Throughout history, the Land of Valleys has traditionally been the definition of a neutral nation. Surrounded on all sides, generations of leadership thought it the best course of action to remain neutral in all international matters; thereby protecting their people from annihilation at the hands of their larger neighbors. To this end, their focus has always been upon utilizing their fertile valleys for the production of agricultural goods, both for personal use and trade. This trend afforded the Land of Valleys an impressive sum of wealth and economic stability, which was then used to hire mercenaries from abroad to protect their precious resources and people. Namely, those hired hailed from the Land of Water's Kirigakure or the Land of Winds Sunagakure; the former being the closest tradi