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
Common questions
Where does this tale start?
Norio at Kushi Temple.
What do I need to have done first?
Complete "The Birth of Suffering". It will not appear in your journal before that.
When and where in the game is it?
Act 2, in Toyotama.
What do I get for it?
Minor Legend Increase, Minor Utility Charm, +2 Silk.
How long is it?
9 objectives from start to finish. The full sequence is in the walkthrough above.
What does it lead to?
Sources
- Ghost of Tsushima Walkthrough — PowerPyx
- Ghost of Tsushima Walkthrough — All Tales — PowerPyx
