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Tobirama Senju stated that hatred births the Sharingan and strengthens it:

![Hatred and the Sharingan](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sI3Zr.jpg)

Can an Uchiha remain powerful without hatred? If not, does this imply that
Itachi was full of hatred?


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Can an Uchiha remain powerful without embracing hatred?


I don't think hatred is the only feeling that makes an Uchiha powerful, since
many strong feelings (e.g. pain) can strengthen him, and this is just a
quicker way to gain more power.  
If an Uchiha sees their close friend or relative die, they gain Mangekyou
Sharingan, but the feeling of hatred is not a necessity (Itachi hated no one
when he saw Shisui commiting suicide).  
So, I believe the feeling of hatred CAN make an Uchiha powerful, but it's not
the power source. In short, a strong feeling is just a trigger, and once you
awaken the Mangekyou Sahringan with it, you remain powerful.


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Itachi didn't seem like that hateful of a person, and he was very powerful.


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