Konoha's Nine-Tails

The narrator, Katsu Kokichi, was a low ranking samurai during the end of the Tokugawa Period. He was the youngest out of all his siblings and as a child he ran away from home multiple times. Kokichi told his readers how he had to beg for food and even began to pose as a representative to a feudal lord. The readers learn that he has a wife and children but he often times would beat her and he also never got an official promotion and was forced to obtain a low income by dealing swords, selling protection to shopkeepers, and sometimes using his muscle (getting into fights) and tricking others. In Kokichi’s lifetime, readers see a man whose life was filled with dishonesty, corruption, poverty, blackmail, and even lawbreaking. His story shows the reality of a samurai’s life during the end of the Tokugawa

He takes the throne young, and isn’t wise. He makes poor choices, sends away all of his older advisors, and brings in all of his friends. They refuse to help him when he is being choked to death by the fresh hide of his zebra kill. The elders give their aide and throw him into water, releasing him from the constricting hide. This, Beattie states, stresses the importance of the wisdom of elders and that young people are not fit for power. The next parts of Nyoro legend link the three dynasties of Bunyoro through time in a single lineage. From Isaza, in the Tembuzi dynasty, comes a son, Isimbura, who has a son, Nudhara, with the daughter of Bukuku. Bukuku is ruling in Isaza’s stead after Isaza is trapped in the land of ghosts. Nudhara reclaims the throne and begins the Chwezi dynasty, which ends in his son Wamara. The Bito dynasty, which encompasses current rulers, is started by the sons of Isimbwa’s oldest son, Kyamora, whom Isaza fathered in the land of ghosts. Each of the sons of Kyamora, excepting the eldest, is given a separate territory to

Katsu Kokichi’s autobiography, “Musui’s Story,” documents the life of a samurai in Japan’s late Tokugawa period who adopted the name Musui in his retirement. Katsu is something of a black sheep within his family, being largely uneducated and deemed unfit for the bureaucratic office 's samurai of his standing were expected to hold. As such, he typifies in many ways the lower ronin, or masterless samurai, many of whom famously led roaming, directionless lives and wreaked havoc among the urban poor and merchant classes. The novel addresses the decaying power of samurai throughout the Tokugawa period and depicts their struggle to find purpose. Throughout the story, Katsu is impacted by three interconnected systems of power that impact his life

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2. Harutomo Murakami (Taro)- The hero of the story, the son of a poor samurai who died in battle

These clans would then unite themselves with other clans to form alliances that would unite with higher lords in order to accumulate even greater power. With the growing power, many clans were able to gain as much, or even more, control over the nations as even the government. Eventually these clans began to clash, and the strongest two, the Taira and Minamoto, broke out into war for control, known as the Gempei war, which also served as the official point where samurai nobles became more influential than the emperor (Doc F). The Minamotos won the battle, and the chief was rewarded by the emperor with the title “Shogun.”

The Samurai’s Tale is about a boy named Taro who was born in the high-class of a samurai but then falls to merely a cook servant in an empire. He navigates his way through social classes to reach his one,important goal which is to be a samurai. Taro is tested in many ways during his journey to become a samurai. Eric Haugaard shows the growth of Taro’s patience, knowledge and trust as he advances classes in the Samurai’s Tale.

"If the media finds out you're pregnant and you two broke up they're going to slam Naruto." Sakura dryly chuckles everything always was about him in her life nowadays. They couldn't even have a regular conversation without his name popping up in the conversation.

The Uzumaki's skill with fūinjutsu earned them both respect and fear throughout the ninja world. At some point after Kushina Uzumaki immigrated to Konoha, some of the world's nations banded together to destroy Uzushiogakure, believing the village was too powerful to be allowed to

The kamakura are the group that ends up defeating the fujiwara in the rebellion. The first tribe that does this makes two major mistakes. Firstly instead of reconstructing the government, she settles in just as the fujiwara had done previously. The second mistake was that they did not kill all of the sons of the other major clan. the sons of the other clan acts up as soon as they are old enough, and seize control of Japan. the concept of the Samurai Warriors started with Minamoto and Yoshisune. Minamoto chased after his brother trying to kill him, but Yoshisune valued his brother’s honor more so than he did his own life. so instead of being caught and killed by his own kin he decided to comment noble suicide by disembowelment. After this brave feat, any warrior who dishonored himself or his leader would be expected to commit the honorable suicide. a new political system was made called the Bakufu. The Bakufu is a tent shaped government. each person involved in the Baku had a job, and each layer is very tightly bound to the others. The order went from the emperor who was actually more of a religious head than a political leader next the Shogun who was the general, but

About ten years later, Taro had an opportunity to achieve his dream. Nobled were eager to protect the lands and enforce laws so they formed armies of Samurai warriors. When the Emperor of Japan announced to the citizens of Japan that they would be recruiting samurais, Taro volunteered to serve. Nobles gave land to Taro and others samurais willing to fight for them. Taro was excited that he, a boy who dreamed about becoming a samurai all his life, would actually be one.

Another evident sign of the declining of the samurai was Yoshida's lack of faith in what he called the third group, "those who were with Oishi in his plan to get the castle restored, but who were suddenly unavailable when it came to embarking on the road to vengeance." (P.172) This proved to be true, as certain developments began unfolding, the original 300 ronin who pledged allegiance, dwindled down to 47. The decline of the samurai was also evident in the house of Uesugi as well, and after the successful assassination of Kira, a messenger from the Shogun's council arrived before Lord Uesugi to carry out the Shogunate's official decrees. Lord Kira's grandson, Sayhoe, was to disembowel himself for his inability to fight to the death in defense of his kinsmen. Secondly, the retainers who fled without aiding their kinsmen were to be beheaded and cast adrift as ronin. Lastly, since Lord Uesugi failed to act on behalf of Kira, his domain is ordered to be ceased forever. The official decrees of the Shogunate all display the decline of the samurai under the house of Uesugi.

Genji is the youngest of the Shimado brothers. Unlike his older brother Hanzo, he had very little interest in the clan’s black market business and instead, chose to live his life in luxury. A conflict arose between the brothers, as a result about the state of the empire. Hanzo thought he finished his brother off, but Genji survived, suffering nearly fatal wounds. His survival was due to Overwatch, specifically the help of Dr. Angela Ziegler, also known as Mercy. The organization turned his body completely bionic, so that it was superior in combat, although a strong wave of resentment overcame him. Years have passed and the lost samurai was unable to shed the guilt of not listening to his brother on that day. After many years, the wandering bushido came across a mystical guru named Zenyatta. The guru puts the bushido on a path of acceptance.

The director choose this specific subjects to demonstrate the Japanese culture and hierarchy grading system. The Seven Samurai represents the spirit and wisdom, loyal, optimistic, martial arts. The film

After the battle, the farmers return to their traditional planting, happy only to be rid of the bandits and free to continue their lives. This is further exemplified by Shino’s rejection of her samurai lover after the battle. While he is part of the village during the battle, after the victory, he is once again an upper class samurai, and she must forget him in order to maintain the social structure. These events demonstrate the Japanese people’s complete acceptance of the social class system of their society.