The Elusive Samurai manga volume 9 features story and art by Yusei Matsui.

Tokiyuki has revealed himself as the Hojo heir to Yorishige’s allies and supporters at last. The time has come for Suwa province to march against Ashikaga Takauji and the Mikado. Alongside Yorishige, Tokiyuki now rides at the head of the army in a move to retake Kamakura for the Hojo clan.

But there is still much hard fighting ahead, and the next obstacle is the Kanto Hisashiban, a group of dazzling - and unusual - young warriors who serve Takauji!

The Elusive Samurai manga volume 10 features story and art by Yusei Matsui.

Tokiyuki and his loyal retainers, the Elusive Warriors, take on the members of the Kanto Hisashiban, Ashikaga Takauji’s stewards in charge of the defense of Kamakura. The members of the Hisashiban possess almost superhuman skills and abilities, as well as... unique personalities.

Kojiro faces off against Shibukawa, the most formidable of the Hisashiban warriors, in a duel he must win - for if he loses, Tokiyuki’s head will be forfeit! Tokiyuki himself must face the mad warrior Imagawa in a desperate contest of horsemanship to raise the morale of his entire army!

The Elusive Samurai manga volume 11 features story and art by Yusei Matsui.

The battle for control of Kamakura has been joined! The Hojo and Ashikaga forces clash as Tokiyuki and his Elusive Warriors take on the members of the infamous Kanto Hisashiban. Kojiro has engaged Kagetada, a warrior twisted by Uesugi’s chemical experiments. Genba skirts the edges of the battle trying to track down another Ashikaga ninja. After Tokiyuki’s inspiring race around the battlefield, his opponent, the horse-mad samurai Imagawa, moves in for the kill. Even Tokiyuki’s famed elusiveness may not save him this time…

The Elusive Samurai manga volume 12 features story and art by Yusei Matsui.

After years of training and deadly battles, the combined Hojo and Suwa army, with Tokiyuki at its head, has defeated Ashikaga Takauji’s forces and retaken the city of Kamakura! After celebrating his return, Tokiyuki and his retainers seek the services of the legendary swordsmith Masamune. Meanwhile, Emperor Go-Daigo, shocked and confused by the defeat, orders Takauji himself to ride forth at the head of his army to attack and destroy Tokiyuki once and for all!