Village Head

Pain, the former village head of Amegakure.

The village head (里長, sato-osa) is the highest-ranking, and usually the most powerful, shinobi of a village and the administrative and military leader and main representative of that village. Although each village usually has only one village head, the actual day-to-day governing is generally shared with various councillors and top-ranking shinobi. Each village has their own way of deciding on the village leader, using methods as diverse as democratic elections and hereditary succession. The head of shinobi villages of the Five Great Shinobi Countries wield the greatest power of the village heads and are particularly respected. They are the only village heads allowed to bear the name of Kage.

Known Village Leaders

• The five Kage
  • The Hokage of Konohagakure
  • The Kazekage of Sunagakure
  • The Mizukage of Kirigakure
  • The Raikage of Kumogakure
  • The Tsuchikage of Iwagakure
• Orochimaru of Otogakure
• Hanzō, Nagato, and Konan of Amegakure
• The Hoshikage of Hoshigakure (Anime only)
• Shizuka's mentor and Shizuka of Nadeshiko Village (Anime only)
• Seimei of Takumi Village (Anime only)
• Jōmae Village Head of Jōmae Village (Anime only)
• Disonasu of Hachō Village (Anime only)
• Tonika Village Head of Tonika Village (Anime only)
• Senji, Hisen and Shibuki of Takigakure (Light novel and OVA only)
• Tsukino and her father of Tsukigakure (Game only)
• Enzo Tenrō of Yumegakure (Game only)
• Malice of the unnamed village (Game only)