Sekiro Shadows Die Twice - General Naomori Kawarada Boss Fight (Boss #1)

Sekiro Shadows Die Twice General Naomori Kawarada Boss Fight takes place in the Ashina Outskirts region.

Location: Ashina Outskirts - Outskirts Wall Gate Path
Immediately after this sculptor's idol you will encounter a big samurai. He's the only enemy in a courtyard.

Strategy: Sneak above the rooftops on the left without being seen by General Naomori. Then sneak up to him from behind and stab him in the back. This immediately takes away one of his lives. Now simply attack with standard sword attacks R1 / RB and whenever he attacks simply block (or counter by pressing the block button L1 / LB just before his attacks land). Blocking his less risky though. After he finishes an attack chain you attack him again. Repeat until his guard breaks. Remember you have a revive and can restore health.

Reward: Prayer Bead & Gourd Seed

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[Prowl]

Damn, he made that look really easy. This guy kicked my ass six ways from Sunday.

[Saintsrow]

After a whole HOUR, I finally beat...a mini boss. What did I sign up for...

[tjs]

I’m glad it’s not just me getting crushed by this guy

[memeilicous]

for those who still can't defeat him, my problem was quick dodging backwards its usually much better do dodge around him, I also tried to block way to much

[twotusk]

Only after being super aggressive did I finally beat this “mini” boss.

[VulturePilot]

Just beat this guy right now. It’s going to take some getting used to to shake off 7 years of dark souls/demons souls habits and adopt the sekiro deflect/dodge/jump triangle but it’s been fun so far!

[BeatsFromDP]

Dark Souls heads be like "I'm gonna boot this guy off the cliff"

LOL NOPE

[AC-wlve]

I’m convinced he is not possible to beat

[Eltiburonmma]

Honestly just parry a lot till you get the red mark pop up, then double jump, land and attack, and do it all again, only time you need to dodge back is when he breaks your stance. After you learn how to parry, it becomes a bit easier, mikiri counter is important as well, not for the boss but for the whole game. I was stuck on this mini boss for a whole day, now I just beat the first main boss. Good luck guys.


P.s. parry is the most important to get down, it’s about being patient

[RoronoaDZoro-xmxq]

I was embarrassed to write on YouTube because it was the first boss, the comments made me feel comfortable I was glad that I wasn't abnormal or incredibly stupid. It was a huge relief. It made me feel incredibly stupid.

[QweffL]

I died like 20+ times on this guy. Turns out the trick is to back him in some sort of corner and keep attacking with occasional blocks and dodge.

[clovis]

This guy killed me 10 times. Not sure how I'm supposed to beat this guy not completely dragonrot out my NPCs LOL

[SonicPhantom]

I got him on my fourth try, backed him up against the cliff edge and just kept spamming him with attacks and trying to deflect as best I could, also kept interrupting his posture recovery thing, so satisfying when you finally win!

[SamuraiArist]

Dude you made it look so flipping easy! Took me like 30-40 minutes to kill him 😭😭😭😭

[uz]

I simply avoided his attack and waited for the "swipe" after which I'd jump and hit him 2-3 times, rinse repeat

[Philumptuous]

I like how you fearlessly hit him in mid air then dodge as he comes down. Anytime I try to dodge I get hit in the back

[PyroFTB]

I love the Samurai generals, always a treat to fight them

[kalebcharles]

this guy made me crawl up in a ball about 4 times...

[cefrilupianto]

Thanks for the tips. I always dead on the second turn.. You made this easier..

[DekamodVBS]

I literally fought against him from his first life without knowing that I could take a whole one out of him from a stealth jump....