Shinobi villages
Shinobi villages (Shinobi no Sato) or hidden villages (Kakurezato) are ninja villages that serve as the military force for their country. A hidden village maintains its economy by training its citizens to be ninja from a young age and using them as manpower in various missions others would be willing to pay for, from weeding a garden for a single payment to receiving a constant budget from the country it resides in for being soldiers in case the country is involved in a war. The hidden villages of the five great countries each have a Kage as their leader.
Konohagakure
(Hidden Leaf Village)
Konohagakure (Konohagakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden Among Tree Leaves"), or Konoha for short, located in the Land of Fire, is the main Hidden Village in the series and one of the five great villages. As such, it has a Kage as its leader, known as the Hokage. On a mountain overlooking the villages, the faces of every Hokage are carved into the rock referred to as "Hokage Stone". Although Konoha, much like the country in which it resides, has been peaceful for the past twelve years and has grown accustomed to that peace, it remains one of the most powerful villages in existence, with an overall ninja population much greater than that of any other village, and therefore has great military power and influence. The hiragana (an) is painted on the entrance gates of the village (one hiragana on each door). This means hermitage or retreat.
Konohagakure was founded by an alliance between the Uchiha and Senju clans, which were led by Madara Uchiha and The First Hokage, respectively. The two leaders eventually quarreled, and The First Hokage and Madara fought at the Valley of the End, a fight which the First won. Madara Uchiha later returned to Konohagakure to use the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox to attack the village, and later to help Itachi Uchiha to almost completely wipe out the rest of the Uchiha.
Amegakure
(Hidden Rain Village)
Amegakure (Amegakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden in Rain") is the Land of Rain's Hidden Village. It seems to be a rather loosely knit village, befitting the destabilized country, as a fair number of its ninja seem to either be missing-nin or end up as missing-nin. Amegakure was once led by Hanzo, though he was killed during the Land of Rain's civil war by the Akatsuki leader, Pain, and thus Pain became the de facto leader of Amegakure. Pain now uses the village as his base of operations for Akatsuki. He has attained a god-like level of notoriety among the villagers. Those loyal to the former Amegakure attack the village on occasion in an attempt to assassinate Pain, though their efforts are never successful. The village is shown to be full of metal pipes.
Amegakure (Amegakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden in Rain") is a small hidden village in the Land of Rain that appears highly industrialized. It seems to be a rather loosely knit village, befitting the destabilized country, as a fair number of its ninja seem to either be missing-nin or end up as missing-nin. Amegakure was once led by Hanzo, though he was killed during the Land of Rain's civil war by the Akatsuki leader, Pein. Pein now uses the village as his base of operations for Akatsuki and reigns as an enigmatic godlike figure over the townspeople. Those loyal to the former Amegakure attack the village on occasion in an attempt to assassinate Pein, though their efforts are never successful.
At least three of their Genin teams advanced to the second stage of the Chunin Exam held in Konoha during the Chunin Exam arc. The first team is killed by Gaara, while the second team is defeated by Team 7 near the stage's end. This second team appears once more during the Tea Country filler arc, along with a former Konoha Jonin, Aoi Rokusho. In the anime, a third Amegakure team is quickly defeated by Team 8 the moment the stage begins.
Otogakure
(Hidden Sound Village)
Otogakure (Otogakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden in Sound") is Orochimaru's personal village, founded for the express purpose of collecting ninja for his experiments and quest to learn jutsu. Not much is known about it: what is certain is that it actually consists of a series of lairs, located both within the Sound country and away from it, which Orochimaru switches between every week. Other than that, and the fact that its ninja specialize in techniques involving manipulation of sound waves, as well as using a cursed seal to increase their power, little else is known about it.
Although he is the leading ninja of Otogakure, Orochimaru isn't a Kage, despite his equivalent (possibly greater) power level. The reason for this is because the five Kages of the five great Hidden Villages don't acknowledge Otogakure, and Orochimaru is considered a criminal.
With Orochimaru's defeat at the hands of Sasuke Uchiha, the various bases formerly under Orochimaru's control have begun to rebel and their inhabitants are trying to escape to freedom.
Kirigakure
(Hidden Mist Village)
Kirigakure (Kirigakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden in Mist") is the hidden village of the Land of Water. Kirigakure's leader is the Mizukage. Its ninja specialize in water-based jutsu. In the past, Kirigakure was well known for its inhumane Genin enlistment exam, where students who had been friends were pitted against each other and forced to fight to the death, though the method was cut short when academy-enlistment failure Zabuza Momochi killed all of the students in that year's graduating class. The seven greatest ninja in the village are known as the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, and each one wields a large sword-like weapon (with the exception of Raiga Kurosuki, who wields two smaller blades instead.) This village was once the home of the famous Kaguya clan, the battle-loving clan who had a kekkei genkai ability allowing them to control their own bones, though they were wiped out, save Kimimaro, when they went to war with their own village. The villagers of Kirigakure felt threatened by clans possessing kekkei genkai, and began persecuting them before the start of the series. Recently, Kirigakure has used these clans to their own advantage. At the beginning of the series Kakashi Hatake mentioned that the mist village trains their ninja to be ruthless enemies, and noted that ninjas from this village are far stronger than any other village he has come up against.
In Chapter 303, this village is referenced by Yamato again as "the Village Hidden in the Bloody Mist", and how it pitted trainees against one another in order to make them into emotionless killing machines. Yamato contends that Sai was subjected to this method in preparation for serving Danzo's Root division.
Sunagakure
(Hidden Sand Village)
Sunagakure (Sunagakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden Among Sand" or "Village Hidden in the Sand") is one of the five great ninja villages, and as such has a Kage, known as the Kazekage, as its leader. The symbol on their headband is of an hourglass. The one-tailed Shukaku was said to originate here, having been created from the spirit of a dead monk who was trapped in a tea kettle. With its military forces being scaled down by the Land of Wind's feudal lord, the Fourth Kazekage realized that they had to increase the quality of each ninja to maintain a military force. Gaara is just one result of that.
Sunagakure (Sunagakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden in the Sand") is the hidden village of the Land of Wind. As one of the five great ninja villages, Sunagakure has a Kage as leader, the Kazekage. Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro are all high-level ninja from the village. The one-tailed Shukaku was said to originate here, having been created from the spirit of a dead monk who was trapped in a teakettle. The Akatsuki member Sasori also originated from here, but left twenty years prior to his introduction.
As more time passed, the lord started commissioning Konoha with requests he should have been making to Sunagakure. On top of that, he began cutting back on Sunagakure's budget. The Fourth Kazekage realized that if he didn't act quickly, Sunagakure would be in danger of disappearing, so he joined forces with Otogakure in an attempt to destroy Konoha and force the lord to re-establish Sunagakure's military force if he wished for his country to continue existing. With the failure of the attack and the death of the Fourth Kazekage caused by the betrayal of Otogakure, Sunagakure re-allied with Konoha, and Gaara, Temari and Kankuro assisted Konoha during the mission to retrieve Sasuke. Gaara eventually became the Fifth Kazekage.
Getsugakure
(Hidden Moon Village)
Getsugakure (Getsugakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden under the Moon") is a hidden village in the Land of the Moon. The country appears briefly on a headband during the Chunin exam.
Hoshigakure
(Hidden Star Village)
Hoshigakure (Hoshigakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden Among Stars") was introduced during the Star Village filler arc. It is located in the Land of Bears. Hoshigakure was formed sometime after a strange meteorite, which they call the "star", struck its location 200 years previous. No trees or plants could grow around the vicinity after it landed. Dialog from its inhabitants suggests that the village can't have been founded much sooner than Konoha was. Its leader is the Hoshikage (Star Shadow), though the leader is a Kage in name only. The other villages do not recognize Hoshigakure as an equal, nor is there any ninja truly worthy of the title.
The meteorite itself is not that large, but it emits a chakra-enhancing radiation. The First Hoshikage was able to devise a training method to allow the ninja in the village to harness the power of the star, allowing the ninja to gain supernatural chakra levels. The technique used to harness this power is the Mysterious Peacock Method (Kujaku Myohō). When this technique is fully mastered, it gives the user almost unrivaled chakra control, to the point where they can solidify it as a shield or create wings for flight. The training was eventually forbidden by the Third Hoshikage, after he realized the deadly toll the training took on those doing it. Even if a ninja survived the training, the side effects would eventually kill them. Only Natsuhi and Hotorubi, the parents of Sumaru, managed to survive the training, and both died eventually. The Third was assassinated by Akahoshi, who became the substitute Hoshikage and reinstated the training. Knowing what the star did, he decided to ignore the effects in the hope of forcing the other villages to accept Hoshigakure.
Team Guy was sent to Hoshigakure as bodyguards for a mission in episodes 178 to 183, and Naruto joins them by bribing Tsunade with high quality chocolates. There they meet Sumaru, who hopes to become a worthy Hoshikage. Naruto empathizes with Sumaru, since their goals, and general situations, are the same. Team Guy and Naruto eventually learn of the secret of the star, and two children who had undergone star training reveal the truth to the Star ninjas, who then denounce Akahoshi as unscrupulous and mad with power, rejecting the practice of star training. The star is destroyed by Naruto after Akahoshi implants it in his own chest.
Iwagakure
(Hidden Rock Village)
Iwagakure (Iwagakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden Among Rocks") is located in the Land of Earth. As one of the five great ninja villages, Iwagakure has a Kage as leader, the Tsuchikage. Little is known about it, but it stands to reason that its ninja specialize in earth-based jutsu. In the past, the village was at war with Konohagakure, part of which is seen in the Kakashi Gaiden arc. A large number of their ninja were slain by the Fourth Hokage, so they are not allies of Konoha. Deidara of Akatsuki hails from here.
Kemurigakure
(Hidden Smoke Village)
Kemurigakure (Kemurigakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden in Smoke") is a village alluded to in episode 101 of the anime. Its location is unknown. The only three ninja from the village that have appeared were portrayed as rather inept, but this may not be indicative of the overall state of the village. Instead, the three ninja in question are likely untalented outcasts.
The Smoke Shinobi featured in the episode, who identified themselves as the Moya brothers, were portrayed as bumbling, incompetent ninja who never even tried to perform any jutsu, (except for Genjutsu in the flashback) instead resorting to various underhanded, and seemingly strange, tricks to achieve victory. Kakashi saved a woman from the leader, referred to as "big brother", who was trying to wed her by force. After tying them up, Kakashi left with the woman, annoying the leader. This event is apparently so insignificant that Kakashi could not remember it after meeting them once more. Since Kakashi's intervention would seem to be a product of random chance, Kemurigakure is likely in the Land of Fire, given that smoke is a natural product of fire. They return three years after the fact to attempt to get revenge on Kakashi using several odd (but apparently functional) poisons, which would have ended up letting him hiccup, laugh, or cry himself to death, none of which work due to Team 7 inadvertently placing Kakashi out of harm's way, or because Kakashi dodged it by chance.
Kumogakure
(Hidden Cloud Village)
Kumogakure (Kumogakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden Among Clouds") is located in the Land of Lightning. As one of the five great Ninja villages, Kumogakure has a Kage as leader, the Raikage. In that past, Konohagakure and Kumogakure were at war, and during peace talks, the head ninja from this village tried to kidnap Hinata Hyuga to obtain the Byakugan. Hiashi Hyuga killed him before he could do so, causing the village to demand Hiashi's body. This resulted in Neji Hyuga's father, Hizashi Hyuga sacrificing himself in Hiashi's place, and Neji mistakenly blaming the main house for his father's death. Nothing apart from that is known about it at this point, but it stands to reason that its ninja specialize in lightning-based jutsu. It should also be noted that Yugito Nii, the container of the two-tailed demon cat, hails from Kumogakure.
According to Kabuto's information cards, no Cloud ninja participated in the Chunin Exam. Despite this, several Cloud-nin were present in the anime.
Kusagakure
(Hidden Grass Village)
Kusagakure (Kusagakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden in the Grass") is located in the Land of Grass. Nothing apart from that is known about it at this point, but it stands to reason that its ninja specialize in jutsu involving flora or fauna. Judging from the ninja that have hailed from Kusagakure, it can be assumed that this village is far less pleasant than Konohagakure.
During the second part of the Chunin exam, Orochimaru and his Sound ninja impersonated a three-man Genin team from Kusagakure using a mysterious technique which literally melts the victims' faces off. This made the unfortunate Grass-nin identifiable only by their ID tags. Later, in the third stage finals of the Chunin exams, two shinobi from Kusagakure were hired to intimidate Gaara into forfeiting his match against Sasuke Uchiha intentionally so their feudal lord would win a bet on the fight. When Gaara didn't respond, they attacked him, and were killed without hesitation. In a stroke of luck, it is their deaths that kept Gaara from attacking Naruto and Shikamaru, since Gaara's bloodlust was satisfied for the moment.
Takigakure
(Hidden Waterfall Village)
Takigakure (Takigakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden in a Waterfall") is located in the Land of the Waterfall. In terms of the village's appearance, Takigakure seems to be based on mostly Southeast Asian aesthetics. It is lead by Shibuki, who seems too much of a coward for the job at first. Nothing apart from that is known about it at this point, but its ninja seem to specialize in water-based jutsu. Also, its leader processed a type of water called the Hero Water, which was extracted from a rather old tree. It gives the user ten times their ordinary chakra level; however, the strain of its use can prove fatal. Kakuzu of Akatsuki hails from this village.
There were six genin participants (twelve in the anime) from Takigakure in the first part of the Chunin exam, none of whom made it to the third stage of the examination.
Takumi
Takumi village (Takumi no Sato, literally "Village of Craftsman") resides in an unknown country. It was founded approximately one hundred years ago by a man named Seimei. Takumi is known for its skills in making weaponry, many of which are sold to the ninja villages of the world. When the village faced hard times they requested help but they were ignored by the other shinobi villages. Certain skilled Takumi villagers grew resentful and felt the villages didn't respect them for all the help their weapons provided in the past." Four skilled craftsmen trained in the ninja arts wore the Takumi character on their forehead protector and sought to resurrect their village founder, Seimei. They planned to use him to seek revenge against the Five Great Shinobi Villages, who they felt did not appreciate their village. They operated under the name Shitenshounin, or the Four Heavenly Directions. This name stemmed from the characters in their name matching with the deities of the directions: Houki the Turtle, Kujaku the Bird, Ryuugan the Dragon and Suiko the Tiger.
Tonbogakure
Tonbogakure (Tonbogakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden under the Dragonfly") is a small village introduced in the Konoha 11 filler arc that was located in the Mountain Country. Thirty years before the series begins, it was at war with Konoha. After a surprise attack by Konoha, they declared a cease-fire. Two days later, however, another village wiped them out. Only Gennou, who had been in Konoha at the time, survived its destruction.
Yukigakure
(Hidden Snow Village)
Yukigakure (Yukigakure no Sato, literally "Village Hidden in the Snow") is located in the Land of Snow and featured in the first Naruto movie. Little is known about this village at the time. In the movie, the ninja from this village had a special "chakra armor" which protected them from most attacks while amplifying the user's abilities, and their jutsu arsenal typically used ice in the forms of various animals. At the end of the movie, the snow is subsequently melted and the country is renamed the Land of Spring. It is unknown what happens to the village.
Bahasa Indonesia:
Desa Lindungan Ninja
Konohagakure
(Desa Lindungan Daun)
Konohagakure adalah nama sebuah desa fiksi dari serial anime dan manga Naruto. Konohagakure merupakan desa kelahiran Naruto Uzumaki, tokoh utama cerita ini, dan termasuk dari desa militer dengan elemen api. Pemimpin desa ini bergelar Hokage, dan konon sebutan ini merupakan salah satu sebutan yang diperuntukkan bagi kelima ninja legendaris yang dapat menggunakan satu dari lima element, yaitu api, air, tanah, angin, udara, dan ada beberapa element yang lainnya, seperti musik. Desa konohagakure memiliki beberapa keistimewaan, misalnya tempat diselenggarakannya ujian Chunnin, maupun tempat dimana monster rubah kyuubi disegel ke dalam tubuh Naruto.
Otogakure
(Desa Lindungan Bunyi)
Otogakure, atau Desa Oto, adalah nama sebuah desa fiktif yang terdapat dalam komik dan anime Naruto. Diceritakan, Otogakure adalah desa musuh bebuyutan Konoha. Negara ini didirikan oleh Orochimaru yang menghianati desa dan berusaha menghancurkan Konoha. Para ninja negara berlambang not balok ini adalah ninja yang dapat menggunakan suara (oto dalam bahasa Jepang berarti suara) untuk melukai musuhnya. Walaupun baru berdiri, desa ini telah punya kekuatan militer yang sangat tangguh.
Sunagakure
(Desa Lindungan Pasir)
Sunagakure adalah nama sebuah desa fiktif yang terdapat dalam manga dan anime Naruto. Desa yang beraliansi dengan Konoha ini diberi gelar desa elemen angin. Desa ini dominan terisi dengan pasir dan itu sangat menguntungkan Garaa, Kazekage sekaligus Jinchuuriki bijuu ekor satu, karena Gaara adalah seorang pengendali pasir.
Kirigakure
(Desa Lindungan Kabut)
Kirigakure adalah nama sebuah desa fiksi dalam anime dan manga Naruto. Kirigakure dijuluki sebagai desa air sebab kebanyakan shinobi di desa ini menggunakan elemen air sebagai jutsu mereka. Banyak di antara mereka yang bekerja pada seorang pengusaha yang bernama Gato. Gato adlah seorang penjahat yang memanfaatkan Zabuza untuk merebut negara Nami. Akatsuki dari desa ini adalah Kisame Hoshigaki.
Kumogakure
(Desa Lindungan Awan)
Kumogakure ("desa tersembunyi diantara awan-awan", lambang: ) adalah sebuah nama desa fiksi anime dan manga dalam serial Naruto yang terletak di Negeri Petir. Sebagai bagian dari 5 desa terbesar ninja, Kumogakure mempunyai seorang kage, yaitu Raikage. Di masa lalu, saat Kumogakure dan Konohagakure sedang berperang, salah satu shinobi dari desa ini mencoba untuk menculik Hinata Hyuga, namun gagal dan berakhir dengan dematian ayah Neji. Pada umumnya, ninja Kumogakure menguasai elemen petir secara dominan. Terdapat juga jinchuuriki di Kumogakure, yaitu Yugito Nii, pemilik Nekomata (siluman berekor dua). Yugito mengklaim bahwa Ia adalah shinobi terkuat kedua di desanya, namun akhirnya Ia tetap jatuh ke tangan Akatsuki. Menurut Kabuto, tidak ada shinobi dari Kumogakure yang mengikuti ujian Chuunin.
Juga terdapat desa-desa lainnya sepeprti: Iwagakure, Hoshigakure, Namigakure, Kusagakure, Amegakure, Takigakure, Getsugakure, Kemurigakure, Takumigakure, Yukigakure, Tonbogakure dll.
