Land of Whirlpools

''' Not much is known about the. Kushina Uzumaki was a kunoichi who hailed from this country. It is unclear if she was a ninja in a village located in this country or elsewhere. She came to the Leaf village as a refugee from this country. It appears the Whirlpool Country no longer exists as an independent entity, as it has been referred to in the past tense, as the 'former' Whirlpool Country. Due the lack of information, fans often assume that the major geographic feature is possibly likely multiple whirlpools and that "Uzumaki" might in fact be the major clan name. It is also very possible that most of the ninja mostly use Water jutsu as well, possibly whirlpool-based. Fans also assume that since "Uzumaki" means "whirlpool" that the Uzumaki's might have been the Daimyos of this country.

Strangely, the symbol of the Whirlpool, a whirlpool, is seen all over Konoha, even within its own symbol. The significance of this is still unknown.

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