Hidden Sand Village (砂隠れの里, Sunagakure no Sato, literally meaning: Village Hidden by Sand) is the hidden village of the Land of Wind and the very heart of the country. As a village of one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries, the village's leader since its founding has been the Kazekage, of whom nine have passed through the village's history. In response to the appearance of Amoghisaddhi Ōtsutsuki and the total destruction of every nation, the hidden sand village moved deeper into its homeland where intense dust storms and harsher environments existed, which gave the population an advantage against invaders. The desert also served as a cloak and deterrent to those seeking to harm them. very rare few foreign powers would be willing to endure the sandstorms and water scarcity common to Suna.