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Fujibayashi Nagato-no-Kami (藤林 長門守; c. 1538 – 1581), known as Fujibayashi Masayasu (藤林正保) during his youth,[1] was an Iga ikki jōnin,[3] member of the Kakushiba ikki, and father of Fujibayashi Naoe. The pressures of war forced Nagato to train Naoe to be his peer in the martial arts.[4] Shortly after Oda Nobunaga initiated the Tenshō Iga War,[5][6] members of the Shinbakufu entered the province, killed Nagato, and took a prized box he had entrusted to Naoe.[7]

Biography

Becoming a shinobi

Fujibayashi Masayasu grew up a farmer in a village in Iga, where he was one of the few members of his community able to fight against outside threats. As violence in the region increased during the final decades of the Sengoku period, Masayasu found himself overwhelmed by the threats against his people and wished to be trained as a shinobi so he could better protect them.[1]

One day in 1560, after saving a young girl named Chiyo from being run over by a bull and subsequently befriending her, Masayasu was drawn into action once again when two samurai came to the village carrying the severed head of Bunkichi. The samurai tried extorting the villagers, but Masayasu confronted them and managed to defeat one of them. However, the second samurai proved a more challenging opponent and nearly killed Masayasu until he was assassinated from behind by Hattori Hanzō.[1]

Masayasu preparing to fight Hanzō

Awed by Hanzō's reputation and skills, Masayasu expressed his desire to become a shinobi, but Hanzō harshly refused, dismissing him as an unfit farmer and suggesting he would be better off serving a local daimyō. At that moment, Hanzō's mentor Momochi Sandayu arrived and, after introducing himself to Masayasu, agreed to give him a chance to prove his skills in a fight against Hanzō. During their duel, Hanzō quickly gained the upper hand and threw Masayasu down a small cliff before beginning to insult him.[1]

As Masayasu sulked in defeat, he suddenly heard Chiyo come to his defense, telling Hanzō that Masayasu was a hero who had bravely protected their village. When an annoyed Hanzō grabbed and threatened Chiyo, Masayasu rushed to the girl's defense. Using underhanded tactics, he managed to gain the upper hand and knock Hanzō to the ground, at which point Sandayu intervened to break up the fight. Impressed, the shinobi invited Masayasu to train under him, and the latter gladly accepted.[1]

After bidding farewell to Chiyo and the other villagers, Masayasu donned a new set of robes and left his home village, ready to start his new life as a shinobi. As he approached the village's border, he saw a figure observing him in the distance.[1]

Later life

Eventually, Masayasu became known as Fujibayashi Nagato, a legendary shinobi of the Iga ikki who rose to the rank of jōnin. Alongside his fellow shinobi Hattori Hanzō and Momochi Sandayu, he defended Iga from the invading forces of Oda Nobunaga, and joined the Kakushiba ikki, a league founded by the Assassin Alvaro Catarribera and his apprentice, Tsuyu,[8] whose primary objective was safeguarding the three Imperial Regalia.[9]

Nagato married Tsuyu, with whom he had a daughter, Naoe, around 1564. After Tsuyu's death only a few years later, Nagato became overprotective of his daughter and, though he trained her in the shinobi arts, he hoped she would never have to see the horrors of war.[10][11]

Personality and traits

As a leader of the Iga community, Fujibayashi Nagato embodied their values of valour, benevolence, and wisdom and passed them onto his daughter, Naoe.[12]

Behind the scenes

Fujibayashi Nagato is a historical figure who appears in the 2025 video game Assassin's Creed: Shadows,[12][13] where he was portrayed by Canadian actor Peter Shinkoda.[14] Historically Nagato had a son named Yasumasa who survived the destruction of the Iga ikki and gained the protection of the Tokugawa clan. He does not appear nor is mentioned in game, with Naoe implied to be an only child.

Gallery

  • A young Fujibayashi Masayasu in Iga no Monogatari
    A young Fujibayashi Masayasu in Iga no Monogatari
  • Masayasu defeating Hattori Hanzō
    Masayasu defeating Hattori Hanzō
  • Masayasu in his shinobi attire
    Masayasu in his shinobi attire
  • Nagato praying with his daughter
    Nagato praying with his daughter
  • Nagato, Sandayu and Hanzo swearing to Tsuyu's creed
    Nagato, Sandayu and Hanzo swearing to Tsuyu's creed

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga no Monogatari – Chapter 1
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Onryo Samurai
  3. ↑ Turnbull, Stephen. (2019). "Iga: True Land of the Ninja". In Ninja: The (Unofficial) Secret Manual. London, UK: Thames & Hudson Ltd., pp. 44–59.
  4. ↑  Assassin’s Creed Shadows Launches November 15, Features Dual Protagonists in Feudal Japan on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed Shadows- Official World Premiere Trailer on the Ubisoft YouTube channel
  6. ↑ Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 6: The Tensho Iga War
  7. ↑ Ubisoft (23 January 2025). [GIVEAWAY] Assassin's Creed Shadows Gameplay With Game Director - Available For Pre-order Now!. Twitch. Retrieved on 23 January 2025. Timestamp 0:23:20.
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Heart of the Assassin
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Meaning of the Blade
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Wake Up Call
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Shinobi Warfare
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Assassin's Creed Shadows: Who Are Naoe and Yasuke? on the Ubisoft YouTube channel
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed Shadows Explained – Samurai, Shinobi, and Feudal Japan on the Ubisoft YouTube channel
  14. ↑ Assassin's Creed Shadows at the Internet Movie Database

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