Deep in the Lava country which is a small island off the shores of the land of fire there is a large volcano which was created by a powerful forbidden jutsu known as the surging Eruption jutsu.<br/>at this volcano's base is a village, its not large in size or well known by other countries but it is the Lava countries secret ninja village known as the village hidden in the ash, its occupants are for the most part peaceful, they very rarely get involved in the conflicts of other nations.<br/><br/>upon entering the village hidden in the ash it is often mistaken for an old abandoned town with less then 100 residents however the base of the volcano opens into a large cavern with a giant stone bridge that connects to a massive pillar situated in the middle of the pool of lava in the Volcano, the village is on the center of this pillar, the lava from the volcano and the lack of light from how far down they are means the village is constantly bathed in a dark red light constantly.<br/>a great number of the buildings in this village are dome shaped, there second floors are under the main floor, under ground so that they are protected from stray lava from the volcano.<br/><br/>the leader of there village has always been a man of the Soujin family, there unique family chakra allowing them to turn the very stone at there feet to lava and then control it, there family has protected the village from there very weapon they use to protect themselves.<br/><br/>Tetsuya Taiga was one such member of this village, his family were master weapons smiths who forged ninja tools using a unique ore found in there volcano had become one of the key families of the village, at age 19 he was tall for his age at 6ft tall his black messy hair falling around his face highlighted his strangely cat like yellow eyes. his black sleeveless trench coat fluttered in the wind as he waited at the entrance to the fake part of the village, he held the scroll with his orders in one hand, telling him of the several families soon to be arriving to join there village, he was to guide them in and show them to the homes that had been built for them "i wonder what they will be like" he muttered to himself