Post by Red on Dec 7, 2009 4:38:49 GMT -5
The Twelve Guardian Ninja (守護忍十二士, Shugonin Jūnishi) were a group of twelve elite warriors who had left their village and had pledged their lives to protect the Fire Daimyo. The members are identified by the "Fire" kanji (火) marked loincloths they wear.
The Twelve Guardian Ninja have for a long time protected the daimyo. All the original members are dead, but the group continues to operate. About ten years before the start of the series, half of the original members began to believe that only the daimyo should lead the Land of Fire. To that end they planned a coup d'etat against the Hokage, and planned to later conquer the rest of the countries. Kazuma tried to remove the daimyo to replace him with a puppet daimyo, as the current daimyo didn't support the revolt,[1] but he was stopped by Asuma before he could do so. The different ideals split the group in two, which led to a fight between them that only Asuma Sarutobi, Kazuma, and Chiriku survived. It would seem that, sometime before the group was disbanded, some underground organization put a bounty on most of the members' heads.[2]
Known Members
1. Kitane (Killed)
2. Nauma (Killed)
3. Seito (Killed)
4. Tōu (Killed)
5. Kazuma
6. Chiriku
7. Asuma Sarutobi
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The Twelve Guardian Ninja have for a long time protected the daimyo. All the original members are dead, but the group continues to operate. About ten years before the start of the series, half of the original members began to believe that only the daimyo should lead the Land of Fire. To that end they planned a coup d'etat against the Hokage, and planned to later conquer the rest of the countries. Kazuma tried to remove the daimyo to replace him with a puppet daimyo, as the current daimyo didn't support the revolt,[1] but he was stopped by Asuma before he could do so. The different ideals split the group in two, which led to a fight between them that only Asuma Sarutobi, Kazuma, and Chiriku survived. It would seem that, sometime before the group was disbanded, some underground organization put a bounty on most of the members' heads.[2]
Known Members
1. Kitane (Killed)
2. Nauma (Killed)
3. Seito (Killed)
4. Tōu (Killed)
5. Kazuma
6. Chiriku
7. Asuma Sarutobi
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