Editing Oda Nobunaga (section)

====Battle of Okehazama====
{{Main|Battle of Okehazama}}
In June 1560, Nobunaga's scouts reported that Yoshimoto was resting at the narrow gorge of Dengaku-Kazama, ideal for a surprise attack, and that the Imagawa army was celebrating their victories over the Washizu and Marune fortresses. While Yoshimoto viewed victory ahead, Nobunaga's forces marched to the [[Atsuta Shrine]], a fortified temple overlooking the Imagawa camp. Later, Nobunaga moved to {{ill|Zensho-ji fort|jp|善照寺砦|vertical-align=sup}}, set up a decoy army there, marched rapidly behind Yoshimoto's camp, and attacked after a terrific thunderstorm. Yoshimoto was killed by two Oda samurai.<ref>{{cite web|last= Seal|first= F. W.|title= Oda Nobunaga|url= http://www.samurai-archives.com/nobunaga.html#2|access-date= 7 June 2012|archive-date= 6 June 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170606234308/http://www.samurai-archives.com/nobunaga.html#2|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name=Sato>{{Cite book | author-link = Hiroaki Sato (translator) |last = Sato |first=Hiroaki |title= Legends of the Samurai |publisher= Overlook Duckworth |year=1995 |isbn= 978-1-59020-730-7 |pages= 234–37}}</ref> With his victory in this battle, Oda Nobunaga gained greatly in prestige, and many samurai and warlords pledged fealty to him.

[[Kinoshita Tōkichirō]], who would eventually become Toyotomi Hideyoshi, probably participated in the battle, but nothing is recorded from that time. His exploits were first recorded in the Mino Campaign.