The Kazekage (風影; Literally meaning "Wind Shadow") are the leaders of Sunagakure. Feared and respected across the world, they are responsible for making Sunagakure a powerful and great village, despite its small size. However, being responsible for raising so many great shinobi seems to come at a heavy price, as all the Kazekage, including the current, so far have met untimely deaths at the hands of assassins. For this reason, the Kazekage lineage is sometimes considered cursed. Full-bodied statues of all the former Kazekage are kept in the room where Sunagakure's council convenes.

Contents 1 List of Kazekage 1.1 First Kazekage 1.2 Second Kazekage 1.3 Third Kazekage 1.4 Fourth Kazekage 1.5 Fifth Kazekage 2 Trivia 3 References

List of Kazekage Edit

First Kazekage Edit

The First Kazekage (初代風影, Shodai Kazekage; Literally meaning "First or Founding Wind Shadow") was the founder of Sunagakure, and was said to have gathered all the desert-dwelling shinobi under his control with his overwhelming power.

Second Kazekage Edit

The Second Kazekage (二代目風影, Nidaime Kazekage; Literally meaning "Second Wind Shadow") was the successor of the First Kazekage. He was the first to research the jinchūriki, in an attempt to greatly enhance the power of the village. He wore a mask that covered the lower half of his face.^[1]

Third Kazekage Edit

Main article: Third Kazekage The Third Kazekage (三代目風影, Sandaime Kazekage; Literally meaning "Third Wind Shadow") was the leader of Sunagakure and was recognised as the village's strongest Kazekage.

Fourth Kazekage Edit

Main article: Fourth Kazekage The Fourth Kazekage (四代目風影, Yondaime Kazekage; Literally meaning "Fourth Wind Shadow") was the previous leader of Sunagakure.

Fifth Kazekage Edit

Main article: Gaara Gaara (我愛羅, Gaara), renowned as Gaara of the Sand Waterfall (砂瀑の我愛羅, Sabaku no Gaara; English "Gaara of the Desert"), is a major supporting character of the series, and originally introduced as an antagonist. Gaara was the third jinchūriki of Shukaku: the One-Tail,^[2] and by Part II, he became the Fifth Kazekage (五代目風影, Godaime Kazekage; Literally meaning "Fifth Wind Shadow") of Sunagakure, and had his tailed beast extracted from inside him by Akatsuki.

Trivia Edit

• The colour of the Kazekage's garbs was originally depicted as blue in the anime, but was changed to the manga's green colour in Naruto: Shippūden episode 199.
• In chapter #266, the Kazekage statues show the masked Kazekage as the First, and the bald Kazekage as the Second. However, the third databook, the masked Kazekage is shown as the Second, and the bald Kazekage, the First.^[3]

References Edit

1. ↑ Naruto chapter 266, page 8
2. ↑ Naruto chapter 261, page 7
3. ↑ Naruto — Third Databook, page 64