To protect her daughter, she sent Kiriko to her grandmother and changed her family name to Kamori-Asa’s given name. Alone and with her hands tied, Asa was unable to fight back. The Hashimoto recognized the potential threat posed by Kiriko’s family and acted quickly, kidnapping Kiriko’s father and forcing him to supply weapons for their clan. As rumors raged in Hanamura and Kanezaka regarding the supposed demise of Genji and flight of Hanzo, the Hashimoto took over.

Witnessing years of the Hashimotos’ injustice, Kiriko vowed to restore peace to her town.When she was twelve years old, the head of the clan, Sojiro Shimada, was assassinated by the rival Hashimoto clan. From Tokyo, Toshiro supported Kiriko’s feelings and fed intel to Asa through handwritten letters. But by the time beloved grandmother passed away, Kiriko had caught on to her parents’ predicament, and to the spreading pain the Hashimoto were inflicting on Kanezaka. Under her grandmother’s care, Kiriko forged a close and lasting connection to the fox spirit, serving as a shrine maiden.

When she was twelve years old, the head of the clan, Sojiro Shimada, was assassinated by the rival Hashimoto clan.

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