CAUGHT IN A SECRET WAR between the Templar Order and the Assassin Brotherhood, feudal Japan becomes a battleground for assassins and shinobi alike!Through its devious machinations, the Templar Order has increased its influence all over Japan, but hope has come to Iga. An Assassin and his young apprentice have come to the birthplace of ninjutsu seeking aid from legendary shinobi like Hattori Hanzo and Momochi Sandayu in their fight for justice.Seeking justice comes with its own dangers, as the people of Iga soon discover. The iron fist of the Templars tightens even as the flower of hope blooms. Will the Assassins and their new allies be enough to turn the tide?