Hidden Rain is a lower shinobi village, being allied with Grass, Leaf, Sand and Waterfall. As such it participates in the Chuunin Exam with these countries. In the Chuunin Exam Naruto participated in, no Rain team made it beyond the second exam test. Hidden Rain will do missions for countries outside its borders, with Wagarashi clan member Kyuuroku hiring Rain ninja to help him win the Todoroki shrine race in the Tea Country. The years of strife the country experienced finally drove it and the village to civil war. This embarrassing situation only increased their desire for secrecy. The rebebl faction led Rain missing-nin Pain eventually defeated the loyalist faction and took over the country. Hidden Rain itself if marked by large industrial buildings.
The village gates, heavely guarded since the country adopted strict border control. Any visitors must clearly state their purpose, length of stay and be kept under constant surveillance. This applies even when Rain holds the Chuunin Exams.
The outskirts of the village resembles most of the other countries, with forests dotting the landscape. Like the name of the country it is constantly raining in this raining.