Kazekage

The are the leaders of Sunagakure no sato. 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 so raising many great shinobi seems comes at a price, as all Kazekage so far have met untimely deaths at the hands of assassins. For this reason, the Kazekage lineage is sometimes considered cursed.

First Kazekage
The was the founder of Sunagakure, gathering the desert-dwelling shinobi under his control with his overwhelming power.

Second Kazekage
The 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.

Fourth Kazekage


The Fourth Kazekage (四代目風影, Yondaime Kazekage; Literally meaning "Fourth Wind Shadow") was the previous leader of Sunagakure. He is the father of Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara, and husband of Karura. His actual name is currently unknown. By his order's, the One-Tailed Shukaku was sealed within Gaara so that he could become Suna's ultimate weapon. However, as Gaara grew and his abilities began to manifest, the Fourth realized that this had been a poor choice and started to view Gaara as a failed experiment who was a threat to the inhabitants of Suna. In time, the Fourth began issuing orders for Gaara's assassination, none of which were ever successful. After a while, for reasons unknown, the Fourth stopped issuing attempts on his son's life.

Invasion of Konoha

The Fourth was also the one to join with Orochimaru in his attack on Konohagakure, hoping to teach the daimyo a lesson and to re-establish the Suna's military force. Things, however, did not go as planned for him; just before the Chunin exam's third stage, where his attack was planned to take place, he was betrayed and impaled by his ally, Orochimaru, who stole his identity.

Ironically, the son whose life he made miserable, Gaara, became the new Kazekage in his place.

The Fourth Kazekage was seen once more in flashback of Kimimaro where Orochimaru was seen impaling him through his heart, thus killing him, though this flashback only appears in the anime. Kabuto Yakushi and Kimimaro were also at the site.