Lady Fuwa

**Lady Fuwa** is the leader of the Neko Ninja tribe in the Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Netflix series.

## History

Lady Fuwa makes her formal appearance when her understudy Chizu reports to her that a young rabbit appeared in the Kaikishi Temple. This sequentially caused the Ki-stone to go haywire and release the Yokai sealed inside of it. The report surprises Lady Fuwa, but she still wants Chizu to stay posted in the temple so that the Neko Ninjas can steal the Ki-stone and conquer Neo Edo.

It's revealed that in the past, Chizu had a friend called Kaiyo who gave Chizu a friendship candy, but because of this, Lady Fuwa has Kaiyo taken away, never to be seen again. Chizu visits the Neko Ninja HQ and learns from Lady Fuwa that the appearance of the Yokai has compromised her plans and has forced her to expedite them. She orders Chiwa to steal the Scroll of Secrets, and Chizu promises to do so.

With the Scroll of Secrets in hand, Lady Fuwa informs Chizu that the plans to take over the Kakishi Temple will proceed and ensure that no one is there when they invade at night. However, Chizu fails to do this as Usagi and his friends were all there. Displeased by the presence of Usagi and his friends, Lady Fuwa orders Chizu to dispose of them, but she refuses and sides with them. Furious by this act of betrayal, Lady Fuwa orders her ninja to attack, and they manage to take out Usagi and his allies. Using the Scroll of Secrets, Lady Fuwa has four of her ninja try and move the Ki-stone, only for them to get shocked unconscious. As Tetsujin explains, the scroll is a fake that he told Lady Fuwa about when they dated back in the day. With a second wind, Usagi and the group take out the Neko Ninjas and cause them to flee the scene.

Usagi and Chizu infiltrate the Neko Ninja HQ in hopes of finding one of the Yokai Usagi's after Giman to become Karasu-Tengu's apprentice. They meet Hana, who adores Chizu and wishes to quit being a Ninja, and when they try and escape, they're accosted by Lady Fuwa and the Neko Ninjas. Before the ninjas can make a move against them, Hana's friend Kana reveals that she's Giman and takes care of the ninja, allowing them to all escape.

When Usagi's friends return to Neo Edo, Lady Fuwa and her ninja ambush them at the Kaikishi temple, and when she gets the opportunity, she enters the temple. Inside the temple, she's left speechless by the sight of Tetsujin fighting against Kagehito and decides to retreat.

Afterward, Lady Fuwa and her ninjas ambush Toshiko, Hana, and Yuichi's Aunt at Gen's mansion. Lady Fuwa holds Hana hostage, but thanks to Kara-Obake, she's freed, and Lady Fuwa and her ninjas flee the scene.

## Fighting Style

As the leader of the Neko Ninja Crew, Lady Fuwa is a master of Ninjutsu and a deadly combatant. She is so highly skilled that she takes it upon herself to oversee the other ninjas' training in the use of various weapons including the katana, naginata, shuriken and archery. Her martial art abilities are at such a level that she can easily outmatch most opponents. Being a master kunoichi, Lady Fuwa's deadliest abilities are in the arts of spying, sabotage and espionage, and wields these skills better than any weapon.

However, Lady Fuwa's style does have a particular flaw. As a ninja, Lady Fuwa uses underhanded tactics in a fight, especially when she's going up against a tough opponent. This reliance on fighting dirty makes Fuwa predictable and easier to outmaneuver by someone who knows her tactics, like Chizu. She's also not above calling in her underlings to gang up on her opponents when they prove too strong for her to handle and will retreat when her surprise attacks or dirty tricks fail her.