Edo February 1566 when a samurais corpse is discovered in the ruins of a burnedout bookshop master ninja Hiro Hattori and Jesuit Father Mateo must determine whether the shopkeeper and his young apprentice are innocent victims or assassins in disguise. The investigation quickly reveals dangerous ties to Hiros past which threaten not only Edos fledgling booksellers guild but the very survival of Hiros ninja clan. With an arsonist on the loose and a murderer stalking the narrow streets Hiro and Fa