{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episodeepisode | series = Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL | season image = 1 | image name = PreviewZEXAL16.jpg | image caption = The legendary Monsters aid [[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]]. | english en_name = Training Days, Part 2 | kanji ja_name = 必殺忍法！最恐忍者あらわる！ | ruby japanese = | romaji romaji_name = Hissatsu NinpouNinpō! Saikowai Saikyō Ninja Arawaru! | japanese translated ja_trans_name = The Deadliest Certain-Kill Ninja ArtsArt! The Most Terrifying Dreadful NinjaAppears! | episode series = Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL| number = 16 | japanese air date season = 1| ja_air_date = July 25, 2011 | english air date en_air_date = March 24, 2012 | japanese opening ja_opening = [[Masterpiece]] | japanese ending ja_ending = [[My Quest]] | english opening en_theme = Take a Chance | english ending = | featured card screenwriter = Yasuyuki Suzuki | screenwriter animation_director = | director = * [[Keita Saito]] | storyboard artist = | animation director = * [[Zhan Dong Chen]]

"'''Training Days, Part 2'''"The Deadliest , known as "'''Certain-Kill Ninja ArtsArt! The Most Terrifying Dreadful Ninja!"Appears''' " in the Japanese version, is the sixteenth episode of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime. It first aired in Japan on July 25, 2011and in the United States on March 24, 2012.

{{episode summary|It's a [[Duel]] against [[RokujuroRoku]]'s former disciple, [[YamikawaKaze]]! Yamikawa Kaze draws his "[[Ninja]]" monsters, pinning Yuma down, but believing in the power of his friends, Yuma must continue continues this battle to the death! But, Yamikawa even after Kaze Summons his Trump Card, "[[Number 12: Armored Crimson Shadow Armor Ninja - (anime)|Number 12: Crimson ShadowArmor Ninja]]"! . However thanks to Roku and Astral, [[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] continues to believe in the power of his friends, but can this possibly lead him to win wins the Duel!?.}}

==Featured Duel: Yuma Tsukumo vs. YamikawaKaze==''Duel continues from [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 015#Yuma Tsukumo vs. Kaze|the previous episode]].''

<u>'''Yamikawa's turn'''</u><br Yuma Tsukumo has 2600 [[LP]] and controls "[[Gagaga Magician (anime)|Gagaga Magician]]" (1500/>1000) in [[YamikawaAttack Position]] .Kaze has 4000 LP and controls "[[SetBlade Armor Ninja (anime)|Blade Armor Ninja]]s two cards" (2200/1000, ORU: 1) in Attack Position.

<u>'''Yuma's turnTurn 2: Kaze'''</u><br />[[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Dododo Warrior]]" (2300/1900) in [[Attack Position]] via its own [[effect]], decreasing its [[ATK]] by 500 (2300 → 1800). Yuma [[activate]]s "[[Instant Blow of Friendship]]", [[select]]ing the [[WarriorKaze]]-[[Type]] "Dododo Warrior". Neither player will take [[Battle Damage]] from battles involving it this [[turn]], but if it fails to [[destroy]] a [[monster]] [[by battle]], that monster will be destroyed. "Dododo Warrior" [[attack]]s "[[Armored Ninja Blade Heart]]", but Yamikawa activates his [[face-down]] "[[Armored Ninjitsu Art: Freeze Lock]]", ending the [[Battle Phase]] as he [[control]]s a [[face-up]] "[[Ninja]]" monster. As long as it remains face-up, Yuma's monsters cannot change their [[Battle PositionSet]]s. Yuma Sets a cardtwo cards.

[[File:DododoWarrior-JP-Anime-ZX-NC.png|thumb|left|"[[Dododo Warrior (anime)|Dododo Warrior]]" is Summoned.]]<u>'''Yamikawa's turnTurn 3: Yuma'''</u><br />Yamikawa activates "[[Spy AttackYuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] [[Draw a card|draws]]", [[sendDododo Warrior (anime)|Dododo Warrior]]ing the "and subsequently [[Armored Ninja AquaNormal Summon]]" s it in his Attack Position via its own effect by decreasing its ATK by 500 ([[handFile:CG Star.svg|16px]] to the 6/2300 → 1800/900). He then [[Graveyardactivate]] to check Yuma's Set card, which is "[[Gagaga BackFull-Force Strike (anime)|Full-Force Strike]]". to target "Blade Heart" attacks and destroys Dododo Warrior". Now for this turn, players take no [[battle damage]] from [[Gagaga Magicianbattle]]s involving " (Yuma 2600 → 1900). Yamikawa activates the effect of Dododo Warrior", but any monster that battles "Blade HeartDododo Warrior", will be [[detachdestroy]]ing an ed at the end of the [[Xyz Material|Overlay UnitDamage Step]] to allow it to attack again. "Blade Heart" attacks and destroys "Dododo Warrior" [[attack]]s "[[Blade Armor Ninja (Yuma 1900 → 1500anime). As he controls a face-up "|Blade Armor Ninja]]" monster, Yamikawa but Kaze activates his [[face-down ]] "[[Armored Armor Ninjitsu Art of Freezing (anime)|Armor Ninjitsu Art: Rust Mistof Freezing]]", which will halve to end the ATK of all [[Special SummonBattle Phase]]ed monsters Yuma controls as he [[control]]s a [[face-up]] "[[Ninja]]" monster. As long as it this card remains face-up. , Yuma activates his face-down "Gagaga Back", Special Summoning "Gagaga Magician" (1500/1000) and "Dododo Warrior" (2300/1900) from his 's monsters cannot change their [[Graveyardbattle position]] as s while Kaze controls a "[[Gagaga]]Ninja" monster was destroyed by battle this turn. Yuma takes 600 damage for each one (Yuma 1500 → 300). Their ATKs are halved (Gagaga Magician's ATK: 1500 → 750, Dododo Warrior's ATK: 2300 → 1150), respectivelySets a card.

<u>'''Yuma's turnTurn 4: Kaze'''</u><br />Yuma activates Kaze draws "[[Gagaga BoltSpy Attack]]", destroying "Blade Heart" as he controls a face-up "Gagaga" monster. "Gagaga Magician" attacks and subsequently activates it to [[Direct attack|directlysend]]" [[Aqua Armor Ninja (Yamikawa 4000 → 3250anime). "Dododo Warrior" attacks directly, but Yamikawa activates the effect of the "Armored |Aqua Armor Ninja Aqua]]" in from his Graveyard, [[banishhand]] to the [[Graveyard]]ing (as it 's a monster) to look at a set card in Yuma's [[negateSpell & Trap Zone]] the attack. The effect of "Dododo Warrior" activates, negating YamikawaHe selects Yuma's only set card effects until the end of the , which is revealed to be "[[Gagagaback (anime)|Gagagaback]]". "Blade Armor Ninja" attacks and destroys "[[Damage StepGagaga Magician (anime)|Gagaga Magician]] " (Dododo Warrior ATKYuma: 1150 2600 → 23001900 LP). Thus, Kaze then activates the effects effect of "Armored NinjitsuBlade Armor Ninja" ("Blade": Rust Mist1 → 0 ORU) to allow it to attack again. "Blade Armor Ninja" attacks and destroys "Armored Ninja AquaDododo Warrior" are negated and the attack proceeds (Yamikawa 3250 Yuma: 1900 → 9501500 LP). Yuma Sets a card.

<u>'''Yamikawa's turn'''</u><br />Yamikawa As he controls a face-up "Ninja" monster, Kaze activates his face-down "[[Armored Armor Ninjitsu Art: Gold Conversion]]", destroying "Armored of Rust Mist (anime)|Armor Ninjitsu Art: of Rust Mist" and "Armored Ninjitsu Art: Freeze Block" to [[Draw a card|draw]] two cards. Thus", which will halve the ATKs ATK of "Gagaga Magician" and "Dododo Warrior" return to their all [[Original ATK and DEF|original valueSpecial Summon]]s ed monsters Yuma controls as long as it remains face-up and they may change their Battle PositionsKaze controls a "Ninja" monster. Yamikawa Special Summons As a "[[Armored Ninja EarthGagaga]]" (1600/1200) in Attack Position via its own effect as monster he controls no monsters while was destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, Yuma does. Yamikawa then activates his face-down "[[Armored Ninjitsu Art: Undead Return]]Gagagaback", Special Summoning to revive "[[Armored Ninja Flame]]Gagaga Magician" from his Graveyard (1700/1000) in Attack Position. He activates its effect, increasing its [[Level]] by 1 since it was Special SummonedFile:CG Star. Yamikawa [[Xyz Materialsvg|overlay]]s his two Level 5 monsters to [[Xyz Summon16px]] 4/1500 → 750/1000) and "Dododo Warrior"([[Number 12File: Armored Ninja - Crimson ShadowCG Star.svg|16px]]" (24006/2300 → 1150/1700900) in Attack Position. "Crimson Shadow" attacks "Gagaga Magician", but Yuma activates his face-down "(as they were destroyed in battle this turn) and take 600 [[Guts Guard]]", changing the [[targeteffect damage|damage]] to "Dododo Warrior" and preventing its destruction in battle for each monster revived this turn way (Yuma : 1500 → 300 → 200LP).

<u>'''Turn 5: Yuma'''</u><br />Yuma draws "[[Gagagabolt (anime)|Gagagabolt]]" and subsequently activates it to destroy "Blade Armor Ninja" (as he controls a "Gagaga" monster). "Gagaga Magician" attacks [[Direct attack|directly]] (Kaze: 4000 → 3250 LP). "Dododo Warrior" attacks directly. Due to the second effect of "Dododo Warrior", it is not affected by the effects of Kaze's turncards when it attacks ("Dododo Warrior": 1150 → 2300 ATK). Kaze then activates the effect of "Aqua Armor Ninja" from his Graveyard, [[banish]]ing it in order to [[negate]] the attack, however it doesn't work, so the attack continues (Kaze: 3250 → 950 LP). Yuma Sets a card. <u>'''Turn 6: Kaze'''</u><br />Kaze draws "[[Armor Ninjitsu Art of Alchemy (anime)|Armor Ninjitsu Art of Alchemy]]" and subsequently activates it to destroy "Armor Ninjitsu Art of Rust Mist" and "Armor Ninjitsu Art of Freezing" ("Gagaga Magician": 750 → 1500 ATK, "Dododo Warrior": 1150 → 2300 ATK) and draw two cards (as the destroyed cards are "Ninjitsu Art" cards).  As he controls no monsters and Yuma does, Kaze Special Summons "[[Earth Armor Ninja (anime)|Earth Armor Ninja]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]5/1600/1200) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect. Kaze then activates "[[DecreaseArmor Ninjitsu Art of Revival]]" to revive "[[Flame Armor Ninja (anime)|Flame Armor Ninja]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1700/1000) in Attack Position (as it's a "Ninja" monster). Since "Flame Armor Ninja" was Special Summoned, Kaze activates its effect to increase its Level by one ("Flame": [[File:CG Star.svg|16px]] 4 → 5). Kaze overlays "Earth Armor Ninja" and "Flame Armor Ninja" in order to [[Xyz Summon]] "[[Number 12: Crimson Shadow Armor Ninja (anime)|Number 12: Crimson Shadow Armor Ninja]]"([[File:Rank Star.svg|16px]]5/2400/1700, reducing ORU: 2) in Attack Position.  "Crimson Shadow Armor Ninja" attacks "Gagaga Magician", but Yuma activates his face-down "[[Guts Guard]]" to change the Level of [[attack target]] to "Dododo Warrior" and prevent its destruction by battle this turn (Yuma: 300 → 200 LP). <u>'''Turn 7: Yuma'''</u><br />Yuma draws "[[Decrease]]" and subsequently activates it to target "Dododo Warrior" and reduce its Level by 2 two until the End Phase("Dododo Warrior": [[File:CG Star.svg|16px]] 6 → 4). Yuma overlays his two Level 4 monsters "Gagaga Magician" and "Dododo Warrior" in order to Xyz Summon "[[Number 39: Utopia (anime)|Number 39: Utopia]]" ([[File:Rank Star.svg|16px]]4/2500/2000, ORU: 2) in Attack Position.  "Utopia" attacks "Crimson ShadowArmor Ninja" (Yamikawa 950 → 850). Yamikawa , but Kaze activates the effect of "Crimson ShadowArmor Ninja", detaching to detach an Overlay Unit to ("Crimson Shadow": 2 → 1 ORU) and prevent its his monster's destruction(Kaze: 950 → 850 LP). As "Utopia" attacked "Crimson Shadow Armor Ninja" and failed to destroy it in battle, Yuma activates the [[Quick-Play Spell Card]], "[[Revenge Attack]]", allowing to allow "Utopia" to attack again as it failed to destroy a monster in battle, with and increase its ATK increases by 1000 ("Utopia's ATK": 2500 → 3500ATK). "Utopia" attacks and destroys "Crimson ShadowArmor Ninja" (Yamikawa Kaze: 850 → 0LP). == Errors ==* In the Japanese version, "[[Dododo Warrior (anime)|Dododo Warrior]]" has no [[Level]] on its card. ==Trivia==* In the dub, both players activated cards without revealing the names, which they usually do.

|effect monsters =<u>Effect Monsters</u>* ''[[Dododo Warrior (anime)|Dododo Warrior]]''* [[Gagaga Magician (anime)|Gagaga Magician]]<u>Xyz Monsters</u>|xyz monsters =* [[Number 39: Utopia (anime)|Number 39: Utopia]]

* ''[[Gagaga BackFull-Force Strike (anime)|Full-Force Strike]]''* ''[[Gagaga BoltGagagaback (anime)|Gagagaback]]''* ''[[Instant Blow of FriendshipGagagabolt (anime)|Gagagabolt]]''

<br />{{Decklist|YamikawaKaze|effect monsters =<u>Effect Monsters</u>* ''[[Armored Aqua Armor Ninja (anime)|AquaArmor Ninja]]''* ''[[Armored Earth Armor Ninja (anime)|EarthArmor Ninja]]''* [[Armored Flame Armor Ninja (anime)|FlameArmor Ninja]]<u>Xyz Monsters</u>|xyz monsters =* [[Armored Blade Armor Ninja (anime)|Blade HeartArmor Ninja]]* ''[[Number 12: Armored Crimson Shadow Armor Ninja - (anime)|Number 12: Crimson ShadowArmor Ninja]]''

* ''[[Armored Armor Ninjitsu Art: Gold Conversionof Alchemy (anime)|Armor Ninjitsu Art of Alchemy]]''* ''[[Armored Armor Ninjitsu Art: Undead Returnof Revival]]''

* ''[[Armored Armor Ninjitsu Art: Freeze Lockof Freezing (anime)|Armor Ninjitsu Art of Freezing]]''* ''[[Armored Armor Ninjitsu Art of Rust Mist (anime)|Armor Ninjitsu Art: of Rust Mist]]''

<br />{{Decklist|Duel Lodge Sanctuary secret Deck

* ''[[Xyz WaitWeight]]''<ref group=Notes name=bottom>This card can be seen on the bottom of the [[Deck]] when [[RokujuRoku]] gaves gives it to [[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]].</ref>

|effect monsters =<u>Effect Monsters</u>

 ==Notes==<references group=Notes />