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Long ago, during the civil war period, there were once servants of the shadows - the shinobi. They specialized in espionage, insurrection, deception, subversion and assassination. Under cover of darkness, they completed their missions.
Today they are all but forgotten, except in tall tales. Even so, no matter how much they have faded from public knowledge, the nature of their business does not change. There is always a need for those who dwell in darkness.
The shinobi exist to this day.
Their employers now are primarily politicians and corporations. Most who employ these shinobi use them as tools to satisfy their own greed.
Sick with the corruption they saw, governments of the world started working on a multinational project to train their own shinobi. They wanted "good" shinobi in the world to counter the darkness of the "evil" shinobi.
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The Hanzō National Academy
The Hanzō Academy is the premiere school for good shinobi. Directly funded by the government, the girls train to uphold justice, peace, and love.
Even though the girls of the Elite class all come from 'good' shinobi backgrounds, they struggle with the choices life presents. The girls find out that following the path of light is not always as easy and righteous as it seems.
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The Hebijo Clandestine Girls' Academy
Founded upon the principle that "Where good favors few, evil accepts all."
The Hebijo academy is a harsh place that tests their students mercilessly. Not everyone survives their training, but those that do are formidable shinobi. Despite their high mortality rate, Hebijo never lacks new recruits.
The current Elite class consists of five girls all with different reasons for being at the academy. Though they all have diverse backgrounds, the girls are close friends and support one another.