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Directed by
Shimoyama Ten
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Manjidani and Tsubagakure
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Yes, Sire.
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Iga and Koga.
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Ninja tribes in two villages
hidden in the mountains...
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where no one can reach them.
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The Iga of Tsubagakure,
and the Koga of Manjidani.
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For 400 years...
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they have trained ninjas...
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in the mysterious arts of shinobi.
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'Mysterious arts'?
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The first Hattori Hanzo...
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feared to use them
because they were so powerful.
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As well, the Iga of Tsubagakure,
and the Koga of Manjidani,
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are sworn enemies.
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Employ those of one village...
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and those of the other will
adhere to the opponent.
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Many years ago.
so that they would not fight...
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the first Hattori Hanzo
swore them to a pledge...
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symbolized by a stone set up
on the border between their lands.
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Rumor has it...
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that the enemies you defeated
in uniting the Iand, are using them...
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and waiting for a chance
to rise in rebellion.