress and growing control of the Ten-Tails' power. After Obito's defeat, Madara is restrained by Hashirama's wood dragons and the Alliance moves in to seal him.
Madara is properly revived.
With Obito no longer the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, Madara puts another fail-safe into effect: Black Zetsu. Having been in contact with it since his initial reincarnation, Madara orders Black Zetsu to take control of Obito's body and use the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique. Restored to life, Madara is able to regain his past strength, to which he breaks free of his restraints. Having died with his real eyes intact and removed from his body, Madara's reincarnated eyes crumble to nothing. Sasuke attempts to burn Madara with Amaterasu while Naruto reminds Sasuke that Madara can absorb ninjutsu. Madara however, had to discard his armour that was burnt by the flames. To compensate for his blindness, he immobilises Hashirama with black receivers and absorbs his senjutsu chakra, enhancing his sensory skills enough to perceive his enemies and their attacks without the need of sight. He is once again attacked by Sasuke, but instructs Sasuke to stay out of his way since he does not want to kill his own clansman.
Madara impales Sasuke.
Madara goes after the freed tailed beasts so that he can revive the Ten-Tails once more. He attempts to take on all nine at once, failing and losing his right arm in the process. While he regroups, a White Zetsu clone brings him one of his Rinnegan that Obito kept in storage. Madara takes this and one of the Zetsu's arms, allowing him start round two. He summons the Demonic Statue from Obito's body and uses Limbo: Border Jail to repel the nine beasts. Before they can recover, he seals all of them into the Demonic Statue, including those sealed in Naruto and B. While the Statue undergoes its transformation into the Ten-Tails again, Madara asks the Zetsu clone how Black Zetsu is faring with taking his remaining Rinnegan back from Obito. Tobirama Senju, having been reincarnated alongside Hashirama, attacks Madara immediately afterwards, but is restrained after failing to deal any damage. Sasuke also attacks Madara but is immobilised in midair. Having already warned Sasuke once, Madara turns Sasuke's own sword against him and stabs him in the chest.
A reformed Obito steals a portion of Madara's tailed beast chakra.
With nobody left to oppose him, Madara seals the Ten-Tails into himself once its resurrection is complete. Pleased with himself, Madara sets off to regain his other Rinnegan. Along the way he spits out the Benihisago and Kohaku no Jōhei, Obito having used both as part of his premature revival method. When he arrives at Black Zetsu's location, he discovers that Obito has regained control of his body. Madara tries to reason with Obito, reminding him of all they planned and insisting on the impending effectiveness of the Eye of the Moon Plan. Rather than be convinced, Obito stabs Madara and manages to steal fragments of the One-Tail's and Eight-Tails' chakra from him before using Kamui to escape with Naruto.
Madara battling Guy.
While Madara contemplates his next move, he is confronted by Might Guy, a master of taijutsu, which is one of the only effective attacks against Madara in his new form. Guy opens all Eight Gates and hits Madara with the Evening Elephant. Madara is taken by surprise and tries to defend himself, but other Allied Shinobi are able to reduce him to a single Truth-Seeking Ball, leaving him wide open. Madara is thrilled at the prospect of such a challenging fight, and visibly battered but not beaten, forcing Guy to use Night Guy. Madara is nearly killed by the attack, which obliterates the entire left side of his body. Thanking Guy for giving him such an entertaining battle, and acknowledging him as a worthy opponent, Madara decides to show him the ultimate respect by killing him instead of letting him succumb to his injuries. However, the Truth-Seeking Ball that Madara launches at Guy is kicked back at him by a revived Naruto, whom Madara notes has somehow gained power similar to his own.
Madara battling Naruto and Sasuke.
Naruto sends Madara crashing through the recreation of the Ten-Tails in its giant tree form, a remnant of Obito's earlier battle. A voice speaks to Madara, telling him to absorb it. Madara does so and becomes stronger, but is met with a new problem: Sasuke, also healed from his injuries, has joined forces with Naruto and is also in possession of new abilities. Despite Madara's efforts, he can do nothing against them. Knowing he needs his other Rinnegan if he's to end the fight, Madara steals Kakashi Hatake's Mangekyō Sharingan and uses it to go after Obito. He stops Sakura Haruno from destroying the Rinnegan, to which Obito responds by sending her back to the real world before Madara can kill her. However, Obito himself is too weak to fight back.
Madara activates the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
To give Obito some final words, Madara first congratulates him for removing the Forbidden Individual Curse Tag he had placed on him. He also reveals his role in the death of Rin Nohara, in doing so admitting that he's been manipulating Obito from the start. With that, Madara takes back his Rinnegan, returning to Obito his left Mangekyō Sharingan. Black Zetsu uses Obito's body to perform Kamui and return them to the real world. Naruto and Sasuke move to attack him as soon as Madara appears, so Madara delays them with multiple Chibaku Tensei. Madara gains proximity to the moon, awakening the Rinne Sharingan in the process, and succeeds in casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes
Main article: Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes
Madara begins to inflate with chakra.
The entire world is trapped in a dream and then wrapped into Madara's God: Nativity of a World of Trees. Sasuke is able to save Naruto, Kakashi, and Sakura from the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Seeing them, Madara announces himself the world's saviour, one who has saved the world from itself by replacing the hells of reality with the heavens of dreams. While he is proclaiming his victory, Black Zetsu stabs him in the back. Black Zetsu reveals that it is not Madara's will, but Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's, and that he has taken advantage of him in order to bring about her revival. Black Zetsu transfers from Obito's body to Madara's, completely covering him and forcing him to start absorbing the chakra of those trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi. After dramatically increasing in size, Madara shrinks down until a revived Kaguya is revealed in his stead.
Madara speaks to Hashirama for the last time.
Naruto and Sasuke eventually seal Kaguya in her own dimension, along with Black Zetsu, at which point she reverts into the Ten-Tails and spits out Madara. The Sage of the Six Paths summons Madara and everyone else back to the real world, but he can do nothing to save Madara from his approaching death as a result of having both the tailed beasts and Demonic Statue removed from his body. Madara uses his remaining time speaking to Hashirama, noting that his own dream for peace has died while Hashirama's lives on, and therefore was apparently the better of the two. Hashirama replies that they are still friends despite everything, to which Madara agrees as he dies.
Legacy
After his second death, Madara's greatest lasting influence was in Obito's actions, who used Madara's knowledge to create Akatsuki. Several years later, when Obito began operating under Madara's name, the mere possibility that he was truly Madara was enough to unify the ninja of the Five Great Shinobi Countries and trigger the Fourth Shinobi World War.[136]
Madara's actions during life, and even those subsequent actions of Obito, would end up having disastrous effects for the Uchiha clan. Following Madara's betrayal of Konoha, the Uchiha were entirely isolated from any form of control over Konoha's future, chiefly because of the actions of Tobirama Senju. His actions also played a role in Tobirama's growth, who believed that to be Hokage, one must balance between Hashirama's compassion and Madara's ruthlessness. At the time, some Uchiha members saw this as proof of what Madara always feared, but the fears subsided with time. Years later, when Obito causes the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack, Konoha once again becomes suspicious of the Uchiha and the Uchiha once again feel wronged. This time, however, their discontent does not subside. When the Uchiha began planning to overthrow Konoha, the upper echelons of Konoha's government ordered the Uchiha Clan Downfall.
One silver lining of Madara's legacy is the name of Konohagakure, which he himself came up with.
In Other Media
Video Games
Madara Uchiha is a playable character in the following video games:
| Game name | Japanese release | English release |
|---|---|---|
| J-Stars Victory VS | 19 March 2014 | 30 June 2015 |
| Jump Force | 14 February 2019 | 15 February 2019 |
| Naruto Mobile | 2016 | 2016 |
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing | 14 July 2016 | 24 August 2016 |
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 | 18 April 2013 | 5 March 2013 |
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 | 4 February 2016 | 9 February 2016 |
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution | 11 September 2014 | 16 September 2014 |
| Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker | 30 August 2018 | 31 August 2018 |
| Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage | 22 November 2017 | 22 November 2017 |
| Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections | 16 November 2023 | 17 November 2023 |
| Naruto: Shinobi Collection | 2014 | |
| Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippū Ranbu | 27 July 2015 | |
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online | 14 April 2013 | 20 July 2016 |
Trivia
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- Madarao is the name of one of the Five Mountains of Northern Shinshu, the other's being mount Iizuna, mount Kurohime, mount Togakushi, and mount Myoko.
- Madara's name, written in katakana, means "pacific cod".
- Even though not used for his name, "Madara" (斑) can be translated as "spots" or "speckles" if written in kanji.
- Studio Pierrot's Settei sheets of Madara show that he was 143.5cm when he met Hashirama.
- According to the databook(s):
- Madara's hobby was falconry.
- Madara's favourite food was inarizushi, while his least favourite was roe.
- Madara wished to fight the upper class Konoha ninja.
- Madara's favourite phrase was "Armour-sleeved single hit" (鎧袖一触, Gaishū Isshoku), which refers to defeating someone with a single blow.
- Despite Madara being a user of the Six Paths Senjutsu and using various senjutsu techniques, he is not listed as a user of senjutsu in the fourth databook.[2]
- Despite Hashirama's blood type being type B, and Madara's blood type being type O, Madara was able to transplant Hashirama's DNA onto himself despite type B not being able to give blood to type O due to incompatibility. This is the same case with Obito, whose blood type is also type O.
Quotes
- (To Ōnoki and Mū) "There is no alliance. From here on, you will obey Konoha! And never, ever say that shinobi's name around me!"[14]
- (To Tsunade) "You are just a weak woman... Weak people are ugly, and weak Senju are even more ugly."[137]
- (To Hashirama) "While I walk towards my real dream, I'll enjoy fighting you."[138]
- (To Kurama) "Nine-Tails, you are merely a momentary life, a temporary existence of coalesced energy… energy that once was a single, ultimate form! An unstable force, lacking in intelligence or sapience, you require a guide to show you purpose. That guide is the Uchiha! The tailed beasts are but slaves to those with blessed eyes. Obey!"[139]
- (To Obito) "This world is full of things that don't go as you wish. The longer you live the more you realise reality is just made of pain, suffering, and emptiness… Listen… In this world, whenever there is light, there are also shadows. As long as the concept of winners exist, there must also be losers. The selfish desire of wanting to maintain peace causes wars and hatred is born to protect love."[140]
- (To Obito before dying for the second time) "Go… until the time… I revive… you are Madara Uchiha."[141]
- (To Tobirama) "Hashirama's country was a shameful contradiction… Man seeks peace, yet at the same time yearning for war… Those are the two realms belonging solely to man. Thinking of peace whilst spilling blood is something only humans can do. They're two sides of the same coin. To protect something… another must be sacrificed. That is, other than that of, say a dream world."[142]
- (To Obito) "I taught you that in order to control people, you need to use the darkness in their hearts. And if there's no darkness, then you just create it… […] From the bottom of your heart, you felt kindness and sympathy for others. […] Your deep feelings… …for Rin… …your comrades… …the Hokage and the shinobi… All you needed to do was to fall once, and all that would turn around into deep hatred for the world."[143]
- (To Naruto) "I just stopped the fate of this world. I freed people from pain, suffering, emptiness. […] Naruto… You're getting in the way of everyone's happiness. Our game ends here. I turned hell into heaven. You should understand… It's already over."[144]
- (Last words to Hashirama) "As comrades, huh… Well… if that's how… we… will…"
References
- ↑ Third Databook, page 48
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Fourth Databook, pages 58-63
- ↑ Chapter 510, page 12
- ↑ Chapter 678, page 13
- ↑ Chapter 602, page 9
- ↑ Fourth Databook, page 57
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Naruto chapter 386, page 5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 398, page 18
- ↑ Naruto chapter 623, page 8
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Naruto chapter 624, page 8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 386, page 6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 625, pages 4-5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 386, page 10
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 625, page 19
- ↑ Naruto chapter 681, page 9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 646, pages 7-9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 626, page 2
- ↑ Fourth Databook, page 61
- ↑ Naruto chapter 399, page 9
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 626, page 14-16
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Naruto chapter 606, pages 13-14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 602, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 675, pages 7-10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 606
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 624-625
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 562, page 4
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 681, page 14
- ↑ Naruto Shippūden episode 462
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 562, page 2
- ↑ Naruto chapter 601, pages 16-17
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 690
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- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations OVA
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 609, page 6
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 666
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 663, pages 13-15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 659, pages 14-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 676, page 8
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 665, page 1
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 689, page 7
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- ↑ Naruto chapter 678, page 13
