The Land of Wind, one of the five great nations of the shinobi world. It was home to Sunagakure, led by the Kazekage. Its harsh, dust-blown environment became ideal nourishment for raising ninja. During past shinobi wars, Sunagakure had fought fiercely against Konoha. Elder Chiyo's son—Sasori's father—died at the hands of Kakashi's father, the White Fang of the Leaf. Later, due to the daimyo's demand for military cuts, the village had no choice but to focus on cultivating a small number of elite ninja. Sunagakure's military and financial strength ranked second only to Konohagakure among the five great shinobi villages. After the Konoha Crush ended, it became allied with Konoha.
Book of Formation: Surrounded by desert year-round, its territory was not large, yet it produced many outstanding ninja. It was a village that valued tradition. In the round conference chamber where the upper ranks met, statues of the successive Kazekage stood as decorations.
First Kazekage, Reto, was one of the Five Kage who brought order to the chaotic age. He attended the first Five Kage Summit. By his own strength, he rescued the surviving ninja scattered throughout the desert and founded Sunagakure. During the first Five Kage Summit, when the First proposed distributing the Tailed Beasts, the Land of Wind already possessed a Tailed Beast, and its geographic location and environmental conditions were exceptionally harsh. Therefore, the Kazekage demanded that Konoha cede fertile land to Sunagakure, as well as provide the funds other nations would pay to purchase Tailed Beasts. The other Kage strongly opposed him, nearly starting a war, but Hashirama's mediation finally calmed the matter.
Second Kazekage, Shamon, had once accompanied the First Kazekage to the first Five Kage Summit. He excelled in researching One-Tail Shukaku and inherited the First Kazekage's ideals. During his tenure as the Second