Dedenne plays near Squishy and jumps, causing the floor door to open and Dedenne and Squishy to fall down. It is said Hanzo will retire after the festival, so Sanpei and his brothers will protect the village. Sanpei thinks of studying a bit, while helping his brothers, since Ippei will likely become the chieftain of the village. Since he couldn't defeat Nihei (or even Ippei), Sanpei left off to train. Frogadier notices a picture, so Sanpei tells the heroes he wanted to become the top trainer of his village. Sanpei leads them to his room, glad to be home for a while. Later, Sanpei shows the heroes the living quarters, impressing them how one could live inside the mountain. On the top, a man is knocked out, as Kagetomo and the army have arrived to the village and start the operation by sending Skarmory. Team Rocket is impressed and plan on catching the PokГ©mon to take over Kalos. From the sky, Team Rocket watches the event and notices many other strong PokГ©mon. Hanzo is nevertheless impressed, since Greninja was at a disadvantage, while Ippei wants Sanpei to continue his training to provide such excellent results. Nihei is fond of that tactic, wanting to nullify the damage and retaliate back. Hanzo claims he could've defeated Venusaur with a Night Slash, since Venusaur blocked the first attack with Vine Whip. Sanpei sees he still isn't strong as his brother. Venusaur uses Solar Beam, defeating Greninja. Greninja repeats the attack, but Venusaur teleports itself by using Petal Blizzard, then emerges from the ground and hits Greninja with Razor Leaf. Nihei admits Greninja is far stronger and faster than before. Immediately after, Venusaur is struck by Greninja's Night Slash. Greninja leaps and counters Razor Leaf with Water Shuriken. Greninja starts with Double Team, so Venusaur uses Vine Whip at Greninja's feet, banishing the illusions. Nihei sends Venusaur to battle Sanpei's Greninja. At any rate, Ippei wants to see how much Sanpei has grown, so Nihei decides to battle him. Bonnie and Clemont are startled, but it is another of Shinobu's tricks, impressing Bonnie. Clemont scolds Bonnie, but Shinobu claims she is much older, as she starts to age into an old lady. Shinobu disappears, as it was merely an illusion, as the real Shinobu appears.Д«onnie kneels and asks Shinobu to be Clemont's wife. Hanzo's assistant, Shinobu, is worried, but Hanzo claims he has no cough. Bonnie is amazed, making Hanzo blush, then cough. Bonnie asks Clemont what is a chieftain and is told chieftains are leaders. Hanzo turns to Sanpei, hearing praises from Saizo. Suddenly, the chieftain, Hanzo appears, who lets them know Sanpei's friends are theirs as well. Ippei asks Sanpei about the people Sanpei brought along, so the heroes introduce themselves. Nihei notices Greninja, glad to see it evolved from a Froakie. They come the town and Sanpei is greeted by his brothers, Nihei and Ippei. Crossing through the cave, Sanpei shows the heroes the Ninja Village. The wall slides and two ninjas greet Sanpei and notice he brought his friends along. Going inside a cave, Sanpei knocks on the wall and says 'Mountains, Rivers'. Before going, Serena has Bonnie dress as a ninja. The heroes think it'd be fun to visit the festival, so Sanpei agrees to take them there. During the lunch, Sanpei tells them he was on his way to a festival in his hometown, the Ninja Village, where villagers and PokГ©mon train hard. Sanpei's stomach growls, so the heroes invite him for lunch. Sanpei greets them, surprised Frogadier managed to sense their movement. Sanpei and Greninja leap off and meet with the heroes. Frogadier also senses movement and releases the Frubbles, which collides with an attack. Squishy concentrates, sensing someone is nearby. Elsewhere, Ash tells Frogadier, who is training, the lunch is served. The army claims they will follow the orders, while Kagetomo plans to take revenge on Hanzo. The leader, Kagetomo, warns the other ninjas the operation will not be easy. Somewhere, in a cave, some masked people discuss their tactics. While traveling through a forest, the gang meet their ninja friend Sanpei, who invites them to his village for a festival, but they soon get interrupted when an army attacks and kidnaps the head of the town.

Ninja village