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Jingorō Amayo (雨夜 陣五郎, Amayo Jingorō) is a member of the Iga Tsubagakure clan who is one of the ten ninja selected by Ogen to participate in the war against the Kōga Manjidani clan.

Appearance[]

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Jingorō's full body and facial expressions

Jingorō is a terrible looking man with pale grey wrinkled skin covered in circular marks, his balding hair is black and shabby and his ears are pointed like an elf's.

He wears a very shabby, pale-colored kosode with pale green hakama, tied with a rope. He doesn't appear to wear shoes.

In his dissolved form, he is much smaller, with very small arms and no legs. He is too small for clothes in this form, meaning that he doesn't wear any.

Personality[]

Loathsome and cowardly at heart, Jingorō is one of the few Iga Tsubagakure ninjas who specialize in assassination rather than combat, preferring to sneak up on his opponents and being quick to flee once he suffers a disadvantage.

He has a huge fear of the sea and absolutely hates being on boats. He doesn't seem to be very liked by his comrades with most only interacting with him to throw him in a river when he needs water.

He is also rather perverted, attempting to rape Okoi when he finds her tied up in the salt shed.

Biography[]

Trapping Gennosuke in Iga[]

Jingorō first appears with Akeginu, Hotarubi and Nenki Mino to escort Oboro back to Iga Tsubagakure after her time out with Gennosuke Kōga. The group are interrupted by the appearance of Jōsuke Udono and Rōsai Azuki, who claims Jōsuke has stolen a scroll belonging to Iga. Gennosuke orders Jōsuke to return the scroll, which he does. Jingorō tells Gennosuke that he should not look inside the scroll, which upsets Oboro. He then reads the scroll with the others when Gennosuke, Jōsuke and Oboro are out of earshot. They learn of the treaty being broken and, after getting over the shock, begin to laugh. When Oboro asks what is written in it, Jingorō lies and tells her Ogen has wrote that the treaty is secured. Nenki suggests Gennosuke should go to Iga with Oboro and Akeginu manages to convince Jōsuke to go too. Jingorō tells Akeginu that he leaves the rest to her and she slyly replies by telling him that she shall do her best. When the four have gone, Jingorō tells Nenki to go and find Tenzen Yakushiji.

When they find Tenzen, they gather around and watch intently as he reads over the scroll. The group begins to get excited about the chance to exterminate the Kōga when Jingorō mentions Shōgen Kazamachi having visited Sunpu with Danjō Kōga, making Tenzen realize Shōgen would have a scroll too. The group gets ready to kill Shōgen but Tenzen tells Jingorō to head back to Iga. When Jingorō questions the decision, Tenzen tells him that he needs someone to prevent Oboro from finding out about the situation. Jingorō asks if he should kill Gennosuke when he returns but Tenzen advises against it, saying it wouldn't be easy to kill Gennosuke.

Jingorō arrives in time to meet Gennosuke, Oboro, Jōsuke and Akeginu at the entrance to Iga. He welcomes them in and leads them to the hall where the rest of the Iga clan is sitting, ready to eat. During dinner, Jōsuke continuously flirts with Akeginu, even suggesting they should have a child together, much to the annoyance of Jingorō and the rest of the Iga clan. When the conversation switches to where Rōsai, Nenki and Hotarubi went Jingorō quickly interrupts, suggesting Oboro should show Gennosuke and Jōsuke to their rooms.

Later, Jingorō is sitting alone in a room when Akeginu enters, informing him she has locked Jōsuke in his room. He tells her to then inform the other Iga members not to mention the scroll to Oboro, which she says she has already done. Jingorō then asks if Akeginu wants to help get rid of some of the Kōga. Akeginu reminds him Tenzen told them not to but Jingorō quickly persuades her and she decides to kill Jōsuke, leaving Jingorō to assassinate Gennosuke. Later, he uses his power to dissolve and climbs into the rafters outside Gennosuke's room. However, as Oboro leaves she spots him and uses her Mystic Eyes to revers his ninja skill, causing him to fall to the ground. He tries to crawl away, claiming he just wanted to propose a ninja spar but Oboro doesn't believe him. Jingorō crawls away begging for water when Oboro is interrupted by the sound of Jōsuke shouting.

Jingorō reaches the large pool of water at the same time Jōsuke, who had tracked his slime from Gennosuke's room, does. Jōsuke threatens him, telling him he had better not have done anything to Gennosuke, but Jingorō ignores him and keeps begging for water. Jōsuke then holds him above the water and demands to know everything that's going on. Jingorō tells him Hanzo Hattori's treaty has been broken, which baffles Jōsuke. Jingorō tells him that it means the Iga and Kōga are free to kill each other. As he says this Jingorō sprays something into Jōsuke's face, causing him to lose his balance. As Jōsuke falls Jingorō forces his way into Jōsuke's throat, pushing him under water at the same time. Jōsuke pops back out like a balloon but is being suffocated by Jingorō, who is beginning to return to normal size inside him. He falls back down and floats in the water, while Jingorō climbs out of his open mouth and smiles to himself about his victory.

Tenzen's Return[]

Jingorō appears again in a meeting with Akeginu, Tenzen Yakushiji and Rōsai Azuki soon after Tenzen's return to Iga. Nenki Mino enters and tells them that Okoi has been locked away safely in the storehouse. When the group begins to discuss Oboro, Jingorō suggests that they tell her about the scroll, although Tenzen and Rousai both agree that Oboro would refuse to let them fight the Kōga.

Jingorō later goes looking for Rōsai in the storehouse and is surprised to see Okoi lying bound on the floor, almost entirely naked. She asks him to kill her and he replies that he's not surprised that Rōsai got the answers out of her. She then lies and tells him she wants to die because Rōsai had raped her, which catches Jingorō off guard. He then smiles and says he thought Rōsai was impotent, at the same time as removing his clothes. He then attempts to rape her, but he gets stuck to her as she begins to drain the blood from him. She grabs his face to drain more blood and pushes him over, taunting him. However he comes into contact with the salt that had been dropped by Rōsai and begins to dissolve, freeing him from Okoi's grasp. He then manages to slide away between the spaces of the salt containers.

A short while later he emerges from the salt barrels, calling for Nenki to give him water. Nenki, who had killed Okoi, throws Jingorō into a pond outside. When Jingorō gets out he sees Akeginu shouting at him to catch the scroll, which had been thrown out of the room. He reaches for it but is beaten by Gyōbu Kasumi, who knocks him flying into Akeginu, who falls over from the impact. Jingorō, with Tenzen, Hotarubi, Koshirō Chikuma and Nenki, goes looking for Gyōbu and find him handing the scroll to Gennosuke. Gennosuke the leaves to return to the Kōga village, killing some Iga ninjas and injuring Koshirō on the way.

Later the Iga hold another meeting where Akeginu informs them Koshirō is blind but will live. Tenzen blames Oboro for what happened and reminds the group that Ogen, Rōsai and Yashamaru are already dead. Jingorō adds that they have also lost their scroll. Just then Oboro seals her eyes with an oil given to her by Ogen, much to the shock of the other ninjas. A messenger then arrives carrying a box from Gennosuke, which contains the scroll and a letter informing them of where the remaining Kouga are heading. Jingorō notices Koshirō's name hadn't been scored out, meaning Gennosuke had known his technique hadn't killed him. Tenzen then orders everyone to chase after the Kōga, sending Hotarubi and Nenki out ahead to find the Kōga's location.

Ferry Ride to Sunpu[]

The group waits at an inn for Hotarubi and Nenki Mino to return, but leaves for the harbor the next day when the pair do not return, assuming them both to be dead. When they decide to wait at the harbor, Jingorō begins to worry about crossing the sea and he asks Tenzen Yakushiji if they can take another route, but Tenzen dismisses his request, telling him they must take the quickest route to catch up with the Kōga. Akeginu asks if he is really that scared of the sea and Jingorō goes to explain that if he fell in it he would dissolve and be unable to return to his original form. After clarifying this, his fears heighten and he shivers. Assumingly annoyed, Tenzen tells him to be quiet as they will not be swimming across; however, Jingorō continues to shake in fear. Not long after, the remaining Iga boarded the ship where Tenzen promptly orders Akeginu to take Jingorō to the bow of the ship and wait with him there for the rest of the journey.

Jingorō sits back to back with Akeginu and listens as she attempts to calm him down. The two sit together undisturbed until Jingorō is frightened by a small object that falls on him. On edge, he turns around and shouts at a young passenger who has approached him. The two scream at each other in horror until the young boy finally falls over. Jingorō regains his composure while Akeginu returns the small object to the boy, which turns out to be a wooden frog that Koshirō Chikuma has carved. The child, now less frightened, runs off with his wooden frog back to his father.

Later, Akeginu notes that Ogen's hawk is acting strangely. At the same time, Jingorō realizes one of the passengers is missing. He proposes that the two of them should check it out, to which Akeginu agrees to. Just as she is about to take off, Jingorō anxiously tells her not to leave him. The two argue very briefly over the topic until Jingorō resolves to leave the safety of the main cabin.

Apparently in a rush, Jingorō and Akeginu enter the ship's cabin to find a confused Koshirō and Oboro with a dead Tenzen on the floor. After briefly examining Tenzen's corpse, Jingorō is terrified to find out his killer. Suddenly, in an act of fear, Jingorō draws his sword and begins slashing the walls, attempting to find Gyōbu Kasumi. He then runs outside, shouting for Gyōbu to show himself, however to no avail. A passenger runs out from the main cabin, telling Jingorō to drop the sword; however, he is quickly cut down by Jingorō, causing a disturbance to mostly everyone on the ship. Jingorō continues to search for Gyōbu, but is cut short when he is suddenly tripped. Gyōbu reveals himself, striking Jingorō with terror as his hand closes in on him. Gyōbu promptly lifts him into the air with ease and goes to throw him into the sea.

Jingorou's Remains

The remains of Jingorō's body after being thrown into sea

Jingorō screams while flying through the air and into the water, where he begins to dissolve immediately. He attempts to climb back up the ship but is unable to, and so he shouts for help from Akeginu. Wanting nothing but to help her friend, she quickly removes her robes and leaps into the sea. After hitting the water, she calls out for Jingorō and then swims towards him. However, by the time she reaches him, his body has dissolved into seemingly nothing. Still, Akeginu reaches out to take hold of his clothing; the action washes away the little remaining husk of his face. Realizing the loss of her friend, she holds his drenched clothes close to her.

Later, before climbing back onto the boat, Akeginu states that her friend's death will not go unnoticed as she resolves to avenge him. Gently, she releases her light grasp on Jingorō's clothing, allowing the flow of the sea to carry it away.

Abilities[]

Dissolving: Jingorō has the ability to dissolve into a viscous semi-liquid form. He achieves this by covering himself with salt and this form enables him to slither through the tightest of passages, ooze his way up vertical surfaces, and silently creep onto his target to deliver the killing stroke. He can even crawl into his opponents throat and suffocate them. Remaining in this form for an extended period of time causes him to suffer extreme dehydration as his body gradually dries up and shrivels away, requiring him to immerse himself in water in order to restore his human form. His technique causes him to suffer an extreme fear of the ocean as the salt water would keep him in a constant fluid state and causing him to completely dissolve.

Tantojutsu: Jingorō is seen carrying a tanto when he attempts to assassinate Gennosuke Kōga, although it is unlikely he can use it for anything other than stealthy assassinations.

Relationships[]

Akeginu[]

Jingorō is good friends with Akeginu as he is quite often seen talking with her and she stays with him to comfort him on the boat to Sunpu. She leaps into the water after he has been thrown in, attempting to save him, although it is too late. However in the manga, she deals with Gyōbu Kasumi first and by the time she is done, Jingorō is already dead.

Oboro[]

Like many others in Iga, Jingorō looks to Tenzen Yakushiji as a leader more than Oboro, feeling she isn't fit to lead the clan. However, he does show some concern for her and suggests that they should inform her of the treaty being broken.

Etymology[]

  • The name Jingorō means "team, camp, battle array, ranks, position" (陣) (jin), "five" (五) (go) and "son" (郎) ().
  • Jingorō's surname Amayo means "rainy night" (雨夜).

Trivia[]

  • Within the novel, Jingorō's appearance is said to be of a drowned person with blue mold growing on him.
  • Jingorō was not included in the film Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, a film based on the same source material as Basilisk.
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