Itachi Uchiha

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Itachi Uchiha
Naruto character
Itachi Uchiha by Masashi Kishimoto
First appearance
  • Naruto chapter #139
  • Naruto episode #81 : Return of the morning mist
Created byMasashi Kishimoto
Voiced byJapanese
Hideo Ishikawa[1][2]
Yuka Terasaki (young)
English
Crispin Freeman[3][4]
Michelle Ruff (young)
Other:
Skip Stellrecht (Naruto Episodes 29–30)[4][5]
Doug Erholtz (Naruto: Ninja Council 3)
Robbie Daymond (Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals)
In-universe information
RelativesSasuke Uchiha (younger brother)
Sakura Haruno (sister-in-law)
Sarada Uchiha (niece)
CategoryRogue ninja
Akatsuki partnerKisame Hoshigaki (Rogue ninja)

Itachi Uchiha (うちは イタチ, Uchiha Itachi) is a character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. Itachi is the older brother of Sasuke Uchiha, and is responsible for killing all the members of their clan, sparing only Sasuke. He appears working as a terrorist from the organisation Akatsuki and serves as Sasuke's greatest enemy.

During the second part of the manga, Itachi becomes involved in attacks to ninjas possessing tailed-beast creatures (Jinchuriki) until facing Sasuke in a one-on-one battle. Although Itachi perishes during the final duel, it is later revealed that Itachi had a secret reason for assassinating the Uchiha clan. Itachi is a playable character in most of the video games from the series. Itachi's character has been popular with readers of the manga[6] and has been positively received by critics. He is considered by many to be one of the best characters in the series. His appearance as an antagonist has been praised by several writers, although some have considered his initial appearance to be unsurprising. The gradual revelations of his past and its impact on the story has also received positive reception,[7][8] and his fights were noted to be "one of the best" in the series.[9][10][11] Numerous types of merchandise have been released in Itachi's likeness, including keychains, plush dolls and figurines.

  1. ^ "CD" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. ^ Studio Pierrot (28 April 2004). "朝霧の帰郷". Naruto. Episode 81. TV Tokyo.
  3. ^ Studio Pierrot (7 April 2007). "Return of the Morning Mist". Naruto. Episode 81. Cartoon Network.
  4. ^ a b "Voice Actor Crispin Freeman to Appear at Otakon" (Press release). Anime News Network. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  5. ^ Studio Pierrot (15 April 2006). "Naruto's Counterattack: Never Give In!". Naruto. Episode 29. Cartoon Network.
  6. ^ Kishimoto, Masashi (2008). "Chapter 245". Naruto, Volume 28. Viz Media. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-1-4215-1864-0.
  7. ^ White, Charles (7 January 2008). "Naruto: "Brothers: Distance Among the Uchiha" Review". IGN. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  8. ^ Brienza, Casey (25 April 2009). "Naruto GN 42–44". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  9. ^ Van Horn, Jason (23 April 2007). "Naruto: "Roar Chidori! Brother vs. Brother" Review". IGN. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  10. ^ Ellingwood, Holly (20 April 2008). "Naruto DVD box set 7 Limited Edition (review)". Activeanime.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  11. ^ Horn, Jason Van (9 April 2007). "IGN – Review – Naruto: "Return of the Morning Mist" Review". IGN. Retrieved 17 March 2008.