Who was Hattori Hanzo?
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Hattori Hanzo was a Japanese ninja samurai vassal of the Matsudaira clan.
Hattori Hanzo began to practice the ninja 'art from early childhood and reached the age of majority,he became a professional ninja.
His family lived in the Japanese province of Iga, which is well known for martial arts ninjutsu, where there were a large number of secret schools that practiced various martial arts including sword technique.
The Iga region is mostly surrounded by mountains, it was thought then that it was a secluded place and secure during times of war, the inhabitants of this region were always on guard and ready to fight with their swords.
The legend tells that Hattori Hanzo possessed supernatural qualities, he was able to disappear in the fraction of seconds, simply by bowing in front of someone. It is also believed that it was able to catch the enemy with a rope, while he sat in meditation.
It 'been said a lot about his ability to clairvoyant, he could predict and detect dangerous enemies plans, with a strong feeling.
There is a popular legend which relates Hattori Hanzo and the shogun Tokugawa Ievasu.
A famous general was very competent in 'use of swords, swimming and practicing arti.Una there was a time in which Ievasy Skirmish Tokugawa Hanz taken by the throat and threw him under water.
The general was not able to resist for a long time under water and returned to the surface exhausted, and Hanzo did not show any sign of fatigue.
He was able to stay underwater for several hours and only after being called several times, he came from 'water with a smile.
The general silence him while Hattori Hanzo gave Ievasu a sword and told him the whole story.
He admitted that as long as others believed that it was under water, it was hidden near the rocks and slept.
When he heard that someone was calling you immerse and reappeared on the surface. Apologized for having taken the sword, but as explained, this was what he called ninjutsu.
Hattori Hanzo participated to the battles of Anegawa and Mikatagahara and died all 'age of 55 years, leaving his successor Masanari Hattori, even if his son does not ever become a ninja.
The ashes of Hattori Hanzo rest in the cemetery of Sainen-ji in Tokyo along with his famous weapons
