The Hidden Villages

Each village is ruled by a Kage, and represents its country's element type. Meaning a ninja from a certain country will use (in most cases) jutsus which involves his/her country's element. There are 10 countries total. The other 5 being the Sound Country, the Rain Country, the Grass Country, the Wave Country, and the Waterfall Country.


Leaf Village

Located in the land of Fire, Hidden Leaf Village (also called Konoha) is the largest and most powerful of all Hidden Shinobi Villages, despite the fact that the land of Fire isn't the largest country. But due to the hidden village's large population, its military presence is very powerful.

The Leaf's most distinguishing characteristic is the mountain overlooking the village. It has the faces of every Hokage in carved in it. Tsunade's face is added sometime during the timeskip.


Sand Village

Located in the Wind Country, the Hidden Sand Village is one of the top 5 greatest Shinobi countries. Being one of the 5 great countries, this village is ruled by a kage, namely the Kazekage. At the beginning of the series, it's Gaara's father who holds the title of 4th Kazekage.

In an attempt to scale down the country's military presence, the lord of the wind country has cut back on the Sand Village's budget. Furthermore, he has commissioned tasks normally reserved for the county's own hidden village to the Hidden Leaf Village, raising speculation of an attempt to dissolve the Sand Village.


Mist Village

Located in the land of Water, the Hidden Mist Village is one of the top 5 greatest Shinobi countries. The village's Kage carries the title of Mizukage. Being located in the land of Water, all of their jutsus are based on water techniques. Not much more is known about this village. Although it was commonly referred to by other villages as 'Bloody Mist Village' for its rumored brutality.

This is also the village where Zabuza and Haku originated from before they abandoned the land. The training customs of the village were revealed from Zabuza's childhood. The final exam to becoming a genin was different, and much more brutal, from the exam the students in Leaf Village had to take. The Hidden Mist was also the home of the famous Kaguya clan, a clan with Kimimaro Kaguya as its soul survivor.


Waterfall Village

The Hidden Waterfall Village is a very small village that we've only seen in Naruto's Jump Festa 2004 so far. Because this village is so small and has very few (strong) shinobi, it's build behind a Waterfall - hence 'The Hidden Waterfall Village'. Only its inhabitants know the village's entrance.

The Hidden Waterfall Village has no Kage, but they have something called the Hero Water to help them protect their village. It's some sort of holy water which is extracted from the great tree (located in the Hidden Waterfall Village) every one hundred years. It is suposed to tenfold the user's chakra, and aid the 'heroes' in protecting their village in times of battle.


Sound village

The recently formed Hidden Sound Village, located in the Sound Country. Was created by Orochimaru.


Cloud Village

At one time the Hidden Cloud Village attempted to attack and destroy Konoha, betraying a peace treaty. The Hidden Cloud's shinobi lost miserably.


Rain Village

100 years ago, during the Chuunin Exam a Rain-team was wiped out by Gaara.


Rock Village

Little is known, except for their violent past with the Hidden Leaf.


Grass Village

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(Information obtained from Naruto-Kun.com)