The Last Warrior Monk is Norio Tale 1 of 9, the Act 2 side tale that opens his storyline at Akashima Village. You help Norio track down monks the Mongols abducted from the village. It needs A New Horizon done and rewards the Charm of Resistance II and 2 Silk.
Part 1 of 9 in Norio's Tales
Part 2 of 66 in Tales of Tsushima
Jin freed Norio from Castle Kaneda during the main story. Now Norio is in Akashima Village helping a group of healer monks from his temple. The Mongols have taken several of them, along with their leader Hochi. Norio asks you to help bring them all back.
Head to the tea fields with Norio and find the Mongols' trail. Follow it carefully until you reach the captives. Free the monks and fight off the Mongols guarding them, then talk to the freed monks. Hochi is not among them, which is the hook for the next tale.
Ride with Norio to the tea fields. Find the Mongols' trail and talk to Norio. Follow it to the captives. Free the monks and beat their guards. Talk to the freed monks.
Ghosts in the Fog
Ghosts in the Fog is Norio Tale 3 of 9, an Act 2 side tale where you defend Akashima Village from a Mongol counterattack using incense burners as traps. It rewards the Charm of Unyielding II, the Noble Fighter's headband and 2 Silk.
Three Actions, Three Illusions
Three Actions, Three Illusions is Norio Tale 2 of 9, an Act 2 side tale in Akashima where you rescue the healer-monk Hochi from a Mongol camp. It starts at Akashima Village and rewards the Charm of Vitality and 2 Silk.
The Blood Sutra
The Blood Sutra is Norio Tale 5 of 9, an Act 2 side tale where you search for Kushi Temple's missing abbot. The trail runs from Koshimizu Farmstead to a waterfall. It rewards the Charm of Resistance II and 2 Silk.
The Birth of Suffering
The Birth of Suffering is Norio Tale 4 of 9, a short Act 2 side tale where you arrive at Kushi Temple to find it under Mongol attack. It is one straight fight alongside Norio and the temple monks, and it only rewards a minor Legend increase.