Proper noun
Nobunaga
A male given name from Japanese
According to a document, the Iranki, when Nobunaga was inspecting Iga province — which his army had devastated — a group of three ninja shot at him with large-caliber firearms. Source: Internet
After Kenshin's death and much confusion among his successors, Nobunaga started his campaign again on this area. Source: Internet
Additionally, Nobunaga was very interested in European culture which was still very new to Japan. Source: Internet
A variation of the concept states that Ieyasu was well aware of Mitsuhide's feelings regarding Nobunaga and simply chose to do nothing for his own benefit. Source: Internet
During this time, Nobunaga's subject and tea master Sen no Rikyū established the Japanese tea ceremony which Nobunaga popularized and used originally as a way to talk politics and business. Source: Internet
Another possible motive is for revenge as Akechi Mitsuhide's mother (or perhaps aunt) was killed because Nobunaga had gone against a peace treaty to which he had previously agreed. Source: Internet