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Iga clan
Iga clan memer
(衣蛾一族, Iga Ichizoku, Literally meaning: Iga clan)
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The Iga clan (衣蛾一族, Iga ichizoku) was the clan that was founded by the Sage of the Six Paths' elder son; becoming one of the very first ninja clans, alongside their sister clan, the Kōga clan. They inherited the Sage's "body", willpower and physical energy. They had a natural ability to use natural energy.

Legacy[]

The Iga clan gave birth to the Senju clan centuries after its founding. It is believed that no full-blooded Iga clan member still lives. The Iga clan is believed to be completely extinct; their descendants, the Senju, are all that remains of their legacy.

Influences[]

The Iga and Kōga clans have come to describe families living in the province of Iga (modern Mie Prefecture) and the adjacent region of Kōka (later written as Kōga), named after a village in what is now Shiga Prefecture. From these regions, villages devoted to the training of ninja first appeared. The remoteness and inaccessibility of the surrounding mountains may have had a role in the ninja's secretive development. Historical documents regarding the ninja's origins in these mountainous regions are considered generally correct.

A distinction is to be made between the ninja from these areas, and commoners or samurai hired as spies or mercenaries. Unlike their counterparts, the Iga and Kōga clans produced professional ninja, specifically trained for their roles. These professional ninja were actively hired by daimyos between 1485 and 1581, until Oda Nobunaga invaded Iga province and wiped out the organized clans. Survivors were forced to flee, some to the mountains of Kii, but others arrived before Tokugawa Ieyasu, where they were well treated. Some former Iga clan members, including Hattori Hanzō, would later serve as Tokugawa's bodyguards.

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