Walkthrough for the tale The Birth of Suffering in the game Ghost of Tsushima. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the tale smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.
Quest Group: Tales of Tsushima
Tale: Norio Tale
Location: Toyotama
Prerequisites: To play this tale, you must first complete the tale A New Horizon.
This tale will be unlocked after completing "A New Horizon" main tale during which you will meet a monk named Norio for the first time.
(4 of 9) The warrior monk Norio told me some monks of Cedar Temple are helping Kushi Temple resist the invasion. Norio asked me to join him there and help their cause.
The Birth of Suffering
Toyotama
Kushi Temple
Toyotama
To start this tale go to Kushi Temple where you will find Norio fighting several Mongols. Help him get rid of the attackers and then you can talk.
Norio will inform you that the Mongols had stolen a priceless statue of Buddha from the temple, and that Abbot Komei managed to escape and hide somewhere, but unfortunately he does not know where. This will end this short tale and two new ones will be unlocked - "The Blood Sutra" and "The Cause of Suffering".
After completing this tale, you will be able to play the tales The Blood Sutra, The Cause of Suffering.