Ninja

Empty your mind.

No distraction. No emotion.

Only calm and clarity.

Yes, Father.

The Yoroi Bitsu.

Our most sacred chest.

The only remaining object of the last Koga Ninja.

It is the only final resting place for the

weapons of ninja warriors through the ages.

The powers they hold are legendary.

Each piece with it's own story,

handed down from generation to generation

for a thousand years.

They were created for one purpose only.

Sudden and violent death.

With these weapons, the ninja became...

much more than a mere warrior.

He become the most supreme of the lethal disciplines.

And used them for profit and wars.

It became an art as pure, as it was ruthless.

Over the years...

The Ninja forged, the deadliest poisons,

with only one antidote...

They held the power of life,

and death.

I'll give you anything for the antidote

Please, I'll give you anything

Please

Tradition says...

that the Shinobu Katana Sword has the power to take life.

But in the hands of a true Koga ninja.

He has the power to restore a life's spirit.

The Yoroi Bitsu, and it's secrets were pushed from the battlefield,

into the imagination.

But hidden from sight...

safe in this ancient school,

a single Yoroi Bitsu survived

and the secret of the ninja lived on...

transforming the disciplines of death...

into Budo... a martial art of enlightenment.

One day, one of you will become the new Soke,

head of this dojo.

I will share everything I know.

To achieve Fudoshin, unmovable mind.

- Masazuka. - Yes!

He is like the tiger.

Powerful, balanced, decisive

- Learn from Masazuka! - Yes.

- Casey! - Yes!

He came to us as an orphan

Like the gentle wind,

building strength through training and dedication

Learn from Casey!

But neither is complete until he masters the virtues of the other

Casey-san. Water?

Thanks, Kiko.

You are always working so late more than anyone else.

I guess I'm not so good at sitting still.

And not so good at boast, neither.

Well, your father seems to think I have potential.

So does someone else.

You know, we don't have time for such things in the Dojo.

No. We don't.

I better get back.

What do you want?

It must have been very painful, for you.

- It was in the past. - The past...

defines a man...

Tradition, heritage...

Your parents.

What's your point?

We have traditions. What do you have?

A letter and a photo from a mother,

who abandoned her only child.

a memory of a drunk father,

who killed himself.

Masazuka!

He is your brother in this dojo

If anything happens, there will be consequences

Do you understand?

- Casey! - Yes!

- Masazuka! - Yes.

Masazuka!

You have broken the code of this school

You used the real sword

and tried to kill him in anger

You are expelled from this school!

You must leave this house at once!

Sensei.

You have disgraced this respectable dojo

Sensei.

You are not welcome here anymore

All I've known this place from birth

I have lived my life to aspire to become a Soke

What am I supposed to do?

From now on

you have to find a way of your own

Leave and never come back!

Sensei!

Sensei!

New York City, Some time later

Temple Industries Plant

Welcome... brothers.

Tonight, we come together...

for another initiation ceremony,

as our ranks and power continue to grow.

Throughout time society...

has searched for guides from select groups of people.

Leaders, we call them.

Men of vision and action.

Do you willingly accept the bond?

Vladivostok, Russia

This historic agreement, lays a foundation for a pipeline

that will reach all the way to the Bering Strait.

Experts who believe, that the merger of these

two Russian companies will create sufficient capital

to win the bid for the project.

Mr Klimitov will make a statement, once the contract has been signed.

A theater?

In the theater of life we are all actors

Sign this

and we will have the greatest stage of all.

Please. Whatever you want

I'll give it.

Ladies and gentlemen of the press, thank you for your patience.

In a few minutes will get a statement from, Mr Klimitov.

Thank you.

Temple Industries Headquarters, New York

- Tell me some good news. - Keep watching.

Mr. Klimitov should be exiting the theatre any moment now.

We should have a statement, for you shortly.

Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Something...

He's bleeding, what appears to be from his neck.

Chaos. There's total chaos here at Vladivostok.

Yuri Klimitov, a Russian oil mogul,

appears to be injured.

As promised, no more merger.

- Cheers, gentlemen. - Yes, cheers!

Greetings friends and honoured guests from abroad.

It is a day... we recognise

by displaying a highest honour,

a sacred treasure...

of our ninja ancestry...

The Yoroi Bitsu.

After 30 years as Soke,

I must now, name a successor.

Then you must choose me.

You were expelled from this place.

You sent me on a journey and I discovered my own way

That's why

I am the only worthy guardian

of the Yoroi Bitsu.

You're just a common assassin.

The Yoroi Bitsu will never be yours.

You will regret it, Sensei

To all of you,

You'll regret it.

It is the hope of our future.

We must protect it.

Masazuka will be back for it.

To destroy our ways

The Yoroi Bitsu must be taken

to the other side of the world.

To be guarded. Hidden from sight.

There is a man, a scholar, the only person I trust,

to keep it's power from falling into

the hands of Masazuka.

Relecea Bowman 327 W. Neagara Street, New York City, New York, 10021

Sensei.

Do you know why I chose you to go?

Because I will guard it with my life

Hello father,

we're here with the professor

Yes, and the Yoroi Bitsu is safe

Namiko,

Just remember, if anything happens

I want you to know

you're my dearest daughter.

Tokyo, Japan

Triborough University

You see, the Dean is a close personal friend.

Considering the safety we need,

I thought it wise to store it in the university vault.

This way.

So tell me, Casey,

How does a young man like yourself...

- end up in a Japanese Dojo? - You mean a white guy?

Well you don't exactly fit the demographic profile.

Well, okay.

My father was a marine.

He was stationed in Okinawa,

so me and my mother, moved there with him.

But they didn't get along to well.

She ended up leaving.

The problem was...

- She didn't take me with her. - Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

You see, my dad, uh...

He was a drunk.

I guess she couldn't take it any more,

He finally drank himself of the end of a cliff in a car, when I was twelve..