Kazekage

The are the leaders of Sunagakure. 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 raising so many great shinobi seems to come at a heavy price, as all the Kazekage, including the current, so far have met untimely deaths at the hands of assassins. For this reason, the Kazekage lineage is sometimes considered cursed.

Statues of all the former Kazekage are kept in the room where Sunagakure's council convenes, similar to the Hokage Monument.

First Kazekage
The was the founder of Sunagakure, gathering the desert-dwelling shinobi under his control with his overwhelming power. He wore a mask that covered the lower half of his face in a similar manner to Kakashi Hatake.

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.

Trivia

 * In the manga, the color of the Kazekage garbs are green, while in the anime, they have so far been depicted as being blue which is the Mizukage color.
 * Akatsuki members Sasori and Orochimaru (who were partners in the organization) have been responsible for killing the Third and Fourth Kazekage, although they undertook the assassinations individually.