Sunagakure (Cloud)

is the hidden village of the. As one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries, Sunagakure has a Kage as its leader known as the Kazekage, who resides in the dome-like structure in the center of the village. In the entire history of the village, their have been four Kazekage (風影; Literally meaning "Wind Shadow"), the most recent being Fugaku Uchiha.

Being surrounded by desert offers the village a natural deterrent against invasion, as few foreign powers would be willing to endure the sandstorms that surround Suna. Sunagakure itself lies in a fortified valley behind cliffs of rock, with passage in and out of the village restricted to a single cleft between two cliff faces, making the area very hard to attack from the ground. The buildings seem to be made from a combination of crystal and clay or stucco, which help keep the buildings cool and gives them a unique look.

Because of they're surrounded by constant sandstorms and harsh sun rays, Suna-nin, unlike those of other villages, choose to wear dress and robes for their standard attire that come in pale and light colors. Over this, they wear the typical flat jackets and headbands. Headpieces consisting of a head-wrap and cloth neck-covers to protect against the harsh weather are popular with Suna-nin, and many also choose to wear gloves so their hands are also protected. It should also be noted that, unlike in the other Hidden Villages, the clothing worn by Sunagakure Citizens are entirely made in Suna. The fabric they use comes from a special thread created by the Eight Tails. This special thread is very strong and durable, while still remaining soft and light.

The most common elemental affinity in Suna is Wind Release, which are sometimes used in combination with certain objects like a Tessen or musical instrument, such as a Flute or an Ocarina.

Creation
Sunagakure was founded after the Warring States Period by the First Kazekage, who gathered the desert-dwelling shinobi under his control with his overwhelming power. Shortly after the formation of their villages, Konoha's offered to sell tailed beasts to Suna as a sign of friendship and to ensure a balance of power among their new villages. Because Suna already had the, the First Kazekage instead tried to negotiate for a percentage of the sale price to the other villages and a portion of the Land of Fire's territory instead. Despite the First Hokage's wishes for peace, the world eventually fell into war. Suna's close proximity with has led to numerous conflicts over the years, enough that enmity between its shinobi has become deep-seated.

Great Ninja Wars
While it didn't take part in the First Great Ninja World War, Suna took part in both the Second and the Third Ninja Wars, with it being a "major player" in the Second. Because the Puppet Technique is so popular among its shinobi, the Puppet Brigade was formed see if there was a way to give life to puppets. This led to the creation of One's Own Life Reincarnation, but the cost of a human life to perform it made it impractical and Suna abandoned to project. Since the time of the Second Kazekage, the village has studied the jinchūriki of its One-Tail in an attempt to reproduce the beast's abilities. The Third Kazekage was able to mimic the One-Tail's powers using Iron Sand, and with it he gained fame as the most member of his Clan who ever lived.

Death of the Third Kazekage
Despite his status as the most powerful member of his Clan who ever lived, the Third Kazekage did not live a very long life. When he mysteriously disappeared one day, Suna went to great lengths to find him, spreading its forces thin in the search and leaving the village under-defended. When others took this opportunity to declare war on Suna, the village was forced to call of the search.

Years later, it was revealed that the Third Kazekage had been killed by none other than Sasori of the Red Sand. Despite not being nearly as powerful as the man, Sasori engaged the man in battle and was able to poison him, eventually killing him after a battle that lasted almost a day and a half. Because no one knew of their battle, Sasori was able to take the mans body without anyone knowing until it was too late.

Start of a New Age
Following the Third Shinobi World War, the started outsourcing missions previously given to Suna to Konoha instead. The Fourth Kazekage began selling to try to make up for the loss of funding, but it was ultimately decided that Suna shinobi would need to rely on individual strength rather than strength of numbers. To help in this goal, the Fourth had the One-Tail sealed into his newborn son, Gaara, hoping he would become a valuable weapon. For the early years of his life Gaara struggled to keep the One-Tail in check, and would unintentionally attack the village and/or its citizens when he lost control. The Fourth eventually decided that Gaara was a failed experiment and tried many times to have him assassinated, each of which failed. The attempts on his life, however, taught Gaara how to control the One-Tail, making him into the weapon his father wanted him to be and convincing the Fourth to call off the assassinations.

It was also around this time that the Uchiha Clan had made the decision to leave Konoha, frustrated and hurt at their mistreatment by their home village. With the Land of Water in the midst of a Civil War, Iwagakure still bitter about their lost in the last War, and unwilling to trust Kumo, the Clan made the decision to travel to Wind Country, in the hopes that they'd eventually be able to find refuge in the Hidden Sand Village. Hearing word of their sudden appearance in the Land of Wind, Rasa, weary, but also curious, had them summoned to him. Heading to Sunagakure, Fugaku had an audience with Rasa, where he explained his Clan's plight and proceeded to ask for the chance to remake the Uchiha Clan in Suna. While Rasa was initially distrustful, he also knew that the chance to have such a renown Clan in Suna's ranks was too good of an opportunity to let pass by, and so accepted them into the Village. However, he also stated that their lives in Suna would be much different than when in Konoha, and also stated that the Uchiha would have to provide something to give to Suna in return. Fugaku, knowing something like this might happen, handed over a scroll that had information of Konoha's prized Shadow Clone technique, saying "there are plenty more where that come from". Upon the terms being met, Rasa had one of his Councilmen show lead the Uchiha Clan to a hotel they could stay at, until their Clan Compound was built.

Once settled within the Village, Fugaku, using his many connections, was able to get more nobleman in the Land of Wind and its allied countries to invest in Suna, making up for the Wind Daimyō choosing to abandon the village. Combined with the money that Rasa was generating with his Gold Dust, Suna eventually began earning more than to stay afloat. Although not quite their yet, Suna was slowly but surely on its way to a village worthy enough to stand with the other Greats.

However, despite all of their hard work, things began to turn south for the Uchiha Clan. While life in Suna was somewhat better for them than it was in Konoha, it wasn't long until the Sand Villagers began looking at them with the same wary expression that had become the norm back in the Leaf. Once more angry and feeling betrayed, the Elders of the Clan, unwilling to be forced to leave yet another they'd helped build up, were quick to call for blood. Fugaku, knowing that attempting to attack Suna in revenge for their mistreatment would have extreme repercussions, was able to talk them out if it and instead convinced them of his own plan for a coup to take control of Suna.

Destruction of Takigakure
While he as able to get the Elders and the rest of the Uchiha Clan behind his plan, Fugaku also knew that taking control of Suna would be no easy matter. With the way that the village had already began to mistrust them despite everything, Fugaku realized that more would need to be done in order to secure the Uchiha Clan's place in Sunagakure, and Sunagakure's place among the rest of the Great Five Hidden Villages. With that in mind, he came up with the idea to take control of another Tailed Beast and bring it under Suna's control.

Although it took months of convincing on his part, Fugaku was eventually able to convince Rasa that getting another Tailed Best would be the best way to make Suna as powerful as the other Great Five, and would be push needed to make the Wind Daimyō reinvest back in the Village. Because Suna was still too weak to take on the other Great Villages, especially Konoha, it was decided that safest Beast to go after would be Eight Tails, who was under the control of Takigakure.

After taking another couple of months to come up with a solid idea that would cause as little damage to Suna as possible, Rasa and his Council were able to come up with a plan to infiltrate Taki during a Chūnin Exam between the two villages, where Gaara would unleash Shukaku from within the village, while Fugaku and Itachi would find the Eight Tails Jinchūriki. Once they located her, they quickly killed her guards, and after hypnotizing her with their Sharingan, were able to unseal her Tailed Best and bring it under their combined control, and proceeded to turn it against the Village. While all of this happened, Rasa, whod gone up against the Village leader and had left the battle worst for wear, was struck down by a team of Uchiha who'd infiltrated Rasa's ANBU.

Following the destruction of Taki and the death of its many Ninja, and the subsequent stealing of the Eight Tails, Fugaku returned to Suna, telling the villagers that Rasa and his children had been killed by Taki-nin during the invasion. With the Subaku bloodline completely dead, Fugaku wasted no time in nominating himself for the Kazekage position, a decision that went unchallenged by the Suna Government. Shortly after the funeral service for Rasa and his children, Fugaku was approached by Rasa's Council, who informed him that he would be allowed to become Kazekage.

Locations

 * Crystal Towers
 * Isle of Despair
 * Kazekage Tower
 * Stardust Temple
 * Suna Academy
 * Suna Aviary
 * Suna Clan District
 * Suna Greenhouse
 * Suna Mausoleum
 * Sunagakure Medical Center
 * Underground Caverns