Shadow Land/Stage 2

The second stage of the game is subtitled Kugyō no Michi (lit. "Path of Penance"), and begins with two Green Zako walking towards Tarosuke just before the first instance of Zakka's shop in the stone wall. The cat at the entrance will ask Tarosuke if he wants to go in, and you must answer either "yes" or "no". If your answer is "yes", Zakka will present you with a choice of nine items to add to your inventory at the following costs:


 * 1) Yokai Jiru, 4000
 * 2) Jigoku Don, 6000
 * 3) Douchu Manju, 10000
 * 4) Tennyo no Unko, 5000
 * 5) Karu Ruisu, 2000
 * 6) Zakka Kappa, 5000
 * 7) Rensha Level 1, 10000
 * 8) Rensha Level 2, 20000
 * 9) Rensha Level 3, 30000

If you are low on energy, you may want to buy the Yokai Jiru and Jigoku Don to restore some of it, but the Douchu Manju will restore it to full if you get a game-over later. The Karu Ruisu will increase Tarosuke's walking speed, and the Zakka Kappa will increase his swimming speed (this item is vital for the next stage). If you have enough money left after buying all these items, you may want to consider one of the Rensha as they will increase Tarosuke's firepower.

Continue to the right once you have left the shop and jump onto the next platform. There is a 1000 money bag suspended in mid-air over a stone floor with several Gaeru and a Gaikotsu patrolling it (the latter of which will leave a 200 money bag behind when killed). Once you have made it to the other side, jump over the flame pit and drop down onto the next stone floor, which has two Moths and a Gaki patrolling it (the former of which will each leave a 100 money bag behind when killed). Once you have made it the next platform, you will see a Jizou blocking your path and spitting fire at you. He takes several hits to defeat, but will leave a 1000 money bag behind when killed. Shortly after, there are several 1000 money bags suspended in mid-air, along with an Oshousan who is moving slowly towards you. He takes twice as many hits to defeat as the Jizou, and will leave another 1000 money bag behind when killed. There are also two Green Zako coming down the left side of the next staircase (leading upwards), which has another 1000 money bag at its top. On the right side (leading downwards), you will see three Iwa rolling around, which cannot be killed by Tarosuke's bullets. Two more 1000 money bags and a 5000 money block are also embedded in the stone wall just before the second instance of Zakka's shop. If you have enough money for any of the remaining items, you may want to consider the next level of Rensha as this will increase Tarosuke's firepower further.

Once you have left the shop, you will see an Obousan (who will leave a 200 money bag behind when killed) and another Kao floating around in mid-air. Continue to the right, jump onto the next platform and collect the 1000 money bag as you jump over another flame pit before dropping down to the next stone floor, which has two money bags of each variety on it. The next platform has another Jizou blocking your path; once you have killed him and jumped over yet another flame pit, there is another Kao floating around in mid-air. You will now have to jump onto a series of cloud platforms in turn, collecting the 1000 money bags suspended in mid-air and watching out for the Moths as you go. Once you have made it to the other side, there is a Hitotsume and two Kumo floating around in mid-air just before the "Pond of the Gods". Tarosuke will meet up with Tennyo once he is halfway over, who will give him a heart which will restore his energy to full. Once he has made it to the other side of the pond and walked off the edge of the platform, he will fall down into the boss's cave.

The boss of the second stage is the Blue Oni, whose appearance is identical to the Red one apart from the colour. He will attack by summoning three of his minions (like those of the Red one, they look exactly like him only much smaller) and three Yuurei. Once again, Tarosuke will kneel at the statue of Buddha and pray to it in order to summon Momotaro. Momotaro must drop three energy balls on each of this Oni's minions in order to destroy them - and once he has done so, he will leave a 100 money bag, a 500 money bag and a 10000 money block behind (just like the Red one). Tarosuke will now proceed to the third stage, Yūkai (lit. "Ghost Sea").