uchiha itachi what is wrong with these passages he graduated top of his academy class at age had mastered the sharingan by age became a ch nin at and was previously a black ops anbu in the japanese versions squad leader at the age of only he left konoha about five years ago after killing off his whole clan except for uchiha sasuke his little brother at he was even feared by orochimaru he is now currently associated with akatsuki orochimaru had planed to use itachi's body as a new container but seeing as itachi is powerful to such a degree that even orochimaru fears him possibly for the ability to copy every single jutsu he ever obtained with the sharingan and has stated that itachi is stronger it's easy to see why orochimaru decided to leave akatsuki and try his luck with sasuke instead or there have been many debates between fans whether or not uchiha itachi is the most powerful shinobi in naruto commonly comparing his power to that of the legendary sannin nonetheless common sense might point to akatsuki leader being the strongest although that cannot be known due to his her rare appearances