Yoshii Toranaga is a powerful bushō from a feared lineage. When we meet Toranaga, he is isolated and outnumbered by his enemies in Osaka. But little does anyone realize that Toranaga is a brilliant strategist and a master of the long game.
Toranaga was given to his father's rival as a hostage when he was a young boy — he grew up surrounded by enemies, far from his family. Even though he was raised as his station demanded, with the comforts and the training of a samurai, his childhood taught him to keep his true feelings hidden.
A natural leader of men, Toranaga won his freedom as a boy when he began commanding his captor's army in battle. Small victories became large ones, and soon Toranaga became the lord of his own domain.
Ever since those early battles, Hiromatsu has been by his side, believing in Toranaga's extraordinary tactical skill. Also in Toranaga's inner circle is Kiri, his loyal wife, one of the few people who can poke fun at the feared warlord.
