Path of the Assassin (Hanzō no mon in Japan) is the story of Hattori Hanzō, the fabled master ninja whose duty it was to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu, the shogun who would unite Japan into one great nation. As the secret caretaker of such an influential future leader, not only does Hanzō use vast and varied ninja talents, but in living closely with Ieyasu, he forms a strong friendship with the young shogun. • Presented in original Japanese format and unretouched, which keeps the art intact. • This is a fifteen-volume story starring the legendary ninja and Kill Bill reference Hattori Hanzō. • For mature readers.
While warlord Ieyasu Tokugawa moves across the final battlefields of Japan's warring clans toward a nation's future under one ruler, his faithful ninja retainer Hattori Hanzō, steps into a trap set by a female ninja from a competing warlord's clan. But this is no ordinary trap. What will ensue is a battle of wits and weapons, of pain and pleasure, of sex and death. And should Hanzō fall, his master's future could die with him! Created by legendary Lone Wolf and Cub creators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, Path of the Assassin is adult manga at its most challenging—violent, complex, and boldly erotic. • Authentic right-to-left reading format, as originally published in Japan.