Wutai Village Wutai Village is the primary settlement on the nation of Wutai in " Final Fantasy VII " . It is mentioned in " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " but the village itself can never be visited , although there exists two Wutai shops the player can access from the menu . Wutai Village is Yuffie Kisaragi ' s hometown . The village is located on the north of the island on the west side of the world map . Visiting Wutai is optional . Story . Some time after the capture of Fort Tamblin the first AVALANCHE resistance group set up their headquarters in a Wutai Village Pagoda . During " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " the Turks discover the base and attack , but AVALANCHE is warned by their financier and protector in Shinra , Rufus Shinra , and the group ' s lieutenants escape . Shinra defeats the AVALANCHE forces at the base and destroys the Pagoda , thinking they have defeated AVALANCHE . The surviving leaders regroup on the Da - chao Statue and prepare for more attacks on the corporation . During " Final Fantasy VII " , if Yuffie is among the the party after they escape Rocket Town by crashlanding the Tiny Bronco in the ocean , she suggests heading west " for no reason at all " . If the party ever ventures to the western island , Yuffie comes out to distract the party , but they are ambushed by Shinra soldiers . The party blames her , but she declares to have no ties to Shinra . After defeating the soldiers Yuffie is nowhere to be seen , and the party realizes their Materia are gone . They track Yuffie down in Wutai village where the shops refuse to sell to them , and they find the Turks Reno , Rude and Elena relaxing in the local bar during their vacation . Though Elena is alarmed by the party ' s sudden appearance , Reno and Rude tell her to calm down as they are off duty . While the party hunts Yuffie around the village with her escaping every time they approach her , Shinra soldiers part of the force that confronted the party earlier rush the bar to seek the Turks ' aid in catching Don Corneo , a Midgar Slums crime lord who has been spotted in the area . Reno and Rude ignore the request because they are off duty , and the soldiers storm out . Elena is unhappy the soldiers will report on them to the head office and leaves in a huff . In an extravagant house the party finds Yuffie confronting her father , the village elder Godo , about the state the village is in , having deteriorated into a kitschy tourist resort from the proud warrior town of ninjas of the olden days . Godo tells her she is insufferable and she flees , the party being unable to catch her . They finally corner her when she hides in a pot outside the bar and force her to show where she hid their Materia . Yuffie leads the party to the basement of her house and divulges a sob story on how she only hunted for Materia to bring back the former glory of her nation , but the party is unwilling to listen . Yuffie says they can get the Materia by pressing a switch on the panel in the basement , but once they do so they are trapped inside a cage and Yuffie runs off , laughing . They escape and pursue Yuffie to a hidden passage under Godo ' s house where they run into Don Corneo and his lackeys holding Yuffie and Elena captive . Shinra soldiers barge in and charge at Corneo , but he evades them and the soldiers end up battling the party instead . During the commotion Corneo flees with Yuffie and Elena to the Da - chao mountains . Outside , the party meets Reno and Rude who are looking for Elena , and they decide to temporarily join forces . They climb Da - chao and find Corneo has tied up Yuffie and Elena on a statue ' s face . He sends a Rapps after the party but they defeat it . When Corneo threatens to drop Yuffie and Elena to their doom Reno and Rude arrive and kick Corneo off the precipice . Reno gets a call from the headquarters to hunt down Cloud and his friends , but ignores the order as they are off duty , and the Turks depart . Yuffie takes the party to her house , grateful of having been saved , and returns their Materia , but mixes up the order when placing them back to her comrades ' weapons and armor . Yuffie begins her long - winded apology during which the party walks out , and she chases after them asking not to be left behind , brandishing the last Materia on her palm , the MP Absorb Materia she swiped from the party during their search for her in the village , willing to relinquish this one too . The shops open for business and provide the party with equipment . In the pagoda Yuffie fights through the guardians of the village to find Godo at the top floor as the ultimate challenge . Surprised the highest - ranking warrior in the town is her father , Yuffie fights him and emerges victorious . Afterward , she lectures the guardians of having given up on Wutai as their strength could be put to use to bring back the nation ' s glory days . Godo has a change of heart and relinquishes the village treasure , the Leviathan Materia , to Yuffie , and asks her to accompany the party in their quest to save the Planet while he and the other guardians will watch over Wutai . As the others depart Godo catches Yuffie before she leaves , and says maybe the party will no longer need all their Materia after their quest to save the Planet is over . Yuffie gets the hint and runs after the others , laughing . In the novella " On the Way to a Smile " it is told that the Lifestream had ravaged Wutai during Meteorfall , and many had contracted Geostigma . At the end of " " , the epidemic is cured . During " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " , when talking to Yuffie while aboard the " Shera " , she briefly mentions that Deepground had attacked Wutai , though the attack was halted by her father and the Wusheng . Quests . Retrieving stolen Materia . The player can reach the island after acquiring the Tiny Bronco , but the sidequest can be completed any time before returning to Midgar at the end of Part II , even with Tifa or Cid as party leader . If Yuffie is in the party when the player acquires the plane , she will suggest going that way . After Yuffie has been obtained as a playable character , she will come up and steal the party ' s Materia when they enter the island . During this event the party is ambushed by Shinra soldiers , and during the ruckus Yuffie escapes with the Materia . After this the player can no longer leave the island before having recovered their lost Materia ; the party leader simply refuses to board the Tiny Bronco or " Highwind " . Yuffie can carry 48 Materia at most , so if the player has more they won ' t lose all of their Materia , however , Yuffie prioritizes stealing high level and rare Materia first . The priority is as follows : Once the party enters the village they must locate Yuffie , and none of the shops agree to sell to the player before she has been found . She can be found hiding in the Materia Shop , stealing the Materia the player takes from the chest , but the chest is blocked by a girl until the player talks to the Turks at the bar . She can be found in the room with the old man and a girl hiding behind the screen . Finally Yuffie hides in the pot outside Turtle ' s Paradise bar , where the player can get her . Yuffie leads the player to a base of a house where she promises to give back their Materia . Instead , she traps the party under a cage and escapes . North of the village the player can enter a big house where the village elder , Godo Kisaragi , resides , to witness a scene . After leaving the house the player can play the gong opposite of the house to open a secret passage way , where they find Don Corneo has kidnapped both Yuffie and Elena , a member of the Turks who was on holiday at Wutai . Don Corneo escapes with his hostages and the player must team up with the Turks Reno and Rude to search the Da - chao mountains . On the mountains the player finds Don Corneo with his hostages , but he is not willing to give them up , and instead sends Rapps at the party . After defeating Rapps the Turks intervene and dispose of Corneo . Yuffie is so grateful of having been rescued she gives back the party ' s Materia , plus the MP Absorb Materia she stole earlier . After the quest the player can buy stock from the village shops , visit the " Cat House " to obtain a Materia , and visit the Pagoda with Yuffie in the party to do another sidequest . If the player completes the sidequest they get an option not to fight the Turks in the winding tunnel in Midgar near the end of Part II of the game . After the events in Midgar , the side quest is no longer available . Date mechanics . " Final Fantasy VII " has a hidden affection value that determines whom Cloud will go on a date with in Gold Saucer later . The value is determined by the dialogue and party member choices made prior to the date . Going through the entire Wutai sidequests boosts Yuffie ' s points + 10 . Turtle ' s Paradise . A bar named Turtle ' s Paradise in Wutai Village in has flyers posted all over the world . If the player reads all the flyers , and the notice outside the bar itself , and then talks to the person manning the bar in Wutai , they get a reward . The quest can be completed after gaining access to Yuffie ' s house during her Wutai quest . Pagoda battles . After completing Yuffie ' s quest , the five bosses can be battled one on one by Yuffie — one on each floor . After completing the quest the player earns the Leviathan Summon Materia . Godo will drop the All Creation item , the final Limit Break for Yuffie . Dying in these battles does not constitute a Game Over as long as at least one other party member is alive . Depending on how early the player attempts these battles , they can be difficult , but there is a resting place near the tower where the party can stay for free . All bosses are susceptible to Poison . A suggested low level strategy is to have Yuffie afflicted with Sadness , which halves all damage , and have have Big Guard , a healing ability , and to poison the enemy . Locations . Wutai Village is located to the North on Gaia ' s Western island mass . Old Man ' s House . During Yuffie ' s sidequest , she hides behind the screen . This is the second location where she hides , following the Item Shop . Cat ' s House . A HP Absorb Materia can be found upstairs after Yuffie ' s quest has been completed . Yuffie ' s House . After Yuffie is caught in the jar outside of Turtle Paradise , she takes the party here and imprisons them in a steel cage . Turtle ' s Paradise Flyer # 6 can be found here during or after Yuffie ' s quest . Weapon Store . The party cannot buy anything here until Yuffie has returned the Materia to the party at the end of her sidequest . Turtle Paradise Bar . By finding all of the Turtle Paradise Flyers in the game and reading the notice outside the bar , the player receives these items from the manager behind the counter : The Turks are found drinking here during Yuffie ' s sidequest , during which she also momentarily hides in the big pot outside the bar . Item Store . During Yuffie ' s quest , the party cannot buy any items here . After reaching Wutai , the party must enter the item shop and take the MP Absorb Materia from the chest to continue the quest . Da - chao Statue . Don Corneo holds Yuffie and Elena captive here until the party ( along with Reno and Rude ) rescue them . A Dragoon Lance can be taken from a chest in the cave at any time . After obtaining the Leviathan Scales , the lava can be bypassed and an Oritsuru and Steal as Well Materia obtained . Wutai Head Temple . The party can rest here for free , and find a Magic Shuriken and Hairpin . Some Shinra soldiers are fought here as a boss battle during Yuffie ' s quest . After escaping from the cage in Yuffie ' s House , the party can bang the gong to open the door to get in here and find Don Corneo with Yuffie and Elena . The passage leads to the house from the Main Mountain . There are two treasure chests down here containing a Swift Bolt and an Elixir . Godo ' s Pagoda . After completing Yuffie ' s quest , the five bosses can be battled one on one by Yuffie — one on each floor . After completing the quest the player earns the Leviathan Summon Materia . Godo will also drop the All Creation item , the final Limit Break for Yuffie . Shops . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . In " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " shops can only be visited from the menu . Development . According to the " Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega " , during early plans for " Final Fantasy VII " , Wutai was much different from how it appeared in the final product : Wutai was to be a town built around the Temple for the " Wutaia faith " , a religion dominated by female hierarchy that worshiped a female deity . The current hierarch was to be the young Sasame - no - Himemiko , the 89th in line . Due to Sasame being only 15 years old , the real leader would be the high priestess , Izayoi . Godo would not have been the leader , but rather the head of the Kisaragi family , the servants to the Wutaia leader . Shinra ' s goal in the town would have been to build a Reactor to harvest the rich Mako below " Ten Faced Mountain " , as Da Chao was originally called . Presumably the Wutai War would not have occurred , but the leaders of the Wutaia faith and the townspeople would have opposed to Shinra ' s plans of building the Reactor , and in turn , Shinra would have imposed high custom charges on goods entering Wutai , to make the people of Wutai suffer . Sera , a spy for Shinra , would have tried to lure the leaders of Wutaia faith to Shinra ' s side and corrupt Sasame against Yuffie , who was trying to help out the town by stealing the party ' s money . However , with Izayoi ' s assistance , Sera is found out and defeated . She runs off to Ten Faced Mountain to try to blow it up , thus freeing room for the Mako Reactor . The party would then rush off and presumably stop her . Musical themes . The eponymous theme " Wutai " plays in the Wutai Village . The " Turks ' Theme " plays at the Turtle Paradise bar when the Turks are there , an in other Turks related scenes . " Stolen Materia " plays after Yuffie locks two party members in a cage in her house , and once again when she and Godo agree to steal the party ' s Materia at the top of the pagoda . " Descendant of Shinobi " is Yuffie ' s theme and plays in other scenes associated with her . " Don of the Slums " plays when Don Corneo makes an appearance in Wutai . " Wutai " is included on the third disc of " Final Fantasy VII Vinyl Limited Edition " compilation album .