, also known as Inaba Ittetsu (稲葉 一鉄), was an officer under the Saitō clan

Saito clan

The was a Japanese clan in Mino Province during the Sengoku period in the 16th century. According to records, the Saitō clan descended from the Fujiwara clan...

 and one of the famed (along with Andō Michitari

Ando Morinari

, also known as ' was renowned for being part of the ' under the Saitō clan during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. He served as a head retainer under Saitō Dōsan after Dōsan overthrew Toki Yorinari and became daimyō of Mino Province...

 and Ujiie Bokuzen

Ujiie Naotomo

, better known as his priesthood name ', was a Japanese Samurai, and the son of Ujiie Yukikuni. He was an officer under the Saitō clan and one of the famed ' during the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods of the 16th century in Japan.He was the head of Ogaki Castle...

) during the Sengoku

Sengoku period

The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...

 and Azuchi-Momoyama

Azuchi-Momoyama period

The came at the end of the Warring States Period in Japan, when the political unification that preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate took place. It spans the years from approximately 1573 to 1603, during which time Oda Nobunaga and his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, imposed order...

 periods of the 16th century in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Yoshimichi was very gifted at the martial arts. After he defected to the Oda clan

Oda clan

The was a family of Japanese daimyo who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century. Though they had the climax of their fame under Oda Nobunaga and fell from the spotlight soon after, several branches of the family would continue on as daimyo...

, he contributed greatly in many battles, such as the Battle of Anegawa

Battle of Anegawa

The 1570 came as a reaction to Oda Nobunaga's sieges of the castles of Odani and Yokoyama, which belonged to the Azai and Asakura clans. It was also referred to as the Battle of Nomura by the Oda and Azai clans and the Battle of Mitamura by the Asakura clan.As warriors sallied forth from the...

, the Ishiyama Hongan-ji War and the Sieges of Nagashima

Sieges of Nagashima

The , taking place in 1571, 1573 and 1574, were part of Oda Nobunaga's campaigns against the Ikkō-ikki, arguably among his greatest enemies. Nagashima, in Owari Province along Japan's Pacific coast, was the location of a string of river island fortresses and defensive works controlled by the...

. During the Incident at Honnō-ji, Yoshimichi sided with Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...

. Yoshimichi often wielded many different types of weapons, one of which was previously held and wielded by some of Japan's most famous of samurai, That was a spear with an extra blade at the other end of the spear, also he was a master swordsman, equal to that of Mitsuhide Akechi.