Anna Daniels
The Uchiha clan were among the founding families of Konohagakure. They formed the world’s first Shinobi village during the feudal period in the Naruto world, along with their rivals in the Senju clan. Other clans and fiefdoms followed their example, pulling the world from the small-scale fighting of the “Warring States” period to the global superpowers that exist at Naruto‘s start.
Though they were able to put aside their differences to end the bloodshed and found Konoha, the lingering resentment between the two powerful families never fully evaporated. Ill will grew as the Uchiha clan were frequently passed over when the time came to assign roles in government of the village. Senju family members held power from the very first days of the village and appointments for their allies and clansmen followed. The Uchiha did not help protect the village from an attack by a great beast, which led other clans and village people to be ever more suspicious of them. The clan was steadily removed from the political affairs of Konoha and retreated to their own corner of the village, where tempers flared and clan leaders stewed in their own indignation.
Clan leader Fugaku Uchiha decided to switch things up, plotting a coup against the leadership of the village. When word got around to village elders, they presented the clan’s strongest young member with a nearly impossible choice: wipe out his own clan for the good of Konoha, or die with them.
Written by: Looper
