Kanegasaki

The "Retreat from Kanegasaki" refers to the Oda army's forced retreat from the Azai-Asakura alliance. The Tokugawa army also appears here as an ally for the Oda army.

Role in games
The battle first appears in Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends, even though it shares the same map as Anegawa. It is featured in Hideyoshi's, Ina's and Tadakatsu's stories. Nobunaga is not present in the retreat, and Nagamasa appear later in the skirmish. Hideyoshi first lures a few enemy generals into Magoichi's ambush, where he suddenly eliminates them. Keiji appears shortly afterwards, and the group must make their way to the escape point. At a certain point, Nagamasa and Oichi appear and they begin to charge the fleeing Oda-Tokugawa army. The player must defeat Nagamasa to win the battle.

The battle is revamped in Samurai Warriors 2, and is presented as it's own map. On the Azai-Asakura side, the player must quickly pursue Nobunaga (who is present this time in the retreat) before he reaches the escape point. Aiding the Asakura army helps the player to receive reinforcements. Many Oda officers, such as Katsuie and Magoichi, also appear as the player begins to reach Nobunaga. In Nagamasa's version, the Azai army surprisingly joins the Oda-Tokugawa alliance to take down the Yoshikage Asakura, who Nagamasa claims to be their true enemy.

The Oda-Tokugawa version requires the player to safely aid Nobunaga's retreat, while defeating all of the enemy ambushes. When Nobunaga is about to reach the escape point, the main army of Azai-Asakura appear and they quickly begin to pursue Nobunaga. The player is not required to defeat them, instead protecting Nobunaga's retreat remains the main objective.

This map is also used during Magoichi's story mode, where he has shot Nobunaga during Mitsuhide's betrayal. As his assassination is quickly noticed Magoichi escape from Honnoji and wanders the the Kyoto passage. The map is filled with mist, and no mini-map is visible. The endless escape ultimately ends when Hideyoshi finds the wandering Magoichi.

Musashi's tournament of champions uses also this map, though it is set in the evening instead of night. He competes against the greatest warriors all over the land, include Keiji, Tadakatsu and Sakon. The climax of the event is a duel with Kojiro, who only appears if the player has impressed him enough with swordmanship skills.