Merchant Awase, his family, and all his employees are dead, and his shop has been ransacked. Chizu, former head of the Neko Ninja, reveals to them the secret document they carry hidden in a nondescript jewelry box. A document that Lord Hikiji, the Shadow Lord, wants and has sent his Komori (Bat) Ninja squad to retrieve, no matter the cost.
Their flight delivers some of the best action sequences in this volume of Usagi thus far, specifically a spectacle-filled showdown in its final pages."The Secret of the Green Dragon" follows confidently in the footsteps of many great ninja-filled Usagi Yojimbo tales that preceded it. Read Full Review
While the first half of the issue deals with Chizu, Miyamoto Usagi, and Yukichi avoiding the Komori, we get plenty of action in the final pages as the bat ninja catch up to our travelers on the road. Successful in fighting them off, our heroes still lose their horses and precious time needing to now take a more circuitous and dangerous path to their destination. Read Full Review
I enjoyed experiencing the same feelings I imagine Usagi and Yamamoto are as they witness Chizu exploit her underground network of resources.
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