[url]http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/24/assassins-creed-5-isnt-set-in-japan[/url]
[quote]Ubisoft Toronto executive Jade Raymond told Adweek that Assassin's Creed V won't take place during feudal Japan.
Raymond squashed the rumored setting while talking about the Assassin's Creed franchise, and mentioned that the next game will feature her favorite historical era — though she couldn't offer any more hints. Ubisoft Toronto is known to be collaborating on a future Assassin's Creed project.[/quote]
Please no French revolution.
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Old West with a Chinese worker or a son/daughter of a Chinese worker/European Person. They go China to find their roots/some badass assassin thing. Next game is their Chinese grandparent, who as it turns out was trained by Japanese ninjas. That's how we follow the story back to Japan. You're welcome Ubisoft.