Kuroninja had to make a decision on who would be his companion for the challenge. However, they all had their strengths and weaknesses. But then he made a decision. "Who is the blue ranger?" Then he pointed to the blue ranger on the picture. Then the mysterious voice, who gave Kuroninja the challenge, said "That is the leader of the Flowery Kunoichi Team. Be careful, she used to be evil, like the others." Then Kuroninja said "I know who I can trust." Then he released another of his shurikens. This one looked like a gear. It had a navy exterior and a gold interior. The shuriken Kuroninja held could analyze minds, like a police profiler. Kuroninja said "Shuriken Ninpo: Analysis Technique!" Then the shuriken rose into the air and scanned the picture. It gave the result that the blue Kunoichi could be trusted. Kuroninja said "Ok, let the challenge begin!" Then one of the cats appeared, and instantly turned human, after getting struck by a beam of light from one of the temple statues. Kuroninja knew who it was. It was Ayame, the leader of the Flowery Kunoichi Team. Kuroninja said "I finally get to meet you in person!" Ayame said "You have seen me before? But the only people I have seen are Yokai and the Kakurangers! Wait... my master has tricked me!" Then Kuroninja remembered the events of Kakuranger Episode 53. In that episode, the Flowery Kunoichi Team were turned back into cats permanently (until now) and were never heard of again.
Kuroninja said "Your previous master was evil. You were on the wrong side. However, if you help me complete this challenge, then you can redeem yourself!" Ayame agreed with this, but then Kuroninja said "I think I need to search for a building to use as our main headquarters. The evil skull-shaped castle was destroyed after many years. Then both ninjas searched the city for an apartment to use. Fortunately, they found one.
The apartment that Kuroninja found was a small one, with only one bed. Before Kuroninja asked for another room, the manager opened a secret area by lifting a desklamp up. It revealed a secret bedroom with five more beds. One of the beds was a queen-sized bed. Kuroninja liked the room, and so did Ayame. Later, they re-decorated the place, such as how Kuroninja put his weapons in the secret bedroom, and added a place to store his shurikens. When they were about to relax, a letter fell from the ceiling. It read:
To Kuroninja, who has accepted the 4 Ninja Trials:
Your first event is a race against Speed Ninja Hayabusa.
Good luck.
Kuroninja knew that one of the Kunoichi was captured by this ninja, but he also knew who this Speed Ninja was. He was a ninja who appeared in Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Episode 28 as a monster of the week. He wore colourful ninja robes and looked like a humanoid falcon with a gold sword. The only thing was, that this ninja was supposed to be dead. Kuroninja said to Ayame after reading the letter, "The challenge has started. Let's go."
NEXT: TRIAL 1: THE NINJA RACE