Hanzo Hattori is known as one of the greatest ninjas ever. He did what seemed like the impossible, was loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu, and helped Ieyasu out of very difficult situations. Ninjas were seen as untrustworthy, backstabbing, unfaithful, not honorable, and assassins. This made his partnership/alliance with Tokugawa so unique. He was also the leader of the shinobi warriors, and influenced the sengoku period, (silent as a ninja), in many ways, with his warriors. He didn’t have a tragic backstory of death or lust for revenge, but he decided to train to be a ninja.
In the history of the ninja, there have been four people named Hanzo Hattori, but was distinguished by his name Masanari, and later on by Oni no Hanzo (Devil Hanzo). He was a son of a minor samurai, Hattori Yasunaga, who served the Matsudaira clan. His training was said to have begun when he was eight and climbed a mountain, in search of instruction from a ninja master. He fought his first battle and earned the name of “Hanzo the ghost” and “Devil Hanzo” at age 16, and became a full-fledged ninja at age 18. (“ancientpages.com”)
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They were most resourceful in espionage. He and his warriors were also said to have magical abilities. Hanzo Hattori was rumored to be able to sense a foe behind him, open a fan and be able to disappear behind it and reappear in the next room. He was also able to bind an enemy sitting down. Hattori’s son succeeded him, but his son’s leadership was not popular; the Iga revolted against him, declaring him unworthy of Hattori’s