To enter the Relic Room Staring in the Hayabusa Graveyard As you go up the stairs, there is a JIZO STATUE HEAD sitting in the middle of the stairs. Pick it up and continue to the graveyard. You will find the Kureha's room key item close to Kureha's grave.
After you have the key, go to the village circle and use the key at the locked door to open the relic room Inside the are three items: the Windmill Shuriken, a Spirit of the Devils item, and some Essence. For the storage room, after you have the items from the Relic room, go out the window and to the open range close to the Central Bridge. Again, you will have to fight a lot of ninja.
Once you have gotten rid of them in this area, you will be able to go to the storage room and go inside. Do you mean the Rod of Trials? I don't find any reference to the Rod of Valor, you use the Rod of Trials for the Tests of Valor.To get the rod of trials you will use the Falcon Talons to kill all the ninja that pop up as you go out of the Headmaster's house.
You will approach the stairs and in the corner you will see a Stone Monument. When you have killed enough of the ninjas, then the stone monument will light up. After it lights up you will be able to grab the Rod of Trials which is close to the stone monument.
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