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The Hama-verse....from the beginning. Read Along.
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06-07-2021, 07:44 PM
J James
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I read this part of the run online last year in lockdown. I can't remember, but did Harada give any clues as to nature of the Arashikage clan's role or status in relation to the Japanese government? If I remember rightly, he was a liason between the two, so it suggested that this old ninja clan wasn't just some organisation of assassins, and it wasn't completely secret and unknown.
Yes, it happens in the current issue 247. Harada’s history lesson:
Ninjas date back to the 15th Century Sengoku Period (not long before the discovery of America and about the same time as the construction of Machu Picchu and the Spanish Inquisition).
Samurai had codes of honor which made them less convenient for Lords and Princes than using ninja who were more flexible. The Koga and Iga Clans arose early.
The Arashikage was a minor rural Class which went largely unnoticed until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Japan needed a secret service and several clans were recruited to for clandestine espionage organizations. During the Russo-Japanese War, the Arashikage demonstrated advanced infiltration and fighting but they refused to integrate with other clans. They remained aloof and retained their own secrets.
After WWI, the Arashikage claimed to retire and reformed themselves as a school. However it was still suspected that they were doing occasional contract work for the Japanese government (coming from Harada this just means that they WERE doing this work but he’s trying to keep it mysterious and not identify himself yet).
He then talks about the death of the Hard Master, the defection of Tomisaburo, the appearance onto the scene of Snake-Eyes and GiJoe, the creation of the Red Ninjas as a mercenary army, and hearsay about Firefly being connected somehow.
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