While Oboro appears to be the most likeable among all the characters presented, the Iga almost immediately take up the role of the favorite/villain, particularly because they exhibit much more cunningness in the way they proceed with the battle, thus, in conjunction, making the Koga the outsider/heroes, particularly due to the nobility Gennosuke exhibits, even when it becomes obvious that he has realized he has fallen into a trap. The way Fuminori Kizaki presents the two sides is one of the most interesting aspects of the narrative. Unbeknownst of the game that is played in their backs, the two leaders of the clans select their ten best fighters, which are recorded in two identical scrolls, and allow their feud to bloom fully again. The winning one will also dictate the successor. Alas, a succession dispute has risen concerning which of Ieyasu’s grandsons are destined to take up the reins of power when their father finally decides to step down, and the solution the higher ups come up with, is to break the pact among the two ninja clans, and have ten of the best fighters of each fight each other, with each group representing one of the heirs. The bad blood of centuries remain, but the pact actually allows for some peace, and even more remarkably, for the two future leaders of the clan, Gennosuke from Kouga and Oboro from Iga to fall in love, to the point that they are even preparing to get married. The fighting finally ends when Hattori Hanzo the 1st succeeds in forging a cease fire between the two clans by conscripting both into the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
In the late 16th century, two rival ninja clans, the Iga Tsubagakure and Kouga Manjidani have been involved in a fight that has been going on for ages, with a number of them not even being sure what started it.
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