Sasuke resists the story being forced on him, but Tobi is set on exposing the buried motives behind Itachi's slaughter of their clan. The account opens not with the massacre itself but with the earliest days of the village and the bond between two founding rivals.
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Summary
Sasuke wants nothing to do with the version of events Tobi is pushing, yet the masked man keeps at it, noting how rarely anyone learns what Itachi truly carried out. Because such secrecy was exactly what Itachi wanted, he even tried to take Tobi's life so his brother would never dig up the reasons that drove him.
Key Events
Unable to accept that Itachi ever moved on his behalf, Sasuke blacks out. Once he comes around, Tobi begins the tale again and lays out that Itachi did wipe out the Uchiha, but only under direct orders from Konoha itself.
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Notes
Treating the massacre as merely the latest turn in a long clan history, Tobi reaches back to the era before the village existed and to the tie between Madara and the man who would rise to become the First Hokage. The chapter runs as number 398 in volume 43 during the Fated Battle Between Brothers arc.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Naruto chapter The Origin of Konoha about?
The Origin of Konoha has Tobi push a version of events onto a resistant Sasuke, tracing the true story behind Itachi's massacre of the Uchiha clan back to the earliest days of the village.
Why does Sasuke resist Tobi's story in this chapter?
Sasuke wants nothing to do with Tobi's account because such secrecy was exactly what Itachi wanted, having even tried to kill Tobi so Sasuke would never learn the reasons behind the massacre.
What does Tobi reveal about why Itachi killed the Uchiha clan?
Tobi tells Sasuke that Itachi did wipe out the Uchiha clan, but only under direct orders from Konoha itself, not out of his own will.
How far back does Tobi's story go in this chapter?
Tobi treats the massacre as just the latest turn in a long clan history, reaching back to the era before the village existed and to the bond between Madara Uchiha and the man who would become the First Hokage.
Which arc and chapter number is The Origin of Konoha?
The Origin of Konoha is chapter 398, collected in volume 43, part of the Fated Battle Between Brothers arc.
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