Non-Shinobi Countries

Whirlpool Country

Not much is known about the Whirlpool Country. Uzumaki Kushina was a kunoichi who hailed from this country. It is unclear if she was a ninja in a village located in this country or elsewhere. The current status of Whirlpool is also unclear, as it has been referred to in the past tense.
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Bird Country

The Bird country is a remote impoverished nation but it is making strides to improve. It was once led by Daimyou Oowashi, but he suddenly died of an illness. He was replaced by his daughter Toki. The country itself shares borders with Wind, Earth and the Rain countries. The country appears to resemble most of the other countries, with forests, hills and streams dotting the landscape. The country is also home to many species of bird, giving rise to the country name. It does not appear to be currently allied with any countries, though country administrators have come to Konoha to request their help. The Bird Country also maintains no standing ninja army, but guardsmen trained in the shinobi arts work under the leadership of the Daimyou's chief strategist Koumei.
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Claw Country

Not much is known about the Claw Country. It is apparently a small nation that has had testy relations with the Fang Country.
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Demon Country

The Demon Country was the home of the spirit of Mouryou, a spirit which grew out of the evil of man and the dark side of the country's shrine maiden. The shrine maiden had the duty to seal away Mouryou and keep his evil contained. The country was allied with the Fire Country, hiring its ninja for protection.
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Fang Country

Not much is known about the Fang Country. It is a small country surrounded by mountains, it is most easily accessible by river.
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Forest Country

Not much is known about the Forest Country. Shinobazu, a criminal group made up of disenfranchised ninja carried out criminal acts in the country. When one of their members Gantetsu was captured, he was to be sent to the country capital to be tried. From the Fire Country, the country is accessible only through a river. The country is on friendly terms with Fire and uses the services of its ninja village.
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Honey Country

Not much is known about the Honey Country. Lady Kayo, a representative from the country has had dealings with the Red Bean Country. When she and her party went missing in the Neck Country, ninja from Konoha were dispatched to find her.
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Marsh Country

Not much is known about the Marsh Country. It appears to be allied with the Fire Country, hiring its ninja for protection on trips. Anko was charged with protecting the country Daimyo on one such journey.
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Moon Country

The Moon Country is located in a southern sea and includes Crescent Moon Island. The country draws its name from the shape of the island itself. Due to its location, the country experiences mild weather and a constant summer state. This helped it become a popular tourist retreat along with its entertainment and gambling establishments. At one point the country hired wandering ninja; however it currently maintains no ninja village. A ninja has been shown to wear a headband bearing a crescent moon, but no direct connection to this island has been made as of yet.
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Neck Country

Not much is known about the Neck Country. Kubisaki Kouza ruled over the Neck Country approximately fifty years before the series start. The country probably draws its name from the "kubi" kanji in his name, meaning neck. "Shu" is another reading of this kanji. His country was besieged and his citizens wiped out by an enemy army. He retreated to his castle and summoned a gigantic lizard to linger after his death. The lizard took on the form of his castle and ate any who came inside. After many years Kouza's spirit returned to guide Naruto, Kiba and Hinata to his summoning contract to destroy it, which would finally let the animal return from whence it came. With the castle gone, there is little left of the former country.
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Noodles Country

Not much is known about the Noodles Country. Chikara, a swinging big-boned bachelor hails from this country.
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Red Bean Jam Country

Not much is known about the Red Bean Jam Country. Lady Kayo, a representative from the Honey Country has had dealings with them. When she traveled to the country and went missing along the way, Red Bean sought help from Konoha to locate her.
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River Country

The River country lies between two of the main shinobi powers, the Fire and Wind countries. To the north the country is bordered by the Rain Country. The country is marked by mountains, forests and rivers. Akatsuki chose to make the country one of their bases of operation. They took Gaara here after they defeated him at Hidden Sand.
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Sea Country

The Sea country lies off the southern coast of the Tea Country. The Sea Country itself consists of several islands, Haha the main island, Kikai and Taro. Another island, Jiro, may also fall under its purview. Because the country is an island nation, it relies on the Water Country and its Hidden Mist ninja for protection. It sends weekly gold shipments to the country as payment for this protection. The country is not against help from other ninja nations though, such as Fire. Being an island nation, fishing is one of its chief operations. Unfortunately Kikai Island has long been said a cursed island. Orochimaru established a laboratory there and began kidnapping Sea citizens; this did not help its reputation. Orochimaru eventually abandoned the base and it was later destroyed.
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Stone Country

The Stone country is so named because of its craggy desert and wasteland regions. The country is similar in name to the Earth Country and its Village Hidden in the Rock, however the kanji used is different.
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Swamp Country

Not much is known about the Swamp Country. It appears to be allied with the Fire Country. Maito Gai was assigned a mission in this country.
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Tea Country

The Tea country is a peninsula marked by forests, mountains and fishing villages along its coast. The country itself may also include the O'uzu and Nagai Islands, but this is unconfirmed. It shares one border with the Fire Country, and maintains good ties with its ninja village because it maintains no ninja village of its own.
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Valley Country

Not much is known about the Valley Country. Nanafushi, a shinobi set on stealing Konoha's secrets hails from this country.
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Vegetable Country

The Vegetable Country is an apparently landlocked country. It may share a border with the Fire Country, and it maintains good ties with their ninja village as it has no ninja village of its own. However the loyal soldiers of the country leader are trained in the ninja arts. The country is marked by forests, mountains and fields of flowers. These flowers and the other country plants are used by the soldiers in their ninpou.
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Wave Country

The Wave country is a small island nation which was once under the harsh rule of the shipping baron Gatô. Located off the coast of the Fire Country, the islands became impoverished because of the strong grip Gatô had over the shipping and transportation in the region. He ruled through fear, and anyone who dared stand in his way he had murdered as a warning. When Gatô was finally killed, Tazuna the bridge builder was able to finish his bridge and connect the country to the mainland. Thus the bridge allowed the country to become prosperous once again.
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