Answer the following question: Information: - The was a series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction. Divided into two stages (Winter Campaign and Summer Campaign), and lasting from 1614 to 1615, the siege put an end to the last major armed opposition to the shogunate's establishment. The end of the conflict is sometimes called the , because the era name was changed from Keich to Genna immediately following the siege. - A or was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, assassination and guerrilla warfare. Their covert methods of waging irregular warfare were deemed "dishonorable" and "beneath" the samurai-caste, who observed strict rules about honor and combat. The "shinobi" proper, a specially trained group of spies and mercenaries, appeared in the 15th century during the Sengoku period, but antecedents may have existed in the 14th century, and possibly in the 12th century (Heian or early Kamakura era). - Hattori Masanari ( , 1565 -- June 3 , 1615 ) was the third Hattori Hanz and a retainer under the Tokugawa clan during the late Sengoku period of Japanese history . He was the eldest son of the famous Hattori Hanz . Masanari began to fight alongside his father by the mid 1590s , succeeding him in 1596 at age 31 . Following the Battle of Sekigahara of 1600 , Masanari was enlisted by Tokugawa Ieyasu as captain of the Edo Castle guards . The band of Iga placed under his command , however , rebelled in response to Masanari 's treatment causing him to be utterly humiliated in the face of the Tokugawa . While tracking two members who had fled , he killed a man in what turned out to be a case of mistaken identity and was relieved of his position . In order to repair the Hattori name and his reputation , Masanari valiantly fought during the Siege of Osaka in 1614 - 1615 as head of 60 Iga ninja . He was cut down in the process of the second siege of Osaka , and was succeeded by his brother Hattori Masashige . - He fought his first battle at 20 years old (Battle of Sekigahara) and went on to fight in the Siege of Osaka after his brothers death at Osaka he succeeded him and became leader of the Iga ninja. He went on to serve the Tokugawa after they secured the shogunate. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'hattori masanari' exhibits the relationship of 'occupation'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - agent - covert agent - leader - major - mercenary - ninja - samurai
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samurai