By lyuesword | 01 September 2021 | 0 Comments
Kazama Fuma Kotaro: The Demon Ninja Ⅱ
But what makes Kazama stand out in history? Well it's said that in 1580, the Takeda clan under the leadership of Takeda Katsuyori, was battling the Hojo clan for control. The Fuma clan were deployed, but given the numbers that Katsuyori had, it looked like that not even the ninjas could do much to stop him. But that’s where you’d be wrong. Kazama waited until nightfall and quietly traversed the waters onto the coastline where Katsuyori’s camp was located. While most of Katsuyori’s men were sleeping, the Fuma clan attacked, spreading panic and fear throughout the startled camp. Crazily enough, the Fuma clan was said to have not done much fighting here at all. They used fire and smoke to confuse Katsuyori’s men, amplifying their panic and driving them into a state of madness. The men started hacking at each other in the commotion, killing their fellow comrades out of sheer terror, for they could not see their enemy. The Fuma clan was said to disappear back into the waters, leaving a devastated army that dealt significant blows to itself.
Another legend that comes out of Kazama’s life is his supposed rivalry with the other legendary ninja of the time, Hattori Hanzo. In many works, they are usually portrayed as being each other’s arch-nemesis, and there’s even an interesting legend about their final battle. Tokugawa Ieyasu would eventually come to power over the entirety of Japan, and in 1590, he declared an all-out war on the Fuma clan. Ieyasu even went as far as supposedly sending Hattori Hanzo, a ninja who had become a part of his service and one of his most trusted allies, to seek out Kazama and kill him.
The legends have it that Hattori Hanzo hunted Kazama for years before he eventually cornered him at an unnamed inlet in Japan. Using small boats, he and his ninja crew were said to quietly row up to the coast to surprise Kazama, but little did they know they were playing right into Kazama’s hands, for he had dumped oil all along the coast. As soon as Hanzo and his man landed and hopped off their boats, Kazama lit the trail of oil on fire. There were some accounts of Hanzo and Kazama doing battle in the flames, hacking at each other as the land burned around them, but none of this can actually be proven. In another legend, it’s said that Kazama defeated Hattori Hanzo, but was shortly captured by Tokugawa forces afterwards and immediately beheaded. However again, this is all just speculation, as a good ninja wouldn’t leave vital information lying around for us to find all these years later. Still, it’s fun to speculate as to who this legendary ninja actually was.
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Another legend that comes out of Kazama’s life is his supposed rivalry with the other legendary ninja of the time, Hattori Hanzo. In many works, they are usually portrayed as being each other’s arch-nemesis, and there’s even an interesting legend about their final battle. Tokugawa Ieyasu would eventually come to power over the entirety of Japan, and in 1590, he declared an all-out war on the Fuma clan. Ieyasu even went as far as supposedly sending Hattori Hanzo, a ninja who had become a part of his service and one of his most trusted allies, to seek out Kazama and kill him.
The legends have it that Hattori Hanzo hunted Kazama for years before he eventually cornered him at an unnamed inlet in Japan. Using small boats, he and his ninja crew were said to quietly row up to the coast to surprise Kazama, but little did they know they were playing right into Kazama’s hands, for he had dumped oil all along the coast. As soon as Hanzo and his man landed and hopped off their boats, Kazama lit the trail of oil on fire. There were some accounts of Hanzo and Kazama doing battle in the flames, hacking at each other as the land burned around them, but none of this can actually be proven. In another legend, it’s said that Kazama defeated Hattori Hanzo, but was shortly captured by Tokugawa forces afterwards and immediately beheaded. However again, this is all just speculation, as a good ninja wouldn’t leave vital information lying around for us to find all these years later. Still, it’s fun to speculate as to who this legendary ninja actually was.
Want a unique sword? Feel free to contact us:
Email: lyueswords@hotmail.com
Website: www.lyuesword.com
Custom Sword Page: www.lyuesword.com/Custom-Sword/customization-options/Create-Your-Own-Swords
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