This subforum was created for one express purpose, to show that there are other places that are not occupied by ninja.

While it is true that the Village Hidden in the Sound has arisen near the center of the land the majority is still occupied by towns and businesses. Since Orochimaru founded Otokure the entire region has banded together under a single banner and grown significantly as a nation, though their size is still not great enough to put it on par with one of the five great nations the Rice Country makes up for this in specialization.