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[[Image:Mist Village Logo.svg|thumb|right|The emblem for '''Kirigakure'''.]] |
[[Image:Mist Village Logo.svg|thumb|right|The emblem for '''Kirigakure'''.]] |
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| − | <section begin=summary />{{translation|'''Kirigakure'''|霧隠れの里|Kirigakure no Sato|lit meaning=Village Hidden in the Mist}}, called ''Kiri'' for short, is located in the [[Land of Water]]. The official head ninja of Kirigakure is the [[Mizukage]]. It is also the place from which the [[Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist]] hail. Kiri's layout is relatively unknown, only seen briefly in flashbacks. [[Kakashi]] and [[Orochimaru]] have both stated that Kiri has a strong and ruthless military that could not be easily defeated. |
+ | <section begin=summary />{{translation|'''Kirigakure'''|霧隠れの里|Kirigakure no Sato|lit meaning=Village Hidden in the Mist}}, called ''Kiri'' for short, is located in the [[Land of Water]]. The official head ninja of Kirigakure is the [[Mizukage]]. It is also the place from which the [[Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist]] hail. Kiri's layout is relatively unknown, only seen briefly in flashbacks. [[Kakashi]] and [[Orochimaru]] have both stated that Kiri has a strong and ruthless military that could not be easily defeated.[[Image:Villageofmist.jpg|thumb|A Kirigakure building shown during the Land of Waves arc]] |
Kiri, according to Kakashi, was known for a barbaric graduation ritual. Students wishing to move on into the ranks of the ninja there would be pitted against each other in one-on-one duels to the death - thus earning the village the nickname, {{translation|"Village of the Bloody Mist"|血霧の里|Chigiri no Sato}}. This practice lasted until an incident where [[Zabuza Momochi]] infamously killed the entire graduating class (before even reaching the age of qualification himself), after which it was banned.<section end=summary /> |
Kiri, according to Kakashi, was known for a barbaric graduation ritual. Students wishing to move on into the ranks of the ninja there would be pitted against each other in one-on-one duels to the death - thus earning the village the nickname, {{translation|"Village of the Bloody Mist"|血霧の里|Chigiri no Sato}}. This practice lasted until an incident where [[Zabuza Momochi]] infamously killed the entire graduating class (before even reaching the age of qualification himself), after which it was banned.<section end=summary /> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| ⚫ | The [[Kaguya clan]] waged a war against Kirigakure sometime in the past, and were slaughtered by the village's superior forces. Zabuza Momochi also tried to assassinate the Mizukage. His attempt failed and from that point further Kirigakure began hunting him.[[Image:23008-kirigakure_super.jpg|thumb|The Kaguya Clan Attacking Kirigakure]] |
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[[Madara Uchiha]] was once a Mizukage of the village. The village also had [[Three-Tailed Beast]] in its possession, but it was removed from its host for some unknown reason and the beast began to roam free. |
[[Madara Uchiha]] was once a Mizukage of the village. The village also had [[Three-Tailed Beast]] in its possession, but it was removed from its host for some unknown reason and the beast began to roam free. |
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Revision as of 22:47, 30 March 2009
The emblem for Kirigakure.
Kirigakure (霧隠れの里, Kirigakure no Sato, literally meaning: Village Hidden in the Mist), called Kiri for short, is located in the Land of Water. The official head ninja of Kirigakure is the Mizukage. It is also the place from which the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist hail. Kiri's layout is relatively unknown, only seen briefly in flashbacks. Kakashi and Orochimaru have both stated that Kiri has a strong and ruthless military that could not be easily defeated.
A Kirigakure building shown during the Land of Waves arc
Kiri, according to Kakashi, was known for a barbaric graduation ritual. Students wishing to move on into the ranks of the ninja there would be pitted against each other in one-on-one duels to the death - thus earning the village the nickname, "Village of the Bloody Mist" (血霧の里, Chigiri no Sato). This practice lasted until an incident where Zabuza Momochi infamously killed the entire graduating class (before even reaching the age of qualification himself), after which it was banned.
History
The Kaguya clan waged a war against Kirigakure sometime in the past, and were slaughtered by the village's superior forces. Zabuza Momochi also tried to assassinate the Mizukage. His attempt failed and from that point further Kirigakure began hunting him.
The Kaguya Clan Attacking Kirigakure
Madara Uchiha was once a Mizukage of the village. The village also had Three-Tailed Beast in its possession, but it was removed from its host for some unknown reason and the beast began to roam free.