| abstract | - The Spiga originated in the Land of Fire near the North-Western border. Originally a religious all female cult that worshiped a giant spider, they built their homes underground in a series of interconnected tunnels, luring male travelers and merchants into their dens for breeding, cannibalizing, and feeding to their spider goddess. Local militia and hired ninja eventually drove them deeper into the underground and into hiding. It is believed it was during their time in hiding that they began to learn the secrets of ninjutsu, not only to survive, but to be closer to their spider goddess, whom they loved. In the outside world, the story of the Spiga became something of a local legend. Cattle gone missing, children disappearing, it was the Spiga, giant werespiders that lived underground, or so they said. But the reality was their numbers were growing and their genepool was small. Children began to be birthed with more than normal limbs or with internal bleeding, sometimes with scales or they would rip out of their mothers while other mothers began to lay eggs. Some considered this a blessing, but the risk outweighed the benefit. They began to abduct outsiders again to diversify their genepool while their numbers increased. This was a great and violent time for the Spiga. Madness and power were both at an all time high and they were an independant and proud Clan that needed no others. Unfortunately, it wasn't to last. The newly formed Konoha discovered them on accident when their border patrols began to vanish without a trace. Konoha's response was far more than the Spiga had ever had to handle in the past. They had been fierce hunters, but they had never fought any wars with outsiders. They had never dealt with waves of highly trained ninja utilizing a multitude of jutsu. They fought hard, but were burned out of their Clan Home and eventually, the three Matriarchs of the Clan were reduced to only one and she surrendered. Far from being angry with the Konoha ninja, they bowed to their prowess and swore their loyalty for as long as it was mutually profitable. They moved their clan home to the side of a cliff face and the underground in the forest surrounding Konoha. There they guard their land jealously and have maintained a reasonable size. They have since civilzed, some, and regularly take in outsiders as mates. They intensely dislike the Aburame and take every opportunity they can, as a clan, to show their superiority, once threatening to let their spiders eat the Aburame's young. During the Third Shinobi World War, there was a small civil war between the Spiga and many of their males who wished to leave the Clan due to their highly brutal treatment of their men. In the end, many did manage to escape, leaving Konoha for fear of retribution, and finding a home in Kumogakure, where they founded their own Clan known as the Kumonga. The Spiga, to this day, despise the Kumonga. Many will kill them on sight.
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