Takeo Masaki

Your past can break you-or awaken the warrior within. Fifteen-year-old Hiro has spent his life scraping by in the shadows of a crumbling realm ruled by rival clans and secretive warlords. But when he steals a forbidden scroll, everything changes. Hunted by the deadly Kageyama clan and thrust into a world of hidden powers and shifting alliances, Hiro finds an unlikely mentor in a fallen shinobi who sees something rare in him, something once lost to legend.
As buried truths come to light and dark forces stir, Hiro must uncover the secrets of the scroll-and the truth about his bloodline-before his home is torn apart. The Last Warrior: Legacy of the Hidden Falls is a fast-paced historical fantasy where Japanese history meets political intrigue and ninja warfare.