Checklist:
PROLOGUE
- The Lord’s Favor
- Spirit of a Warrior
- Flames of War
- Fight of the Kabushiba Ikki
- The Onryo Samurai
ACT 1 – DEFEAT THE FIRST 3 SHINBAKUFU
(Intermission – An Unpayable Debt – continues later) - Wake Up Call
- An Unpayable Debt
- From Spark to Flame
- Way of the Blacksmith (The League > Tomiko)
- Searching Sakai (The Onryo > The Golden Teppo)
- The Perfect Gift (The Onryo > The Golden Teppo)
- Dress for Success (The Onryo > The Golden Teppo)
- The Tea Ceremony (The Onryo > The Golden Teppo)
- Drive the Point Home / Defensive Position (The Onryo > The Golden Teppo) –> The Golden Teppo defeated
- The Fatherless Monk (The Onryo > The Wounded) – The Warrior Monk

- The Killing Field (The Onryo > The Wounded)
- Stolen Faith (The Onryo > The Wounded)
- Heads Will Roll (The Onryo > The Wounded) –> The Wounded defeated
- Friend of My Enemy (The League > Tomiko)
- Belly of the Beast (The Onryo > The Shinbakufu)
- Temple of the Horseman (The Onryo > Oda Nabunaga)
- Lightning and Thunder (The Onryo > Oda Nabunaga)
- Mibuno Showdown (The Onryo > Oda Nabunaga) – Yasuke unlocked
ACT 2 – DEFEAT ALL 12 SHINBAKUFU - An Education (Yasuke)
- Nobutsuna Sensei (Yasuke)
- Lady of Whispers (Yasuke)
- Lords of Azuchi (Yasuke)
- An Evening in Otsu (The Shinbakufu -> The Naginata)
- Against the Koga-ryu (The Shinbakufu -> The Naginata) – The Sharpshooter

- Showdown in Sakamoto (The Shinbakufu -> The Naginata) –> The Naginata defeated
- The Bad Brother (The Shinbakufu -> The Fool)
- Missing Missive (The Shinbakufu -> The Fool) – The Thief

- The Rising Tide (The Shinbakufu -> The Fool)
- Inside Help (The Shinbakufu -> The Fool) – defeat all 7 Takahashi of The Twisted Tree to advance story
- Lost Honor (The Shinbakufu -> The Fool) –> The Fool defeated
- A Talk with a Lady (The Shinbakufu -> The Mourner)
- Nagahama Black Powder (The Shinbakufu -> The Mourner)
- A Prayer for Omi (The Shinbakufu -> The Mourner)
- The Price of Rice (The Shinbakufu -> The Mourner)
- The Wheel Unmasked (The Shinbakufu -> The Mourner) –> The Mourner is always spared regardless of whether you attack as Yasuke or Naoe
- The Rengakai (The Shinbakufu -> The Noble)
- Losing Hand (The Shinbakufu -> The Noble)
- The Scent of War (The Shinbakufu -> The Noble)
- A Peculiar Guest (The Shinbakufu -> The Noble)
- Spring and Fall (The Shinbakufu -> The Noble) –> The Noble defeated – doesn’t matter if you choose to spare him or kill him. If you choose to spare he immediately bleeds out and dies anyway, so regardless of the choice he will die
- A Voice in Anger (The Shinbakufu -> The Ox)
- Astray (The Shinbakufu -> The Ox)
- Brothers in Arms (The Shinbakufu -> The Ox)
- Of My Enemy (The Shinbakufu -> The Ox)
- Broken Horn (The Shinbakufu -> The Ox) –> The Ox defeated
- A Chance Encounter (The Shinbakufu -> The Wise)
- Temple Stories (The Shinbakufu -> The Wise)
- Restless Spirits (The Shinbakufu -> The Wise)
- The Lost Envoys (The Shinbakufu -> The Wise)
- Darkness Falls (The Shinbakufu -> The Wise) –> The Wise defeated
- Red Walls (The Shinbakufu -> The Fox)
- Chef Hong (The Shinbakufu -> The Fox)
- Smuggler’s Gambit (The Shinbakufu -> The Fox)
- Revenge (The Shinbakufu -> The Fox)
- The Music (The Shinbakufu -> The Fox)
- The Performer (The Shinbakufu -> The Fox) –> The Fox defeated
(Intermission – Story of a Shinobi – continues later) - Before the Fall (Naoe)
- Wolves and Foxes (Naoe)
(Intermission – Secrets of the Blade – continues later after all 12 shinbakufu defeated) - The Peasant Who Would Be King (The Shinbakufu -> The Two-Faced) – after doing Naoe’s quests and defeating other Shinbakufu –> The Two-Faced defeated
- Topple the Traitor (The Shinbakufu -> The Two-Faced)
- The Man Behind the Mask (The Shinbakufu -> The Horseman) – after defeating all other 11 Shinbakufu –> The Horseman defeated
(Note: must also finish optional quest Requiem for Rokkaku to unlock Act 2 trophy/achievement)
ACT 3 – COMPLETE ALL QUESTS FROM JUNJIRO / YASUKE / NAOE - Raise a Cup (The League -> Junjiro) *could be done sooner, if already completed do Junjiro’s remaining quests, after each quest wait for season to change to get the next one
- Dark Waves, Black Ships (Yasuke -> Yasuke’s Past)
- My Name is Yasuke (Yasuke -> Yasuke’s Past)
- The Path He Walks (Yasuke -> Yasuke’s Past)
- Fighting for the Cause (Templar -> Kimura Kei)
- The Silver Queen (Templar -> Silver Queen)
- A Promise (Templar -> Silver Queen)
- End of the Line (Templar -> Nuno Caro)
- Eyes on the Future (The League -> Junjiro)
- A Different Kind of Samurai (The League -> Junjiro)
- Secrets of the Blade (Naoe -> The Assassins)
- The Meaning of the Blade (Naoe -> The Assassins) –> Credits will roll after this if you followed the order here (if you did Naoe’s quests first then the credits come after Yasuke’s last quest). Act 3 continues until all Junjiro quests are done.
- Soup for Sorin (The League -> Junjiro)
- The Pilgrimage (The League -> Junjiro)
- Leaving a Mark (The League -> Junjiro) – Fall of the Shinbakufu

EPILOGUE – COMPLETE FINAL QUEST - Out of the Shadows – after all 12 Shinbakufu defeated + all quests done for Naoe + Yasuke + Junjiro – Epilogue
–> Story ends here
Targets Rows (South to North)
- Kurai Eikyou (The Katsuragi Agent - The Tsusui Agent - The Blacksmith Agent - The Akiyama Agent - The Messenger)
- The Corrupt Daikan (The Sword Hunter - The Hoarder - The Concubine - The Soiled Merchant - The Hedonist - The Connoisseur)
- Nobtsunaga's Students (Marume Nagayoshi - Asari Nobutane - Hozoin In'ei - Nagano Saemon - Yagyu Munetoshi - Yuki no Kata)
- The Godai Shinobi (The Godai of Water Mizu - The Godai of Fire Kaji - The Godai of Earth Akira of Koga - The Godai of Wind Kazumi - The Godai of Void Yoshimitsu)
- The Twisted Tree (Takahashi Goro - Takahashi Ichi-Hime - Takahashi Shiro - Takahashi Saburo - Takahashi Jiro - Takahashi Taro - Takahashi Inoshichi)