Minamoto Clan

The Minamoto Clan (みなもと一族, Minamoto Ichizoku) is one of the clans of Soragakure. Despite being officially affiliated to the clan, it's been noted that only a part of the members of the clan actually reside on the village.

Overview
The Minamoto clan was one of the four clans to found Soragakure after the Warring States Period, along with the Takemori, Uchiyama and Katsuragi. Soon later, many other clans decided to become affiliated to the village too, such as the Mayonaka Clan and the Hozomon Clan. The Minamoto strongly disagreed with letting the Hozomon be part of Soragakure, as the two clans had been engaging in many conflicts over the years before. To avoid any new conflicts that could harm the newly-established village, the Minamoto's request was denied.

Despite the fact that most clans in Sora are interrelated and have professional relations, there had always been conflicts between members of the Minamoto and Hozomon clans. And several years before the start of Part I, some time before the Second Shinobi World War started, there was a civil war in Soragakure between the two clans. Both suffered great losses before being stopped by the Second Tsukikage and claiming they were not being considered citizens of Sora anymore, many of the remaining Minamoto clan members left the village and spread around the world.