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The war
between the Iga clan and the Kouga clan is in full swing. Fourteen of
the twenty combatants are dead, and it looks like everyone else is soon
to follow. In Yoshida Village, Saemon, still disguised at Tenzen,
enters the villagers and is attacked. Akeginu tells them to stop
attacking him as she thinks he is Tenzen. He informs Akeginu that her
lover, Koshirou, was murdered by Kagerou and she vows to kill Kagerou.
They
meet Kagerou on Imure Bridge and Akeginu attacks, only to find herself
in a trap set by Kagerou and Saemon. Saemon
does not know that Tenzen is not dead anymore. His body heals itself as
he is rumored to be immortal. Soon after, Saemon meets the Oboro party
while still on the bridge, but does not know that they are led by Tenzen. Kagerou
makes it to Hamamatsu Village when Tenzen enters the room she is in. At
first she thinks it is Saemon, but soon comes to realize that it really
is Tenzen as he rapes her.
She is soon attacked by the villagers, tied
up and brought before Oboro. Killing some guards, she soon escapes but
is captured by Tenzen and tied to a post in Fujieda Village in an
abandoned temple. Gennosuke hears of the challenge that Tenzen posted
and goes to rescue Kagerou. After the battle, Oboro and Gennosuke meet
for the first time since this whole war started.
Basilisk: Volume 5 is a
based on the original novel written by Futato Yamada entitled The Kouga
Ninja Scrolls and is drawn by Masaki Segawa. This story was Translated
and Adapted by David Ury and
Lettered by Foltz Design. This book contains the following Kill
Numbers (chapters), which represents the numbers of ninjas let on both
sides:
Kill Number 27 [3 vs. 3 (Part 3)]
Kill Number 28 [3 vs. 3 (Part 4)]
Kill Number 29 [3 vs. 2]
Kill Number 30 [2 vs. 2]
Kill Number 31 [2 vs. 2 (Part 2)]
Kill Number 32 [2 vs. 2 (Part 3)]
Kill Number 33 [1 vs. 2]
The Final Kill [1 vs. 1]
There are
also some sections in the book for: A) Honorifics Explained, B) About
the Authors, C) Translation Notes, and D) Preview of The Kouga Ninja
Scrolls. The book reads from right to
left and back to front, just like a book from Japan. This manga book is
intended for readers ages 18
and up because it contains Mature Content.
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