[... Shadow, you do realize it's a little hard to take you seriously when you're this kawaii, right? HE IS GOING TO CATCH BEFRIEND YOU, POKEWARLORD STYLE.]

Your assistance will be of great value, master Shadow. [He replies with a bow of his head, his mind already going through a million half-drafted plans. If only lord Nobunaga were here, he would definitely know what to do...]

I'm afraid the people of this land either do not possess the knowledge or are not willing to share, so simply asking would be a fruitless labor. I do, however, hear that the rulers of this place welcome new warriors into their ranks, so perhaps that might be a good way to gather more information. And yet...

[And yet Mitsuhide already has a master, and he wishes to serve no one else. This is a problem.]