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Items/Ninja Abilities
Slash open certain objects to reveal the items hidden inside.
Items

Spiritual Strength
Red ones add ten units of spiritual strength to your meter, while blue ones add five. You'll need these in order to use your ninja powers.
Time Freeze
Freezes all enemies and projectiles in place for 5 seconds.
Bonus
Adds points to your score. Red ones grant 1,000 points, while blue ones bestow 500.
Restoring Physical
Strength
Restores six units of physical strength.
1 Up
Increase your remaining lives by 1.

Ninja Abilities
Invincible
Fire-Wheel
Destroys any opponent it touches. (This ability does not consume spiritual strength.)
Throwing Star
Flies forwards, damaging one enemy.
(Spiritual strength consumed: 3 units)
Windmill
Throwing Star
Slices through enemies and returns like a boomerang.
(Spiritual strength consumed: 5 units)
Art of the
Fire Wheel
Lets Ryu summon flames that fly up and out, burning everything in their path.
(Spiritual strength consumed: 5 units)
Jump & Slash
Technique
Enables Ryu to spin and attack while jumping.
(Spiritual strength consumed: 5 units)