| Konohagakure | |
|---|---|
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| Kanji | 木ノ葉隠れの里 |
| Rōmaji | Konohagakure no Sato |
| Literal English | Village Hidden by Tree Leaves |
| English TV | The Village Hidden in the Leaves |
| Debut | |
| Novel | Naruto: A Shinobi Story |
| Appears in | Novel |
| Village Data | |
| Country |  Land of Fire
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| Leader | Hokage |
| Symbol | 
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| Statistics | |
| Population | 5/5 |
| Military | 3/5 |
| Economy | 2/5 |
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Konohagakure (木ノ葉隠れの里, Konohagakure no Sato, Literally meaning: Village Hidden by Tree Leaves) is the hidden village of the Land of Fire. As the village of one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries, Konohagakure has a Kage as its leader known as the Hokage, of which there have been seven in its history. Konoha resides deep within a forest at the base of a mountain known as the Hokage Mountain, which has the faces of all those who have taken the office of Hokage engraved on it.[1] It is surrounded on all sides by enormous walls.[2] While generally seen as the most powerful of the ninja villages,[3] Konoha has enjoyed many years of relative peace and stability.[4]
The standard attire for Konoha shinobi consists of blue or black shirts which may or may not have swirl patterns on the shoulders, along with matching colored pants under a green flak jacket which also has a red swirl on the back and pockets on the chest area. They also tend to wrap bandages around their legs. Many Konohagakure ninjas use Fire Release techniques.
History[]
Founding[]
The Three World Wars[]
Main articles: First Shinobi World War (RW109), Second Shinobi World War (RW109) and Third Shinobi World War (RW109)
Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s Attack[]
Main article: Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s Attack
Hyūga Affair[]
Main article: Hyūga Affair
Uchiha Clan’s Downfall[]
Main article: Uchiha Clan’s Downfall
Konoha Crush[]
Main article: Konoha Crush (RW109)
Pain’s Assault[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Pain’s Assault (Arc)
Fourth Shinobi World War[]
Main articles: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc) and Fourth Shinobi World War (RW109)
Post-War[]
Main article: Epilogue
Locations[]
Academy[]
Main article: Academy (RW109)
Academy.
The Academy (忍者学校, Akademī, Literally meaning: Ninja School) is a huge building in Konohagakure located directly at the base of the Hokage Mountain. It is where prospective ninjas are trained and where official ninjas receive their assignments. It was founded by the Second Hokage out of military necessity.[5]
Amaguriama[]
Main article: Amaguriama
Team 10 visiting an Amaguriama shop.
Amaguriama甘栗甘 (literally meaning: Sweet Chestnut Sweetness) is a popular sweet shop in Konohagakure located on Konoha Tea Avenue, specializing in chestnut candies, such as chestnut jellies and jams, and roasted-chestnuts. The shop serves many other sweets like dango, mame-daifuku, manjū, and sweet bean paste.
Dango Shop[]
Main article: Dango Shop
Forty-Fourth Training Ground[]
Main article: Forty-Fourth Training Ground (RW109)
The Forest of Death.
Forty-Fourth Training Ground (第44演習場, Daiyonjūyon Enshūjō, English TV: Training Ground 44), also known as the Forest of Death (死の森, Shi no Mori), was the stage for the second part of the Konoha Chūnin Exams, proctored by Anko Mitarashi. Its primary function served as a testing ground for the survival and fighting skills of genin trying to become chūnin. It was a very dangerous place, filled with hordes of flora and fauna, often gigantic, poisonous — or even more likely, both — hence its name.
Higurashi Weapons[]
Main article: Higurashi Weapons
Hokage Mountain[]
Main article: Hokage Mountain
The Hokage Mountain.
The Hokage Mountain (火影山, Hokage-yama) is a mountain overlooking Konohagakure that has all the faces of the Hokage carved into the stone. It was envisioned by Hashirama Senju as a symbol that the Hokage would always watch over the village.[6] The Hokage Rock is easily the most identifiable feature in the village, such that when the village is destroyed during Pain’s Assault, only the presence of the Hokage Mountain (undamaged by the destruction) confirms to others that the rubble was once Konoha.[7]
Hokage Residence[]
Main article: Hokage Residence
The Hokage’s Residence.
The Hokage Residence is a large mansion occupied by the Hokage during their reign and is located close to both the Academy and Hokage Mountain.[8] Circular in design, it is also one of the largest buildings in Konohagakure, towering over most other buildings. There is also the kanji for “Fire” (火) painted on the roof of the building. It is filled with many forbidden scrolls, in which lie the secrets to many techniques.
Jōnin Standby Station[]
Main article: Jōnin Standby Station
Jōnin Standby Station.
The Jōnin Standby Station (上忍待機所, Jōnin Taikijō) is a building located in Konohagakure beside the Academy where the heart of the village’s power, the jōnin, stay when waiting for the Hokage’s orders or emergencies, as well as when they are off duty. This building first appeared during the Chūnin Exams, when Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yūhi, and Kakashi Hatake stayed there while the genin took the first part of the exam. It is unknown why Might Guy was not present, though Kakashi believed Guy was getting into “Guy shenanigans”.
Kikyō Castle[]
Main article: Kikyō Castle (RW109)
The Kikyō Castle.
Kikyō Castle (桔梗城, Kikyō-jō) is a Japanese-style castle located near Konoha’s borders.[9][10] It features two large shibi, shaped like shachihoko. It was the location where Dosu Kinuta met his end at the hands of Kabuto Yakushi after a brief but intense battle. Hayate Gekkō was also killed near the castle by Baki. The castle was destroyed when Pain attacked the village.
Konoha Archive Library[]
Main article: Konoha Archive Library (RW109)
Konoha Aviary[]
Main article: Konoha Aviary (RW109)
Konoha Cemetery[]
Main article: Konoha Cemetery
The cemetery.
The Konoha Cemetery is where citizens of the village are buried and is located at its outskirts.[11] The cemetery has a sculpture at the front, representing the Will of Fire of the village, and has the kanji for Hokage (火影, Literally meaning: Fire Shadow) inscribed on its base.
Konoha Hospital[]
Main article: Konoha Hospital (RW109)
Konoha Hot Springs[]
Main article: Konoha Hot Springs
Konohagakure Intelligence Division[]
Main article: Konohagakure Intelligence Division (RW109)
Konoha’s Intelligence Division.
The Konohagakure Intelligence Division (木ノ葉隠れ情報部, Konohagakure Jōhōbu) is one of the many organizations in Konohagakure. It is led by Ibiki Morino.[12]
Konoha Library[]
Main article: Konoha Library (RW109)
Konoha Military Police Force[]
Main article: Konoha Military Police Force (RW109)
The Konoha Military Force’s headquarters.
The Konoha Military Police Force (木ノ葉警務部隊, Konoha Keimu Butai, Literally meaning: Tree Leaf Military Police Force) is — as the name suggests — the judicial organization of Konohagakure. It was initially believed to have been founded by the Uchiha;[13] however, it was founded by the Second Hokage and was given to the Uchiha as a sign of trust and good faith between the Senju and themselves.[14] Tobi believed, however, that this was just a method of ostracizing them from the village: having built the police station next to a prison and distancing the Uchiha from taking part in the actual governing of Konoha.
Konoha Orphanage[]
Main article: Konoha Orphanage (RW109)
Memorial Stone[]
Main article: Memorial Stone (RW109)
The Memorial Stone as depicted in the manga.
The Memorial Stone as depicted in the anime.
The Memorial Stone (記念碑, Kinen Isibumi) is a monument in Konohagakure listing all the ninja who died in service to the village. In the manga, it is shaped like a standard slab of stone, while in the anime it looks more like a kunai-shaped structure.
Mission Assignment Desk[]
Main article: Mission Assignment Desk
The kanji for “shinobi” on the ceiling.
The assignment desk.
The Konohagakure (RW109) (任務受付, Ninmu Uketsuke) is located within the Academy where shinobi go to receive most of their missions from the Hokage. The Mission Assignment Desk is located within a huge, wide-open space with six windows and lofty ceilings with two stick-like lights. The ceiling also has the kanji for the word “shinobi” (忍, shinobi) printed on it. There is a long table where the Hokage and other ninja sit when distributing the missions. On the front of the desk, there is a white banner with the kanji that says “mission assignment this way” (任務受付はこちらまで, ninmu uketsuke wa kochira made) and at the top is another banner that says "everybody, do your best" (皆さんガンバ, minna-san ganba). The Mission Assignment Desk was first seen when Team 7 completed their mission to capture the cat, Tora, for Madam Shijimi.
Naka River[]
Main article: Naka River (RW109)
Part of the Naka River.
The Naka River (南賀ノ川, Naka no Kawa, Viz: Nakano River, Literally meaning: River of Southern Joy) is a river flowing through Konohagakure. The river is located on the land where the Uchiha clan once lived and prospered[15] and at some point, it passes through a deep ravine. It was at this river that Shisui gave Itachi his Sharingan and “erased his existence”, but it was thought that Itachi had drowned him.[16]
Naka Shrine[]
Main article: Naka Shrine (RW109)
Naka Shrine.
Inside the Naka Shrine.
The Naka Shrine (南賀ノ神社, Naka no Jinja, Viz: Nakano Shrine) is a shrine that the Uchiha clan originated from.[17] It was located in Konohagakure’s Uchiha District, and is the home to the clan’s patron deity.[18] In the main hall, beneath the seventh tatami mat from the far right, is a secret meeting place of the Uchiha clan. There stood a stone monument which contains the clan’s secrets and can only be read with specific dōjutsu.[19][20]
Ramen Ichiraku[]
Main article: Ramen Ichiraku (RW109)
The second Ramen Ichiraku.
The second Ramen Ichiraku.
Ramen Ichiraku (ラーメン一楽, Rāmen Ichiraku, literally meaning: Ramen is the Best Pleasure) is a ramen restaurant in Konohagakure.
Shushu-ya[]
Main article: Shushu-ya
The inside.
The Shushu-ya (酒酒屋, Literally meaning: Sake Sake Store) is a Chinese-styled restaurant/pub in Konohagakure that sells their own brand of choice sake and serves large-platter cooking, where all the food is put on a single large plate. Jiraiya took Tsunade Senju here for a drink before he left the village to infiltrate Amegakure. Its sake and yakitori roasted on a charcoal fire are very popular.
Training Ground Three[]
Main article: Training Ground Three
Training Ground Ten[]
Main article: Training Ground Seven
Uchiha District[]
Main article: Uchiha District
Uchiha Senbei[]
Main article: Uchiha Senbei
Yakiniku Q[]
Main article: Yakiniku Q
Yamanaka Flowers[]
Main article: Yamanaka Flowers
Clans[]
Konoha’s shinobi council.
Within the village, there are many powerful and well-respected clans. Of these, there are five clans that are regarded as noble clans. These are the: Aburame, Akimichi, Hyūga, and Uchiha clans — the latter of which was regarded as the most powerful clan in the village.[21][22]
- Aburame Clan
- Akimichi Clan
- Hatake Clan
- Hyūga Clan
- Inuzuka Clan
- Nara Clan
- Sarutobi Clan
- Senju Clan
- Shimura Clan
- Shunsoku Clan
- Uchiha Clan
- Uzumaki Clan
- Yamanaka Clan
Emergency Protocols[]
Konoha has a protocol in case the village is ever under attack.[23]
- Eliminate the enemy units.
- If phase 1 is not viable, evacuate every civilian to the nearest shelter hidden throughout the village.
- Use all of the forces in the village to eliminate the enemy with full force using home-field advantage.
Trivia[]
- The hiragana あん (an) is painted on the four entrance gates of the village (one hiragana on each door).[24] This means “hermitage” or “retreat”. In Kanji, the character is “庵”. There are also torii built all around the perimeter wall of the village.[25]
- Masashi Kishimoto stated that Konohagakure was modeled after his own hometown.
- In the first Naruto volume, there’s a sketch of downtown Konoha. In a close-up is a billboard with a cartoon version of Masashi Kishimoto holding a paintbrush.
- According to Kai no Sho, Konoha has the highest population out of all the five main hidden villages.
- After Konoha's destruction, there were very few glimpses of the village during its reconstruction in the manga until chapter 616, showing the village looking as it did before the invasion. In the anime (as well as Ultimate Ninja Storm 3), most of the village was built within the crater caused by Pain.
- Konoha is located in the central part of the Land of Fire.[26]
References[]
- ↑ Naruto chapter 625, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 625, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 116, pages 1, 5
- ↑ First Fanbook
- ↑ First Fanbook — Hiden: Hyō no Sho, page 152
- ↑ Naruto chapter 625, page 9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 430
- ↑ Naruto chapter 1, page 20
- ↑ First Fanbook — Hiden: Hyō no Sho, page 20
- ↑ Rin no Sho, page 261
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 290
- ↑ Jin no Sho, page 191
- ↑ Naruto chapter 220, page 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 399, pages 12-13
- ↑ Second Databook, page 307
- ↑ Naruto chapter 550, page 11
- ↑ Itachi Shinden: Book of Bright Light page 30
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 359
- ↑ Naruto chapter 225, pages 3-4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 385, pages 1-2
- ↑ First Fanbook, pages 28-29
- ↑ Naruto chapter 7, page 2
- ↑ Naruto episode 79
- ↑ Naruto chapter 251, page 10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 436, page 8
- ↑ Shō no Sho, page 12