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[edit] The Story

The threat faced in Uzumaki Chronicles 2 stems from the Shirogane clan, a nearly extinct group of ninjas that specializes in puppet mastery. In an attempt to release their master puppet from an ethereal prison, the remaining clan members have been savaging the countryside with their puppet army while looking for a set of mystical orbs, the 5 Life Orbs.

[edit] A Humble Begining

First off, you will be asked to choose the menu language. English, French, Dutch, Spanish or Italian. After that, you are asked for the spoken language. Japanese or what you chose in the menu language.
Then, you'll see some logos. you can skip by . Then a short promo cutscene from the game. will skip this one as well.

[edit] The Main Menu

Press the button and the main menu will appear. The options are:

• Begin - Start a new game.
• Continue - Continue a saved adventure (This option will only show up if you have a save file).
• Options - Open the Options Screen.

Press Begin or Continue and away we go! Prologue: Arrival of the Cursed Puppet Clan!