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 two 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. However, it turns out that the Second Hokage founded the orgainization as a method of keeping the Uchiha in check.

Currently, there are only two known surviving members of the clan: Sasuke 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, claiming to feel that he was not worth killing. Madara Uchiha later states that all Itachi has done was to protect Sasuke, though all of the details have not been revealed. Itachi has told Sasuke that the Uchiha clan's Sharingan has some special and seemingly dark ultimate purpose, when Itachi is persumed to be defeated by Sasuke, it is persumed that there are only two clan members left, although this is unlikely as Zetsu reasoned Itachi wasn't himself when fighting.

Pre-Massacre

 * Fugaku Uchiha (Deceased)
 * Mikoto Uchiha (Deceased)
 * Obito Uchiha (Deceased)
 * Shisui Uchiha (Deceased)
 * Tekka Uchiha (Deceased)
 * Teyaki Uchiha (Deceased)
 * Uruchi Uchiha (Deceased)
 * Yashiro Uchiha (Deceased)

Post-Massacre

 * Itachi Uchiha (deceased)
 * Madara Uchiha
 * Sasuke Uchiha