World of Naruto

Creation :

When Kishimoto was creating the setting of the Naruto'mangae, he initially concentrated on the designs for the village of Konohagakure, the primary setting of the series. He asserts that his design for Konohagakure was created "pretty spontaneously without much thought", but admits that the scenery is based on his home in the naruto prefecture in Japan. Kishimoto created Konohagakure without specifying an era or location in the real world, noting that the village is "just a place in his head". Without a specific time period, Kishimoto included modern elements in the series such as convenience stores and movies, but specifically excluded projectile weapons and vehicles from the storyline. For reference materials, Kishimoto performs his own research into Japanese culture and alludes to it in his work. In an interview, he commented that he "often visits Japanese gardens and goes to Kabuki performances" for reference material.

Kishimoto added that, as Naruto takes place in a "Japanese fantasy world," the creator has to "set certain rules, in a systematic way" so that he could easily "convey the story." Kishimoto wanted to "draw on" the Chinese zodiac tradition, which had a long-standing presence in Japan; the zodiac hand signs originate from this. Regarding technology, Kishimoto said that Naruto would not have any firearms. He said he may include automobiles, aircraft, and "low-processing" computers; Kishimoto specified the computers would "maybe" be eight-bit and that they would "definitely not" be sixteen-bit.

In the naruto series there are nine countries. Each country has a hidden ninja village who represents military power of the country and are named according to a specific chakra element. Ninja originating from that country usually have special techniques derived from the elements. 
-> Earth Country has a Village of Rock 
-> Fire Country has a Village of Leaf  
-> Prairie Country has a Village of Grass  
-> Lightning Country has a Village of Cloud  
-> Rain Country has a Village of Rain  
-> Sound Coutry has a Village of Sound  
-> Wave Country has a Village of Wave  
-> Waterfall Country has a Village of Waterfall  
-> Wind Country has a Village of Sand 

Of the countries scattered around the Naruto world, five countries are considered as the most powerful and influential, namely:
-> Earth Country
-> Fire Country
-> Lightning Country
-> Water Country
-> Wind Country

The five countries respectively led by kage. Kage (影?, literally "Shadow") are the leaders of the five most powerful Hidden Villages and generally the most powerful ninja in their respective villages. These villages do not rule the country, but are equal to the government. The Kage stand equally with the rulers of their countries, oversee the activities of their villages, and are the leaders of ninja society. There may be exceptions, however, as a ninja may be the most powerful at the time of being installed as Kage, but may become less powerful upon aging, eventually being surpassed by a younger ninja. A Kage may retire and give the title to someone else; however, once granted, the title is held permanently, creating a situation where a village has two Kage at the same time, with only one of them actually active. Their elite status is also attributed to the tendency for most Kage to have family members who were previous Kage, or be personally taught by a former Kage or student of a former Kage, or some combination of these factors. The five Kage have different titles depending on their country. Those titles are:

    * Hokage (火影?, literally "Fire Shadow") Kage of Konohagakure. Currently Tsunade is the Fifth Hokage. The former holders of the title are Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze. Danzo Shimura once acted as Sixth Hokage Candidate.[5]
    * Kazekage (風影?, literally "Wind Shadow") Kage of Sunagakure. Currently Gaara is the Fifth Kazekage, his father being his immediate predecessor.
    * Mizukage (水影?, literally "Water Shadow") Kage of Kirigakure. Currently Mei Terumi is the Fifth Mizukage, her immediate predecessor being the Three-Tails' Jinchūriki, Yagura.
    * Raikage (雷影?, literally "Lightning Shadow") Kage of Kumogakure. Currently A is the Fourth Raikage, his father being his immediate predecessor.
    * Tsuchikage (土影?, literally "Earth Shadow") Kage of Iwagakure. Currently Oonoki is the Third Tsuchikage, his immediate predecessor being his former teacher, Muu.