Nether Ninja Village

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Nether Ninja Village
Original Name	冥忍村
Alias(es)	Sixth Great Shinobi Village
Affiliation	Initially formed from Kusagakure and the Spark Organization; later associated with the Country of the Cauldron
Occupation/Role	Ninja village and expanding political-military power seeking to unify the Ninja World
Leadership	Nether King Hyuga Shin (First); Nether King Orochimaru (Second)
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 95

Background / History

Kusagakure was officially renamed the Nether Ninja Village after the Spark Organization merged into it. The new village denounced the Five Great Shinobi Villages’ assassination attempts, held their captured operatives hostage, and demanded recognition as the Sixth Great Shinobi Village alongside a public apology. 95

Under First Nether King Hyuga Shin, the village consolidated control of the Land of Grass and integrated the Tsuchigumo Clan. Its early administration included Kakuzu as chief financial manager, while elder Miyashi Hizokurou assisted the Nether King in governing both the village and the Land of Grass. 103

Hyuga Shin publicly named Orochimaru his successor before the village’s elite ninja. After succeeding him, Orochimaru established his authority through capable administration, regulations supporting ordinary ninja, and development plans that gave even weak ninja with specialized skills a route to become Special Jonin. 124 134 154

Following its victories against the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the Nether Ninja Village gained broad recognition as the Sixth Great Shinobi Village. It then began organized expansion into surrounding small countries, absorbing villages, rogue ninja, and black-market ninja through diplomacy backed by force. 168 169

The village’s expansion incorporated more than a dozen small nations and raised its force to over 25,000 ninja. Newly annexed leaders and elites were brought into the small world, where the Will of the Six Paths was cleansed from them; this increased their Chakra and strengthened their allegiance. 177

After a later war against the Five Great Shinobi Villages and Nations, the village endured heavy losses but held its ground, gained allies from the Ino–Shika–Cho clans and the Hyuga Branch Family, and claimed the position of the Ninja World’s foremost power. 252

The Nether Ninja Village subsequently advanced from village expansion to nation-building under the Country of the Cauldron, conquering and annexing the Lands of Fire and Water. 255 294 296

Ideology and Governance

• The village presents itself as an organization pursuing peace, freedom, and the overthrow of the Sage of Six Paths’ alleged control over the Ninja World. 95 171
• Its central objective is the political unification of the Ninja World, replacing the existing system of separate nations and ninja villages. 169 178 216
• It declares that children and the weak must be protected rather than sent to war; the Nether King and core members pledge to stand at the front of the village’s forces. 106
• Core elders direct major military, administrative, and expansion efforts, while the Nether King serves as the village’s principal leader. 168 192
• Citizens retain voting rights in the selection of a Nether King. Mid-level members may also voice opinions on major operations after core-member deliberation, under a majority-rule principle. 282
• The village recruits and develops civilians and low-ranking ninja based on aptitude, including paths to Special Jonin status for those with useful specialties. 134
• Its propaganda and integration methods combine ideological education, demonstrations of military strength, cleansing of the Will of the Six Paths, and coercion against dissenters. 155 177 178

Organization

Leadership

• Hyuga Shin — First Nether King; founded the village’s political direction, appointed Orochimaru as successor, and established its ideal of Ninja World unification. 103 124
• Orochimaru — Second Nether King; administers village affairs, oversees recruitment and expansion, and leads its strategic planning. 146 168
• Miyashi Hizokurou — Core elder and Hyuga Shin’s second clone; assists the Nether King, manages expansion, and provides Space Ninjutsu support. 103 168

Core Elders and Key Personnel

• Kakuzu — Chief financial manager; later led the mission to bring Takigakure into the village. 103 169
• Sasori — Core elder and combatant; upgraded the Third Kazekage puppet and led annexation operations in the Land of Rivers. 103 169 176
• En no Gyōja — Core elder whose forbidden techniques were developed and retained as a strategic deterrent. 103 169
• Hidan — Core elder and strategic weapon; his Blood-Death curse made him too valuable to risk on routine expansion missions. 169 232
• Oda Kazuya / Cangwu — Core member with concealed but formidable combat ability. 103 146 243
• Pakura — Core elder and Scorch Release user; joined to fight for the freedom of the Ninja World’s people. 146
• Tsunade — Core Elder and Medical Minister. 192
• Shikatoshi Nara — Later appointed Nether King’s Aide to help manage village affairs. 252

Civil Institutions

• Ninja Academy — Began operating with teachers selected from early black-market ninja members; trained the village’s first reserve students. 155
• Hospital — Entered trial operation after the recruitment of medical ninja from across the Ninja World. 155
• Sensory Ninja Unit — Developed under Orochimaru; Hyuga Jun, Inuzuka Akihiko, and Aburame Shiyuu became its core personnel. 241
• Core Elder Council — Composed of more than thirty members by the time of the internal meeting, with many newly emerged Kage-level combatants. 282

Military Strength

Period	Documented Strength
Early rise	Seven Kage-level core members and six reserve core members at or above quasi-Kage level. 146
Early expansion	More than 3,000 ninja; academy and hospital established. 155
First major annexations	More than 25,000 ninja after absorbing over a dozen small nations. 177
Before the later alliance war	At least fifteen Kage-level powerhouses, more than forty quasi-Kage powerhouses, and over one hundred Elite Jonin. 232
Internal meeting period	More than thirty core members; quasi-Kage-level personnel nearing sixty. 282
Future timeline report	Nearly 100 Kage-level powerhouses, thousands of Jonin-level fighters, and more than 50,000 ninja. 148

Expansion and Conquest

Initial Expansion

The village adopted a “diplomacy first, force later” policy: surrounding villages and factions were invited to join, but refusal could result in forced incorporation or elimination. 169

• Takigakure — Joined under conditions negotiated by Kakuzu and accepted by Orochimaru. 171 173
• Takumi Village — Targeted for annexation due to its Chakra Tool craftsmen; its technical talent was later intended to strengthen the village’s weapons production. 173 175
• Earth Ninja Village — Joined after Pakura defeated its leader in a sparring match. 175
• Ninja Village of Water — Annexed by Sasori’s team in the Land of Rivers. 176
• Bear Ninja Village — Smoothly annexed by Shirafuji Shizuka and Kachou. 176
• Land of Snow — Its resisting ice-ninja force was annihilated by Hiruko; the remaining ninja forces were integrated under Akashiro. 176
• Land of Vegetables — Targeted by Pakura and Uesugi Aoki’s team. 169

Territorial Administration

• Annexed territories were connected to the Land of Grass through successive incorporation of neighboring regions. 176
• Elite troops were dispatched to subordinate countries to stabilize local conditions and spread the village’s ideology. 184
• These troops combated bandits, corrupt merchants, incompetent officials, and abusive nobles to build public acceptance of Nether Ninja Village rule. 184
• The village investigated Daimyo influence to prevent nominally subordinate villages from being controlled behind the scenes by their countries’ rulers. 183
• The Nether Ninja Village later issued its first public announcement declaring multiple countries and ninja villages to be under its jurisdiction. 184

Equipment and Strategic Assets

• Communication rings — Crafted by Orochimaru and issued to core elders as symbols of their status; enabled long-distance coordination during expansion. 168
• Spatial teleportation scrolls — Created by Miyashi Hizokurou as emergency escape measures for dispatched core elders. 168
• Small-world summoning scrolls — Used alongside teleportation scrolls to maximize elder survival during missions. 168
• Information Transmission Jutsu — Used to broadcast battles and memory fragments across the Ninja World, publicizing the village’s strength and ideology. 150
• Furious Heaven — En no Gyōja’s forbidden jutsu, retained as a village-destroying deterrent. 169 232
• Blood-Death — Hidan’s curse technique, regarded as a key strategic weapon against powerful opponents. 232
• Anti–Impure World Reincarnation poison — Developed to counter reanimated enemies, at the cost of the sacrifices’ life force. 232

Major Conflicts

Conflict with the Five Great Shinobi Villages

The Five Great Shinobi Villages initially sent assassination squads against the Spark Organization. The Nether Ninja Village captured these squads and used them as hostages in its demand for official recognition. 95

The Five Kage and allied powerhouses later fought Hyuga Shin in the Land of Grass and were defeated. The village amplified the result through information broadcasts, damaging the Kage’s prestige and attracting additional recruits. 118 150 155

A subsequent Five Great Shinobi Villages offensive involved Impure World Reincarnation bodies and later a ninja army. The Nether Ninja Village’s combatants resisted the reanimated Kage, but faced an escalating full-scale attack. 159

After repelling the allied forces, the Nether Ninja Village was formally acknowledged throughout the Ninja World as the Sixth Great Shinobi Village. 168

War Against the Allied Shinobi Forces

The Five Great Shinobi Villages and Five Great Nations later prepared a new joint war with the Sage of Six Paths’ support. The Nether Ninja Village recalled Jonin-level personnel, gathered its strategic assets, and deployed its Kage-level forces. 232

Initially disadvantaged by the alliance’s numerical superiority and elite reanimated combatants, the village endured through its core fighters. Elite ninja defected from the alliance, while poison prepared by Sasori and Miyashi Hizokurou weakened many enemy ninja. 243 244

The Five Great Shinobi Villages ultimately retreated. The Nether Ninja Village lost more than 3,000 ninja and several mid-tier and quasi-Kage-level combatants, while multiple core members were severely injured. 252

Relationships

• Spark Organization — Merged into the Nether Ninja Village when Kusagakure was renamed. 95
• Land of Grass — The village’s original territory; brought largely under its control during its founding period. 103
• Country of the Cauldron — Later political entity associated with the village’s nation-building and territorial annexations. 282 296
• Five Great Shinobi Villages — Principal rivals; repeatedly fought the Nether Ninja Village and eventually faced its campaigns of conquest. 95 232 294
• Five Great Nations’ Daimyo — Political opponents threatened by the village’s unification program and anti-noble actions. 216 236
• Sage of Six Paths — Central ideological and military adversary; the village seeks to overthrow his alleged rule and remove the Will of the Six Paths from ninja. 171 217 237
• Three Great Sages — Observers of the village’s rise; noted that many of its leading members no longer carried the Will of the Six Paths. 217

Trivia

• The village was initially considered merely a prospective Sixth Great Shinobi Village, but its military strength eventually exceeded that of any individual Great Shinobi Village. 168
• Hidan and En no Gyōja were kept at headquarters during expansion because their abilities were treated as strategic deterrents. 169
• The village’s prisons in the Land of Grass were described as empty during Hidan’s period of residence there. 181
• The Nether Ninja Village’s growth culture was strong enough that even the Nara, Akimichi, and Yamanaka clans were drawn into intensive training. 282