Village Head

Village leaders as the name implies is the leader of a ninja village. They are the heads of lesser villages who don't have a kage (possibly because they aren't as wealthy as the big 5) as their leaders. However that does not means that they are weaker. The recurrements to achieve this position are unknown but probably are the same as a kage like Amegakure's recent leaders Salmander Hanzo and Pain. Some examples of village leaders are Shibuki of Takigakure, Orochimaru of Otogakure, and Pain of Amegakure.