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An Education Walkthrough
Assassin's Creed Shadows

An Education Walkthrough

Complete walkthrough for the 'An Education' quest in Assassin's Creed Shadows, including how to find the location, defeat enemies, and perform a Kata.

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Complete walkthrough for the 'An Education' quest in Assassin's Creed Shadows, including how to find the location, defeat enemies, and perform a Kata.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head to the Azuchi sub-region in Omi, specifically the Training Ground area within the Azuchi castle. Look for a question mark if you haven't discovered it.
  2. 2
    Enter the first building and find a letter on a desk. Read it to trigger a flashback and cutscenes.
  3. 3
    After regaining control, follow the retainer to a cutscene.
  4. 4
    You will then fight Marume Nagayoshi. He has a quick, unblockable double attack and a slower, three-hit unblockable combo. Use the start of the fight to learn his moves. You have limited Rations.
  5. 5
    After the fight, watch the scenes and walk down the stairs.
  6. 6
    Fight a Rival Student. They should be defeated with one or two combos.
  7. 7
    In the next scene, you'll meet Lady Oichi. You can choose the dialogue option "Some company might be nice" to flirt with her.
  8. 8
    More cutscenes will follow, including a training montage for Yasuke.
  9. 9
    You'll notice someone spying on you. Chase the suspicious man; he will stop at some barracks.
  10. 10
    More scenes will occur, followed by a chase to the training grounds to meet Nobutsuna, but you'll meet Lady Nene instead.
  11. 11
    After more scenes and dialogue choices (which don't significantly alter the outcome), you'll need to perform a Kata.
  12. 12
    How to Perform a Kata: This is similar to Naoe's Kuji-Kiri. Press specific buttons as they appear on screen. There are three input types: hold and release a button when a circle fills, press a button once when it appears without movement, or press a button when a circle moves inward to the smaller inner circle.
  13. 13
    If you fail an input, you must restart that group. The final group of six inputs can be difficult, especially the last two which involve timing a button hold/release with another button press.
  14. 14
    After completing the Kata, watch the scenes.
  15. 15
    You will then fight three of Masatoyo's students. They have three health segments each and use many unblockable attacks. Focus on one student at a time until they are defeated. Block or parry their normal and blue combo strikes.
  16. 16
    After defeating the students, more scenes will play out.
  17. 17
    Choose any dialogue options that appear, as they do not change the quest outcome.
  18. 18
    This quest concludes and returns you to the present day. Completing it unlocks subsequent quests.
Tips
  • Marume Nagayoshi's quick double attack is unblockable.
  • His slower three-hit combo is also unblockable.
  • You have limited Rations during the fight with Marume Nagayoshi.
  • Pay close attention to the input types during the Kata.
  • Failing a Kata input requires restarting that specific group of inputs.
  • The final two inputs of the Kata are the most challenging.
  • Focus on defeating one student at a time during the three-on-one fight.
  • Dodge frequently due to the students' unblockable attacks.
  • Block or parry normal and blue combo attacks from the students.

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