| Kirigakure | |
|---|---|
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| Kanji | 霧隠れの里 |
| Rōmaji | Kirigakure no Sato |
| Literal English | Village Hidden by Mist |
| English TV | The Village Hidden in the Mist |
| Debut | |
| Novel | Naruto: A Shinobi Story |
| Appears in | Novel |
| Village Data | |
| Country |  Land of Water
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| Leader | Mizukage |
| Symbol | 
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| Statistics | |
| Population | 2/5 |
| Military | 3/5 |
| Economy | 2/5 |
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Kirigakure (霧隠れの里, Kirigakure no Sato, English TV: Village Hidden in the Mist, Literally meaning: Village Hidden by Mist) is the hidden village of the Land of Water. As the village of one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries, Kiri has a Kage as its leader known as the Mizukage, of which there have been six in its history. Befitting its name, the village is surrounded by a thick mist, with several mountains in the background, making it difficult to find foreigners. Kirigakure’s architecture is composed of several cylindrical buildings, with the Mizukage’s office being the widest and largest. Most of the buildings have vegetation growing on their roofs.
The standard attire for Kiri shinobi revolves around a pinstriped material that the shinobi wear as bracers and greaves which merge into their sandals. Underneath this, they wear a full-black shirt and pants over which they wear the villages’ standard grey flak jacket. Some also wear wrist guards. Many Kiri ninjas use Water Release techniques. Due to the village’s high number of missing-nin, Kiri has a subdivision of ANBU known as hunter-nin that is specifically tasked with eliminating these defectors.
History[]
Village of the Bloody Mist[]
Other Conflicts[]
Reinvention[]
Locations[]
Kirigakure Academy[]
Main article: Kirigakure Academy
Memorial Park[]
Main article: Memorial Park
Mizukage’s Office[]
Main article: Mizukage’s Office
Clans[]
Trivia[]
- The village is named after Saizō Kirigakure of the Sanada Ten Braves, a group of legendary ninjas that served under daimyō Yukimura Sanada during Japan’s Warring States period, and rival to his comrade Sasuke Sarutobi. His surname is a play on his association with fog and illusions. The village’s trademark technique, Hiding in Mist Technique, also plays on Saizō’s ability.
- Kirigakure does not have a ninja registration system.
- During the second fight between Zabuza Momochi and Kakashi Hatake, the former used a kunai with an edge of the blade curving inward, making the point sharper and more suited for stabbing or thrusting. Later in the anime, this blade was depicted as Kirigakure’s special variation of the standard kunai.
- In chapter 30, Kakashi mistakenly calls Kirigakure “Land of Mist” (霧の国, Kiri no Kuni).[1]
References[]
- ↑ Naruto chapter 30, page 3