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Why didn't Kabuto reanimate any person from Uchiha clan like Sasuke's parents
and all other that Itachi killed or any Uchiha that has lived in Konoha? Did
he not have any one's dna or whatever it takes to reanimate? Is there any
mention about this in manga or anime? Thanks.


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Why is there no reanimated Uchiha fighting in fourth shinobi war?


Both of your notions are correct:

  1. It is the dead person's DNA that is needed for the reanimation (alias [Edo Tensei](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation)).[1]
  2. There is good reason to assume Kabuto did not reincarnate most of the Uchiha clan members, because he was unable to obtain their DNAs: 

"Kabuto mentions his desire to reincarnate certain shinobi [including] Shisui
Uchiha";[2] and his ally in the [Fourth Shinobi World
War](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fourth_Shinobi_World_War), Tobi **(**
­SPOILER:

> alias [Obito Uchiha](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha),

**)** , was in possession of their DNA,[3] but – being forced by Kabuto into
this alliance in the first place[4] – did not let him use it.[3] Controlling
more Uchiha shinobi could have made Kabuto too powerful with respect to the
possibility of him turning against Tobi.

However, Kabuto _did_ summon Itachi Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, as well as (only in
the anime) Inabi Uchiha[5] and used them in his war efforts.[6]

As @AyaseEri points out, we can not exclude the possibility that Kabuto has
managed to reincarnate the other Uchihas after all and it was just not shown.

But definitely also factor in @ElPsyKongroo's answer
[below](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/38187/why-is-there-no-
reanimated-uchiha-fighting-in-fourth-shinobi-war#answer-38197) on why that's
very unlikely!

* * *

**References**

[1]

> Before this technique can be performed, the user must first acquire some of
> the DNA of the person they intend to reincarnate.

—<http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#Usage>

[2]  
—<http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#cite_ref-
Fivetwenty_1-5>

[3]

> Kabuto could not find [Shisui Uchiha's] body. He suggested that one of
> Shisui's eyes that was crushed by Danzō Shimura, whose corpse was in Tobi's
> possession, would be sufficient. […] Tobi threatened him not to push his
> luck.

—<http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#cite_ref-
Fivetwenty_1-5>

[4]

> Kabuto [uses] the Impure World Reincarnation to revive five deceased
> Akatsuki members, which he offers to use to help Tobi in the approaching
> war. […] When Tobi contemplates refusing, Kabuto summons the real Madara
> Uchiha, forcing Tobi to agree.

—<http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kabuto_Yakushi#Fourth_Shinobi_World_War:_Countdown>

[5]  
—<http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#Kabuto_Yakushi>

[6]  
—<http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fourth_Shinobi_World_War>  
Search the page for the (indeed numerous) occurrences of "Uchiha".


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Aside from the exceptional answer given by accolade, I think there might be
another reason. Note that after the Uchiha clan was slaughtered, most of the
cleaning up was done by the Anbu under Danzo. And given how careful he is, I'm
sure he would have made sure that the bodies are not discoverable, and so,
Kabuto could not have been able to obtain any DNA.


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Although the uchiha were hailed for there eyes, most wouldn't hold water to a
slighty above average jounen. Besides that, there was only a few uchiha who
were actually powerful, remember how they said the mangekyou sharingan was
only awakened by 1 or 2 people? There not wrong, less than ten actually have
them.


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## Not a good strategy

Even if he could get their DNA they could probably know the edo tensei
reversal jutsu or have some trick to defeat it like Itachi, and then rebel
against him.


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