Chapter 1: Daughter of the Hagakure

As you start the first mission with Ayame, creep forward and make a right around the first corner. Sneak up on the girl there and stick her from behind. Once you take her down, head around the corner to the right and head up the stairs to the small platform to grab the goodies there. Hop back down and head back over to where you killed the girl and grapple up to the roof of the building on the other side of the stream. Wait for the ninja below to pass and jump down on him. Head south and grapple up onto the next wall on the left and wait for the kunoichi to come walking up the slope. When she turns to walk back down, jump on her and give her the kill. At the bottom of the slope and to the left will be another ninja, so stick around the corner until he turns and then run and get him. Once they are both dead, grapple up to the top of the wooden structure to the east and head down the ramp.

On the other side of the wooden wall at the bottom will be a kunoichi patrolling back and forth as well as a ninja at the far end of the pathway to the east. Sneak up on the Kunoichi and then head north and up the side of the area to get the jump on the ninja there as he comes around the corner. Once they have both been taken out, grapple up to the large doors where the hanging body is and go through. As you get to the other side, below you will be two ninja’s patrolling. Let them get close together and then jump down for a double stealth attack. Continue east, down around the wooden beams and you will come to an area with a pond. Head left and use the wall for cover as the kunoichi appears. Take her down as she passes and continue. Grapple up to the wall ahead of you and there will be two samurai guards on the other side. Kill them quickly and quietly and head up the ramp to the village. Kill the ninja there and head to the center of the village where the red star is on the map. When you approach it, a scene will play and a battle with Rin will start. Simply give her a few whacks and sword swipes and she will be down for the count.

Chapter 2-1: Departures

Now that you are in control of Rin, you need to make your way out of the village and to the docks. Head through the passage Futaba showed you to the west and kill the kunoichi there. Continue around the corner and swim across the water to the other side. Jump out and down to the right to jump on the ninja patrolling there. When he is dead, grapple up on to the wooden wall and jump onto the next ninja there. When he’s down, run up the stairs ahead of you and crawl through the hole in the wall to the right. Crawl through and make your way along the next passage until you reach a samurai around the corner. Take him down and continue to the next corner at the wooden wall. Wait for the kunoichi to turn and run and kill her. Continue heading east, to the ninja that is patrolling there. Easily sneak up on him and you will come to the docks area where there will be a kunoichi and a samurai patrolling. Head along the far left side to sneak up on the samurai first and then the kunoichi as she turns. Hop down into the water when they are dead and go through the open gate to the dock on the far right to complete the mission.

Chapter 2-2: Determination

If you defeated all of the enemies in the first mission, then you will be taken to this alternate mission. When you start it, there will be a row of candles at the top of the screen indicating how many enemies are left for you to kill. You need to kill all the enemies in the mission to complete it. The mission is the exact same as Departures, you just need to take vengeance and kill everyone.

Chapter 3-1: Secret Encounters

As the mission starts, immediately grapple up to the roof in front of you and again to the higher roof across from you. Run across the roof tops and make your way to the left. Head up the stairs across the stream when the civilian women there turns and make your way left across the rooftops again to the large set of doors there. Go through to watch a scene and continue forward down the slope. Now you will need to follow Jyuzou around the village without letting him see you and with out letting him get too far ahead of you. When it says that you can’t find Jyuzou in the left corner, you have a few seconds to get closer to him before you fail the mission. Use the rooftops again to follow him around and stay low so that the other people around the village don’t see you creeping around. Stay on his tail until he reaches another set of large doors and a scene plays showing him enter them. Once he does, hop off the rooftop and enter yourself. Now you will square off with a woman and a butter knife who is no match for Ayame at all. Give her a couple of swipes and she will die lickety split.

Chapter 4: I am Rin of Beniya

Now that you are back in control of Rin, hop across the pit in front of you and enter the large clearing of trees. To the right in the far corner will be two samurais walking around and patrolling. Sneak over to the right side and grapple up onto the scaffolding there to get the jump on them. When they are dead, enter the passage way and follow the corridor to the first corner. Wait for the ronin there to turn around and then take him down. Walk past the stairs on the right and continue to the second passage there. Head up the stairs surrounded by blue walls and on the room at the top will be two more enemies to deal with. Let them separate and then take them down one at a time. Once they are down, make a right through the next passage and head up the stairs there. Wait for the guard there at the top to turn around and then take him out. Make a right off the bridge to the ledge below and kill the samurai there and continue around the passage. Wait at the corner for the ronin at the far end to turn and then make the long run to take him down. When you do, make the first left and follow that passage all the way around to the golden room where a scene will play as you enter. Since the scene takes care of the boss for you, sit back and watch as the mission completes.

Chapter 5: Fated Reunions

As the mission starts, you will square off with a bear where Rin last was. To defeat the bear use a poison dart to wear it down and then run circles around it and slash it from behind. It will more often then not block front attacks so they will be pointless. Once it is defeated, enter the cave opening and hide at the first corner to wait for the ninja to turn around. Kill him when he does and continue to the next corner. Wait for the ninja at the far end to turn and make the long run to kill him from behind. When you do, immediately run forward and left to the dead end where the water is. This will take you to the north part of the map. Wait around the corner there for the kunoichi to walk to the right and then take out the ninja, Continue forward across the boards and make a right at the next passage to cross over the wooden bridge there. Head across the bridge and take out the knife throwing ninja there and hop over the gap. Run down the ramp to the far corner and follow the passage to the left. Now you will be back at the blue walled cave area where you near entered with Rin. Kill the few enemies here and in the next corridor and you will come outside to the open treed area with the wooden scaffolding. Make your way to the opening in the wall in the far left corner and the mission will be complete.

Chapter 6-1: The Blind Masseuse

You start off as Rin for this mission to find the blind masseuse Nasu. From the start, jump across the gap and grab the ledge on the other side and wait for the samurai to walk down the slope. Take him out from behind and wait by the bright lights for the enemy walking up and down the center of the path way to turn. Kill him and make your way forward and up the ledges to the right. Grab the second ledge and wait for the guard there to turn and quickly kill him as well. Head out to the large area and make your way to the right side. Head down the slope there and there will be three enemies that you can see here. Hop over the fence to take out the closest one and hop back over. Wait for the other two to turn and sneak up on them one at a time.

You may have to run back to the ledge and drop off to lose them if you are caught, but being quick and you can take them all out easily. Once those are dead, continue to follow the path to the right and you will come to a large set of doors to go through. When you go through, crouch behind the fence and take out the kunoichi that will come towards you. Continue to go right and make a left to the bridge. Head across and a battle with Ayame will play. Since Rin is much weaker than Ayame, use caltrops to make Ayame vulnerable and attack her with some combos. Continue this pattern and Ayame will go down in no time. After the scene, you will be back in control and outside of a doorway. Go through and quickly jump up to the first ledge on the left side. Pull up to the roof and then run across hopping from roof to roof until you reach the red dot on the map which will be a small opening to a building.

Crawl inside and make your way forward and to the left. Drop down the opening there and you will land on a set of stairs. Head down them and around the corner to a large room full of casks. Make your way around the corner and take out the kunoichi there before you get too far into the room. There will be a few more enemies on the other side of the casks, so use them for cover and grapple to the top of them. When you are on top of the casks, look up and you will be a set of wooden beams. There will be a map on them that, if you pick up, will take you to an alternate mission next. If you don’t want the alternate mission, don’t pick it up. Step out to kill the samurai and ronins as they approach and as you get closer to their position. Head down the small hallway when they are done and make a left to trigger a scene with Nasu. If you go down the hallway on th afar right side of the room, then you will just watch a scene and not have to battle him. If you go through the center entrance, you will have to battle him. After the battle, put your back to the door with the circle marks under it and run to the end of the hall when the enemy there walks away. Head down the stairs and get the jump on the geisha there. When she is dead, make a left and the mission will end.