Obito Uchiha

Obito Uchiha
Naruto character
Obito Uchiha, as drawn by Masashi Kishimoto
First appearance	Naruto manga, chapter 239: "Chronicle 1: The Mission Begins...!!"
Created by	Masashi Kishimoto
Voiced by	Japanese Wataru Takagi Naoya Uchida (Madara) Sosuke Komori (Kakashi Gaiden and 5 video games) Megumi Han (young) (Shippuden episode 343 and up) English Michael Yurchak Todd Haberkorn (Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution) Neil Kaplan (Madara) Nolan North (Madara in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2) Vic Mignogna (young in all media and Madara in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact)
Ninja Rank	Chunin
Dōjutsu or Kekkei Genkai	Sharingan (All Levels) and Mangekyō Sharingan (That he shared with Kakashi Hatake before his passing. He was the first one to break through the tsukomi.)

Obito Uchiha (Japanese: うちは オビト, Hepburn: Uchiha Obito), also known by his alias Tobi (トビ), is a character in Masashi Kishimoto's manga (and anime adaptation) Naruto. He is first introduced in a "Kakashi Chronicle" side story, as a young ninja who sacrifices himself to save his friends (Kakashi Hatake and Rin Nohara) from a cave-in. Although he was believed to have died in the 3rd Great Ninja War, Obito is later revealed as the real leader of the organization known as the Akatsuki, mainly acting behind the scenes for a majority of the group's tenure. He uses the alias of Tobi and later that of his benefactor, Madara Uchiha, and conceals his true identity with masks. As the leader of Akatsuki, Obito seeks to harness the power of the Tailed Beasts in order to cast a genjutsu that will put all of humanity into an idealized dream state forever, having lost faith in the real world following Rin's death. Obito serves as the main antagonist of the series, being the primary person at fault for the tragic backstory of series protagonist Naruto Uzumaki, whose personality and motivations are nearly identical to Obito's younger self, making them foils.

Kishimoto created Obito early in the series to explore his relationship with Kakashi and explain how his friend possessed the eye technique of Sharingan (写輪眼 寫輪眼, lit. "Copy Wheel Eye", English manga: "Mirror Wheel Eye"), unique to the Uchiha clan. Since Obito kept his identity secret, Kishimoto teased fans to anticipate the true identity of Tobi (most notably when the actual Madara Uchiha was revealed, which shocked fans and his voice actor). Critical reception of Obito's character has been positive for his portrayal as a child soldier in Kakashi's backstory and his fight scenes as an adult. In 2023, Obito was ranked as the 11th most popular character in the results of the Naruto Worldwide Character Popularity Vote.^[1] Obito and his varied personas have appeared in Naruto video games and animated adaptations.