Hokuto Shinken is the ultimate assassination martial art. This martial art employs a deadly form of combat that targets the body's pressure points to cause various effects, including instant death and healing. Practitioners can tap into their full physical strength through the Dragon Breathing technique and learn other martial arts through the Water Reflection Spirit. Strong emotions may play a role to allow the user to tap into greater power during times of great need. Through the study and use of this martial art users will gain greatly increased physical and mental ability with the ability to topple entire countries.
This also includes knowledge of the other assassination arts from the series, such as Nanto Seiken.