Mirai Ninja/Stage 2

Once the background has reappeared behind Mirai Ninja and the stage title has appeared on the screen, start running to the right until you come to an elevator; you can either run into it and be taken four floors upwards or jump over it and continue running to the right. If you ran into the elevator, you will have the chance to collect a Waza (green) powerup as soon as you get out and throw three shurikens at once for a short period of time - and once you have done so for each of four Karasu that are about to come down on top of you to kill them, you can either drop down the gap in the platform to land on the floor below or jump over it and continue running to the right. If you dropped down the gap in the platform, you must continue running to the right until you come to another elevator; you can either run into it and be taken five floors downwards or jump over it and continue running to the right. If you ran into the elevator, you must continue running to the right when you come out until you come to a gap in the platform with a Zaku swinging its ball-and-chain around at you on the other side. Once you have thrown enough shurikens across the gap in the platform at it to kill it, you must drop down the gap in the platform to land on the floor below and throw a shuriken at each of five more Hanzou Hattori that are running towards you to kill them before collecting an Inori (gray) powerup - which will shrink any enemies currently on screen and immediately beyond. Once you have done so, continue running to the right until you come to a third elevator; you can either run into it and be taken four floors upwards or jump over it in order to collect another Waza (green) powerup before going back to it. You will have the opportunity of collecting a Chikara (yellow) powerup as soon as you get out and gaining some extra energy, but it will cancel out the effect of the Waza (green) powerup you have just collected. Continue running to the right and throw a shuriken at each of six Sasuke that are running towards you to kill them before continuing to the right and collecting another Inori (gray) powerup in order to shrink each of six more Sasuke that are running towards you. Once you have slashed them all with your sword at close range, you must drop off the edge of the platform to land on the floor below - and once you have landed, you must throw a shuriken at each of five more Karasu that are about to come down on top of you to kill them. A Domu will also be about to approach you from behind; once you have turned back to the left and thrown enough shurikens at it to kill it, continue running to the right and collect a third Inori (gray) powerup until you come to a gap in the platform with a shrunkenn (tiny) Zaku swinging its ball-and-chain around at you on the other side - and once you have thrown enough shurikens across the gap in the platform at it to kill it, you must drop down the gap in the platform in order to collect another Chikara (yellow) powerup and gain some extra ennergy before landing on the floor below. Once you have lannded, you will see that you are on the other side of a gap in the platform with a normal-sized Zaku swinging its ball-and-chain around in front of you; once you have thrown enough shurikens at it to kill it, you must drop down the gap in the platform to land on the floor below, continuing to the right and coming to three Tourou hovering in place above the platform - this point is where all the paths that can be takenn through this stage will eventually lead to. Once you have thrown a shuriken at each of the Tourou or slashed them with your sword at close range to kill them, continue running to the right until you come to a fourth elevator that will take you upwards to the roof of its building. The holographic image of the Evil Master Shikinami Kurosagi will appear in the background just before you have reached the top; once again, this means that it is time for a boss battle. Once you have reached the top, Oda Nobunaga will appear on the right side of the roof and start making his way towards Mirai Ninja - the best way to attack him is to run all the way to the left side of the roof and continuously throw shurikens at him. However, if you let Nobunaga get close enough to Mirai Ninja, he will first throw his double-edged sword at him; you must crouch down to avoid being hit by it, as it will return to Nobunaga like a boomerang. He will then try to jump on Mirai Ninja - you must run under him to the right side of the roof as he is doing so before turning around and throwing more shurikens at him. He will then start making his way towards Mirai Ninja again, repeating the process once he gets close enough to him. Once you have thrown enough shurikens at Nobunaga to defeat him, he will explode and Mirai Ninja will proceed to the third stage - which, like the first stage, is very straightforward. Also, if Mirai Ninja happened to be standing on the right side of the roof, he will run off the edge of the roof and through the air!