Act 1: Path of the Ninja is the first Act of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. Its comprised of three stages: 1-1 Ryu's Test, 1-2 Seized by Dark Forces, and 1-3 After the Demons!.
Heroes emerge when the world turns cruel.
Story[]
Ryu's Test[]
Ryu Hayabusa trains with Kenji Mozu, advising him to find his inner peace. Ryu prepares a special course for Kenji to train. Along the path, he also teaches him various maneuvers and techniques. At the end of the course, the two have a spar duel, which Kenji loses. After the duel, the Shrine Maiden comes and informs them that the village is under attack by demons. Ryu is ready to head out, however she hands him a letter from his father. Reading it, Ryu realize that his father is dead and he needs to take the Dragon Sword to America. Kenji then tells Ryu to head to America and leave the demons to him. Ryu agrees and leaves, while Kenji heads to fight the demons.
Seized by Dark Forces[]
Kenji heads out in the Hayabusa Village and starts killing demons. Eventually he encounters Gurthka, who is surprised that Kenji didn't die from his roar. As they fight, Gurthka is impressed by Kenji's abilities, but as he wasted too much time, he tells him that he must leave and they will finish the fight some other time.
Kenji prepares to leave the village, but is stopped by the Shrine Maiden, who asks him to stay until Ryu return back. However, Kenji insists that he must go as he must defeat the demons and tells the Shrine Maiden to organize and take care of the survivors.
After the Demons![]
Kenji heads into Mount Fuji chasing the demons. He encounters Muramasa who realizes that he is leaving the village to chase the demons and tells him that if he brings him Golden Scarabs he will improve his equipment.
Proceeding on, Kenji finds a CIA base and meets an CIA Agent, who seeing Kenji's skill realizes he isn't Ryu, but is still a Hayabusa ninja. He explains that his agency has been monitoring the Kû no Tani since Genshin took the Sword of the Archfiend. However, they weren't expecting demons and were overwhelmed. The CIA Agent tells Kenji that someone is trying to free the Demon Lord. Kenji then tells him to leave it to him as they won't be able to handle it.
Kenji finds Gurthka, who notes that "duty" is one of his favorite human weaknesses and promises to grant Kenji a honorouble death. However, Kenji manages to defeat Gurthka. He asks him where the Demon Lord is, however Gurthka laughs, saying that somehow he defeated him, however he is the least powerful of the Four Guardians that serve the Demon Lord. As a last resort, Gurthka then explodes seriously injuring Kenji. Losing blood, Kenji sees a Black Spider Ninja, guessing she is behind all of this, however she tells him that he is clueless and they both have been lured here.
Trivia[]
- The introductory cutscene for this Act features the kanji 忍者, which mean "ninja".
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| Characters | Kenji Mozu • Kumori • Muramasa • Jô Hayabusa • CIA Agent • Masked Agent • Ryu Hayabusa • Shrine Maiden • Kumo Obaba • Accountant • Henchman |
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| Bosses | Ryu Hayabusa • Gurthka • Rhyvashi • Demon Eels • Obsidrae • Deikrag • Rhyvashi • Ship Defense System • Bio Flamethrower • Bio Titan • Bio Amalgam • Jagäzk |
| Enemies | |
| Locations and stages | Prologue: Legacy: P1 Act 1: Path of the Ninja: 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 |
| Items | Talismans • Secret Arts • Tamashi Kunai • Energy Crystals • Golden Scarabs • Crystal Skulls • Secret Ops |
| Miscellaneous | Walkthrough • Trophies/Achievements |