Putting aside how the cultural divide around identity has been reflected poorly in the rhetoric spouted by hardcore gamers for years, the truth is this, coming from someone who has played every single Assassin’s Creed game,

The Assassin's Creed Shadows Otama or Wakasa choice at the end of the tea ceremony is one of the first major choices you must make relating to a target – in this case, it'll help you find out who the Golden Teppo is so that Naoe can cross them off her list to avenge Nagato.