How old was Itachi when he killed his clan? Explained

Naruto Shippuden is a banger anime, and no one could debate that. And the depth of characters in the show has been depicted very beautifully. One such character that remains the talk of the town until now is Itachi Uchiha. This guy single handedly took the blame for everything wrong just to protect his little brother and his village. Now, a lot of you would want to know what the age of Itachi Uchiha was when he triggered the Uchiha massacre and got the title of Clan Killer. Without any further ado, let's have a look at the timeline of the events and what happened after that. The Uchiha massacre in Naruto took place when the age of Sasuke was 7 to 8 years old. Keeping in mind that Itachi was five years older than Sasuke, we can say that his age at the time when he conducted the massacre was around 13. Another important thing to mention here is that Itachi was also a member of the ANBU cops at the time when this event happened. For all those who still don't know the reason, Itachi did it because he was forced to do so by the elders of Konoha, and this was his only option to save Sasuke from the brunt of all that the Uchiha clan was set to see in a few days.The event turned the life of Itachi Uchiha upside down as he was then classified as a terrorist in Konoha. And this whole event filled the heart of Sasuke with rage and a feeling of revenge, due to which he was only looking to confront Itachi and kill him. To add more to the mystery, Itachi also joined the terror outfit Akatsuki to keep a tab on them and keep his village safe from any outside attack. This step by Itachi worked against him, and everyone thought that he had no regret about being a Clan Killer. On a concluding note, it can be said that Itachi was one of the most mentally mature and selfless characters from Naruto Shippuden.