Konohagakure

Konohagakure no sato (木ノ葉隠れの里), also known as Village Hidden in the Leaves, Hidden Leaf Village, or Konoha for short, is one of the five great ninja villages. As such, it is one of five villages with a Kage as its leader. It's leader is known as the Hokage. On a mountain overlooking the villages, the faces of every Hokage are carved into the rock.

Konoha remains one of the most powerful villages in existence, with an overall ninja population much greater than that of any other village.

Hokages
Konoha has had five Hokages (Fire Shadow) since the First Hokage founded the village 60 years before the start of the series. The Hokages are generally the strongest shinobi of Konoha. They also act as the leaders of the village.


 * First Hokage (name unknown)
 * Second Hokage (name unknown)
 * Third Hokage (Sarutobi clan, given name unknown)
 * Fourth Hokage (Minato Namikaze)
 * Fifth Hokage (Tsunade, clan unknown)

Trivia

 * Masashi Kishimoto stated: "Yes, there is [a model for Konoha], it's my hometown."