Walkthrough for the tale The Past Never Passes 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: Ishikawa Tale
Location: Izuhara
Prerequisites: To play this tale, you must first complete the tale The Sensei and the Student.
This tale will be unlocked when you complete "The Sensei and the Student" tale.
(3 of 9) Sensei lshikawa's traitorous former student, Tomoe, is training Mongol archers in Hiyoshi. We stopped some from brutalizing a small settlement, but Tomoe is still out there.
I will meet lshikawa at his dojo to plan our next move.
Sensei Ishikawa's Dojo
Izuhara
When you're ready, go and talk to Ishikawa in his dojo. He'll tell you about the Mongolian archers' attacks that take place near the Hiyoshi Springs.
Sensei lshikawa's traitorous former student, Tomoe, is training Mongol archers in Hiyoshi. Her archers have surrounded Hiyoshi Springs, cutting it off ahead of a Mongol attack. Tomoe is as brilliant as she is deadly. We have to stop her.
Follow Ishikawa to the back of his house where there's a great vantage point to survey the area. You have to survey the coastal road, the bridge near the coast, and the road south that runs along a high ridge.
The place you should go to will be marked on the map. Go there. When you notice a corpses lying along the road, it means you've reached your destination.
Be vigilant as you will be attacked by a group of Mongols after a while. Kill them all.
Go to the next location, the bridge near the coast.
Another group of Mongols will be waiting for you there. Kill them all.
Then go to the last, third place you should check, the road south.
When you defeat the last of the Mongols, their leader, he will deliver a message that will greatly anger Ishikawa who will kill him. Ishikawa will tell you that Tomoe is spreading lies to make you doubt each other. This quest will end and a new one will be unlocked - "The Way of the Bow".
After completing this tale, you will be able to play the tale The Way of the Bow.