In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake
his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his
birthright by running away!
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the
Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's
peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an
abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of
his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it
back, he'll have to do what he does best--run away!
Now in hiding in Suwa under the protection of Yorishige, Tokiyuki takes
on a cover identity--Chojumaru, an apprentice of Suwa Grand Shrine. When
Ogasawara Sadamune, the governor of Shinano and vassal of Takauji the
usurper, shows up to attend a sporting event at the shrine, he's not
just looking to win--if Sadamune finds any Hojo refugees, he'll have
free rein to take over Suwa completely! Thinking the best way to hide
Tokiyuki is in plain sight, Yorishige sends him onto the field to take
on Sadamune...