http://wayoftheninja.darkbb.com/kirigakure-no-sato-kiri-f12/-t1.htm Kirigakure, called Kiri for short, is located in the Land of Water. The official head ninja of Kirigakure is the Mizukage. It is also the place from which the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist hail. Kakashi and Orochimaru have both stated that Kiri has a strong and ruthless military that cannot be easily defeated. Kirigakure is composed of several cylindrical buildings, with the Mizukage's palace being the widest and the largest. Like its name, the village is surrounded by a thick mist, with several mountains in the background, making it difficult to find by foreigners. Kirigakure, according to Kakashi, was known for its barbaric graduation ritual. Students wishing to move on into the ranks of the ninja there would be pitted against each other in one-on-one duels to the death, thus earning the village the nickname "Village of the Bloody Mist". Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT 10 http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy203/Kaede121/WotNbannercomplete.png http://wayoftheninja.darkbb.com/kirigakure-no-sato-kiri-f12/-t1.htm