Who founded the Hidden Sound Village?

Orochimaru, one of the three Legendary Sannin and a rogue ninja from Konoha, founded it alone after leaving the Akatsuki. Officially to free talented ninja, in reality to have subjects and bases for his forbidden experiments.

Where is Otogakure located?

In the Land of Sound, a country neighboring the Land of Fire. It is the former Land of Rice Fields: Orochimaru infiltrated it and won over the daimyo to establish his village there, and the country then became known as the Land of Sound.

Is it one of the five great villages?

No. It is a young, minor village with no Kage recognized by the other nations. It is not even a real town: rather a network of hidden hideouts and laboratories, entirely at Orochimaru's service.

Who are the Sound Four and the Sound Five?

Orochimaru's elite guard. The Sound Four brings together Jirobo, Kidomaru, the twins Sakon and Ukon (counted as one), and Tayuya. Originally there were five, led by Kimimaro — the Sound Five — but his illness reduced the group to four.

What role does Otogakure play in the invasion of Konoha?

Orochimaru allies Otogakure with Sunagakure for the attack, launched during the Chunin Exams. He kills and impersonates the Fourth Kazekage to manipulate Sunagakure, then confronts and kills the Third Hokage, Hiruzen.

Otogakure : le Village Caché du Son d'Orochimaru

Otogakure: Orochimaru's Hidden Sound Village

July 11, 2026

1166 words | Reading time: 6 min

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A village founded by a single man, with no recognized Kage. Otogakure, in the Land of Sound, the former Land of Rice Fields neighboring the Land of Fire, is less a city than a network of hideout-laboratories serving Orochimaru, assisted by Kabuto. There you meet his elite guard, the Sound Four — Kimimaro, Tayuya, Jirobo, Kidomaru, Sakon and Ukon —, the trap alliance forged against Konoha, and the obsessive quest for a perfect body.

A one-man village, a front for a vast open-air laboratory: this is Otogakure, the Hidden Sound Village founded by Orochimaru.

A one-man village
A network of hideouts
The Sound Four
The alliance against Konoha
The quest for a perfect body
Summary Table
FAQ

A one-man village

Orochimaru, one of the three Legendary Sannin who became a rogue ninja, founds Otogakure — the Hidden Sound Village — after leaving the Akatsuki. It is a one-man village.

Officially, he is said to have created it to offer a refuge to talented ninja, far from the five great nations. In reality, it serves as cover for his forbidden experiments and his quest to learn every jutsu.

Wooden buildings with curved roofs clinging to tall rock spires, linked by a suspended walkway and cables stretched above the void, under a blue sky. — Otogakure, built apart among a landscape of rock spires: a village with no founding clan, born of Orochimaru's will alone.

A network of hideouts

Otogakure is not one of the five great villages, nor even a real town. It is a network of hideouts and laboratories kept hidden, scattered across the Land of Sound and beyond.

Located in the former Land of Rice Fields, it depends entirely on Orochimaru and his right-hand man, Kabuto Yakushi. No recognized Kage leads it.

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An isolated rocky islet in the middle of a dark sea under a stormy sky: multi-story buildings are set into the rock, linked by a walkway to a turret planted on a nearby spur. — One of Orochimaru's hideouts built into an islet: the Sound is a string of isolated bases, not a town.

The Sound Four

Orochimaru's elite guard is the Sound Four: Jirobo, Kidomaru, the twins Sakon and Ukon, and Tayuya. Originally there were five of them — the Sound Five — led by Kimimaro, the last of the Kaguya clan.

They all bear a Curse Mark, derived from an enzyme isolated from the body of Jugo. Not to be confused with the Sound genin team (Dosu, Zaku, Kin), sent to the Chunin Exams.

Seen from below on a rooftop, four ninja in light tunics marked with a round motif and belted with a thick purple rope: a hulking fighter with an orange mohawk, a small red-haired girl wearing a helmet, a dark-skinned man with a forehead protector, and a figure with long gray hair sitting on the railing. — Orochimaru's personal guard in full: four fighters placed under his direct authority.

The alliance against Konoha

Orochimaru allies Otogakure with Sunagakure to invade Konoha during the Chunin Exams. But the alliance is a trap: he has killed the Fourth Kazekage and taken his appearance to manipulate the Hidden Sand.

The plan calls for Gaara, Shukaku's jinchuriki, to release the beast in the heart of the village. During the assault, Orochimaru kills his former master Hiruzen, the Third Hokage.

In a clearing ringed by enormous trunks, a pale figure with long black hair and a purple rope tied at his back faces a man in dark clothing with a covered face, holding a blue-glowing weapon in both hands; to the right, an ape-like creature with white fur braces itself on the ground. — Orochimaru facing the Third Hokage, his former master, whom he kills during the assault on Konoha.

The quest for a perfect body

Behind all of this, a single goal: to obtain a healthy and powerful body as a new vessel. Above all, Orochimaru covets that of Sasuke and his Sharingan.

Discovering that they have been manipulated, the Sunagakure ninja break the alliance and will later make peace with Konoha.

A long dark room lined on both sides with tall cylindrical tanks lit in green, where human shapes can be made out; at the back, a small figure stands before a door. — Bodies preserved in tanks in one of his laboratories: the entire facility serves the search for a vessel.

Summary Table

Aspect	Details
Founder	Orochimaru, a Sannin who defected from Konoha, assisted by Kabuto Yakushi. No recognized Kage
Location	Land of Sound (former Land of Rice Fields), neighboring the Land of Fire
Nature	A young, minor village outside the five great nations; a network of hideout-laboratories
Notable ninja	The Sound Four / Five (Kimimaro, Tayuya, Jirobo, Kidomaru, Sakon & Ukon); Team Dosu
Notable feat	A trap alliance with Sunagakure for the invasion of Konoha; Orochimaru kills the Third Hokage there

FAQ

Who founded the Hidden Sound Village?
Orochimaru, one of the three Legendary Sannin and a rogue ninja from Konoha, founded it alone after leaving the Akatsuki. Officially to free talented ninja, in reality to have subjects and bases for his forbidden experiments.
Where is Otogakure located?
In the Land of Sound, a country neighboring the Land of Fire. It is the former Land of Rice Fields: Orochimaru infiltrated it and won over the daimyo to establish his village there, and the country then became known as the Land of Sound.
Is it one of the five great villages?
No. It is a young, minor village with no Kage recognized by the other nations. It is not even a real town: rather a network of hidden hideouts and laboratories, entirely at Orochimaru's service.
Who are the Sound Four and the Sound Five?
Orochimaru's elite guard. The Sound Four brings together Jirobo, Kidomaru, the twins Sakon and Ukon (counted as one), and Tayuya. Originally there were five, led by Kimimaro — the Sound Five — but his illness reduced the group to four.
What role does Otogakure play in the invasion of Konoha?
Orochimaru allies Otogakure with Sunagakure for the attack, launched during the Chunin Exams. He kills and impersonates the Fourth Kazekage to manipulate Sunagakure, then confronts and kills the Third Hokage, Hiruzen.

In summary

Neither a real city nor a great nation, Otogakure is nothing but the shadow Orochimaru casts: a maze of laboratories serving a single ambition, eternal life.