Land of Spring and Autumn

 The Land of Spring and Autumn (春秋の国,Haruaki no Kuni), pronounced as Chūnqiūguó in its native tongue, is a distant empire located off the coast of the shinobi mainland. The history of the Land of Spring and Autumn, perhaps one of the oldest civilizations, is completely surrounded by legend and folklore. The only connections the Land of Spring and Autumn possesses with the shinobi mainland are members of the Cáo who navigated to Kirigakure years after the arrival of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and the members of the Lee Clan who inhabited Konohagakure shortly after. The kingdom has remained a worldly power due to their isolationist policies and reluctance to allow external influence within its borders. The Land of Spring and Autumn is an empire comprised of four minor states whose lords answer to a single ruler, the Great Sage, Equal of Heaven.

The Land of Spring and Autumn is famous for producing cunning and skilled warriors whose physical prowess are considered absolutely abnormal. The shinobi mainland had legends of beings whose might were unparalleled due to the utilization of an unnamed energy. The warriors of the Land of Spring and Autumn are heavily reliant on the perfection of the mind, body and spirit which results in the creation of Qi; an internal energy that amplifies the physical conditioning of the user.