Naruto belongs to a world which is similar to our own world in many ways but at the same time is also quite different from it. His world, like ours, is divided into countries that function as independent political units. The five most dominant countries, which along with some other smaller unexplored countries form Naruto’s world, are the Land of Earth, the Land of Fire, the Land of Lightning, the Land of Water, and the Land of Wind. These five countries are also known as the “Five Great Shinobi Nations” and each country is ruled by a feudal lord.