Shinano Arc

Shinano Arc
Arc Information
Volumes	Volume 7 - 9 (3 Volumes)
Manga Chapters	Chapter 59 - 72 (14 Chapters)
Year(s) Released	April 17 - July 25, 2022 (Manga)
Arc Chronology
← Kyoto City Arc
March To Kamakura Arc→

The Shinano Arc (信濃しなの編へん, Shinano-hen^?) is the tenth arc in The Elusive Samurai series.

Yorishige and Tokiyuki decide that this is the best time to start their plan to retake the city of Kamakura, so Yorishige decides to gather his entire army to start the Nakasendai War.

Summary

TBA

Battles & Events

Events

• Nakasendai War

Battles

• Ayako, Kojiro and Miura vs Shokan's army
• Tokiyuki Hojo and Fubuki vs Shokan
• Yorishige vs Sadamune
• Tokitsugu and Genba vs Tengu
• Tokiyuki and Yasaburo vs Kokushi
• Tokiyuki vs Sadamune

Characters Introduced

• Hachiro Miura
• Kojiro Nezu
• Tsuneoki Akazawa
• Tokimasa Hojo
• Mitsuyoshi Kira

Story Impact

• Suwa Shrine devises a plan to retake Kamakura by visiting various cities to gather allies and meeting up with Takauji's men.
  • Tokiyuki's plan was based on Takauji as he sent his son to various places to gather allies.
• The surviving vassals are placed under Tokiyuki's command.
• Fubuki teaches Tokiyuki a new technique called Two-Fanged Bare Blade.
• Kiyohara returns from Kyoto with divine power.
  • Thanks to this he is able to design an impenetrable fortress using crossbows.
• The heir to the Nezu clan is revealed.
• Tokiyuki reviews the book given by Kusunoki to make a plan against Shokan.
• The Nakasendai War begins.
• Shokan and Tokiyuki meet again.
  • Shokan's real name revealed.
  • Shokan dies during his battle against Tokiyuki.
• Tokitsugu's skill are displayed.
  • Unlike his father, Tokitsugu uses his divine power to enhance the rest of his senses.
  • It is revealed that Tokitsugu feels like his father's shadow.
• Kiyohara is killed by Hoshina.
• At the end of the battle, Tokiyuki reveals his identity to his followers.
  • Sadamune, Ichikawa, Tengu and Mitsuyoshi discover Tokiyuki's true identity.
• Mitsuyoshi travels to Kamakura to inform Tadayoshi of the situation.
  • Tadayoshi informs the Kanto Hisashiban about the situation.
• Tokiyuki and his party leave Shinano.

Trivia

• It was the longest arc of the series until it was surpassed by the following arc, March To Kamakura Arc.
• This arc covers the Nakasendai War which was an event in July 1335 at the end of Kamakura period.