The Shikaku (刺客, Japanese for Assassins) is a three-man cell formed by Hide, Shinkō and Hito; all young and-up-coming assassins from the Arma Clan. The team currently resides in Kōhai Tochi, accepting work from any who pays for their services, though stemming from their own families bitter relationships with the Satonaka Clan they never take contracts from the latter, and would generally accept a hit on a Satonaka over others.