Itachi Uchiha is a favorite character of Naruto fans. There is no question why. He has undoubtedly one of the most amazing stories in all of Naruto. Many anime viewers changed their perceptions of Itachi after the truth was revealed about his death. Many fans are still confused about the cause and manner of his death, as he has been attributed to two different deaths.
Itachi was killed in episode 138 in a fight with his younger brother. Itachi was reincarnated and died in episode 339, after breaking the Reincarnation Jutsu.
Many fans still have questions. Keep reading if you want to find out more.
Which episode does Itachi die the first time?
Itachi is killed in episode 138. This episode is called The End. After he used most of his energy to rescue Orochimaru from Orochimaru, he got into a fight with Sasuke.
Zetsu notices the thunderclouds rising above them and realizes they were created by Sasuke’s Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique combined with the heat from Itachi’s inextinguishable Amaterasu.
Sasuke uses his new Jutsu Kirin to harness the lightning in his sky and his chakra to kill Itachi.
Itachi is standing up after Kirin’s hit. Thanks to his Susanoo (a huge chakra protector that is only available to those who have the Mangekyo Sharingan in each eye), Itachi has survived. Sasuke feels that he has finally won.
Itachi approaches Sasuke as he is out of chakra. The suppressed Orochimaru that Sasuke had absorbed begins to take control of his body.
Orochimaru’s eight white serpents burst from Sasuke’s cursed seal using The Eight Branches Technique. Orochimaru exited through one of the snake’s mouths. He thanked Itachi for lowering Sasuke’s chakra and was grateful for another chance at taking over Sasuke.
Itachi kills seven of the eight snakes using his Susanoo’s Sword of Totsuka. This sword has the ability to seal souls and keep them indefinitely. It seals Orochimaru away and removes Sasuke’s cursed seal.
This consumes too much chakra and reduces Itachi’s Susanoo back to its most basic form. Itachi coughs up blood and slowly approaches Sasuke. He is unable to escape him. Itachi, as he approaches Sasuke, speaks his last words and pokes his forehead, before he falls to the ground, dead.
Sasuke contemplates Itachi’s last words, and then gazes at his brother before collapsing beside him, exhausted. While he had many more meaningful words to say, his simple “Sorry Sasuke” remained a favorite.
Itachi’s death is often misunderstood as if he was murdered by his brother. This is false. Although the two were clearly at war, it is clear that Sasuke was determined to punish his brother for his parents’ and clan’s deaths. However, he never succeeded in doing so.
Itachi chose to fight against his brother because he was already ill. This is something many people forget. To spare his brother, he kept the illness secret and was using large amounts of medication to stay alive.
He chose to confront his brother to win because he was sure to beat him. This battle was also Mangekyo Sharingan training for Sasuke which made it easier to fight other opponents.
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Which episode does Itachi die for the second time?
Itachi, the reincarnated Itachi, dies in episode 339. He dies after he has managed to free himself from the reincarnation Jutsu.
The five Kage are determined to fight Madara’s Susanoo-clad wooden clones at the front lines. Noki encourages troops to fight despite the odds and insists that they must succeed.
Madara realises Noki is the problem and must overcome his willpower. The Kage then re-enters combat against Madara’s Clones.
When Madara activates his last Susanoo, unleashing his full power and launching an attack using its sword against them, the situation quickly becomes dire.
Itachi directs Kabuto to end the Impure World Reincarnation in the cave. Meanwhile, Sasuke announces his intent to destroy the town which has been torturing his brother so long and bids Itachi goodbye.
Itachi approaches Sasuke, and uses his Sharingan as a way to tell him everything about the Uchiha Clan downfall. As the lights around the reborn shinobi start to shine brighter on the battlefield, they become pillars of light.
Itachi finally tells Sasuke the truth. He then says goodbye to his brother and tells him that he will always love him, no matter what.
The moment when the two of them say their final goodbye is much more important. Itachi admitted that he should not have protected his brother from all that was happening and that if he hadn’t done so, the outcome might have been different.
He said, “I’ve always been lying to you and asked for your forgiveness because I didn’t want you to get involved in any of it but now I think that maybe ‘YOU’ could have changed the Uchiha mother and father if I had come straight to you from the beginning and looked straight into your eyes and shared the truth with you, who failed, telling this all now from above it’s not going to penetrate or sink in.” Itachi’s fans were able to see a new side to him, and they didn’t have to forgive him.
Which episode is Itachi back in?
Episode 339 is about Itachi’s resurrection, titled I Will Always Love You. Kabuto used the Reanimation Jutsu in order to bring him back during his fight with Sasuke.
Itachi managed to escape Kabuto’s grip thanks to his visual prowess. He teamed up to fight Kabuto, undoing the Reanimation Jutsu. Sasuke decided to follow his brother and join the Allied Shinobi Forces fighting alongside Naruto.