"Sabretooth has seized control of the ancient ninja army, the Hand, and is determined to reshape it in his own monstrous image. But the old order is resistant. To tighten his grip, the traditional ways of the Hand must be banished forever. Luring Wolverine to Japan, Sabretooth plots to destroy both his hated enemy and the Hand's past. As Logan becomes Public Enemy No. 1 in the Land of the Rising Sun, his capture is tasked to the new Silver Samurai and his high-tech ninja squad, the Iron Hand. Fighting to clear his name, the Avenging X-Man is drawn into a "better the devil you know" battle to save the old Hand--forging an unlikely alliance with a sacred warrior who, as the assassin clan's living history, bears its secrets tattooed all over her deadly body."