History of the Hitomi Clan

(The Hitomi clan is based on real historical events, none of which were realistically supernatural, what you're about to read is only accurate within the story, not in real-life. Please excuse any grammar mistakes or sentences that don't fully make sense that you might find within this chapter, thanks for reading.)

The Hitomi clan is a clan that was formed in the year 1500, it was made up of shinobi and samurai that were trained in the art of stealth, within the clan contracts would be carried out for money, power and/or pleasure.

But there were only two types of contracts that they would carry out. The first type were the contracts that would benefit the Hitomi clan itself, for example, assassinating someone who is powerful would increase the clan's reputation. The second type were the contracts issued by random people who are willing to pay handsomely. So if you wanted somebody dead then all you had to do was leave a letter regarding your contract in the hollows of the several trees specified by the Hitomi clan. The locations of those trees were publicly known but the Ashikaga government, which was in power at the time, couldn't use those trees to locate the Hitomi clan. There were attempts of surveillance on the trees but nothing expected happened.

Contracts issued by random people weren't always carried out though, not because the contract was too difficult but because the pay was either too low or the contract itself would have a negative impact on the clan.

By the year 1573, when the Ashikaga government was no longer in power, the Hitomi clan became tyrannical and started killing not only targets but also anyone that tried oppose them, they said that they would only stop if they were accepted by Japan as the new government.

Their efforts were in vain though because by the year 1600 a different government came into power instead of them, the new government was called the Tokugawa. The Tokugawa government eventually feared the Hitomi clan so to avoid any conflicts between the two, the Tokugawa offered to accept the Hitomi clan as a legal and noble house of Japan if they agreed to not target any members of the Tokugawa or anyone close to them. The Hitomi clan accepted the offer but this turned the people of Japan against the Tokugawa, no one dared to rebel though.

By the year 1880 the Meiji Restoration Era began in Japan which meant that samurai and shinobi were legally banned. Nearly everyone who held political office was a Samurai. The moment they were legally banned, they all lost their positions literally overnight. This separated the Hitomi clan from the house of Tokugawa and both became independent again.

The Hitomi clan then decided to temporarily stop their assassinations and wait for a new decision to come along, but instead a civil war broke out in Japan which placed the Tokugawa in power again. But instead of reuniting with the Hitomi clan, Tokugawa's new leaders went against them. Many people supported the new Tokugawa and therefore it became more and more powerful. The Tokugawa gained the respect of over 70% of people in Japan by exploiting Japanese xenophobia and racism. Here are some real quotes from the house of Tokugawa.

"Look at how outdated and close minded those Samurai are; we need to learn new technology! Let us have the power and not them."

"If Japan does not modernize like those foreigners do, then we will be invaded! Those Samurai do not want to help you, WE do!"

This frustrated the Hitomi clan so they eventually attacked the house of Tokugawa, but failed miserably. The Hitomi clan was ambushed and the battlefield turned into a massacre. The few who escaped had bounties put on them and were targeted for life, therefore many of the survivors fled from the country whilst others stayed in hiding. From then, the Hitomi clan turned from a clan of assassins to a small group of survivors.

As the years passed, people started forgetting about the clan. Most of them were captured whilst attempting to flee from Japan; others were simply found in hiding and killed. A few years later, people started forgetting about the clan and the bounties were taken away. The clan just become a laughing stock. The remainders and descendants of the Hitomi clan then tried to live normally besides others, but instead they were made fun of and treated unequally.

In the 1930's the Hitomi clan's remaining members joined the Japanese forces in World War II and risked their lives for Japan. This was to prove that they should be treated equally, that they should not be made fun of.

By 1945, after the US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan which killed thousands of innocent people, Japan surrendered the war and the Hitomi clan's population was reduced even further. But eventually, the Japanese government acknowledged the Hitomi Clan's efforts and after the war they were granted equality.

The main reason the Japanese government acknowledged the clan was merely because of rumours and unclear war reports. Most of Japan's victories within the war were apparently only possible because of supernatural sacrifices that members of the Hitomi clan took.

People who lived to tell about these "supernatural" sacrifices all had the same kind of story; where they were in a hopeless situation until the sacrifices were made.

"His name's Akira Hitomi, a senior private. He and his friend Hisoka Hitomi, also a senior private, were both put into the same platoon as me. They were isolated from everyone else. Only I saw this though, Hisoka Hitomi was shot suddenly by a sniper whilst attempting to change cover right. Akira Hitomi observed this and carried his lifeless body to cover. All I felt then was tremendous tension and pressure coming from Akira. He slowly stood up and turned towards the enemy, I could see the tears still in his eyes but his face showed no emotion. His left pupil became dilated and his fists were clenched so tightly, blood poured out. I was left speechless when he casually strolled towards the enemy, literally absorbing all their bullets. And within the blink of an eye, over one hundred men were instantly killed and his body was nowhere to be found."

There were many other war reports like these but by the year 1950, these supernatural events were all forgotten. After that, the Hitomi clan gave up violence completely but did not stop honouring their clan. Since then, they wore their symbol in pride and prayed every day for their fallen comrades. They became quite a religious bunch.