
Īccording to Kahyō, Kirigakure's society was split into a form of caste system since the founding of the village.

The Second Mizukage and Iwa's Second Tsuchikage who would clash against one another countless times eventually met in what would be their final battle and killed each other. The goodwill this fostered was short-lived, and Kiri would become involved in different conflicts over the following decades. Shortly after the formation of their villages, Konoha's First Hokage sold tailed beasts to Kiri as a sign of friendship and to ensure a balance of power amongst their new villages. Kiri was founded after the Warring States Period by the First Mizukage. Kirigakure's First Mizukage at the summit. Due to the village's high number of missing-nin, Kiri has a subdivision of Anbu known as hunter-nin that are specifically tasked with eliminating these defectors. Many Kiri ninja use Water Release techniques. Underneath this, they wear a full-black shirt and pants over which they wear the villages' standard grey flak jacket.

The standard attire for Kiri shinobi revolves around a pinstriped material which the shinobi wear as bracers and greaves which merge into their sandals. Most of the buildings have vegetation growing on their roofs. Kirigakure's architecture is composed of several cylindrical buildings, with the Mizukage's office being the widest and largest. Befitting its name, the village is surrounded by a thick mist, with several mountains in the background, making it difficult to find by foreigners. As the village of one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries, Kiri has a Kage as its leader known as the Mizukage, of which there have been six in its history. Kirigakure ( 霧隠れの里, Kirigakure no Sato, English TV: Village Hidden in the Mist, literally meaning: Village Hidden by Mist) is the hidden village of the Land of Water.

For other uses, see Kiri (disambiguation).
