{{Nihongo|Ninja Bodyguard|<ruby>忍者<rt>にんじゃ</rt></ruby>|Ninja}} is the 2nd [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 5 (26th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and the 1st of [[Star Land]] (63rd overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
==''Rhythm Tengoku''==
The arrange version, [[Ninja no Shison]], appears in Technician in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
==Gameplay==
[[File:Screenshot GBA Ninja.png|thumb]]
[[File:Screenshot Arcade Ninja.png|thumb]]
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Ninja Bodyguard.png|thumb]]
This game has the player control a [[Ninja]] who protects his [[Lord]] from an enemy onslaught shooting arrows. The player must swing the sword back and forth following the enemy's pattern to slice the arrows.
The player controls a Ninja, who is protecting his master from an onslaught of enemies trying to assassinate him.
In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', rather than a [[Practice]], the game has an opening cutscene. It begins with an enemy [[Ninja]] shooting an arrow, cuts to a shot of the arrow flying through the air from the enemy's castle to the [[Lord]]'s castle through the night sky, then cuts to the [[Lord]] taking a walk, interrupted as the arrow sticks itself in the wall in front of him. As he turns around in confusion, the [[Ninja]] drops in to protect him from further arrows. This cutscene can be skipped the same way as a [[Practice]]. ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'' compensates for the lack of a [[Practice]] with a "How to Play" demonstration prior to the opening cutscene.
==Gameplay==
In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the game is given a proper [[Practice]] session, in which the arrows are shot by allied [[Ninja]]s at a wooden dummy with a [[wikipedia:Henohenomoheji|henohenomoheji]] drawn on it, representing the [[Lord]]. Once [[Practice]] is complete, the [[Ninja]] jumps into the air, followed by a fade transition into the opening cutscene. Skipping the [[Practice]] also skips the cutscene.
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 master.
==Controls==
==Controls==
*A: Swing Sword Right. Can only be done if the sword is to the left
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=Please protect me properly...)''<br>''(You lack quick sword skills.)''<br>''(The "four arrows in a row" overwhelmed you.
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=You're skilled with the quick sword!)''<br>''(The "four arrows in a row" were blocked well!}}
{{Results
|Console=3DS
|caption=My Lord Solemnly Intones
|cp_DEF_Ng=I hired you to protect me.
|cp_DEF_Hi=Impressive swordplay.}}
==Epilogue==
{{Epilogue
|Console=GBA
|NG=ゲッ！ トノが きぜつしてる！！
|OK=トノ！ ごめんなさ〜い。
|HI=アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！
|NG alt=Geh! My lord has fainted!!
|OK alt=My lord! Sooorry~.
|HI alt=He said I'm admirable!}}
{{Epilogue
|Console=Arcade
|NG=ゲッ！ トノが きぜつしてる！！
|OK=トノ！ ごめんなさ〜い。
|HI=アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！
|NG alt=Geh! My lord has fainted!!
|OK alt=My lord! Sooorry~.
|HI alt=He said I'm admirable!}}
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
|NG=Nooooo!
|OK=I...I am glad you are safe, my lord.
|HI=Not a scratch!}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
|name=Scroll
|title=Rolled-Up Secrets
|explain=My lord carries this scroll with him<br>at all times. I have never asked him<br>what it contains, but the rumor is<br>that its secrets made him the wealthy<br>and powerful man he is today. But it<br>might just be a love letter or something.}}
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears when the enemy ninjas shoot four arrows in a row.
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
{{Nihongo|Ninja 2P|忍者 2P|Ninja 2P}} is the 3rd [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 3 (11th overall) in the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''.
==Hit or Miss==
The arrange version, [[Ninja no Shison 2P]], appears in Stage 5 of the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''
*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 will be shot in front of the master's head.
== Rating Notes==
It plays the same as the 1P version, except the two players take turns on each section. This effectively doubles the length of the game.<gallery>Screenshot Arcade Ninja 2P.png</gallery>
*[[Try again]]: "No! The feudal lord has fainted!"
Ninja_tryagain.png|link=Try Again|"No! The feudal lord has fainted!"
Ninja_ok.png|link=Ok|"Forgive me, my lord!"
Ninja_superb.png|link=Superb|"He told me "great job"!"
</gallery>
==Remix Appearances==
*[[Remix 5 (GBA)|Remix 5]]
*[[Remix 6 (GBA)|Remix 6]]
==Rhythm Heaven 3DS==
[[File:Ninja_title_3DS.PNG|200px]]Ninja returns with updated graphics in [[Rhythm Heaven The Best +]]. [[File:Ninja_gameplay_3DS.PNG|200px]]Unlike the other minigames from Rhythm Tengoku that returned to this new installment, this one has its own practice tutorial added and the rating notes are completely different from the original ones. The Gameplay, hit and miss are the same as before.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is the only rhythm game to, instead of starting with a practice, starts with a cutscene.
*This is the only [[Rhythm Game]] in the entire series to have a cutscene.
**During the opening cutscene, a unique scene showing the arrow flying between the two castles is shown. The castles look identical aside from the horn-like protrusions on the roof which vary in color, the enemy's being red and the [[Lord]]'s being yellow. For some reason, they are both red in [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|the arcade version]].
**During this scene, one can also see what might be [[wikipedia:Mount Fuji|Mount Fuji]] in the background.
*This game and [[Ninja no Shison]] are the only games to have their controls changed in [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|the arcade version]].
*A lot of the visual design of this game was reused in [[Dog Ninja]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', such as similar looking towers to the ones in the cutscene, and a similar prologue: A big yellow moon with grass in foreground, in a dark blue sky.
This game has the player control a Ninja who protects his Lord from an enemy onslaught shooting arrows. The player must swing the sword back and forth following the enemy's pattern to slice the arrows.
In Rhythm Tengoku, rather than a Practice, the game has an opening cutscene. It begins with an enemy Ninja shooting an arrow, cuts to a shot of the arrow flying through the air from the enemy's castle to the Lord's castle through the night sky, then cuts to the Lord taking a walk, interrupted as the arrow sticks itself in the wall in front of him. As he turns around in confusion, the Ninja drops in to protect him from further arrows. This cutscene can be skipped the same way as a Practice. Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade) compensates for the lack of a Practice with a "How to Play" demonstration prior to the opening cutscene.
In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the game is given a proper Practice session, in which the arrows are shot by allied Ninjas at a wooden dummy with a henohenomoheji drawn on it, representing the Lord. Once Practice is complete, the Ninja jumps into the air, followed by a fade transition into the opening cutscene. Skipping the Practice also skips the cutscene.
My lord carries this scroll with him at all times. I have never asked him what it contains, but the rumor is that its secrets made him the wealthy and powerful man he is today. But it might just be a love letter or something.
This is the only Rhythm Game in the entire series to have a cutscene.
During the opening cutscene, a unique scene showing the arrow flying between the two castles is shown. The castles look identical aside from the horn-like protrusions on the roof which vary in color, the enemy's being red and the Lord's being yellow. For some reason, they are both red in the arcade version.
During this scene, one can also see what might be Mount Fuji in the background.
A lot of the visual design of this game was reused in Dog Ninja in Rhythm Heaven, such as similar looking towers to the ones in the cutscene, and a similar prologue: A big yellow moon with grass in foreground, in a dark blue sky.
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