A manual discovered in 2022 revealed that the powder these people used to become invisible was made from charred owls and turtles. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these Japanese warriors who are popularly depicted throwing shurikens.
ANSWER: ninja [or shinobi]
[10m] Various ninja attempted to assassinate this first unifier of Japan. He won the Battle of Nagashino and overthrew the Ashikaga shogunate.
ANSWER: Oda Nobunaga [or Oda Nobunaga]
[10h] Sugitani Zenjubo, a ninja who specialized in these weapons, tried to assassinate Oda with one in 1571. Troops wielding these weapons took up position along zig-zagging palisades at the Battle of Nagashino.
ANSWER: arquebuses [or tanegashima; or matchlocks; or firelocks; prompt on guns or firearms; reject “flintlocks”]
<Yingzhi Nyang, History - World - Asian> ~20398~ <Editor: Jordan Brownstein>