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writer-akihiko · 3 years ago

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Hello!

Can i request again?

So... Fluff really fluffy. Old Mc with Old warlords.

Please don't kill them. 😭

IkeSen Boys + Growing Old With MC

Note: The children of the warlords are taken from historical record, but please know that not all scenarios are accurate as I had named some children to fill in the children who were unnamed.

To be honest with you this is probably the longest ask I've ever done, over a period of 4 days of editing and characters so I hope you enjoy the fluffy family content! It's cut for length. Also... I couldn't add so many tags so please share it if you can!

Nobunaga Oda

You were excited for this particular day, since your oldest son, Nobutada was finally coming home from a skirmish he had settled. The Owari province was long handed over to your sons, as you and Nobunaga lived peacefully in the edges of Azuchi, away from the city.

You had waited a long time to see your children once again, although not all were in Azuchi. With 21 children in total, both adopted and from birth, most were of similar age. The only few that lived with you were your youngest daughters, Oushin and Ofuri who were adopted at the same time. Youngest was a stretch, considering they were both 19.

Your other warlord friends were due to visit soon, including Hideyoshi. Throughout your years, you never comprehended why no one interested Hideyoshi as a romantic partner. Although, your heart eased, remembering how Hideyoshi would care for your sons as if he were their own.

Your thoughts were interrupted by your husband, as he plopped next to you, taking in the serene view of the empty field. In his hand were a bag of konpeito. Hideyoshi would be angry, but you weren't so as you managed to control his candy-loving instincts. You took a few to nibble on yourself, as you leaned against your husband.

"What were you thinking of, my fireball?"

You hummed, wondering how to respond. "About the future perhaps?"

"Good," he said. "I've been thinking... I wouldn't change a thing. But..."

You leaned into him, tickling the hairs of his neck. He flinched away, peppering you in kisses in retaliation as he continued his thought. "I want to travel once again, with you."

"I won't say no... But why not travel for longer?"

The moment your friends gathered, you and your husband announced your decision. Your children were surprised but the older warlords weren't. Masamune also teased Nobunaga, saying how he grew tired of a tranquil life. It wasn't long before you contacted Motonari, and the Oda couple were due to sail to Portugal.

"My years with you gave me the greatest life, YN."

Hideyoshi Toyotomi

It was not long before the day of your 20th marriage anniversary with Hideyoshi, but you woke up to a missing husband. Hideyoshi, being the way that he is, never stopped working for Nobunaga. Years went by, and you and Hideyoshi had a family of two sons, Hideyori and Tsurumatsu.

Your oldest son, Tsurumatsu, welcomed you instead in the morning. Your oldest was the spitting image of Hideyoshi, except that he took your eyes. It was as if you were looking at a younger Hideyoshi, and you commented on it, "With a sword like that, you remind me of your father..."

Your son's attitude however, resembled Ieyasu more than anything. Well... Ieyasu was his favourite warlord uncle when growing up. Tsurumatsu denied any of the sort, and insisted he accompanied you around Azuchi. You were internally grateful that your sons took after your husband's gentleman-like attitude, although at times when living in an estate with all three, it could get overbearing...

As you looked over the local fabrics, your hands traced over a fabric that you thought would suit all three of your boys.

"Princess YN?"

"Lord Mitsuhide!" Your son quickly bowed to the other warlord, but Mitsuhide gave him the respect to get up. The sudden appearance of the two bachelors, one older than the other, caused an uproar of the unmarried women of the market. It got you to think why Mitsuhide never settled down...

Your trip with your son ended in the front gates, where your younger son Hideyori and your husband Hideyoshi stood. Hideyoshi welcomed you wholeheartedly.

Hideyoshi escorted you around town, and you held onto his arm as you did before, and you two reminisced about the memories you had in the town together.

"20 years married..." You muttered. "Time flies huh? The boys have the townswomen swooning over them just like you did back then..."

"I only had eyes for you, YN..." He said. You huffed, teasing him about how he was in denial about his feelings the entire time. Hideyoshi grew red at your teasing, with you pulling him down to your level, kissing him on the cheek.

"For these 20 years with me YN... Thank you for telling me to live and staying with me."

Mitsunari Ishida

Your life never slowed down despite Mitsunari's calm approach to life. It was a joyous occasion for the Ishida clan throughout the years as you and Mitsunari had a wonderfully, large family of you both and 6 children.

Mitsunari still worked under Hideyoshi, with your third son Sakichi following in his footsteps. The week was busy, with you preparing for two weddings for your second and third daughter.

All your 6 children followed in the steps of Mitsunari in terms of worshipping Ieyasu. It was so much so, that one of your son-in-laws was Senchiyo Tokugawa. The warlords were long gone with their aggressions, so you were surprised when Mitsunari and Ieyasu arranged Kennyo to officiate the marriage.

Kennyo had been a neutral force after the birth of your first son Shigenari, as he even offered to bless your child. Kennyo himself never settled down, but he focused on rebuilding the temples instead. Mitsunari was quite the supporter, but Hideyoshi let an insight that it meant a lot to him since before Mitsunari studied in a temple.

You and Mitsunari returned home after a long shopping trip with the two oldest sons, Shigenari and Shigeie. Mitsunari nowadays forgot his things more and more, but his hatred for carrots continued. Your sons disappeared somewhere else to eat their carrot snacks, as you sat with Mitsunari in his study.

"You've never changed, Mitsunari..." You said, preparing some tea for him.

He reached out to your own hand, helping you pour. "I'm sure I'm improving on my tea manners!"

The silence never settled between you two, as no matter how much time had passed, you two never ran out of topics to run out of. You comforted Mitsunari as he confessed how sullen he felt about your daughters leaving.

"If anything... YN, in my time with you... Thank you for marrying me."

Mitsuhide Akechi

You moved to Tanba permanently, and you gave up your rank as Princess. With Mitsuhide gone for his missions, you'd answer to the other warlords. Somehow, it lead you to the title of 'Lady Akechi'.

It wasn't long before your first daughter, Tama, was to come of age. Mitsuhide was a private man, so it was only to be held with the other warlords and your entire family. You and Mitsuhide had a small family, but they were equally cherished by the others.

Yoshimoto arrived at Tanba earlier than expected. You had become fast friends with him, despite Mitsuhide's dislike. You had reassured him multiple times that Yoshimoto had no interest in you, but at times you had questioned why Yoshimoto never married...

"Tama! Yoshimoto is here!" You called out for your daughter. She was most likely with your youngest daughter... Yoshimoto had agreed to come and help Tama put together her hair, with the accessories he had collected.

It was not long before your daughter was finished, and by that time Mitsuhide with your eldest son, Mitsuyoshi, returned. No matter how many people were in the estate, your husband kissed you on the cheek, as it was customary to do.

Mitsuyoshi made faces, but was silenced by his much more mature, younger sister. Yoshimoto was quick to escort the three siblings outside, where Kyubei was waiting to bring his Lord's family to Nobunaga's Castle.

"Mou... Mitsuhide, the children are waiting... It's Tama's day today..." You muttered, as he continued to kiss you.

"Our children are adults, YN..." He said, holding you close. "Let your husband indulge in you for one more kiss... For now, and all our coming years..."

Ieyasu Tokugawa

In celebration, you decided to throw a banquet for Ieyasu as he announced he was stepping down from work. It was lively at home, with 16 children and a small army of rescued deer over the year helping you to decorate the house. You and Ieyasu, besides the deer, adopted children over your 20 years of marriage who soon became close with your 6 biological children.

You hurried to prepare the grand hall, but before you could fully lift the box full of tapestries, it was quickly carried away.

"Mama... You're not allowed to carry heavy things anymore," A blond man told you off, as two other men carried the vases away.

"Nobuyasu... Ogimaru... Hidetada..." You smiled at your three eldest sons. Ah, your heart warmed at how considerate they've become. It made you feel like a proud mother... "You three returned from Kenshin's lessons?"

The gap between the Oda and Uesugi-Takeda forces closed, and Kenshin grew close to your family. He never had children of his own, so you were enthusiastic when Kenshin treated your eleven sons as his own, even taking some to learn the sword by him.

"Mama! Don't be distracted! Let us fix you up!"

From behind you, your five daughters swarmed you, wrapping you up in a cloth you sure you bought this week... and it was untrimmed...

"Tokuhime! I haven't trimmed that cloth!" You turned to your other daughters, who were also holding makeup paints and hairpins. "Kamehime! Ichihime! You don't have to throw your jewellery to get my attention!"

"Mou... Mama, Father will be so happy to see you dressed up~" Your third daughter, Furihime chimed.

Matsuhime, the fourth daughter, joined in. "Without our help, your kimono might be too old fashioned Mama..."

Oh... Things were lively with all your children back at home... Your sons finished decorating the hall, and as a token you decided to do your daughters' hair to match them to your hairstyle.

You were last to enter the hall, as the boys wanted to greet their father first. Your daughters entered next, and all Ieyasu saw through them was you, and the way you raised them made them blossom into the people they were today. When you entered... he swore he stopped breathing.

"YN... My wife..." Not much was said after, but the blush on his face was enough to show how much he loved it, as well as his hand gripping onto yours tracing every finger of it.

Masamune Date

You would like to think that your life grew much more peaceful, but with a chaotic husband like Masamune, and four equally chaotic children like him. The Date forces as a whole were also chaotic. It was safe to say that Lady Date was one who took care of them all, no matter how big or small.

It gave your husband the great idea of planning a surprise birthday party for you with his children. As a warlord, he was not Ishida Mitsunari but he could still plan a well thought-out strategy...

"Irohahime, Muuhime, you are to distract your mother at the market. Kojuro will give the signal when we're ready."

They nodded. "Yes Dad."

"Hidemune, Tadamune. You know when to start the fight," He reiterated.

"Yes Da-"

Ieyasu, who came earlier as a guest, spoke up. "Why am I a part of this?"

"YN will only break a fight if it involves people outside our family," Masamune explained, flexing his arm. "She knows we're tough as nails..."

Ieyasu Tokugawa remained a bachelor, although he never explained why he didn't. Masamune had a little bit of a hunch, but he isn't one to pry. Ieyasu was an undeniable favourite of his daughter Muuhime, who gained an affinity for medicine.

"Tough as nails?"

Your family was dumbfounded that you stepped in the decorated hall, with your husband and children, with Ieyasu in the corner with a bowl of spicy soup. Kojuro had kindly lead Lady Date into the hall, despite of the plan as no one in the Date palace dared to defy YN LN.

For a room full of adults, your family at the moment were not acting like one. It was typical, but you had to wonder what the fuss was all about. Tadamune, the closest to you, was someone who couldn't lie to you, and told you the truth. It ended quite simply, as you insisted to help prepare.

In the kitchen with Masamune brought back memories. The whole time you and your husband were cooking, you played around with the ingredients as you did back then.

"My wife... you have a little flour on your face. Should I wipe it with my fingers or..." He wrapped his arms your waist, brushing his lips on your ear. "Kiss it away myself?"

Ranmaru Mori

You and Ranmaru decided to leave the Oda forces once you both got married. Ranmaru was mainly the reason, as he wanted to keep a neutral stance for your safety.

Ranmaru grew much taller over the years, but he wasn't as towering as the other warlords. You didn't mind as much except for the period of measuring out new kimonos for him. You both lead a quaint life, with Ranmaru working as your courier for your sewing work.

You and Ranmaru never had any children of your own, instead opting to become foster parents to other children whose parents were in war efforts or children that were orphaned from incidents.

Many children came and went, some of them leaving and never returning but there were the few that stayed. Ranmaru was still actively talking to the other warlords through letters, so you weren't surprised when he said that he intended to take you back to Azuchi for peach season.

It was no surprise that Hideyoshi gathered the entire town of Azuchi to welcome you both. It was nice to meet friends you had missed, as well as the daughters of the warlords you worked for. They awed at you, but to you it was as if you had adopted many, many girls resembling your friends.

"YN-hime! Etto... Do we call you YN-hime?" Tatsuhime, the oldest daughter of Mitsunari, asked.

"Of course! Even if she's not in Azuchi Castle, all our uncles say that she's the best princess!" Tokuhime, Nobunaga's oldest daughter, chimed in. "I may be Azuchi's princess but I can't fathom comparing myself to YN-hime!"

You shushed the girls, getting overwhelmed easily by the compliments and praises showered on you. You gave a peak to Ranmaru as a plea for help, but he added the cherry on top to the compliments instead.

"YN, YN... You know you're the best princess in my eyes!" He said, kissing your hand.

You were sure Ieyasu's daughters poked at their father with teasing of following Ranmaru's example. Others, like Mitsuhide's and Masamune's daughters, began to swoon that Ranmaru was more romantic than their fathers.

"I think that's enough Ranmaru... Let's save the romantic lines for our walk in the garden..."

Keiji Maeda

Oh what memories you had with Keiji over the years... For one, you were glad that the allegiance between the Oda and Uesugi-Takeda worked out, as you and Keiji decided to live together during that time.

You were shortly married after, with Keiji inviting Naoe as well, which lead to Kenshin being invited... plus Sasuke and Yukimura... not to mention Shingen as well... In the end it resulted in another gathering between the Oda and Uesugi-Takeda which you were glad didn't turn out violent.

Keiji was quite the family man himself, for after 20 years of marriage you had raised 10 children together, with 4 biological children and 6 adopted children. They had all grown up, married off to someone they love, leaving the once rowdy house now empty and quiet.

Keiji never stopped supporting Nobunaga, working almost as much as Hideyoshi on some days. You lived quietly, occasionally accompanying the wives of the other warlords as you never gave up your title as Azuchi's Princess, but it was obvious that you missed your entire family.

Keiji was always good with knowing your mood. Much to your surprise, you came back to an empty estate... but there were voices? One roaring voice sent you running to the main hall, where you opened the doors and there were your children, sitting around their father as he told more of his old war stories.

Overwhelmed with emotion, you shed a few tears as each of your children went up and hugged you.

"It's been so long my children..." You said as you hugged your two daughters.

"Mom, don't cry! If you cry... I'm gonna cry too!" Your first son, Keita wailed. He was taller than his father but it was quick to see that Keita, and much of the large boys of the family treasured you as their mother.

"Hoi hoi you rascals!" Keiji called out, getting up to walk to you. "Your monstrous heights would crush your mother!"

You moved into a hug with your husband, feeling Keiji lift you up. "My dear... they wouldn't," You grinned, finally laughing. "Keiji... Thank you for bringing our family together."

Kenshin Uesugi

Being crowned Lady Uesugi, you and Kenshin got busier and busier every year. It was an occurrence for the scribes of Kasugayama Castle to trail your relationship with Kenshin, as by the end of the day, it was a habit of his to take you on a stroll with your many, many bunnies.

There was not a soul in Echigo that did not hear of your marriage, Many were welcomed, but at the time no one thought that there would be a larger party than this. That was... until it was announced that you were pregnant.

It was an uproar, especially with Kenshin going around to everyone, saying how you were with child. To your surprise, your family of supposed three become a family of four as you were blessed with twins.

Kasugayama Castle was the home of your twins, Kagetora and Kagekatsu. Kenshin was proud of them, and they grew up to follow in their father's footsteps to take over the Uesugi clan... or that's what you thought until you realised how stubborn your husband was. He was making them work hard for it in their teen years when they expressed their interest in it.

Ah, but of course... Your three boys would always recharge with you, talking about their day. If one thing, they never learnt to share...

"What? You're drinking tea with Mama? But I wanted to show her the fabrics the merchants showed me!" Kagetora yelled at his older twin. Besides sword fighting, he grew up with an interest towards strategy, which was under Mitsunari's influence. He visited as often as he could, but you wonder if someone would ever catch Mitsunari's eye...

"An oaf like you wouldn't know how to brew tea like this for Mama..." Kagekatsu retorted, setting the pot down. He gained an interest for elegant arts similar to his father, and of course his favourite uncle is Yoshimoto.

Both glared at each other, but it was not long before the God of War entered the garden, with his many bunnies. "And why are you bothering my wife?"

"Father! Don't talk as if we're strangers! We're your sons and we wanna spend time with Mama too!" Kagetora retorted.

Kenshin drew his blade, challenging his sons that the winner gets to spend the afternoon with you.

"Ehem!" You coughed out, folding your kimono under you. "Boys, what's my number one rule in the garden?"

"No fighting and no swords..." Kagekatsu muttered.

"That's right," You said, taking a cup for yourself. "Now, why don't we all just sit down and have some tea?"

Sasuke Sarutobi

You and Sasuke didn't rush your lives in the Sengoku, since coming from the future meant a busy livelihood. You both agreed that when you both grew older, you would relax a little and not worry about the larger things in life.

Sasuke kept you in Echigo, as you stayed close to him and his other friends. You both had no intention of moving, but you did have an idea to own an estate to yourselves. There was no intention of children from both of you, so you decided to become foster parents to children with majority of their families at war.

You had only fostered about 3 children, but similarly, they too had extended families that they stayed with instead. The both of you learnt how to let go, ever since staying here, but that was something you both grew from. Finding out you both let go of the children you cared for, Yukimura had asked if you were interested in taking in his nephews and niece.

Yukimura himself never married, and you never asked, but he was a dear friend that you and Sasuke would sacrifice a lot for. Yukimura's orphaned nephews and niece were quickly known as your children, and Sasuke would always read them Physics Theorems as a bed time story...

It was a joyous occasion whenever those three would come back, and sooner by that time you realised you had gotten older. There was a small room where you and Sasuke kept your modern items, coincidentally was the room you would often have tea in.

You sighed, taking another bite of your bun. "Sasuke... I know we've lived quietly, but I've wanted to know if you ever wanted to return?"

"There's nothing I would've changed, YN... Not a single thing." He smiled, brushing his hand over yours. "Maybe... maybe there's another timeline, but you're in this one so it's where I am."

Kanetsugu Naoe

He continued to serve his years under Kenshin's reign, but then it was a moment of realisation of how time passed when you told him you were pregnant. It was a moment of stress for him, as he wasn't knowledgeable on the process.

It was recorded by the scribes of Kasugayama Castle that when Azuchi's Princess gave birth, Kanetsugu shed tears as if it were raining. That is to say, he cried a lot. You had a son, Kanetsuna. Much like his father, your son grew up to admire the line of Kenshin Uesugi, becoming close friends with Kagekatsu and Kagetora Uesugi.

Those three went off adventuring so much, it often worried you. Kanetsugu, with his curt self, would reassure you in his own way. It wouldn't help you much, since Kanetsugu would also talk about how helpful Kanetsuna was being towards the Uesugi family line.

You always busied yourself with your sewing, so you often used your son as a model to model your kimonos after. Kanetsuna never had an interest in fashion, but he would always walk up to women in the streets to go and buy your kimonos whenever you would open the shop.

Needless to say, most thought you were available for a marriage interview instead. Kanetsugu was surprised to see you carry home so many letters addressed to your son. Somehow, he was proud but wary.

"How did our son even resemble Shingen's charm? I'm aware he has my looks, but this is a bit much..." He adjusted the glasses he wore, taking more letters off your arms.

"Our son is of age, Kanetsugu and don't flatter yourself too much," You said, setting the letters aside. "You weren't a charmer but you steered clear of women..."

He turned red when you brought up his past self. His blush went away the moment you kissed him cheek, wrapping your arms around your husband. "It's alright, my husband... I certainly fell hard for you."

Shingen Takeda

How you lived in bliss with Shingen... It was not long before Kai was returned to Shingen, and he worked hard to build it up from the state that it was left in. Shingen created a loving community in Kai, and it was no question a homely place for you and him. Nobunaga claimed that the crops he gifted on your wedding were a gift, and you thanked him for that. Despite the time that passed, Nobunaga never took a spouse, so you wondered when he would marry too.

The whole community was in joy when you were with child, which prompted Shingen to throw an entire festival to bless your first born. Years went by, and you bore four sons for Shingen. Kai was now famous for its festivals, since Shingen insisted on one for every child you both had.

Kai, in turn, had a festival for every season and every son, with each having their birthdays in a particular season. Katsuyori was in the summer, Harukiyo was in the spring, Nobuchika was in Autumn and Yoshinobu was in Winter. The particular festival this time around was for Nobuchika, your second son and his 20th birthday.

You sighed, remembering the times the boys were younger. How they would run around, and how Shingen would swing them around hanging off his biceps. It was about 20 years of marriage, so you could still attest that he had the biceps, but your sons were far too tall to swing off their father's arm.

"Remember how they would swing on my arm?" Shingen said to you, taking a bite of a sweet bun.

"Mhm... Katsuyori would always fall off..." You replied, sipping your tea. The both of you watched as the new generation of the Kai people set up the tents, and raked the leaves off the walkways for the guests. "But Nobuchika was very stubborn..."

"It was always adorable how you'd panic, my Goddess..." He teased, pulling you close. "Not like I minded... Ah, and how Yoshinobu would sleep on Koro's back..."

The teasing was uncalled for, but Shingen couldn't stop swaddling you in his arms, relishing you in his kisses. You laughed, and your gleeful smile is one he'd always want to see on you.

Harukiyo, the youngest, nudge his other brothers. "Hey... Do they know that we're still here?"

The other three shook their heads.

Yukimura Sanada

Throughout the years, you and Yuki had 11 children together, with a mix of adopted and biological children. You were surprised that Yuki even had the confidence to take care of so many children with you, since Yuki wasn't exactly a paternal type either...

Another thing was, out of 11 children, you only had four sons... with very similar names that you can't help but give nicknames to them!

"Yuki! Dai! Help your sisters carry this heavy pot!" You yelled. In a rush, four young adults plus your husband came from their training, spears in hand, at your call to the garden.

You always wondered why Yuki insisted on naming two sons Yukichika and Yukinobu and the other two Daihachi and Daisuke. It always confused the others, especially Shingen when he couldn't tell them apart.

Besides that, all of your children had gained a love for some kind of weaponry. The only exception was your oldest, Kiku, who decided to become a healer instead. You fully supported their interests, but you still had to lay down some ground rules about weapons...

It wasn't long before three of your girls came back with Sasuke. Sasuke continued to be a favourite of the Sanada family, especially with the triplets, Okane, Oshobu and Oume, who had an affinity for throwing stars and knives. The last three girls, Ichi, Naho and Akuri were fans of archery instead, which their father taught them as well.

Speaking of Sasuke, you were glad that he treated the children as his own. You never asked why he never did adopt a few, or get married, but you were sure it wasn't right to pry.

It was always a big dinner with the Sanada family, but after dinner Yukimura would always take you somewhere else, be it the study or the garden, for his alone time with you.

"Time passes by huh..." You muttered, reaching in the tiny jar of fish snacks.

Yuki hummed, stroking Muramasa's coat as he listened to how your day went. No longer did he insult you as often as he did, but that boyish attitude of his never changed.

"Oh by the way... I arranged a marriage interview with Kiku and Katsuyori!"

Yuki spat out his drink. "T-Takeda Katsuyori?"

You hummed. "Kiku really likes him, and the feelings are mutual so-"

Not a word was to be said about what Yukimura screamed. Except for the fact that you replied with, "Kiku is 23 years old."

Yoshimoto Imagawa

Yoshimoto wasn't someone you'd imagine wanting a family, but then you realised that Yoshimoto really wanted to pamper any children you had. It was a slow process, but over the years, you both had 5 children, with 4 daughters and a son.

Your four daughters were well-known for their beauty, especially with mentions of their lineage as the phrase of 'Elegance of Imagawa and Beauty of Azuchi's Princess' was repeated several times over. Yoshimoto would not stop gushing over his own children, no matter how old they were.

Your only son, Ujizane was much more interested in becoming someone like Yukimura but he was also famous for his calligraphy works. It was an understatement how many pieces were commissioned by Kenshin and Masamune.

Yoshimoto however, has no concept of approaching romance when it came to his own child. He so happened to eavesdrop your conversation with your second daughter, Reishou.

"Ah! I can't look at him Mother! He's... He's very charming!" The usual stoic Reishou hid her face in her hands, her body swaying back and forth.

"Now... did you send him that letter I told you to do?" You said, patting her on the back. "Yoshinobu was it? He's a nice man..."

"But... But... the messenger accidentally sent it to Harukiyo Takeda! He mixed up the wrong brother..." Reishou told you, tears coming from her eyes. You wiped them away, hugging her close, and telling her it was going to be alright.

"Father? What are you doing in front Reishou's room?" His first daughter, Chotoku, asked, a hand to her hip in wonder. She wasn't as quiet as her father, her mannerisms and voice loud and clear. The 'eep' from the room was enough for him to bow down in shame as he saw you exit Reishou's room.

You ushered Chotoku to comfort her younger sister, as you dragged your husband somewhere else.

"Now Yoshimoto... you should apologise to your daughter," You said, finishing your lecture about why he shouldn't listen in. He pressed his head to floor as he listened, bowing to you as you went on about how he should be supportive.

"I... I understand my wife. Thank you..." He said.

"With that said... The five of you can come in now. I'm done with the scolding..."

Oh, the embarrassment he felt...

Kennyo

He was embarrassed to tell you that he had planned out his future with you when you found him pacing around about names for your future children. You and Kennyo lived in the reconstructed Honno-ji Temple as a wedding gift from the Oda forces.

There was no further issues between Kennyo and the others. After all, they were getting older and no one would want to make you upset. You were still friends with many of them, especially with Ranmaru. He was someone who would deliver the gifts from the warlords to you, especially when you were with child.

Kennyo was ecstatic when you were pregnant, but he was scared. Looking back then, Kennyo would get shy whenever you'd bring it up. You however, would tell him not to worry as he was a great father to your three sons.

Kyounyo, Junnyo and Kenson followed in their father's footsteps, specialising in several different aspects of the religion. Kenson, the youngest of all three however, was the most interested in travelling, most likely from the stories he'd hear from Ranmaru and Motonari.

Your three children easily mingled with Motonari's, but you always wondered why Ranmaru never settled down. He was still doing his own work, which worried you enough as he was almost a workaholic like Hideyoshi.

Kennyo's birthday rolled around, so you decided to make a special party for your husband. As you focused on the food, you tasked your three sons with work to distract their father as Kennyo's other subordinates helped with the preparation.

"Father! I wanted to ask you about this text!" Kenson carried papers about a sermon to his father, as he saw his father exit the main temple with a package in hand.

He held out his hand to his son's head, ruffling his hair. "I'm afraid not today, my son. I have to see your mother."

"Wait, but father-!"

One by one, they all failed and the surprise was ruined, but Kennyo wasn't aware of what he had done. He was so focused on giving you the said package. He only notice what he did when he saw the disappointed face of his wife, a face he was indeed weak to.

"YN-! Apologies my wife... I'll pretend as if nothing happened..."

"Father... Father has a one track mind huh..." The sons whispered amongst themselves.

Kichou

You never imagined finding a place where you and Kichou belonged. After all, your relationship in itself was out of place from your other friends. That was, until Motonari asked if you both wanted to travel around the world. You were on board, and after much prying, you and Kichou were travelling around Asia.

Most of your post-wedding years was spent with Kichou travelling to many places, although you would say that you both found a place in what you know today in modern Japan as Shikoku. The Island was not far off Motonari's reach, so you had some familiarity with it.

There was no rush to start a family straight away, especially considering that you moved away from the friends you were accustomed to. Kichou's work wasn't interrupted at all, but he did ask Motonari to help you out with finding what suited you. Somehow, someway, the assistance popularised your kimono work not to mention your fans from Azuchi and Echigo travelling to commission your work.

It was smooth sailing financially, and sooner down the line, Kichou asked if it were alright to adopt children. You agreed, and you found yourself raising a pair of twins with Kichou. They were fraternal twins, but they were quick to adapt to you and Kichou's home.

Kichou enjoyed the family life much more than he thought he would, and he realised it the moment you said your son expressed an interest in marriage to one of the village girls.

Your son, Yoshitatsu, bowed to his father as Kichou listened to his appeal. Kichou was loving but at the same time, he was strict with the twins.

"Father! Please let me marry this girl!" He bowed deeper, pressing his palms to the floor.

Your daughter, Myoinni wasn't around since she decided to be a part of the Uesugi army. Your son instead focused on business, which you assumed was where he met this girl.

Kichou was silent, but a soft nod was enough for your son to jump with glee. You rubbed your hand over his, giving him a kiss on the jaw. You felt him lean into you, so of course you praised your husband. "Kichou... You did well."

Motonari Mori

He was someone who you thought wouldn't be one to settle down, but Motonari was much more attentive than you thought. He knew that one day, he'd have to stop but he'd want to make sure that you were alright with whatever landing spot you chose to stay at.

After much deciding, you and him reached an end point of perhaps moving to the Aki province, his hometown. At first, he was uptight about it since he didn't want his family to meddle with you. He wanted to keep you away but the way you loved his hometown... He couldn't help it.

He had to gain control of his clan before he brought you in... Although it was a faster process than expected since you were pregnant... Which was not planned...

It took about a year for Motonari to accomplish it, but by his will he was going to make life comfortable for you and your first son, Takamoto. It was great for you and Motonari then on, and most in the Aki Province knew you as Lady Mori. You and Motonari may have also adopted a few children, totalling your children over the years to 12.

There wasn't much to complain about... except for the fact that Motonari had a naming gig... Which made things difficult...

"Moto! Help me with this-"

6 boys... and your husband... came running... Then you had to choose which one to help you and it wasn't even all of the children. "No no... I only wanted Motoaki to help me..." You said.

The other boys and your husband made protests about it, asking why you wanted that specific brother.

"What? Is it because Motoaki's good at arithmetic?" Motoharu asked.

"Like you could ever do arithmetic..."

"Shut up Motoyasu!"

"Oh yeah? Fight me Motomasa!"

"How undignified..."

"Don't try to be the proper one here Motokiyo!"

Motonari was the one who could break up the fight, but he didn't want to. You sighed, going back inside where your three daughters were as your nine sons and Motonari battled it out...

"Girls, let's go out to eat..."

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jibuyo · 7 years ago

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Hideyoshi’s death - Sekigahara - chronology

This has been in my drafts for a long time and it’s a bit incomplete towards the end, but... I’m not sure if I’ll be able to answer any additional questions, these are facts (plus some rumours from secondary sources), it’s up to you to interpret them as you like.

1598

18. 8. Toyotomi Hideyoshi died | (Ishida Mitsunari informed Ieyasu that Hideyoshi died) | Tokugawa Hidetada returned to Edo

(Hideyoshi is still considered alive

some form of tension between Ieyasu and go-bugyō was apparent)

25. 8. go-bugyō issued a letter about peace with Korea

28. 8. an order to withdraw from Korea was issued by go-tairō (without Uesugi Kagekatsu’s signature) informing that Mōri Hidemoto, Asano Nagamasa and Ishida Mitsunari were being sent to Hakata to deal with it | Mōri Terumoto made an oath with Mashita Nagamori, Ishida Mitsunari, Maeda Gen’i and Natsuka Masaie about cooperation

(Ukita Hideie was often visiting Terumoto’s mansion making friends with him)

3. 9. go-tairō and go-bugyō exchanged an oath that was forbidding them from making groups of supporters from outside the ten of them and that they will protect Hideyori

5. 9. another letter about peace with Korea is issued by 4-tairō

(Ieyasu, Terumoto and Hideie were supposed to go to Hakata, but that didn’t happened)

end of the ninth month - Ishida Mitsunari, Asano Nagamasa, Mōri Hidemoto were sent to Hakata to withdraw forces from Korea.

tenth month - Uesugi Kagekatsu arrived to Fushimi from Aizu

25. 11. Ieyasu invited Mashita Nagamori to his mansion in Fushimi

26. 11. Ieyasu invited Chōsokabe Morichika to his mansion in Fushimi

3. 12. Ieyasu invited Shinjō Naoyori to his mansion in Fushimi

6. 12. Ieyasu invited Shimazu Yoshihisa to his mansion in Fushimi

7. 12. Ieyasu invited Hosokawa Tadaoki to his mansion in Fushimi

(Katō Kiyomasa, Kuroda Nagamasa returned from Korea; sometime during the 12th month, before Shimazu and Konishi; 23. 11. they departed from Korea)

10. 12. Shimazu’s forces (Yoshihiro, Tadatsune) entered Hakata

11. 12. Konishi Yukinaga and Terazawa Hirotaka (Masanari)’s forces entered Hakata

(friction between Mitsunari, Yukinaga etc. and Kiyomasa, Asanos, Kurodas)

24. 12. Mitsunari returned to Osaka together with Shimazu Tadatsune

(everyone who returned from Korea went to Osaka)

1599

10. 1. Toyotomi Hideyori moved from Fushimi castle to Osaka castle. accompanied by go-tairō and go-bugyō (it was probably a nice show). Toshiie, following Hideyoshi’s will, stayed in Osaka as Hideyori’s guardian from then on.

(Kagekatsu returned back to Fushimi)

12. 1. Ieyasu returned back to Fushimi.

(a tentative decision to return Kobayakawa Hideaki his old fiefs was made)

(Ieyasu’s marriage arrangements with Date Masamune, Fukushima Masanori, Hachisuka Ieamasa became a problem)

18. 1. go-bugyō wrote to Date Masamune that use of guns was limited in Osaka

19. 1. 4-tairō and go-bugyō sent messengers to Ieyasu that he was going against Hideyoshi’s will

(some tension appeared, some daimyō gathered at Ieyasu’s mansion)

20. 1. all was settled without an armed conflict | several generals gathered at Mōri Terumoto’s mansion in Fushimi for discussion

24. 1. 4-tairō condemned Ieyasu for going against Hideyoshi’s will

28. 1. Ieyasu went to Osaka

29. 1. Ieyasu’s vassal Sakakibara Yasumasa entered Fushimi with an army | Ieyasu was back in Fushimi

2. 2. accompanying the official announcement of Hideyoshi’s death, the go-bugyō shaved their heads

5. 2. Hideaki’s fiefs were officially returned by go-tairō

12. 2. Ieyasu exchanged an oath with 4-tairō and go-bugyō (at least on the outside it looked like Ieyasu was the one making compromise) concerning the marriage problem

(Shimazu Yoshihisa returned from Fushimi to Kyushu; 14. 3. arrived to Satsuma)

29. 2. Toshiie visited Ieyasu in Fushimi

(reconciliation between Ieyasu and Maeda Toshinaga and Ieyasu and Ukita Hideie were made before 8. 3.)

9. 3. Shimazu Tadatsune killed Ijūin Tadamune

11. 3. Ieyasu visited sick Toshiie in Osaka

3. 3. (leap year) Maeda Toshiie died

4. 3. (leap year) Ishida Mitsunari was attacked in Osaka by Katō Kiyomasa, Fukushima Masanori, Kuroda Nagamasa, Tōdō Takatora, Hosokawa Tadaoki, Asano Yukinaga and Hachisuka Iemasa and escaped to his own wing in Fushimi castle.

5. 3. (leap year) Ieyasu wrote a letter to Katō Kiyomasa, Fukushima Masanori, Kuroda Nagamasa, Tōdō Takatora, Hosokawa Tadaoki, Asano Yukinaga and Hachisuka Iemasa

8. 3. (leap year) Kita no Mandokoro (Nene) tried to mediate (either on this day or earlier)

(Mōri Terumoto and Uesugi Kagekatsu were in Fushimi at this time. Ukita Hideie was probably in Osaka being sad his father-in-law died; he could assist Mitsunari in escaping though; Satake Yoshinobu could accompany Mitsunari from Osaka to Fushimi.

Go-bugyō were also in Fushimi (maybe except for Asano, who knows). 7 generals were asking for Mitsunari’s retirement. There were also voices for Mashita Nagamori’s retirement.

Osaka was full of people loyal to Ieyasu, so anti-Ieyasu forces wouldn’t be able to enter or exit.

Mitsunari sent Konishi Yukinaga and Terazawa Hirotaka (Masanari) to Mōri Terumoto as messangers.

Mitsunari would like to attack the enemy side with Terumoto’s help, but Ōtani Yoshitsugu didn’t think it would be a good idea,

Terumoto and Uesugi Kagekatsu tried to mediate. Kagekatsu and Ieyasu talked about marriage between their two clans, but it didn’t went through)

9. 3. (leap year) Ieyasu made his final decision and the disturbance more or less ended.

(Mitsunari’s son Hayato no kami (probably Shigeie) started to serve Hideyori. He might have also become the Ishida clan family head)

10. 3. (leap year) Mitsunari left Fushimi to be confined in Sawayama. Yūki Hideyasu was sent as his escort.

13. 3. (leap year) Ieyasu entered Fushimi castle’s Nishi no maru

19. 3. (leap year) Kuroda Nagamasa and Hachisuka Iemasa’s honour was restored.

21. 3. (leap year) Mōri Terumoto and Tokugawa Ieyasu exchanged an oath letter calling each other brothers

fourth month - Konishi Yukinaga, Tachibana Muneshige, Terazawa Hirotaka returned to Kyushu accompanying Shimazu Tadatsune, who was pardoned by 3-bugyō

(a strife between Shimazu clan and Ijūin clan, their retainers)

seventh month - more daimyō who returned from Korea were allowed to return back to their provinces

eighth month - Uesugi Kagekatsu and Naoe Kanetsugu returned to Aizu | Maeda Toshinaga returned to Kaga

18. 8. Ieyasu participated in Hideyoshi’s death anniversary ceremony at Hōkoku shrine

7. 9. Ieyasu left Fushimi castle and went to Osaka. He stayed in Ishida Mitsunari’s mansion (Ieyasu didn’t have his own mansion in Osaka)

(Terumoto’s son, age 4, went through genpuku at Osaka, got Hideyori’s “hide” and was named Hidenari)

(Ieyasu offered a congratulatory speech to Hideyori 9. 9. ?)

(rumours about a planned assassination on Ieyasu appeared sometime during this period)

13. 9. Ieyasu moved to Ishida Masazumi’s mansion (Masazumi went to Sakai)

26. 9. Kita no Mandokoro left Osaka castle’s Nishi no maru and went to live in Kyoto’s Shin (New) castle

27. 9. Ieyasu started to live in Osaka castle’s Nishi no maru

(Ōtani Yoshitsugu’s adopted son Daigakusuke (Yoshiharu) and 1 000 men sent by Ishida Mitsunari following Ieyasu’s orders blocked a way to the capital from Echizen, so Maeda Toshinaga wouldn’t be able to proceed to the capital. At the same time Katō Kiyomasa’s route to the capital was also blocked.)

tenth month - subjugation of Kaga | Asano Nagamasa lost his bugyō position and was confined in Kai | Hijikata Katsuhisa and Ōno Harunaga were also punished | Hosokawa Tadaoki, related by marriage to Maeda clan, who tried to apologize for Toshinaga, sent his son Tadatoshi to Edo as a hostage

eleventh month - Maeda Toshinaga sent his mother to Edo as a hostage

1600

first month - a rebellion in the Ukita clan occurred - Togawa Michiyasu and others (mostly important Ukita vassals) VS Nakamura Jirōbee and Hideie. Ōtani Yoshitsugu and Sakakibara Yasumasa (one of Ieyasu’s Shitennō = “Four Guardian Kings”) acted as mediators (there are many stories, though, one of them goes that Ieyasu got angry with Yasumasa for sticking his nose into other clan’s business and sent him home, so Yoshitsugu also pulled himself out.)

second month - Shimazu internal strife ended with Ijūin Tadazane’s capitulation (Ieyasu sent his vassal to act as mediator)

(Ieyasu gets reports that Kagekatsu plans a rebellion)

(Kagekatsu is asked to pay homage in the capital, but he refused. Mashita Nagamori and Ōtani Yoshitsugu were acting as mediators.)

14. 4. Naoe Kanetsugu’s letter

(the rebellion in Ukita clan was settled by Ieyasu’s intervention. Togawa Michiyasu (the one who started it) and some others became Ieyasu’s vassals. Ukita clan’s power was seriously weakened.)

(At the end of fifth month, the subjugation of Uesugi was decided. The 3-bugyō were kind of against it, because Ieyasu would be “abandoning Hideyori in Osaka” but what could they do)

(After the rebellion was settled, Hideie was staying in Fushimi)

8. 6. - 11. 6. Hideie was back in his fief (what he did after that isn’t known, it’s assumed he went back to Kamigata since Terumoto was gone and Ieyasu would soon be gone. He most likely sent Ukita Akiie (Sakazaki Naomori) to Aizu as his stand-in)

8. ~ 10. 6. Terumoto departed from Osaka to return back to Hiroshima

14. 6. Terumoto ordered Ankokuji and Hiroie to depart to Aizu | Mōri Motonari’s 33rd death anniversary, which Terumoto carried out, was held at Tōshun-ji temple (today’s Yamaguchi prefecture)

15. 6. 3-bugyō gave an order to subjugate Aizu instructing the generals to follow Ieyasu’s orders

16. 6. Ieyasu departed to subjugate Aizu. He left Osaka and entered Fushimi.

17. 6. Terumoto visited Itsukushima Shrine and in the evening/night arrived to Hiroshima castle

18. 6. Ieyasu left Fushimi and departed for Edo.

2. 7. Ieyasu entered Edo | {traditionally it’s said that on this day Mitsunari and Yoshitsugu met at Sawayama, but there are many versions as to why}

4. 7. Ankokuji Ekei left Izumo

5. 7. Kikkawa Hiroie left Izumo | Ukita Hideie visited Hōkoku shrine (shrine enshrining Hideyoshi, there are theories he did that to prepare for “raising the army”)

(on his way to Aizu Ōtani Yoshitsugu stopped at Tarui in Minō (some 30 km away from Sawayama castle) because of his illness - it comes from a secondary source)

11. 7. traditionally, this is the day when Yoshitsugu and Mitsunari rose their armies together.

(around this time Ankokuji met with Ishida Mitsunari and Ōtani Yoshitsugu at Sawayama)

12. 7. Mashita Nagamori, Natsuka Masaie, Maeda Gen’i wrote to Terumoto to come back to Osaka (Terumoto got it on the 15th) | some of those who left to Aizu returned to Kamigata | some sort of disturbance was occurring in Fushimi and Osaka | rumours about Mitsunari’s possible departure for the front reached Kamigata

(from this day onward various people were writing to Ieyasu’s side about Mitsunari and Yoshitsugu’s suspicious movements. 3-bugyō, Hiroie and Yodo-dono included)

13. 7. Ankokuji Ekei and Kikkawa Hiroie arrived to Osaka | Hiroie learned about Mitsunari and Yoshitsugu’s plan

14. 7. a messenger from Ankokuji Ekei arrived to Hiroshima asking Terumoto to come to Osaka

15. 7. Terumoto departed from Hiroshima | Terumoto wrote to Katō Kiyomasa to go to Osaka | Ieyasu’s forces holed up in Fushimi castle | some forces that departed to Aizu returned back from Ōmi | Shimazu Yoshihiro sent a letter to Uesugi Kagekatsu telling him that Mōri Terumoto, Ukita Hideie, magistrates, Konishi Yukinaga, Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Ishida Mitsunari and himself decided to join his side

17. 7. Mashita Nagamori, Natsuka Masaie, Maeda Gen’i issued 13 charges against Ieyasu | Terumoto entered Osaka | Hosokawa Gracia died

18. 7. the siege of Fushimi castle started | Ieyasu’s forces in Fushimi burned down bugyo’s mansions (or wings in the castle) | Ishida Mitsunari visited Hōkoku shrine in Kyoto

19. 7. Tokugawa Hidetada’s forces left Edo to go to Aizu

21. 7. Ieyasu’s forces left Edo to go to Aizu

24. ~ 25. 7. meeting at Oyama. Ieyasu stayed at Oyama until the beginning of the eight month.

29. 7. Mitsunari left Sawayama and participated in the siege of Fushimi

30. 7. Mitsunari entered Osaka castle.

1. 8. Fushimi castle fell | the Toyotomi generals (Fukushima, Tōdō, Ikeda, Kuroda) went west followed by Honda Tadakatsu and Ii Naomasa

5. 8. Mitsunari left Osaka and returned to Sawayama | Ieyasu returned to Edo and stayed there almost a month

9. 8. Mitsunari left Sawayama and went to Tarui in Minō.

10. 8. Mitsunari entered Ōgaki castle

23. 8. Gifu castle fell

1. 9. Ieyasu left Edo and aimed back to Kinai

7. 9. siege of Ōtsu castle started

14. 9. Ieyasu arrived to Akasaka | Mitsunari, Konishi Yukinaga, Ukita Hideie, Shimazu Yoshihiro moved from Ōgaki castle to Sekigahara/Yamanaka (or wherever the battle took place) | Fukushima Masanori and other Toyotomi generals followed

15. 9. Sekigahara | Ōtsu castle capitulated

18. 9. Sawayama castle fell

23. 9. a peace between Ieyasu and Terumoto | Ōgaki castle capitulated

25. 9. Terumoto left Osaka castle’s Nishi no maru and moved to his mansion in Settsu province where he retired (in the third part of the 10th month, he gave the clan headship to his young son Hidenari (age 5), shaved his head and took a new name Sōzui)

27. 9. Ieyasu entered Osaka castle’s Nishi no maru

#sengoku jidai #sekigahara #japanese history #Ishida Mitsunari #Tokugawa Ieyasu

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theworldaswedontknowit · 7 years ago

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Getting over the Monkey: Japan 1598 - 1600

Toyotomi Hideyori (apparently)

So, with Hideyoushi now dead, what could possibly go wrong? He has left his most powerful and most trusted men in charge until Hideyori comes of age. It seems stable.

Actually, lots can go wrong. Lots and Lots can go horribly, horribly wrong.

Disputes and fallings out started almost immediately as the Japanese still had troops in Korea upon Hideyoushi’s death – the event of which had been kept secret to keep moral vaguely higher than the level it was already threatening to dwindle to. I don’t know the nature of the dispute other than it had to do with the soldiers in Korea and who it was between. Mitsunari (and the likes of Konishi Yukinaga, Arima Harunobu and Tachibana Muneshige) had a bit of a falling out about Korea with Asano Nagamasa, who also had the likes of Kato Kiyomasa and Kuroda Nagamasa on his side. I can only imagine this worsened the relation between Kato, Kuroda and Konishi, I doubt it helped that the three were all practically neighbours.

In the February of the following year Mitsunari openly condemned Ieyasu for organising a marriage for his own personal gain. Everyone else seemed to take his side on this one, so naturally everyone calls this Mitsunari stirring up trouble for Ieyasu. Actually, there should be no surprise at the outrage – this wasn’t Mitsunari’s personal grudge this was Ieyasu breaking a law that Hideyoushi put in place. It was only natural everyone raised their eyebrows. While strictly this “stirring up trouble�� is true I have a feeling this wasn’t very one sided, considering Mitsunari fled to his section of Fushimi in the April of that year, having been “attacked” at Osaka by Ieyasu’s supporters. Who’s stirring up trouble now, huh?

An interesting note on one of the people who had “attacked” Osaka under Ieyasu, Hachisuka Iemasa, was an adoptive ancestor of Hachisuka Narihiro – a key player in the Boshin war. Narihiro was, in fact, the son of the Shogun – hence why I said adopted ancestor. The clan itself would serve the Shogunate, providing troops for the North and for security in Edo/Tokyo. It would face internal strife until the reformation in 1873 where it became part of the new nobility system under the Meiji Government. The current head of the clan is Hachisuka Masako.

A week or so after Mitsunari’s fleeing Ieyasu intervened and removed Mitsunari from his post, sending him back to his home of Sawayama along with Yuki Hideyasu. Hideyasu was actually the son of Ieyasu, however Ieyasu was said to hate him. On top of this Hideyasu supposedly had syphilis and lost his nose to it which is…gross.

Though I’m not sure of the truth behind it, and doubt it rather than believe it, I have seen talk of Mitsunari being part of the assassination attempt on Ieyasu in the summer of 1599. I certainly understand why he might have, I’d be mad if someone took my job from me when they were the one who had technically attacked me. However, as the story I read suggested that, while fleeing for his life, Mitsunari was mysteriously saved by Ieyasu himself. I doubt this, Ieyasu wasn’t stupid, a man who had just tried to kill you was a dangerous man (especially as it appeared he’d made it that far in) who you would need to kill. Perhaps it’s a mix up with the actual attack on Osaka, as the version I read does talk of it being Ieyasu’s retainers after Mitsunari’s head, or someone else got in who Mitsunari had sent.

Things did seem to clear up a little, Mitsunari promised sent his eldest son – Shigeie (who I believe is 16/17 at this point) – to assist in the subjugation of Aizu. However, it wasn’t going great and was about to technically worsen. Otani Yoshitsugu, who I presume Mitsunari had made an ally of – if not a friend – during their time in Korea. When taking his army to Aizu Otani happened to drop by Sawayama – I’m kidding this was completely intentional. Ankokuji Ekei would also meet them here.

The stage was set. A letter from Shimazu Yoshihiro to Uesugi Kagekatsu would outline who was the main players.

Ishida Mitsunari

Mouri Terumoto

Outani Yoshitsugu

Konishi Yukinaga

Ukita Hideie

The last two major events were the further condemning of Ieyasu by Mashita Nagamori, Natsuka Masaie and Maeda Gen’i who came up with 13 points that outlined all the “wrong” that Ieyasu had done and sent it around the country. It got to many noble lords in Kyoto, as well as the feudal lords around the country.

The other was the death of Hosokawa Gracia, daughter of the long dead Akechi Mitsuhide and wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki. While it’s recently been put on question and has always been a bit hazy, Mitsunari tends to get the blame for her death, he ordered her (and other lord’s wives) capture in the hopes they’d join his side. Bad move Mitsunari, bad, bad mood – even if you’d won. Nevertheless, between now (25th August) and Sekigahara, Mitsunari would spend most of his time going between his home and Ogaki before departing for the little village in Gifu.

I wish I had more information to give on what Ieyasu was doing but I can’t really tell you much. For a period he remained at Fushimi castle. On top of this he did what he could to strength the relations he had with other, powerful Daimyo. This included the likes of the Date in the North, Fukushima Masanori and, surprisingly, Konishi Yukinaga. I was actually speaking with Jibuyo last night, Konishi’s not all I thought he was – he would still, of course, fight on the side of Ishida. To show his lack of desire to harm the child Hideyori Ieyasu would stay at Osaka during the first few months of 1600 in an attempt to fill the gap left by Toshiie. The Maeda clan had been more than just one of the elders, he’d also been Hideyori’s guardian. His death in 1599 had caused a power gap that Ieyasu dived into…after chasing Mitsunari away of course.

He spent most of his time just watching really, making alliances with the likes of the Date and Mogami when the Uesugi started building a castle. This disaster area really shows how intelligent and tactical Ieyasu was, steering well clear of the frankly rash actions of Mitsunari. When suspicious of the Uesugi’s actions, guessing (correctly) that it was a plan to allow Mitsunari space to advance, he took things very slow and only arrived in his capital of Edo a month after setting out. Mitsunari did advance but Ieyasu already knew what was happening. He left his son, future Shogun Hidetada, in charge and made his way back, taking and losing castles as he went.

Not only was the stage set, the show was on.

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blue-and-art · 4 years ago

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Walkin’ with your son and doggo in the woods.

This follows a fanon of mine in which, after losing the war, Mitsunari flees Osaka with his family and lives in isolation in the mountains for several years. Here he returns from hunting with his eldest son Koromaru (later Ishida Shigeie) and Shiranui, an akita/wolf mix he found as a pup. Mitsunari has become quieter, and seems a bit...empty inside at times. And yet, he keeps going. He has to.

Mitsunari eventually gives his life to allow his family to escape a second time when they are discovered...but he doesn’t go down without a fight, and Shiranui is by his side until the end.

Couple notes about this!

The outfits are based off the ones @nekkyousagi gave them in an AWESOME commission I got from her for my fanfic His Father’s Eyes.

Also, turns out Akita/Wolf mixes are REAL and I got to google pictures of adorable dogs for reference. Life is good. Dogs weren’t typically kept as pets in this time period, but know what, don’t care.

#sengoku basara #ishida mitsunari #mitsunari ishida #akita inu #sengoku basara oc #ishida shigeie #fanart #fake manga page #clip studio paint #fake manga #I live for domestic mitsunari

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blue-and-art · 3 years ago

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“My son…I’d have given anything to not have you inherit such a dangerous gift….”

Ishida Shigeie takes after his dad more than he thought. Unfortunately, with his dad dead, he doesn’t have anyone to help him understand….

#sengoku basara #sengoku basara oc #clip studio paint #oc #senbasa oc #senbasa #original character #fanart #art #Ishida Mitsunari #Ishida Shigeie

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blue-and-art · 4 years ago

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Design for Ishida Shigeie, the son of Ishida Mitsunari.

If you read the short story His Father’s Eyes that I wrote, A) this is Koro all grown up, and B) you can see his hair went from curling inward to curling outward. xD I wanted to give him a distinct appearance from his father.

Edit: Redid Shigeie's eyes and made the bottom of the shirt visible.

#sengoku basara #sengoku basara oc #senbasa oc #senbasa #ishida mitsunari #ishida shigeie #character design #oc #original character #clip studio paint

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jibuyo · 7 years ago

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Few weeks ago, there was an episode of 諸説あり！ that dealt with Sekigahara『関ヶ原の戦い』の真実 - The truth of the Battle of Sekigahara. It tries to introduce the recent research from primary sources to its viewers. For some reason Japanese historians started to focus on primary sources only in recent years.

It doesn’t mean that this is the truth. They’re just new theories. And the story will always live. I’ll try to provide some arguments against if I know of them to give you more views.

The show presented three points:

1. Kobayakawa Hideaki wasn’t a traitor

He was already a part of Eastern army before the 15th. He climbed Matsuoyama where someone else from the Western army was already stationed and kicked him out. According to Mitsunari’s letter addressed to Mashita Nagamori, Mitsunari wanted the Mouri to be at Matsuyoama, there were no plans for Kobayakawa to be there. (However some researchers - Nakai Shunichiro and Shiramine Jun - believe that this particular Mitsunari’s letter is a forgery. And Shiramine Jun says that it also can’t be confirmed that Hideaki actually was at Matsuoyama from primary materials, he was around there somewhere, but probably not at the top)

The other point the show talks about is the reward he got from Ieyasu. His fiefs were increased and moved closer to the capital (from Chikuzen to Okayama). However, the other four who betrayed after Hideaki did, weren’t given any increase, their fiefs were actually decreased or their clans were ended.

Which shows that Ieyasu recognized Hideaki as his ally right from the beginning.

Ieyasu firing guns at Hideaki to make him join him is a fiction created in Edo. It seems the first mention was in 1672 in Ii clan’s materials: “Todo Takatora fired the weapons, but Kobayakawa didn’t move” - after that other versions started to appear. In 1727 it was Ieyasu who fired and Kobayakawa moved.

After that the hosts joke since Ieyasu didn’t fire the guns and Hideaki attacked on his own conviction that it was him who did all work (and Ieyasu did nothing), hence why he was made into a traitor to make Ieyasu look better. (but in Shiramine Jun’s works where he summarized the letters and diaries, I remember reading that he was seen as someone who betrayed - so while perhaps he and Ieyasu had an agreement, the outside world saw it as a betrayal... so they just rolled with it I guess)

2. The actual battlefield wasn’t at Sekigahara

This is based on Shiramine Jun’s research. “They didn’t fight at Sekigahara, it was over in two hours.”

He says that the place was slightly west from Sekigahara, called Yamanaka (this actually has two meanings - it’s a place name, but it can also refer to a place between mountains. But on maps from Edo, a place called Yamanaka actually exists). Ieyasu wrote to Masamune that the battle took place in Minou-Yamanaka. In Kikkawa Hiroie’s letter written two days after the battle, it was also called Yamanaka. (Sekigahara is mentioned once in the letters written at that time.)

((If you’re wondering where Yamanaka is, it’s basically between Matsuoyama and the mountain where Yoshitsugu put up his camp according to tradition. (Until now, when I read this theory before, I was like, ok, so I visit Sekigahara and you tell me that the battle wasn’t even there? And I was a bit disappointed... but thanks to this programme I learned that I actually walked through Yamanaka, thx)))

The second point for supporting this theory is archeological research. They didn’t find anything that would support a big battle happening at Sekigahara. They did find some bullets at Yamanaka.

The third thing supporting this theory is the fact that the current battlefield formation and people’s positions that everyone is familiar with was actually created in Meiji and it’s different from formations and positions that circulated in Edo. It is assumed that the map was redrawn and redrawn many times and it got the current form.

So what kind of a battle it was if it ended in two hours?

According to Shimazu clan’s documents: At dawn, Otani Yoshitsugu was attacked by Hideaki and completely destroyed. At 10am, the Eastern army (those who came from Kantou) got close to Shimazu clan’s position.

According to Shiramine, the battle had two levels.

The Western army was stationed in Yamanaka, only Yoshitsugu moved towards Sekigahara, when he was attacked by Hideaki from Matsuoyama’s direction and some forces that came from Kantou. The first level ended.

The second one started at 10am. Ishida’s forces were overwhelmed, Shimazu fled. The end.

So an interesting, engaging story was created - “the battle of Sekigahara”.

3. Ishida Mitsunari wasn’t the mastermind

This is based on Takahashi Yousuke’s research (however Shiramine Jun made some arguments about Takahashi’s understanding of the content of the primary sources and also suggested that some of the letters, because they’re not originals, might be forgeries. For the record, Shiramine Jun thinks Ishida was a central figure, but not alone - it was the magistrates as a group, and he calls the Western army Ishida-Mouri coalition.)

They provide three points:

a. “what did Ieyasu do wrong” letter - Mitsunari’s signature’s not on it. All following letters sent to various daimyo also don’t have Mitsunari’s signature, so it’s thought that the three magistrates also hold a position close to being a “mastermind”. (Mitsunari’s signatures starts to appear in August, before that he already wrote to Sanada Masayuki - a personal letter. Masayuki got letters from the magistrates, Terumoto, Hideie, and Yoshitsugu too, Mitsunari’s one was the most detailed, given their relationship, completely understandable)

b. in diaries of people living in Kyoto, when commenting on the situation surrounding the rise of armies, Ishida Mitsunari’s name doesn’t come up, Terumoto’s does. After the Western army is defeated, in diaries of nobles, it’s written Ieyasu won, Ukita Hideie lost. There was no mention of Mitsunari being a central person of the Western army. It apparently only comes up when he gets executed (now, if I remember correctly his name also comes up right after the West was defeated - Otani and Ishida were killed (that might be from the shrine’s diary though) obviously a misunderstanding)

While I don’t think the diaries should be taken as 100% truth of what went behind the scene, because they only reflect the situation, and how it’s seen by people, it shows that people of that time didn’t know/there was nothing that would point at Mitsunari being the one behind everything. And they were definitely aware of “Jibu no shō”.

In one of the books I own, but I can’t remember which one, there’s also a mention that in foreigners’ (Jesuit and Korean) accounts from the execution, they write something along those lines that Mitsunari was just made responsible. (but tbh I think Jesuit diaries and letters shouldn’t be trusted because everyone says something different imo. For the record there are Jesuit accounts that do say Mitsunari was a central figure with Konishi Yukinaga, but because the connection to Yukinaga is quite strong in those, it’s not unbiased, therefore shouldn’t be trusted unconditionally imo)

c. Ieyasu and Mitsunari’s relationship. They say they didn’t hate each other and that they apparently had a favourable relationship. According to Ieyasu’s retainer, it was Mitsunari who announced Hideyoshi’s death to Ieyasu and it made them closer. When Ieyasu was staying in Osaka, he was using Mitsunari and Ishida Masazumi's housing. Ishida Shigeie became Ieyasu’s retainer (this is the first I heard about it, though, it was always a hostage situation), Mitsunari was helping Ieyasu during the subjugation of Kaga (i.e. Maeda Toshinaga) - they use the line written by Kang Hang, but it can actually be proven thanks to... Shimazu clan’s document??? I think. And he did plan to sent Shigeie to Aizu.

More historians actually think that the relationship between the two of them wasn’t based on hatred. I don’t remember reading anything that would suggest a bad relationship between them before Sekigahara tbh just saying (and once I start to read some more, I’ll find something :D)

So if Mitsunari wasn’t the mastermind, what the hell happened when Yoshitsugu visited him? What did they talk about? Wasn’t it the other way? Wasn’t Yoshitsugu asking for Mitsunari’s help? That’s what Takahashi thinks.

There’s actually a line about this in the Jesuits accounts that says one of the magistrates visited Mitsunari at Sawayama.

In conclusion, the guest (a historian) himself thinks that there was no mastermind behind the Western army. The host jokes: “because Western army was so scattered and disconnected it’s natural that they lost.” And that’s most likely what happened.

So this was the summary of the episode of “The truth about the battle of Sekigahara”. Take from it what you want.

#sekigahara #ishida mitsunari #tokugawa ieyasu #kobayakawa hideaki #japanese history

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