Uchiha Clan

The was once considered to be one of the most powerful clans in Konohagakure, now almost extinct from the events of the Uchiha Clan Massacre, with only three known living members remaining.

The Uchiha specialize in fire jutsu like Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique. Clan members are properly recognized as adults by the rest of the clan when they become proficient with this jutsu. Uchiha clan members also possess the Sharingan, a Kekkei Genkai which gives them the ability to copy their opponent's jutsu, among other benefits like:the ability to read Genjutsu, Taijutsu and Ninjutsu and then defeat it.

Uchiha is another way of pronouncing "uchiwa," a paper fan, which is incidentally the Uchiha clan symbol. Uchiwa can be used to fan flames, making the flame hotter — referring to the fact that the Uchiha is a clan of fire-jutsu users.

It is said that one of the ancestors of the Uchiha clan, founded the Konoha Military Police, and the organization itself largely consisted of members of the Uchiha clan until recently.

Currently, there are only three known surviving members of the clan: Sasuke Uchiha, his brother Itachi Uchiha, and Akatsuki mastermind Tobi, who is said to be the clan founder himself, Madara Uchiha. After obtaining the Mangekyo Sharingan by killing his best friend Shisui Uchiha, Itachi proceeded to slaughter the rest of the clan. Of his family Itachi only spared Sasuke, feeling that he was not worth killing. Itachi has told Sasuke that the Uchiha clan's Sharingan has some special and seemingly dark ultimate purpose, but this is a lie to anger Sasuke. The true purpose is a hloy one; to protect the world from (by controlling) the Bijuu. This is the reason Itachi Joined the Akatsuki; his Mangekyou Sharingan are instrumental to their success of capturing the Bijuu.

Pre-Massacre

 * Fugaku Uchiha
 * Mikoto Uchiha
 * Obito Uchiha
 * Shisui Uchiha
 * Tekka Uchiha
 * Teyaki Uchiha
 * Uruchi Uchiha
 * Yashiro Uchiha

Surviving

 * Itachi Uchiha
 * Madara Uchiha
 * Sasuke Uchiha