Kumo Village History

Reigetsu Hyuga and Daiichi Yota were the first two to found the village of Kumogakure, high in the mountains. Daiichi became the Shodai Raikage, since Reigetsu felt herself too old to hold such a position properly. With his weather control, Daiichi kept Kumo shrouded in a dense cloud cover, since they were so high in the mountains. It is said that even to this day, it is his chakra and jutsu that keeps Kumo covered by the clouds. While he was a normally laid back person, he also had been raised in an era of war and constant battle, and felt that this is what made himself and others of his generation stronger than the newest generation that was being groomed now. It was for this reason that he was one of the only people to refuse the Shodai Hokage’s peace treaty outright at first, before eventually signing after being threatened with a war that he knew he wouldn’t be able to win. That is, until he was approached by Tenji Uchiha several years later and agreed to help him wage a war to weaken the Senju clan and Suna as well. He felt this would be a prime opportunity to expand Kumo’s power and give his ninja actual war experience. This plan quickly fell apart after Tenji was killed, and he was forced to surrender. He is still one of the oldest Kage left living at this point in time, though many feel he is close to retirement.