# WebtoonLib — Vagabond #160

## Series
- title: Vagabond
- slug: vagabond-3f8e7b

## Chapter
- number: 160
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
After a long and poignant focus on Sasaki Kojiro's origins, the narrative dramatically pivots back in time to the battlefield where the saga began. Here, a fateful, previously unseen encounter unfolds as a 17-year-old Shinmen Takezo unwittingly crosses paths with the prodigious Kojiro and the formidable Ito Ittosai. While no duel occurs, a single, haunting look from the deaf swordsman is enough to leave a lasting impression on the young Takezo, finally weaving the timelines of the two fated rivals together and foreshadowing the legendary conflict to come.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- A flashback reveals 17-year-old Takezo (Musashi) encountering Kojiro and Ittosai at Sekigahara.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
After a long and poignant focus on Sasaki Kojiro's origins, the narrative dramatically pivots back in time to the battlefield where the saga began.

### Spoiler summary
After a long and poignant focus on Sasaki Kojiro's origins, the narrative dramatically pivots back in time to the battlefield where the saga began. Here, a fateful, previously unseen encounter unfolds as a 17-year-old Shinmen Takezo unwittingly crosses paths with the prodigious Kojiro and the formidable Ito Ittosai. While no duel occurs, a single, haunting look from the deaf swordsman is enough to leave a lasting impression on the young Takezo, finally weaving the timelines of the two fated rivals together and foreshadowing the legendary conflict to come.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Vagabond #160](/series/vagabond-3f8e7b/chapter-160)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/vagabond-3f8e7b

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