Itachi (鼬) can be translated as "weasel".
According to Pain, Itachi's reason for joining the Akatsuki was "ideology".
Itachi ranked highly in the Shonen Jump popularity polls for the series, continuously placing in the top ten and reaching sixth place once.[8][9]
He and Kisame were the first active Akatsuki members to appear.
Itachi and Kisame made a brief cameo appearance in the Konoha Sports Festival OVA, where they were standing in line to use the bathroom, along with many other random characters.
According to the Third Naruto Databook:
Itachi's hobby was visiting traditional Japanese cafes.
Itachi's favorite foods were cabbage and onigiri with seaweed in it, while his least favorite was steak.
Itachi had completed 340 official missions in total: 53 D-rank, 152 C-rank, 134 B-rank, 0 A-rank, 1 S-rank.
Itachi's registration number was 012110.
Itachi's favorite word was "peace" (平和, heiwa).
Itachi had always poked his younger brother, Sasuke Uchiha in the forehead when they were younger, saying "Forgive me, Sasuke. Maybe some other time". This is referred to very poignantly with Itachi's last words, as he pokes his brother's forehead again and says, "Forgive me, Sasuke; this is the last time."
