The Forest of Death was the stage for the second test of the Chūnin exam. Name: Shi no Mori, 死の森, 'Forest of Death'

This was seen by other countries - who have been working to increase their military power - as a weakness, and it is one of the factors the conspiring Otogakure and Sunagakure, trapping Konoha from west and east, rely on in their planned attempt to destroy and overtake it. In the quiet years that followed, the Land of the Fire slowly recovered and was getting accostumed to peace. He sacrificed his own life to seal the monster inside a newborn child, Naruto, the titular character of the series. The monster was stopped by the leader of the leaf village, a very powerful ninja known only as the Yondaime Hokage. This monster destroyed anything in its path and killed countless people, including Umino Iruka's parents and many other relatives of Leaf Village residents which are still alive today. Twelve years ago, the Land of the Fire was attacked by an exceedingly powerful demon- the Kyūbi, or the Nine-Tails Demon Fox. Oriented towards the element of fire (typically has very bright and warm weather) and, while not the largest country, has the largest hidden village - Konohagakure. Kakurezato: Konohagakure no Sato (Hidden Leaf Village) Treaties are periodically signed, but they are generally not even worth the paper they are written on.

The Naruto world is similar to feudal Japan in many aspects those countries maintain balance between themselves through nothing but power.

2.1 Amegakure no Sato (Hidden Rain Village)Ģ.2 Iwagakure no Sato (Hidden Rock Village)Ģ.3 Kirigakure no Sato (Hidden Mist Village)Ģ.4 Konohagakure no Sato (Hidden Leaf Village)Ģ.5 Kumogakure no Sato (Hidden Cloud Village)Ģ.6 Kusagakure no Sato (Hidden Grass Village)Ģ.7 Otogakure no Sato (Hidden Sound Village)Ģ.8 Sunagakure no Sato (Hidden Sand Village)Ģ.9 Takigakure no Sato (Hidden Waterfall Village)Ģ.10 Yukigakure no Sato (Hidden Snow Village)Ĭountries operate as separate political entities and are presumably all monarchies, ruled by landlords who stand equally in rank with the Hidden Villages' Kages.

Village hidden in rain