Minor Countries

Bear Country

Introduced in the Star Village filler arc and is home to Hoshigakure. It is surrounded by a canyon filled with poisonous gas. The shinobi of the Hidden Star Village train with a meteor that crashed there 200 years previous to the series' beginning. What the shinobi don't know is that it causes harm to them.

Grass Country

Little is known about the Land of Grass. It is probably very rich with flora. The old Country's Leader was a Daimyo, the Grass Daimyo and is now runned by another person. The Land of Grass is home to Kusagakure. Obito Uchiha also perished in this country. The Grass Country is the home to the former Bridge of Heaven and Earth (Was destroyed in the battle between Team Yamato and Orochimaru & Kabuto). The Country is surrounded by a Bamboo and mushroom Forest and the Kannabi Bridge between Grass and Earth Country.

Rice Field Country

The Land of Rice Fields, otherwise known as the Land of Sound, is a small country bordering the Land of Fire's northern border. The Land of Rice Fields is its original name, with the Land of Sound, possibly derived from Otogakure, being Orochimaru's own name for it.

Snow Country

The focus of the first Naruto movie, in which it had been taken over by a tyrant. Its hidden village is Yukigakure. The Land of Snow possesses an unusually advanced level of technology when compared to other countries in the Naruto world. Things such as railroads, airships, power generators, and volley guns are commonplace here, though the latter fired salvos of kunai instead of bullets. Additionally, their ninja wear special chakra armor that makes them virtually immune to ninjutsu and genjutsu.

Rain Country

The Land of Rain is filled with a great number of small buildings in a heavily wooded area, suggesting that it might be located in a rainforest. Its borders are highly defended, and those wishing to pass through the country must first give every information on how they intend to visit the country before being allowed admission. Even if one is permitted to enter the country, they will be under constant surveillance by the government for the duration of their stay. Because the Land of Rain is situated between three of the five great countries, it often acts as the battlefield for their wars and much of its population are war refugees, and as a result its government lacks stability.

Waterfall Country

Unlike many of the hidden villages the hidden waterfall really is hidden, and the entrance is known to very few. Located on top of a remote cliff one of the few entrances to this village is through a waterfall and some underwater tunnels making this a village that is very well defended. The village itself lies beneath the branches of the great oak on the edge of the lake that surrounds the tree. The main source of power and protection for the village is the large tree that every hundred years produces an elixir called the “hero water”, this supposedly gives the user a large chakra boost too be used whenever the village is in danger but also has the added side effect that it eats away at the users life force and will often kill older shinobi who try to use it.