# WebtoonLib — The Elusive Samurai #2 ## Series - title: The Elusive Samurai - slug: the-elusive-samurai-4391ef ## Chapter - number: 2 - chapter_key: 2-c4r9g4 - release_date: 2025-05-29 ### Summary Whew, what a chapter! Readers are buzzing about The Elusive Samurai (Official) - Volume 1 Chapter 2, and it's clear this series is making quite the impression. It seems the raw realities depicted here are hitting home, with one reader noting the brutal, yet strategically understandable, nature of the usurpation. They're definitely intrigued by how things will play out and super curious about why the mysterious priest chose to save our protagonist. 🤔 But it's not just the grim politics getting attention! Fans are absolutely \*loving\* the unique atmosphere, calling this "surreal Japan" a 10/10 experience. And get this – the comedy is a massive hit! 😂 Many comments specifically highlight how much they adore "THE COMEEEDDYYYY" in the chapter, showing that even amidst the serious plot, there's plenty of unexpected laughter. Plus, the expressive characters are a huge draw, adding another layer of charm. It sounds like The Elusive Samurai (Official) - Volume 1 Chapter 2 is a wild, wonderful ride, balancing dark intrigue with delightful humor! - summary_source: graph_aggregator - summary_verification: unverified ### Key events - Ashikaga Takauji seizes power and destroys Kamakura Shogunate after plotting behind kind smile. - Priest uses divine sight to foresee traitor uncle trapped and plans ambush for revenge. - Heir hides with priest in abandoned house in Kamakura as city exits are heavily guarded. - Boy despairs over successive betrayals by Ashikaga, retainers, and his own uncle. - Boy learns his older brother Kunitoki was betrayed by uncle Godaiin to Nitta clan and beheaded. - Traitor uncle finds boy, feigns rescue, then reveals intent to kill allies and capture heir. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Whew, what a chapter! ### Spoiler summary Whew, what a chapter! Readers are buzzing about The Elusive Samurai (Official) - Volume 1 Chapter 2, and it's clear this series is making quite the impression. It seems the raw realities depicted here are hitting home, with one reader noting the brutal, yet strategically understandable, nature of the usurpation. They're definitely intrigued by how things will play out and super curious about why the mysterious priest chose to save our protagonist. 🤔 But it's not just the grim politics getting attention! Fans are absolutely \*loving\* the unique atmosphere, calling this "surreal Japan" a 10/10 experience. And get this – the comedy is a massive hit! 😂 Many comments specifically highlight how much they adore "THE COMEEEDDYYYY" in the chapter, showing that even amidst the serious plot, there's plenty of unexpected laughter. Plus, the expressive characters are a huge draw, adding another layer of charm. It sounds like The Elusive Samurai (Official) - Volume 1 Chapter 2 is a wild, wonderful ride, balancing dark intrigue with delightful humor! ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: generated ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: tr - transcript_bubbles: 162 ### Content ASHIKAGA TAKAUJI WAS A HEROIC AND RENOWNED TACTICAL GENIUS. ...AND THEN MOVED LIKE LIGHTNING TO SEIZE POWER. HE BEGAN ACHIEVING GLORY THROUGHOUT THE LAND DURING THE KAMAKURA SHOGUNATE ... ...OF THE BOY HE TOOK EVERYTHING FROM. THIS IS THE STORY CHAPTER 2: TAG 1333 HOJO TOKIYUKI IS THE RIGHTFUL HEIR TO THE KAMAKURA SHOGUNATE. OF ALL THE WORLD'S WARRIORS, HE IS THE MOST ELUSIVE. HIS HISTORY IS ONE OF WANDERING, HIDING, AND REVENGE. HE'S ADORABLE WHEN HE'S SLEEPING! HMM I COULD EAT HIM UP! HE LIKES TO WATCH CHILDREN SLEEP... A KISS ... MMM ... ...ON THE CHEEK WOULDN'T BE SO BAD, WOULD IT? WHAT THE HECK... ...WERE YOU JUST TRYING TO DO?! OH, YOU'RE AWAKE? YOUR EVASIVE FOOTWORK IS INDEED SUPERB, TOKIYUKI- SAMA. IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE OF THE FUTURE... ...STARTLING PEOPLE AWAKE IS CALLED NEOKI DOKKIRI! WHO CARES ?! THIS IS NO TIME FOR PRANKS, YORISHIGE- DONO! YOU SAID YOU'D SHELTER ME IN YOUR TERRITORY... ...BUT WE'VE SPENT DAYS HIDING IN THIS ABANDONED HOUSE... ...AND WE CAN'T ESCAPE KAMAKURA! THE CITY'S EXITS ARE HEAVILY GUARDED. IN THESE OUTFITS, WE LOOK LIKE WE BELONG TO A SHRINE THAT BURNED DOWN. BUT DON'T WORRY, TOKIYUKI- SAMA. WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THINGS LOOSEN UP. MY EYES HAVE DIVINE SIGHT... SO CALM DOWN AND BE PATIENT. ...AND I DO NOT SEE YOU DYING HERE. We caught him! I RECOG- NIZE THOSE STAN- DARDS. WARRIORS WHO HAD SWORN FEALTY TO THE SHOGUNATE ... ...WERE QUICK TO TURN TRAITOR AND RAVAGE KAMAKURA. ASHIKAGA TAKAUJI HAD BEEN KIND... ...BUT BEHIND HIS SMILE... ...HE WAS PLOTTING TO DESTROY THE SHOGUNATE. YES! I BOUGHT UP THE BEAN FIELDS OF SHIMOSA PROVINCE! THAT DOUBLES MY INCOME! I DON'T TRUST THESE PEOPLE HELPING ME EITHER. I DON'T TRUST THESE PEOPLE HELPING ME EITHER. *KAN: AN OLD UNIT OF MONEY HEY! DON'T PUSH THE POVERTY GOD ON TO ME! THIS IS NO TIME FOR BOARD GAMES! NOW I'M THE EMPEROR POVERTY GOD. THAT BOARD GAME SEEMS FUTURISTIC! THE WAY THEY'RE ENJOYING THEM- SELVES... ...MAKES IT HARD TO IMAGINE THEY'LL STICK WITH ME. YORI- SHIGE- DONO... *POVERTY ...I COULD USE MY TALENT FOR FLEEING TO AVENGE MY CLAN... ...YOU SAID... ...AND REGAIN POWER THROUGH A GAME OF TAG. BUT WARRIORS CLASH HEAD-ON. THEY DON'T WIN BY PLAYING GAMES. DO YOU... ...I CAN GET REVENGE AND TAKE BACK POWER? ...REALLY THINK THAT... THEY CAUGHT HIM AND KILLED HIM. DID YOU KNOW KUNITOKI- SAMA? HE WAS ONE OF HOJO'S SONS. YES. I SAW IT MYSELF. MY OLDER BROTHER ?! TH... THAT CAN'T BE TRUE!! UM ... UH WHO ARE YOU? HE IS AN APPRENTICE AT MY SHRINE... ...WHO HAD THE FAVOR OF THE HOJO CLAN. KUNITOKI CAN'T BE DEAD!! NOT MY BROTH- ER! I HEARD HE ESCAPED WITH MY UNCLE GODAIIN!! GODAIIN MUNESHIGE TOKIYUKI'S UNCLE ...BUT AFTER GODAIIN HID THE BOY... ...WAS WITH HIS UNCLE GODAIIN... KUNI- TOKI- SAMA ... ...HE TOLD THE ENEMY NITTA CLAN WHERE HE WAS. THEN THEY LOPPED OFF KUNI- TOKI'S HEAD. IT WAS A HORRIBLE END FOR ONE SO YOUNG. HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE TREACHERY SHAMELESSNESS INHUMANITY ATTACK SPEED FOOLISHNESS GREED REPUTATION GODAIIN SOUGHT TO BENEFIT FROM HIS NEPHEW'S STATUS... NOW HIS NAME IS REMEMBERED AS ONE OF THE WORST FIENDS IN JAPANESE HISTORY. ...EVEN AS HE SOLD OUT THE BOY, A NINE- YEAR-OLD CHILD OF A LORD, TO THE ENEMY. BUT NITTA'S MEN DESPISED HIM TOO... WHAT BECAME OF THE UNCLE? HE WAS HOPING FOR A REWARD ... ...SO THEY DROVE HIM AWAY EMPTY- HANDED. ...FOR HIS FOUL DEED. B L E E A G H TOKI- YUKI- SAMA? I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH IT!! THE TREACHERY OF THE ASHIKAGA, OUR RETAINERS FOR GENERA- TIONS... EVEN THE TREACHERY OF MY UNCLE... THE TREACHERY OF THE SAMURAI... TOKI- YUKI- SAMA... THERE'S NO ONE I CAN TRUST!! TOKIYUKI- SAMA!! GAH! DID MY HOLY LIGHT CALM YOU DOWN? WHY DO YOU SHINE LIKE THAT?! ROUGHLY. AND ONLY RARELY. I TOLD YOU. MY DIVINE POWER ALLOWS ME TO SEE THE FUTURE. I SEE A FUTURE IN WHICH GODAIIN IS SITTING... ...SURROUNDED BY ENEMY SOLDIERS AND UNABLE TO ACT. COME AND I WILL SHOW YOU... ...HOW YOU MAY WIN THIS GAME. YOU CAN AVENGE YOUR BROTHER ... ...AND TAKE THE FIRST STEP TOWARD RECLAIMING YOUR RIGHTFUL PLACE! DAMN! IS IT BECAUSE ...KUNITOKI'S MOTHER WAS MERELY TAKATOKI'S CONCUBINE... ...AND A MISTRESS'S CHILD DOESN'T COUNT? WHY AREN'T THEY MORE GRATE- FUL?! KUNITOKI WAS THE REGENT'S SON! KUNITOKI WASN'T A GOOD ENOUGH ROLL OF THE DICE... ...FOR ME TO GET ANY- WHERE IN THIS GAME. ...I NEED TO GIVE THEM THE HEIR! SO... YES, I CAN DO THAT! ...I'LL GET THE RECOGNITION I DESERVE! IF I TURN OVER THE RIGHTFUL HEIR... ...THAT GREEDY FIEND... THE MOMENT HE DECIDED YOU WERE HIS PREY... ...BECAME A DEMON-ONE WHO WILL PURSUE YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH! Godaiin Muneshige NOW ... ...LET US DEFEAT THE DEMON WHO SEEKS YOU. HE MUST BE HIDING NEARBY, LOOKING FOR A CHANCE TO ESCAPE. I HEARD THAT TOKIYUKI FLED TO SHINANO WITH SUWA YORISHIGE. BUT THE ROAD TO SHINANO IS HEAVILY GUARDED. I TOO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN KAMAKURA ... ...SO I KNOW ALL THE BEST PLACES TO HIDE! HE LOOKS POSITIVELY TASTY! ... TOKI- YUKI- DONO! I'VE FOUND YOU... UNCLE ... GODAIIN ... ? I'M HERE NOW, SO DON'T WORRY! I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE SAFE! DID YOU GET SEPARATED FROM YORISHIGE? LET'S GET OUT OF HERE! UNCLE... ...BETRAY MY BROTHER? ...WHY DID YOU... AHH I SEE HOW IT IS... He's fast... ...SO YOU EXPECTED ME TO COME LOOKING FOR YOU... YOU KNOW OF MY DISLOYALTY ... ...AND PLACED YOUR ALLIES BEHIND ME FOR AN AMBUSH. YOU PLAYED THE TRUSTING FOOL SPLENDIDLY! I NEVER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED A CHILD TO BE SO CUNNING! ...NOT MERELY BECAUSE OF MY STATUS... HOWEVER, TOKIYUKI- DONO ... ...AS AN IMPORTANT RETAINER... ...KUNITOKI- DONO WAS PLACED IN MY CARE... ...NOR BECAUSE I AM YOUR UNCLE. IT WAS BECAUSE OF... ...MY SKILL AS A FIGHTER! ...THEN CHOP OFF YOUR LEGS AND DRAG YOU IN. SO I'LL KILL THESE TWO BRATS... AND THEN I'LL MOVE AHEAD IN THE GAME! THE DICE ARE CAST. IS THIS A VICIOUS BATTLE... ...OR MERELY SPORT? SURVIVAL DEPENDS UPON A GAME OF TAG... ...IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES!! Possibly his first manga appearance ever URGH THIS IS ALL I GET AFTER 700 YEARS?! ## See also - [WebtoonLib — The Elusive Samurai #2](/series/the-elusive-samurai-4391ef/chapter-2-c4r9g4) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-elusive-samurai-4391ef ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.