Naruto is one of the most famous anime series of all time. It has been created Masashi Kishimoto. There are a lot of great characters in Naruto, and one such character is Madara Uchiha.

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Madara is considered a legendary shinobi. He was the rival of Hashirama Senju, who was labeled 'God of Shinobi.' Madara dreamt of casting Infinite Tsukuyomi over the world and he only lived for this goal. There is still a lot that the fans don't know about the legendary Uchiha.

10 SECOND SAGE OF SIX PATHS

obito and madara during the war in naruto

Madara had made plans to be reborn when Black Zetsu led him astray. He waited for a worthy person whom he would entrust with his dreams, and that guy was Obito.

Madara was reanimated, but not by Obito: it was Kabuto who found his body and reanimated him. When he was finally reanimated, he took the Rinnegan and became the jinchuriki of Ten-Tails. He was heralded as the Second Sage of Six Paths.

9 WISH TO FIGHT KONOHA HEAD

According to the databook, Madara wished to fight against the upper-class ninja of Konohagakure. Madara's hobby was falconry. Now, let's move on to his favorite food.

The food that he liked the most was inarizushi and his least favorite was roe. Madara's favorite phrase was something you'd expect from a shinobi like him. Madara's most used phrase was "Armour-sleeved single hit." This is a reference to beating someone in one swift attack.

8 NAMED KONOHAGAKURE

Madara may have been one of the most notorious villains, but he wasn't always a bad guy. Madara and Hashirama were originally best friends. They had grown tired of the war that had engulfed their childhood and killed their siblings.

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As kids, both of them envisaged a village where their siblings would be safe.  While thinking of such a place, Madara came up with the name of 'Hidden Leaf.'

7 USER OF ALL FIVE NATURES

Naruto Shippuden Madara Uchiha

Madara's reputation as a warrior could only be matched by a few. He became the head of the Uchiha Clan at a very young age, which is a testament to his leadership skills. Madara was able to use all the five basic natures, and this was actually just the tip of the iceberg.

When he became the jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails, Madara was able to use five more nature transformations, which brought his total to ten. He also had access to Six Paths techniques. These numbers can only be matched by very few individuals.

6 NAME ALONE COULD START WARS

Uchiha Madara smiling with the Sharingan

Madara's name was enough to instill fear in the hearts of all the Five Shinobi Nations. When Obito threatened to start a war while using the name of Madara Uchiha, everyone was taken aback.

The Five Shinobi Nations decided to band together for the first time in order to just stop Madara Uchiha. The Land of Iron who was free to act on its own, also decided to join hands to beat Madara. So, his name alone was responsible for starting the Fourth Great Ninja War. 

5 FIRST HUMAN TO AWAKEN THE RINNEGAN

Unlike his rival, Madara had both power and intelligence. The combination of both these qualities made him a huge threat. When Madara was manipulated by Black Zetsu, he made up his mind that he would cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, but for that, he needed the Rinnegan.

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He took some of Hashirama's flesh and cultivated it and thus, awakened the Rinnegan. By doing so, he became the first human to awaken the most powerful dojutsu.

4 PROFICIENT IN WIND RELEASE

madara uchiha in naruto

Like all Uchiha clan members, Madara is very proficient in Fire Release, and the power of jutsu has made the fans believe that it is his preferred nature transformation.

However, that is not true as he actually prefers to use Wind Release.

3 LOVED HIS BROTHER DEARLY

Six Paths Madara Uchiha

Almost every Uchiha suffered the misfortune of being labeled heartless and malevolent. The same held true for Madara Uchiha, who was thought to have been so cruel that he took the eyes of his own brother.

However, this later turned out to be hogwash as it was Izuna who actually pressured Madara to take his eyes. Izuna already knew that his fate was sealed and thus, he gave his eyes to Madara willingly. The sole purpose of Madara building the Hidden Leaf was that he wanted to protect his only brother from any possible harm.

2 CAPABLE OF SEEING THROUGH SHADOW CLONES

The Shadow Clone jutsu is considered a forbidden technique. It is one of the many jutsu created by Tobirama Senju. The technique splits the chakra of the user in such a way that it is almost impossible to distinguish between the clone and the user.

Again, Madara proved his skills as a shinobi, when he managed to differentiate between Naruto and his shadow clone.

1 COULD BREAK FREE FROM REANIMATION JUTSU

Madara Uchiha vs Sakura and Sasuke

Last but not the least, Madara was very knowledgeable about almost every type of jutsu and he was pedantic about it. When Itachi and Sasuke were finally able to defeat Kabuto, they made him undo the Impure World Reincarnation: when Madara realized what had happened, he immediately used the hand seals needed to undo Kabuto's control over him.

The Impure World Reincarnation is a forbidden technique and again Madara proved that he's a cut above any other shinobi.

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