# WebtoonLib — Naruto #259

## Series
- title: Naruto
- slug: naruto-efa6fa

## Chapter
- number: 259
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The narrative pivots from the spirited training of Team Guy to unveil a dark and deeply buried secret from Konoha's past. The horrific truth behind the Uchiha Clan Massacre is finally brought to light, revealing that Itachi Uchiha was not a malevolent traitor but a tragic hero. Acting under the secret orders of Konoha's leadership, including Danzou Shimura, Itachi single-handedly annihilated his own clan to prevent a violent coup d'état that would have plunged the village into civil war. This devastating revelation recasts the prodigy as a self-sacrificing shinobi who accepted the mantle of a villain to protect his village and his younger brother, Sasuke, shattering the very foundation of hatred upon which Sasuke has built his life.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Team Kakashi and Team Guy encounter clones of Itachi and Kisame created via the Shapeshifting Technique.

### Characters involved
- Danzou Shimura — character
- Sasuke Uchiha — character
- Itachi Uchiha — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The narrative pivots from the spirited training of Team Guy to unveil a dark and deeply buried secret from Konoha's past.

### Spoiler summary
The narrative pivots from the spirited training of Team Guy to unveil a dark and deeply buried secret from Konoha's past. The horrific truth behind the Uchiha Clan Massacre is finally brought to light, revealing that Itachi Uchiha was not a malevolent traitor but a tragic hero. Acting under the secret orders of Konoha's leadership, including Danzou Shimura, Itachi single-handedly annihilated his own clan to prevent a violent coup d'état that would have plunged the village into civil war. This devastating revelation recasts the prodigy as a self-sacrificing shinobi who accepted the mantle of a villain to protect his village and his younger brother, Sasuke, shattering the very foundation of hatred upon which Sasuke has built his life.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Naruto #259](/series/naruto-efa6fa/chapter-259)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/naruto-efa6fa

## Usage
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