Chapter 1, episode 2: an aspiring kunoichi

Nigel has departed from Shinrinkusa village and has said his goodbyes to the food shop owner. Nigel has now received a great supply of food from the shop owner and continues to journey.

Nigel took a break in the forest of Shinrinkusa village and  had  lunch. Soon, a gang of ninja known as Toppu ōkami ambushed Nigel. The gang would soon threaten Nigel and attempt to steal his food. They told Nigel to give up his food and he wouldn't get hurt. Nigel refused and said he needed to survive. The gang were upset by his response and decided to kill him. Nigel them leaped into the air and threw a swarm of Kunai only for the gang members to counter attack his kunais.

"It's bout' time we got serious", said Kazuma,the gang leader who was annoyed by Nigel's kunai attack. The gang would soon beat on Nigel and tell him to give up his food supply. "No way!", nigel said with slight timidity. The gang decided that Nigel would not comply and decided to kill him and prepared for their all-out attack. But suddenly, a Kazuma was kicked in the face by a young girl who appeared right before everyone's eyes.

The girl had long light blonde hair and wore a sleeveless navy martial arts shirt. She appeared to be around the same age as Nigel. "How can you guys call yourselves ninja when you'd actually attempt to outnumber one guy and attempt to kill him?", the girl said with frustration. The fellow gang members scolded their leader, "Boss, how could yet a fragile little girl hit ya like that?", they said as they were surprised. "Shut up you idiots! She's obviously very skilled at what she does", he said angrily.

"Hey! We're fallin' back for now, just know this ain't over and we'll make sure to kill ya", Kazuma said as if he had a plan. The gang soon fled the forest leaving Nigel and the intriguing girl alone. The girl soon rushed to Nigel's aid to see if he was ok. "Hey, are you hurt?", she asked with concern. "Um.. i'm fine, its just a few wounds but i'll be fine", Nigel responded with relief. The girl looked at Nigel as if he needed treatments to his wounds, "Oh, by the way, my name is Hanako Kimura and I aspire to be a great kunoichi", she said to Nigel. Nigel had displayed a look of embarrassment once he prepared to introduce himself. "My name is Nigel Ukon, I am a ninja currently on a journey around the world", Nigel said feeling embarrassed. "Whoa, hold on, your a member of the legendary Ukon family?", Hanako said surprised.