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TIL: Fūma Kotarō was a famous leader of the ninja Fūma clan who became famous after leading 200 Rappa "battle disrupters" consisting of pirates, burglars, and thieves. He had ninjas infiltrate enemy camps to cause chaos. He was killed when a rival Takeda ninja helped law enforcement catch him.

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