and Tsukumo to avenge him. Ieyasu, awaiting Hanzo's return from his voluntary exile, makes a mistake by attempting to collect rice from Buddhist-monk vassals belonging to a sect that spurns feudal obligations and provokes an uprising that may be taken advantage of by his rivals. Hanzo learns of the situation and with Tsukumo begins a series of subterfuges and impersonations which culminates in him obtaining a secret document that enables Ieyasu to quell the uprising. Publication history Dark Horse manga volumes: Volume 1. Serving in the Dark (July 2006). Volume 2. Sand and Flower (August 2006). Volume 3. Comparison of a Man (November 2006). Volume 4. The Man Who Altered the River's Flow (December 2006). Volume 5. Battle of One Hundred and Eight Days (February 2007). Volume 6. Life's Greatest Difficulty (April 2007). Volume 7. Center of the World (June 2007). Volume 8. Shinobi with Extending Fists (August 2007). Volume 9. Battle for Power - Part 1 (October 2007). Volume 10. Battle for Power - Part 2 (March 2008). Volume 11. Hikuma Castle (April 2008). Volume 12. Three Foot Battle (May 2008). Volume 13. Hateful Burden (September 2008) Volume 14. Bad Blood (January 2009) Volume 15. One Who Rules the Dark (May 2009) References External links 1973 manga Dark Horse Comics titles Kazuo Koike Kodansha manga Ninja in anime and manga Samurai in anime and manga Seinen manga Comics set in the 16th century Cultural depictions of Hattori Hanzō Gekiga