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Chō Tsurahide ( (ちょう) 連豪 (つらひで) ?) was one of a group of seven former samurai from Ishikawa prefecture who are credited with the assassination of Ōkubo Toshimichi.

Appearance[]

Cho has shirt black hair, large eyebrows, large nose, and a large chin.

Cho wears a dark colored shirt, light colored pants, white socks, and sandals.

Personality[]

Cho was displeased with the new system that the Meiji Government had created, and was willing to kill to show his anger with the system. Cho was also willing to mutilate a corpse just to be able to claim the deed.

Relationships[]

  • Shimada Ichiro: Cho and Ichiro are allies and worked together to kill Okubo.

Abilities[]

Cho has some skills with a katana, and was able to kill a person.

History[]

Kyoto Arc[]

Having sent a letter to the Tokyo newspapers announcing their intentions, on the morning of May 14, 1878, Chō, Shimada Ichirō and five others ambushed Ōkubo's carriage. However, Shishio Makoto had already learned of their plot beforehand and had sent Seta Sōjirō ahead of them to kill Ōkubo in the name of the Juppongatana. Upon discovering Ōkubo already dead inside his carriage, Chō and the others decided to take the credit, as their declaration had already been sent, and took their own swords to the fresh corpse, thus inadvertently burying Shishio's actions from the public eye.

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