<p>It is stated on <a href="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_geography" rel="nofollow">this wiki page</a>, that</p>

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  <p>Hidden Villages are parts of countries in which the country's ninja reside. Their leaders stand equally with the landlords ruling the countries they are a part of. A Hidden Village maintains its economy by training its citizens to be ninja from a young age and using them as manpower in various missions others would be willing to pay for, from weeding a garden for a single payment to receiving a constant budget from the country it resides in for being soldiers in case the country is involved in a war.</p>
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<p>However, the same page lists Tsuchigumo Village and Tonika Village in the list of "hidden villages". </p>

<p>I would speculate that the largest ninja village in the country, the one directly responsible for it's defense, would be called a "hidden village" (i.e. have "village hidden in the " in the name), and the other smaller ones would probably be just "villages", even if they belong to a ninja clan or something.</p>

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2013-03-27T05:37:15.440Z
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SingerOfTheFall
<p>In Naruto, there seem to be villages that are "Hidden Villages" such as Konohagakure no Sato and villages that are not "Hidden Villages" such as Tsuchigumo Village or Tonika Village. What makes a village a "Hidden Village"? Is it that they are run by a Kage, or is there some other reason?</p>

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2013-03-25T16:00:50.367Z
hidden villages are villages that are hidden
Sam I am says Reinstate Monica
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No. Read the answer from here: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/825/why-are-hidden-villages-called-such/834#834. I want to know what distinguishes a village such as Konohagakure no Sato from a village such as Tonika Village.
kuwaly
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2013-03-26T06:43:07.970Z
@kuwaly your answer is also present in that question.
Ankit Sharma
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2013-03-26T16:15:03.067Z
Not really. That question gives a more literal translation while I want to know what the actual difference is in-show (i.e. why Konoha got that specification while other villages didn't).
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What makes a village a "Hidden Village"?
# What makes a village a "Hidden Village"?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-03-24
In Naruto, there seem to be villages that are "Hidden Villages" such as Konohagakure no Sato and villages that are not "Hidden Villages" such as Tsuchigumo Village or Tonika Village. What makes a village a "Hidden Village"? Is it that they are run by a Kage, or is there some other reason?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: hidden villages are villages that are hidden  
> **username_0**: No. Read the answer from here: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/825/why-are-hidden-villages-called-such/834#834. I want to know what distinguishes a village such as Konohagakure no Sato from a village such as Tonika Village.  
> **username_2**: @kuwaly your answer is also present in that question.  
> **username_0**: Not really. That question gives a more literal translation while I want to know what the actual difference is in-show (i.e. why Konoha got that specification while other villages didn't).  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-03-27. Score: 4
It is stated on [this wiki page](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_geography), that

> Hidden Villages are parts of countries in which the country's ninja reside. Their leaders stand equally with the landlords ruling the countries they are a part of. A Hidden Village maintains its economy by training its citizens to be ninja from a young age and using them as manpower in various missions others would be willing to pay for, from weeding a garden for a single payment to receiving a constant budget from the country it resides in for being soldiers in case the country is involved in a war.

However, the same page lists Tsuchigumo Village and Tonika Village in the list of "hidden villages".

I would speculate that the largest ninja village in the country, the one directly responsible for it's defense, would be called a "hidden village" (i.e. have "village hidden in the " in the name), and the other smaller ones would probably be just "villages", even if they belong to a ninja clan or something.
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