Mind and Body is the second in a series of Kuji Kiri Quests in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. It’ll require you to look for a Heirloom Scroll to improve Naoe’s Shinobi knowledge. Read on to find out where you need to go and what you get for completing the quest.

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Naoe has a lot more training to do.

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Starting the Mind and Body Kuji Kiri Quest¶

You can find Kuji Kiri’s scattered across Japan but the first four that you’ll come across in the Izumi Settsu region will have a short quest. Mind and Body will be the second one that becomes available and it doesn’t matter which location you visit as the game will automatically trigger the quest based on your progression. The Kuji Kiri can be found in the following locations:

• Eboshigata Hachiman Shrine - Southwest of the Hideout
• Fujibayashi Homestead - Northeast of Osaka Castle
• Rolling Glen - East of Osaka Castle
• Kawachi Heights - Southeast of the Hideout

Talk to Matsu¶

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(1 of 2) Carefully follow the button sequence to meditate

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Carefully follow the button sequence to meditate (left), then inside the alter at the back Kasuga Shrine to find Matsu’s Heirloom Scroll. (right)

The quest will begin with a dialogue choice at the beginning but this doesn’t change the outcome of the quest so you can safely select either option. Nagato wants you to do some mediation to try and cleanse the mind and this can be done by following the button sequence shown on screen:

• Playstation - D-Pad Up, Circle, X, D-Pad Left.
• Xbox - D-Pad Up, B, A, D-Pad Left.

Once you’re done with the Kuji Kiri, follow the path along to the west and speak with Matsu and she mentions that there is a scroll that contains some lessons that’ll be extremely useful on your path to become a Shinobi.

Find Matsu’s Heirloom Scroll¶

The Heirloom Scroll is currently left with some priests so you’ll want to head northwest to reach the Kasuga Shrine. The scroll can be found sitting on an altar inside the smaller shrine on the right at the back of the area, but there are several enemies roaming around here, so you’ll want to approach it by sticking to the outside of the area to avoid any unnecessary bloodshed. Head back to Nagato with the scroll in your possession to trigger a short scene and the quest will come to a close and you’ll be rewarded with 500 XP and 1 Knowledge Point.