Originally posted by: orn210
i think i heard something like the they used to put leaf on their forehead to consentrade and thats why the name and the head band of leaf picture is on their forehead. no?

edit: in the flash back of naruto thinking about iruka when he was training rasengan
im pretty sure thats just some random trick that iruka knows......i doubt its the foundation of the whole leaf village concept

the village names tend to reflect the environment that the village is built in......
the leaf village is in a forest, the sand village is in a desert, the waterfall village is behind a waterfall...