Bloodline of the Shinobi

Bloodline of the Shinobi is the first episode of the Ninjala 2D Cartoon Anime. It features Van as the main character and focuses on the story of how he joined Genryusai on the path to becoming a ninja. It was released on June 23, 2020.
==Overview==
Van is an energetic and athletically gifted youngster known for his incredible skills on the basketball court. One night, after waking from a nightmare, Van jumps on his bike and hurries across town to see his father… and arrives just in time to witness his dad being attacked by a ninja!
What will happen to Van and his father?
Why did Van decide to join the WNA and begin his ninja training?
These questions and more will be answered here in Episode 1, “Bloodline of the Shinobi”!
==Synopsis==
The episode first opens up with Van playing basketball on a court with his friends, rubbing his finger under his nose after a victory. Later that evening, Van asks his mother at dinner if his dad can come to his next game, while their dog, wearing a possibly significant bell, sits under the table. However, Van's mom tells him that his dad is away for work, and Van expresses his disappointment. That night, Van awakens from a nightmare where he watches as a man in a suit who is approaching his dad takes out a gun from his jacket. His intuition telling him to investigate, Van takes off on his bike to his father's house to check on him. 
As Van heads inside, his dad is outside fighting a mysterious ninja. Van's dad defeats the ninja, but not before several small fire grenades are thrown, setting the house on fire with Van trapped inside. Van's dad dives inside to save him, but when they are both trapped, Van's dad forces Ninja-Gum into his mouth and tells Van to join him. Van eats the Ninja-Gum and puts out the fire with a powerful gust of wind as his powers are awakened, destroying the room they are in as well.
Van's dad then falls unconscious and is taken to the hospital, where he is deemed to be unable to continue out on the field for a while. Van, who is unscathed, talks to his mother, who tells them that she and his dad wanted to wait until he was 12 to tell him he and his dad were ninjas so he could choose his own path in life. They are then approached by Genryusai, who tells them that the WNA will protect Van's father, but in exchange Van must become a ninja to help the world.
Van agrees and goes back to the site of the fire with Genryusai, where they find a hidden basement filled with ninja gear belonging to Van's father. There they find an old scroll written by Van's Koga-clan ancestor, explaining how ninjas used to thrive and eventually spread out into other countries. However, it states that ninjas eventually vowed to avoid conflict by never using their shinobi powers again until the world needed them. Afterward, Van and Genryusai head to the WNA HQ Building to prepare for training.
== Characters in order of appearance ==
* Van
* Van's Mother
* Van's Father
* Genryusai
==Video==
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== Trivia ==
*Similar events are retold in the anime episode Van – Burning Ninja Spirit.
Category:Ninjala 2D Cartoon Anime
Category:Animations