Iga Ninjutsu is Good (Hattori: Legendary, Domination, V5445)

[Maltz]

One. Journey of Thousand Miles

About five hundreds years ago, Japan was deeply divided by its warring clans. Yet one place was relatively sheltered from the devastation - the imperial palace in Kyoto. The emperor of Japan was still respected by all clans, possibly because he did not possess any actual power.

Chisato, literally "thousand miles/kilometers" was a 20-year-old young man who had just passed his exam to become a restroom manager(janitor/servant) in the imperial palace. It was a decent and stable job, and he surely studied hard for it. However, like many young man, he dreamed of doing something great, something to make his ancestors proud. In spring 1545, his fate will be forever changed...

Emperor: "ARGH!~~ OOMPH!~~"
Chisato: "Your majesty, do you have constipation again? :Please let me help you dig it out!"
Emperor: "Thank you, Chisato. But I think I will handle this myself in the future, so that people don't the wrong idea. Actually it is not constipation this time."
Chisato: "What is it? Can I help?"
Emperor: "You have always been so nice, and since you are not one of the Ashikaga, why not?... The Ashikaga Shogunate has been increasingly impolite recently. They often just throw me documents to sign without asking my opinion. I am just a stamp to them! How could they do this to me?!"
Chisato: "(Haven't the Shogunate been doing this for hundreds of years?) Cursed Ashikaga rats!"
Emperor: "It will be great if we find a replacement of the Shogun. But I have little knowledge of the outside world... I don't know who can be trusted."
Chisato: "Your majesty, how about I take a look of the outside world for you? I will find a suitable replacement of the Shogun!"
Emperor: "This is a good idea. Let's just say your great grandma suddenly died and you need to take a long leave..."