Japan. End of the 16th century. The era of the Warring States is coming to an end. Oda Nobunaga, a prince and former military leader who enjoyed the trust of the emperor himself, loses his allies, who become enemies out of fear of the Supreme Shogun, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The shogun strives at all costs to destroy the rebellious prince, with whom he had recently fought shoulder to shoulder. To do this, he resorts to both intrigue, bribery of Oda’s last allies, and the services of a clan of ninja assassins. Young Hitomi, Nobunaga’s daughter, becomes the bargaining chip between the warring clans of Oda and Toyotomi. The novel was published under the title “Heirs of the Country of Yamato.”