Editing Assault on Iwaya Castle

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|name = Assault on Iwaya Castle
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|date = c. 1585
|place = [[Iwaya Castle]], [[Awaji]], [[Japan]]
|result = ''[[Sanzoku Ippa]]'' dismantled
*Iwaya Castle was sieged
*[[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order|Japanese Templar]] [[Kimura Yukari]] killed by [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] member and [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]]
*The sword ''{{Wiki|Kusanagi no Tsurugi}}'', one of the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]], recovered by the [[Assassins]]
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|commanders1 = [[Kimura Yukari]]†
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|forces2 = Local ''[[ashigaru]]''<br>[[Fujibayashi Naoe]]<br>[[Fujibayashi Tsuyu]]<br>[[Hattori Hanzō]]
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The '''Assault on Iwaya Castle''' took place at [[Iwaya Castle]], [[Japan]] in 1585 during the late [[Sengoku period]]. It was fought between [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], aided by the local ''[[ashigaru]]'', and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order|Japanese Templar]] [[Kimura Yukari]] and her collective, the ''[[Sanzoku Ippa]]''.

The battle ended with the death of Yukari and her ''[[Sanzoku Ippa]]'' nearly dismantled while the Assassins recovered the sword ''{{Wiki|Kusanagi no Tsurugi}}'', one of the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan|Imperial Regalia]], from the Templars' hands.

==Prelude==
With the deaths of her three ''[[wikt:大将|taishō]]'' (大将, lit. "general"), [[Imagawa Tomeji]], [[Yasuhira]], and [[Nowaki]],,<ref name="A Garrison to Dismantle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Claws of Awaji]]'' – [[A Garrison to Dismantle]]</ref><ref name="A Snake in the Shrine">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Claws of Awaji]]'' – [[A Snake in the Shrine]]</ref><ref name="Turning the Tables">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Claws of Awaji]]'' – [[Turning the Tables (Shadows)|Turning the Tables]]</ref>, Naoe and Yasuke managed to weaken her forces,,<ref name="The Bad Sleep Well">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Claws of Awaji]]'' – [[The Bad Sleep Well]]</ref> destroy her ''[[Arquebus|teppō]]'' crates,<ref name="Silencing the Teppo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Claws of Awaji]]'' – [[Silencing the Teppo]]</ref> and garnered allies from the ''[[ashigaru]]'' who were forcibly indebted to her.<ref name="Tipping the Balance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Claws of Awaji]]'' – [[Tipping the Balance]]</ref>

==The assault==
Planning their assault, Naoe, Yasuke, and Naoe's mother and [[Master Assassin]] [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu]] conferred at [[Sumoto Kakurega]] before beginning their attack. Tsuyu was in charge to recover the sword ''{{Wiki|Kusanagi no Tsurugi}}'', one of the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]], while Naoe was tasked to bring down the barricade at [[Iwaya Castle]] as a signal for Yasuke and his forces to charge. Leaving [[Sumoto]], they all went about their objectives.<ref name="The Final Assault">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Claws of Awaji]]'' – [[The Final Assault]]</ref>

Naoe managed to enter the castle's grounds and find the materials needed to set the barricades aflame. Doing so, Yasuke, along with the help of the ''ashigaru'' and [[Hattori Hanzō]], charged the castle and killed all the incoming guards in their way. Making their way to the ''tenshu'', Naoe met with Yasuke and Hanzō. While Naoe made her way to find her mother, Yasuke ventured to the ''tenshu'' alone while Hanzō dealt with any incoming ''Sanzoku Ippa'' guards. Within the ''tenshu'', Yasuke saw a lone warrior and demanded Yukari's location. Turning around, Yukari revealed herself as the warrior and admitted to being her [[Kimura Kei|father]]'s first and perhaps greatest students. While Yasuke offered a honorable fight, Yukari chastized him by stating nor Tsuyu nor his former lord [[Oda Nobunaga|Nobunaga]] were by his side and that all anyone has is themselves.<ref name="The Final Assault"/>

Yukari soon unsheathed her ''[[naginata]]'' and fought Yasuke. After a lengthy bout, Yukari lost hold of her ''naginata'' and unsheathed her ''[[katana]]s'', telling Yasuke that her cause is herself solely. Ultimately, Yasuke defeated Yukari, who stated that his presence and actions meant nothing before succumbing to her wounds.<ref name="The Final Assault"/>

==Aftermath==
After the assault ended, Naoe searched for her mother and traced her trail of dead bodies out of the castle. Making her way to the [[Iwaya Castle Harbor|harbor]], she found Tsuyu overwhelmed by the ''Sanzoku Ippa'' soldiers. Saving her mother and eliminating all the soldiers, Naoe went to Tsuyu, who apologized for failing her part in the mission. However, Naoe told her that all she wanted is her mother back. Tsuyu, although wary, promised to work on being one. With the sword back in their possession and Yasuke meeting up with them, they decided to return all the Regalia back to the Emperor. Thus, Naoe and Tsuyu traveled back to the mainland and gave back all the Regalia to [[Michihito|Emperor Ōgimachi]] at his [[Kyoto Imperial Palace|palace]] in [[Kyoto]].<ref name="Trouble with the Regalia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Claws of Awaji]]'' – [[Trouble with the Regalia]]</ref>

Naoe and Yasuke traveled back to Awaji and met with [[Konatsu]], Hanzō's contact and ally. She revealed that remnants of the ''Sanzoku Ippa'' still exist and threaten the people of Awaji. Accepting the task, the pair hunted down and successfully eliminated all the remaining operatives of the ''Sanzoku Ippa''.<ref name="All that We Leave Behind">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Claws of Awaji]]'' – [[All That We Leave Behind]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] — [[Claws of Awaji]]''

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