Editing The Pond Yamabushi

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{{Character Infobox
|name = The Pond Yamabushi
|image = ACSH The Pond Yamabushi Closeup 1.png
|death = 1582<br>[[Three-Trunked Tree]], [[Ōmi]], [[Japan]]
|species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = [[Oda clan]] {{c|formerly}}<br>
*[[Oda Nobunaga]]
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'''The Pond Yamabushi''' (died 1582) was a [[Japan]]ese [[soldier]] who served under [[Oda Nobunaga]]. Along with eight fellow soldiers, he masqueraded as a ''[[Yamabushi|yamabushi]]'' during the late [[Sengoku period]].

==Biography==
Following the [[Tenshō Iga War]], Lord Oda Nobunaga ordered a group of nine soldiers to dress and patrol as ''yamabushi'', who were to locate and kill any remaining [[Iga]]n soldiers. However, these soldiers became more callous and warped, killing any innocents in their way.<ref name="Yamabushi Imposters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Yamabushi Imposters]]</ref>

In 1582, ''yamabushi'' [[Genpaku]] met with [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] about these false monks. Naoe and Yasuke agreed to help by tracking and hunting down these perpetrators. Following Genpaku's lead,<ref name="Yamabushi Imposters"/> Naoe investigated the [[Three-Trunked Tree]] in [[Ōmi]] but found no trace of the imposter. While there, she meditated and began to practice ''kuji-kiri'' but was nearly killed by the imposter.<ref name="KiiOutpost">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Kii Assassin Outpost]]</ref> 

Fighting him, Naoe managed to best him and promptly killed him, ending his terror in the area. She then retrieved the ''[[о̄dachi]]'' [[The Monk's Amendment]] and a letter, dictating his numerous kills and his communication with his fellow [[The Village Yamabushi|cohort]], from the imposter's personal effects before leaving.<ref name="Yamabushi Imposters"/>

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

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