Ikaruga

To call this an unfortunate state of affairs would be an understatement. The invasion of Japan had put the tradition Shinobi system in a precarious position for a while now, but the house of cards had finally come tumbling down. The schools were abolished, and their protections with them. All but the families with significant external interests were left scrambling for political attention, made worse by an incident that had robbed many Shinobi of the scrolls their powers relied upon.

One noble house in particular had scooped up five trainees that were about to be thrown to the metaphorical wolves. Ikaruga, Shiki, Ageha, Imu, and Murasaki now found themselves bowing in front of someone they all knew quite well: Suzaku. He'd known them simply as students - ones he happened to casually fuck, but students all the same. Maybe suspecting there was something more to the various travel and interruptions than just normal extracurriculars. But now he had five Shinobi bowing before him, all beholden to uphold his every whim. Especially since it was him that allowed them to keep functioning as Shinobi, through a power they themselves didn't quite understand.