It's a good idea to break all destructible items; you'll find Chakra power-ups, Energy Capsules, and Bonus coins. You'll find a Ration power up on every level, use it to increase your Energy Gauge so you can withstand damage attacks better. Your Dash attacks give you an advantage against every enemy. Use your dash move to attack your enemies from behind, this causes more damage then a front attack. Each level has two extra Ninjitsu scrolls which increase your Shinobi Magic to cast Ninjutsu spells. It's a good idea to Always find the two scrolls before you reach the boss battle at the end of the
stage to have more powerful attacks. And once you complete Normal mode you'll unlock a new costume for Hibana. There are three unlockable secret characters. When you complete Easy Mode you'll unlock Hisui the Shinobi of Water. Joe Musash is the Shinobi of Legend. He can throw an unlimited number of Shuriken and is unlocked once you complete Normal Mode. The final Secret Character is the Master of Obor, Hotsuma. To play as Hotsuma you'll have to play through 88 stages in any combination of Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Survival Mode or Mission Mode. Hotsuma has a powerful Slash attack and when you play through the game with him you have to defeat every enemy or your energy will drain. Each kill recharges his health. The quickest way to play though 88 stages is to enter Mission mode and replay Mission 05 again and again until you've cleared it 88 times. Mission 05 is one of the easiest and fastest missions to complete!