Ghost of Yotei The Blind Stranger Walkthrough (Side Quest)

In this guide, we’ll explore how you can begin and complete The Blind Stranger in Ghost of Yotei, one of the game’s side quests.

The Blind Stranger quest begins (Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment)

The Blind Stranger in Ghost of Yotei is a side quest that involves speaking to a blind ronin and then escorting him to a location. However, the quest isn’t that straightforward, since you’ll have to fight against a powerful enemy before the mission concludes. You can attempt this particular side quest during the first chapter of the game, called The Lone Wolf. In the following guide, we’ll discuss how you can accept the quest and then complete it.

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Head to Nakajima Sake House to start the quest (Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment)

To start the quest, you’ll first have to visit the Nakajima Sake House in the Teshio Ridge zone of the map. You can use the image above for guidance on how to get there. Once there, proceed inside the Sake House and you’ll run into two men having an argument. One of the men, a ronin, uses a smoke bomb to blind the other temporarily and make him run out of the building. You can now go up and talk to him. He’ll offer you a job, which you can accept or reject. Accepting the job will begin The Blind Stranger side quest.

Here’s what you need to do to complete this quest.

Listen To the Ronin and Follow Him

Following the Ronin (Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment)

During the conversation with the blind man, he reveals that he feels threatened and wants Atsu to escort him home. When she agrees, the cutscene ends. You’ll start following the blind ronin. Keep following until a deer runs past you. The blind man will lose count of his steps and will ask you to lead him to a pile of large rocks nearby. You shouldn’t have any trouble finding these rocks, as they are almost straight in front of where the blind ronin stops. Simply look at the rocks and press R2 when the button prompt shows up to lead the man there.

Once you reach the rocks, the blind man will once again take over and you’ll start following him. But you won’t have to go far before a cutscene begins. It seems the blind ronin led you into a trap. Now the other ronin from the Sake House ambushes you.

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Fight the Ronin

The battle with the ronin begins (Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment)

A battle will begin with the ronin that ambushes you, named The Stranger’s Accomplice. This is a challenging battle where you’ll need to parry the ronin’s strikes. Most of his attacks have the blue glint, indicating you can parry them if your timing is correct. Watch out for his stab attacks, where you’ll need to parry him three times in close succession. You can also rely on your kunai for some quick damage from a distance.

After you’ve drained three-quarters of the ronin’s HP, he’ll switch from his katana to the Kusarigama. His reach will increase and his attack patterns will change when using this particular weapon. Make sure you dodge when he’s whirling the Kusarigama to avoid getting hit. When he rushes in, you can parry that attack and deal some damage with your counterattacks.

After the fight ends, a cutscene begins. In it, the blind ronin begs you not to kill The Stranger’s Accomplice, as the other ronin is his brother-in-law. Atsu can make a dialogue choice here, but the outcome remains the same regardless of what she chooses. The choices are:

“Change your ways.”
“Leave, never return.”

Whatever you choose will cause both the Ronins to run away, thus bringing the quest to an end.

The Metsubushi quickfire weapon unlocks (Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment)

After completing this side quest, you will receive the Metsubushi quickfire weapon. It’s basically a powder that Atsu can throw toward enemies to blind them temporarily.

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