| Uzushiogakure | |
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| Kanji | 音隠れの里 |
| Rōmaji | Otogakure no Sato |
| Literal English | Village Hidden by Sound |
| English TV | Hidden Sound Village |
| Debut | |
| Novel | Naruto: A Shinobi Story |
| Appears in | Novel |
| Village Data | |
| Country |  Land of Sound
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| Leader | Orochimaru |
| Symbol | 
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Otogakure (音隠れの里, Otogakure no Sato, English TV: Village Hidden in the Sound, Literally meaning: Village Hidden by Sound) is the personal hidden village of Orochimaru, which was founded after he left the Akatsuki[1] for the express purpose of collecting ninja for his experiments and his quest to learn all techniques. It was singlehandedly destroyed by Sasuke Uchiha after betraying Orochimaru while recruiting three members new team to help him hunt down Itachi Uchiha.
Background[]
Initially, Orochimaru claimed that he founded this village so that skilled ninja would find their purpose in life without being beholden to the fickle and warmongering priorities of the Five Great Shinobi Countries.[2] In actuality, Otogakure is not really a village, but a network of laboratories composed of various hideouts and bases scattered throughout the Land of Sound and various other countries.[3] Otogakure’s shinobi use a diverse number of techniques, which are mostly centered around the modifications resulting from Orochimaru’s human experimentation.
Team Dosu, under Orochimaru’s orders, entered the Chūnin Exams with the goal of killing Sasuke Uchiha while unaware their true mission was to be subjected to Sasuke’s and Shindō’s power after Orochimaru gave them both a cursed seal. Later, Orochimaru tricked Sunagakure into helping Otogakure invade Konoha. Based on their map, Hidan and Kakuzu visited Otogakure while searching for jinchūriki.[4]
Locations[]
Orochimaru set up many bases across the world during his travels. These bases ranged from usually inconspicuous underground hideouts with holes for entrances to more grand ones hidden on an island. All these hideouts were outfitted with laboratories where he and later Kabuto Yakushi would carry out experiments.
Land of Sound Base[]
Kusagakure Hideout[]
Southern Hideout[]
Northern Hideout[]
Eastern Hideout[]
Trivia[]
- In the manga, the village’s official attire includes a symbol of Uzushiogakure.[5]
- All Oto-nin wore turtle shell-patterned sandals.[6]
References[]
- ↑ Orochimaru Birthday Column
- ↑ Naruto chapter 584, pages 10-12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 289, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 313, page 17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 67, page 16
- ↑ Naruto Anime Profiles, Vol. 1, page 220