 Originally the actions of this tengu were portrayed as another attempt by demons to throw the world into chaos and war , but as Yoshitsune 's renown as a legendary warrior increased , his monstrous teacher came to be depicted in a much more sympathetic and honorable light . In one of the most famous renditions of the story , the Noh play Kurama Tengu , Ushiwaka is the only person from his temple who does not give up an outing in disgust at the sight of a strange yamabushi . Sōjōbō thus befriends the boy and teaches him out of sympathy for his plight . 
