Ninja Bodyguard

"It's an enemy raid! Take on their challenge with both of your hands. (No practice!)"

- Ninja Description Ninja Bodyguard (忍者 ninja) is the twenty-second Rhythm Game in Rhythm Tengoku. This game is about a black ninja, who protects his lord from the enemies' onslaught. Getting a perfect on this game earns a gift "Light Drum" that can be found in the studio.

Gameplay
In this rhythm game, the player controls the Ninja who wears all black. He uses the A button, and then the D-Pad, to swing his sword back in forth in time to destroy the arrows shot as his lord.

Controls

 * A: Swing Sword Right. Can only be done if the sword is to the left
 * D-Pad: Swing Sword Left. Can only be done if the sword is to the right.
 * D-Pad: Swing Sword Left and Right. (Only in Rhythm Tengoku Arcade)

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The arrow is split in half.
 * Barely: The arrow will bounce out of the way, making a shine noise. A barely counts as a miss.
 * Miss: The arrow goes past the ninja and pins to the wall, shocking the master.

Header

 * "The Feudal Lord's Opinion"

Try Again

 * "Please protect me properly..."
 * "Your slow slashes are quickly angering me."
 * "You couldn't handle four arrows in a row."

OK

 * "Yeah..."

Superb

 * "Your agility with a sword is unmatched!"
 * "The four-arrow strike was rebuffed!"

Epilogue

 * Try again:  ' "No! The feudal lord has fainted!"' 
 * OK: "Forgive me, my lord!"
 * Superb: "He told me "great job!""

Appearances

 * Remix 5
 * Remix 6
 * Ninja Reincarnate

Trivia

 * This is the only rhythm game to, instead of starting with a practice, starts with a cutscene.
 * There is an option to skip the cutscene and start the gameplay right away instead of watching it.
 * In Rhythm Tengoku Arcade version of the game, the controls changes slightly by pressing left and right on the D-Pad instead of the A button and the D-Pad.