The Tsuno
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The Tsuno (died 1582) was a Japanese warrior and former monk who lived in the Harima Province during the late Sengoku period. He served and was mentored by Bessho Harumasa, who led a revolt against the Oda forces after Oda Nobunaga's death.
Biography[edit | edit source]
By 1578, the young monk and his grandmother had lived at Tanjosan Myoyoji Temple with his fellow monks. However, upon Oda Nobunaga's attack upon Harima, many of his fellow monks were massacred while he and his grandmother played dead among the corpses. After the Oda forces left, Nakamura Tadashige and his followers found them and saw the young monk speechless over the amount of death.[2] However, his shock soon turned to rage and he took the opportunity to serve Bessho Harumasa, who planned to revolt against the Oda forces and fight for their province.[1]
After the death of Nobunaga at Honnō-ji,[3] the monk, now called the Tsuno, had followed Harumasa and easily took back Miki Castle from the Oda soldiers. They later turned to Tanjosan Myoyoji Temple and captured the remaining monks, along with Tadashige, whom Harumasa gave a choice to join his army or die as traitors. While the Tsuno and Harumasa left, the monks and Tadashige were saved by the Kakushiba ikki members Fujibayashi Naoe and Yasuke. Aided by Tadashige, they sought to stop and kill Harumasa, who was secretly a member of the secretive collective, the Shinbakufu.[2]
While they gained allies and prepared an attack,[4][5][6] Naoe and Yasuke followed through with their assault. While Naoe took care of the watchmen, Yasuke entered the castlegrounds and challenged Harumasa to a duel. While Harumasa accepted, the Tsuno offered to be his proxy. When Harumasa left, the Tsuno and his men faced off against the samurai but soon fatally lost the challenge. In his last breath, he told Yasuke to tell his grandmother that he did everything for her and hoped that she would understand before succumbing to his wounds.[7]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Database: The Tsuno
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – A Voice in Anger
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Temple of the Horseman
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Astray
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Brothers in Arms
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Of My Enemy
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Broken Horn