One of the most compelling themes of Naruto for me has always been the way that war and the shinobi miliatry/police system affects each of the characters in the story. While the manga was likely never meant to be read as some sort of anti-war commentary, it's evident that most, if not all, of the conflicts and characters' personal traumas source back to a flawed system that is, for the most part, unquestioned in the narrative. While most of these stories center around characters becoming disillusioned by the violence and death that surrounds them in their daily lives as shinobi, Hidan's case is interestingly unique as it presents us with a different sort of situation: what happens when you take a child, raised to be a solider of the state, and suddenly strip them of that purpose?

Hidan was born to Yugakure, the Hot Springs village. At one point in time, this village was a major player in the Shinobi world, offering its combat-related services to many different nations. Hidan, like many other young people in his village, would have been raised in a culture that valued these shinobi above all else, in which war was the main export. Hidan learned to appreciate and even enjoy conflict, taking pride in his service to his village. Though we do not know anything about Hidan's family, it's likely that his parents were shinobi as well, and likely died in one of the many battles around this time. As a result of the village's culture and the loss of his own family, death was something a young Hidan would have became quickly desensitized to.

After years of offering its combat services to other nations, however, a decision was made for Yugakure to transition its industry from militarism to tourism.

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