The founding clan of Taki was dedicated to guarding and preserving a centuries-old tree that grew in the heart of the Land of Floods. However it has also never been successfully invaded and is the only minor hidden village to have held a Tailed Beast. Takigakure, the Village Hidden in the Waterfall, was one of the earliest hidden villages to be founded but its military force and economic power was never great enough for it to be recognized like the Great Five.
