sincerly, i think sasaki surviving is fucking cheap
a literal "too protagonist to die" thing, plus i bet my whole 2 internets that he is gonna give it a go back to the tournament
Ieyasu WAS a shogun in history, I wonder if this is the way for it to happen. Had me confused at first when his own retainer died and he was seemingly out of the tournament. Had me thinking it won't go the history route and make it less obvious. But now I feel like it is a possibility