Sekiro endings

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Endings guide
For /ssdtg/ and /dsg/ on 4chan

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MAJOR SPOILERS, READ ON ONLY IF YOU DO NOT CARE
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4 Endings in total
1 Bad, 3 Good

Shura (Bad Ending) = Side with Owl, 2 unique bosses and a skill, you lose access to one new area and two revamped old areas, and the respective bosses.

Good Endings = Side with Kuro, then give Kuro the item that triggers the ending you want after the Final Boss, the Final Boss is the same for all 3 endings.
A. Dragon Tears = Severance (Normal Ending)
B. Branch = Purification
C. Frozen Tears + Dragon Tears = Return (Secret Ending)

A. Severance Ending: Dragon Tears are obtained through the story, as long as you don't get the Shura Ending.

B. Purification Ending requires you to unlock Hirata Estate 2:
1. After obtaining the first ingredient for Immortal Severance and informing Kuro about the Mortal Blade, eavesdrop on Kuro (get the "Do what must be done" dialogue).
2. When Emma moves to the upper floor of the tower (near where Genichiro and Owl are fought), talk to her and agree to protect Kuro's life.
3. After the Owl fight, talk to Emma near the Old Grave Idol.
4. Eavesdrop on Emma talking to Sculptor.
5. Confront Emma.
6. You now have the Owl's bell, Hirata Estate now re-enacts a different set of events. It contains 2 Mini-bosses and a harder Owl fight.
7. Defeating the second Owl gives you the Branch.

C. Return Ending:
You MUST do the following steps BEFORE the Fountainhead Palace Sanctuary Boss dies, due to the mandatory interaction with Kuro.
1. Meet the Divine Child at the end of Senpou Temple.
2. Consume or give away her Rice (the "fruit" old ladies will accept the Rice), ask for more until she becomes sick.
3. Give her a Persimmon.
4. Give Kuro her Rice gift, come back later, eat Kuro's rice ball (can be done in front of him or later, but talk to him again after eating it).
You can now no longer be locked out of this ending.
5. Talk to Divine Child about the rice ball, then find her in the Illusive Hall and talk to her there.
6. Give her the two Holy Chapter books.
6a. Holy Chapter: Infested is obtained from either a green-robed corpse-monk within the Main Hall BEFORE Genichiro, or at the bottom of the lake near the Temple Grounds Idol (meaning it requires the diving skill) AFTER Genichiro. This book can be found at any time.
6b. Holy Chapter: Dragon's Return is in the cave to the left of the Main Hall (the path to the pagoda containing the Senpou Esoteric Text), obtained from a blue-robed corpse-monk. This book can only be found after the Divine Child asks for it.
7. Get the 2 snake "fruits," the old ladies that talk about fruits (from #2 above) point you towards them. Giving them Rice will unlock hints on how to get them. You will need the Puppeteer Ninjitsu in order to obtain both. Give both of the fruits to the Divine Child.
8. She will now give you the Frozen Tears.