Suffering a disastrous defeat in the east to Kagetoki's forces, the Heike at Ichi-no-Tani were cut off and had no choice but to flee by sea. Emperor Go-Shirakawa was well aware of the feeling of being a puppet for power, remembering his days of fearful "imprisonment" under Kiyomori and Yoshinaka. When asked if a human on horseback could cross, the hunter said his father knew it was impossible. Yoshinaka also insisted to place the young Hokuroku-no-Miya on the throne, which outraged the retired emperor and Yoritomo. Following the Battle of Fujiwara, Yoshitsune reportedly left his former home at Hiraizumi, Oshu to join under his brother at Kisegawa. These doubts were redoubled by Genji vassals when Yoshitsune accepted his ranks without asking permission.
He ushered in the Kamakura Period, which saw the rise of the warrior class in Japan.
Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He was put under the care of Kurama Temple. Vassals within Kamakura saw it as Yoshitsune colluding with the retired emperor to some day oppose Yoritomo and stressed its defiance to the laws that were being established. While Noriyori led a large army in August heading for Kyushu, Yoshitsune was ordered to subjugate the Heike soldiers at the nearby Mikka-Heishi Rebellion. Letting the youth leave, he proudly assured Yoshitsune that he was as fine as his own sons and would always have a home at Oshu. Yoshitsune and the rest of his army followed suite, the entire unit miraculously landing below in one piece. Shortly after his ceremony, Yoshitsune had a brief reunion with his older brother, Imawaka, who was named Aono Zenji by this time. Alone for the journey, Yoritomo spotted him and met with his brother in person. The Heike lost their foothold in Shikoku and fled once more by sea. He had no idea what the child in question looked like, but he happened to spot Shanaō while walking the mountain path. Some of the notable men who left Hiraizumi with Yoshitsune are listed below. Taking refuge with sympathetic Kamakura nobles and neutral temple establishments, Yoshitsune was able to lurk the area around the capital. Yoritomo, who refused to accept anything from his younger brother, ordered for the letter to be discarded immediately; in his eyes, a leader could not spare a moment of sympathy to one he distrusts. A day later, Kagetoki's fleet of 140 boats arrived as well. He hoped his younger brother, wise youth that he was, would realize his reasons for wanting to keep him in Kyoto: to keep an eye on the retired emperor and to prevent the cloistered one from further trickery. Though the move foiled Tomomori's plot, it was also a taboo gesture in navy warfare and Kagetoki was aghast by Yoshitsune's inexperience as a proper general. He confronted the lad and revealed Ushiwaka's origins to the boy, much to Tōkuwaubō's dismay. He gladly sheltered Yoshitsune and acted upon his earlier promises of adopting him. His pride additionally hurt, Hōgen plotted to kill Yoshitsune as he left his household. Yoshitsune assembled a new army with his ties in Settsu Province by March 1185. A brave and righteous youth who is gungho for action, Yoshitsune strives to prove himself as a true warrior.
Hidehira stated that the Satō siblings felt they were defending a worthy cause and Yoshitsune should respect their feelings to honor their memory. Surprised yet again by the young commander's tactics, the befuddled Heike abandoned their position and fled by boats to sea. On the other hand, Yoshitsune felt his return to Oshu was bittersweet. For many fictional interpretations regarding Yoshitsune, the In reality, there often isn't enough solid evidence to fully support or debunk the Readers are free to choose whatever they wish to believe.
Kagetoki reasoned that his boats were the best and freely allowed Yoshitsune to use them as he saw fit. After a brief reprieve, Yoshitsune and his men pressed north toward the Heike's position at Yashima. The jump would later be dubbed By dusk the same day, the soldiers and arrows were spent and the Genji army gathered whoever remained alive in the Heike fleet as prisoners.