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TalecoreMythic TaleModerateAct I — Rescue Lord Shimura

The Curse of Uchitsune

The Izuhara Mythic Tale that hunts a legendary cursed longbow — and hands you the only bow in the game that punches through Mongol helmets.

RoleMythic Tale
Importancecore
RewardUchitsune's Longbow and the Explosive Arrow ability
  • TypeMythic Tale
  • Act1 – Rescue Lord Shimura
  • RegionIzuhara
  • Quest giverPeasant rumor
  • PrerequisiteComplete "The Tale of Lady Masako", "The Tale of Ryuzo" and "The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa", then find the start in the open world
  • RewardsModerate Legend Increase, Longbow, Explosive Arrow
  • Steps13

Key takeaways

  • This is where the longbow comes from. Not from Sensei Ishikawa's Tale, which is a common misconception. Uchitsune's bow is the armour-piercing one.
  • Do it early. Armoured Mongol troops appear in numbers from Act 2 onward. Having a bow that headshots through helmets before then changes how the mid-game plays.
  • Explosive Arrows come with it. The same tale unlocks the ability, turning the longbow into a crowd-clearing option as well as a precision one.
  • Pair it with Tadayori's Armor. The other Izuhara Mythic Tale improves nocking speed and Concentration, which directly offsets the longbow's slow draw.

Overview

Uchitsune's bow is described as cursed. What it actually is, mechanically, is the single most useful ranged unlock in the game.

This is one of three Mythic Tales in the Izuhara region, alongside The Heavenly Strike and The Legend of Tadayori. It follows the legend of an archer whose extraordinary skill was said to come at a price, and the trail leads to Mount Hiyoshi.

The reward is the longbow itself plus the ability to fire Explosive Arrows from it. The longbow pierces Mongol armour — it can headshot helmeted warriors that the half bow cannot touch — at the cost of a much slower draw. For anyone playing at range, this tale is the single biggest capability jump available.

In the game’s own framing: A musician at Hiyoshi Springs tells of Uchitsune, whose cursed longbow is still hidden. The trail runs through three paintings — a tomb, an island and a mountain — and a monk who tells you to stop.

What to bring

What this tale expects you to have on you.

  • RequiredComplete "The Tale of Lady Masako", "The Tale of Ryuzo" and "The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa", then find the start in the open worldThis tale does not appear until then.
  • RecommendedFlaming ArrowsThe steps use fire on grass, barrels or enemies.
  • RecommendedLongbowNeeded for the armoured or distant targets here.

Objectives

  1. Meet the musician
  2. Search the Hiyoshi coast for blue flowers
  3. Follow the flowers to the tomb
  4. Investigate the tomb
  5. Exit the tomb
  6. Meet the monk
  7. Search Hiyoshi for the island
  8. Follow the flowers to the island
  9. Investigate the island cave
  10. Search Hiyoshi for the mountain
  11. Follow the flowers up the mountain
  12. Retrieve the longbow
  13. Defeat the Tengu Demon

Full walkthrough

  1. 01
    Meet the musician

    At Hiyoshi Springs. Sit and listen to the Legend of Uchitsune.

  2. 02
    Search the Hiyoshi coast for blue flowers

    A large search zone; the blue hydrangeas are what you are looking for.

  3. 03
    Follow the flowers to the tomb

    Near the centre of the zone they lead uphill to what looks like a stony hill and is actually a tomb.

  4. 04
    Investigate the tomb

    Squeeze through the crack, crawl through and drop down. The cloth banner shows an island ringed with blue flowers — that is where you go next.

  5. 05
    Exit the tomb

    Back to the wall you dropped from, through the hole into the tunnel, up and around, jump to the ledge and out through another crack.

  6. 06
    Meet the monk

    Flaming arrows greet you outside. A robed monk warns you off the bow and vanishes.

  7. 07
    Search Hiyoshi for the island

    Swipe to the painting for reference. The island is in the northern part of the search area.

  8. 08
    Follow the flowers to the island

    The hydrangeas run down to the shore; swim across.

  9. 09
    Investigate the island cave

    Another banner, this one showing a mountain.

  10. 10
    Search Hiyoshi for the mountain

    Using the second painting.

  11. 11
    Follow the flowers up the mountain

    They lead to a grotto ringed with tombs.

  12. 12
    Retrieve the longbow

    It is on a pedestal at the centre of the grotto.

  13. 13
    Defeat the Tengu Demon

    Taking it springs the trap. Parry rather than block or he will run long combos. When he draws the katana back into the scabbard, sidestep with a direction and dodge, then answer with a three-hit combo. Do not open — he strikes first. If he comes at range, double-tap dodge out of the four-slash bounding combo, and let him settle before you re-engage. It is an endurance fight. Blue-marked attacks can be parried; red-marked ones cannot and have to be dodged. Reading the colour matters more than reacting fast.

    Checkpoint

Rewards

  • Moderate Legend Increase
    Between the two: the size a Mythic Tale awards.
  • Longbow
  • Explosive Arrow

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