Oda Nobunaga (memory)

Oda Nobunaga was an altered representation of one of Hattori Hanzō's genetic memories, relived by a research analyst at Abstergo Entertainment through the Animus.

First dialogue

 * Yamauchi Taka: You are Kiyonobu, correct?
 * Kiyonobu: Ah, you must be Yamauchi Taka, the monk. Do come in.
 * Yamauchi Taka: I understand you have a message for me from Hattori Hanzo.
 * Kiyonobu: I might...
 * Yamauchi Taka: What is it, then?
 * Kiyonobu: Oh, nothing. Perhaps I don't. I'm struggling to remember.
 * Yamauchi Taka: The only thing you merchants care about is money. Fine. Here. This is all I have.
 * Kiyonobu: Ah, I remember now!
 * Yamauchi Taka: Of course you do.
 * Kiyonobu: Within days, Oda Nobunaga is to meet a bloody end. This stands to benefit no one unless an intervention is made.
 * Yamauchi Taka: Go on.
 * Kiyonobu: Hanzo is charged with keeping Togukawa Ieyasu safe above all other things, which prevents him from taking action.
 * Yamauchi Taka: What does he ask of me?
 * Kiyonobu: As we speak. Akechi Mitsuhide is marching towards Honno-ji to take the life of his former master. You must find Nobunaga before Mitsuhide does.
 * Yamauchi Taka: I am to keep Nobunaga safe?
 * Kiyonobu: Do what you will with the warlord; it doesn't much matter. His time is at an end either way. What matters is the sword Nobunaga holds. It cannot be allowed to fall into Mitsuhide's hands.
 * Yamauchi Taka: What is so special about this sword?
 * Kiyonobu: The sword is not of this earth. It binds men to it who might otherwise be disloyal.
 * Yamauchi Taka: I've heard rumors of this sword.
 * Kiyonobu: Do not be tempted to wield it yourself. In time it would destroy you, just as it did Nobunaga. Just as it has done to those who held it before him.
 * Yamauchi Taka: What sould I do with it, then?
 * Kiyonobu: Do not draw the sword. Cover it whit silk or parchment, and deliver it to the Chinese girl, Liu Yan. The Assassin. You know her, correct? She will take the sword away from Japan.
 * Yamauchi Taka: The games you play have strange rules.
 * Kiyonobu: This is no game.
 * Yamauchi Taka: Very well. It shall be done.

Reference

 * Assassin's Creed: Memories