Land of Fire

The Land of Fire ( 火の国 , Hi no Kuni ) is one of the largest and most powerful countries seen, and is the home of the main characters of the series. Its government leader is the Fire Daimyō . The Land of Fire was the first country to adopt a ninja village, Konohagakure , a custom other countries would soon adopt. The Land of Fire is appropriately oriented towards the element of fire , typically having very bright and warm weather. While not the physically largest country, it has the largest hidden village.

The Land of Fire has been involved in wars with the Land of Lightning , the Land of Earth , and the Land of Wind . In the quiet years that followed, the Land of Fire slowly recovered, and became accustomed to peace. This was seen as a weakness by other countries, which had been working to increase their military power, and is one of the factors that brought about the Konoha Crush by Otogakure and Sunagakure .

On the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Sound sits the Valley of the End , a large rift formed shortly after the founding of Konohagakure by the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha .

## Konohagakure [ ]

Main article: Konohagakure Konohagakure ( 木ノ葉隠れの里 , Konohagakure no Sato , English TV: "Village Hidden in the Leaves" or "Hidden Leaf Village", literally meaning: Village Hidden by Tree Leaves) is the hidden village of the Land of Fire . As the village of one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries , Konohagakure has a Kage as its leader known as the Hokage , of which there have been seven in its history. Konoha resides deep within a forest at the base of a mountain known as the Hokage Rock , which has the faces of all those who have taken the office of Hokage engraved on it.

## Fire Temple [ ]

Main article: Fire Temple The Fire Temple ( 火ノ寺 , Hi no Tera ) was a large ninja temple or shinobi monastery in the Land of Fire that strongly resembled the Shaolin Monastery except that it only housed ninja monks . It was particularly famous among ninja temples.

## Hachō Village [ ]

Main article: Hachō Village The Hachō Village ( ハチョウ村 , Hachō-mura ) is a village lying on the outskirts of the border of the Land of Fire. They are on very friendly terms with the Tonika Village . When the village was attacked by Kabuto Yakushi in his attempt to gain access to The Hole , the villagers that were able to survive all fled to this village and the Hachō Village later sent officers to help guard the ruined village.

## Tanzaku Quarters [ ]

Main article: Tanzaku Quarters Tanzaku Quarters ( 短冊街 , Tanzaku-gai , English TV: Tanzaku Town, literally meaning: Poem Card Quarters) resides in the Land of Fire and is a fair distance from Konoha . It is a lively town that attracts many adults due to its gambling opportunities and fine women. Much of the Search for Tsunade takes place in or around Tanzaku Quarters at the same time that a festival is going on. The Tanzaku Castle ( 短冊城 , Tanzaku-jō , literally meaning: Poem Card Castle) was a popular tourist attraction, but it is destroyed by Orochimaru .

## Tonika Village [ ]

Main article: Tonika Village The Tonika Village ( トニカ村 , Tonika-mura ) is a village located on the outskirts of the border of the Land of Fire. It is also where The Hole is located. The village was destroyed during Kabuto Yakushi 's invasion which was geared towards acquiring The Hole to conduct his experiments. During the invasion, the villagers fought bravely to defend their home, but Kabuto's reincarnated pawns were too powerful and overwhelming.

## Trivia [ ]

- The Land of Fire is often said to border the Land of Wind , however, maps show that the Land of Rivers is right in between them. Whether the map is wrong or the Land of Rivers is smaller than initially thought is currently unknown.