This will be my first AAR Ive ever done, so I apologize if it is absolutely terrible. You can blame the promise of CK2 beta keys if anything.
I would also like to shout out to the Sengoku 1551 mod by chatnoir17 and Sakura, because without this mod, this AAR would not have been possible. Now, without further ado...
Prelude: Kipposhi. 1551-1559
1551, Owari
The death of his father Nobuhide hit Kipposhi hard. Having only recently turned 16 and struck by his tragic and sudden death, he was known to have thrown the ceremonial incense at the altar, disgracing himself and his mentor/father figure, Hirate Madahida.
In the early days of his rule, Kipposhi's temperamental nature would prove most troublesome. Already considered a fool by many and disregarded as child with no discipline, many retainers grew estranged from him during this time. However, those who knew him well valued the ambitions he had and his view of the future- one of social flexibility, and these men would be his saving grace in time of need.
Nobutomo, Kipposhi's uncle, was not one of these men. As acting deputy of the shugo, Shiba Yoshimune, Nobutomo challenged Kipposhi's legitimacy as acting ruler of the clan. At first, he plotted Kipposhi's assassination. Although Yoshimune knew of the plot, he decided that his own safety was more important, and did not warn the young lord. In 1553, by complete happenstance, Hirate Madahida was nearby Kipposhi's quarters in Nagoya Castle, and spotted the ninja enroute to his target. Rushing to defend his lord, Madahida was mortally wounded, but in his fight, alerted the guards and saved Kipposhi's life. Madahida would later die that year, furthering the despair of the young Kipposhi.
Having not been discovered, over the next few years, Nobutomo gathered allies to supplant Kipposhi with his brother Nobuyuki. By 1559, he had achieved the strength he needed. However, Shiba Yoshimune, fearful that a battle would draw nearby clans to invade Owari, fled Nobutomo's court on guise of traveling home, and visited Kipposhi. He confessed that Nobutomo had planned the previous assassination and was now raising troops to rebel.
Many would say that at this moment, Kipposhi was no more. His melancholy culminated into a fierce rage, aimed straight at his uncle. Whether or not it was true, he blamed Nobutomo for not only Madahida, but his own father's death. With only a dozen men, Kipposhi marched into his uncles castle in the dead of night, and slaughtered him and anyone who defended him or his brother Nobuyuki. Only Shibata Katsuie, who was at home in Aichi at the time, was spared. It was said that night blood poured out into the streets of Kiyosu Castle. It was that night when young Kipposhi grew the ambition, conviction, and ruthlessness he would need to realize his goals. It was that night he became Oda Nobunaga.
I would also like to shout out to the Sengoku 1551 mod by chatnoir17 and Sakura, because without this mod, this AAR would not have been possible. Now, without further ado...
Prelude: Kipposhi. 1551-1559
1551, Owari
The death of his father Nobuhide hit Kipposhi hard. Having only recently turned 16 and struck by his tragic and sudden death, he was known to have thrown the ceremonial incense at the altar, disgracing himself and his mentor/father figure, Hirate Madahida.
In the early days of his rule, Kipposhi's temperamental nature would prove most troublesome. Already considered a fool by many and disregarded as child with no discipline, many retainers grew estranged from him during this time. However, those who knew him well valued the ambitions he had and his view of the future- one of social flexibility, and these men would be his saving grace in time of need.
Nobutomo, Kipposhi's uncle, was not one of these men. As acting deputy of the shugo, Shiba Yoshimune, Nobutomo challenged Kipposhi's legitimacy as acting ruler of the clan. At first, he plotted Kipposhi's assassination. Although Yoshimune knew of the plot, he decided that his own safety was more important, and did not warn the young lord. In 1553, by complete happenstance, Hirate Madahida was nearby Kipposhi's quarters in Nagoya Castle, and spotted the ninja enroute to his target. Rushing to defend his lord, Madahida was mortally wounded, but in his fight, alerted the guards and saved Kipposhi's life. Madahida would later die that year, furthering the despair of the young Kipposhi.
Having not been discovered, over the next few years, Nobutomo gathered allies to supplant Kipposhi with his brother Nobuyuki. By 1559, he had achieved the strength he needed. However, Shiba Yoshimune, fearful that a battle would draw nearby clans to invade Owari, fled Nobutomo's court on guise of traveling home, and visited Kipposhi. He confessed that Nobutomo had planned the previous assassination and was now raising troops to rebel.
Many would say that at this moment, Kipposhi was no more. His melancholy culminated into a fierce rage, aimed straight at his uncle. Whether or not it was true, he blamed Nobutomo for not only Madahida, but his own father's death. With only a dozen men, Kipposhi marched into his uncles castle in the dead of night, and slaughtered him and anyone who defended him or his brother Nobuyuki. Only Shibata Katsuie, who was at home in Aichi at the time, was spared. It was said that night blood poured out into the streets of Kiyosu Castle. It was that night when young Kipposhi grew the ambition, conviction, and ruthlessness he would need to realize his goals. It was that night he became Oda Nobunaga.
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