The decision to join the Akatsuki; the role of a double agent; loyalty to the Hidden Leaf Village; and the back story of the character were all aspects that made him a highly interesting character. Below is a detailed explanation:
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1. The Uchiha Clan Massacre
Hoping that with such a coup they would regain at least some of the influence they used to have and be trusted by the Hidden Leaf’s leadership the Uchiha clan, betrayal, planned a coup d’etat to overthrow the government of the village. Itachi, an almost pure-heart personality, who held the spirit of peace above everything was in so much turmoil. Despite being a young boy he was chosen by the Anbu Black Ops and was assigned by the elders as well as Danzo Shimura to spy on the clan.
When Itachi realized that a coup was unavoidable and would lead to massive civil war and make the Hidden Leaf vulnerable to outside threats he made the decision that not many people we willing to make. He joined the side of the village headman, who would cleanse the Uchiha clan to prevent the recent massive killing.
2. Sparing Sasuke
Despite being the one to execute the massacre, he spared his little brother Sasuke. He had wished Sasuke could grow strong enough as a person to murder him and thus save their clan’s honor, the Uchiha. To do this, Itachi practically ensured that Sasuke saw him as evil; this provided Sasuke with a great incentive to gain strength.
3. Joining the Akatsuki
Later, the village people considered Itachi a pirate ninja and drove him out of the village. But this was done intentionally. Itachi worked in a secret capacity, to become a member of Akatsuki basically to spy on them and look after Hidden Leaf Village’s interest.
The Akatsuki was an organization that called itself criminal ninjas with strong powers. They were aiming to nab-tailed beasts (Bijuu) to manifest a strong weapon that they would use in dominating the entire world. By joining the Akatsuki, Itachi:
4. Protecting the Hidden Leaf
Contrary to what everybody thought of him as a traitor and criminal, Itachi was tense and loyal to the Hidden Leaf all this time. However, the actions that he made, especially as a member of Akatsuki were planned well to restore the village and keep the ordinary world of ninjas free from war. He also set strong conditions like putting Amaterasu inside Sasuke’s eyes to protect him from such threats as Tobi (Obito Uchiha).
5. Itachi’s True Character
Itachi was the best example of a selfish character and the sacrifice of his decision for the good of his village and the further safety of his brother. He suffered hatred, loneliness, and guilt and needed peace. Everything that he did involved a good measure of strategic planning as well as raw passion and true commitment.
Conclusion
The case with Itachi Uchiha joining the Akatsuki was not for villainous purposes, but to become a member of the Akatsuki to protect the Hidden Leaf Village and to lead his younger brother, Sasuke, on the path to strength, not evil. His history is one of the best and most touching examples of duty, loyalty, and love that puts Hinata’s sweetheart among the most popular and typical heroes of the Naruto shinobi universe.
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How Itachi Uchiha Applied Genjutsu So Efficiently?
Itachi Uchiha is maybe one of the best characters in Naruto due to his great skill in genjutsu (illusion ninjutsu). Therefore Genjutsu usage seems to be coming out naturally to Naruto, the unique abilities of his Sharingan eye as well as his strategic prowess. Below is a detailed explanation of how Itachi achieves such mastery in genjutsu:
1. The Sharingan’s Power
Genjutsu is a primary fighting style in the series and carries with it unique powers of eyes not found in many characters called the ‘Sharingan,’ the father of Itachi inherited this unique Uchiha ocular ability. This eye technique helps him to increase his awareness and throw and shape illusions effectively. Key Sharingan abilities that aid in his genjutsu mastery include:
Hypnotic Abilities:
Sharingan can use a genjutsu by simply staring at the opponent’s eyes. This she uses to capture her opponents in extremely strong illusions in an instant.
Enhanced Visual Perception:
The Sharingan enables Itachi to capture the fine aspects of his or her adversary’s actions and blood flow. This is why it becomes almost impossible to notice him casting genjutsu and even more impossible to escape the completed one.
Mangekyō Sharingan:
Tsukuyomi. This makes it rather difficult to lure him into the trick, negotiate with him, or just simply navigate out of his playpen since all temporal, spatial, and perceptual frameworks relative to the illusion are under his fingertips.
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Itachi’s genjutsu is a very fast and somewhat sneaky technique. He can even use the simplest look or sign with his hands: before the opponent realizes that he is already in the sphere of influence and has been deceived.
In constraining that point we must note that Itachi does not use just the gözkontakt to trigger genjutsu. He employs different techniques like the use of fingers, voice or objects, symbols, pictures, etc to evoke illusions. This versatility makes his genjutsu almost impossible to avoid when in the middle of a fight.
Itachi can make double illusions which compels the opponent to feel they are already out of Itachi’s range of control only to be even more trapped. This is a good tactic against any human opponent; no matter how well trained.
Itachi’s genjutsu is not only to give an opponent pain or confusion but to make them do something they do not want to do or do not understand. He uses their fear, memory, or weakness they have to have a psychological advantage in combat. For example:
In battle against Kakashi Hatake, Itachi puts Kakashi into Tsukuyomi and torments him for a day or so within a matter of a few seconds.
Itachi in particular, is an example of good chakra control, with little effort being able to use genjutsu. Thus, even though some jutsus, like genjutsu, require much chakra; Itachi shows that he can manage his illusions for hours without getting tired too often.
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