Madara Uchiha

Madara Uchiha

Madara Uchiha (うちは マダラ Uchiha Madara^?) is one of the founders of Konohagakure and the leader of the Uchiha clan.^[ch. 385] After losing his eyesight as a result of overusing his Mangekyo Sharingan, Madara had the eyes from his younger brother transplanted to him in order to regain his vision, obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and continue fighting opposing clans.^[ch. 386] However, Konohagakure's foundation by the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan to end the war makes Madara ultimately leave the village and try to kill the Senjus' leader, the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, controlling the powerful nine-tailed fox, Kurama.^[ch. 399] Madara is reported to have died shortly after his defeat, but it is later revealed he survived it, having taken a blood sample of Hashirama and used it on himself to increase his power and set the stage for his Eye of the Moon Plan.^[ch. 560] Using life support after gaining the Rinnegan as a old man, Madara takes Obito Uchiha as his apprentice and continue his work while transplanting his eyes into Nagato as means to be revived years later.^[ch. 605] During most of the Naruto series, Obito uses the name of Madara until Kabuto Yakushi finds the real Madara and reanimates him to fight against the Shinobi Alliance.^[ch. 562] However, Madara manages to server his connection to Kabuto's technique to remain after the other reanimated ninja are allowed to return to the afterlife.^[ch. 601] Though the Ten Tails is revived, Madara can not enact the Eye of the Moon plan until he is fully reborn through Obito sacrificing himself through the Samsara of Heavenly Life Jutsu