Kirigakure

Kirigakure (霧隠れの里, Kirigakure no Sato, Literally meaning: Village Hidden by Mist) is the hidden village of the Land of Water. As the village of one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries, Kiri has a Kage as its leader known as the Mizukage, of which there have been six in its history. Befitting its name, the village is surrounded by a thick mist, with several mountains in the background, making it difficult to find by foreigners. Kirigakure's architecture is composed of several cylindrical buildings, with the Mizukage's office being the widest and largest. Most of the buildings have vegetation growing on their roofs.

The standard attire for Kiri shinobi revolves around a pinstriped material which the shinobi wear as bracers and greaves which merge into their sandals. Underneath this, they wear a full-black shirt and pants over which they wear the villages' standard grey flak jacket. Some also wear waist-guards. Many Kiri ninja use Water Release techniques. Due to the village's high number of missing-nin, Kiri has a subdivision of Anbu known as hunter-nin that are specifically tasked with eliminating these defectors.

Prone to constant civil wars and political instability, Kirigakure constantly changes regarding its ideals. Many political parties formed in the many years of wars within the nation, some wishing to leave behind the Bloody Mist tradition, while others wished to keep the Bloody Mist lifestyle but only keep it focused within the nation instead of outside. During the Third Shinobi War, Kirigakure was absent for a good portion of the war due to them already fighting a war themselves, a civil war that had been waging for a couple of years. However, the political party in power decided to send troops out to attack Konoha even though the nation was fighting inside, their idiotic manuever lead to a swift defeat at Konoha’s shore. Kirigakure found themselves in luck, since Konoha’s attention was then focused elsewhere, then their next target was found, Kumo. Kirigakure would mount a large scale attack on Kumogakure, who’s forces and strongest Tailed Beast were fighting on the Iwagakure Front. The attack would be devastating to Kumogakure and before they could even retaliate, the cease fire would be declared. As of now, Kirigakure is still politically unstable and most likely in another civil war, which is to be expected of them.