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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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After giving up on the Ninku,

former comrade Kisumi joined the Imperial Army.

In order to gain Ninku powers strong enough to oppose him,

our heroes must see the Tenkuu Dragon, the very embodiment of nature.

Fuusuke and the others are traveling in search of the Tenkuu Dragon.

They're using the information obtained from Fuujin the Dragon to hunt for Ryuujin Forest.

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Commence cannon fire!

Colonel Ajirada, this is Lamuda from the maneuvers base.

The information claiming those Ninku have left Ninku Village

and have entered Kiridaya Mountains is accurate.

We still haven't spotted them, but it's just a matter of time.

Colonel, have no fear that this will reflect poorly on you in the Imperial Army.

Lamuda-kun, do you think that my position in the army

has been endangered because I lost the castle fortress?

No, not at all!

Results are everything, Lamuda-kun.

A castle or two is nothing if it helps me eliminate those Zodiac Ninja.

Yes, sir!

Damn you Ninku! I swear I'll find and kill you!

I won't let Archbishop Kouchin have his way forever.

Curse you, Imperial Army! You're destroying the forest again.

You're all fools!

Great! We'll be reaching Ryuujin Forest soon.

It's like a dream! We really aren't crashing today!

We're counting on you, Touji.

Leave it to me! I'm a different man today.

Nii-chan, what is it this time?!

What are you doing? Fly already!

Sorry, we're out of fuel.

Oh, God! You moron!

Lamuda-sama, I've spotted the biplane.

What?!

There's no mistaking it. It's those Ninku.

Go after the biplane!

Yes, sir!

There, there.

Oh, Junko! Are you hungry, too?

My, don't the clouds look ominous?

Lookie here, Junko.

It's going to rain today.

Or maybe it'll be sunny?

I never thought a plane would come crashing down.

I'm amazed at how it never gets tired of crashing on us.

Well, don't sweat the small stuff.

Searching for that dragon is a huge mission.

We should stay optimistic.

How can we be optimistic? We crashed in the middle of nowhere.

There's no one here for us to ask directions!

No, someone's here.

Perfect timing. An old man's sleeping over there.

He's a pretty laid back old man.

How could he enjoy sleeping out here like that?

I'm not sleeping!

I got knocked down when you crashed on me!

Oh, hi there.

So, gramps, do you know where Ryuujin Forest is?

Cut the crap! You just came to trash the forest, didn't you?!

Get the hell outta here!

H-Hey!

This sucks!

Stupid ruffians!

Oh, here they are.

Hey! You're still here?!

You gonna trash the forest more before you go?

I'm not hurting it. I was just searching for my shoes.

So, gramps, are you friends with birds?

You're just like me!

He's my friend, Hiroyuki the penguin!

It's okay, Junko. There's no need to worry.

That smells horrible! It reeks!

Hiroyuki, think about where you are!

Hey, you wanna be our friends too?

Oh, I see. C'mon, guys.

I see you really do become friends with birds.

You're gettin' too close, guys.

Man, that old fart was full of energy.

Yeah, it's best to stay away from stubborn old men like him.

H-Huh? Where are Fuusuke and Hiroyuki?

Fuusuke's sense of direction is horrible.

Whatever. Let's go look for them.

It's the Fourth Squad.

I have just spotted former Ninku Touji and Aichou in Area G-3.

We'll follow them as they continue going northeast towards Area C-5.

We finally found them.

Perfect! Have the other squads gather around Area C-5!

Yes, sir!

There used to be a bunch of birds like Junko around here.

But those Imperial bastards burned down their homes.

It's horrible...

They didn't stop here.

They're destroying this entire forest.

The Imperial Army's practice drills with guns and cannons have killed a bunch of trees.

Oh yeah, you said you wanted to go to Ryuujin Forest, didn't you?

Yup! We're searching for a dragon.

It's an insanely huge dragon!

I wanna borrow his powers.

Borrow power from a dragon?

Look out!

What did you just do?

I borrowed the power of nature from Mr. Wind.

I can see a small dragon within Mr. Wind.

When I touch that dragon, I can borrow various powers from Mr. Wind Dragon.

But I've gotta see an even bigger dragon so I can get even stronger!

Hey there, Fuusuke!

Training in a place like this?

What happened to searching for Ryuujin Forest?

Oh, yeah!

Oh, sir. Sorry about earlier.

Hey, gramps. Do you know where Ryuujin Forest is?

Yo, Fuusuke! You're askin' for him to shoot lightning at us!

It's okay. Don't worry about it.

We don't have anything to do with Ryuujin Forest.

Relax. You're already in Ryuujin Forest.

Look.

That's Ryuujin Forest.

Awesome!

Seriously? It's a pretty forest...

It's the Imperial Army!

What?!

We're surrounded!

They're here!

Gramps!

Aichou, ready to go?

Yeah!

Stop it!

What are you doing?!

Old man!

Mister!

Air Shuriken!

Watch it! Don't destroy the forest!

This isn't the time for that!

At this rate, we're done for.

You can't! You just can't!

Junko, show them the way.

Gramps, are you okay?

Follow Junko and take cover in Ryuujin Forest.

But remember! You mustn't hurt the forest.

Okay, let's do as he says.

Aichou, you go on ahead with the old man.

Got it!

C'mon! Hang in there, mister.

Hiroyuki, take care of Rihoko!

Search right around there.

It's an animal trail.

It's a path the animals in the forest take.

Great. Let's go!

Lamuda-sama, it's the Third Platoon.

The Ninku are running northeast through the forest.

At this rate, I believe they will reach Ryuujin Lake in the center of the forest.

It's like they're walking towards their demise.

Excellent! Go bury them in the lake!

Redirect the men!

Yes, sir!

Hang in there, mister!

Gramps!

Are you okay, gramps?

Thanks. You've done enough for me.

You should focus on getting yourselves out of here.

Go to that lake you see from here.

There's a secret passage in that lake.

You should be able to escape if you go through it.

But, gramps, you're injured...

I'll be fine. I'm sure the forest will protect me.

Listen carefully. The forest will help you so long as you're kind to it.

But it will ignore you if you do something to sadden it.

Can you promise not to upset the forest by fighting needlessly in it?

Yeah, I promise.

Good! Now get going!

Thank you, gramps!

Stay well!

This is the Sixth Squad. We've reached our station.

Roger. Stay on standby.

This is the Eleventh Squad. We've reached our station!

Okay, it's time to go.

It's such a pretty lake!

All right! Let's look for that secret passage gramps told us about.

There's a boat!

Hey! How are we supposed to find a secret passage in this huge lake?

What's wrong?

It's the Imperial Army!

Jeez, they're annoying!

What's with this forest?

Is the Imperial Army partying here or something?

They're like rats in a bag.

Fire!

Stop it!

This is quite the greeting.

Aichou!

Yeah!

Can you fly to where those tents are?

Yeah!

Great! Then we'll bury everything around those tents!

That's not happening!

Why not?!

I made a promise to gramps!

I said I wouldn't trouble the forest.

So don't do something that'll hurt the forest!

Yeah, but—

There's a lady on board here!

Fuusuke, this isn't the time for that!

Right, right! One hit and this boat will be broken to pieces!

No! I made a promise.

We can't destroy this forest!

We're gonna die!

Hey, what's that?

Lamuda-sama, there's something in the lake.

Shoot and destroy it!

Shoot and destroy it!

It's a dragon!

A-Amazing!

Is this the Tenkuu Dragon Seishi told us about?

What? What the hell?

Everyone retreat!

It isn't a dragon! They're fish.

It's a school of fish!

They're gone.

Huh?

I thought I was gonna die.

Huh? Where are we? The ocean?

Looks that way.

That underwater passageway connects the lake with the ocean.

What an amazing secret passage!

It was just like gramps said.

The forest and all of the surrounding nature helped save us.

So was the dragon in the Ryuujin Forest really just that school of fish?

Probably.

We've gotta start our search for the dragon over from scratch.

But I thought I saw a real dragon.

I'm here to report in.

Colonel Ajirada's men let the Ninku escape from Ryuujin Forest.

Please give my special unit our orders.

No, I've already set my next plan into action.

Sending normal squads would be a foolish waste of men.

Sir?

Have you ever heard that Colonel Ajirada practices a traditional form of kung fu?

No.

Do you think Colonel Ajirada will defeat the Ninku with his kung fu?

It'd be impossible.

Only a Ninku can surpass a Ninku.

The wind blowing against my cheeks soothes my wounds.

hoho ni ataru kaze ga kizu wo keshiteyuku

I can hear your voice both near and far.

kimi no koe ga tooku chikaku kikoeteru

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

someone makes a noise and wakes me up.

oto wo tatete me wo samasu yo

I cry in anger, laugh, and love someone.

naite okottari, soshite warattari,

dareka wo aishitari

Flowers always bloom before withering away.

itsumo hana wa saki soshite chitteku

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

There will always be a tomorrow

itsumo kaze wo kanjiteru kokoro ni

as long as my heart can feel the wind.

itsudemo ashita wa yattekuru

Aichou, it's terrible!

The Ninku Wolves caught Touji!

He's in danger of losing his life!

We need to hurry and rescue Touji!

Aichou!

By the way, who are the Ninku Wolves?

Next episode: The Ninku Wolves' Trap!

Things look super sticky this time 'round.