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Clan Information                                       good friend, Utsemi refused to believe that Kemi
         Clan Background:                                       would be so careless.   Investigation, however, deter-
                                                                mined that it was orchestrated by people who associ-
             A history that dates back to nearly the beginning   ate with Kemi. This began a feud between the two.
         of time, the Uchitori Ninja Clan remains shrouded in   Utsemi swore he would avenge the death of his vil-
         mystery.  Even though the clan has very close bonds    lage and family, and hunted Kemi throughout all of
         amongst its members, assignments are usually carried   Japan.  Being that he was overwhelmed Kemi fled,
         out by teams no larger than four.  Through the years   yet no matter where he went, Utsemi would quickly
         the Uchitori has kept many secrets very well hidden.    find him.  Kemi spent the better half of his life flee-
         However, it is known throughout Japan that the         ing from the clutches of the Kushihara.  However,
         Uchitori Ninja Clan and Kusihara Samurai Clan are      while pursuing Kemi, several innocent bystanders
         bitter rivals.                                         were injured in their wake.  These people began sid-
         Mondokoro                                              ing with Kemi, who would teach them the way of the
                                                                ninja.  Soon the group grew large enough to with-
         "Birds of Flight" For those under the Uchitori Mon-    stand attacks from the Kushihara.  Kemi, had formed
         dokoro a subscription to the crane.  As it is known as   the Uchitori Ninja Clan, and in it, the arts of ninjutsu
         a symbol of luck, longevity, and fidelity, cranes are   were practiced to institute a ninja far stronger than
         said to grant favors in return for acts of sacri-      many others.  The pursuit of adventure, treasure and
         fice.  The blue that encircles the cranes embodies that   passion became the mission of the new group and
         message representing loyalty to the clan and trust be-  continues to drive this group of vagabonds.
         tween the members throughout the earthly sky.  The
         twin opposing cranes are shown together to show        Artform Percentage Breakdown
         strength in numbers and are facing opposite direc-
         tions to show that those within the group are protect-
         ed by others.  The color gray is used to solidify this
         message of security and reliability.
         Head Elder: Menta Keshinato

         Elder Members:
         -Kokoro Yatome  -Osamu Korai
         -Ran Ogata        -Shou Bishi
         Number of Students: Unknown
         Key Students: N/A

         Martial Art Discipline of Origin: Ninjutsu
            A separate discipline that integrated study of
         more conventional martial arts along with shu-        Artform Renzokuken:
         rikenjutsu, kenjutsu, sojutsu, bojutsu, kumi-uchi and                     RENZOKUKEN
         others was introduced by the Uchitori ninja clan.  As
         one of the oldest standing martial arts in Japan, mem-
         bers of the clan spend a lifetime trying to master this                   •Front Snap Kick
         art form.                                                              B
         Current Martial Art: Ninjutsu                                          E  •Straight Punch
                                                                                G  •Side Snap Kick
            It wasn’t always that the Uchitori and Kushihara
         groups feuded.   It wasn’t until Kemi Hachitora be-                     I  •Hook Punch
         gan using small groups to raid neighboring villages                   N  •Spin+
         and castles to fulfill his desire of thrill, adventure and            T   Hook Kick
         treasure.  This was looked down upon by Utsemi Sot-                      •Rising Punch
         makata one of the members of the Kushihara Samurai
         dojo.  Despite Utsemi warning Kemi of his ways,                          •Flying Side Kick
         Kemi continued raiding villages, yet Utsemi re-                       A  •Tornado Kick
         mained an ally.  However, on a fateful day Kemi’s                     D
         raid took a turn for the personal worse.  Kemi raided                 V   •Select Proper Grip
         Utsemi’s home village killing many of it’s people,
         including some of Utsemi’s family members.  When
         confronted, Kemi declared that he did not know of
         the raid on the village or the death of its people.  As a

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