Editing Aoi

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'''Aoi''' was a [[Japan|Japanese]] shrine maiden (''{{Wiki|miko}}'') who lived in [[Otsu]] in [[Ōmi|Omi Province]] during the 16th century.

==Biography==
Aoi was an associate and loyal follower of Lady [[Nene]], the wife of Lord [[Hashiba Hideyoshi]]. In 1582, following the death of [[Oda Nobunaga]], Aoi served as Nene's contact in the town to gather information of the [[Shinbakufu]], the group behind Nobunaga's death. Nene had speculated that given she and her husband were close allies of Nobunaga, they would be the group's next targets. This was proven true when the [[Akechi clan]] had sent assassins to their residence though she was able to survive.<ref name="Lady of Whispers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Lady of Whispers]]</ref>

On Nene's advice, Aoi was sought out by Nobunga's former retainer [[Yasuke]], who was hunting the group alongside [[Fujibayashi Naoe]]. Aoi told Yasuke of an upcoming duel scheduled to take place on [[Seta Bridge]], where one of the duelists was a Shinbakufu member though she unaware of their identity. She thus asked Yasuke to go to the bridge and investigate, hoping that he would be able to find out. That night, the duel was revealed to be an ambush by [[Akechi Kagemitsu]], the nephew of [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] and the Shinbakufu member, who planned to eliminate the former [[daimyo]] of Omi, Shotei. After the two nobles fled from the battle, Aoi came to the bridge where Yasuke had cleared of guards. The two discussed their findings from the resulting ambush, with Aoi suggesting that Yasuke look for Shotei, so that he can provide help in pursuing Kagemitsu in [[Sakamoto Castle]].<ref name="An Evening in Otsu">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[An Evening in Otsu]]</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'', it's possible that Aoi was a shrine maiden at Miidera, since it was the only temple in Otsu.

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''

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