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Why were all the Uchiha in the village?
Driven by his desire to defeat Hashirama and through competition with his younger brother, Izuna, Madara became the first Uchiha to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan. Despite growing interest in peace amongst the Uchiha, Madara was unwilling to agree to peace after Izuna was killed by Hashirama’s brother, Tobirama.
Why was the Uchiha clan destroyed?
Itachi Uchiha killed his clan under the order of Danzo. Danzo proposed that Itachi kill his clan to protect the village, while shifting blame onto Itachi so Sasuke wouldn’t hate the village for destroying the Uchiha. It’s true the Uchiha clan were planning to overthrow the village from its founding clans.
What was fugaku Sharingan ability?
Sharingan. Like most members of his clan, Fugaku possessed the Sharingan. The dōjutsu granted him the ability to see chakra, predict movements, and place victims under genjutsu with a single glance. With it, he can invoke powerful and elaborate genjutsu.
Why did Itachi become a spy for the Uchiha clan?
Despite this, the villagers still admired Fugaku and the Uchiha Clan’s efforts of maintaining peace. This did not stop Fugaku from conspiring a coup d’état that would allow the Uchiha clan to take control of the village out of spite. Eventually, Fugaku placed Itachi as a spy in the Anbu to pass information back to the clan.
How did the Uchiha plot to overthrow the Hokage?
As such, the Uchiha — led by Fugaku Uchiha — began planning a coup d’état to overthrow the Konoha leadership. In preparation for the coup, the Uchiha started inserting its members within Konoha’s command structure to act as spies. Itachi was placed in the Anbu, the direct arm of the Hokage.
What did Itachi do to Fugaku’s parents?
During the Uchiha Clan Downfall, Fugaku quickly realised Itachi was behind this attack and confronted him via a clone, expressing their respective views. Itachi then confronted his parents, but Fugaku and Mikoto did not resist and told Itachi that they were still proud of him and to promise to take care of Sasuke before they let Itachi kill them.
How were the Uchiha placed under close surveillance?
From that point onwards, the Uchiha were placed under close surveillance — something Tobi claims was accomplished by forcing all Uchiha to live in one section of the village.