Land of Sound

The Land of Sound ( 音の国 , Oto no Kuni ) is a neighbouring country of the Land of Fire . It is a relatively new country in the political scene, though it has existed for some time under the name of the Land of Rice Fields ( 田の国 , Ta no Kuni , English TV: Land of Rice Paddies). In the anime, Orochimaru infiltrated the country and convinced its daimyō to let him establish his own shinobi village.

Also according to the anime, this country was said to be home to a few shinobi clans including the Fūma clan and the Shiin clan . Many had participated in a battle to expand the country's borders by the daimyō's imperialistic orders but lost, resulting in heavy casualties to the clans. Among the surviving shinobi, few left the country and regressed to banditry. When Orochimaru began establishing his hidden village, Kimimaro rallied many of the survivors as his emissary to join the former's cause under the pretense of serving the daimyō and restoring their clans.

## Otogakure [ ]

Main article: Otogakure Otogakure ( 音隠れの里 , Otogakure no Sato , English TV: Village Hidden in the Sound, literally meaning: Village Hidden by Sound) is the personal hidden village of Orochimaru , which was founded after he left the Akatsuki for the express purpose of collecting ninja for his experiments and his quest to learn all techniques. It was a small and powerful village. In later years, following Orochimaru's new appreciation for natural development of people and making a truce with Konohagakure , Otogakure was reestablished as a legitimate shinobi village.

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