Guide to the Fire Country
Country Background:
The Fire country is marked by forests, helping to give rise to its ninja
village "hiding in its leaves". The Fire Country is one of the largest ninja
countries in the world, sharing borders with more countries than any
other. It borders Grass, Rain, Waterfall, Sound, River, Tea and several
unnamed countries. The Fire Country is home to many cities, including
Konohagakue no Sato, Tanzaku Gai, Otafuku Gai, Otakame Sato and
Tokkuriji.
Village Background:
Hidden Leaf is one of the most powerful ninja villages in the world. The
village was founded approximately 65 years before the start of the series
when several ninja clans came together. These included the Senju Clan of
the Forest, which included the brothers who would become First and
Second Hokage and the Uchiha Clan under Uchiha Madara. In the
beginning the gathered group was essentially a ninja unit; with the First's
death his younger brother established the village infrastructure. By the
end of the first Ninja World War, Konoha had grown and its citizenship
diversified.
The Sites
Administration Building:
This is the main Konoha administration building. The Hokage has offices
here. The building has meeting rooms for the ninja and for the Hokage's
personal advisors. It is located below the Hokage rock face monument.
Konoha Military Police Corps Headqurters:
Originally founded by the ancestors of the Uchiha clan, the Konoha Military
Police Corps are responsible for maintaining city peace and law
enforcement.
Hokage Mountain:
Commemorating all Hokage who have served the village, the Hokage
mountain memorial bears the faces of past and current Hokage. Shortly
after becoming Hokage, Tsunade's face was added to the mountain.
Otafuku Gai (Homely Woman Town):
Located approximately 12 kilometers from Konoha is Otafuku City, home
of the Fun Fun Street kanrakugai (pleasure quarter). It is marked by many
hotels and entertainment venues.
Shuumatsu no Tani (Valley of the End):
A vast statuary waterfall marking the border between the Fire Country and
the Rice Field Country, the Valley marked a landmark where two shinobi
fought great battle in the past. It is said the destruction was so great it
tore the earth asunder, creating the very valley. The figure on the Fire
Country side is the First Hokage, while the figure on the opposite side is
Uchiha Madara.
Fire Temple:
This temple is home to specially trained monks. One such monk was
Chiriku, one of the daimyou's Twelve Guardians.
Hokage Memorial:
This large fire monument is a memorial to the previous Hokage. It is
unknown whether the monument was dedicated specifically to the Third
Hokage, or whether it is meant to provide a more accessible memorial
than the general Hokage mountain monument. This memorial overlooks
the graves of other ninja who fell in battle like the Third's son Asuma.
Country Background:
The Fire country is marked by forests, helping to give rise to its ninja
village "hiding in its leaves". The Fire Country is one of the largest ninja
countries in the world, sharing borders with more countries than any
other. It borders Grass, Rain, Waterfall, Sound, River, Tea and several
unnamed countries. The Fire Country is home to many cities, including
Konohagakue no Sato, Tanzaku Gai, Otafuku Gai, Otakame Sato and
Tokkuriji.
Village Background:
Hidden Leaf is one of the most powerful ninja villages in the world. The
village was founded approximately 65 years before the start of the series
when several ninja clans came together. These included the Senju Clan of
the Forest, which included the brothers who would become First and
Second Hokage and the Uchiha Clan under Uchiha Madara. In the
beginning the gathered group was essentially a ninja unit; with the First's
death his younger brother established the village infrastructure. By the
end of the first Ninja World War, Konoha had grown and its citizenship
diversified.
The Sites
Administration Building:
This is the main Konoha administration building. The Hokage has offices
here. The building has meeting rooms for the ninja and for the Hokage's
personal advisors. It is located below the Hokage rock face monument.
Konoha Military Police Corps Headqurters:
Originally founded by the ancestors of the Uchiha clan, the Konoha Military
Police Corps are responsible for maintaining city peace and law
enforcement.
Hokage Mountain:
Commemorating all Hokage who have served the village, the Hokage
mountain memorial bears the faces of past and current Hokage. Shortly
after becoming Hokage, Tsunade's face was added to the mountain.
Otafuku Gai (Homely Woman Town):
Located approximately 12 kilometers from Konoha is Otafuku City, home
of the Fun Fun Street kanrakugai (pleasure quarter). It is marked by many
hotels and entertainment venues.
Shuumatsu no Tani (Valley of the End):
A vast statuary waterfall marking the border between the Fire Country and
the Rice Field Country, the Valley marked a landmark where two shinobi
fought great battle in the past. It is said the destruction was so great it
tore the earth asunder, creating the very valley. The figure on the Fire
Country side is the First Hokage, while the figure on the opposite side is
Uchiha Madara.
Fire Temple:
This temple is home to specially trained monks. One such monk was
Chiriku, one of the daimyou's Twelve Guardians.
Hokage Memorial:
This large fire monument is a memorial to the previous Hokage. It is
unknown whether the monument was dedicated specifically to the Third
Hokage, or whether it is meant to provide a more accessible memorial
than the general Hokage mountain monument. This memorial overlooks
the graves of other ninja who fell in battle like the Third's son Asuma.
