Naruto character guide
Sasuke Uchiha.
Sasuke Uchiha is Naruto’s teammate and rival and the survivor of the Uchiha clan. He is driven by a single goal for most of the series: killing his older brother, Itachi. The story follows what he does with that goal and with what he learns about the people he is fighting.
- Konoha ninja, Team 7 member and the last Uchiha with a Sharingan
- Verified October 29, 2026
Quick facts
- BirthdayConfirmed
- July 23Databooks
- AgeConfirmed
- 12–13 in Part I; 16–17 in Part IIDatabooks
- HeightConfirmed
- 150.8 cm in Part I; 168 cm in Part IIDatabooks
- ClanConfirmed
- Uchiha, with the Sharingan bloodline trait
- TeamConfirmed
- Team 7, led by Kakashi Hatake
- DebutConfirmed
- Manga chapter 1; Naruto episode 1
- Voice actorsConfirmed
- Noriaki Sugiyama (Japanese); Yuri Lowenthal (English)
- Spouse and childConfirmed
- Ch. 700+6
Hidden factShippuden episodes 376–500
Sakura Haruno; daughter Sarada
Confirmed: stated in the manga, anime or official guidebooks. Estimate: approximate or derived. Unknown: not revealed.
Sasuke Uchiha’s biography
The last Uchiha
Sasuke is the younger son of the Uchiha clan’s head, and the only member left with a Sharingan after his older brother Itachi destroys the clan when Sasuke is seven. He treats the Academy as a step toward revenge, and he is the top student in his class when Naruto’s story begins.
Team 7
Sasuke is placed on a team with Naruto and Sakura Haruno under Kakashi, who also carries a Sharingan. The Land of Waves and Chūnin Exams arcs introduce his speed, his Sharingan and the Chidori, and a rivalry with Naruto that is half competition, half friendship. (Ep. 4)
Spoiler: Leaving KonohaNaruto (episodes 1–220)
Leaving Konoha
After the Chūnin Exams, Sasuke turns to Orochimaru, who promises him the strength to beat Itachi. He tells Sakura before he leaves that revenge is his purpose of living. Naruto and the rest of the village’s young ninja are sent to bring him back, and the arc ends at the Valley of the End. (Ch. 181)
Spoiler: The fight with ItachiShippuden episodes 134–143
The fight with Itachi
After three years of training with Orochimaru, Sasuke can physically incapacitate opponents before they react. He leaves Orochimaru and confronts Itachi in a fight that decides what Sasuke believes about his family. The fight ends with Itachi’s death. What Sasuke learns afterwards sends him in a different direction: he decides to destroy Konoha, and with it the system that he believes took his brother from him. (Shippuden ep. 141 · ch. 401)
Spoiler: Danzō and the Kage SummitShippuden episodes 144–214
Danzō and the Kage Summit
Sasuke’s revenge now targets those who ordered the massacre. He strikes down Danzō Shimura and sacrifices Karin to do it, and tries to kill members of Team 7 when they stand in his way. (Ch. 480)
Spoiler: The war and the final fightShippuden episodes 376–500
The war and the final fight
In the Fourth Shinobi World War, Sasuke hears the full truth about Itachi from Itachi himself and decides to protect the village his brother protected. After the war, he and Naruto fight a last battle, and in the epilogue Sasuke sets out on a journey of redemption, later marries Sakura and has a daughter, Sarada. (Ch. 590)
Personality, motivations and development
Cold, proud and driven
Sasuke is composed to the point of hostility and treats strength as the only thing that matters. He admits to Sakura that he made a choice for revenge over a team that he could have chosen instead. The coldness is also a symptom of grief: the story keeps returning to the child who adored his brother. (Ch. 181)
Spoiler: Analytical in battleShippuden episodes 215–375
Analytical in battle
Sasuke is described as analytical: he reads a fight and takes risks that usually pay off, which earns him praise from Minato and Madara. The same quality makes him more dangerous as an enemy than his raw power suggests. (Ch. 639)
What drives Sasuke Uchiha
- Avenging his clan by killing Itachi.
- Becoming strong enough to do it.
- Later, protecting the village that Itachi protected.
Spoiler: A rival who is also a mirrorShippuden episodes 376–500
A rival who is also a mirror
Kishimoto sets Sasuke up as Naruto’s opposite: a gifted outcast who answers rejection with hatred. That makes the long argument between them a contest between two responses to the same loneliness, and the story only resolves it in the final battle.
Sasuke Uchiha’s abilities and transformations
Open an entry for its strengths, limits and where it appears. Entries describe what the story shows; they are not a power ranking.
Abilities and techniques
Sharingan写輪眼
The Uchiha clan’s eye technique, which lets Sasuke read and copy techniques and see through genjutsu.
Strengths
- Reads opponents’ movements.
- Copies many techniques after seeing them.
Limits and weaknesses
- Consumes chakra to keep active.
Shown in
Land of Waves arc (episodes 1–19) · part of Sharingan and Mangekyō
Chidori and lightning techniques千鳥
Sasuke concentrates lightning chakra into his hand. In Part II he uses its principles for long-range techniques such as throwable needles and extendable swords.
Strengths
- A fast, high-damage strike.
- Channels lightning into his sword and shuriken.
Limits and weaknesses
- Close range for the original Chidori.
Shown in
Ch. 389 · part of Chakra and jutsu
Spoiler abilityNaruto (episodes 1–220)
Uchiha Style Kenjutsu
After training with Orochimaru, Sasuke starts using a sword and develops his own style, wielding it skillfully in either hand.
Strengths
- Fast resheathing and use in both hands.
Limits and weaknesses
- Depends on his speed, which has to keep up with his opponent’s.
Shown in
Ch. 346
Transformations and power-ups, in order
- Mangekyō Sharingan
- Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan
- Rinnegan
Spoiler abilityShippuden episodes 134–143
Mangekyō Sharingan万華鏡写輪眼
Sasuke’s advanced Sharingan, awakened after a personal loss. With his right eye he can use Amaterasu and shape its black flames with Kagutsuchi.
Strengths
- Amaterasu’s black flames burn almost anything.
- Kagutsuchi lets him shape the flames, which makes him more skilled with them than Itachi was.
Limits and weaknesses
- Heavy use damages his eyesight.
Shown in
Ch. 414 · part of Sharingan and Mangekyō
Spoiler abilityShippuden episodes 376–500
Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan
A rare form that reduces chakra cost and removes the strain on his sight and body from long use.
Strengths
- Lower chakra drain and no damage to his sight from extended use.
Limits and weaknesses
- A rare form that is only available after a specific event.
Shown in
Ch. 657 · part of Sharingan and Mangekyō
Spoiler abilityShippuden episodes 376–500
Rinnegan輪廻眼
Awakened after Sasuke receives a share of the Sage of Six Paths’ chakra. It lets him attract others, trap enemies with Chibaku Tensei and absorb chakra.
Strengths
- Gravity-based abilities, chakra absorption and seeing invisible targets.
Limits and weaknesses
- It only awakens after a specific event late in the story.
Shown in
Ch. 677
Sasuke Uchiha’s relationships
Every named connection is listed here. Open a card to see how the relationship changes over the story.
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Naruto Uzumaki
Rival · rival and friend
Teammates on Team 7 who start as competitors and become each other’s defining bond.
- Teammates. Naruto and Sasuke are placed on the same team in the first arcs and compete constantly.(Ep. 4)
Spoiler: later developmentNaruto (episodes 1–220)
The Valley of the End. Sasuke leaves the village to pursue strength, and Naruto catches up with him at the Valley of the End.(Ep. 133 · ch. 229)Spoiler: later developmentShippuden episodes 376–500
The last fight. In the final battle, Naruto and Sasuke fight to a conclusion that decides what their bond means.(Shippuden ep. 476 · ch. 696)
Itachi Uchiha
Family · older brother
Itachi is Sasuke’s older brother and the reason for Sasuke’s revenge, which the story spends hundreds of chapters re-examining.
Spoiler: later developmentShippuden episodes 215–375
The brother Sasuke admired. As children, Sasuke adored Itachi and looked for every chance to spend time with him.(Ch. 580)Spoiler: later developmentShippuden episodes 134–143
The fight. Sasuke finally fights Itachi after training with Orochimaru, and Itachi dies at the end of the battle.(Shippuden ep. 141 · ch. 401)Spoiler: later developmentShippuden episodes 215–375
The truth. Itachi’s reasons for destroying the clan are revealed, and Sasuke, in a later conversation, hears them from Itachi directly.(Ch. 590)
Fugaku Uchiha
Family · father
Sasuke is Fugaku and Mikoto’s younger son.
Spoiler: later developmentNaruto (episodes 1–220)
Fugaku’s view of Itachi. Fugaku tells Sasuke that Itachi is a closed-off person and that even he can no longer understand him.(Ch. 145)
Mikoto Uchiha
Family · mother
Mikoto is Sasuke’s mother.
- Family. Mikoto and Fugaku have Sasuke when Itachi is five.(Itachi Shinden)
Sakura Haruno
Romance · wife
Sakura loves Sasuke from the start of the story; the epilogue shows them as a family.
Spoiler: later developmentNaruto (episodes 1–220)
The night he left. Sasuke tells Sakura before leaving that revenge is his purpose of living.(Ch. 181)Spoiler: later developmentShippuden episodes 376–500
Family. Sasuke and Sakura later marry and have a daughter, Sarada.(Ch. 700+6)
Spoiler: connection to Sarada UchihaShippuden episodes 376–500
Sarada Uchiha
Family · daughter
Sasuke and Sakura’s daughter.
Spoiler: later developmentShippuden episodes 376–500
A distant father. Sasuke leaves Konoha when Sarada is young, so she remembers little of him.(Ch. 700+8)
Spoiler: connection to Sakura HarunoShippuden episodes 376–500
Sakura Haruno
Family · wife
Wife and husband in the family trees the manga draws.
Spoiler: later developmentShippuden episodes 376–500
Family tie. This connection appears in the story’s family history.(Manga, later chapters)
Major battles
Spoiler: battleNaruto (episodes 1–220)
Sasuke vs. Naruto at the Valley of the End
Result: Sasuke wins and leaves for Orochimaru. (Ep. 133 · ch. 229)
The fight that ends Part I: Naruto tries to bring Sasuke back, and Sasuke refuses. See it on the timeline.
Spoiler: battleShippuden episodes 134–143
Sasuke vs. Itachi
Result: Itachi dies at the end of the fight. (Shippuden ep. 141 · ch. 401)
A long fight in which Itachi uses the techniques of his Mangekyō and Sasuke draws on what Orochimaru gave him. See it on the timeline.
Spoiler: battleShippuden episodes 144–214
Sasuke vs. Danzō
Result: Sasuke defeats Danzō. (Ch. 480)
Sasuke strikes at one of the men who ordered the Uchiha massacre, with a heavy cost to his companions.
Spoiler: battleShippuden episodes 376–500
Sasuke vs. Naruto: the final battle
Result: A fight to a conclusion that settles their bond. (Shippuden ep. 476 · ch. 696)
After the war the two fight with the full strength of their late-story forms. See it on the timeline.
Sasuke Uchiha timeline
Order
Story order follows in-world dates. Switch to release order to see events in the order the anime, then the manga, first showed them.
- When Sasuke is seven
Hidden eventNaruto (episodes 1–220)
The Uchiha clan is destroyed
Itachi kills almost the entire Uchiha clan in one night and spares only Sasuke.
- During the war
Hidden eventShippuden episodes 215–375
Itachi’s reasons are revealed
The reason behind the massacre is shown through Itachi’s own memories.
- Part I
Team 7 meets Kakashi
Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are placed under Kakashi, and Naruto tells him he will become the greatest Hokage.
- Part I
The Chūnin Exams
The exams bring most of the cast together and end with an attack on Konoha.
- End of Part I
Hidden eventNaruto (episodes 1–220)
Sasuke leaves Konoha
Sasuke chooses revenge and leaves the village, and Naruto leads the chase.
- End of Part I
Hidden eventNaruto (episodes 1–220)
Naruto and Sasuke at the Valley of the End
The two fight on the statues of the first Hokage and Madara.
- Part II
Hidden eventShippuden episodes 134–143
Sasuke fights Itachi
Sasuke faces his brother after training with Orochimaru, and Itachi’s long-hidden illness and plan come out.
- Part II
Hidden eventShippuden episodes 134–143
Itachi dies
Itachi dies at the end of his fight with Sasuke, after a last touch on Sasuke’s forehead.
- Fourth Shinobi World War
Hidden eventShippuden episodes 215–375
Itachi is reanimated and ends Kabuto’s control
During the war Itachi is summoned by the Impure World Reincarnation and then works to undo it.
- End of the war
Hidden eventShippuden episodes 376–500
Naruto and Sasuke’s final battle
The two fight with the full powers they have developed.
- After the war
Hidden eventShippuden episodes 376–500
The epilogue
The story jumps ahead and shows where the characters end up.
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Status tracker: is Sasuke Uchiha alive?
Status can differ between the anime and the manga, and it can change: characters are sealed, revived or used by others. Each event below has its own spoiler protection and verified references.
Spoiler: Sasuke Uchiha’s current statusShippuden episodes 376–500
- In the manga
- Alive
- In the anime so far
- Alive
Sasuke survives the story. He is injured badly in his last fight with Naruto, but both live to the epilogue.
Anime and manga differences
Filler. Anime: Both anime series insert original episodes between major arcs. Manga: Chapters 1–700 contain the full story.
Not confirmed by the story
- The Boruto sequel continues Sasuke’s story after the epilogue; this profile covers only the original manga and the two anime series.
Anime and manga appearances
| Medium | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Manga | Naruto | Deuteragonist, chapters 1–700. |
| Anime | Naruto | Episodes 1–220 |
| Anime | Naruto: Shippuden | Episodes 1–500 |
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Sasuke Uchiha FAQ
Spoiler questionNaruto (episodes 1–220)
Why does Sasuke leave Konoha?
He wants the power to kill his brother Itachi, and he believes Orochimaru can give him that. He tells Sakura before leaving that revenge is his purpose of living.
What is the Sharingan?
The Uchiha clan’s eye technique. It lets the user read and copy techniques, and the advanced Mangekyō form unlocks stronger abilities at the cost of sight.
Spoiler questionShippuden episodes 134–143
Does Sasuke kill Itachi?
Sasuke fights Itachi in Shippuden. The fight ends with Itachi’s death, and it is not the end of Itachi’s part in the story.
How this profile was checked
Last verified October 29, 2026. Covers Naruto manga chapters 1–700 and the anime Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden. Details are written by AnimeSparks from the manga and anime themselves, and cross-checked against the references below. Where something isn’t confirmed, the page says so.
- Naruto manga by Masashi Kishimoto (Shueisha): Chapters cited throughout.
- Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden anime (Studio Pierrot): Episode numbers and arc ranges.
- Narutopedia, “Sasuke Uchiha”: Chapter and episode citations, databook figures; no text copied.