While still a child, he was made ruler after his father's death, but in truth, he was merely a puppet of Yodogimi, who held all the power. The most important clan leaders were Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his son Hideyori. The son of Hideyoshi and Yodogimi, Toyotomi Hideyori was raised from birth as Hideyoshi's successor and groomed to be ruler of the Toyotomi clan. Saber's True Name is Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣 秀吉? Her uncle and one—time ally, Oda Nobunaga, defeated the Azai clan, and her grandfather and father eventually met the same fate as their castles, which burned to the ground. It is known that Oda Nobunaga calls Hideyoshi as Monkey (サ … Yodogimi, mother of Toyotomi Hideyori, was born Chacha, the daughter of feudal lord Azai Nagamasa in Omi province (present—day Shiga prefecture). The Toyotomi clan skillfully exploited the chaos after the Honnoji incident, successfully consolidating all of Japan under their control.

), a warlord and former subordinate of Oda Nobunaga, who came to rule over Japan.