Now that we've completed our training, it's time to head to Mt. Sampin and take on the thieves.
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Mt. Sampin is directly east of the town of Yokan.
There is a new enemy you may meet along the way: a white, bulldog-like enemy on a platform. Jump while holding Left or Right on the Control Pad and you will perform a somersault that will allow you to stomp them as they whiz by. Once you get the timing down, it won't be long until you're clearing screens that have this enemy like a pro.
Sometimes, you can find a sword in a P Block. You can pick it up and use it for increased striking strength, but you will lose it at the end of the battle. You will eventually find permanent, equippable swords later in the game.
Mt. Sampin
There are two paths. One leads to a dead end, while the other is the way to the thieves. After taking the first staircase, just go all the way north and then go east; if you go east from the outset, you'll be travelling towards the dead end.
When you talk to the thief, you'll enter a battle. Go to the menu, go to Magic and equip T-Star. You'll use a few M icons, but you'll be able to throw quite a few shurikens at them for a couple of seconds. You'll eventually switch back to your fists, but even then they are easy. All they do are play on their guitars, and also surf towards you on them. They can shoot fireballs, though, but so can you. If you have the T-Star active, you can hold Y to shoot fireballs of your own.
When you beat the thieves, you'll get the Auraball. This yellow ball will allow to use Mighty Ball and Ninja Cyclone during battle.
You're done here, so go back to Yokan. Unfortunately, you'll have to trek back to the entrance on your own; the game does not kick you out of the dungeon after you get the Auraball.
Also, the big-eared enemies that look like they are carrying cymbals have a strange pattern. They spawn clones of themselves a few times, then only one shows up on-screen and claps the cymbals together. When it does, you will have to quickly get up to it and make sure your fist from your punch attacks meet its face, or else it will try to hit you with an eight-way shot. Thankfully, you only have to destroy one.
Go back and see Emperor Chin. He will tell you the thieves' ringleader is hiding somewhere near Edo City, on an island called Tamari to the south. Prince Bonbon will give you the Dragon Blade, which is your first sword.
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