The worldbuilding of Naruto is vast. In this fictional world, there were many countries, of which the Five Great Nations were the strongest. Their respective Five Great Ninja Villages had also become training grounds for outstanding ninja. Based on Naruto's official guidebooks, let us discuss the overall strength ranking of the Five Great Ninja Villages in Naruto, excluding Boruto.
Konoha had originally been the undisputed strongest ninja village, but it suffered a devastating blow during Pain's invasion. Its vitality was severely damaged, and it would be difficult to recover in a short time. Since its founding, Konoha had constantly faced both internal strife and external threats. In particular, Danzo and the Root organization under him, a splinter faction within the village, not only made no positive contribution to Konoha's development, but also continually plotted against elite ninja and weakened the village's military strength. Beset by troubles from within and without, Konoha rapidly declined and could no longer hold onto its position as the strongest of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
Yet a dying camel was still bigger than a horse. The main impact of Pain's invasion had been economic; in terms of population, Konoha still held first place, after all, Nagato had used Rinne Rebirth. Konoha in the later stages of Naruto was at its weakest point in history militarily. The Uchiha Clan had been wiped out, only Tsunade remained of the Sannin, and capable Jonin became fewer and fewer. Fortunately, it still had the strongest Tailed Beast guarding it, while the new generation of ninja was rapidly growing. In Boruto, Konoha regained the strength of the leading ninja village under the governance of the Sixth Hokage, Kakashi.
The current strongest ninja village was undoubtedly Kumogakure, led by the Raikage. As a militaristic ninja village, Kumogakure trained its entire population