Iwagakure
(Village Hidden by Rocks)
Just how the buildings of Suna are made of sand, the construction
works of Iwagakure are of rocks. The Iwagakure villagers take pride in the huge
mountain ranges enveloping them which provides natural defense to their
village. It is seen that the Tsuchikage’s location is the tallest in Iwagakure.
Jutsu/Kinjutsu.
Just how the name of the village suggests, the Iwagakure ninjas are
skilled in Earth release techniques. The brilliance of their jutsus range from
something as complex as Dust release to something as sexy as Suicide Bombing
Clones.
Molding chakra into materials was a kinjutsu in Iwagakure that was
passed on from generations to generations. Deidara apparently found this
fascinating since he stole the kinjutsu to perfect his art. The mouths on his
hands and chest were used to mold chakra in to clay to develop his ultimate
Explosive Technique.
Though I have a strong feeling that the mouths on his hands are for making out with each other. |
Clans:
Kamizuru Clan.
For those pervs reading this who watched the particular filler
episode just for the heck of watching young Hinata get naked under a waterfall,
you’ve probably seen some ninjas of Kamizuru Clan in that arc. The Kamizuru
clan who held expertise in bee using, had attempted to invade Konoha in the
past. However, they were defeated by the Aburame clan in battle where a lot of
Kamizuru clan members were killed resulting in their decrease of number.
Due to this event, Kamizuru clan held very little value and was looked
down upon in Iwagakure village.
Kages:
First Tsuchikage.
Though the founder of Iwagakure was born in to previously said
Kamizuru clan, he was not seen using any of their techniques. Also, there is no
doubt that he was kickass since he possessed the ability to fly like his
successors.
The manga also highlights the event where the First Tsuchikage had
talked about the representation of stone was the tough, unmovable will of his
Iwa shinobis, when he had assigned Onoki to clean the Iwagakure Stone Monument.
He had considered this will to be something essential in every Iwa shinobi.
Second Tsuchikage
(Muu).
This calm and skilled persona was known as the “Null-man” or in
other words a “Non-person” for his perfect Camouflaging Technique. Attributable
to this, Muu was known to have given the middle finger to both form and chakra
as it was apparent that he did not have such a thing when the particular
technique was active. There was no way anyone could sense his presence in this
state thereof.
Muu was one of the few handfuls of people who possessed Kekkei
Tota, an advanced and dominant form of Kekkei Genkai. Muu’s Dust Release
derived from this Kekkei Tota was a powerful jutsu capable of bombarding a
person to mere specks of dust. This technique was also taught to Onoki at some
point in his life.
One of the greatest enemies of Muu was the Second Mizukage with
whom he had died fighting in battle.
Third Tsuchikage
(Onoki)
In the making of this particular character, Kishimoto wanted
Onoki’s appearance to radiate nothing but sheer stern aura. So what’s better
than drawing a midget with a fat, round nose and balding head to convey this
attitude? Which is also one of the reasons why we believe…
they're long lost brothers. |
In his spring time of youth, when he was assigned to clean the
Stone Monument the First Tsuchikage had told that the monument symbolized the
unwavering strong will of Iwa. Onoki was not the kind to believe in such BS.
Regardless of his attitude towards the relevance, the First Tsuchikage had said
that Onoki did possess the will but would have to face hardship with
determination if he were to abandon it.
Onoki also trained under the Second Mizukage who taught him the
Dust Release. He is the second person to use this Kekkei Tota of combining
Earth, Wind and Fire for the Dust Release Technique which is so powerful it
could grind a person to nothingness. At some point, Onoki and Muu had
confronted Madara Uchiha whom had stoked flames of war between the two
countries. Onoki was also the only kage among the Allied Shinobi Forces who had
battled Madara in the past, which gained them advantage in intelligence during
the ongoing Fourth Shinobi World War.
Onoki was also said to have been a proud mentor of Deidara, though
he wasn’t very fond of Deidara’s philosophy and fighting style. After Deidara
went rogue, Onoki would meet Edo Deidara during Shinobi War 4 and they would
blow the absolute fucking shit outta each other.
Also, like you have your occasional cup of tea with your friends,
Iwagakure was said to have hired Akatsuki several times for their military
purposes. When the Raikage had raised this issue in front of all kages, Onoki
had countered that the Iwa had no choice since countries such as Kumo had an
upper hand in their military powers.
In the series, Onoki was also seen to have had a bit of an age
complex issue since he openly mocked youngsters such as Gaara. He had insulted
Gaara and showed little respect towards him among other kages. Because you see,
a frail body with a constantly breaking backbone is something to be proud and
cherished.
Thus creating a lot of sexual tension between those two |
However, Onoki was moved by
Gaara’s skill, power and wisdom which caused him to have a change of heart.
Onoki also remarked that he had lost sight of himself after his encounter with
Madara, which would explain his stubborn and willful personality.
During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Onoki was shown to be a very
motivating leader who encouraged the shinobi to face Uchiha Madara without
fear.
Jinchuriki and Bijju:
.
When Hashirama gave away the Tail Beasts to different nations like
it was Halloween candy, Iwagakure came in possession of two tail beasts; Four
Tails and Five Tails.
Han, The Jinchuriki of
Five Tails.
You probably have guessed that like any Jinchuriki we’ve come to
known, Han’s life was no better than shit. According to Deidara, Han despised
humanity and had no compassion thanks to the hatred and negligence he received
from his village.
Aside from the fact that he was the most, ever physically built
Jinchuriki (Kushina, I mean no offense to you), Han’s ninjutsu was steam based.
His ability to generate heat with his armor had aided him in accelerating the
force of his attack and speed.
It’s self-explanatory as of why he always has his hand tucked inside his kimono. |
Han was captured by the Akatsuki and had his Tail Beast extracted
causing his death. He was later resurrected by Kabuto Yakushi by Edo Tensei and
used by Tobi as his pawns.
Roshi, The Jinchuriki
of Six Tails
Roshi who became a jinchuriki at a young, left Iwagakure for a
quest to gain better understanding and control over the demon inside him. He
was hard headed and stubborn as much as Onoki since during the forty years of
being the Jinchuriki of the Six Tail, never had he called it by its name.
With the help of Six Tails, he has the ability to use the Lava
Technique; a combination of Earth and Fire. His skill in this technique had
given him advantage not only by spitting lava balls at his opponents, but also
was able to create an armor made of lava. This particular armor works as a
defense but also amplifies the damage when using taijutsu.
Kisame who had captured Roshi had complimented him saying that he
was indeed a tough opponent. After Roshi was captured by Kisame, he died due to
the extraction of the beast inside him.
Roshi was later resurrected by Yakushi Kabuto and used as a pawn by
Tobi during Fourth Shinobi World War. Before Roshi was freed and went to
afterlife, he had told the Six Tails that he never forgot his name.
Relation with other
Countries and Organizations:
You could say that Iwagakure is like the asshole that was never on
good terms with anyone. Iwagakure has a history of betrayal and desperation for
power. They had attempted to destroy Konoha with the Kamizuru Clan but
resulting in their shinobis being trumped by Aburame clan of Konoha. Again for
a second time, after the scandal of Orochimaru destroying Konoha, Iwagakure had
taken the golden opportunity to finish Konoha off. This also had been proven
futile when Kosuke Maruboshi (the eternal gennin) had got rid of them with the
help of other Konoha ninjas.
The only notable good relation the Iwa had was with Kirigakure.
When Kirigakure had asked for Iwa’s aid in the retrieval of the scrolls
Kumogakure stole from them, Iwagakure had betrayed Kiri and took the scrolls
like the bitch they were. It was also known that Iwagakure betrayed them upon
orders from their Tsuchikage. This incident led to a whole lot of tension between
the Stone Village and Mist Village.
As said before, Iwagakure were apparently BFFs with the Akatsuki
and hired them as mercenaries for military purposes.
Wars Participated:
Though Iwagakure wasn’t the biggest highlight of Second Shinobi
World War, they made sure that they’d be kickass on the third. Iwagakure
rivaled the Leaf Village as they proved dominance and had the upper hand during
this event. However, Team Minato was able to successfully destroy the Kannabi
Bridge which was the means of supply for Iwa. Accordingly, they had to back
down from war leading Konoha the victory.
Furthermore, much like other countries Iwagakure joined Allied
Nations to participate against Fourth Shinobi World War Tobi had declared.
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Written by: Micha
Quick review, my ass.
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