Uchiha: Fan
Village: Village Hidden in the Leaf
Country: Fire Country
Status: Gone (2 survivors)
Advance Bloodline: Sharingan
The Uchiha clan is a fictional clan of ninjas in the anime and manga series Naruto. Uchiha, is another way of pronouncing "uchiwa", or a paper fan, which is actually 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.
Once considered to be one of the most powerful clans in Konohagakure, the Uchiha are highly specialized in fire jutsu like Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique and Fire Release: Phoenix Immortal Fire Technique. Clan members are properly recognized by the rest of the clan when they become proficient in these fire 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.
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 two known surviving members of the clan: Sasuke Uchiha and his brother Itachi Uchiha. After obtaining the Mangekyo Sharingan by killing his best friend Shisui Uchiha, Itachi proceeded to slaughter the rest of the clan. He left Sasuke alive for reasons unrevealed as of yet. Itachi has told Sasuke that the Uchiha clan's Sharingan has some special and seemingly dark ultimate purpose, but what that is has yet to be revealed.