Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden (Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #1)

On his way to see Inspector Ishida, Usagi is confronted by Shogunate guards... a sign of the times. While unraveling a pair of murders in town later, Usagi and Ishida become wary as they find the corpses stripped of all identification - except for a talisman that leads to a startling discovery!