Two hundred and sixty years before the unification of the five nations by the first Kage, the Land of Lightning was beginning its prosperous period with the creation of two villages. Higakure, the village hidden within the clouds, and Hotarugakure, the village hidden within the lightning. Legends say construction began on both villages at the exact same time, each sharing the exact same building plans. As such, both villages were exactly identical. The building processes took six years before both were completely constructed, and it was rough. Ancient building methods required the builders to cart large stones and wood on poorly constructed wagons, which were prone to falling apart. This delayed building by two years from the expected four years. The Land of Lightning's notorious weather t