Character: Matsuo

A Japanese immigrant who came to America to find his relatives, deceased sensei’s surviving protégés, and select American masters to complete his training in bujutsu. Meeting the Chrusher while fighting a mutual enemy, Matsuo took Chrusher under his wing to teach him purer bujutsu after Chrusher’s American martial arts teacher was murdered via expert fashion; presumably by a disciple of kan-aku na ninjutsu, and possibly darker, more sinister disciplines.