Yasumasa

Yasumasa is one of the five Straw Hat ronin who follow Kojiro in The Six Blades of Kojiro. He takes a boy hostage in Old Kanazawa Marsh to draw Jin into the Duel in the Drowning Marsh.

Role: Minor
Affiliation: Straw Hats

Appears in

The Six Blades of KojiroThe Six Blades of Kojiro is an Umugi Mythic Tale in Toyotama, where you duel five Straw Hat assassins and then Kojiro himself. It has more duels than any other single tale, and it rewards the Kensei Armor, a set that boosts Resolve and Ghost Weapons.

Good to know

Thinks samurai are spoiled hypocrites who steal glory from real fighters.
Lets the hostage go once Jin turns up.
Taunts Jin for growing up in a castle, and Jin notes he is already panting.

The duelSpoilerShow

Jin calls the Straw Hats cowardly traitors, and Yasumasa draws. After a tense standoff they fight in the marsh until Jin cuts him down.

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