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and each select nine other members of their clan to participate in a battle to the death. Each clan is given a scroll with all 20 combatants' names written on it. Any survivors are to return to the castle on the last day of May with the scroll, and the side with the most survivors will win. Following
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Due to years of incestuous selective breeding, the members of the Kouga and Iga have all developed inhuman abilities at the cost of several of them being born physically disfigured or otherwise abnormally mutated. At the center of the conflict is Kouga and Iga's two young heirs; Gennosuke and Oboro
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is so completely featureless, that most people can not remember what he looks like. He can take on the physical appearance of another person by creating death masks of mud, and impersonate their voice. He is the older brother of
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is a bearded old ninja who walks with his back parallel to the ground. He has strong physical attacks, but is also able to stretch and contort his limbs in fantastic ways due to having an infinite number of
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is a beautiful woman with pale skin. She can secrete blood from her pores that she splatters to blind opponents or uses to create a mist which grants her cover to move and attack in stealth.
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has gray skin, an ox-like face with big ears, and lacks both arms and legs. He can predict the future using astrology, and keeps a spear hidden in his esophagus, that he spits out to attack.
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as having "outrageous charm", and said they were captivated by the "covert vendettas and secret ninja powers". However, they called Sant's
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is a woman who wears a snake coiled on-top her head like a headress. She can summon and control any insect or reptile. She is in love with
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is a man with wild hair and thick fur all over his body. He can control his hair, such as turning it into needles, and uses a club in battle.
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is bald and completely hairless, resembling a monk. His gelatinous and transparent body can completely blend into any solid surface.
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a random toss of the scrolls by Ieyasu, Kunichiyo is represented by the Kouga, while Takechiyo is represented by the Iga.
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