Shirogane Clan

The was the puppet clan from the Land of Wind.

Background
The Shirogane clan lived on the border of the Land of Wind. They were a small clan with no particularly skilled ninja. Trying to find a source of power to compensate for that, they created puppet walkers. Wielding an army, they survived the Shinobi Wars, but a dark secret was exposed: to develop the puppet walkers, they abducted humans and experimented on them. The puppet walkers were outlawed, causing the clan start a rebellion against the Five Great Nations and being annihilated. Today, only a few members of the small clan remain, some of them even maintaining a grudge against the villages for destroying their clan

Abilities
The Shirogane were said to be comprised of ninja with meagre skill compared to the other existing shinobi clans. However, they were highly proficient in the puppet-making arts, as it was their apparent inferiority that led to them developing the Puppet Walkers. These Puppet Walkers are superior to normal puppets in general since they can operate without a nearby puppeteer as they can be manipulated from a distance, and are capable of getting up after receiving multiple hits from the opposition. However, due to the near destruction of the clan, the forbidden art has been lost to the world, causing the remainders of the clan to rely purely on the regular Puppet Technique. However, it can be noted that the few members of this clan that remain have been capable of showing extreme levels of prowess with puppets, and have proven to be some of the finest puppeteers in the shinobi world.