Konohagakure Graveyard

The Konohagakure Graveyard is a location in Konohagakure where the village's inhabitants are buried at the time of their death. Many graves were given to those who die during the race of hidden villages, excluding the bodies that were buried in special graveyards, such as the Memorial Stone Cemetery.

The greaveyard host many tombstones, all lined in an orderly fashion. The graveyard is built on a hill. The ramp leading to the graveyard contains rectangular pools of water, trees, and streetlights, to help see during the night. At the head of the graveyard is a stoney wall that spands the length of the whole graveyard. In the center of the stone is a round-cut area. In this area, there is a statue of fire above a large tombstone. The statue of fire represents the Will of Fire. It was carved out of pure ruby stones, worth lots of money anywhere outside of Konohagakure, however, many places do not accept this as a form of trade for currency, as many do not want to be caught with any of the special ruby, due to robbery of any ruby seen as one of the highest crimes possible in Konohagakure. The ruby, for it's elegant and graceful representation of Konohagakure's Will of Fire, is called Konohagakure's Heart (Konohagakure no hāto).

History
During the war-torn era, the graveyard, before it was made, was the location of a great battle between many clans. This battle lead to the deaths of many members of several clans. After time, this location became unpopulated. Many would not even go near the location due to the sad memories it held. This became known as the forgotten zone of the Land of Fire.

When Konohagakure was formed, the village leaders decided to turn the forgotten zone into a positive mourning place for the ones they lost. They decided to create a graveyard, to help the positive mourning for their lost ones. They built over the land, creating the Konohagakure Graveyard.

Konohagakure's Heart, at the head of the graveyard, was carved by the Hatake family of Konohagakure. The clan comes from an unknown area in the world, however, at this location, there is said to be a cave filled with rubies. As told by the head of the family, when the Hatakes left the land, they sealed off the enterance to the cave, to ensure that their prize was not lost. Only members of the Hatake family know the location of the cave, and how to enter it. Each member is forbidden from speaking word of the location to anyone outside the family.