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PLEASE REFER TO THE MESSAGE BOARDS WITH ANY ADDITIONAL DISCOVERIES OR OTHER UNIQUE FINDINGS With that said enjoy the FAQ! |~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|<<<==-*-=-=-/*\-=-=-*-==>>>|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~| |III.1|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| RIKIMARU'S MISSIONS |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|<<<==-*-=-=-\*/-=-=-*-==>>>|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~| ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 1: PUNISH THE EVIL MERCHANT | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' When you first start look at your map. (I will use North, South, East and West directions based on it) Crouch down to avoid being spotted by the Geisha (Innocent Civilian) up ahead. Immediately run to your right and grapple up to the top of the wall. Once up there, look down into the courtyard below and you will see a guard patrolling back and forth. When his back is turned to you jump down and Stealth Kill him. (Kanji #1) Next grapple up onto the big house on your right. (L-Shaped house with blinking red dot on your map) Run towards the Southeast corner and a brief cutscene will be triggered. Now that you have control again you can either, drop down and Stealth Kill one with a BLOW GUN dart and then fight the other two or simply use some RICE BALLS to patiently divide and conquer them. Once they are dead go inside and pick up the key. If it is not there, go inspect the three dead bodies and one of them will have it. (NOTE: If you get an onscreen message stating that "You cannot take this Item with you" it means that your carrying capacity is maxed so simply make room by getting rid of something else) Now that you have the key grapple back onto the perimeter wall and head to the Southeast corner. (There is a SMOKEBOMB outside there) Continue on the EAST wall heading NORTH and you'll see two guards ahead. One is guarding the Locked gate and the other is on the highest lookout point above him. Roll all the way to the end of the wall to remain undetected and turn so that you can see them both while remaining crouched. When you have your chance, roll down and Stealth Kill the guard beneath you. (KANJI #2) Once he is dead grapple up to the other guard atop the lookout and hang there while you observe his habits. When the time is right, climb up and Stealth Kill him too. (KANJI #3) Now drop back down in front of the locked gate, select the KEY and the gate will open. Now that you are in the hallway move slowly and use "R1" to peek around corners as you make your way through. There is a Spear carrying guard around the first corner. Observe him and when you know he won't spot you, run to him and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #4) Continue around the next few corners without concern and at the end you'll have to drop down to a lowered floor. Go slowly around the next corner and you will see a guard patrolling on the raised floor ahead. When he is walking away run and hang from the wall and time him again so that you can Stealth Kill him too. (KANJI #5) Go around the next corner and creep slowly forward while looking up at the next corner for a beam to grapple up to. (There is a Geisha that needs to be avoided) When you see the beam, grapple up to it and look up. There is an opening which will lead you to the next section of Echigoya's courtyard. (There is also a HEALTH POTION here) Grapple up the opening facing NORTH and hang there while observing the patrolling guard up ahead by the small houses. The guard will walk all the way to the perimeter of the nearest house and when he begins to turn to walk back, climb up and run towards him to Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #6) Once he is dead grapple up to the Southwest house and head over to the Northeast house facing the Northern courtyard. Below you is a patrolling guard. When you have observed his pattern, jump down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #7) There are two SMALL HEALTH POTIONS on the carpet in this courtyard if you need them. Now head EAST over to the dividing wall and grapple up to it and then double jump onto the roof of the big house (Echigoya's house) and head over to the Southern ledge. There is one guard down below but beware another guard patrols the Eastern wall. Go kill him first (Kanji #8) and then grapple back up to the roof and Stealth Kill the guard at the front door. (KANJI #9 - SHOULDER THRUST unlocked) Now walk to the door and you will enter the house. (Loading Screen) Immediately walk ahead and the wooden sliding door will open. Immediately head Right and go through the wooden sliding door by the Demon mask. Use "R1" to lean against the wall and observe the guard in the next room. Run in and kill him when he is walking away. Right in front of him is another sliding door that is painted to look like trees. Go through it and into the long hallway. Enter the first Sliding door on your left and drop down and observe the sleeping guard below you. When ready drop down and kill him. (There is a cat in this room so don't wake him up by making too much noise) Now roll past the cat and in the far corner you'll see an opening to grapple up to. Climb up and grab the NINJA REBIRTH Item that is there. Now walk through the sliding door and continue through this room towards the next sliding door, which has golden leafs painted on it and a Japanese sign above it. Enter there to face your first Boss battle. SUB-BOSS BATTLE: TAJIMA Tajima is an easy boss to defeat as he only has 100 HP but make sure you attack him and finish him off quick because he has a gun and a sword. Use your Heel kick combo and SHOULDER THRUST and he will be dead in no time at all. Block when he attacks, especially when he says "Fly Baby". WALKTHROUGH CONT: Now that you have killed Tajima continue through the sliding door and immediately head up the stairs and through the next sliding door. Head left and peek around the corner to observe the guard who is walking up and down the hall. When he walks away invite him to his demise. Continue down the hallway and you will come to 2 sliding doors. The one on the left has a sleeping guard in it along with a HEALTH POTION. Enter the sliding door on the Right and startle the cat and wait for it to disappear before moving on. Now use "R1" and "forward" to crawl through the opening and Jump onto the chest at the end of the room. Above you is a ledge that you need to grapple up to. Once up there, head through the sliding door and lean against the wooden wall on your left. There is a guard in the nook there so observe him and kill him. (Wait for him to turn all the way to his left and then charge in) now go through the next sliding door and run down the hall through one last sliding door and then look down below you as there is one last guard there. Observe him and then scratch him off the payroll for good. Go through the sliding door and pick up the NINJA REBIRTH that is sitting there and then jump down the opening in the floor. FINAL BOSS BATTLE: NASU and 2 GUARDS This battle should be a breeze considering you have 2 NINJA REBIRTHS and probably a host of HEALTH POTIONS. Nasu also has two guards to help him but they are weak and only have 35HP each. Kill them and then Kill Nasu by relentlessly attacking him and avoiding his trickery. Do not grab the SMOKE BOMB he offers you as it is simply a ploy to strike you while you least expect it. His total HP is only 100. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 2: EXECUTE HAMADA AND RETURN TO LORD GOHDA | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' From your starting point walk to the other side of the room where there is a SMOKE BOMB and another opening in the floor. Drop down through it and pick up the NINJA REBIRTH Item. Now grapple back up through the opening and head back to the opening where you started. If you go to the far side of the opening you can see Lord Gohda's Guard patrolling below. Wait until he is right beneath you and as soon as he starts walking away, jump down and run through the wooden sliding door on your right. Pick up the HEALTH POTION in there. At the far side of this room is another sliding door. Lean up next to it so that it will remain open while you remain out of sight. When the guard starts his walk back to the opening from whence you started, exit the room and head right and look around the corner as there is another guard up ahead. As he walks away run down this hall and into the sliding door at the far end. Use the same leaning strategy with the next sliding door and when the coast is clear run down the next hallway. Stop and peek around the corner by the doorway as two of Gohda's guards are having a discussion. When they are done one of them will take a nap while the other one leaves the room. When the guard is asleep roll past him towards the other doorway and look down the hall to make sure the coast is clear. Now head Left around the corner and run down the unpatrolled hallway. (Look at your map) The sliding door to Hamada is on your right so don't miss it. Enter the sliding door. Grab the HEALTH POTION in Hamada's room and then go to the Northeast corner where there is a secret passageway. Enter through there and after a brief loading screen you will be in another room. Use your newfound leaning tactic by the sliding door and observe the ninja who is stationed in the next room and then Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1) Exit that room and go left and then observe the ninja in the room down the hall. While he walks towards the back corner you can run down and Stealth Kill him too. (Kanji #2) Use you leaning move again at the sliding door there and when ready run up and Stealth Kill the guard in the next room which has the stairwell in it. (KANJI #3) Now go up the stairs to the next floor. Using your leaning tactic at the sliding door atop the stairwell, observe the habits of the ninja at the other end of the room. When he walks away run down and kill him (Notice that he does a stutter step and then turns to face in your direction again - KANJI #4) Continue on and lean up again by the next sliding door and observe the guard on the other side. His movements are very quick and he sometimes turns back quickly so take your time before you run in because if he sees you there will be another ninja coming to help him out from the next room. Stealth Kill him for (KANJI #5) There is another ninja at the far end of this room and when he turns his back to you go and Stealth Kill him too. (KANJI #6) Go through the sliding door and immediately lean up against the wall on your left as there is a patrolling ninja in the hallway. Observe and then eliminate him. (KANJI #7) Go around the corner slowly and observe the guard in the next hallway. Kill him too (KANJI #8) and immediately crouch as there is a ninja on the roof of an adjacent building who might spot you. Go to the far wall and then peek around it to observe the last ninja who is walking around that room. When the moment is right, run in and kill him. (KANJI #9 - NINJITSU BLOCK unlocked) Now simply go down the stairs and into Gohda's room. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 3: FIND THE SHICHISHITO SWORD | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' You start out in a small cave overlooking a pool of water outside the entrance to the Limestone Cavern. Behind you is a NINJA REBIRTH Item so pick that up and then go to the edge and look around while crouching. There are three ninja's in this little area. The first one is stationed atop the watchtower right in front of you. When his back is turned to you, double jump and hang on to the edge of the tower. (If you miss, use "R1" to silently land in the water and then grapple up) When you are ready, climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1). Immediately crouch after killing him to avoid getting spotted by the two ninja's guarding the entrance. Kill the nearest one with a BLOW GUN dart (1/5) (KANJI #2) and immediately crouch because the other ninja will go on alert briefly. When he returns to "" mode and resumes his patrol pattern, jump down and crouch right in front of the falling water from the waterfall. (Stay out of the water as water noise prompts a guaranteed "" reaction) Now observe the ninja. He walks all the way down to the water for a long stare during his routine. As he begins this walk, double jump and run up behind him to Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #3) Now enter the Limestone Cavern. There is a SMOKEBOMB in the first room of the Cavern and the next few corners hold no enemy guards. Watch your KI Meter because you will come to a big room with two ninja's deep in conversation about a treasure by the sea. Crouch in the corner and as soon as they end their talk and turn away, charge in and Stealth Kill the one heading left. (KANJI #4) Immediately run back to where you were to avoid being spotted when the second ninja goes on alert after discovering that his buddy got killed. (TIP: Use the "CIRCLE" button to cancel a Stealth Kill midway through to save precious seconds) When he calms down you can run down and Stealth Kill him too. (KANJI #5) Continue on into the next tunnel under the mining track and move slowly as there is another enemy ninja at the fork up ahead. Use another BLOW GUN dart (2/5) on him. (KANJI #6) Follow the path on your RIGHT and move slowly around the corner. Crouch and move slowly up the incline. (You'll see some bats flying up ahead) There is a Red Demon ninja at the end there but be careful as there is a bottomless pit right in front off you. Observe him and when you are ready, double jump over the pit and Stealth Kill him while he's facing to the right. (KANJI #7) Now continue along the path and you'll come to a ledge that looks down on the area below. There is one enemy guard down below and another atop the ledge at the far end of this room. (You cannot see him from where you are now) When the closest enemy is facing away, jump down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #8) Immediately grapple back up to the ledge from where you came to make sure the other enemy atop the far ledge doesn't spot the dead guard and then you. Once you know the coast is clear, drop back down and remain crouched. Now creep forwards until you see the ledge that you need to grapple up to and hang from this ledge while you observe the patrolling enemy guard up top. When the time is right, climb up and Stealth Kill your victim and immediately crouch to avoid being spotted by the ninja at the end of the tunnel opening up there. Crouch and move up the incline and when the ninja walks to the left, drop down into the pit and crouch. (There are many blue Fire Flies down here) Follow this path slowly while crouching to observe the Demon Ninja up ahead. (Beware of the bottomless pit in front of you) Either time him with a double jump to Stealth Kill him or use another BLOW GUN dart (3/5) to kill him. (KANJI #9 - NINJA VISION unlocked) Continue along the path and you will come to an opening with a torch that is burning. Move slowly and stealthily as there is a Red Demon ninja patrolling outside there. When you can, run out and perform another Stealth Kill. Now, walk back to the burning torch and look down the ledge there in the corner and jump down while holding your "R1" button. There is a door down there which leads you to the next area of the Cavern so as soon as you land, run to the side of the doorway and observe the Red Demon ninja in the hallway. When he walks away from you, run in and kill him but be careful as there is another ninja around the corner who might come to inspect the dead body. Observe him also and when ready, Stealth Kill him too. You'll notice some wooden barrels against the wall here, break them to reveal a Crawlspace. Use your "R1 + Forward" technique to crawl in here and grab the HEALTH POTION. Now exit out of the doorway and continue on. Go left up the stairs and into a small room with several boxes stacked up. On the far side is an opening that looks down on the area below. Jump down and make your way carefully to the side of the entrance so you can observe the enemy ninja who patrols there. Time his habits and then kill him. (NOTE: You can lean up against the wooden frame and he won't see you through the crack) Move on through this little hallway and you'll arrive at the doorway of another area filled with greenish water and wooden planks. Drop down onto the planks and roll forwards a bit and then look to your left. Use your NINJA VISION to observe the ninja who is stationed on the far side of the room and while fully zoomed in on him, fire a BLOW GUN dart (4/5) to kill him. Now move along the left side of this room towards the far side. (Roll through the water to remain silent) Look ahead and you will see a raised walkway with a ninja patrolling above. Move along the planks while crouching all the way to the big pillar and wait for a safe moment to run under the platform without being spotted. (Pick up the STICKY BOMB in the back corner) Next, grapple up to the raised walkway and hang there while waiting for the perfect time to Stealth Kill the ninja up here. Now continue through the tunnel from this raised walkway until you come into the last room. Pick up the NINJA REBIRTH on the left ledge and when you are ready, jump into the center of this room for the Boss Battle. FINAL BOSS BATTLE: ONIKAGE (Part 1) This is a relatively easy fight to win as Onikage only has 100 HP. Block his attacks and then launch your heel kick combo's along with your SHOULDER THRUST move. When he is down, stab him. Be careful to not get too close to him or he will hold you in the air with a punch to the gut that takes a lot of HP from you. SMOKE BOMBS always provide a nice opening as well. While he is dying use a HEALTH POTION if you are low on HP. FINAL BOSS BATTLE: ONIKAGE (Part 2) This time Onikage is a bit more challenging as his HP is now 150. Use the same tactics as before and use the STICKY BOMB on him too. Also, if you have brought some GRENADES then he will be toast in no time. Keep on him and don't give him time to drink his HEALTH POTION midway through the fight. Once he is dead the screen... ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 4: CROSS THE RONIN VILLAGE | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' When you first get control immediately crouch and look ahead. On the far side of the bridge are two guards having a conversation. Roll to your left and double jump behind that house by the guards. Hop onto the roof and crawl forward so that you are overlooking the two guards below who are talking about their foot pains. As soon as they turn away from each other, drop down and Stealth Kill the one on the right. (KANJI #1) Immediately run behind the house again and hop back onto the roof and crouch. The other guard will shortly see that his friend is dead and momentarily go on alert. Slowly crouch forward so that you can see him and as soon as he is back in "" mode, drop down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2 - Note: A second guard may also show up so take the first out, and repeat the roof crouching act again for KANJI #3) Now that these three guards are dead jump onto the roof of the house on the other side of the fence by the dead bodies and head over to the tallest roof on the Eastern side of the area. Looking down you will see a guard patrolling and a dog. Use a BLOW GUN dart (1/5) to kill the dog and wait until it is safe to jump down and Stealth Kill the guard. (KANJI #4) There is a HEALTH POTION on the small roof to the left of you. Now go back onto that tall roof you just came from and peek over the northern ledge to observe another guard below. When you have established his pattern, drop down and Stealth Kill him (KANJI #5) There is also a SMALL HEALTH POTION in the little fenced in area right there. Head back onto the Tall roof once again and look north. There is a guard patrolling the outer perimeter. Double jump to the roof to the left of you and crouch while moving forward to the northern edge. You will see another guard stationed towards the left side of the perimeter. When the coast is clear, double jump to the roof ahead and remain crouched while you move forward to observe the guard who is guarding the wall. He will stop right in front of the Crawlspace that you will need to go through. When he begins walking away, jump down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #6) Go through the Crawlspace to enter the next area. Before exiting the Crawlspace in the next area, use your NINJA VISION to observe a guard ahead on a lookout point as well as a patrolling guard on your right who is walking back and forth along the wall. (It is important to remember that you are in water and moving without using "R1", you will make noise that will alert the enemies) Exit the Crawlspace and immediately crouch next to the incline on your right. (The guard above won't see you) When he is turned away, roll forward towards the guard atop the platform, grapple up so that you are hanging and as quickly as possible climb up to Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #7) now immediately walk backwards while holding your "R2" button so that you can drop to a hanging position from the ledge. You want to be facing In the direction of the wall. There is a dog to your left in the water and a Geisha will come running to see the fallen guard. (She will probably fall down into the water below by the dog) Wait here until the other patrolling guard comes running and as soon as he returns to "" mode, climb up and Stealth kill him. (KANJI #8) Once he is dead, run up to the wall and jump on top of it and immediately crouch. In this little courtyard are two guards on the platform ahead and a dog. Observe the two guards and when they are not looking in your direction, use your BLOW GUN dart (2/5) to kill the one on the right. Keep crouched to avoid being spotted by the other guard who will be alerted. When he goes back to "" double jump over to the right most side of the platform and hang on the edge until you can climb up and Stealth Kill him too. (KANJI #9 - GRAPPLING HOOK COMBO unlocked) All that is left now is the dog in the far corner of this courtyard. Use a BLOW GUN dart (3/5) to kill him and then go grab the SHURIKEN that are in the red box if you want them. Now jump onto the far wall and observe the scene ahead. There is a guard right below you who is walking back and forth and another guard up ahead on the far side of the little bridge. When the coast is clear, jump down and Stealth Kill the guard below and then immediately double jump over the water so that you are behind the house. Now grapple onto the roof and crawl forward to observe the area ahead. There are two guards here. Double jump onto the big Keg on the left side of the gate and when the time is right, drop down and kill the first guard who walks to the side of you. Immediately grapple back up in the event the other guard sees the dead body. When the time is right, Stealth Kill the other guard also. Now simply walk up to the gate to the next area. Immediately crouch when you enter the next area and then double jump onto the big Keg to your left. Crouch and move to the next Keg and observe the guards below. When you have the chance, double jump to far left area and grapple up to that lone Keg in the back corner. Once up there take your time to analyze the guards' patterns and then take out the nearest one. Once he is dead, quickly grapple up to the two Kegs in the middle of the area and observe the remaining two guards. When they are out of each others view, drop down and take them out one by one. There is a NINJA REBIRTH on the big KEG to the left of the gate. When ready, enter the gate. (Or, for a shortcut, use "R1 + Forward" to crawl under the wooden plank where the water runs through on the right side of the gate - This walkthrough uses the gate) Once you are in the last area here, check out you map. You need to go to the far left corner of this area to complete this mission. While crouching head left along the top of the dirt field where you are until you come to the edge. There is an enemy guard patrolling between the little huts below. Roll down onto the roof and remain crouched. Observe him and when the opportunity presents itself, drop down and Stealth Kill him. (There is a GRENADE in the back corner there) Next, jump onto the little roof that overlooks the lower courtyard area and continue moving to the right side while crouching. There is an innocent Geisha up ahead that you need to bypass. You need to time it so that you can get onto the roof of that tall building ahead without being spotted by her. (Tallest building in area) Once on top of the roof, crawl forward until you can see the guard who is patrolling in front of the fence that finishes this mission. Roll off the left side of the roof and then roll forward so that you are crouched next to the small hut observing your final enemy. When he begins to walk in the direction of the house on the right, run up and Stealth kill him. Now simply walk up to the gate and this mission is complete. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 5: RESCUE THE KIDNAPPED PRINCESS | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' As soon as you start the mission, walk to the left wall and press up ("R1") against the blue door by using "R1". A wooden enemy guard will walk down the hallway and this is the only way to remain undetected. When he turns around, run up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1) Now continue on towards the edge and look up on your right side. There is an opening to grapple up to. Once up there, grapple to the wall ahead and then double jump down to the other side of the lava flow. Once down there look up and you will see another opening above you at the end. Grapple up there and jump over to the last beam and observe the wooden soldier beneath you. Time him and Stealth Kill him (KANJI #2) Move into the next room and immediately press up against the left side of the next doorway. Observe the guard in the next room who is patrolling on a raised wooden scaffold. (There are trap doors on the floor in there) When he isn't looking, grapple or jump to the edge of the scaffold and hang there until you can climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #3) Now run to the end and pick up the NINJA REBIRTH Item and then drop down. Press up against the left wall and slowly move to where you can see the Chibot in the next room. (Notice the spears in the doorway, you will need to roll through the doorway to avoid being stabbed and subsequently alerting the enemy to your presence) When the Chibot turns to his right, roll through the doorway and immediately slash him for a Stealth Kill. (KANJI #4) Now go back and wait around the same corner again because the guard in the next room will probably come to inspect shortly. When he returns to his usual patrol, run up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #5) Continue into the next room, which is unguarded, and double jump across to the other side of the room and proceed slowly up the stairwell. When you are almost at the top you will notice another Chibot patrolling the area. Keep out of sight and when he starts his path towards the corner, jump over the railing and Kill him. (KANJI #6) Now look up for the opening above and grapple up there. You will see three doors up here with carpets at the bottom. Go and lean up against the middle door and it will rotate and swivel you to the next area. Now that you are in the next hallway, slowly slide along the right wall until you can see the guard in the room there. When he begins to turn to his left, run in and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #7) now go back into the hallway and continue into the next room, which is wooden all around. Slowly go around the corner and slide along the wall until you can observe the enemy who patrols back and forth into the next room. When he turns to walk through the doorway, run after him and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #8) Continue to through this next room and pick up the HEALTH POTION on the ledge and then drop down. Press up against this door and it will bring you to the next area. Immediately grapple up to the ledge on your left and hang there while you observe the Chibot. When he turns, climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #9 - CLING TO CEILING unlocked) Now turn around and double jump across the hallway into the room on the other side. As you get to the doorway, look up into the next room and grapple onto the beam in the middle and climb up. (The door behind you will close and GRENADES and SMOKE BOMBS will go off beneath you. From the safety of the beam continue into the next room and head to the ledge on your right. Drop down and double jump as far as you can and then climb up the ledge on the other side. Stick to the right side of the room once you are across and hang from the right ledge to observe the guard up there. When he begins to turn completely to his right, climb up and Stealth kill him. Behind him is a SMALL HEALTH POTION if you need it. Now head up the stairs and grapple up to the ledge up top and Stealth kill the patrolling guard here. Now continue to the next room and grapple across to the upper ledge of the next room. (There are spear traps below you here so don't fall) Once you are hanging, move to the left most side of the ledge and then climb up and press yourself up against the wall so that you can monitor the Chibot's pattern in the hallway. When he turns, run in and Stealth Kill him. Continue to the dead end instead of turning left and look up on your left side for an opening where you can grapple up to. Once up there, continue straight while disregarding the GRENADE (on the trap floor) and drop down to the next room at the end. After dropping down the second ledge you will come to a doorway at which point head Right. In this hallway there are two doors that are almost undetectable on the right wall. Go to the second one and press up against it. This will cause the door to swivel you into the secret room containing the STONE OF POWER. A brief cutscene will show a trap ceiling that is beginning to close in on you. Grab the STONE OF POWER and press up against the other door, which will return you to the original hallway again. Now head right while sliding along the wall until you can see the Chibot in the following hallway. Observe him and then Stealth Kill him as he turns. Continue to the end of the hallway and you'll arrive at the next area, which is lined with red pillars. Follow the turns and then jump over the gap to the next section and now crouch along the left wall until you can see the enemy guard around the corner. When he turns to walk away, run around the corner and Stealth Kill him. From this room you need to grapple up to the ledge on the other side of the exposed machinery below. Once you've climbed up, look up towards the right side for the next opening to grapple up to. (I suggest standing as far to the left as possible to ensure a safe grapple from this angle) Once you have climbed up here you will see some rising and falling blades in the next room. (There is a guard on the other side) Move to the edge and remain crouched so that he does not spot you and when he isn't looking, jump over the first falling blade towards the right corner. Now turn and when the second blade starts to go up, run and jump towards the ledge and while hanging quickly move to the left most side. (The falling blade should not touch you while hanging but if it does, do not hide in the left corner as the floor will give way to a trap) Now simply wait for your opportunity to climb up and Stealth Kill the guard last there. Now simply continue and get across to the stairwell at the far side of the room which will lead you to the Boss Battle. Run up the stairs. FINAL BOSS BATTLE: DR. KIMAIRA Dr. Kimaira has a deadly spinning attack that will eat a lot of your HP so when he begins to spin, get out of the way or lob a GRENADE at him. He only has 150 HP so if you are relentless you should defeat him rather easily. I always recommend using the SHOULDER THRUST and Heal Kick Combo when in boss Battles. If you have some MINES with you then you can simply plant one and position yourself so that he will spin into it while trying to attack you. Also, use the large room to your advantage by running around and waiting for a good time to strike. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 6: RETRIEVE THE STEEL FOR RESSAI | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' *Use the steel from the Shichishito Sword (OR) *Don't use any new Steel NOTE: The choice you make here will only affect Onikage's cutscene in Mission 9 as well as how Tenrai dies in Mission 10. Gameplay is not otherwise affected. (For specific differences please refer to my full FAQ/Walkthrough. WALKTHROUGH: As soon as you start, crouch down and observe the patrolling Manji Cultist ahead. As he dances away, run up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1) Now head along the right side of the little house towards the Northeast corner of the area and you will notice another undead creature stationed atop a small wooden shack in the corner. Sneak up and while his back is turned to you, jump up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2) The opening to the next area is right behind this enemy. Enter the lit tunnel. Move around the first corner and slow down when you arrive at the ledge. There is another undead enemy stationed right below you here. Drop down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #3) Lean against the left wall here and peek around the corner until you see the patrolling enemy in the next hallway. When he turns to walk away, run up and Stealth Kill him Quickly. (KANJI #4) Now continue on down this hallway and follow the turns until your Kanji meter starts registering an enemy again. Now slide along the left wall and in the corner right before the ledge you'll notice a stationed enemy there. Wait for your moment and Steal Kill him. (KANJI #5) Now drop down and make sure your HP is full and then walk around the corner and through the doorway into the next area for the BOSS BATTLE. BOSS BATTLE: MULTIPLE UNDEAD ENEMIES Stick close to the hut and get ready to face an onslaught of undead enemies. There are three types of enemies here; Manji cultists, swordsmen and archers. If you stick around the side of the hut here the archers should not be able to harm you. Kill the Manji Cultists as quickly as possible because they will try to breath fire on you. Avoid getting stuck in the middle of multiple enemies. Attack, then run, then attack again. If you need to use a HEALTH POTION, you can jump onto the roof of the hut to buy yourself a few seconds. Once they are all dead, head over to the well in the lower portion of the area and pick up the HEALTH POTION behind there. Now jump down into the well. You once again find yourself in an underground hallway. Slowly move forward the first corner and now lean against the wall so that you can look into the bigger room ahead. There are two undead enemies in that room. One is on the far side of the ditch and the other one is on your side. Wait until the one on your side appears in your sights and as soon as he starts to turn toward the ditch, run up and Stealth Kill him (KANJI #6) and immediately retreat again to where you were to avoid being spotted by the second enemy. When the far enemy begins his walk back to the right side, run and jump into the ditch and then hang on the ledge as you wait for your chance to Stealth Kill him too. (KANJI #7) Now drop back down into the ditch and head to the right side of the room where you will see the next opening that you need to go through in order to continue on. Once in the next hallway, slowly make your way around the corners until you come to the doorway, which leads into the next open area. Slide along your right wall and remain like that while you observe the scene outside. (Check your HP) Looking out into the courtyard, there is a Manji Cultist ahead of you on the slope and another guard way behind him. Most importantly, there is one right outside the doorway in the right corner. Observe his pattern and Stealth kill him while the Manji is also facing away. (Stealth Kill #8) Immediately run back into the doorway and wait for your chance to rush in and Stealth Kill the Manji Cultist. (KANJI #9 - FEIGN DEATH unlocked) Now collect the NINJA REBIRTH Item on the other side of the doorway and then proceed to stealthily move forward and when ready, Stealth Kill the last guard ahead. Now enter the doorway that leads into the next underground area. Once inside, move ahead and drop down at the ledge. Now slide along the right wall and peek around the corner at the undead guard patrolling this hallway. When the opportunity is there, Stealth kill him. At the end of this room is another ledge and you will see a floating head patrolling on the far side of the room. When he heads left run down and hang on to the ledge beneath him. Wait for him to show you his pattern and then climb up behind him and slash him once for a Stealth Kill. (If you are spotted, avoid the green puke) Now continue and you will come to the doorway that leads to the next outer area. There is a guard patrolling ahead so stay out of his sight and when he turns to walk away, run up and Stealth Kill him. Now grapple up onto the ledge right next to the doorway from where you came and pick up the HEALTH POTION up there. Observe the enemy who is stationed ahead on the ledge and make your way stealthily along the perimeter wall until you can grapple up to the ledge above him. Now simply sneak to the big wooden fence on your left and grapple up on to it and climb over to arrive at yet another door leading inside. Enter this doorway. (Check your HP) Move through the tunnel slowly and peek around every corner until you come to the long hallway with the Manji cultist patrolling back and forth. When he turns to walk away, run up and Stealth kill him. Be careful because there is a hallway on his right hand side with another guard who might go into "" mode. Simply retreat to your initial corner and then slide along the right wall to observe him. When he turns, run down and Stealth kill him. Now drop down the ledge and creep forward while sliding along the right wall. At the corner you'll see another floating head patrolling above a ledge on the far side of the room. When he is moving away, run and hang from the right most side of the ledge and when appropriate, Stealth Kill him. Follow down his hallway and turn right at the end. Move through the next few unguarded corners and you will come to the ledge, which overlooks the Blood Room. (Note: Use "R1" in blood just like you would in water) There is a guard patrolling underneath in the hallway to your left so observe him from above the ledge first. Wait for him to head over to your section of the room and then jump down on him and Stealth Kill him. Now look up and grapple up to the opening on the other side. Move along the passageways slowly until you see the floating head. Be very quick in Stealth Killing him because there is a cat in the room who will alert him if you wait too long. Now stay pressed against the corner of the hallway to the right and wait until the enemy wobbles over. As soon as he turns, run after him and Stealth kill him. Now run down the rest of this hallway until you arrive at the door that leads to the Cemetery. There are two enemies atop the ledge ahead of you. When the nearest one isn't looking, roll over and hang from the ledge. When the time is right, climb up and Stealth Kill him. (If you wait too long he will drop down in the back and start walking around on the ground next to you) Immediately roll back down and use the same method on the second guard. Now move up towards the inclined path and then jump to the ledge on the right side of it and while hanging, move as far right as you can. Now climb up behind the tree and observe the Manji Cultist and then Stealth Kill him. There is a floating head to your left so stay out of sight and then kill him too. Now slowly head up the next incline while crouching and you'll see another guard on your right up there. Observe and eliminate him as he is the last of them. Now simply move to the Northern most point and walk towards the gate. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 7: FIND AYAME'S IMPOSTER | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' As soon as the mission begins, roll to the other side of the fence to your right to avoid being spotted by the Red Demon ninja ahead. Now lean against the wall ahead so that you can peek around the corner and then Stealth Kill him when he turns away. (KANJI #1) Immediately roll backwards to avoid alerting the other Demon ninja on the ledge ahead. When he isn't looking, run up and hang from the ledge and then climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2) Now instead of continuing on, turn left and go into the alcove. You will see that it slopes upward and you can grapple up to the ledge above. Do that. Looking down into the next area below you will see a wolf patrolling. Use a BLOW GUN dart (1/5) to kill him. (KANJI #2.5) Now jump down and pass the dead wolf and grapple up onto the ledge at the far side. Crouch and creep forward to the edge and you will see 2 Shikigami spirits below and a Red Demon ninja perched atop the ledge on the other side. Use another BLOW GUN dart (2/5) to take out the Demon ninja on the far side. (KANJI #3) Now take out the Shikigami spirit on the far side with another BLOW GUN dart (3/5) There are only two enemies left now, the Shikigami right beneath you and a blue Demon ninja who is still out of your sight. Drop down and Stealth Kill the Shikigami right beneath you and then go pick up the NINJA REBIRTH that is sitting on the snowy embankment to your left. Now turn around and in the distance you'll see the blue Demon ninja. Slowly make your way to the small ledge right beneath where he stops and remain crouched. When he turns to begin his walk, jump up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #4) Now slowly make your way onto the bridge and notice the Shikigami spirit who is stationed on the far end. When he has turned away, double jump off the bridge into the left most corner and remain crouched upon landing. Turn around and you'll see a wolf patrolling under the bridge and another Shikigami down at the far end. Use a SHURIKEN to kill the wolf. (KANJI #4.5) Now, roll under the bridge and enter the tunnel on your right. (Use "R1" to silently roll through water) As you arrive into the underground portion of the map slowly crouch your way to the wall on your right side and while leaning against it, observe the blue Demon ninja who is patrolling back and forth ahead. Take your time here because there is another red Demon ninja who comes up from behind the blue one and then eventually takes the long way around the pillar. When he is out of sight, double jump and Stealth kill the blue Demon ninja (KANJI #5.5) and immediately run back to your hiding place until the red Demon has found his buddy and calmed down again. Now Stealth Kill him too (KANJI #6.5) Now slowly make your way to the exit at the far side of the room and make your way up the stairs to the opening up top. At the opening turn as though you were going to go back down the stairs and observe the Shikigami spirit in the distance above you. When he is turning to float away, jump up and run to the bamboo fence on the left and immediately lean up against it to avoid being spotted by the wolf on your right. Use your fourth BLOW GUN dart to kill him. (KANJI #7) The Shikigami spirit will probably go on alert and inspect the fallen wolf so stay leaned up against the fence until he returns to his usual patrol and then Stealth Kill him. Now go grab the SHURIKEN next to the hole you came from. Now head right (past the dead wolf) and continue following the path while keeping an eye on your KI meter. Peek around the wall to observe a Shikigami spirit on the far side who patrols there. As soon as he turns, run up, double jump and kill him around the corner. (Be very fast about it) Now slowly move towards the snowman at the far end of this area. There is a Shikigami spirit there and a wolf on the right side. Slowly move up to the Shikigami and observe his pattern. After a short pause he will float up the entire slope, run up an kill him. (The wolf might go into "" mode briefly) Now remain crouched at the top of the slope, turn around and use your NINJA VISION to observe the wolf on the far side of the snowman. Use the SHURIKEN to kill him. (KANJI #7.5) Now take the path on the side of the wolf and continue along until your KI meter starts going again. You will come to a ledge overlooking a bottomless pit and you'll spot a red Demon ninja patrolling on the far side. As soon as he turns to walk away, drop down to the side of the pit and then use your grappling hook to grapple up to the small ledge on the far side above the enemy ninja. Drop down and Stealth kill him. (KANJI #8.5) now slowly make your way around the next corner and peek around to observe the red Demon ninja ahead. Stealth Kill him (KANJI #9 -WALL KICK unlocked) when he turns to walk away. Follow the path around the bamboo fence and look ahead to see a red Demon and a Shikigami spirit in the upper area ahead. Use your last BLOW GUN dart (5/5) to take out the demon ninja. There is also another Shikigami spirit below you around the corner so move slowly and when he turns to float to the far side, roll into the back corner by the HEALTH POTION. Now simply lean up against the wall and then take him out. Pick up the HEALTH POTION. Slowly make your way towards the other side of the fence and you'll see another red Demon ninja patrolling there. Stealth kill him and now hang from the ledge here and observe the last Shikigami spirit who patrols up there. When the time is right, climb up and kill him. Now simply walk towards the house entrance the screen will BOSS BATTLE: FALSE AYAME (HYAKUBAKE) This battle is not too difficult as Ayame only has 100 HP but beware of her SUPER SHURIKEN that she likes to throw at you. Keep yourself locked on to her and sidestep as she makes her thrusting attacks and then attack her relentlessly when she misses. Your NINJA REBIRTH will revive you and you should always have a few HEALTH POTIONS on hand. (According to some people there are also two Demon ninja's in this battle but when I went through the mission, this was not the case) ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 8: INFILTRATE THE BUDDHA TEMPLE | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' When you first begin this mission you will see a patrolling guard on your right side. He takes a stutter step and turns again so only run after him when he really walks away and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1) Now go to the edge and line yourself up with the left waterfall across the pit and look down for the wooden plank below. Drop down to it and immediately crouch and then turn around to observe the guard patrolling down here. (As long as you remain crouched he cannot spot you) Observe his pattern and when he turns to walk away from you, run up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2) Now go pick up the HEALTH POTION in the left corner and then return to the dead guard's body. Look up and you'll see the wooden ledge to grapple up to. As soon as you get up there, grapple up to the red beam in the opening above you. Hang there and look to your right. There is a guard patrolling back and forth in the room there. As soon as he starts to walk away, climb up and run over and immediately jump up on the side of the wooden structure and climb up. Remain crouched and wait for your chance to drop down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #3) Now go back up the wooden stairs and proceed up towards the next room while pressed against the right wall. Observe the enemy in the room and when he begins his walk to the far corner, run in and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #4) Now continue to the doorway, which overlooks the area below. There is a guard patrolling in the hallway on the far side. When he turns away, double jump forward towards him and run up to Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #5) Continue around the corner to the opening overlooking a pit and you'll notice two wooden in front of you. Grapple up to the higher one and grab the SMOKE BOMB. From this vantage point you need to observe the guard who is walking back and forth on the ground ahead. As soon as he walks to the left, double jump down there and immediately grapple up to the big wooden beam above you to avoid being spotted by the stationed guard on the far side. Once on the beam, remain crouched and look up again to the wooden platform above and to your left. Grapple up there and while hanging, observe the guard up here. When he has turned, climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #6) Now walk along the beam to the pillar and observe the patrolling guard in front of the opening below you. Jump down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #7) Now enter the doorway and look up on your left side for the grapple point. Grapple and hang there because there is a guard patrolling just out of sight in the hallway on your right. Observe your Ki meter and you'll be able to predict his pattern. Climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #8) Now continue to the opening at the end of the hallway. Look down and you'll see a ledge below you on the far side. Jump down there and pick up the HEALTH POTION in the red box and then grapple up to the rocky ledge right above you. Climb up and remain crouched. Now turn to your left and you'll see a guard stationed between the 4 pillars ahead. Roll to the nearest pillar when he is facing to his left and now simply wait for the opportunity to run up and Stealth Kill him to. (KANJI #9 - NINJA MIND CONTROL unlocked) Now look up and you'll see an opening that leads to another room. Grapple up to the beam and when the guard on your right walks away, climb up and press yourself against the rock pillar on the right side. Now wait for your chance to Stealth Kill him. Now continue into the doorway at and head to the ledge around the corner. Drop down into the lower portion of the room below and go to the far end. Now look up to your right and you'll see an opening there. Grapple up there and you'll see a barricade in front of you overlooking a long bottomless pit. On the far side you'll notice two red boxes, one of which contains the "Hidden Weapon". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Getting the "FUGAKU SWORD" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Double jump over the barricade while heading to the left most side of the wall and you will land on a small ledge lined with pillars. Now simply crouch and move (Do not roll) along the edge of the pit alongside the pillars to the far side. (It may seem impossible visually but this is the best and easiest method which is guaranteed to work) Once on the far ledge, grab the FUGAKU SWORD and the SMALL HEALTH POTIONS. Returning is a bit harder as the crouch method does not work going back. Grapple over to the ledge right after the nearest pillar and now look for the sweet spot on the wall under the barricade to latch your grappling hook onto. Press forward to land on the ledge below. Enter the room. At the end of the hallway you'll see a crawl space to go through. On the other side is another little room. Grapple up the beams until you see the opening to another little hallway above you. At the far end of this hallway, look up and you'll see the sky through an opening. Grapple up and while hanging, observe the guard patrolling right there. There is also a bear at the far end. When the moment is right, climb up and Stealth Kill the guard. Remain crouched or head to the opposite end of the balcony to avoid being spotted by the bear. Use a BLOW GUN dart to Stealth Kill him. Now look up at the building and you'll see a ledge on the right side there. Grapple up and enter the passage way and the screen will fade to black while it loads the interior of the Temple. Once inside, grapple up the ledge and follow the hallway while picking up the SMALL HEALTH POTION along the way. In the next room you'll see the opening that overlooks the big Buddha Statue. This is the room where the Boss fight takes place. Simply drop down to the floor and the screen will fade to black. SUB-BOSS BATTLE: GANDA and KAGURA. It is important to note that your only target should be Kagura. Ganda has 200 HP but will cease attacking once Kagura has been defeated. Simply run around and attack her wherever she teleports to while staying out of Ganda's reach. Kagura only has 60 HP so she will die after just a few good combos. Beware of her spell attacks and simply overpower her with your strength and this battle should not last too long. If your Health is low once you've defeated her refill it while she dies because there is another fight coming. When she has been defeated, Ganda dies too. FINAL BOSS BATTLE: TATSUMARU Tatsumaru is a very skilled opponent to fight against but he can be defeated rather quickly if you follow this simple rule. When he attacks, block and then immediately unleash your own combo's on him. When he is down, stab him. Use GRENADES if you have to and SMOKE BOMBS are always an effective tool that can give you a nice opening to attack him. Beware of his dash move which ends with you being piledriven into the floor. His HP is capped at 100 so keep firm and you will defeat him with relative ease. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 9: ASSASSINATE THE EVIL TENRAI (Part 1) | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' When you first start there will be a red Demon ninja just off to your left so remain crouched and when he turns to walk away, run up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1) Now go back and continue through the broken up wooden structure while crouching until you spot another red Demon ninja ahead. Observe his patrol pattern and move towards the right wall while remaining crouched. When he begins walking to the left side of the room, run up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2) Now crouch and move forward to the left side of the beam and observe the area below you. There are two enemies down there. Use a BLOW GUN dart (1/5) to take out the red Demon ninja and then simply wait until the female guard returns to "" mode. Now wait for the right moment to drop down and Stealth Kill her. (KANJI #3) Grab the HEALTH POTION behind the house and then continue on into the next area. Look around the corner and you'll see a ledge at the end of the left wall that you can jump up onto. Immediately crouch and look over the other side at the patrolling female guard. When she walks by, drop down and Stealth Kill her. (KANJI #4) Now follow the path and stick to the left side of the wall to peek into the large open room ahead. There are several enemies in this room. Crouch and roll towards the right side of the plank leading to the red Demon ninja who is ahead of you but stay far enough back that he does not get alerted. As soon as he turns to walk to the left side of his plank, roll forwards and drop down into the room and keep rolling until you are right beneath his plank. Jump against it to hang and now wait. When he repeats his patrol, climb up and Stealth Kill him (KANJI #5) and immediately crouch again. Now look to your right and you'll see a small ledge cropping out from the wall. Roll towards it and press up against the wall right below it so that you can observe another red Demon ninja around the bend. When he turns as far right as he will, run up quickly and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #6) Immediately crouch again because there is another red Demon ninja to your left by some boxes who will go into "" for a moment. Wait for him to turn around and Stealth Kill him too. (KANJI #7) Now head back to the dead red Demon ninja under the outcropping and while remaining crouched look ahead to observe a female guard on the ledge ahead. Stealthily move until you are crouched right beneath her and when she turns, jump up and Stealth Kill her. (KANJI #8) Now continue moving up along the step like rock formation and head along the perimeter of the room until you see the martial artist up ahead guarding the stairwell. Use a BLOW GUN dart (2/5) to take him out. Now head up the stairs behind him into the upper area. Once upstairs, go around and press yourself up against the far wall so that you can observe the hallway ahead. There are 2 martial artists in this hallway. When the furthest one is out of sight, Stealth Kill the closest one. (KANJI #9 - WRATH OF HEAVEN unlocked) Immediately run back to your initial observation spot and wait for the other guard to discover his fallen comrade and eventually calm down. Now run up and Stealth Kill him too. Now continue into the hall of cannons and in the first left area you'll find a SMOKE BOMB atop a few boxes. Continue on around the corner and then press yourself against the wall so that you can observe the red Demon ninja on the other side. When he walks away quickly rush in and Stealth Kill him. Now continue up the stairs into the next area. There is a martial artist patrolling back and forth in this room so as soon as he is out of sight, grapple up to the ledge at the other side of the room and hang there. Look to your left to observe another martial artist guarding the entrance to the next area. Also observe the guard below you walking back and forth. If you want, drop down and Stealth kill him and then grapple back up to the ledge and climb up while remaining crouched. Roll slowly towards the guard and when he isn't looking in your direction, jump so that you are hanging right beneath him. When you are ready, climb up and Stealth kill him. Now continue past his body and turn left at the end towards the next doorway that will lead you to a little wooden bridge. Cross the bridge and head down the hallway. In the next room is another martial artist so press yourself against the right wall and when he walks away, run in and Stealth Kill him. Now continue on into the next room and hang from the left most side of the ledge that divides this room from the next. Look to your right and you'll see a red Demon ninja up top. When he is facing away, climb up and immediately crouch and face him. (He will not spot you)When he turns again, kill him with a BLOW GUN dart (3/5). Now crouch while facing the next room and observe the red Demon ninja below. Double jump and Stealth Kill him while he walks away. Continue around the corner and head into the next room. Pick up the SMALL HEALTH POTION on your left atop the boxes. Now slowly make your way along the next hallway and then press against the right wall to observe the martial artist guarding the entrance to the next room. While he is walking away, run in and Stealth kill him. Now slowly enter the next area through the big wooden doorway. Looking down into the area below you'll see a female guard patrolling back and forth. Jump down and Stealth Kill her when she is turning to walk away. Now jump up onto the dirt covered ledge on your left and crouch to avoid being spotted by the red Demon ninja stationed on the ledge ahead. While he is turned, make your way over so that you are hanging from the ledge where he is and then climb up and Stealth Kill him. Now drop down to the ledge right behind him and observe the female guard stationed atop the watchtower below you there. Jump down and Stealth Kill her while she is facing away. Head into the next room. Grapple onto the watchtower and grab the HEALTH POTION. Now make your way up the rocky steps to the area above you. Remain crouched and move forward just enough to see the martial artist positioned on the ledge to your right. When he is facing away, jump up and introduce him to the afterlife. (NOTE: There are no bottomless pits along the sides of this area, it only appears that way) There is another martial artist on the opposite ledge so remain crouched and then double jump over to him as soon as he begins his march away and Stealth Kill him. Now simply run down this last hallway and then grapple up to the big door above you for the Boss Battle. BOSS BATTLE: ONIKAGE The key to defeating Onikage is by blocking his volley of attacks and then quickly launching your own combos. Do not get too close to him or he will pick you up and drain a lot of life out of you by using his fist to the belly carrying move. Use SMOKE BOMBS, GRENADES or STICKY BOMBS if you brought them along to quickly terminate this battle. Onikage has 200 HP and will try to drink a HEALTH POTION once he loses half of his HP so make sure you attack him when he attempts to do this in order to avoid him recharging himself. The SHOULDER THRUST also works wonders on him. Lastly, be careful that you don't fall down the bottomless pit on the side of the battle ground. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 10: ASSASSINATE THE EVIL TENRAI (Part 2) | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' When you start, grapple up to the ledge on your right side and climb up. Drop down on the other side and hug the right wall to observe the martial artist patrolling around the corner. When he begins to turn to walk away, rush out and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1) Now continue moving around the corner and hug the left wall to observe the martial artist who is patrolling in the next room. When he turns to walk back, run out and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2) Now climb up the ledge at the far side and while crouching, move forward towards the martial artist up ahead. (NOTE: You can move to the base of the incline without alerting him) As soon as he turns to walk to the right, double jump over the bottomless pit that separates your room from his and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #3) Follow the path he was heading in and go pick up the HEALTH POTION at the end of it. Now return to the dead guard and head down into the long hallway. Hug the left wall and peek around at the red Demon ninja's pattern and then Stealth Kill him (KANJI #4) when he turns to walk away. Now head back into the hallway and hug the left wall again at the next corner and watch the martial artist stationed in this alcove. When he turns to his left, quickly rush in and Stealth kill him. (KANJI #5) Now turn around and you will see an opening where you can grapple up to on the far side of the room. Once up there, go slowly around the corner and hug the wall so that you can observe the female guard patrolling the candle lit hallway. As soon as she begins to turn, run in and Stealth kill her. (KANJI #6) Immediately hug the right wall and observe the martial artist stationed in the alcove right there. When he looks away, Stealth Kill him too. (KANJI #7) Now slowly move into the next room with the 3 watchtower pillars inside. Grapple onto the nearest one, then grapple onto the slightly taller one on the left and ultimately on the tallest one. Crouch once you are on the tallest one and observe the martial artist in the next room up there. Use a BLOW GUN dart (1/5) to kill him. Now jump over to where his dead body lies and look into the next room, which has pillars sticking out of a bottomless pit. Double jump over to the nearest pillar platform and then grapple to the wall on the far side, which will cause you to land on the safety of the ledge there. Now roll along the perimeter until you get to the little alcove on your left. Now turn right and you'll see a blue Demon ninja positioned on the other side. Use a BLOW GUN dart (2/5) to take him out. Grab the GRENADE on the pillar and also grab the SHURIKEN from the dead ninja if you want them. From this position if you use your NINJA VISION to scan the far reaches of the room you will notice a red Demon ninja on the far side but more importantly, there is a ledge above him with a red box. This contains a NINJA REBIRTH Item and I recommend getting it before moving on. (To get it, double jump over to the freestanding pillar and then grapple up to it) While you are up here, kill the red Demon ninja ahead with a BLOW GUN dart (3/5) Now simple jump or roll off of the beam at the end and land on the ground below. Head left and climb up to the doorway that leads you into the next area. Climb up the big concrete blocks until you get to the last one and now observe the movements of the 2 martial artist's inside this room. When the one on your right starts walking away and the one on your left starts walking down the hallway, climb up and run/double jump towards the left guard and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #8) Immediately run back and hang again where you were until the other guard has calmed down. Now take your time and when the time is right, Stealth kill this fool. (KANJI #9 - WRATH OF HEAVEN unlocked only if you have not unlocked it in the previous mission) Now continue to the far end of this room and walk up the steps at the end. At the top of this broken up staircase, turn right and look up to see an opening that leads to another room. Grapple up there. This room is wallpapered with reddish Kanji symbols and has a small staircase on the left side. From the top of this little staircase, grapple up to the ledge on the right side of the room. Crouch your way outside and look up the exterior staircase at the red Demon ninja at the top. Use another BLOW GUN dart (4/5) to take him out. Now slowly move up the staircase to avoid falling through the gap and into a bottomless pit below. The dead ninja will have dropped 2 SHURIKEN for you to take. Now double jump over to the suspended concrete ledge and follow it to the end. On the left side of the room is another red Demon ninja, use your final BLOW GUN dart on him (5/5). Now grapple over to his dead body and at the end of the room once again look down into the room to notice another red box below you on a little ledge. Double jump down there to grab another HEALTH POTION. Next grapple up onto the little ledge that sticks through the fence and then grapple up to the room above you and continue around the corner until you come to a ledge overlooking a hallway below with a martial artist patrolling at the far corner. As soon as he turns to walk out of sight, jump down and run after him to Stealth kill him before he turns back. Now go around the corner and at the next opening, hug the left wall to observe the final martial artist who is guarding Tenrai's room. Observe him and then dispatch him for good. Now simply walk up to the big door and the screen will fade to black. BOSS BATTLE: TENRAI (Part 1) This battle is relatively easy as Tenrai's moves are fairly predictable. He unleashes a move that sends a shockwave of black spikes towards you from the ground up. These can be avoided by simply double jumping over it and slashing away at him. His other attack consists of casting a spell that shoots blue darts at you. Again, jump over them and hack away at this evil guy. He only has 150 HP but beware, killing him is not necessarily the end. GRENADES and STICKY BOMBS will inflict a great deal of damage on him. Also stab him while he is down. When he is dead the screen again fades to black. BOSS BATTLE CONTINUED: TENRAI (Part 2) It appears as though nothing you do causes him to receive any damage during this portion of the battle. Just keep at it and unleash two or three combos on him and pretty soon the screen will fade to black again. BOSS BATTLE CONTINUED: TENRAI (Part 3) In this installment of the battle simply use your combos and SHOULDER THRUST ability to inflict heave damage on Tenrai. He has 200 HP but mix in a few GRENADES or STICKY BOMBS and he will soon perish. Fade to black BOSS BATTLE CONT: TENRAI (Choice A only) This choice causes you to have an additional battle with Tenrai. Simply continue with the previously mentioned strategies of using combos and SHOULDER THRUST hits and also stab him when he is down. He is weakest during this battle and each hit will remove about 25 HP. After this beating you can be assured that he will not return. |~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|<<<==-*-=-=/*\=-=-*-==>>>|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~| |III.2|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| AYAME'S MISSIONS |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|<<<==-*-=-=\*/=-=-*-==>>>|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~| ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 1: RESCUE THE VILLAGE GIRLS | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' As soon as the mission begins, crouch and observe the enemy below you. When he turns to walk back, jump down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1) Now roll to the far end of the bridge and pick up the SHURIKEN atop the rock at the entrance to the tunnel. Now roll into the tunnel until you arrive inside the cavern. Once on dry land, hug the right wall and peek into the room to observe 2 stationed guards at the far end. Now crouch and move so that the guard on your right is visible and then use a BLOW GUN dart (1/5) to kill him. The other guard will become alerted and then will begin to patrol around the far side of the center rock pillar. Observe his movements and then charge in and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2) Now simply continue and run up the stairs to the opening that leads to the open air again. Jump out to your left and pick up the 2 SMALL HEALTH POTIONS in front of the small Buddha shrine. Follow the path around the corner and hop up the wooden crate onto the next path. There is a dog at the far end here. Use one of your SHURIKEN to kill him. (KANJI #3) Now run past the dead pooch and follow the path around the wall to the other side and now slowly creep up the icy incline while keeping an eye on your Ki Meter. Up ahead you'll see a snowman. There is an archer patrolling up and down in front of the snowman so creep up as far as you can without being spotted and then use another BLOW GUN dart (2/5) to kill him. (He should fall right about by the burning torch) There is another guard patrolling above the stairs to your left so slowly crouch up the snowy incline to the left of the stairs and when he begins his walk away, run up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #4) Now run back down to the snowman and pick up the SHURIKEN in the red box. Now follow the path on the left side of the snowman and continue through the bamboo trees until you get to a ledge. Drop down to the lower ledge right before the bottomless pit and now grapple across to land on the middle ledge on the other side. Now follow the unguarded path around and when you get to the raised path you will notice another dog patrolling up and down it. Time him and then either run up and slash him or use another SHURIKEN to Stealth kill him. (KANJI #5) Now follow the path around the corner and down the slope and head to the far corner of the wooden fence in the next area here. Through the cracks you can observe the guard who is patrolling on the other side. When he turns around, run around the corner and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #6) Now quickly jump and hang from the ledge to the higher ground and observe the guard stationed up here. When the moment is right, climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #7) There is a NINJA REBIRTH Item hidden on the left side of the big doorway here. Now head to the opposite end and continue around the corner. (If you need it, there is a HEALTH POTION in lower corner by the fence) Continue following the path and keep peeking around the left corners until you spot a stationed guard in the next area. When he turns hi back, run and hide right below his ledge and wait for your chance to jump up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #8) Now slowly make your way around this corner and hide under the next ledge and Stealth Kill the guard patrolling up here too. (KANJI #9 - SOMERSAULT KICK unlocked) Now run back the way you came and walk into the doorway where you picked up the NINJA REBIRTH Item. BOSS BATTLE: TAJIMA Tajima is a pretty easy foe to beat as he only has 100 HP. Simply block his attacks and then unleash your combos and SOMERSAULT KICK on him. If he says "Fly Baby" then quickly block his slash or move out of the way because he will flip you into the air and fill you with some lead. GRENADES and SMOKE BOMBS are good Items to use on him as well. Also you have a pretty big area in which to fight him so use the space to your advantage as you are vastly superior in the speed department. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 2: EXECUTE THE EVIL MERCHANT | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' You start out in the SW corner on the wall. Turn left and look down on the ground outside and you'll see a red box. Go get it to acquire some SHURIKEN. Now climb back onto the wall and observe the lone guard patrolling in the courtyard below. When he begins to walk away, double jump down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1) Now grapple onto the roof on your left (L-shaped building) and run to the far corner. Once you regain control move to the perimeter wall and then stealthily make your way to where the 3 guards are partying. You need to get the key so find a way to break up their party so that they'll begin to wander around. I recommend using a BLOW GUN dart (1/5) to kill one of them and then immediately rolling out of sight to avoid being spotted. Now simply take your time and Stealth Kill the remaining 2 guards at your leisure. (KANJI #2+3) Now get the key and then jump back onto the perimeter wall and up to the roof of the same building. Head North along the eastern side of the roof and then jump down to Stealth Kill the guard below. (KANJI #4) Now continue running north into the NE corner and you'll see the gate with the golden lock from the cutscene. Select the Key and press Triangle to open the gate. Now enter in. Follow along the unguarded corridor until you hear two guards talking about a date and then hug the right wall at the bottom of the incline and await the first guards patrol. When he turns back, jump down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #5) Now slowly peek around the corner and you'll see the second guard atop the ledge ahead. When he isn't looking, run and hang from the ledge and then when the next opportunity comes, climb up and Stealth Kill him too. (KANJI #6) Now continue on around the unguarded corners until you see the red box atop the crate. Grab the NINJA REBIRTH Item and now look up. There is a guard patrolling atop this ledge so grapple and hang from it and when the opportunity presents itself, climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #7) Pick up the HEALTH POTION and look up again for the opening to grapple up to and hang. Climb up and immediately crouch to avoid being spotted by the guard patrolling in front of the gate. Make your way towards the nearest of the 4 little houses here and grapple onto the roof. Now run and jump over to the next house ahead (NW) which overlooks the fancy little garden and observe the swordsman below. When he walks alongside the house, jump down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #8) grapple back onto the house and head to the NE corner to observe another guard patrolling below. Jump down and Stealth Kill him too. (KANJI #9 - NINJUTSU BLOCK unlocked) Now grapple onto the divider wall by the beehive and when ready, Stealth Kill the guard below. (Or have some fun by chucking a SHURIKEN at the hive and watch the bees attack him) Next jump onto the roof of the main house and run over to the Southern tip to observe two guards below. Use a BLOW GUN dart (2/5) to kill the swordsman ahead and wait for the guy right beneath you to calm down again before dropping down to kill him. There is a SMOKE BOMB by the two big rocks in the corner. Now walk up to the front door of the house and the interior will load. Once inside immediately go around the right corner and through the brown sliding door. Now hug the left wall to peak into the adjoining room. There is a guard patrolling in here. When he begins to walk out of sight, run in and Stealth Kill him. Now go through the greenish sliding door ahead of his corpse and enter the next hallway. Go through the first brown sliding door on your left and drop down to the ledge below. Now crouch towards the edge and observe the sleeping guard below you. Drop down and Stealth Kill him. Now roll past the cat and then grapple up to the ledge on the far side of the room and climb up. Go through the brown sliding door and head through this room and then through the golden sliding door at the end with the Kanji symbols above it. Head up the stairs to the next area. Go through the sliding door at the top of the stairs and immediately hug the wall on your left to peek down at the guard who is patrolling the adjacent hallway. When he turns, invite him to his own funeral. At the end of this hallway are two doors. Take the one on the right side and chances are the cat will be freaked out by you momentarily. Go into the room on your right and grab the HEALTH POTION and then go through the crawlspace into the next room. At the far end is a chest. Jump onto it and then look up to see the ledge above you. Grapple up there and head through the wooden sliding door into the next room. Once inside, hug the right wall to observe the swordsman stationed in the alcove and Stealth Kill him when he turns completely to his left. Now proceed through the next sliding door and follow the corridor to another sliding door at the far end. Go through this door and observe the guard patrolling below you. When he turns to walk away, jump down and Stealth Kill him. Afterwards, go through the next sliding door and grab the NINJA REBIRTH Item in the red box. Now simply jump down the opening there and the screen will fade to black. BOSS BATTLE: NASU (Part 1) Nasu is a very easy foe to defeat as he only has 100 HP. Simply unleash one combo on his sorry self and the screen will fade to black. BOSS BATTLE CONTINUED: NASU (Part 2) Do not approach Nasu while he is on his knees, as he will attack you. Either wait until he gets up and then attack him or hit him with a SHURIKEN or some other projectile to get him back on his feet. Now simply unleash another combo or two and he will die. SMOKE BOMBS provide great openings too. WALKTHROUGH CONT: Grapple back up to the last room you were in before the BOSS BATTLE and continue backtracking all the way to where the cat is next to the crawlspace. Now continue through the sliding door and keep backtracking passed the dead guard and head through the next sliding door overlooking the flight of stairs. Now simply go down these stairs and at the sliding door at the bottom the screen will fade to black. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 3: ASSASSINATE THE TRAITOR HAMADA | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' When you first start, crouch and wait for the ninja ahead to show himself. Kill him with a BLOW GUN dart. Now run up to his dead body and through the sliding door right behind him to pick up the SMOKE BOMB inside this little room. There is another sliding door in here so lean up next to it to open it and observe the ninja stationed at the end of the hall. When he begins to turn to his left, run down and Stealth kill him. (KANJI #1) Continue into the following room with the 2 beds on the floor and lean against the right side of the doorway on the other end. There is another ninja right outside here. Observe his movements and then run out and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2) Next, head in the opposite direction of the dead guard and you'll see the long hallway that you need to go down. Slowly move down this hallway until you can observe the patrolling ninja walking back and forth at the far end. When he walks away, run up and lean against the corner ahead to observe him from a closer point. Now wait again for the right moment and then simply enter the sliding door right next to the corner where you are hiding. Inside this room is a GRENADE that you can pick up. Now move to the far end of the room and walk into the alcove to your right. The screen will briefly load the next area as you have just gone through a secret passage. When you regain control in this new room go and grab the NINJA REBIRTH Item in the red box and then lean up next to the sliding door to open it without being detected by the guard on the other side. Observe his routine and when you see an opening, run in and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #3) Next go through the doorway there and lean up against the corner to observe the female guard in the room down the hallway. When she begins her walk away, run down and Stealth Kill her. (KANJI #4) Now grab the SMALL HEALTH POTION in the room and continue to the sliding door at the end of the room. Instead of leaning next to it simply move into it and then immediately crouch and observe the ninja stationed in the left part of the next room. When he turns his back, run in and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #5) Now run up the stairs. Lean up next to the sliding door at the top of the stairs to observe the guard patrolling at the far end of the room. When he turns to walk to his right he does a double take so wait until he is committed to walking before dashing in and Stealth Killing him. (KANJI #6) (Note: You can exit onto the roof through the window and collect a HEALTH POTION on the other end but you'll need to kill another ninja on the far roof with a BLOW GUN dart) Now follow the guard's path to the next sliding door and lean up to open it and observe the guard stationed right there. Take your time in observing this ninja as his turns are hard to predict. When you feel like the time is right, run in and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #7) Immediately lean up against the wall behind him to peek into the adjoining room and watch the guard at the far end. When he turns his back, run up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #8) Go to the next sliding door here and lean up again to look into the next room. Enter the room and immediately press against the left wall to observe the ninja patrolling the hallway here. Stealth Kill him as soon as he begins to turn away to avoid alerting the guard in the next portion of the room. (KANJI #9 - NINJA VISION unlocked) Now stick to the left wall and look around the corner. When the female guard in the next area is out of your sight, run and lean up against the left corner to observe her from up close. As soon as she begins to turn away, run down and Stealth Kill her. Immediately crouch to avoid alerting the ninja outside on the far roof. Also beware of a patrolling ninja in the next room who might see the female guard's dead body and come to inspect. Now head forward and press against the right side of the doorway ahead to observe the patrolling ninja inside. When you feel confident that you won't be seen, run in and Stealth Kill him. Now simply run down the stairs at the far end of the room and into the golden room below. There is a second NINJA REBIRTH Item right inside here. After grabbing it simply walk through the opening and the screen will fade to black. BOSS BATTLE: HAMADA Hamada is relatively easy to defeat as he only has 100 HP. He has a type of lunging stab attack, which is revealed early by his sword being charged up. Simply attack and block and use you blocking attack move when in close quarters with him. A SMOKE BOMB will grant you a great opening for attack and with 2 NINJA REBIRTH's onhand he is no match even if you fight lazily. Simply use your combos and SOMERSAULT KICK and this traitor will be history in no time at all. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 4: RETRIEVE THE YOTO SWORDS | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' NOTE: My advice is to first simply make it through this mission simply to get the KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS because you cannot kill any of the undead enemies without them. Once you have the swords you can easily return to Grandmaster this mission. My walkthrough is based on having these blades and Stealth Killing the undead in the process. WALKTHROUGH: When starting out, crouch and move forward a little bit and then head left along the ledge that overlooks the area below. You will see a HEALTH POTION on the ground up here. Continue moving while crouching and then observe the Manji Cultist who is patrolling below. Take your time to observe his pattern and when you are ready, equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS and drop down to Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1) Immediately switch back swords to avoid draining unnecessary HP. Now slowly move to the next ledge and you will notice that there are 2 enemies in this lower area. When the ninja begins to walk up the slope, jump down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2) Immediately go back onto the ledge and now observe the undead swordsman who is patrolling at the far end. Get as close as you can without being spotted and then equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS and Stealth Kill him too. (KANJI #3) Immediately switch blades again and then slash the Sealing Stone (1/5) in the SW corner of the area. (It has a red glow around it) Now enter the newly opened doorway into the underground hallway. Hug the right wall at the first corner and observe the ninja who is patrolling the hallway. When he turns to walk away let him first do his double take before dashing in to Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #4) Continue on down this hallway and at the end where you turn left, hug the left wall and peek around the corner at the ninja who is walking back and forth at the end there. When he begins to walk away, run up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #5) Continue past his lifeless corpse and you'll come to a ledge overlooking the Blood Room. Observe the undead swordsman patrolling beneath you and equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS. Now simply jump down on him and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #6 - Note: If you land beside him press "R1" to avoid splashing and making noise) Now continue around the left corner and look up to your right to see the ledge to where you must grapple in order to continue. Once up there, hug the left wall and observe the Manji Cultist in the adjacent hallway. When he turns to dance away, equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #7) Switch back to your regular swords afterwards and crouch while slowly moving forward. Way up ahead you'll notice another undead guard but on your left is another hallway, which is where you must go. Continue over to the edge and look down below. There is a red box in the alcove below and a patrolling ninja on the right side. When he is out of sight, double jump to the alcove to grab the NINJA REBIRTH Item and then quickly go back onto the ledge from where you came from. Now wait for the ninja to make his way back and then drop down and Stealth Kill him when he is beneath you. (KANJI #8) Slowly head to the corner and observe the undead archer who is patrolling in the next hallway. When he begins to walk away, equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #9 - GRAPPLING HOOK COMBO unlocked) Switch swords again and grapple up onto the ledge above you and head down the hallway and then turn left. Now hug the right wall and peek around the corner to observe the Sealing Stone and wait for the Manji Cultist to appear from the hallway to the right. He will come pretty close but will not see you so long you are pressed against the wall. Equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS again and Stealth Kill him when he turns. Now switch swords again and break the Sealing Stone. (2/5) Now head down the hallway on your right and then turn left and immediately hug the right wall to observe the patrolling ninja who is guarding the exit. Stealth Kill him when he turns around and now exit through the door. Once outside, run to the far corner of the wooden fence and then climb up and drop down on the other side while remaining crouched. Turn to your left and you can see an undead guard stationed there. Move to the edge while remaining crouched and observe the scene below you. There is a HEALTH POTION right below and a ninja on the ground level. The Sealing Stone is also in the corner there. Roll down to the HEALTH POTION, grab it, and then roll toward the wall above which the undead archer is stationed. Now equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS and hang from the wall and when he turns away, climb up and Stealth Kill him. Switch swords again. Now move to the edge and observe the ninja below you. When ready, jump down and Stealth Kill him and then go break the Sealing Stone (3/5) in the corner. Next, grapple up to the ledge behind the Sealing Stone and climb up. Move to the far side and look down. There is a floating head patrolling back and forth and the newly opened doorway on your left. When the head floats away, drop down and enter the doorway into the next underground maze. Follow the unguarded corners until you arrive at a ledge overlooking a lowered floor. Equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS and wait for the floating head to come around the corner. When he turns away, drop down and slash at him causing a Stealth Kill. Now grapple up onto the ledge on the other side and continue through the unguarded area until you find another area to grapple up to. From here you will see the outside again. Climb up and slowly move towards the door and hug the right wall to look outside undetected. Looking outside you will see a Manji Cultist and a ninja nearby. There is another ninja at the far end who patrols in and out of the far doorway. The Sealing Stone is also visible from here. Wait for the Manji cultist to be as far away from you as possible and then run down to Stealth kill the ninja below. Immediately run back into the hallway from where you came and now observe the Manji Cultist. Equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS and when he turns run in and Stealth Kill him too. Switch swords again. The last enemy is the patrolling ninja below so take your time and observe his pattern and then run up and Stealth Kill him too. Now go and break the Sealing Stone (4/5) and then enter the hallway below. Once inside head around the unguarded hallways until you come to a ledge overlooking the next room. Drop down and equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS and now hang from the ledge on the left side to observe the undead guard patrolling up here. When he is walking away, climb up and Stealth Kill him. (Try to avoid killing him in front of the hallway because there is another enemy patrolling behind) Switch swords and now hug the left wall and observe the ninja in the other room ahead. As soon as he begins to turn to his right, run up and Stealth Kill him. Now run to the end of the hall and look up to see the sky through an opening above you. Grapple up and climb out of the well and grab the NINJA REBIRTH Item right next to the well. Now simply run up and break the Sealing Stone (5/5) in this unguarded area and then walk up to the hut and the screen will fade to black. BOSS BATTLE: HEADLESS GIANT This Goliath of an enemy carries his head with his left arm while swinging his huge sword with his right. He also tends to vomit blood on you. He is an extremely weak adversary in spite of having 200 HP. Simply attack him with combos and a SOMERSAULT KICK or two and block him when he strikes back. You can also use your environment to your advantage if you need to use a HEALTH POTION but he should be dead in no time. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 5: GO TO THE RED HOUSE OF ZENNOSUKE | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' As you gain control immediately crouch and observe the female guard on the roof ahead. There is also an innocent Geisha along side the hut. While both the geisha and the guard are walking away, roll to the side of the house and then hang from the roof. When the opportunity presents itself, climb up and Stealth Kill the guard. (KANJI #1) Now grapple onto the roof of the tall building on your right. Once up top, face into the SW portion of the area where the little red bridge is and you'll notice a ninja hopping from roof to roof. Use a BLOW GUN dart (1/5) to kill him. Now make your way over to the little red bridge to pick up the HEALTH POTION next to the house. (Avoid the patrolling Geisha) Now jump onto the roof and slowly head north along the rooftops being careful not to get spotted by the Innocent Civilian in front of the third one. Now look ahead and you'll see a stationed ninja on the far side of the little river. Use a BLOW GUN dart (2/5) to kill him. Next, double jump over the little river and get onto the left most house. (Remain crouched as the villager might spot you. Now jump house to house until you get to the last one with the torch and crawlspace on your left. Observe the ninja patrolling here and when is as close to you as possible and begins to turn, jump down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2) Now quickly enter the crawlspace before another nearby ninja discovers the body. When you exit the crawlspace immediately crouch and stick to the right side. Look above to your right and you'll notice two ninjas having a chat and there is another one patrolling way ahead of you in the water. (Remember to use "R1" when in the water) Roll forward to the wall ahead and when the ninja in the water turns to walk away, roll up to him and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #3) Immediately grapple up to hang from the ledge above you to observe the other ninja who is now here. When he jumps up and looks towards the other ninja over by where the crawlspace is, climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #4) Immediately do a 180 roll to drop back into the same hanging spot until case the other guards spot him. After they settle down, run up and Stealth Kill the ninja as he walks back to his original spot. (KANJI #5) Now take out the female guard who is patrolling the path around the corner. (KANJI #6) Next jump onto the little divider wall and observe the courtyard within while remaining crouched. There is a ninja patrolling the grounds and another female guard atop the ledge in the far corner. Use a BLOW GUN dart (3/5) to take her out. Now Stealth Kill the ninja when he is facing away. (KANJI #7) Now that the area is safe, grab the NINJA REBIRTH Item in the red box as well as the EGG in the NE corner and lastly, the SMOKE BOMB on top of the wall in the NW corner. Now look over the wall in the NE corner at the villager below When he walks past you double jump over the little bridge and land in the water below (Use "R1") and roll to the Northern side. Now grapple onto the house and climb up. Look down the side of the house at the patrolling ninja below. When he is next to the house, jump down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #8) Immediately grapple back onto the roof. Go now to the opposite side and observe the female guard below. When the villager is walking away, drop down and Stealth Kill her. (KANJI #9 - CLING TO CEILING unlocked) Now just run up to the big gate between the wooden kegs and the next area will load. As soon as you regain control in this next area, run and double jump onto the left most keg and remain crouched. Now roll over onto the adjoining one and observe the scene below. There is one ninja patrolling in the middle and another to your left. There is also a female guard stationed behind the keg in front of you. When the left most ninja is out of sight, jump down and Stealth Kill the nearer ninja. Head back onto the keg you came from and wait to make sure the others weren't alerted. Now make your way over to the lone keg on your left and then Stealth Kill that ninja too. Pick up the HEALTH POTION in the rear corner too. Next, jump up onto the keg in the middle of the area and then drop down to Stealth Kill the female guard below you there. Now simply run up to the wooden door to load the next area. (There is also a secret crawlspace in the water to the right of the door but this walkthrough will use the main way) As you gain control immediately crouch. There is a villager just ahead. Also notice the red house on the far side, this is your final destination. When the villager is not looking, roll around the torch on your left and head to the edge of the field while remaining crouched. Now observe the scene here. There is a female guard on the roof of the house overlooking the courtyard on your right and an Innocent Geisha below you. Use a BLOW GUN dart (4/5) to kill the female guard and quickly crouch again. Now roll down onto the house below and then grapple onto the higher house right next to it. When the coast is clear, jump down onto the roof with the dead female guard and pick up the SMALL HEALTH POTION on the shed right next to it. Now grapple onto the tallest building here which is on your left and head to the Southern tip of the roof. There is a female guard patrolling the gate in the corner and a ninja walking between the buildings ahead. Drop down onto the roof below and now kill the female guard with your last BLOW GUN dart(5/5). Now wait for the ninja below to turn and then jump down and Stealth Kill him too. Immediately climb on to the roof overlooking the courtyard and wait for the ninja ahead to discover his fallen comrade. When he returns to "", execute him in the alley and again grapple onto the roof of the big house. Look down over the front edge at the stationed ninja in front of the door. Drop down and Stealth Kill him. Now simply walk up to the front door and the screen will fade to black. BOSS BATTLE: TESSHU This battle will be over quickly as it is not a battle to the death. Simply block Tesshu's attack and then return a combo of your own. Repeat this one more time and the screen will fade to black. WALKTHROUGH CONT: You will briefly gain control of your character again now. Simply run in either direction and the screen will fade to black again. BOSS BATTLE: FALSE RIKIMARU (HYAKUBAKE) Fighting Rikimaru is a little more challenging as he employs both his Three Slash Combo and SHOULDER THRUST move. Block his slash attack and return a combo of your own but when he begins his SHOULDER THRUST, move out of the way and then attack. Stab him when he is down and use a SMOKE BOMB or GRENADE if need be. You can also jump onto a building to buy enough time to drink a HEALTH POTION. Follow this technique and Rikimaru's 100 HP will become 0 HP shortly. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 6: ESCAPE FROM AMAGAI CASTLE | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' BOSS BATTLE: DR. KIMAIRA The key to winning this fight is by avoiding Kimaira's two main attacks. The first is his spinning attack, which can take a lot of your HP away. The second is a lunging head butt. Block what you can and then fight back. Use the size of the room to your advantage and use any GRENADES or STICKY BOMBS that you might have brought with you. Kimaira has 150 HP but it seems like he has more. When you have defeated him the screen fades to black. WALKTHROUGH: The mission begins with a countdown timer on the screen showing that you have 20 minutes to escape before poisonous fumes fill the castle and kill you. Immediately run down stairwell and head down. At the bottom, crouch and roll into the lower potion of the room to avoid being spotted by the enemy on the other side and pick up the NINJA REBIRTH Item in the alcove. Now grapple up on the other side and hang while you observe the enemy's pattern. When he turns to walk to his right, climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1) Now look at the falling blades in the next room. Double jump through the room and climb up on the opposite ledge while trying to avoid the falling blades. Now run to the edge at the end of the short hallway and observe the moving gears below you there. Double jump to the opening on the left wall and as you land immediately crouch. Slowly move forward to observe the patrolling guard in the next room. As he begins to walk to his right, double jump down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2) Now hug the right wall and slide over to the corner to observe the Chibot in the next hallway. As soon as he turns, run out and slash at him to Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #3) Continue on and double jump over the gap to the other side and head around the corners until you come to the inner hallway there. Now hug the left wall and peek around the corner at the wooden guard in the hallway at the end. As he turns, run in and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #4) Now notice the little half-moon carpet right there on your left side, that is the secret trapdoor that hides the STONE OF POWER. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Getting the "STONE OF POWER" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Press your back against this swivel door and the brief animation will show you being brought into the room behind. You will also see that the ceiling is rigged and begins to descend. Quickly grab the STONE OF POWER from the center of the room and then run to the second door and press up against it in order to be transported back to the hallway from where you came. WALKTHROUGH CONT: Now that you are back in the hallway, turn left and then immediately left again and now jump to hang from the ledge in this room as you observe another Chibot above you. As he turns to walk away, climb up and slash him for another Stealth Kill. (KANJI #5) Now look up towards your right and you'll see a ledge that you can climb up on to enter the next area of the castle. Once up top you will notice a HEALTH POTION towards your right side. Avoid it as that entire side is laced with floor traps. Instead, continue straight and drop down onto the one ledge below you and crouch to remain undetected. Observe the wooden guard patrolling the hallway beneath you. When he turns, drop down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #6) Continue to the end of this hallway and then look down towards your right at the room below. (Avoid the center hallway with all the little black holes in the floor) Double jump over the spear traps to the other side and then head left to see another drop down area with a stairwell in it. Head down the stairs but hug the left wall before the bottom to observe a wooden guard stationed in the corner of the room below. When he turns as far to his left as possible, drop down from around the corner and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #7) Now head across this room and pick up the SMOKE BOMB and GRENADE from the floor before climbing up the other side. Once you've climbed up the other side, look up towards your left to see the next opening that you can climb up into. Climb up an immediately hug the left wall and slide towards the corner to observe the wooden guard in this hallway. When he turns, Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #8) Now look down the over the edge into the next room. There is a beam in the center that you must jump on. As you do a brief animation shows the door slamming shut while SMOKE BOMBS and GRENADES go off below you. Walk to the end of the beam and then double jump through the opening above the door on your right. Immediately crouch when landing to avoid being detected by the wooden guard on the far side. When he isn't looking, roll into the gap between you and him and then grapple and hang from the far side to observe him from close range. Time him and then climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #9 - FEIGN DEATH unlocked) Now press your back up against the left door form the two in the right corner and swivel through. Immediately hug the left side of the doorway to observe the patrolling Chibot in the next hallway and as he turns, turn him into history. Now hug the left wall and peek around the corner to see the wooden guard patrolling along the adjacent hallway. When he turns, run around and Stealth Kill him too. Now simply press your back up against the swivel door at the far end there to be brought to the next area. Move to observe the wooden guard who is stationed atop the stairwell in the hallway below you. Grapple up into the corner behind him and then land using "R1". Now silently turn around and Stealth Kill him. Now head down the stairs. Remain crouched at the bottom to avoid being detected by the wooden guard on the opposite side and as he begins his walk towards his right, run and double jump across and then climb up to Stealth kill him. Now peek into the next room with the fire visible below it and wait for the Chibot to arrive. Observe his pattern and when ready, dash in and slash him for another Stealth Kill. Now head into the little room at the other end and observe the spear trap above the doorway. Roll past the reach of the dropping spears into the dirt covered room and then climb onto the scaffold on the other side to avoid falling through a floor trap in here. Head to the far end of the scaffold by the next doorway and then jump across so that you can hug the right rock wall and observe the wooden enemy who patrols the room right outside the one beside you here. As he turns in the doorway, run up and Stealth Kill him. Now look up at the beam above you. Grapple up to it while avoiding the HEALTH POTION below as it is a trap. Hop over to the next beam and then crouch and observe the wooden enemy below. When he turns, double jump down and Stealth Kill him. Now turn left and grapple onto the ledge next to the one from where you came and then pick up the HEALTH POTION there in the red box. Now double jump to your right into the opening of the wall and then drop down on the other side into an unguarded hallway. Now simply run down the hallway and into the huge room at the end and walk to the very middle of it to trigger the cutscene. NOTE: At this point you will need to make a choice. The choice you make here will affect the next cutscene as well as the cutscenes in mission 9 and 10. No gameplay is otherwise affected (For specific details please refer to my full FAQ/Walkthrough)) * Let Rikimaru fight Onikage (OR) * Fight Onikage yourself BOSS BATTLE: ONIKAGE (Choice B only) After a brief cutscene the battle will begin. Onikage only has 150 HP but he will attempt to drink a HEALTH POTION once half of his health has been depleted so stay on him. If you have SMOKE BOMBS or GRENADES then they will come in handy. Otherwise simply block his attacks and then return a volley of your own. Stab him whenever he is down and sit on your block button when he is near to execute your knee to the back of the head technique. Once he is dead the screen will fade to black. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 7: RETRIEVE THE JEWEL OF HEAVEN | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' BOSS BATTLE: GANDA Ganda is a big fellow to say the least and his wooden staff has a long range so you need to be smart in this fight. Use SMOKE BOMBS and GRENADES to soften him up and generally you can double jump and strike down on him too. Be careful that he doesn't grab you when you are in close range because he will juggle you a bit before slamming you headfirst into the ground. He has 200 HP but if you follow these tactics that numbers will turn into a big fat zero quickly. WALKTHROUGH: You start out in a little enclave. Crouch and move to the corner to observe the guard below and when he turns, run down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1) immediately run back to hide from another guard who will come to inspect. When he calms down, run around and Stealth Kill him too. (KANJI #2) Now grapple up onto the middle red beam outside and enter the crawlspace up here. At the end of the crawlspace observe the scene before exiting. When the guard is closest to you and begins to turn, exit and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #3) Just make sure the guard in the far right room is out of sight. Immediately run back to the crawlspace and enter it and then turn around to wait for the far guard to come back and discover his fallen comrade. When he calms down and begins to walk back, exit and Stealth Kill him also. (KANJI #4) Now run into the next room and head up the wooden scaffold into the room above. At the far end of this room is a ledge looking down. There are 2 guards down here. Use a BLOW GUN dart (1/5) to kill the one in the hallway ahead and then drop down and Stealth Kill the patrolling guard when he walks behind the pillar. Now proceed into the hallway past the dead corpse. At the end is an opening that looks outside. Grapple up to the highest ledge above you and grab the NINJA REBIRTH Item there. Now look down ahead at the next area. When the bear begins to turn to walk away, double jump over to him and slash him for a Stealth Kill. (KANJI #5) Immediately grapple up onto the beam above you to avoid being spotted by the guard around the left corner. Once on the beam, crouch and observe the guard up ahead. Now look up to your left and grapple up onto that ledge to pick up the 2 EGGS up there. Next, walk along the beam to the pillar overlooking the basket covered guard below. Drop down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #6) Next, enter the doorway which appears to be a dead end and then look up towards your left to a grapple point. Grapple up and head around the corner until you overlook the bottomless pit with the wooden walkway suspended above you. Double jump onto the ledge below and then grapple up onto the rock ledge and grab the HEALTH POTION right there. Next follow the wall to the left and then grapple and hang from the wooden ledge to observe the guard stationed at the end of the suspended bridge here. When he turns to look ahead, climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #7) Now turn left and then head through the opening up there. Hug the rock pillar on the right side just past the doorway and observe the guard patrolling this hallway. When he is all the way inside, position yourself in the center of the hallway and kill him with a BLOW GUN dart (2/5) Now continue to your left instead of where the guard lies dead and drop down the hole at the end. You are now in an area with a wraparound bottomless pit. Grapple to the wall right after the first pillar and then grapple across so that you will land on the narrow beam there. Carefully turn around and now grapple between the next two beams. Now aim for the beam on the far wall and press forward to land on the ledge instead of plummeting to your death. Now look down and you'll see a secret entrance below. This is where the DOKUTO SWORDS are hidden. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Getting the "DOKUTO SWORDS" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jump down into the room that is hidden in the wraparound bottomless pit area. The Swords are in the back corner amongst several barrels. WALKTHROUGH CONT: Walk back onto the little wooden bridge outside the room and turn left. Now grapple to the far ledge and climb up. Now turn left again and grapple to the top of the pillar that is blocking your path to the adjoining room. Drop down on the other side and then grapple up to the beam at the far side and look up again. You will see the night sky through an opening in the roof. Grapple up and climb out into the open air. The entrance to the Temple is right there but if you wish you can first go kill the 2 enemies (KANJI 8 + 9 -WALL KICK unlocked) on the balcony and check out the view. There is also another HEALING POTION above the little roof overlooking the scenery. When you are ready, enter the Temple and the screen will fade to black and load the inner Temple. Once inside, grapple up to the ledge ahead and drop down on the other side. Now hug the right wall next to the doorway and observe the patrolling guard ahead. Use another BLOW GUN dart (4/5) to kill him. Now creep to the corner and you'll notice another stationed guard at the far wall. Use your final BLOW GUN dart (5/5) to kill him. Now grapple up to the middle ledge in front of the Buddha Statue and then turn around. Look up and you will notice another guard on the suspended plank above you. Grapple and hang from it and when he is turned, climb up and Stealth Kill him. Now simply turn around and jump onto the platform right in front of the Buddha Statue's eyes and the screen will fade to black. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 8: RESCUE COUNSEL SEKIYA | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' As you begin, immediately grapple onto the tracks on your left and run down to the end. There is a red Demon ninja patrolling right below you here so drop down and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #1) Continue down the hallway and at the fork, go left and slowly move up the incline to observe the wolf in the room ahead. Use a SHURIKEN to Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2) Now run in and grab the NINJA REBIRTH Item atop the box and then go back the way you came to the fork. Continue straight and hug the left wall to observe the female guard around the corner. When she begins to turn, run in and quickly Stealth kill her. (KANJI #3) Now crouch and slowly move up the incline just far enough to observe the red Demon ninja on the other side of a bottomless pit. As he begins to walk to his left, double jump over the pit and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #4) Now slowly move along and hug the right wall to observe another female guard down the next hallway. As she begins to turn away, run down and quickly Stealth Kill her too. (KANJI #5) Now move to the edge and look down into the room below. There is a red Demon ninja right below you here so drop behind him and Stealth Kill him (KANJI #6) when he is as far in this enclave as possible to avoid alerting the female guard right outside. Now crouch and use a BLOWGUN dart (1/5) to kill the female guard behind the pillar. Now move ahead into the big room while crouching and look up to see the ledge that has another guard patrolling above. Grapple and hang and then climb up and Stealth Kill this enemy. (KANJI #7) Now crouch and move up the incline and when the Demon ninja walks out of sight, drop down into the pit below and remain crouched. This little area has blue fireflies in it. Creep forward up the incline until you can observe the female guard at the other end of a bottomless pit. When she turns to walk to her right, double jump across and Stealth Kill her. (KANJI #8) Now follow the unguarded corridor until you see the opening at the end. Crouch towards the opening and observe the female guard on the left side of the torch. When she turns to walk away, quickly run out and Stealth kill her. (KANJI #9 - NINJA MIND CONTROL unlocked) Now head back towards the torch and look down from the corner of the ledge to the ground below and then jump down there. Once you land, run towards the doorway and enter it and the screen will fade to black. WALKTHROUGH CONT: As you regain control, hug the wall in front of you and observe the Shikigami spirit at the far end of the hallway. As he begins to float down the hallway, run down and hug the left wall right next to the barrels and wait. When he returns and again begins to float away, run up and kill him. Now break the barrels on the left wall where you were hiding. Enter the hidden crawlspace there. Once inside, pick up the BOX OF EXPLOSIVES and then exit through the open doorway. Turn left and head up the stairs into the room above and Then drop down below from the far side. There is a SMALL HEALTH POTION and an EGG atop the boxes here if you need them. Now hug the right side of the doorframe and observe the Shikigami Spirit patrolling inside. When he turns, dash in and Stealth Kill him. Now continue on and you'll find yourself at the entrance to the watery area with the planks. (Remember to use "R1" when moving through water) A CHAMELEON SPELL will work wonders here. Drop down onto the planks and roll all the way to the far corner and turn ready to fire a SHURIKEN and the wolf when he is in range. Now observe the Shikigami Spirit in the middle of the room. When he begins to float away, roll forward along the wall and then jump up the little step and crouch behind the pillar. Now look ahead at a stationed Shikigami Spirit. Use another BLOW GUN dart (2/5) to kill it. Continue rolling towards the spot where the Shikigami died and double jump across the watery pit to the far side. Now make your way around the corner and then observe the red Demon ninja under the raised walkway. Use another BLOW GUN dart (3/5) to take him out. Now double jump over and then grapple onto that raised walkway above you. Follow the unguarded tunnel to the opening and then crouch as you move into the doorway and look at the last female guard on the ledge to your left. Use another BLOW GUN dart (4/5) to kill her from afar. Now simply drop down and then grapple up in the far corner where the boulder sticks out from the wall. (Grapple onto the higher reaches of the wall to drop onto the ledge) Now plant the BOX OF EXPLOSIVES at the base of the boulder and then back up. The boulder will be blown up and the path will now be open to you. Walk inside towards the door and the screen will fade to black. BOSS BATTLE: KAGURA and WOLF Kagura only has 60 HP but her wolf packs a punch. The key to success in this battle is to focus your attacks only on her while running away from the wolf. She has a good ability to block but if you keep attacking, you will get through her defense. Beware of her magic spell if you get caught up close as she will levitate you and cause some spiritual attacks to eat a good portion of your HP away. After two or three successful attacks she will succumb to your superior skills and the screen will fade to black. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 9: ASSASSINATE THE EVIL TENRAI (Part 1) | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' When you begin, run forward until you arrive at the edge and then observe the scene below. There are 2 Demon ninjas patrolling below and a HEALTH POTION can be seen atop the house. Use a BLOW GUN dart (1/5) to kill the red Demon ninja and then Stealth Kill the green Demon ninja below. (KANJI #1) Now grab the HEALTH POTION and head to the opening at the far left side of the room. Run around the corner and then climb up on the ledge at the end of the wall and crouch while you observe the red Demon ninja on the other side below you. Drop down and Stealth Kill him when he walks below you. (KANJI #2) Now continue until you come to the entrance to a great big room. Observe the red Demon ninja on the left side. He will briefly jump onto the wooden walkway in front of you. When he does, kill him with a BLOW GUN dart. (2/5) Now drop down on the right side of the walkway and crouch while moving along the right wall under the overhang, and then climbing the ledges until you are crouching right beneath the red Demon ninja stationed on top. When he turns to look out into the room, jump up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #3) From here you can see a red box right ahead of you on a little ledge. Grab the NINJA REBIRTH Item and then climb up to the upper ledge and now move along the wall towards the far side of the room. Up ahead is a martial artist patrolling back and forth. Use a BLOW GUN dart (3/5) to kill him and now pass his dead corpse and head up the stairs. Hug the left wall of the staircase when you get close to the top to observe another martial artist in the room here. As soon as he turns to walk away, run around and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #4) Now go around the corner and hug the right wall to observe the martial artist patrolling in front of the cannons. Quickly Stealth Kill him when he turns to walk away. (KANJI #5) Now run past the cannons and go around the corner to peek at the martial artist patrolling the hallway behind. When he turns, Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #6) Now head up the stairs to the next floor. Once up top you will see another martial artist at the far end but instead of going for him, grapple up to the ledge on the far side and climb up. Immediately crouch as there is a red Demon ninja who will walk up and down the stairs ahead. Use your BLOW GUN dart (4/5) to kill him. Now run up the stairs and grab the SMOKE BOMB in the far right corner and then head left into the next room. Cross the little wooden bridge and at the end of the corridor, hug the right wall. Now observe the blue demon ninja who is patrolling the next room. When he turns, Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #7) Now run into the next room and climb up the ledge to look over into the next room below. There is a Manji Cultist in here so equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS and then double jump down to Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #7) Immediately switch blades again to avoid wasting HP. Next, continue around the corners and then hug the right corner to observe the red Demon ninja in the adjoining hallway. As soon as he begins to turn, Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #8) Now move into the next room and crouch at the edge while you observe the Manji Cultist below. When he isn't looking, double jump and hide next to the wall beneath him and equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS. Now simply hang and wait for your opportunity to climb up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #9 - WRATH OF HEAVEN unlocked) Switch blades again and now pick up the HEALTH POTION on the little ledge ahead and keep your eye on the red Demon ninja atop the rock platform ahead. Slowly move into a hanging position beneath him and then climb up and Stealth Kill him too. Now jump down onto the little ledge behind him and then jump down onto the watch tower below. There is another Manji Cultist right outside this doorway on the right side so observe him and equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS again to quickly eradicate him. Now simply follow the path and climb up the rock like stairway to the top. Once you are in the little trench, roll forward and observe the red Demon ninja ahead. Roll until you are positioned right beneath him and then jump up and Stealth Kill him. Now look down the path from here and you'll see a martial artist patrolling ahead. Use your last BLOW GUN dart to kill him and then grab the 2 SMALL HEALTH POTIONS in the trench to your left. Now climb up and walk up to the doors and the screen will fade to black. BOSS BATTLE: TATSUMARU Tatsumaru is a quick and powerful opponent. Do not attack while he is blocking as he will unleash some fierce combos on you and deplete a good amount of your HP. When he attacks, block and then immediately retaliate with a combo of your own. Use any GRENADES, STICKY BOMBS or SMOKE BOMBS to your advantage and his 100 HP will drain away eventually and he will die. TIP: If you're having trouble with Ayame's fight with Tatsumaru then here's an easy way to knock her old heart throb out easily. Climb on top of one of the many light poles in the area then wait for him to climb up to you. Just as he's about to get up to your level let him have it. Just attack once. He'll go flying across the room. Just repeat until his life level is 0. You won't even get a scratch. (Credit: The X Factor) ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 10: ASSASSINATE THE EVIL TENRAI (Part 2) | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' As soon as you start, grapple up to the ledge on your right and when the guard is turned climb up and Stealth kill him. (KANJI #1) Now drop down on the other side and make your way to the corner so that you can observe the patrolling martial artist ahead. When he marches away, run across the room and hide in the alcove so that you can observe him from a closer distance. When he turns again, run around and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #2) Next, head down the hall and at the end crouch and observe the martial artist patrolling above the ledge on the far side of the room. When he isn't looking, roll until you are beneath the wall and then hang and climb up to Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #3) Now turn around and look up. There is a ledge that you can grapple up to from here. Once up here, look over to the other ledge and you'll see a red box containing a SHURIKEN. Now jump back down to the slain martial artist and double jump over the bottomless pit into the next room. Take the right path to find the NINJA REBIRTH Item in the dead end and then return to the bottomless pit spot. Crouch at the top of the incline and wait for the red Demon ninja to appear from the hallway below. As he turns to walk down, run up and Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #4) Now climb up into the opening in the right corner of the room. Follow the path and then hug the right corner to observe the Manji Cultist patrolling the adjacent hallway. Equip your KASUMI AND SHIZUKU SWORDS and when he turns, Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #5) Switch blades again to avoid wasting your HP and slowly move to the next corner and hug the left wall to observe the martial artist who comes really close but cannot see you. As soon as he begins to turn, Stealth Kill him. (KANJI #6) Now head back a little just in case another guard ahead spots him and comes to inspect. When the air settles down, enter the next room and Stealth Kill the martial artist patrolling around the pillars. (KANJI #7) now climb to the tallest pillar and grab the STICKY BOMB that is sitting up here. Next, jump into the doorway ahead. From here you will be overlooking a bottomless pit with several pillars sticking up. Double jump onto the nearest one and then grapple to the far wall to claim your HEALTH POTION in the corner. Now roll along the wall until you reach the little alcove and then look left. Use a BLOW GUN dart (1/5) to kill the red Demon ninja stationed over there. Now head over to his lifeless body and grab the 3 SHURIKEN that he dropped. Now enter the big doorway on your left and proceed to climb each ledge until you are hanging from the top one. When the martial artist in the background is out of sight, Stealth Kill the blue Demon ninja as he walks to his left. (KANJI #8) Now drop out of sight in the event the martial artist spots the dead ninja. Once the coast is clear, stalk and Stealth Kill this final enemy in the area. (KANJI #9 - WRATH OF HEAVEN unlocked unless previously attained) Now head to the back of the room and pick up the GRENADE behind the stairs. Now head up the stairs and then look up towards your right for the opening to the next room. Grapple up there and from this beautifully decorated room grapple up to yet another opening above you. Once outside, head up the stairs but be careful not to fall through the gap into the bottomless pit below. Continue jumping along the suspended concrete ledges until you see a blue Demon ninja in the area on the far wall. Below him is another HEALTH POTION. Grapple and hang beneath him and then climb up and Stealth kill him. Now run to the far end of his ledge and then grapple over to the next opening next to the big fence. While hanging here, observe the red Demon ninja patrolling directly above you and when he turns away, climb up and Stealth Kill him too. Follow the corridor around to a ledge looking down onto a hallway below. Drop down and head around the corners until you come to the doorway on your left. Now hug the left side of the doorway and observe the final enemy guard patrolling in front of Tenrai's chambers. As he begins his walk to the right side of the room, double jump in and Stealth Kill him. Now simply walk up to the door and the screen will fade to black. BOSS BATTLE: TENRAI (Part 1) Tenrai has 150 HP for you to deal with. He will use a variety of attacks including a shockwave spell that cause the black spikes to come out of the floor or he'll shoot some bluish spikes at you. Both can be avoided by jumping over them. Simply unleash your combos and SOMERSAULT KICKS on him and stab him when he is down. You can also use SMOKE BOMBS and GRENADES but remember that this is only part 1 of the fight. When he dies the screen will fade to black. BOSS BATTLE: TENRAI (Part 2) This time Tenrai will have 200 HP and be much more aggressive. If he catches you up close he will lift you up and bite your neck which takes quite a bit a HP away. Simply block and then retaliate and always stab him when he is down. Use any remaining weapons to cut him down to size. Also keep an eye on your HP and run to a safe corner to down a HEALTH POTION if needed. When he dies the screen will again fade to black. |~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|<<<==-*-=-=/*\=-=-*-==>>>|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~| |III.3|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| TESSHU'S MISSIONS |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|<<<==-*-=-=\*/=-=-*-==>>>|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~| Now that you have successfully completed both Rikimaru's and Ayame's missions, Tesshu will become a selectable character. NOTE: Tesshu has only 6 missions. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 1: ASSASSINATE NASU AND ECHIGOYA | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' When you first begin, grapple up onto the perimeter wall in front of you and then roll to the Southwest corner where the 2 guards are. Drop down and Stealth Kill the patrolling guard when he walks out of sight of the stationed guard at the front gate. Now hug the corner and observe the guard stationed in front of the main gate. When you are ready, run around and Stealth Kill him too. Now grapple back onto the perimeter wall and observe the scene inside of the courtyard. There is a guard stationed in front of the L-shaped house and an archer stationed in the corner of the second building. Roll along the top until you can jump onto the roof of the L-Shaped house. Now head to the inner corner of the L-Shaped house and look at the guard patrolling in the area right below you. There is also a guard who appears from the far side behind the wall. Use a BLOW GUN dart to kill this guard and then wait for the archer on your left to run over and inspect. As soon as he calms down, drop down and Stealth Kill him and immediately return onto the roof. Now wait for the far guard to come back into view and go on alert after spotting the dead bodies. As soon as he returns to "" mode, drop down and Stealth Kill him too. Now roll over into the alcove between the perimeter wall and the rock slope to grab the red box with the 5 THROWING NEEDLES inside. Next grapple up to the ledge above so that you are hanging and now observe the guard stationed atop the lookout point ahead. Climb up while his back is turned and hug the left wall as you slide up the slope. When he turns again, run up and Stealth Kill him. Now look down over the edge at the patrolling guard below you. Drop down and Stealth Kill him too and then enter into the hallway by walking through the wooden gate. (NOTE: There is a SMALL HEALTH POTION where the Ronin's partied in both Riki and Ayame's mission) Once you enter through the gate into the inner hallway, hug the right wall and look around the first corner. There is a guard who will come around the corner and halfway up the adjacent hallway. When he turns, run up and Stealth Kill him. Now continue along the unguarded corridor until you drop down to the lower level. Go around the corner and now hug the left corner to observe the patrolling guard on the ledge ahead. When his back is turned, run up and hang from the ledger and wait for the next opportunity to climb up and Stealth Kill him. Now continue slowly around the next corner and then lean up against the left wall and observe the stationed guard in the last room. (He is on the inside corner) When he turns to his left, Stealth Kill him. There is a GRENADE in the ditch behind him. Now jump onto the boxes in the corner and then grapple up onto the wooden ledge above you and then up through the opening in the ceiling to the next courtyard. Hanging from this opening in the ground you will notice 2 guards. One is guarding the gate on the far side and another is patrolling alongside the little houses ahead. Observe the pattern of the patrolling guard and when he turns to walk away, climb up and run after him for a Stealth Kill and then immediately grapple up onto the roof. Once on the roof, head the middle where all four buildings meet. There is a guard patrolling in this pathway so jump down and Stealth Kill him and then get back onto the roof. Now head towards the Northern edge where you can overlook the little garden below. There is a sleeping guard on the carpet in there so drop down and use "R1" to approach him and then press "Square" for a Stealth Kill. Grab the HEALTH POTION on the bench behind him and now head east towards the little dividing wall and jump onto it and then onto the roof of the main house. Now head to the southern tip and then look down. There are 2 guards guarding the entrance to the main house below. The best way to take them out undetected is by dropping down to the little ledge above them in the Southeast corner. If you time it right you can Stealth Kill the first guard and then simply continue around the lamps to Stealth Kill the second guard as well. After they are dead, walk towards the front door and the interior of the house will load. (NOTE: The little houses contain money if you feel like collecting some cash) Once inside go through the wooden sliding door right in front of you and then immediately turn left and enter the adjacent brown sliding door next to the one you just came through. Pick up the GOLDEN KEY next to Echigoya's lifeless body and exit back out of the room and head right. Head through the sliding door next to the big Demon Mask and now hug the left wall and peek into the next room at the patrolling guard in there. When he turns to walk away, run in and Stealth Kill him. Now head through the sliding door with the nature scenery painted on it and continue into the long hallway. Use your GOLDEN KEY to open the lock on the first sliding door on your left and then enter it and drop down onto the ledge below. Now observe the sleeping guard in this room. Drop down and Stealth Kill him. There is a cat here too but he won't alert anyone so don't worry about alerting him. (Alerting the cat will not count as being spotted) Head to the far side of the room and head up the ledge and through the sliding door up there. Now run through the room where you battled Tajima while playing as Rikimaru and head through the sliding door at the end. Head up the stairs and through the sliding door there and now hug the left wall and peek around at the patrolling guard in the hallway. When he turns, dash in and Stealth kill him. Continue down this hallway and you'll come to 2 sliding doors at the end. The one on the left has a sleeping guard inside if you desire another victim and when ready, enter the one on the right side into the next hallway. Avoid the cat by rolling alongside him and then continue through the crawlspace into the next portion of the room. At the far end is a chest that you can jump on and then from there, grapple up onto the ledge above. Now head through the sliding door into the next room and now hug the right wall and observe the stationed guard in the alcove here. Wait till he turns as far to his left as possible and then charge in to Stealth Kill him. Now continue through the sliding door at the end of this room and follow the unguarded corridors to the end. Go through the sliding door there and you'll see a guard patrolling in the room below you here. When the opportunity presents itself, jump down and Stealth Kill him. Now simply go through the sliding door at the far side and then drop down between the rafters and the screen will fade to black. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 2: TEACH RIKIMARU A LESSON | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' You start out in a crawlspace looking out into a little courtyard. Turn around and head to the opposite end of the crawlspace and exit on that side. Grab the GRENADE on the balcony and then hug the opposite wall right next to the sliding door to open it without being spotted by the guard inside. Observe his pattern and when read, jump in and Stealth Kill him. Now head up the stairs and keep an eye on your Ki meter. When it starts to decrease, run through the sliding door into the room there. Now hug the wall next to the other sliding door and observe the archer in the hallway. As he turns, run out and Stealth Kill him. Now crouch and make your way to the next doorway and look at the stationed guard inside. When he turns, rush in and Stealth Kill him too. Now continue through the next doorway and then head down the staircase in the next room. Once below hug the wall ahead and slide until you can peek around the corner at the guard in this hallway. When he turns around, Stealth Kill him. Exit back out into the hallway and hug the wall to peek around the next corner. Observe the guard in the far room at the end of the hallway and when he starts to walk away, run in and Stealth Kill him. Grab the SMALL HEALTH POTION and EGG and then continue to the far end and crouch in the opened door to observe the guard stationed in the far right corner. When he turns, run in and Stealth Kill him. Now head up the stairs. Hug the side of the door up top to observe the guard in the next room. He makes a stutter step so wait until he commits to his walk before running in to Stealth Kill him. Grab the EGG in this room and now continue on to the next sliding door and hug it as well. This is by far the hardest guard to Stealth Kill as his turning pattern is hard to predict but when you feel you have an opening, charge in and Stealth Kill him. Now hug the wall and peek into the adjoining room and watch the stationed guard at the far end. When he turns, run in and Stealth Kill him. Now go through the next sliding door and immediately hug the left side of the doorway to observe the guard in the hallway here. When he turns, Stealth Kill him. Now peek around the next corner and when the coast is clear, run and hug the left wall there to peek down the next hallway and the next guard. As he turns, Stealth Kill him. Now be careful as the guard in the next room will probably spot his fallen comrade and run over to inspect. When he calms down, introduce him to the afterlife and then simply continue into the last room and head down the stairs into the lavish area below. Walk into the main door and the screen will fade to black. BOSS BATTLE: RIKIMARU Rikimaru uses his regular combo attacks and leg sweeps against you so block and counter strike his offense. Use a SMOKE BOMB for a guaranteed opening and also hit him while he is down. He only has 100 HP and once you have depleted half of it the fight will end. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 3: RENDEZVOUS WITH SENKICHI BY THE WATERFALLS | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' BOSS BATTLE: GANDA Ganda is a tough boss since he uses that big staff to hit you from long range. Use SMOKE BOMBS to give you openings and if you got the KUMIHIMO Item from the last mission, then try one on him for a nice bit of damage. Otherwise try to block his volleys and then counter with your own and avoid getting caught by him on the inside as he will punish you greatly by slamming you into the ground. Run around and attack and his 200 HP will dwindle to zero eventually and he will die. WALKTHROUGH: As you gain control you will find yourself atop scaffolding by the Buddha Statue's head. Jump over to the suspended plank on your left and then double jump over into the opening to the room there. Crouch on the left side of the doorway and observe the guard patrolling in this hallway. When he turns, Stealth Kill him. Continue on to the end here and drop down and double jump into the sealed doorway and the exterior section will briefly load. You will find yourself on a ledge overlooking a guard below and there is a bear on the far end of the balcony. Observe the guards pattern and then drop down and Stealth kill him. If you want to you can Stealth Kill the bear too. (The KUMIHIMO Item looks cool on him) now return to the fallen guard and drop down through the opening there into the area below. Continue down the narrow passageway and then drop down to the room below. Grab the HEALTH POTION and then proceed through the crawlspace but do not exit out on the other side just yet. First observe the guard who is patrolling and wait for him to turn before exiting and Stealth Killing him. Now follow the corridor until you come to the bottomless pit at the end here. Grapple up to the ledge on the left side between the pillars and climb up. If you want to you can crouch along the pillars to grab the money on the far side. Now head back and grapple up to the barrier and climb into the room up there. Drop down and immediately hug the left wall to observe the guard in the adjacent room. When he turns, Stealth Kill him. Now grapple up to the ledge at the far side and then hug the right wall to observe the guard in the next hallway outside. When he turns to walk away, run up and Stealth Kill him too. Now head to the end and head left and look down at the BLOW GUN toting guard stationed below. Use a BLOW GUN dart on him or simply time it so that you can drop down and crouch next to a pillar and then Stealth Kill him. Now go onto that broken bridge in front of the killed guard and then either grapple or double jump into the dark doorway on the right side of the bottomless pit here. There is a guard in this hallway so as soon as you land, retreat to the opening and hug the right wall to observe him without being spotted. When he turns, Stealth Kill him and continue on. Drop down to the opening below and as soon as you exit the screen will fade to black. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 4: ESCAPE FROM THE LIMESTONE CAVERN | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' You start out in the alcove across from the cell you were locked in. There is a guard stationed to your left. You can try running out to Stealth Kill him or use my method which is grappling up right next to him and Stealth Killing him while you drop down next to him. Now head along the unguarded corridor to the ledge which looks down below. Drop down and quickly run right and hug the right side of the doorway down there. There is a ninja in this hallway and a red box in the cell on the left. Stealth Kill the ninja when he turns and go grab the red box containing one of your selected Items. Now slowly head down the next corridor and notice the barrels blocking the crawlspace on your left. Don't break them yet. First hug the right wall at the end and observe the guard who is patrolling down there. When he turns, quickly dash out and Stealth kill him. Now go into the two cells in the back corner and retrieve the red boxes and the GOLDEN KEY. Now head back down the hallway and use "R1" to stealthily sneak up to the sleeping guard and then Stealth Kill him. Now go break the barrels and crawl through the crawlspace. Grab the red box and crawl back out through the crawlspace again. Now head past the sleeping guard that you already killed and hug the left corner to observe the patrolling guard in this hallway. When he begins to walk away, run in and Stealth Kill him. Now run into the little hallway on the left before the stairs and use hug the wall to observe the ninja patrolling in the room above the stairs. As soon as he begins to walk to the far side, run up and Stealth Kill him. Now grab the HEALTH POTION and proceed to the edge on the far side. From up here you can see a ninja patrolling in the hallway below. When he turns, jump down and hug the right side of the entrance. (He cannot see you through the crack in the doorframe) As soon as he turns around, Stealth Kill him and then hug the right wall and slide to the corner to observe another guard right there. Stealth Kill him too. Now head to the opening to the next area which is saturated with water and decked with wooden planks. (Use "R1" in water) Drop down onto the plank below and crouch. You will see a ninja patrolling up ahead. Also look to your left to see another red box over on the dry patch there. Roll ahead to the next pillar and when the ninja walks away crouch out from behind it and take him out with a BLOW GUN dart. (You need to really be out from behind the pillar to avoid the dart from hitting an invisible wall) Now roll along the plank heading into the middle of the room and then roll over to the red box I pointed out earlier. Grab the 2 HEALTH POTIONS inside. (If a guard is alerted immediately use your MIMIC ability to calm him) Now roll back to where you started from in this room and then roll along the plank all the wall to the far side. Roll along the perimeter of the room and you'll notice a guard way up ahead in the far room. When he turns to walk away, keep rolling forward until you fall into the watery ditch right below him. (Land with "R1") now grapple and hang from the ledge and when he turns again, climb up and Stealth Kill him. Now roll around the corner and observe the ninja patrolling under the suspended walkway. When the coast is clear, roll into the watery ditch that divides the room and then grapple and hang from the ledge there waiting for him to return. When he turns, climb up and Stealth Kill him. Now grapple up onto the walkway above and grab the SMOKE BOMB. There is one ninja left patrolling below you in the big room. If you want to, use a BLOW GUN dart to end his lonely misery and then head into the corridor on the other side of the walkway. Once inside the corridor, immediately hug the right wall and slowly slide along the wall until you can spot the ninja patrolling above the incline. When he turns to walk out of sight, run up and Stealth Kill him. Now run through the unguarded corridor until you reach the huge room at the end and then crouch. There is one last guard patrolling in the water below. Use a BLOW GUN dart to kill him. Now simply grapple up onto the wall in the far corner so that you will land on the ledge and then enter the doorway inside. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 5: GO TO THE HOUSE IN THE CEMETARY | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' When you start creep forward and then crouch and head left along the upper ledge here until you see the red Demon ninja patrolling in the area below. When he turns, jump down and Stealth kill him. Now head forward while crouching and peek over the next ledge. There are two guards patrolling in the area below. When the nearest one begins to walk up the slope, jump down and Stealth Kill him. Now run back up to where you were and stay out of the other guard's sight. When he walks away, head to the ledge below that overlooks him and the doorway. Now simply wait until he turns to walk away from here and then jump down and Stealth Kill him and enter the doorway into the next area. Once inside the hallway, hug the right wall and peek around the corner to observe the guard patrolling in the hallway here. When he turns, Stealth Kill him. Continue down the hallway and when it turns left, hug the left wall and observe the archer patrolling in and out of sight. As he turns to walk away, run up and Stealth Kill him. Now continue through the unguarded corridor until you arrive at the ledge overlooking the Blood Room. There is a green Demon ninja patrolling below. Either use a BLOW GUN dart or jump down and Stealth Kill him. (Use "R1" when landing in blood) Now head around the left side using "R1" and then grapple up to the opening above at the end there. Hang from here and observe the red Demon ninja patrolling in here. As soon as he turns to walk away, climb up and Stealth Kill him. Continue around the corner and turn left rather than heading down the long hallway. You will come to a ledge overlooking a red box across the room. Remain crouched and wait for the guard to walk into this room and out of the hallway and then drop down and Stealth kill him. Now Grab the HEALTH POTION in the red box and then hug the left wall to observe the red Demon ninja patrolling in the next room. As soon as he turns to walk out of sight, run up and Stealth kill him. Now climb up the ledge behind him and enter the hallway there. Hug the left wall at the corner and observe another guard patrolling the next hallway. As he turns to walk away, run up and Stealth Kill him. Grab the SMOKE BOMB ahead of him and then head down the corridor and hug the right corner to observe the red Demon ninja guarding the doorway that leads outside. As he turns, Stealth kill him. Now head outside. Jump over the fence right next to the doorway and crouch. Now creep towards the edge to observe the guard below. There is also a red Demon ninja ahead and a green one across on the other ledge. Use a BLOW GUN dart to kill the guard below. Remain crouched and wait for the red Demon ninja to come and inspect. When he walks away, double jump toward your left into the area below and then grapple up to the highest ledge and climb up. Remain crouched and observe the green Demon ninja right below you here. When he turns, jump down and Stealth Kill him and again immediately crouch to avoid being spotted by the same red Demon ninja who you alerted before. Let him be as there are hands that come out from the ground where he is and instead enter the doorway. Once inside, immediately hug the left wall and observe the guard in the next hallway here. He will walk right around the corner to you so quickly attack him as he approaches your corner and you will get a Frontal Stealth Kill. Now continue along through the unguarded corridor and then hug the right wall at the end so you can look down into the room below at the patrolling guard in there. As he turns, jump down and Stealth Kill him. Now grapple up on the opposite side and grab the HEALTH POTION. Now continue along the unguarded corners until you arrive at a dead end. There is an opening above you on the left side. Jump up and you'll see the doorway leading outside. Hug the right wall and observe the scene outside in the courtyard. There are three enemies out here. Use a BLOW GUN dart to kill the red Demon ninja first. Then head back into the hallway and wait until the other two calm down again. Now hug the wall again and wait for the one guard to walk all the way to the upper corner. As he turns, run over and Stealth Kill him. Crouch immediately thereafter to avoid being spotted and if need be, run back to the hallway again. Now take your time to stalk and Stealth Kill this last guard and then enter the hallway below. Head through the unguarded hallway until you come to the ledge. Hug the right wall and look around into the room. There is a red Demon ninja that will come into the room and double jump across to the opposite ledge. Then he'll double jump back again and walk out. When he walks out of the room, drop down and immediately climb up on the ledge on your side of the room. Now go to the corner and as he begins to walk toward you, jump and Stealth Kill him before he realizes that it is you. Now simply continue through the unguarded remainder of the hallway until the screen fades to black. Grapple up through the well opening above and walk up the incline towards the hut in the center of the area. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | MISSION 6: RETURN TO ZENNOSUKE | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' As soon as you begin jump on to Zennosuke's roof which is immediately on your left. Crouch and move to the other side slowly and observe the ninja on the roof next door. As soon as he drops down to the lower roof, double jump over and Stealth Kill him. Now jump onto the Zennosuke's roof again and look at the ninja in the alleyway between you and your first victim. Time him and then jump down and Stealth Kill him. Now once again jump onto Zennosuke's roof and move to the front side and look down at the guard below who is stationed in front of his door. Drop down and Stealth Kill him and then enter the front door. WALKTHROUGH CONT: As you regain control immediately crouch. Up ahead you will see a ninja on a rooftop and a guard atop the slope towards the left corner. Roll to your left and grapple onto the roof of that tall white house there. Now move to the edge while crouching and use a BLOW GUN dart to eliminate the ninja on the roof. A female guard on the adjacent roof will go to inspect. In the meantime, drop down onto the guard right below you and Stealth kill him. Now wait for the female guard to return to her roof and then crouch and roll over until you are right beneath her. Then jump and hang from the ledge and when she turns, climb up and Stealth Kill her. There is one more guard in the Northeast corner and a HEALTH POTION which you should grab before moving on. (There is also a red box in the watery room across from Zennosuke'' house which contains 3 more HEALTH POTIONS) Now continue to the gate in the Northwest corner and the screen will fade to black as the next area loads. As soon as you regain control, grapple up onto the big keg on your right and crouch. There is a female guard on the left side of the area and a patrolling ninja right below you on the other side. There is also another ninja right behind the two kegs in the middle. Use a BLOW GUN dart to kill the female guard. Now simply remain crouched until the ninja returns to the route beneath you. Drop down and Stealth Kill him and then grapple onto the two kegs in the middle and then drop down to kill the remaining ninja. Now grab the money chests in the Northeast corner and then exit this area by walking to the doors in the northwest corner. As you gain control immediately grapple up onto the keg right in front of you. Once up top, double jump onto the roof of the only house in this area. There is a ninja stationed on both sides. Drop down and Stealth Kill the ninja on your right and then grapple back on to the roof. Now head to the other side and you'll see the ninja below. Wait until the guard across the bridge walks away and then drop down and Stealth Kill the ninja. Immediately grapple back onto the roof. Now wait until the patrolling guard comes over the inspect and as he calms down, drop down and Stealth Kill him too. (If he falls into the water then just wait until he climbs out and then run up and Stealth kill him. Now grapple up onto the little divider wall on the left and immediately crouch. Looking into the little courtyard you'll see two guards patrolling below and a ninja atop the ledge on the far side. Use your BLOW GUN dart to take out the male guard below and crouch again to avoid being spotted. Now wait until the ninja has his back turned and then jump down to Stealth Kill the female guard when she is right below you. Immediately crouch afterwards to avoid detection. When he turns again, roll across and then hang from the ledge beneath him and when ready, climb up and Stealth Kill him. Grab the SMALL HEALTH POTION behind him if you need it. Now observe the ninja who patrols up to the opening at the end of the wall. When he goes out of sight, run over and grapple onto the roof and wait for him to return. Then drop down and Stealth Kill him. Quickly retreat back into the courtyard in the event another female guard outside spots his dead corpse. Once the coast is clear simply roll down into the water below and enter the crawlspace. When you exit into the last area there will be no enemies at all. Turn right and head along the houses until you come to the bridge that leads across the water. Jinnai is waiting in front of the house there. BOSS BATTLE: UKYO (Jinnai's Twin Brother) -Part 1 Ukyo is a very powerful foe. His sword slash has a far range and he seems to have exceptional blocking skills. Use SMOKE BOMBS to momentarily provide you with an opening but only strike twice and then move away again. Use your environment to your advantage as well. Ukyo is slow to climb rooftops and this provides you with ample time to throw a GRENADE at him or simply down a HEALTH POTION. Also if he gives chase, jump across the water canals and he will fall in giving you a few seconds to prepare another attack. He is the stronger of the two bosses so use the bulk of your artillery on him. The KUMIHIMO item is also very effective against him. Once he is dead the screen will fade to black. TIP: Ukyo can be defeated with ease if you use a SPEAR against him. In the very first section by Zennosuke's house is a guard who carries it. Simply keep "R2" locked on Ukyo and when he comes close attack him with the SPEAR. He will be killed amazingly easy. Credit: Thomas Priyanto BOSS BATTLE: SAKYO JINNAI -Part 2 Sakyo is much weaker tan Ukyo and his defense is also not as strong. Use the rooftops to your advantage again and use any remaining weaponry to administer this beating to him. His HP will be depleted shortly and the final cutscene will begin. TIP: Sakyo can be defeated with ease if you use a SPEAR against him. In the very first section by Zennosuke's house is a guard who carries it. Simply keep "R2" locked on Sakyo and when he comes close, attack him with the SPEAR. He will be killed amazingly easy. Credit: Thomas Priyanto |~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|<<<==-*-=-=/*\=-=-*-==>>>|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~| |III.4|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| BONUS MISSIONS |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|<<<==-*-=-=\*/=-=-*-==>>>|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~| Now that you have successfully completed the game with all three characters on "Normal Difficulty" a new selection titled "INTO THE PORTAL" will appear on your Start Menu Screen. This bonus mission and takes place in the future. If you have beaten all three characters final missions on "Hard Difficulty" then you will also unlock the "DEMO LEVEL" which is very similar to the one that was available on the OPM Demo Disc prior to the game's release. (You can also use Cheat Codes to unlock these missions - See appropriate section) Here are the walkthroughs for these two bonus missions. NOTE: These missions are exclusive to Rikimaru only. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | BONUS MISSION 1: INTO THE PORTAL | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' As soon as you start, crouch and roll forward one time. Now look ahead to your right and you'll see the first cop looking down from the ledge above the stacked cars there. As soon as he turns, run and jump up there and crouch right below the ledge. When your next opportunity presents itself, double jump up and Stealth Kill him. Now head around the corner and crouch and move slowly until you are almost halfway along the building and then stop. Another guard will patrol up to the door ahead and then turn and yawn. As soon as he turns to face away again, run up and Stealth Kill him. Now move to the doorway and crouch so that you can see the patrolling guard inside without him spotting you. As soon as he turns, run in and Stealth Kill him. Now roll through the opening into the other half of the room and remain crouched behind the pipe between you and the cop patrolling on the other side. As he turns, jump over and slash at him for a quick Stealth Kill. Now head through the doorway at the end onto the suspended walkway outside. Look down on your left side and you'll see a stationed cop below you. Use your rice ball and throw it in the far corner and then jump down and Stealth Kill him as he begins to walk over to it. Grab the rice ball again and now jump up onto the pipes above the little incline. From here you will see a guard ahead behind a fence. Grapple up to the ledge on the left side of the fence and climb up. (It blends in well with the building so look closely) Now simply drop down onto the guard below and Stealth Kill him. There is a little ledge behind him on the right that you need to grapple up to and then simply head through the crawlspace. When you emerge jump and hang from the wall and check out the scene before doing anything rash. As soon as the nearest guard turns to walk away, climb up and hug the pillar right in front of you. Now peek around the far side and you'll notice a gun-toting Cop stationed a few feet from you and another guard at the far end of the garage who patrols back and forth along the end there. Now wait for the patrolling guard to come towards you again and as he turns, observe the stationed guard. Run out and Stealth Kill him as soon as he turns 90 degrees and then immediately run back to the safety of the pillar. Now simply wait for both remaining guards to have their turn at spotting the fallen cop and then take out the nearest patrolling guard when the coast is clear and he turns around to walk away. Again head back behind the pillar and wait for the last guard to calm down yet again and then make your way to the last pillar and eventually Stealth Kill him when he starts his walk again. Now grapple up to the walkway above and enter the crawlspace at the end. When you emerge midway through you will be able to look down at a stationed guard below you through the ventilation vent. Notice how he does not turn or patrol. Now continue into the next section where the opening is and then drop down and immediately run left along the perimeter of the room until you are behind this guard and then Stealth Kill him. Now jump over the counter and proceed down the hallway. Hug the left wall and observe the patrolling guard in front of the elevators. As soon as he turns, run up and Stealth Kill him. Now walk towards the elevator and the screen will fade to black and load the next area. As you exit the elevators upstairs, head around the corner and hug the right wall to observe the last cop guarding the CEO's office. When he turns, run up and show him the "Donuts of Heaven". Now enter the main doors to face the evil CEO. BOSS BATTLE: DR. D (Evil CEO) Dr. D is by far the most difficult boss you have face in this entire game. His ability to block is unlike any other enemy and his close range move is downright brutal. Be careful not to get caught by him in close quarters because he will pick you up and beat you like there's no tomorrow. Also when his fist begins to glow be prepared to dodge a beam of energy. The secret to defeating him lies in your proper usage of CALTROPS. Every time he steps on one he will be vulnerable to one of your combo attacks. So drop your first set of CALTROPS in the center of the room and then position yourself so that he will walk on one in an attempt to get to you. As he grabs his foot to hop in pain, attack. When he falls down from your combo, run up and stab him. Now run back and again position yourself behind the next CALTROP. Repeat this process until all of his 250 HP is gone. You should also be careful so as to not step on the CALTROPS yourself as you will then hop and be open to his attack. When he dies the screen will briefly fade to black. ,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, | BONUS MISSION 2: DEMO LEVEL | '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-' NOTE: This Level is not identical to the one on the Demo disc. The scenery is unchanged but there are several distinct differences nonetheless. The Final Boss dialogue is different and you do not start out with half of your Kuji meter filled. There are also not as many Items hidden throughout the level as was the case in the Level on the Disc. TIP: In order to fill your Kuji meter and unlock the "SHOULDER THRUST" Ability you will need to Stealth Kill all six guards from the front Thereby getting 1.5 Kanji symbols for each kill. (Credit: Sorimachi) WALKTHROUGH: Double jump over to the roof of the big White house to your left and climb up. Walk to the far side and look down at the dog patrolling in the area below. When he turns to walk away, drop down and slash him for a Stealth Kill. Grab the red box containing the BLOW GUN dart behind him and then turn around and grab the red box containing the 2 HEALTH POTIONS on the side of the shack. Now peek around the corner while remaining crouched and observe the patrolling guard ahead. As soon as he turns to walk back, run up and Stealth kill him and then quickly run back to where you came from. (The other guards may go into "" mode but will not spot you) Now head between the houses here to the rock ledge in the Northwest corner and hang from it to observe the guard patrolling up here. When he turns to walk away, climb up and run up to him for another Stealth Kill. Take his spear if you want it. Now head back to where you killed the dog and grapple up onto the roof of the tallest building there to collect the red box containing a STICKY BOMB. Continue towards the far edge and observe the archer patrolling in front of the gate in the Southeast corner. Drop down and crouch next to the little hut and when he begins to turn for his walk away, run up and Stealth Kill him. Grab his ARROWS if you wish. (Don't get spotted by the Innocent Civilian wandering next to the big house) Now jump onto the big house's roof and the screen will fade to black. WALKTHROUGH CONT: As you gain control move to the front edge of the roof and look below. There is a guard down in front of the house and the civilian wanders back and forth along the right side of the house. When the civilian is out of sight, drop down and Stealth Kill the guard. Now enter the front door. SUB-BOSS BATTLE: 2 RONIN'S These two enemies are very easy to defeat. You ca run away until they return to "" mode and then stalk and Stealth Kill them or simply battle them head on. They are regular guards so whatever method you choose will kill them relatively quickly. Try to conserve your health though because there is another battle ahead. When they are dead the screen will fade to black. FINAL BOSS BATTLE: TAJIMA Tajima is relatively easy to beat provided you block his slashes and then unleash combos of your own in return. Be careful when he says : "Fly Baby" because if he connects with the strike afterwards, it will send you into the air while you vulnerably get pumped full of lead from Tajima's gun. Use the environment to your advantage and also stab him while he's down on the ground. When he dies the screen fades to black and you return to the Starting Screen. *=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~* >-=XI.THANKS/CREDITS=-< *=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~* Thank you to CJAYC for GAMEFAQS! Thank you to TENCHU.de for the best online Tenchu resource site ever! Thank you to NEOSEEKER for a great site to host my work! Thank you Sony for the Playstation 2 console! Thank you Activision and K2 for the greatest game series ever made! PEOPLE WHO DESERVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Riki maru - For pointing out some errors throughout the FAQ. ^^^^^^^^^ AnotherGamer - For providing me with numerous little tidbits of information ^^^^^^^^^^^^ throughout the FAQ. Selenia - For several tidbits of information here and there through out ^^^^^^^ the FAQ. Your website is "The Official Tenchu Site" in my opinion. Keep up the great work! Thomas Priyanto - For providing a very useful tip that assures you easy victory ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ over Tesshu's Final 2 Bosses. Lastly for pointing out that you can turn the lights out in one of Limestone Caverns corridors. The X Factor - For an easier way to beat Tatsumaru when playing as Ayame. ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Sorimachi - For help on filling the Kuji meter in the Demo mission. ^^^^^^^^^ And last but not least, Thank you to (YOUR NAME HERE) for reading this FAQ. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c)2004 Oliver A. 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