Assassin's Creed Shadows: Defensive Position Walkthrough
March 30, 2025, 08:35 PM

The story mission Defensive Position in Assassin's Creed Shadows is optional and will not be available if you choose the correct target in the quest The Tea Ceremony. We describe the walkthrough and rewards for the quest.
- Region: Izumi Setsu
- Quest Board Section: Shinbakufu — Golden Teppo
- Quest Source: automatically appears after the encounter with Otama in the "Tea Ceremony" quest
- Requirement: choose to confront Otama in the "Tea Ceremony" quest
- Recommended Level: 8
- Reward: 2000 experience, 2 master points
- Quest Description: Wakasa is the masked woman who shot Naoe with a gold-trimmed teppo. This former pirate climbed from the bottom to the top of Sakai society, and she wants the world to know it.
How to Complete the Defensive Position Quest
This quest will only open if you made a mistake at the tea ceremony and killed the wrong person. If you follow our guide, you won't receive it.
However, if you chose the wrong target, you will have to go to the fortress by the marker and eliminate your target. Along with Wakasa, other enemies will be waiting: you can sneak up on her unnoticed, eliminating a few sentries beforehand to kill stealthily.
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