"Dad, Mom." "I'll be going now." "Rantaro, don't forget why you're going to Ninja Academy." "Do you know why?" "I do." "For generations our family has been low ranking ninjas." "Your father, grandfather and great grandfather..." "None of them could break that streak." "Work hard and become the best ninja there is!" "I'll do my best." "No matter how hard it is, you can't come home until the summer holidays." "I know." "I'll be off then." "Rantaro..." "Make sure you take care of yourself." "Rantaro!" "Fight!" "Here I go!" "Ninja Academy" "First graders, gather around!" "Yes, sir." "Follow me." "Yes, sir!" "That's how I became one of the Ninja Kids." "Ninja Kids!" "First graders, this is Class Ha." "From today you are students of the Ninja Academy." "In order to become first-rate ninjas in the 6 years until you graduate you're expected to work hard." "We'll do our best!" "And now a few words from the Dean of the Academy." "Listen carefully." "You!" "No sleeping!" "We haven't even started yet!" "Wake up!" "Shinbei is a Taurus and blood type A." "His dad's a rich merchant." "He loves to eat and sleep." "Go back to sleep." "What are you doing with a baby?" "I work as a babysitter." "You work?" "Don't worry, little one." "He is not scary." "This is Kirimaru." "Aries, blood type B." "He lost his parents when his village was destroyed in a war." "So he sells boxed lunches to soldiers and works to pay for school and his living expenses." "Sir, give me a hand." "Hush, little baby." "And now..." "let's hear from the Dean of the Academy." "If you please." "What's this?" "Class." "What it takes to be a ninja is guts!" "What!" "If you lack strength and intelligence..." "You still have... courage!" "That's all from me." "Good luck to you!" "I don't know what that was..." "But it was amazing." "Dean, stop trying so hard to impress the kids." "Don't worry, Shinbei's head is tough." "Every ninja loves ramen noodles!" "Lecture on cliff climbing" "Attention." "A ninja must be nimble." "He should have no problem climbing this." "How?" "Shinbei, don't give up!" "Come on, we're here for you." "I hear you but..." "I can't hold on anymore." "Shinbei!" "Rantaro!" "Shinbei, hold on!" "I can't do this..." "I won't bring you down with me." "Cut me off." " Don't be silly..." " Yeah, Shinbei." "Are we your friends or not?" "Friends?" "We're friends to the end." "Boys." "Keep your melodrama for the top." "Yes, sir." "I think you're right..." "Let's talk about shells." "Lecture on Shells" "Anything to share on the subject?" "Rantaro." "Yes, sir." "Persimmons don't have shells but nuts do." "There are many kinds of persimmons but none with shells..." "No!" "In this case shells mean explosives." "There're 250 known varieties." "Now." "This is a Fire-Arrow, a grenade." "We don't use highly reactive explosives so... even if you tossed it like this...!" "It won't go off." "Unless you ignite the detonating cord." "Is this what you mean by igniting it?" "Mr. Shinbei..." "It's a ninja sword!" "Lecture on Ninja Swords" "I always wanted one of these." "Boys, don't put the swords on your back." "No?" "Let me show you why." "Rantaro." "Crawl under the veranda there." "You lose mobility when it's on your back." "When you roll, it gets in the way." "And the guard on the sword hurts your back." "It hurts!" "Please stop!" "I'm serious!" "The famous Prince Shotoku had a subject called Ninja." "It was his name." "The way of Ninja already existed over 1000 years ago." "It had a lot to do with wizardry and spirituality." "One of these founders was a shaman called Enno-gyoja." "He had special powers." "What was that?" "He could fly." "Let me tell you about the 1st grade classes." "The classes are named E, Ro and Ha." "There are 3 classes." "Our teachers named our class Ha because..." "It makes them sigh." "I'll introduce you to my classmates." "Shozaemon is the class president." "He loves tea ceremony." "Torawaka is on pet duty." "He likes guns." "Sanjiro is also on pet duty." "He loves booby traps." "Heidayu is on manner duty." "He loves booby traps, too." "Isuke is in charge of explosives." "He is very neat." "Danzo is on accounting duty." "He loves horses." "By the way Kirimaru is a librarian." "Shinbei is a janitor." "And I'm a class health officer." "A standard overhand throw!" "A sidearm throw." "And a reverse throw." "This is not a show!" "Don't clap during class hours." "No tipping, either!" "You pesky kids!" "Go ahead and try!" "Yes, sir!" "Oh, no!" "A hot spring would be nice." "My left foot feels strange..." "And my right foot, too..." "What's going on here?" "Beneath my 2 feet lies dog crap." "This place is well stocked with vegetables." "Yum!" "Thank you!" "Leave the plates there." "The hamburgers are good." "B lunch, please!" " Here you are." " Thank you." "We have no classes in the afternoon." "Mind if we sit here?" "I have a dog walking job." "I'm taking a nap." "I'll..." "I'll spy on the older kids' classes." "They vanished..." "A ninja should have style." "That's kind of scary..." "Who did that?" "Rantaro." "You should know" "I work on a farm now but I could work as a ninja." "A ninja should never give away his true occupation." "That's why I'm pretending to be a farmer." "I see." "I get your point, Dad." "But..." "Yes?" "You've been pretending for a long time." "Rantaro, don't let them stop you." "Work hard and become the best ninja there is!" "Dad..." "What's that?" "You sat down to tea in exactly 46.3 seconds, ma'am." "You set a new record." "That's Ms. Shina from the "Girl Ninja" class." "The Girl Ninja class?" "What does Ms. Shina really look like?" "Is this her in disguise?" "Is she the real one?" "I'm Shina Yamamoto." "Maybe this is her in disguise." "And this is..." "I'm Shina Yamamoto." "Nobody knows her actual age." "Are there girls' classes in the Academy?" "There's an annex where boys can't go." "I said, no boys!" "Hi, I'm Kiriko." "No boys dressed as girls either!" "Yikes, fish cake!" "I hate fish cake." "What I serve, you eat." "A new kid arrived from Fuma Ninja school." "This is Kisanta." "I brought you a souvenir." "Hi." "Mr. Tobe's brought back a boy named Kingo." "3 months have passed since school started." "I want to go to a hot spring." "I can't wait for the summer holidays." "My name is Captain Happosai." "I lead the Dokutake Ninjas and own the castle." "The bell tolls... it's time for the lunch break." "Every ninja loves curry." "Dean, sir." "Here's your lunch." "It's delicious!" "Thank you." "Put it right here." "Forget it." "But it's my job!" "I said No!" "I need your signature!" "But I'm the enemy!" "Sign right here." "Dean!" "Happosai, why are you here?" "He's visiting during the lunch break so he can assassinate you." "But as he's a visitor, he must sign in." "What?" "You were once a mysterious master ninja..." "Now you're the Dean of the Ninja Academy." "I'm here to take your life!" "Halt!" "Can't the assassination wait until I finish my lunch?" "Very well." "See?" "I'm a villain with a big heart." "Oh, my head's too heavy..." "I've done it again!" "Head Ninja!" "Pull yourself together, Sir!" "You're too late!" "Time to use our ninja stars!" "The dog!" "Not again..." "I won't fall for the same trick twice!" "Looks like the lunch break is over." "Let's go." "We'd better get back to class too." "I have a good idea." "Decode the following ninja alphabet" "The Dean had a bright idea." "The summer holidays will begin a month sooner!" "The holidays will start from today!" "All right!" "Safe trip home, boys." "Bye, Mr. Komatsuda!" " Bye-bye!" " See you!" "Kirimaru has no family so he'll stay with our homeroom teacher, Mr. Doi, for the holidays." "Dad!" "Mom!" "I'm home." "Rantaro." "Why are you here?" "It's not summer yet!" " You didn't..." " Rantaro!" "I wasn't kicked out!" "The Dean suddenly decided to start the holidays earlier." "Welcome home, son." "I can't hit the target in our lessons." "You will someday." "Give me your best pitch." "I told you not to play catch in the house." "I'm sorry." "What's wrong?" "Isn't Dad working as a ninja at the Maitake Castle?" "An elite ninja took his job." "Don't worry, Rantaro." "Our harvest will pay for your tuition." "No worries." "You just focus on schoolwork." "Yes, Dad." "I can smell pork dim sum." "Oh, pork dim sum...!" " Rantaro!" " Shinbei, what's up?" "Dad's so happy to see me, he keeps feeding me." "I had to escape before I get too fat." "Oh, no..." "This isn't gourmet food but it's delicious." "I'm going to get even fatter." "I have an idea." "Let's visit Mr. Doi." "And Kirimaru?" "Yes." "Kirimaru will fix you up." "You mean these two baby fish are all we're eating?" "With their heads." "Any complaints, sir?" "Couldn't we at least have sardines?" "Yahoo!" "Rantaro and Shinbei." "Hello, sir." "We thought we'd visit!" "Are they happy tears?" "That's not it." "It's because you came at dinnertime." "That's nothing to cry about." "Or to laugh about." "Oh well..." "I'll add water to the rice and make gruel." "Gruel...?" "One for Rantaro." "One for Shinbei." "I'll go buy some fish." "4 baby fish please." "What's up?" "You always eat like this?" "Luxury spoils you forever." "Good evening!" "Kisanta!" "One for Kisanta." "What's that?" "It's from my old teacher." "Mr. Yamano taught at Fuma Ninja school." "He asked me to bring it to Mr. Doi." "That's right, you transferred from that school." "What's in the letter?" "Show me, show me!" "Don't worry, I'll dry it!" "Oh no, that was important!" "It's burned now..." "But don't worry." "I have a spare." "Good evening!" "What's up?" "Well, you see..." "Is Mr. Doi home?" "Mikiemon's here too." "Hello." "I'm here too." "Heidayu and Sanjiro." "Mr. Doi." "You, too?" "I have to see Mr. Doi." "I'm back." "I got baby fish..." "Mr. Doi." "Stop!" "I understand." "You look wild." "It all sounds very important." "Really?" "Okay now, one at a time." "First I'll have to go and buy 8 more baby fish." "See you." "Mr. Doi, wait!" "I'm kidding." "The letter, Kisanta." "Shozaemon, tell me your news." "Yes, sir." "What's this about?" "Danzo and I went to his house to look at his horses." "Then Danzo and I saw these men with weird hair." "When I saw them with their kooky hairstyles" "I thought Takamaru, the 4th grader, was behind it." "Takamaru was more like a gangsta stylist." "Exquisite." "It's Yukimaru-ism." "I'm Yukimaru's successor, Takamaru." "He promised he'd quit!" "This is bad." "I'll go and see Takamaru." "It's been trashed..." "Takamaru?" "Takamaru!" "Takamaru!" "Mr. Doi..." "What happened?" "You need hair treatment every 3 days." "No." "It's too much trouble." "You'll never be happy with that attitude." "Saito Senior!" "Mr. Doi." "You're here too, Kingo!" "Why are you here?" "I came here with Mr. Tobe." "Then 2 robbers forced their way in." "They were assassins not robbers." "They were hit men." "No way." "It's true." "Do you know what they want?" "Yes." "They want to kill us because we betrayed our ninja squad." "Who did you betray?" "We're the Saito Family." "We're from a long lineage of ninjas." "I'll tell you about my father." "Takamaru's grandfather was Yukimaru Saito." "He got disguised as a hair stylist to spy on the enemy castle and that's how he ended up in this town." "He seemed to have a knack for it." "Then as time passed he became known as the number 1 hair stylist in town!" "He never expected it to go that way." "Soon Yukimaru found he was busy in the hair trade." "And his days as a ninja were forgotten" "little by little." "He never mentioned his old ninja squad." "Or the location of the enemy castle." "He didn't even tell his family." "And then he passed away 10 years ago." "And that's how it is." "Pardon me for sounding vain but now I'm a charismatic hair stylist." "And that's what I am." "So I forgot that this was a family of ninjas." "I've totally and completely forgotten it!" "I didn't even know!" "I thought I was born into a hair stylists' family." "The ninjas might have tried to contact you." "So my father's ninja squad is convinced that we betrayed them." "That's how this came about." "That's right!" "They think we betrayed." "That's why they sent assassins." "Where's Mr. Tobe?" "He went after the assassins." "I gave the assassins eye-catching haircuts." "That's all!" "And that is the Saito family's complicated story." "The end!" "Mr. Tobe!" "Well?" "I cornered them at the temple on the hill." "Who are you?" "I'm Masukarasu, an assassin!" "And I'm Dosukarasu!" "Fuma Ninja school got Kisanta to deliver this." "Masukarasu and Dosukarasu were caught by Fuma Ninjas." "But somebody helped them escape." "Maybe the ninjas who freed the assassins belonged to my grandfather's ninja squad." "Not necessarily." "Meaning?" "Someone intervened before I could get the assassins." "Skilled Dokusasako Ninja?" "Get out of here you two." "Stop!" "You're outnumbered." "Ouch!" "You evaded my sleeve shot!" "Who are you?" "A sleeve shot is shot from a bamboo arm bow." "An arrow shoots out for a surprise attack." "These hidden weapons are in a category called Shadow arm." "By the way..." "This is how I eat noodles." "I'm your friendly ninja trivia commentator," "Mr. Konnamon," "Leader of the Tasogaredoki Ninja Squad." "Tape this back together, will you?" "Let's do it again." "Who are you?" "Mr. Tobe," "Rikichi and I will take over." "Take care of the Saitos." "So Mr. Yamada and his son are fighting the skilled Dokusasako Ninjas." "Does my family belong to the Dokusasako Ninjas?" "No." "I think the Dokusasako Ninjas are mercenaries." "And they subcontracted Masukarasu and Dosukarasu." "The ninja behind all this is keeping a low profile." "Who can it be?" "This place isn't safe." "We have to leave." "Where to?" "We'll go to your place." "Uh...?" "We're here." "Good evening!" "Sanjiro and Heidayu!" "Don't booby-trap my house!" "It's common knowledge that a ninja mansion has traps." "It's well known." "This is not a ninja mansion." "This is an awesome pitfall!" "And so it should be." "This boy here, Kihachiro, dug it." "He's the 4th graders' digger." "Also known as Pit Boy #1." "Of course he couldn't have done it without the help of me, Takiyashamaru." "Why are you here anyway?" "I met up with Mikiemon when he was shopping." "Wait a minute!" "I'll be over there." "I didn't mean that!" "Mikiemon." "Yes, sir." "What were you buying?" "Rice and fish." "How did you pay for this?" "Mr. Doi, you're back." "The landlord dropped by." "I'm here to collect the rent." "Landlord, sir." "I'll repay you and pay the rent..." "Can we borrow money for rice and fish...?" "Ah..." "I'm starving..." "Alright then..." "Mr. Doi?" "First of all..." "Yes, sir?" "Let's do a roll call." "Why now, Mr. Doi?" "There are more than 18 students here." "What?" "Roll call." "Isuke!" "Heidayu." "No, you're not!" "Heidayu." "No way!" "Heidayu." "Count off!" "One, two, three" "Billy goat gruff!" "One, two, three" "Billy goat gruff!" "One, two, three Billy goat gruff!" "Be quiet!" "Do you want to be sliced up, boys?" "Hello, everybody!" "Mr. Yamano from Fuma Ninja school!" "When did you...?" "Yoshiro from 6th grade!" "Hey, Kisanta." "Jinnoshin, how's it going, dude?" "Why are you disrespectful to Mr. Jean Machine?" "I'm not Jean Machine!" "My name is Jinnoshin." "Hi, Kisanta!" "He's a first grader." "What's an old guy doing in first grade?" "He decided to be a ninja when he was middle-aged." "Right!" "Kisanta, how have you been?" "I brought something for you." "Really?" "Is it a souvenir?" "Show me!" "It's a whale slug!" "Are you OK, Sanjiro?" "When you dug the pitfall did you put the dirt in there?" "It's against the assassins' code but we have no choice." "See the well?" "Let's pour poison in there." "What's wrong?" "What's going on?" "Answer me!" "You've been stabbed!" "Mr. Doi, the broom's stuck in the ceiling!" "Stop swinging it around, it's not a toy!" "It's out!" "Somebody, stop me!" "We'll blow them up with this!" "Saito!" "Did you call?" "No!" "Stay inside!" "The Fuma Ninjas will take them on." "Yoshiro and Jinnoshin!" "As wind knows no obstacle we dispel greed and other internal demons." "We're the Wind Demons, Fuma!" "You, half-pints!" "I have a grenade to blow you up with!" "Whoops, watch out!" "Eat this!" "Big Brother!" "Stabbed again!" "I am Pit Boy #4." "What about the assassins?" "Oh, no!" "Look out!" "It's a meteor hammer." "Wow!" "Who'd have one?" "Me!" "Which ninja squad?" "No...!" "Me!" "Right here!" "Let me think..." "Don't ignore me!" "Good one, Yoshiro!" "It pierced a hole in the pot!" "Lucky it wasn't his skull." "That's my pot..." "Everybody, inside now!" "Hurry up!" "No, you don't." "This isn't good." "Let's get some help." "From who?" "Look, the superstar hair stylist's in the courtyard!" "Really?" "Whatta...?" "I'm Pit Boy #5." "Where is the superstar?" "There'll be no assassinations with those women here." "Oh, my..." "No one has a chance against middle-aged women." "One of my 4th graders dug that hole." "Some pitfall." "Where are my men?" "My son Rikichi beat them." "I also fought some other ninjas." "Other than the Dokusasako Ninja?" "Who are they?" "Maybe the Usutake Ninjas." "How do you know, Mikiemon?" "Mr. Shosei, the sniper, told me about them." "The Usutake and the Dokusasako Ninjas work together." "Mr. Doi..." "They're Dokusasako and Usutake ninjas." "Look at all their lumps." "Rikichi sure beat them up!" "Why are they together?" "The Usutake hired the Dokusasako to kill the Saitos!" "So the Saito family belongs to the Usutake!" "My break's over!" "Let's go, men!" "What's with you guys?" "Look at them!" "They're a good match for each other!" "It's our turn, boys!" "Don't say Huh, say Yeah!" "Bring it on!" "Let's go!" "We'll do our best!" "I don't know..." "Masukarasu and Dosukarasu are escaping!" "No!" "Big Brother!" "Ladies!" "Here's a pit for your garbage!" "Saito Senior and Junior!" "Get inside." "They're after you, don't forget!" "Hey!" "Why are you boys in here?" "The biggest danger is in this house." "He's above us, on the beam." "How do you know?" "Look at this." "What is it?" "Drool." "You mean, there's a ninja sleeping on the beam, drooling?" "That's correct!" "Only one ninja would be so bold to sleep in the enemy's house drooling..." "That would be me!" "It's a rope ladder!" "He's coming down!" "How come this old man's our biggest threat?" "I'll tell you..." "I'm the leader of the Usutake ninja squad." "You want Saito Senior and Junior dead!" "Correct." "Now what are you going to do?" "Saito Senior and Junior are exceptional hair stylists so I thought" "I could put their skills to use in our squad." "How about that?" "We won't join you." "That was quick." "I see!" "You don't want to join the Usutake ninjas?" "Well then." "You leave me no choice." "Since you two betrayed my ninja squad..." "I'll have to keep sending assassins." "Each assassin will be tougher than the last." "Please don't..." "OK, how about I propose a challenge to you." "A challenge?" "The Usutake ninjas against the ninja kids." "That will decide the outcome." "If the ninja kids win, I'll let the Saitos off." "That's nonsense." "The ninja kids against pros?" "The ninja kids don't have a chance." "It's not really a battle." "I'd call it a race." "I'm not bad at racing." "What kind of race would it be?" "Far off in the Usutake territory" "Mount Usutake can be found." "Halfway up the mountain is a temple called Damaje Temple." "Damaje?" "Damage..." "It sounds painful." "You have until sundown tomorrow." "Whoever rings the temple bell first is the winner." "I want to do this but..." "It will be OK." "We have Rantaro and he's a fast runner." "Right?" "Yes, let's do it!" "Ha Class, Grade 1." "We're in!" "Guys..." "Hey, hold it right there." "Didn't you hear the Usutake Leader?" "The temple is in their territory!" "You'd have to go right through it!" "I want to do this for the Saito family." "Even if we allowed you to go the Dean probably won't agree." "I would!" "Go ahead." "Dean!" "Race and win!" "I'll be on your side too." "You're the Dokutake Ninja Leader, Mapo doufu!" "Wrong!" "My name is Captain Happosai." "Why are you here?" "It all began when I was in the hot spring." "Hey, hey, fireflies fly" "The water there is bitter This water is..." "Dean." "Let me scrub your back." "Why would I trust a villain like you?" "How dare you...!" "Look at this and freeze!" "Oh, my God...!" "I can escape now." "Wait!" "And I followed him all the way here." "Head!" "Nice little ninja kids of Ha Class!" "Don't be afraid of those bad ninjas!" "Show them what a Ninja Academy student is made of!" "Grade 2 will help you!" "Grade 3 is here, too!" "Grade 4!" "Grade 5, too!" "And Grade 6." "We rounded up all the available students." "We're Grade 1, Class Ha!" "We will win!" "On your mark..." "Get set..." "Go!" "I know a shortcut." "A shortcut!" "Take it easy, it's a long race." "The seniors will distract the enemy." "Wait!" "Where's Heidayu?" "He's with the 4th graders, probably setting up booby traps." "Got it." "Let's go." "Us 2nd graders will get the weakest ninja." "There's the weakest ninja." "How dare you speak to an adult like that?" "When approaching an enemy the group splits in 2." "It's the basic 4-member group formation." "As the front two engage in combat, the 2 at the rear step back." "They step back far enough to cover the 2 in the front who retreat in turn." "That's the basic retreat maneuver for a group of 4." "They're planning to retreat." "And it's my chance to advance!" "I think we heard your strategy." "Shut up!" "6 of us 3rd graders are chasing one of the loser ninjas." "My name is Magohei." " I'm Sakubei." " I'm Kazuma.H796" "I'm Tonai." "Are there only 4?" "Sanosuke and Samon are missing!" "They get lost easily." "Where are we?" "I don't know." "How come we're tied together?" "It's been cut..." "Ouch!" "Look over there." "That's the Dokusasako loser we're chasing." "Now what?" "The method of Sima." "What?" "Don't hesitate in a maneuver." "If an enemy's in sight don't start scheming." "What do you mean?" "Just run with me!" "What's going on!" "I'm Denko Yamada." "We're 4th graders." "There they are." "It's the Dokusasako losers." "It took a lot of effort to set that trap... for those losers?" "Look out, we're almost in enemy territory." "Rantaro, don't suddenly stop!" "Look, there's a sick old man!" "Watch out!" "It's a popular plot device." "When you worry about a sick old man..." "Something bad happens." "It's a trick." "But he might really be sick." "Then what?" "We can't just ignore him." "Shinbei and I will see what's wrong with him." "Kirimaru." "Are you sure?" "Well..." "Shinbei can't run anymore anyway." "I don't want to delay you guys so..." "Take care." "That looks yummy..." "OK." "Let's go!" "You're on the mountain with slippers and no cane." "You're hardly a frail old man." "You could be an Usutake veteran..." "So you knew!" "Ninja kids wouldn't ignore a sick old man." "You took advantage of us!" "You stayed behind with me knowing that?" "So the others could go on without worrying." "Kirimaru...!" "A kind boy like you won't put up a fight." "Stop, please!" "Who are you?" "My name's Isaku." "I'm on First Aid duty at the Academy." "I'm Yuki, I'm an assistant." "And I'm Tomomi." "Please reconsider." "It wouldn't be anything to boast about if you won." "You have a point." "I can beat this old man easily!" "Hold it, hold it..." "We set up a water station." "Medicinal water from the girls' ninja class." "Medicinal?" "Herbal water." "What are those numbers?" "It must be poisoned!" "We have 3 buckets to choose from." "Try one of them." "I can recognize poison by its smell." "I can't tell..." "You there!" "It's delicious." "It's OK." "Kirimaru, number 2 is also fine." "Awesome!" "Wait a minute." "I was going to drink number 2." "That was close!" "You boys thought you tricked me!" "Oh, yummy." "Number 3." "Go ahead." "I lost." "I surrender, ninja kids." "It's a crossroad!" "Let's split in 2 groups." "I can't run anymore..." "Kingo, how are you doing?" "There's no way up." "It's a smoke signal." "I know who it is..." "I have to go..." "Guys, look after Rantaro." "Torawaka!" "Rantaro, hurry." "We have no time." "Rantaro seems to be in the lead." "Here I go!" "I think I'm going to win the race." "You!" "Stop!" "Out of my way!" "My tooth..." "I'll get him!" "Young lord." "Yes, sir." "You shoot." "Wait!" "Give up, boy!" "Caltrop spikes!" "Let me elaborate." "Mr. Konnamon!" "They're made of steel, wood, or actual caltrop." "One of 4 spikes always faces up." "You scatter them in the path of the enemy as you escape." "You, Dokusasako Ninja!" "What?" "You use caltrops on kids?" "Shut up, I'm desperate!" "You heard him." "I got it." "I'm here for you." "Fight, Rantaro!" "Thank you very much!" "Use any means to succeed!" "That's the ninja's way." "Where did that come from?" "The kid ignored me..." "Wait!" "It's so far away..." "A good 715 feet away." "It's 218 meters." "That's impossible." "I can't." "What's your training been for?" "What happens if Rantaro falls behind?" "To stop the enemy you must shoot, young lord." "1080 steps to Damaje Temple!" "Of course, aiming is difficult at a distance." "Complicating this is the firing mechanism." "There's a time lag after you pull the trigger." "Because the matchlock takes time to ignite the gunpowder before it goes off." "The bullet isn't released immediately making a delay." "The longer it takes, the less stable the aim and the less accurate you are." "The trajectory's also tricky." "No matter how high the velocity, air resistance slows it down and the bullet draws an arch." "Let me illustrate the ballistic behavior." "The bullet draws an arch and crosses the line extended from your gun." "No matter how accurate the aim if the bullet failed to pass this point, you miss the target." "Aim lower." "Or the bullet will pass above the target." "But..." "When you're facing the sun, the distance seems longer." "I can't hit anything so far away." "Look at Rantaro!" "Let go!" "Let go of me!" "It's the temple gate!" "And the bell's inside the gate!" "Let me go!" "Rantaro." "Work hard and become the best ninja there is!" "Rantaro, don't cry." "Rantaro." "What it takes to be a ninja is guts!" "There he is." "It's one of my men." "Looks like we have a winner." "Rantaro..." "You're shaking." "Are you trying not to breathe while you aim?" "If you hold your breath for too long, the gun shakes." "Inhale." "Exhale, nice and easy." "Then stop breathing." "Aim within 10 seconds." "If you can't, breathe and try again." "No ninja kid is going to get to the bell." "Watch me ring the bell!" "What?" "The bell..." "Did it ring?" "Who did that?" "It's Torawaka, the 1st grader." "The ninja kids win!" "Wait!" "I'll be over there." "Stay here!" "Uh?" "He didn't use the log to ring it!" "It's not fair!" "I never said you had to hit the bell with the log." "I just said, Ring the bell." "As I promised Saito Senior and Junior will be set free by the Usutake ninja squad." "That was a riddle not a race!" "Hey, stop that." " He's an old man!" " Old fart!" "If you hadn't wasted time posing by the bell... we would have won." "Don't cry, you did well." "I'll treat you to some dumplings." "Wow, really?" "Rantaro!" "Well done!" "But..." "I didn't ring the bell." "Hey." "Mr. Doi." "Who won?" "We won." "Torawaka shot the bell." "All of you did well!" "Yeah!" "Where's Rantaro?" "Rantaro!" "Rantaro!" "We won!" "Torawaka shot the bell with a gun." "We did it!" "What's wrong?" "Rantaro!" "Torawaka." "Seeing you try so hard made me try harder." "He'd be an even better ninja if he trained with us." "Take Rantaro to the Dokutake Castle!" "Before you go, I need your signature here." "Go away!" "What it takes to be a ninja is..." "No." "The most important thing in life is..." "Guts!" "Grade 1, Class Ha!" "Let's go back to the Academy!" "Yeah!" "The End" "Ciao!" "Seishiro Kato" "Directed by Takashi Miike"