During an assassination of an Ogawara official named Kimura Isaemon, the mission reveals information of the country possibly planning to make a play by starting a war with the country of Gohda. Even so, Rikimaru decides that we (Azuma Ninja) must still tend to the needs of Gohdas people. You are sent to a gambling den, a temple, and a village for different objectives to be completed each time pushing your Azuma stealth skills to the limit in an effort to show your master you can handle the responsibilities of being an Azuma Ninja in a time of war. Your skills grow as you learn new techniques. During these missions you report your findings of the Kodama leaf production. You also are sent to steal a recruitment list being used by the Ogawara to obtain ronin for their army. After stalking the