The Land of Wind remained mostly uninhabited for centuries, with its desolate climate uninviting for human settlement, providing little to no sustenance. The mountainous region in the north provided minimal shelter for its sparse settlers from the arid climate and sand storms that ravaged its plains. For many years, it was regarded simply as a refuge for highwaymen and other fugitives of the law who would sneak into countries for mischief and escape back across the country’s border.

However, with the advent of the warring period, the flood of refugees migrating from the devastated minor countries, in which disorder was prevalent, was inevitable. A once-barren environment was soon thronged with displaced innocents.

Though adapting to a new climate and overall way of life would prove difficult for the vast majority of these new settlers, the diversity and ingenuity of people hailing from the surrounding nations such as the Land of Rivers, Land of Rain, and Land of Stone would prevail upon coming together to form a stronghold on prime real estate.

Still governed mostly by the criminals, whom had long claimed the region to be under their purview, wouldn’t allow these new “interlopers” free of cost. Forced to pay tithes to these many bandit groups, a tentative co-existence was maintained for a short period before bad blood would be brought to its boiling point.

Unable to put forth any worthwhile resistance on their own, shinobi were hired to fight in the villager’s stead and, through years of bloodshed and retribution, the fight would enter a new phase. No longer a fight between bandits and refugees, these shinobi would take the task of cleansing the wasteland of these vile aborigines unto themselves.

The tidal shift in the war would be the advent of the man recognized as the first jinchuuriki of the One-Tailed Shukaku, a man known only as Shungyosai. This enigma, initially unaffiliated with either side of the conflict, appeared virtually from nowhere and singlehandedly managed to bring an end to the enduring war---by exhibiting both the absolute power to eradicate either side and the willingness to do so, should any more blood be spilled.

The convening of the summit that would establish a central government and Sunagakure unsurprisingly worked in the favor of the refugees; the tithes enforced by the outlaws were ceased, and a government established by both the aborigines of the country and refugees was put in place. The Hidden Sand would find its footing in this time of peace.