I stand on the battlefield as an incarnation of Bishamonten.
敵に塩を送る。
Military Strategists
Uesugi Kenshin
The 'Dragon of Echigo' — a Sengoku-era warlord whose devotion to righteous warfare and Buddhist faith made him Japan's most paradoxical military figure (1530-1578). Uesugi Kenshin fought not for territorial expansion but for justice and honor, yet his battlefield genius made him perhaps the finest tactical commander of his age.
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I fight my enemies with swords, not with salt.
-- Uesugi Kenshin
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Then we shall fight in the shade.
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There is no greater fulfillment for a warrior than this.
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相撲は正々堂々と取るものだ
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