The Stray Dogs is one of the quests in Assassin’s Creed Shadows where you end up recruiting Yaya to your hideout. However, the quest follows the same patterns as other main quests where the game doesn’t give you explicit markers to track down objectives.
Instead, you are given vague clues of where to find certain objectives or NPCs tied to the objectives.
In The Stray Dogs, Yaya sends you to retrieve Kanzashi which is stolen by Tetsuo. He is hiding in the Church of Takatsuki.
To track him down you are given the following clues:
- It is in northern Izumi Settsu
- It is in the Church of Takatsuki
- It is held by Tetsuo
With these clues you need to find Tetsuo and retrieve Kanzashi. Here is the exact location of this objective:
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Church of Takatsuki Location
You need to discover a small town called Takatsuki. Refer to the image above for the exact location. The area will be fogged if you haven’t visited the location already.
What Happens When You Find Tetsuo?
He runs away and there is a short chase sequence that ends outside town. Yaya arrives and stops Tetsuo and after a brief conversation you are able to recruit Yaya to your cause.
She is then available at the hideout where you can train her if you build a Dojo.
