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During a war, a handful of warriors nearly obliterated the Imperial Army.

They were called the Ninku Unit.

The empire was barely able to defeat them,

so they set out to subdue the unit in fear of their powers.

Few even know about the real Ninku anymore.

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If all we did was goof off every day,

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The waves of happiness and sadness flow back and forth.

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I'm just starting to understand the mysteries of the heart.

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I won't run away. I will find the truth with my own two hands.

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Whether laughing or crying, I've gotta let my own colors shine.

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ZIG ZAG as we stumble along.

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But if all we ever do is have fun, we lose sight of our happiness.

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When I can't reach you even though I'm being frank,

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Curry rice.

S-Spaghetti's nice.

Strawberry ice.

A melon slice.

G-Gelatin eel.

D-Dumpling peel.

Flavor—

Cut it out, you bums!

Food name rhyming is only making us even hungrier!

Why don't you stop hanging out and get some jobs for food and gas money?

You make it sound so easy, but...

I-I can't breathe.

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"Looking for strong guards who can protect the village from heinous bandits. High salary guaranteed."

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How about it, Touji?

It's a perfect job for us, right, Fuusuke?

Okay! Let's work as guards!

Let's go!

Nope, that position is taken.

We've got extremely strong guards.

Sorry, but I have no work for you folks.

What?!

How will we pay for the gas?

And the food?

No way...

You guys must be starving.

Very well, I can let you work as servants for the guards.

Servants?!

Who the hell do you think we are?!

Let's teach him, Fuusuke, Touji—

Oh?

We are happy to serve them!

Please give us some work!

You guys!

No work, no food, no fuel.

Aichou-san, I'm begging you! Please!

Shut up! I ain't taking this shitty job!

We'll kick those guards' asses!

It's pointless. You guys shouldn't throw your lives away like that.

What's so special about those guards anyway?

Come here, closer. Don't be too surprised.

They are the Ninku!

Ninku?!

See, I told you.

You should have known better.

Here they come.

Aichou the Gangster!

Sexy Bombshell Rihoko!

Touji the Red Loincloth!

Cutesy Hooter, Hiroyuki!

Finally...

Shining Fuusuke!

All together, the five Ninku Masters!

Hey, what the hell? They're a rip-off of us!

Red loincloth? Come on...

The Ninku are not a circus show!

Cool.

Like hell they are!

Come on, don't slack off. Follow us!

That son of a... I'll kill him!

Wait a sec...

It sounds interesting.

We will take care of the Ninku Masters!

Holy cow!

Looks yummy.

It's not for you.

Not for me?

Tastes good.

Well, it's nothing special for us Ninku, but for you servants it'd be the feast of a lifetime.

Wipe my lips.

Yes, sir.

Water!

Yes, sir. Here's some water.

Oh, that's my loincloth. It hasn't been washed.

Why, you...

I'm empty here!

Yes, sir.

Empty here, too!

Yes, sir.

Hurry up, retard!

What did you just say?!

I envy you guys.

Don't be so miserable.

We Ninku are very strong and well respected.

But you servants on the other hand are neither strong nor respected.

That's why we get special treatment.

Hey...

What's up?

I can't take it anymore.

I can't put up with them.

Yeah? Well, I'm happy to see that the Ninku are so respected!

What's that?

A letter on an arrow.

It says...

"We will show up at 7 AM tomorrow.

Bring all the money and food in your village.

If not, your village will be destroyed.

Signed, the Heaven and Earth Brothers."

Are they strong?

Whether they're strong or not is not the right question to ask.

Just answer yes or no!

They are incredibly strong.

They've destroyed many villages with their unique Heaven and Earth style of fighting.

Uh...

So they're that strong?

Well, they're just local martial artists.

I'm sure you'll beat them without breaking a sweat.

What a bunch of fools!

That's right.

Our invincible "Ninku Masters" here will send them home crying!

Right, that's what they're here for.

You got that right. Just count on us.

But don't forget our rewards, okay?

Of course not.

Amazing.

You Ninku guys must be legendary seeing how you're getting paid a lot.

I feel fortunate to have met you guys.

Well, good luck, kid.

Hey, kid, why don't you go play outside?

No, I can't. I'm your servant.

I was told to attend to you at all times.

We Ninku must discuss something in private.

You can just start talking. Don't mind me.

Oops! Slippery hands.

Hey, could you go pick it up?

Sure thing.

Let's go, Hiroyuki.

Hey, hey, hey...

We're three floors up!

How'd he do that?

Okay, guys, let's get started.

Where did it go? I can't find it.

In here?

You scared me!

God, it stinks...

Going somewhere...

with those heavy bags?

Surely you aren't running off with the reward before the big fight?

H-Heck, no! We were about to do some pre-battle warm ups.

Exactly!

I don't know what gave you the idea that we would...

Oh! There goes a naked woman!

There goes a naked man too!

What? No way!

Where?

Hey, I can't find her!

I don't see anyone!

Where are you going?

Aichou!

They're over there!

Right!

Wait up!

Stop!

Hold it!

Wait up!

Wait!

Tomoko?

Hey, it's a giraffe! Is this a stray giraffe?

What are you doing, Tomoko?!

Deliver these bags to our friends.

We'll join you later.

I'm counting on you!

It doesn't seem to be a stray.

Did we lose them?

Yeah. Finally.

Where's the Ringmaster?

In any case, let's get outta here.

Ninku Masters, we've been waiting for you.

I must say, you're up very early.

Oh, uh...

Well, we thought we'd check out the battlefield in advance.

Well, not that we need to.

That's our Ninku. You are so dependable!

Once we're outside, run like hell!

Okay, let's... run!

(Left Flag: Ninku) (Right Banner: Go For It, Ninku!)

The entire village has come for you!

Where's Fuusuke?

I don't know.

He's probably lost as usual.

Thank you for the warm welcome.

Where is the money and the food?

We have nothing to spare for you!

What?

We ain't scared of you guys.

Our bodyguards are going to kick your asses!

That's right!

You're going to fight us?

You must have some balls.

What are we gonna do now?

How should I know?

Don't panic. We'll use the Ninku name to scare them away.

Don't keep us waiting!

You punk bandits!

You should know who we are before the fight.

Yeah, you'd better know who they are!

I'm sure you've heard of the Ninku, mighty warriors who can knock out elephants and whales!

That's us!

If you don't want to be our next victim, you'd better get out of here now!

Go, Ninku Masters! You're so cool!

I did it!

I am pleased to hear that.

Wh-What?

We three brothers have been so looking forward to meeting you all.

Wh-What... Why?

We want to determine who's stronger, you or us.

No way!

R-Ringmaster!

Aren't you afraid of the Ninku?

I know you're afraid—

Ninku Masters, please take care of the rest!

What? Hey, wait a minute!

Fight us!

Die!

Who are you?

Former captain of the First Ninku Squad, Fuusuke the Rat Ninja!

Former captain of the Tenth Squad, Aichou the Rooster Ninja!

Former captain of Sixth Squad, Touji the Snake Ninja!

Th-The real deal...

No way!

You're late, Fuusuke! What took ya?

Let's talk later.

We gotta fight these guys first.

So you were the real deal. Amusing.

Here we go!

Wait!

Here I come!

Heaven and Earth: Burning Fist!

Air Snake Tear!

Heaven and Earth: Mist Drop!

What?

Heaven and Earth: Tornado Fist!

Air Shuriken!

You're as good as dead. No one can escape from my tornado!

Die!

You're a funny guy.

What?

The wind is my friend.

Wind Pressure Palm!

Are you okay, guys?

I'm fine.

I'll pay them back double.

Here they come!

Heaven and Earth: Tornado Fist!

Heaven and Earth: Mist Drop!

Air Snake Cave!

Where did he go?

Heaven and Earth: Burning Fist!

So high!

Sky Soaring Fist!

Air Pressure Fist!

You are... strong.

Onii-chan!

Are you okay? You didn't get hurt, right?

No sweat.

Aichou-san, you were great! You did it for me, right?

The hell are you talking about?

Don't be shy.

Hey, stop clinging.

I'm hungry.

Well then...

Oh, come on!

Hold it!

You assholes know you can't just turn up and run, don't you?

You've got a lot of nerve impersonating us to line your own pockets.

That's right!

Besides, I can't stand that you're in better shape than I am!

Wait!

What now, Fuusuke?

Just come with me.

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Dad! Mom!

We're a circus troupe traveling around the country.

Kids used to love us wherever we went.

But the war changed everything.

Now, we don't even have enough of an audience to afford food for ourselves.

We've let our animals suffer because we couldn't afford to treat them when they got sick.

But we believed that, in these bleak times...

we should help kids find hopes and dreams through our circus.

That's when I saw the flier from the village.

I am so sorry.

We will return everything we got from the village.

I'll take full responsibility, so please spare the others.

Ringmaster...

Ringmaster!

The Ninku Masters did a great job fighting off the bandits.

Yeah. If the villagers want to give you something, you don't have to return it.

Hey!

Here they come!

Hey, Ninku Masters!

Ninku Masters!

That's our Ninku Masters. You were amazing!

To tell you the truth, I...

Go on!

This is the reward I promised you. Please take it, sir!

I possibly can't...

Money?! That's our reward—

It's okay.

Start the circus again with the money.

Fuusuke-kun...

I want to see your circus myself.

Is everything okay?

Yes, it's nothing.

Here you are.

Ninku Masters, hurrah!

Hurrah, hurrah!

Hurrah, hurrah...

Hurrah!

Fuusuke, you stupid, stupid, idiot!

You gave away all the money that we worked so hard for!

I'm hungry.

Well, it's no big deal.

Kids' meal!

Chocolate bar.

Chop meat charred.

Hey, the keyword's chop. Rihoko, it's chop!

Why should I join you?

What is it again?

Ch-Ch...

Chop... chop!

The Chopper is falling!

Wh-What a disaster!

F-F-Fried chops!

The Chopper is going to be fried!

hoho ni ataru kaze ga kizu wo keshiteyuku

The wind blowing against my cheeks soothes my wounds.

kimi no koe ga tooku chikaku kikoeteru

I can hear your voice both near and far.

Our promised land isn't all that far away.

yakusoku no basho nara sonna tookunai

Let's use that as our starting point as we set forth once more.

mou ichido koko kara arukihajimeyou

The sky we look upon is endless as it spreads out for all eternity.

miageru sora hateshinaku towa ni hirogaru

Just as my dream is about to fade away,

shibomikaketa yume ga mata

oto wo tatete me wo samasu yo

someone makes a noise and wakes me up.

naite okottari soshite warattari

I cry in anger, laugh, and love someone.

dareka wo aishitari

itsumo hana wa saki soshite chitteku

Flowers always bloom before withering away.

But, even so, tomorrow will still come.

sore demo ashita wa yatte kuru

I want to believe in someone, after I free myself from love and everything.

ai wo toki hanachi subete wo toki hanachi

dareka wo shinjitai

itsumo kaze wo kanjiteru kokoro ni

There will always be a tomorrow

itsudemo ashita wa yattekuru

as long as my heart can feel the wind.