Scorpion Clan

The Frog and the Scorpion Story tells the origin tale of the Scorpion clan in allegorical terms. In reality, the founding members of Scorpion met Kizuki #4 shortly after the founding of Kozakura. Unlike the rest of the Kizuki, #4 soon became interested in human life and human activity. He found himself intrigued and interested in following the changes to the world rather than resisting that change. As such, he decided to help the humans rather than raze them from Kozakura. Renaming himself Bayushi Hanzo, Kizuki #4 became sensei to the Scorpion clan and has served in that capacity since the founding of Kozakura more than a thousand years ago. While his true identity is largely hidden from the world, those who would become Scorpion ninja must pass Bayushi Hanzo's vetting and thus have knowledge of his (and their) true history. Whether Bayushi Hanzo was actually betrayed by the Scorpion, as is relayed by the founding story, or whether he serves Scorpion of his free will, is unknown to most, although all who know of the situation claim that Bayushi Hanzo serves Scorpion of his own choosing.

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 * Ryoko Owari