The Village Hidden in the Mist has a unique and well-earned reputation as the Bloody Mist due to its ruthlessness and violence, especially by its own members against each other.
This city—connected by a series of interwoven canals—is the closest thing that the Land of Water has to an official capital, being the seat and residence of the current daimyō. It is located on the same island as Kirigakure, albeit some distance away.
These islands lie far away from Kirigakure on the Land of Water's central isle. This means they are free from much of the village's most direct influences - both good and bad. Many prefer the presence of local pirates to representatives from Bloody Mist.