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Background
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Pre History
Nobunaga epitomizes the Japanese desire for inner perfection. The child prodigy of a Kendo master, Nobunaga took to the sword before walking. Rigorously schooled in classic Kendo by his parents by day while heading out after dark to practice and learn from other masters at night, Nobunaga quickly became one of Japan's foremost young Kendo champions.
Swearing off all but swordplay, Nobunaga rarely speaks, rarely eats, and rarely sleeps. His technique has been called superhuman, and surely some of his moves can be classified as supernatural.
Recently, Nobunaga's concentration was broken for the first time. Seeking out foreign techniques to further his skills, he was introduced to Nikki Chan in China after watching a performance of Chinese opera. Upon the first sight of Nikki Chan, Nobunaga felt insecure in a way he had never felt before, and has been unable to concentrate ever since.
Although he had shown no interest in entering the tournament when its existence was first revealed to him, he has now realized that it represents what may be his only hope of either winning Nikki Chan's heart, or ridding his heart of her forever. Ironically, he does not know that her heart and her soul belong to another far more powerful than he.
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