Asakura Clan

The Asakura Family(朝倉家, Asakura-ke) is one of five great families in the Land of Sky

History
The origin of the Asakura Family is unknown; however, rumors has it that this clan an over one thousand year old family whose fame started with Asakura Ao, a famous Buddhistic monk and a brilliant Shaman mastering many different shamanic arts or manipulation of the spiritual world. He eventually went mad and decided to create a shaman only world, using the Shinigami Spirit to destroy all shinobi. It was then the Asakura Clan allied and together killed Ao. Even after the shame brought onto the family by Ao, the Asakura Clan would take part in the creation of the Hidden Sky Village. After the Second Shinobi War, most of the Asakura Clan was destroyed allowing the Kikmora Clan to take its place in the Moon Council as a Great Family of the Sky.