Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 5
Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 5 is the fifth chapter of the manga Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga, a prequel to Assassin's Creed: Shadows. The manga, written and illustrated by Reguje, was released on 8 May 2025.
Summary
- Iga, 1560
Hattori Hanzō begins to approach a sleeping Tsuyu but she pulls out her Hidden Blade, holds him at bladepoint, and interrogates him on why he is here. Stunned, Hanzō admits that he came to see if they can start over as friends, much to Tsuyu's surprise. He reasons that since they are training together, it must be best to talk with each other and learn about each other. Although Hanzō feels that his emotions may paint him in a corner, Tsuyu responds and agrees that they should know each other more. Sitting besides each other, Hanzō questions her about her upbringing and asks if there was someone in her romantic life but Tsuyu answers that her work is her sole path. While recollecting a part of her trauma, Tsuyu answers that having a family is unnecessary and may not inherit hers or their father's abilities.
Two weeks later, Tsuyu, Hanzō, and Fujibayashi Masayasu meet atop a mountain as Tsuyu as she discusses both of their evaluations. While Hanzō proves himself to fight like an Assassin, Masayasu is told to practice harder. Seemingly taking the criticism well, Masayasu begins to doubt himself despite his studying on shinobi techinques and practicing the movements. While Hanzō makes fun of Masayasu's progress, Tsuyu offers to broaden their minds about how an Assassin does not always have to learn to fight as she takes out a kunai. She points her kunai towards a cliff and tells to perform a jump. She continues to detail the jump acts as both a means of escape as well as a method to do air assassinations.
While explaining how to ready themselves, Tsuyu tells them how to think before she leaps off the cliff onto the hay below. Easily, she tells Hanzō to perform next and instructs him how to prepare himself. Hanzō immediately tells her that this leap is crazy while Tsuyu tries to convince him to follow her steps. While Hanzō remains steady, Masayasu volunteers to perform the leap. Tsuyu tells Masayasu that he is not ready and that if he performs this jump, he will hurt himself or worse, die. Despite his misgivings and Tsuyu's advice, Masayasu performs the leap, shocking both Hanzō and Tsuyu. Masayasu comes out of the hay alive while Tsuyu states that he has passed. While she helped him stand, two strangers watch them from afar as they confirm the existence of the Assassins in Iga. One of the strangers states that they keep a vigilant watch on them and to ascertain the location of the Imperial Regalia.
Characters in order of appearances
- Hattori Hanzō
- Tsuyu
- Fujibayashi Masayasu