Iwagakure

## Inhabitants

**Iwagakure** (岩隠れの里, **Iwagakure no Sato**, English TV: **Hidden Stone Village**, literally meaning: **Village Hidden by Rocks**), Also modernized as **Stone City** (岩隠街, **Iwamachi**) is the hidden village of the Land of Earth (Geography). As the village of one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries, Iwagakure has a Kage as its leader known as the Tsuchikage, of which there have been fourteen in its history. The village's infrastructure is built from much of the surrounding rock and stone, shaped into tower-like structures that are inter-connected by a network of bridges.

## History

### **Founding**

Iwagakure was founded after the Warring States Period by the First Tsuchikage. Shortly after the formation of their villages, Konoha's First Hokage sold tailed beasts to Iwa as a sign of friendship and to ensure a balance of power amongst their new villages. Despite this bid for peace, Madara Uchiha made efforts unsanctioned by the Hokage or the rest of Konoha to make Iwa subservient to Konoha. Relations between the villages would eventually break down:

* Iwa's close proximity with Suna has led to numerous conflicts over the years, enough that enmity between its shinobi has become deep-seated.
* The Second Tsuchikage and Kiri's Second Mizukage at some point met in battle and killed each other.
* Iwagakure participated in the Second Shinobi World War, where it fought Konoha and Suna across Amegakure.
* During the Third Shinobi World War, Iwa fought Konoha across Kusagakure. Although Iwa was winning the war for a time, the destruction of the Kannabi Bridge cut off its supply line, turning the war in Konoha's favour. In the anime, Konoha's Yellow Flash defeated 1,000 Iwa shinobi in a single battle, prompting the Third Tsuchikage to surrender.
* In the anime, Iwa's many battles with Konoha were often led by the Kamizuru clan. When Konoha's Aburame clan proved the perfect counters to the Kamizuru, their status within the village declined.
* **Jou Uchiha**, the fifth Tsuchikage instigated the war between Konoha and Iwa but failed quickly
* **Sabi**, the seventh Tsuchikage instigated war between Konoha and Iwa after killing multiple Iwa ninja on the then-Land of Fire territory in Land of Earth.

### Madara Uchiha's Threat to Iwagakure

During the initial treaty among the five hidden villages, former Tsuchikage **Mū** and **Ōnoki** met with **Madara Uchiha**, after an alliance had been formed between their respective villages. Despite their standing, Madara boldly declared that Konohagakure would remain the dominant power and as such, they should obey any orders given. This culminated in both parties engaging in battle where Mū and Ōnoki were defeated. This initially invited tension between the neighboring lands, though not taking any form of action until **Hashirama Senju**'s death during the **First Shinobi World War**.

### The Iwa-Takeo Feud

**Main Article**: Iwa-Takeo Feud

The **Iwa-Takeo Feud** (岩武雄確執, **Iwa-Takeo Kakushitsu**) was the long-term tension between Iwagakure and the Takeo Clan of the Land of Earth. During the founding of the Hidden Stone Village, the majority of the members from the Takeo Clan were already natives to the Land of Earth. The massive clan retained their own peace of the land dubbed as the Takeo Clan Province. The independent clan did not involve themselves in Iwagakure’s affairs and only did things for their own benefit as well as obtained resources of their own. Fearing that the clan acted on their own accord and assumed invasion, the 30th Earth Monarch ordered Iwagakure and its Tsuchikage, **Mū** , to seize the Takeo Clan Province. This created tension between the Takeo and Iwagakure for years.

### Post Third War Aftermath

After the battle of Kannabi Bridge was destroyed by one of Konoha’s Teams, Iwa’s line of supply was greatly shortened. Desperately in need of goods and other equipment in case another attack or war broke out, Iwagakure did not participate in the Konoha-Held Chūnin exams. Instead, they began utilizing services of the Akatsuki to obtain information on other villages so it could not be traced back to them.

### The Tragedy of Yosuga Pass

**Main Article:** Tragedy of Yosuga Pass

**The Tragedy of Yosuga Pass** (ヨスガ峠の悲劇, **Yosuka Tōge no Higeki**) is an event that occured between Kirigakure and Iwagakure. A team of ninja from both respective villages were assigned to retrieve a document taken by Kumogakure, containing the spoils of battle. Ordered by the Tsuchikage to retrieve this document through any means, this task had failed as it remained in Kirigakure's possession. This betrayal led the latter ultimately despising Iwagakure for their deceit.

### Fourth Shinobi World War

**Main Article:** Fourth Shinobi World War

Iwagakure joins the Allied Shinobi Forces during the Fourth Shinobi World War in order to oppose Akatsuki. Although initially planning to continue undermining the other villages as it has for years, conversation with the Fifth Kazekage convinces the Third Tsuchikage that Iwa has lost its way. As such, the Third advocates cooperation with the other villages and becomes personally involved in several battles in order to set an example. In the anime, he even apologizes to the other villages for previous actions against them that he has sanctioned.

### Post Fourth War

The war was eventually won, but it left massive scars on the world and Iwa, as well as causing a great loss of human life. The villagers spent day and night restoring the village, and in a few years, they built a new town on the outskirts of the village, with the tallest building in it housing the Tsuchikage, and the original village becoming known as the "Old City"

### Land of Flowers Incident

Several years after the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War, the Earth daimyō, Jet, begins making plans to invade the Land of Flowers. Most onlookers interpret Danjō's reason as being mere whim, that he's decided to stop trading with a country he could just as easily conquer. Such an invasion would place Earth's Iwagakure in opposition to Lightning's Kumogakure, thus breaking the Shinobi Union that has created peace throughout the region.

## Post War Time-Skip

After the wars had started to settle, Iwagakure and other hidden villages co-existed in peace for many years to come. Although peace remained, behind the walls of Iwagakure remained constant unrest in this new era. The mantle of Tsuchikage and its respective owner of title was passed around consistently, leaving it up to the villagers to decide their potential Tsuchikage. **Jou Uchiha**, the first Uchiha to ever obtain the mantle of Tsuchikage had done so unknowingly. His influence brought constant conflict between Land of Fire and Land of Earth as a whole, not inviting the Earth Monarch in any of his affairs.

### Technical Revolution

Although the village was at a pretty modernized state, more changes came to be and the village's stability had been fully restored. This is partially under the influence of the newly appointed Earth Monarch who utilized his clan's resources and abilities to end internal conflicts and disputes. Because of its consistency and growth, Iwagakure is presumed one of the most powerful villages out of the five, with its competition being Land of Fire's Konoahagkure.

## **The Shook Earth**

### **Main Article: The Shook Earth**

**The Shook Earth** (震えた土, "**Furueta no Tsuchi**") was the unpredicted national terrorist attack carried out by an unknown group carried out not long after the ianguration of the Thirteenth Tsuchikage, **Tōji Namazu.**

### **Second Attack On The Tsuchikage Manor**

A second attack was coordinated by two mysterious individuals not far from the Tsuchikage Manor where the meeting took place. The command of an explosion was the result of multiple guards going into a zombified, and by unknown means, becoming tools to create an explosion. This sent ruined the Tsuchikage Manor, ultimately entrapping the **The Earth Assembly** underground. With quick action, the Tsuchikage immediately brought everyone to safety.