Takauji Ashikaga, once considered the guardian of the Kamakura shogunate, stages a rebellion that led to its quick destruction.  Tokiyuki’s older brother, Kunitoki, successfully evades the eyes of the warriors loyal to Takauji, and he is placed under the care of their uncle, Muneshige Godaiin.
The Hojo family had favored us,
‫فضلتنا عائلة هوجو،
Er war besonders angetan vom Hojo-Clan
Como los Hojo nos trataban muy bien,
Como los Hojo nos trataban muy bien,
Le clan Hôjô l’ayant comblé
de bien des faveurs,
Il clan Hojo è stato generoso nei suoi confronti,
Ele tinha bastante apego ao clã Hojo,
Дом Ходзё всегда хорошо к нам относился,