Master Nagamizu

Hirogawa lineage defender; vowed to protect the bloodline; present during invasion and burning of Hirogawa.

• Age: Elder (present during Michio’s upbringing; perishes in village fire)
• Origin: Hirogawa sensei; former student of earlier masters
• Species: Human
• Occupation/Role: Former village sensei; “Flowing Blade of the East”
• Height/Weight: Not recorded; long silver hair, poised stance
• Bloodline/Elements: Not stated; fluid sword style (water metaphor)
• Learned: Ninjutsu mastery, flowing defense, disciplined teaching; trained Hanzo and Michio
• Role (Main/Side/Antagonist): Mentor/guardian; sacrifices in village defense
• Faction: Hirogawa guardians

Baseline

• Level / XP: 1 / 1
• HP max / MP max: 10 / 5
• Core stats: STR 3, DEF 1, AGI 2, INT 2, LUCK 1
• Combat skills: Unarmed 1, Armed 1, Ranged 1, Finesse 1, Stealth 1
• Elemental power/def: Fire 0/0, Water 0/0, Earth 0/0, Wind 0/0, Light 0/0, Dark 0/0, Thunder 0/0, Gaea 0/0, Time-Space 0/0
• Elemental absorption: HP absorb: all listed elements; MP absorb: none

Innate Abilities

• Innate passives: TBD (pending canonical content).
• Elemental traits: TBD.

Latent Abilities

• Unlocks/conditional: TBD.

Equipment / Items

Equipped

• [ ] Lootable (drop/steal 0%): (none listed)

Carried

• [ ] Lootable (drop/steal 0%): (none listed)

Stoic, mountain-still posture with fluid blade readiness; long silver hair; sometimes depicted in blue kimono with cherry blossom pattern.

Quiet, disciplined, and soft-spoken; mentors through precision and restraint; grounding force for Hanzo and Michio.

Living bridge between past and future—trains two generations; his death in the village fire is a catalyst for Michio’s path.

• Known as “Flowing Blade of the East”; unbreakable defense, precise offense.
• Warns against chasing shadows; values discipline over recklessness.

Unknown: full lineage, earlier exploits before Hirogawa, and whether any teachings persist via hidden scrolls.

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