Overview
A Tale of Tsushima in Toyotama, norio tale 5 of 9 — part of a warrior monk arming the temples once prayer proves insufficient.
The Blood Sutra belongs to Norio’s questline: a warrior monk arming the temples once prayer proves insufficient. It is norio tale 5 of 9, set in Toyotama.
The ally questlines are the game’s best writing and they run in order, so this tale assumes the ones before it. Norio’s arc rewards being followed as a sequence rather than picked at.
In the game’s own framing: The abbot has been preaching resistance to the Mongols. Norio and Jin have to find him or Kushi Temple falls.
This is tale 5 of 9 in Norio’s arc. The ally questlines run in order and assume the ones before them, so they reward being followed as a sequence rather than picked at.
What to bring
What this tale expects you to have on you.
- RequiredComplete "The Birth of Suffering"This tale does not appear until then.
Objectives
- Speak with Norio
- Ride to Koshimizu Farm
- Investigate the fire
- Search the house
- Follow the tracks
- Defeat the Mongols
- Investigate the area
- Investigate below the waterfall
- Investigate the monk’s body
Full walkthroughSpoilers
- 01Speak with Norio
At Kushi Temple.
- 02Ride to Koshimizu Farm
Along the road with Norio, to the farm beside the lake.
- 03Investigate the fire
The burning house at the back of the farm.
- 04Search the house
Four things: the charred bodies on the floor, two barrels, the straw bedding, and the window behind the barrels.
- 05Follow the tracks
Out through the window and down the road to stone steps with a Mongol on them. Kill him and keep following the blood.
- 06Defeat the Mongols
At a cliff over a waterfall and pool — a blue-armoured group.
- 07Investigate the area
The blood-spattered rock at the waterfall’s edge.
- 08Investigate below the waterfall
Jump in, climb the ledge and squeeze through the gap.
- 09Investigate the monk’s body
In the cave. That is the answer, and it is not a good one.
Rewards
- Minor Legend IncreaseA smaller step toward the next Legend rank — the size a side tale, a liberated settlement or a cleared encounter gives.
- Minor Utility CharmA silver charm. Minor charms are weaker than major ones and go in the minor slots — you start with two major slots and unlock up to four minor ones by honouring Inari Shrines, for six equipped at once.
- +2 SilkUpgrade material. Silk, linen and leather are what armourers and swordsmiths charge to improve your gear.
What this unlocks
Norio’s tales
Characters in this tale
Sources
- Ghost of Tsushima Walkthrough — PowerPyx
- Ghost of Tsushima Walkthrough — All Tales — PowerPyx