

Main article: Yukigakure Yukigakure ( 雪隠れの里, Yukigakure no Sato, literally meaning: Village Hidden Among Snow) is a hidden village located in the Land of Snow. Via the Thunder Rail, it takes about three to four days to get to Konohagakure. When the tyrant Dotō was defeated by Naruto Uzumaki, Dotō's niece and Sōsetsu's daughter, Koyuki Kazahana, the princess who escaped ten years ago from her uncle's grasp, assumed her birthright as the country's new daimyō.

However, this technological superiority appears rather new, as a group of army soldiers were shown to be conventionally armed, similar to Samurai and Ashigaru of feudal Japan.Īt the end of the movie, Koyuki explains that with further research and improvements to the heat generator, the Land of Snow can become the Land of Spring ( 春の国, Haru no Kuni). Additionally, their ninja wear special Chakra Armour that makes them virtually immune to ninjutsu and genjutsu. Things such as railroads, airships, snow mobiles, power generators and volley guns are commonplace here, though the latter fired salvos of kunai instead of bullets. The Land of Snow possesses an unusually advanced level of technology when compared to other countries in the Naruto world. The landscape is dominated by snowy mountains with tall glaciers making parts of the coastline inaccessible from the sea. As the name of the country suggests, the climate is rather cold with winter covering the land in snow and ice year round. However, it was taken over by a tyrant, Dotō Kazahana, after he and his mercenaries killed his older brother and predecessor, Sōsetsu Kazahana. Originally, the country was a small, but peaceful place.
