Fuma clan

The **Fuma clan** (風 (ふう) 魔 (ま) 党, *Fūma-tō*) or the **Fuma Shinobi Army** (風魔忍軍, *Fūma Shinobi-gun*) is an infamous shinobi clan in Japan, and the Hojo clan's hidden sword.

## About

Fuma Village, the home of the Fuma clan, is located somewhere in Hakone.

In the Fuma clan, before becoming a full-fledged shinobi, the **hannin** (半忍, "*half-shinobi*") are divided into four groups depending on their level of ability: Tsukigumi (月組, "*Moon Group*"), Kumogumi (雲組, "*Cloud Group*"), Kazegumi (風組, "*Wind Group*") and at the bottom the Tsuchigumi (地組, "*Earth Group*"). Whereas hannin in the first three groups can progress normally, those in the Tsuchigumi are considered less than human are utilised as nothing more than experimental livestock; it is common for Tsuchigumi hannin to die as drugs and poisons are tested on them.

### Martial Arts

The Fuma clan utilises **Fuma Clan Ninjutsu** (風魔党忍術, *Fūma-tō Ninjutsu*) which is assumed to focus mainly on ranged attacks using projectile weaponry as well as with close-range unarmed combat. They are known to use poisons and drugs as part of their arsenal.

The clan leaders are known to wield their legendary heirloom, the "**Fuma Shuriken**" (風魔手裏剣, *Fūma Shuriken*), which is a very large and uniquely-shaped shuriken that is attached to a long kusari-fundo. The current generation leader wields the heavy shuriken with no difficulty.

The 5th Generation leader, in his desire to produce countless soldiers, developed a toxic drug known as **Miyabi Orochi** (雅 (みやび) 大蛇 (おろち) ). While the drug's intended function was to negate the limitations of the recipient (and thus augment their physical abilities), its highly toxic nature meant that everyone who had been administered with the drug had ended up dying afterwards. Despite this, the hannin known as Kurenai reacted well to the 5th iteration of the dangerous drug, gaining great strength that would soon allow her to become the next "Fuma Kotaro". Miyabi Orochi is strongly cardiotonic, meaning that most people who take the drug are guaranteed to suffer from cardiac arrest; because the drug also activates rapid haemoglobin production in the bloodstream, recipients who survive taking the drug gain explosive power and limitless stamina. Because the drug causes the recipient's blood pressure to rise, the recipient cannot stop bleeding if they receive wounds that draw blood; the sudden blood loss thus also serves to remove the drug's limitless stamina effect. In the current time, the Miyabi Orochi is in its 6th iteration.

## Notes & Trivia

* The Fuma shinobi army's might is said to have made the Takeda cavalry tremble in fear.
* The Miyabi Orochi drug likely contains a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove family of plants (or any similar type of plant).
	+ The power boosting effects of the drug are essentially miraculous blood doping. Abilities and techniques that achieve the same thing are common in battle manga, two examples being Monkey D. Luffy's Gear Second technique (from One Piece) and the Niko Style technique Possessing Spirit (from the Kengan series).

## References

1. ↑ *Tenkaichi* manga: Chapter 10 (page 18).
2. ↑ *Tenkaichi* manga: Chapter 10 (page 19).
3. ↑ *Tenkaichi* manga: Chapter 10 (pages 27-28).
4. ↑ *Tenkaichi* manga: Chapter 7 (page 47).
5. ↑ *Tenkaichi* manga: Chapter 10 (page 30).
6. ↑ *Tenkaichi* manga: Chapter 10 (pages 36-41).
7. ↑ *Tenkaichi* manga: Chapter 11 (page 11).
8. ↑ *Tenkaichi* manga: Chapter 11 (page 34).
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 *Tenkaichi* manga: Chapter 12 (page 27).
10. ↑ *Tenkaichi* manga: Chapter 10 (page 2).
11. ↑ *Tenkaichi* manga: Chapter 7 (page 35).