Konohagakure no Sato

Village Hidden Among Tree Leaves

Konohagakure (? Konohagakure no Sato?, literally "Village Hidden Among Tree Leaves"; also known as "Village Hidden in the Leaves" or "Hidden Leaf Village"), or Konoha for short, is one of the five great ninja villages. As such, it is one of five villages with a Kage as its leader, known as the Hokage. On a mountain overlooking the villages, the faces of every Hokage are carved into the rock. Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, has her face added sometime during the time skip.

Konohagakure
Although Konoha, much like the country in which it resides, has been peaceful for the past twelve years and has grown accustomed to that peace, it remains one of the most powerful villages in existence, with an overall ninja population much greater than that of any other village, and therefore has great military power and influence. In the Chunin exam, out of all 153 Genin participants, Konoha had 87 Leaf Genin (72 in the anime) trying to become Chunin, whereas all other ninja villages had considerably fewer participating: 30 Sand Genin, 21 Rain Genin, 6 Grass Genin (15 in the anime), 6 Waterfall Genin (12 in the anime), and 3 Sound Genin (since Kabuto and his teammates were counted as Leaf Genin). In addition, Konoha is the village that hosted the event, which possibly contributed to the unbalanced number of participants. It has been mentioned that certain villages (such as the Kirigakure) have had exams of their own in the past, and presumably, may hold a grudge against Konoha. The hiragana ?? (an) is painted on the entrance gates of the village (one hiragana on each door). This means hermitage or retreat (kanji: ?).
Konoha is the home to several noteworthy clans (even a few with kekkei genkai abilities), among them the Hyuga clan and the nearly extinct Uchiha clan (whose only remaining members are Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha, because Itachi slaughtered the rest of the clan).