Yamigakure (Zikimura)

"Conceal yourself in the darkness... quiet your breath... seek a path to your target!!" "Know your target; Be able to forsee his thoughts, his movements!!" "Strike your target down before he becomes aware of your existense!!"

- Yamigakure's shinobi doctrine

Yamigakure (闇隠れの里 Yamigakure no Sato; lit meaning Village Hidden in the Darkness) is the shinobi village of the in the Shinobi Continent on the planet Earth. Its ninja are renowned for their assassination techniques to the point of being nearly destroyed during the by the combined efforts of Kumo and Iwa. It did not help that they decided to name their leader the Shinkage (真影 True Shadow), infuriating the. Only through the sacrifice of the man known as the First Shinkage (初代真影 Shodai Shinkage; lit meaning First True Shadow) were there any survivors, albeit unknown to the rest of the world. They have been rebuilding ever since.

In terms of appearance, the village's location resided in a dense forest with large tower-like trees and river running through it. There are building constucted on trees, ranging from on their roots to high up in the branches. Various bridges would connect the village like a web. In the current times, they have become infamous for stealing jutsu and killing high-profile targets of the, more specifically, they've been targetting and.

Generally are allowed to wear whatever they want, so long as the colors are dark, in order to help with their stealth. From every ninja is expected to wear the standard issue uniform in black/dark grey/dark blue with a black flak jacket. Personal accessories are allowed so long as they don't compromise the shinobi on missions.