Shinobido: Way of the Ninja

End of the Muromachi period – the late
16th century: The power of the
Ashikaga government is on the decline
after the Ônin/Bunmei civil war. Civil
unrest is on the rise and conflict
rocks province after province. Even
Utakata, long peacefully ruled by the
House of Ichijô, is now threatened. It
was thought that the combined
protection of the House of Ichijô and
the Asuka Ninja would preserve the
peace in Utakata. But this time of
peace came to an end when the Asuka
Ninja clan was destroyed in a single
night… The provincial lords, who had
been watching and waiting for an
opportunity to strike at Utakata,
wasted no time in making their moves.
And they were accompanied by rival
ninja clans hoping to take the place
of the Asuka Ninja. Besieged by rival
governments and ninja clans, Utakata
stands on the brink of war.