Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids

Level
Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids
World	1F
Game	Princess Peach: Showtime!
Boss	Dark Ninja
Music track	Ninja Village
Music sample
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Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids is a level in Princess Peach: Showtime!, located on the left in the first floor of the Sparkle Theater. To unlock this stage, The Castle of Thorns must be completed. It is the first stage where the Ninja transformation is introduced.

Layout

The stage begins with Princess Peach and Stella arriving at a Japanese village, which has been blocked off from the rest by a group of Sour Bunch guards. There is a sign that states "Elder's Manor Ahead". After using the Sparkle on two cherry trees, Peach can use a secret passage leading to the village. Rallying the two cherry trees automatically summons a Sparkle Gem. Taking the secret passage leads to her exiting a well; as a Theet stated, Peach must "follow the road to reach the manor". There are guards with lanterns that Peach must stay out of sight from. They are invulnerable to the ribbon. If they catch Peach in their sight, they will blow the horn and Peach is brought further back to the west of the well. There is a Theet that Peach must rally, resulting it to open a path underneath the stone. Peach can continue the pathway where she must stand on a circular platform which results the stage to rotate 180 degrees; a Sparkle Gem is hidden west behind the rock. Additionally, Peach will encounter two Theets.

Ninja Peach's introduction.

In the next area, there is the ninja's Sparkle. Peach can go east to rescue the Theet holding to a red balloon. After entering the area with the ninja's Sparkle, Peach transforms into Ninja Peach. After her transformation, Peach can follow the trail of coins by wall jumping where she will encounter another Sparkle Gem.

Ninja Peach concealing herself in the grass.

Entering another area, Peach will encounter ninja Theets. A Theet tells Peach to conceal herself in grass, which Peach automatically disguises herself. Peach can dash through the guards by pressing . Up ahead, there are two guards on wooden platforms; Peach can hide behind the walls by positioning Peach close to the wall where she automatically uses her camouflage. Peach can defeat the guard on the tallest wooden platform by jumping on the lamp and attacking from behind. Then, Peach can jump on the blue roof to obtain the Sparkle Gem. Peach will find the guards guarding the Theets in the cage. After Peach defeats the guards, the Theets break free who warn Peach about enemies ahead. Peach can exit through the blue roof where she passes by a moon. She can jump down where there is a sleeping guard and a Theet hiding in the vases. Up ahead is the Elder's Manor where there are purple spotlights indicating guards using their lamps. A sensei Theet named Elder is trapped in the cage, defeating the guard breaks the Theet free along with a Sparkle Gem obtained. If Peach submerges herself in the water, she will use a bamboo stick that acts like a snorkel. The Elder warns Peach not to let her guard down, as the Sour Bunch is after the scrolls. Right then, the Dark Ninja emerges from one of the guard's armors, who takes the scrolls and flees. The Elder tells Peach to chase after it. Before chasing the thief, if Peach chooses to pose under the spotlight located east of the Elder, Peach will enter a hidden sub-area. Peach can obtain the Sparkle Gem by wall-jumping to the top.

In the next area, Peach will chase after the Dark Ninja; she automatically runs. The player can control Peach to wall-jump or run on the wall by pressing . She can press to dash into two Sour Bunch members. Along the trail, there are eight Sparkle Gem shards; collecting them all will grant her a Sparkle Gem. Peach runs next to the forest where Peach can swing on the yellow poles. There are two Sour Bunch aviaries that Peach can defeat by dashing into them. The second Sour Bunch aviary is holding onto a ninja Theet; if Peach defeats the bird, the Theet rewards her a Sparkle Gem. In the third area, Peach chases thief in the waterfalls where the Dark Ninja drops a scroll on a rock. After Peach obtains the scroll, the giant rock Peach is standing on becomes a tidal wave. The player can control the wave up or down by pressing . Afterwards, Peach jumps off the wave and can slice the Dark Ninja by pressing . Reclaiming the stolen scrolls, Peach obtains a Sparkle Gem.

Sparkle Gems

1. After Peach interacts the Sparkle on two cherry trees, a Sparkle Gem appears.
2. After the stage rotates 180 degrees, the Sparkle Gem is west hiding behind a rock.
3. After her transformation, Peach can follow the trail of coins by wall jumping where she will encounter another Sparkle Gem.
4. A Theet will tell Peach to conceal herself in grass. After defeating the first guard, Peach obtains a Sparkle Gem.
5. There are two guards with lamps standing on the wooden platforms; Peach can defeat the guard on the tallest wooden platform by jumping on the lamp and attacking from behind. Then, Peach can jump on the blue roof to obtain the Sparkle Gem.
6. A sensei Theet is trapped in the cage, defeating the guard breaks the Theet free from the cage along with a Sparkle Gem obtained.
7. Pose under the spotlight located east of the sensei to enter a hidden sub-area. Sparkle Gem can be obtained by wall-jumping to the top.
8. While chasing the thief, there are eight Sparkle Gem shards that can be collecting by wall running with timing.
9. In the forest area, the second Sour Bunch aviary encountered is holding onto a ninja Theet; defeating it frees the Theet who rewards a Sparkle Gem.
10. After Peach dashes through the thief, Peach obtains a Sparkle Gem.

Dress ribbon

Ninja Dress: Referencing the moon's location, after jumping off the blue roof, the player must break the vase where Ribboner is hiding.

Hidden Theets

All three Theets are found before the Ninja transformation.

1. Found in front of the barricade at the start of the stage.
2. Found close to a well after entering the hidden path.
3. Found in the section where Peach must sneak past guards. This Theet is found to the left of the hole Peach emerges from.

Gallery

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  Ninja Peach wall jumping

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  The stage's album picture

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	激流忍法帖げきりゅうにんぽうちょう Gekiryū Ninpōchō	Riptide Ninja Technique
Chinese	激流忍法帖 Jīliú Rěnfǎ Tiè	Riptide Ninja Technique
Dutch	Ninjutsu: riviertraining	Ninjutsu: river training
French	Ninjustu : le parchemin de l'eau	Ninjustu: the scroll of water
German	Ninja-Künste: Weg des Wassers	Ninja Arts: Path of the Water
Italian	Tecnica ninjutsu: fiume in piena	Ninjutsu technique: flooding river
Portuguese	A Arte Ninja das Águas	The Ninja Art of Water
Spanish	La técnica ninja del agua	The water ninja technique