History DarthWiki / SeishinTheNinjutsuChronicle

* UsefulNotes/JapaneseChristian: Popular figure is Amakusa Shiro of the 17th century [[spoiler: who fought Tokugawa's Iga and Koga Gang during Shimabara Revolt]]. Also, Xavier's Japanese Jesuit Group.
* JapaneseLanguage: Some words are used, but UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics are mostly avoided for "simplicity".
** Instead of "sama" or "dono", "Lord" is often used.
** A sensei can be referred to as "master" or "teacher"
** Nobility nouns such as samurai, ronin, shogun are kept; words for items such as ''ikebana'' are also kept; the same for mythological names and creatures.

* {{Buddhism}}: Especially Zen and Tendai Buddhism.
** Also Fuku Zen and Shugendō, especially when it comes to disguises.

* JapaneseChristian: Popular figure is Amakusa Shiro of the 17th century [[spoiler: who fought Tokugawa's Iga and Koga Gang during Shimabara Revolt]]. Also, Xavier's Japanese Jesuit Group.

** UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo is a BadAss samurai and Ninja commander

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja

Seishin was inspired by the Troper's love of the seclusive shadow agents themselves, her [[ItsPopularNowItSucks frustration from]] the [[InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja common super-human theme]] emitted from media, and the author Futaro Yamada, the creator of the ''NinpōChō'' Series (忍法帖). It began in 2008 and was first planned as a long ProseFiction of at least fifty chapters, but after a few chapters and due to difficulty, it was put [[SeriesHiatus on hiatus]]. The setting often encompasses [[JidaiGeki the Warring States Peroid and Edo Period]], but there will be some taking place in the Modern Era.

* {{Confucianism}}

* '''[[{{The Clan}} Clans]]''' and FeudingFamilies (Also everywhere)

* ''DeathTropes''

* '''InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja'''

* '''{{Ninja}}''': Everywhere!

* TheObiWan: For now, Saizo to Shoutarou. [[spoiler: Saizo is an inverted example. Boy is he difficult to kill]].

* JapaneseLanguage: Some words are used, but JapaneseHonorifics are mostly avoided for "simplicity".

* BerserkButton / HairTriggerTemper

* AnachronismStew: Minor one with [[spoiler:Hayato's glider]].

* WarIsHell

* MoralEventHorizon:

** HattoriHanzo is a BadAss samurai and Ninja commander

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Hayato, [[spoiler: who is also an [[{{IllGirl}} IllBoy]].]]

* BadAssNickname: Many. Hayashi being [[BloodKnight "Asura/Ashura"]], Ryo's name means [[DragonsUpTheYinYang "Dragon"]]. Uesugi Kenshin is the Tiger of Echigo.

* MoralEventHorizon: Examples later

*** [[spoiler: But when it comes to direct control, there's Hanzo]].

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Hayato, who is also [[spoiler: an [[{{IllGirl}} IllBoy]].]]

* '''[[{{The Clan}} Clans]]''' (Also everywhere)

** As for Nicheren, [[spoiler: There is an antagonist ronin group that follows it]].

For the fiction, there is [[spoiler: Kyoushirou and Tsunasuga]].

* YaoiGuys / {{Queer Romance}}: There are a few within historical characters. For fiction, there is [[spoiler: Kyoushirou and Tsunasuga]].

'''''Seishin The Ninjutsu Chronicle''''' is an [[{{TroperWorks}} original fiction]], particularly a series of [[ShortStory Short Stories]] and FlashFiction, by {{Tropers/WolfTropesII}} about ''{{Ninja}}''. And this time, the aim is to [[TrueArtIsRealistic make the ninja close to life]] as possible, with a few paranormal cases. Because of the goal, the Troper's zeal drove [[DoingItForTheArt her into intensive research]].

Seishin was inspired by the Troper's love of the seclusive shadow agents themselves, her [[ItsPopularNowItSucks frustration from]] the [[InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja common super-human theme]] emitted from media, and the author Futaro Yamada, the creator of the NinpōChō Series. (忍法帖) It began in 2008 and was first planned as a long ProseFiction of at least fifty chapters, but after a few chapters and due to difficulty, it was put [[SeriesHiatus on hiatus]]. The setting often encompasses [[JidaiGeki the Warring States Peroid and Edo Period]], but there will be some taking place in the Modern Era.

Many of the stories are ''UnpublishedWorks'' and one of the [[GoalInLife author's goals to make around at least twenty stories]] before moving it towards a [[ToneShift more serious theme]].

* AnachronismStew: Minor; [[spoiler:Hayato's glider]].

* MultigenerationalHousehold: Many characters live with spouse, parents, and grandparents if living. Some siblings if they don't work with other families.

* TheObiWan: For now, Saizo to Shoutarou. [[spoiler: Saizo is an inverted example. Boy is he difficult to kill...]].
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Many characters adopt different names. This also goes for Hayashi)

* {{Yandere}}: Hayashi.

* AffablyEvil

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja

* {{Ninja}}: Everywhere!

* Police Procedural: [[spoiler: 21st Century Stories]].
* Red Oni Blue Oni: ''Sasuke and Saizo'', also dressed in respective colors; Shoutarou and Kyoushirou.

** Voice Changeling: Shimotsuge Family. Mainly animal voices.
** MindControl: Many ninja know psychological arts such as verbal provocation. [[spoiler: But when it comes to direct control, there's Hanzo]].
** [[spoiler: PlayingWithFire]]: [[spoiler: Yoshizo has a pyrophoric skill with his hands]])
** [[spoiler: RazorWind]]: [[spoiler: Yua of Tsukimori]]
** SuperSenses: [[spoiler: Zenjubo and Yazaemon with their ears and eyes]].

* WeaponOfChoice: Various choices for various characters).
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Hayato, who is also [[spoiler: a weak-bodied guy]].

* Yandere: Hayashi.

* Youkai: Very rare appearances.

Seishin was inspired by the Troper's love of the seclusive shadow agents themselves, her [[ItsPopularNowItSucks frustration from]] the [[InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja common super-human theme]] emitted from media, and the author Futaro Yamada, the creator of the NinpōChō Series. (忍法帖) It began in 2008 and was first planned as a long ProseFiction of at least fifty chapters, but after a few chapters and due to difficulty, it was put [[{{SeriesHiatus}} on hiatus]]. The setting often encompasses [[JidaiGeki the Warring States Peroid and Edo Period]], but there will be some taking place in the Modern Era.

Many of the stories are ''UnpublishedWorks'' and one of the [[{{GoalInLife}} author's goals to make around at least twenty stories]] before moving it towards a [[{{ToneShift}} more serious theme]].

'''{{DarthWiki/Seishin The Ninjutsu Chronicle}}''' is an [[{{TroperWorks}} original fiction]], particularly a series of [[{{ShortStory}} Short Stories]] and FlashFiction, by {{Tropers/WolfTropesII}} about ''{{Ninja}}''. And this time, the aim is to [[{{TrueArtIsRealistic}} make the ninja close to life]] as possible, with a few paranormal cases. Because of the goal, the Troper's zeal drove [[{{Doing It For The Art}} her into intensive research]].

Seishin was inspired by the Troper's love of the seclusive shadow agents themselves, her [[ItsPopularNowItSucks frustration from]] the [[{{Instant Awesome Just Add Ninja}} common super-human theme]] emitted from media, and the author Futaro Yamada, the creator of the NinpōChō Series. (忍法帖) It began in 2008 and was first planned as a long ProseFiction of at least fifty chapters, but after a few chapters and due to difficulty, it was put [[{{SeriesHiatus}} on hiatus]]. The setting often encompasses [[{{JidaiGeki}} the Warring States Peroid and Edo Period]], but there will be some taking place in the Modern Era.

A [[{{Characters/SeishinTheNinjutsuChronicle}} Character Sheet]] is made and will be expanded in the future.

* AChildShallLeadThem (Youths sometime take charge of noble families after the passing or retirement of the previous leader. Some lead armies)
** [[spoiler: Kyoushirou became clan leader in his teens]]
** Real-life example: 15-year-old Nagamasa Azai who [[spoiler: defeated a Rokkaku army. Koga struggled as well]].
* {{Action Girl}} (Plenty, especially Chiyome Mochizuki's kunoichi, Shoutarou's sister, etc)
* {{Affably Evil}}
* {{Anachronism Stew}} (Minor; [[spoiler:Hayato's glider]])
* AnimalMotifs (Sasuke, Shimotsuge Family, more on the way?)

* AuthorAppeal (using historical and mythological themes are often seen in Troper's original works)
* {{Authority Equals Asskicking}}
* BadAssNickname (Many. Hayashi being [[{{BloodKnight}} "Asura/Ashura"]], Ryo's name means [[{{DragonsUpTheYinYang}} "Dragon"]]. Uesugi Kenshin is the Tiger of Echigo)

* BigBrotherMentor (Hayato to Shoutarou)
* BookDumb (Those within the peasant class only know how to work, but train physically and become adept ninja)
* {{Boring Yet Practical}} (Techniques of the ninja)
* {{Buddhism}} (especially Zen and Tendai Buddhism)

** As for Nicheren, [[spoiler: There is an antagonist ronin group that follows it]]

* [[{{Confucius}} Confucianism]]
* {{Dark is Not Evil}}

** {{Killed Off For Real}} (Can get ''averted'' during production, but there are plenty of names currently in line for deaths including [[spoiler:Kyoushirou, Taisuke, Shoutarou and Shiori's child, Ryo, Hanzo and Tanba, Kotaro, Goemon, Hayato, Yazaemon and Sugitani, Yukimura, etc]].
* EvilOverlord (Nobunaga Oda)
** or he's just an infamous BloodKnight with a lot of [[{{AmbitionIsEvil}} ambition]]

* FeudingFamilies (especially Takeda and Uesugi, Go-Hojo and Uesugi, Azai and Rokkaku, Momochi and Fujibayashi, etc)

* GenderBender ([[spoiler:Saizo is very good at disguise and is capable of this with his ability.]])

* {{Gorn}} (There's war, there's blood. Lots of it)
* {{Genre Shift}} (Adventure, romance, friendship, philosophical, tragedy, etc)
* HattoriHanzo
* HeelFaceTurn / FaceHeelTurn (lots of suspicion over this too)
* {{Heterosexual Life Partners}} (Shoutarou and Kai. [[spoiler: Even in the 21st Century stories]])

* {{HoYay}} (Plenty of it when there's lords and retainers)
* HotBlooded (When your spirit is fixed on rushing into battle and dying, some characters can get pretty intense)

** [[spoiler: Kyoushirou is NotsoStoic sometimes and [[{{RousingSpeech}} will preach about family zeal]]. He has a BerserkButton if someone talks about his parents (post-death) badly]].
* {{Instant Awesome Just Add Ninja}}
* {{Japanese Christian}} (Popular figure is Amakusa Shiro of the 17th century [[spoiler: who fought Tokugawa's Iga and Koga Gang during Shimabara Revolt]]. Also, Xavier's Japanese Jesuit Group.
* {{Japanese Language}} (Some words are used, but JapaneseHonorifics are mostly avoided for "simplicity")

* {{Kid Samurai}} (Sasuke is notable)
* {{Lady of War}} (Aina, Chiyome so far)
* {{Last Of His Kind}} At the moment ([[spoiler: it's Hayato]])
* {{Love Triangle}} (Occasionally happens)

* {{Loyal Animal Companion}} (So far it's Higashi the dog, Seta the horse, and various cats and avians)

* {{Multigenerational Household}} (Many characters live with spouse, parents, and grandparents if living. Some siblings if they don't work with other families)
* '''{{Ninja}}''' (Everywhere!)
* {{Only Known by Their Nickname}} (Many characters adopt different names. This also goes for Hayashi)
* {{Police Procedural}} ([[spoiler: 21st Century Stories]])
* {{Red Oni Blue Oni}} (''Sasuke and Saizo'', also dressed in respective colors; Shoutarou and Kyoushirou)
* {{Samurai}} (just as much as ninja. Some ninja are of high nobility class)

** HattoriHanzo is a {{BadAss}} samurai and Ninja commander
* SarutobiSasuke
* ShownTheirWork (a goal for the author)
* {{Sibling Yin Yang}} (Ryo and Hajime)
* {{Stock Superpowers}} (They exist but are mostly minor and attached to the mind or nature)
** {{Voice Changeling}} (Shimotsuge Family. Mainly animal voices)
** {{Mind Control}} (Many ninja know psychological arts such as verbal provocation [[spoiler: But when it comes to direct control, there's Hanzo]])
** [[spoiler: {{PlayingWithFire}}]] ([[spoiler: Yoshizo has a pyrophoric skill with his hands]])
** [[spoiler: {{RazorWind}}]] ([[spoiler: Yua of Tsukimori]])
** {{Super Senses}} ([[spoiler: Zenjubo and Yazaemon with their ears and eyes]])
* {{The Obi Wan}} (For now, Saizo to Shoutarou. [[spoiler: Saizo is an inverted example. Boy is he difficult to kill...]])
* {{TheGunslinger}} (Mostly riflemen. In the ninja band, there are members of the Sugitani and Kido Family. Also, many samurai)
* {{There Is No Kill Like Overkill}} (Plenty of death, [[spoiler: within ''Tensho no Iga Ran'']] in particular)
* {{The Republic}} (The Iga Sokoku Ikki)

* TokugawaIeyasu (Client of Iga Ninja)
* {{Tone Shift}}
* {{Training the Peaceful Villagers}}
* WarIsHell
* {{Weapon of Choice}} (Various choices for various characters)
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy (Hayato, who is also [[spoiler: a weak-bodied guy]])
* WindIsGreen (Has nothing to do with powers, but Hayato's clothes. He loves the sky)
* {{Yandere}} (Hayashi)
* {{Yaoi Guys}} / {{Queer Romance}} (There are a few within historical characters. For fiction, there is [[spoiler: Kyoushirou and Tsunasuga]].
* {{You Have Failed Me}} (Many samurai are {{Driven to Suicide}} if they dishonor their lord)
* {{Youkai}} (Very rare appearances)
* {{Zero Percent Approval Rating}} (Fuuma Ninja; at least in the ninja nation, everyone's their enemy)

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* {{LastOfHisKind}} ([[spoiler: At the moment it's Hayato]])

* {{Multigenerational Household}} (Many characters live with spouse, parents, and grandparents if living. Some siblings)

* {{Samurai}} (just as much as ninja. Some ninja are of high nobility class

** HattoriHanzo is a samurai

** {{Mind Control}} (Many ninja know psychological arts, [[spoiler: But when it comes to direct control, there's Hanzo]])

* {{TheGunslinger}} (In the ninja band, there are members of the Sugitani and Kido Family. Also, many samurai)
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill (Plenty of death, [[spoiler: within ''Tensho no Iga Ran'']] in particular)