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HARDSUB chapters: image-only, transcript_unavailable.","citation_preferred":true,"untrusted_fields_separated":true},"trusted":{"series":{"title":"The Elusive Samurai","slug":"the-elusive-samurai-4391ef","original_title":"逃げ上手の若君"},"chapter":{"number":1,"chapter_key":"1-3uc7ri","release_date":"2025-05-29","last_updated":"2026-11-07T06:41:16.539Z","summary":"The much-anticipated The Elusive Samurai (Official) - Volume 1 Chapter 1 has dropped, and readers are already buzzing with excitement! The biggest reveal that sent fans \"insane\" was learning that this new series comes from the mangaka behind the beloved \\*Neuro\\*. Many are confidently predicting another fantastic ride, brimming with laughs and good storytelling. 😂 Chapter 1 certainly delivered on the humor, with one commentor cracking up over a character's ability to \"reduce his sacred light.\" It seems the debut chapter hit all the right notes, hooking readers instantly with its \"shounen deliciousness.\" However, amidst the positive vibes, an interesting question has emerged: will the author strictly follow historical events? 🤔 If so, some readers are bracing themselves for a potential tragedy for Tokiyuki, suggesting a \"tragedy tag\" might be in order down the line. Despite this historical speculation, everyone agrees The Elusive Samurai (Official) - Volume 1 Chapter 1 has started strong!","summary_source":"graph_aggregator","summary_status":"generated","summary_verification":"unverified"},"summary":"The much-anticipated The Elusive Samurai (Official) - Volume 1 Chapter 1 has dropped, and readers are already buzzing with excitement! The biggest reveal that sent fans \"insane\" was learning that this new series comes from the mangaka behind the beloved \\*Neuro\\*. Many are confidently predicting another fantastic ride, brimming with laughs and good storytelling. 😂 Chapter 1 certainly delivered on the humor, with one commentor cracking up over a character's ability to \"reduce his sacred light.\" It seems the debut chapter hit all the right notes, hooking readers instantly with its \"shounen deliciousness.\" However, amidst the positive vibes, an interesting question has emerged: will the author strictly follow historical events? 🤔 If so, some readers are bracing themselves for a potential tragedy for Tokiyuki, suggesting a \"tragedy tag\" might be in order down the line. Despite this historical speculation, everyone agrees The Elusive Samurai (Official) - Volume 1 Chapter 1 has started strong!","key_events":["Hojo clan members commit mass suicide after realizing Kamakura has fallen","Ashikaga Takauji rebels and destroys the Kamakura Shogunate in 24 days in 1333","Tokiyuki's brother Kunitoki is beheaded and family members are killed","Suwa Yorishige predicts Tokiyuki will become a hero altering Japan's destiny","Suwa Yorishige finds Tokiyuki and offers to shelter him in Suwa","Tokiyuki abandons honorable suicide and decides to survive and seek revenge","Tokiyuki's Escape: Yorishige helps Tokiyuki flee the burning city, revealing Tokiyuki's talent for running and hiding.","The Fall of Kamakura: Ashikaga Takauji betrays the Hojo clan, leading to the mass suicide of the Shogunate leadership."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"tr","content":"The Slaughter of 1333\nCONTENTS\n\nCHAPTER 1 The Slaughter of 1333 CHAPTER 2 Tag 1333 CHAPTER 3 Revenge 1333 CHAPTER 4 Suwa 1333 CHAPTER 5 Hunting 1333 CHAPTER 6 Retainers 1333 CHAPTER 7 Archery 1333\nVALOR- OUS DEATH IN COMBAT\nFOR A WARRIOR, HONOR IS BATTLE AND DEATH.\nNOBLE SUICIDE\nALL RIGHT...\nLET'S GET OUT OF HERE!!\nCHAPTER 1: THE SLAUGHTER OF 1333\n... BECAME A HERO BY RUNNING AWAY...\nBUT ONE BOY...\n...AND LIVED TO BECOME A LEGEND.\nTHE YEAR IS 1333. KAMA- KURA.\nHOJO TAKATOKI REGENT OF THE KAMAKURA SHOGUNATE\nLORD ASHIKAGA TAKAUJI AND HIS FORCES ARE GOING TO WAR!!\nIT'S TAKAUJI- DONO!\nTHE YOUNG GUARDIAN DEITY OF THE KAMAKURA SHOGUNATE !!\nTHE HERO ASHIKAGA TAKAUJI...\n...IS THE FOREMOST CHARACTER AT THE START OF THE NANBOKU-CHO PERIOD OF JAPANESE HISTORY.\n\nHOW- EVER ...\n...HE IS NOT THE HERO OF THIS STORY.\nAS USUAL, YOU ARE GOOD AT PLAYING HIDE-AND- SEEK...\n... YOUNG LORD.\nI AM GOING TO KYO TO QUELL THE UPRISING LED BY THE PREVIOUS EMPEROR, GO-DAIGO.\nFUTURE GENERATIONS MUST KNOW OF OUR LOYALTY TO THE HOJO CLAN.\nI PRAY THAT YOU DO GREAT DEEDS FOR THE PROSPERITY OF KAMAKURA AND THE WARRIOR FAMILIES.\nI KNOW WE CAN COUNT ON YOU, TAKAUJI- DONO.\nHOJO TOKIYUKI SON OF HOJO TAKATOKI\nKIYOKO\nYOU SHOULDN'T FAWN OVER HIM LIKE THAT, TOKIYUKI- SAMA!!\nYOU'RE THE FUTURE LEADER OF THE SHOGUN- ATE!\nSOMEDAY YOU'LL GIVE HIM ORDERS!\nI DON'T REMEMBER US GETTING BE- TROTHED. UM ... AND YOU'RE MY FUTURE HUSBAND, SO STAND TALL!\nCOME ON! LET'S HAVE A MEAL, JUST THE TWO OF US!\nTOKI- YUKI- SAMA!\nIT'S TIME FOR YOUR ARCHERY LESSON!!\nOVER THERE! THERE HE IS!\nUh-oh...\nAGH!\n...I DON'T FEEL SO WELL! TODAY ...\nSAVE IT FOR TOMOR- ROW!\nHE'S SO GOOD AT GETTING AWAY!!\nTCH ...\nBESIDES, KIYOKO\nHIS ONLY SKILLS LIE IN RUNNING AND HIDING.\n...WHILE HE MAY BE SUCCESSOR TO THE SHOGUNATE AS YOU SAY...\n...HE WILL BE A MERE PUPPET LIKE HIS FATHER.\nHE'S NOT AT ALL A WARRIOR LIKE TAKAUJI.\nIN APPEARANCE, TAKATOKI STILL COMMANDS THE SHOGUNATE...\nWe'll take it from here! Okay...\nTHE HOJO CLAN HAS RULED THE SHOGUNATE FOR GENERATIONS, BUT THE MAIN LINE HAS DETERIORATED.\n...BUT HIS ADVISERS HOLD THE TRUE POWER.\n\nI DON'T CARE IF HE'S A PUPPET, FATHER!\nAND THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE DAUGHTER OF A DISTINGUISHED HOUSE!\nI'LL STILL LIVE IN LUXURY!\nTOKI- YUKI- SAMA...\n...MAY BE TALENTLESS AND WEAK WILLED, BUT HE'S KIND!\nIN VALOR, BREEDING, LINEAGE, AND FAME...\nINSPIR- ING, ISN'T HE?\n...HE'S ALL THAT A WARRIOR SHOULD BE!\n...CAN COMPARE TO ASHIKAGA TAKAUJI!\nNO SAMURAI IN KAMAKURA...\nNOT ONE AMONG THE WARRIORS ...\n...EXPECTED ANYTHING FROM THIS BOY.\n...AND UNFIT TO BE A WARRIOR ...\nTHE YOUNG NOBLE WHO APPEARED WEAK WILLED...\nLET'S GET OUT OF HERE!\nHIS NAME MAY BE MENTIONED BRIEFLY IN TEXTBOOKS...\n...BUT EVERYONE FORGETS IT AFTER THE TEST.\n...WAS HOJO TOKIYUKI.\nHOW- EVER\nHE WOULD COME TO PROVOKE A STORM IN THIS TURBULENT TIME.\nHE WAS AS VIBRANT ...\n...AS A SHONEN MANGA HERO.\nOH NO!\n...HE CAUSED AN UPROAR BY HIDING IN AN ARMOR STORAGE BOX FOR TWO DAYS!\nIF HE HIDES, WE'LL NEVER FIND HIM!\nATTENDING LESSONS WOULD BE MUCH EASIER!\nHE IS THE SHOGUNATE'S SUCCESSOR, ALTHOUGH IN NAME ONLY...\n...BUT HE IS LAZY AND COWARDLY AND SETS A POOR EXAMPLE.\n\nLAZY ...\nCOW- ARDLY ...\nSURE, BUT...\n...WHY WOULD A MERE PUPPET LIKE ME NEED THE POWER OF PEN AND SWORD?\n...LIKE KAMAKURA.\nAND I LIKE TO SEE ITS PEOPLE SMILE AS THEY LIVE IN PEACE.\nJUST LIVING IN THIS CITY IS ENOUGH FOR ME.\nI DON'T NEED STATUS OR HONOR.\nAS LONG AS LOYAL WARRIORS LIKE TAKAUJI- DONO ARE AROUND...\n...THE SHOGUNATE WILL REMAIN UNTROUBLED.\nTHOSE ARE MERELY\nTHAT'S WHAT FATHER SAYS.\n...ASPECTS OF THE MONSTER ASLEEP WITHIN YOU.\nYOU AREN'T LAZY...\n...OR COWARD- LY.\nA SHRINE MAIDEN?\nWHO ARE YOU?\nAND WHO'S YOUR FATHER?\nJUST AS I'VE HEARD, YOU ARE ELUSIVE!!\nG Y A A A H !\nI'M SUWA YORISHIGE! A SHINTO PRIEST FROM SHINANO PROVINCE!!\nPLEASED TO MEET YOU, TOKIYUKI- SAMA!\nI'VE BEEN UP HERE ALL ALONG!!\nI FORE- SAW THE FUTURE AND KNEW YOU'D COME UP HERE!!\nWHEN DID YOU CLIMB UP HERE?!\nI'LL DIM IT DOWN.\nI WAS BORN SACRED! SO MY HOLINESS SEEPS OUT!!\nOOPS! SORRY!!\n...THAT'S A BRIGHT SHINE YOU'VE GOT.\nI CAME TO PRAY FOR THE PROTECTION OF KAMAKURA FROM ITS ENEMIES...\nSHE'S SKILLED AT SECRET ARTS AND CLERICAL WORK. SHIZUKU IS MY HELPER.\n...AND MUST REPORT TO YOUR FATHER THAT I'VE FINISHED.\nTHAT LAST BIT WAS UNNECES- SARY! SHI- ZUKU!\nTOKI- YUKI- SAMA... TELL ME AGAIN ...\nI DON'T TRUST THIS GUY.\nBUT HE'S SLOPPY ABOUT PRAYERS. FATHER'S HOLY POWER GIVES HIM PRESCIENCE.\n...HOW YOU KNEW I'D BE UP HERE?\n\nIF YOU DON'T TRUST ME... ...THEN I'LL LOOK EVEN DEEPER!\n...YOUR FUTURE, TOKIYUKI- SAMA!\nI CAN SEE...\n...TO BECOME ... YOU WILL AND ...\n...OR MAYBE ...\nANY- WAY, I THINK ...\nFURTHER- MORE, WILL SORT OF AND-NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT...\nWHAT ?!\nIF YOU THEN HAPPI- NESS IS SURE TO- NO, WAIT.\nBUT I SAW ONE THING CLEARLY! IN COMEDY DUOS, THERE'S A STRAIGHT MAN AND A FUNNY MAN, AND YOU'RE MORE OF A STRAIGHT MAN!\nWELL, I ONLY KNOW BITS AND PIECES! IF I TOLD YOU EVERYTHING AHEAD OF TIME, NOTHING WOULD BE ANY FUN!!\nTHAT WAS INCREDIBLY VAGUE!!\nSO WHAT'S THAT MAKE YOU ?!\nFURTHER- MORE...\n...I SAW THE FUTURE TWO YEARS FROM NOW.\nWHEN YOU ARE TEN YEARS OLD...\n...YOU WILL BE A HERO WHO SHAKES HEAVEN.\nAS A LORD OF WAR...\nTHUS, YOU SHALL ALTER THE DESTINY OF JAPAN.\n...AND OTHERS WILL REVERE YOU. ... SOME WILL FEAR YOU...\nBECAUSE THIS IS A VERY STRONG--\nTHAT IS ALL I KNOW.\nWHAT?! HE RAN AWAY?!\nI DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ALLOWANCE TO WASTE IT ON CON ARTISTS!\nHMM ... HE HAS A KEEN SENSE OF DANGER.\nIT'S NO WONDER HE DOESN'T TRUST YOU WHEN YOU SAY SUCH THINGS.\nTHAT WAS CLOSE!\nALL HE'D GET FROM ME IS FAKE SPLENDOR ANYWAY. WHAT A DUMMY ...\n...AND LOOKED AT ME...\nBUT HE CALLED ME A HERO...\n...SO SERIOUSLY.\nYOU'RE OLDER, SO YOU'RE FIRST IN THE LINE OF SUCCESSION!\nSUCCESSION BY A CONCUBINE'S SON CAUSES STRIFE!\nTOKI- YUKI!\nNO THANKS!\nFATHER IS ILL AND WEAK WILLED.\n\nYOU SHOULD TAKE HIS PLACE SOON!\nAND YOU'RE PROUD OF THAT?\nOPENLY AVOIDING WHAT WE DON'T LIKE TO DO IS IN OUR BLOOD!\nHOJO KUNITOKI TOKIYUKI'S HALF BROTHER\nBUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT SUWA-DONO TOLD YOU.\nYOU'RE MUCH BETTER AT EVASION THAN FATHER AND I ARE.\nTHAT'S WHAT I THINK! ...YOU COULD BE A HERO.\nIN CERTAIN CIRCUM- STANCES ...\nONE MONTH LATER...\n... TOKIYUKI'S BROTHER KUNITOKI ...\n...WAS BE- HEADED.\nAND HIS FATHER, TAKATOKI\nHIS WEAPONS MASTERS KANO SABURO AND SHIOTA JIRO... ...DIED IN BATTLE.\nAND ATTACK- ERS VIOLATED AND MURDERED ...\nVASSAL OF THE SHOGUNATE SETTSUNO CHIKAAKI...\n... CHIKAAKI'S DAUGHTER KIYOKO.\n...HE HAD TO LOSE EVERYTHING.\nWHY YOU! DID YOU BETRAY US?\nNAGOE TAKAIE SECOND-IN-COMMAND OF THE SHOGUNATE ARMY\nONLY 24 DAYS HAD PASSED SINCE TAKAUJI TOOK UP ARMS...\n...AND THE KAMAKURA SHOGUNATE, WHICH THE BOY WAS TO INHERIT, LAY IN RUINS.\n\n...GATHERED IN A TEMPLE AND COMMITTED BLOODY SUICIDE.\nUPON REALIZING THAT KAMAKURA HAD FALLEN, OVER 800 MEMBERS OF THE HOJO CLAN AND ITS FOLLOWERS...\nFATHER\nNamu Shakamuni\nI HAVE BEEN WAITING, TOKIYUKI- SAMA.\nSO HE COMMANDED ME TO HELP YOU ESCAPE.\nAT THE END, YOUR FATHER SAID...\n...HE COULD NOT BEAR THE THOUGHT OF YOU DYING.\nI WILL SHELTER YOU...\n...IN MY TERRITORY OF SUWA IN SHINANO.\nMY DIVINE SIGHT SHOWED ME THIS POSSIBILITY...\n...SO I PREPARED FOR THE WORST.\n...YORI- SHIGE.\n... YOU HERE ? WHY ARE ...\nGO AND SECURE THE ROAD TO SUWA.\nI HAVE FOLLOWERS AND A MOUNT ON A NEARBY HILL.\nLET US GO AT ONCE.\nI SHOULD OPEN MY STOMACH ...\n...LIKE MY FATHER AND THE OTHERS.\nIF YOU DIE, WHAT WOULD BECOME OF JAPAN?\nWHAT WOULD HAPPEN? WELL...\nWELL, WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME?\nSTOP MUTTERING ABOUT THE FUTURE! IT'S UNSEEABLE!!\nTO PEOPLE LIKE IT'D BE A BIT\nTHE TRAITOROUS WARRIORS WROUGHT UTTER DESTRUCTION UPON KAMAKURA.\nIT WAS LIKE A SCENE FROM HELL.\nIT IS HARD TO BELIEVE ...\n...THAT ASHIKAGA TAKAUJI WOULD BE SO SAVAGE.\n...WHEN HE SMILED THAT DAY?\nWAS HE FAKING\n\"YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ME, YOUNG LORD!\"\n\nYOU WILL HAVE REVENGE, TOKIYUKI- SAMA!\nTHIS SMILE TOO...\n...COULD BE NOTHING MORE THAN ANOTHER DECEPTION!\nAND I WILL LEND YOU MY STRENGTH!\nFATHER ...\nFRAUDULENT? BUT I'M POSITIVELY BURSTING WITH SACREDNESS!!\nFRAUD IS FRAUD.\nHOW RUDE!\nI REFUSE TO TRUST A FRAUD- ULENT SHAMAN!\nYOU'RE FAMILY! BACK ME UP HERE!!\nTHAT'S OBVIOUS. LOOK. WE CAN'T AVENGE MY FATHER.\nIT TOOK MINAMOTO YORITOMO FIVE YEARS TO DEFEAT THE HEIKE CLAN.\nBUT TAKAUJI LAID WASTE TO THE WHOLE COUNTRY IN JUST 24 DAYS.\nTHE OTHER DAY...\n...TO SOMEONE STRONG LIKE ASHIKAGA TAKAUJI.\nBUT FUTURE GENERA- TIONS WILL ONLY APPLY THAT WORD...\n...YOU WERE SPEWING NONSENSE ABOUT ME BECOMING A HERO.\nIT IS A DISGRACE FOR THE DEFEATED NOT TO DIE.\nVERY WELL ...\n...THEN DIE!\nSO LET ME DIE LIKE A WARRIOR...\n...ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE.\nTHAT'S THE HOJO BOY!!\nIN THE DEPTHS OF DESPAIR...\n...AND THRUST INTO THE ABYSS OF DEATH...\n\nTHAT IS THE PLACE WITHIN YOU...\n...WHERE A HERO SHINES!\nHEY...\n...I COULD'VE DIED!\nYOU SAID YOU WANTED TO DIE...\n...AND YET YOU JUMPED OUT OF THERE TO SAVE YOUR SKIN.\nTHAT WAS THE HERO IN YOU.\nRUNNING AND HIDING ARE GOOD SKILLS FOR A HERO.\nYOU HAVE AN UNMATCHED TALENT FOR STAYING ALIVE.\nYOUR SURVIVAL ... ...IS MON- STROUS.\nAND YOU THRILL AT WALKING THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.\nTAKAUJI MAY HAVE SLAIN MANY LORDS AND SEIZED POWER...\n...BUT YOU WILL VEX HIM.\nBECAUSE NEXT HE MUST KILL THE RIGHTFUL HEIR TO THE KAMAKURA SHOGUNATE...\n...BUT YOU EXCEL AT ESCAPING DEATH.\nTAKAUJI KILLED TO BECOME A HERO...\n...BUT YOU WILL LIVE TO BECOME A HERO.\nYOU ARE HEROES WITH OPPOSITE FATES.\nOF COURSE\n...VICTORY WILL REQUIRE MORE THAN RUNNING AND HIDING.\nWhat the\nAim !!\n\nMILITARY MIGHT...\nWISDOM\nI WILL PROVIDE THESE SO THAT YOU MAY WIN.\n...TAKAUJI IS SURE TO COME SEEKING YOUR DEMISE.\nAS LONG AS YOU DRAW BREATH...\nNOW!\nTHE FATE OF JAPAN HANGS ON A GAME OF TAG!\nUNTIL THAT TIME, RUN AND HIDE AND GROW STRONG...\n...SO YOU MAY VANQUISH THE DEMON PURSUING YOU.\nWHAT DO YOU GET FROM HARBORING THE CHILD OF A FALLEN HOUSE?\nYORI- SHIGE- DONO...\nI DO THIS OUT OF LOYALTY TO THE HOJO CLAN!\n...WHAT DO YOU WANT?\nBUT I DOUBT YOU'D BELIEVE A FRAUD LIKE ME!\nI WILL EXPLAIN SOMEDAY...\n...ONCE YOU'VE RECLAIMED KAMAKURA.\n... BUT ONLY ...\nMY FAMILY LIES DEAD...\n...AND I SHOULD'VE DIED WITH THEM.\n...AM SHAME- LESS.\n...I'VE AWAKENED TO THE JOY OF LIFE.\nBUT THANKS TO YOU ...\nYORI- SHIGE- DONO...\n...I'LL HOLD YOU TO YOUR WORD.\nI SERVE YOU UNTO THE PITS OF HELL.\nBUT OF COURSE.\n...IN TWO YEARS TOKIYUKI WOULD SHAKE ALL OF JAPAN.\nJUST AS YORI- SHIGE PROPHE- SIED ...\n...THIS BOY OUTRACED ALL THAT BEFELL HIM...\nIN AN AGE WHEN \"HONORABLE DEATH\" WAS COMMON...\n...AND ATTEMPTED TO OVER- THROW THE EMPEROR.\n\nTHUS BEGAN THE TUMUL- TUOUS LIFE...\n...OF THE ELUSIVE SAMURAI PRINCE.\n1333 HOJO TOKIYUKI SSR\nNANBOKU-CHO COMPATIBILITY\nABILITIES\nMARTIAL ARTS 6 SAVAGERY\nPOLITICS\nCHAOS\nINGENUITY 22\nLEADERSHIP\nRUNNING AND HIDING\nCHARM\nELUSIVENESS: COMBINED TECHNIQUES IN RUNNING AWAY, EVASION, AND STEALTH LIKES SEA BREAM SASHIMI: GIVES 30 PERCENT INCREASE TO HAPPINESS COMMENTS\nSKILL NOTE\nEMBLEM\nFROM THIS DAY FORWARD, HE'S PENNILESS, SO WATCH OVER HIM!\nMITSUUROKO (THREE SCALES)","bubble_count":300,"pages_count":12,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"The much-anticipated The Elusive Samurai (Official) - Volume 1 Chapter 1 has dropped, and readers are already buzzing with excitement!","spoiler_summary":"The much-anticipated The Elusive Samurai (Official) - Volume 1 Chapter 1 has dropped, and readers are already buzzing with excitement! The biggest reveal that sent fans \"insane\" was learning that this new series comes from the mangaka behind the beloved \\*Neuro\\*. Many are confidently predicting another fantastic ride, brimming with laughs and good storytelling. 😂 Chapter 1 certainly delivered on the humor, with one commentor cracking up over a character's ability to \"reduce his sacred light.\" It seems the debut chapter hit all the right notes, hooking readers instantly with its \"shounen deliciousness.\" However, amidst the positive vibes, an interesting question has emerged: will the author strictly follow historical events? 🤔 If so, some readers are bracing themselves for a potential tragedy for Tokiyuki, suggesting a \"tragedy tag\" might be in order down the line. Despite this historical speculation, everyone agrees The Elusive Samurai (Official) - Volume 1 Chapter 1 has started strong!"},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/the-elusive-samurai-4391ef/chapter-1-3uc7ri","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — The Elusive Samurai #1","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-09T16:45:16.514Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/the-elusive-samurai-4391ef"}}