Descendant of Shinobi

"Descendant of Shinobi" is the theme of Yuffie Kisaragi in Final Fantasy VII, composed and arranged by Nobuo Uematsu.
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy VII===
"Descendant of Shinobi" plays upon first meeting up with Yuffie after battling the Mystery Ninja, as well as in many other scenes involving her.
"Descendant of Shinobi" also plays in an old Squaresoft promotional disc in the menu where the player can select to play various demos, including the one for Final Fantasy VII.
"Descendant of Shinobi" is track 4 of disc 3 on the Final Fantasy VII: Original Soundtrack. It was later remastered and released as track 48 on the Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack Revival Disc.
===Final Fantasy VII Remake===
A slightly jazzier version of "Descendant of Shinobi" is available for playing on the game's jukeboxes as track 23. It is found in the Sector 5 Slums train station, near to where the player meets Johnny in Chapter 14, "In Search of Hope" (though it can be acquired earlier). There is a man wearing a white hat who gives it near to where the disc plays. "Descendant of Shinobi (Jukebox Ver.)" was arranged by Miki Fujimoto and is track 8 of disc 8 on the Final Fantasy VII Remake Original Soundtrack.
In Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, during Episode INTERmission, "Descendant of Shinobi" continues to be Yuffie's main theme, which plays at the start of Chapter 1, "Wutai's Finest". The four-note motif of Wutai's theme also plays during some parts of this song. In addition, an arrangement of this theme, called "Descendant of Shinobi - Battle Edit", plays during battles at the start of Chapter 1, as well some fights in the Shinra Combat Simulator. Both arrangements were arranged by Shotaro Shima and are tracks 2 and 3 of disc 1 on the Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Original Soundtrack. The leitmotif of "Descendant of Shinobi" also plays through the game in various other themes.
===Final Fantasy VII Rebirth===
In Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Yuffie sings to the tune of "Descendant of Shinobi" in Gongaga:
;Verse 1
:I am so, so bored, bored right out of my brain.
:If I don't die first, betcha I'll go insane!
:'Cause I've got nothing else to do...
:I'm stuck here, wasting time.
:But, just wait... Oh, materia!
:I'll get back on the road and make you mine...
;Verse 2
:I'll search high and low 'til I gather 'em all!
:I'll have orbs piled up 'bout a billion feet tall!
:I'll have so much materia,
:I won't know what to do.
:But until I can make you mine,
:I'll just patiently wait and dream of you!
If you tell Yuffie that it's a funny song and ask if she wrote it herself, she'll say she's a top-tier lyricist and ask you to hear another one of her songs. If you ask her for an encore, she will sing the second verse. If you ask Yuffie to quiet down, she'll send out a "singing police" and say she'll stop only to bribe you for materia.
==Arrangement album appearances==
===Piano Collections: Final Fantasy VII===
A piano arrangement of the theme by Shirō Hamaguchi and performed by Seiji Honda is included on this album.
===Final Fantasy Song Book "Mahoroba"===
A vocal arrangement of the theme by Yuji Hasegawa is included on this album, called . The lyrics were written by Manami Kiyota who also performed the vocals.
====Lyrics====
;Rōmaji
:Ame ga agatta asa ni wa
:Sukoshi dake hayaoki shite
:Shizuku ga kirameku kono michi o
:Kimi ni misetakute mukae ni yuku
:Sukoshi nemusou na kimi to
:Arukihajimeta sakamichi
:Me ga au to sugu ni shita muite
:Dou shite ii no ka wakarazu ni damaru
:Hajimatta bakari no
:Watashitachi no koi wa
:Madamada kakko warukute
:Hito ni hanasenai
:Sukoshi fukurettsura no
:Watashi ni kizuite ka
:Kimi ga sashidashita migite
:Nigiri arukidasu
:Futari no hohaba ga awazu
:Tama ni oitsukenaku naru
:Mada katta bakari no kutsu da kara
:Ashi ni awanakute nigawarai
:Mizutamari ni utsuru sora
:Watagumo ga kiete yuku ne
:Konna odayaka na hirusagari
:Kimi to deawanakya shiranakatta
:Kitto
:Tsunaida kimi no te ga
:Totemo atatakakute
:Zutto hanashitakunakute
:Sukoshi toomawari
:Tokubetsu na kotoba wa
:Mada hitsuyou ja nai
:Ima wa tonari de hohoemu
:Kimi ga ireba ii
;Unofficial English translation
:Mornings after the rain
:I wake up a little early
:This town glitters with raindrops
:I set out, wanting to show it to you
:I set out walking on the hill
:With you, looking a little sleepy
:Our eyes meet and we look down
:Not knowing what to do, we stay quiet
:It had just begun
:This love of ours
:Still a little embarrassing
:Nothing to tell anyone about
:Did you happen to notice me
:Pouting a little?
:I take the right hand you offer
:And walk on
:Our footsteps are out of sync
:Sometimes I can't keep up
:It's these brand-new shoes
:They don't fit me right, and I smile wryly
:The sky reflected in a puddle
:The cottony clouds are fading away
:I'd never have known such quiet mid-afternoons
:If I hadn't met you
:I'm sure of it
:The hand I held
:Was so warm
:And not wanting to talk at all
:I kind of took the long way
:We still don't need
:Special words
:Right now it's good enough
:To have you smiling beside me
===BRA★BRA Final Fantasy VII Brass de Bravo===
"Descendant of Shinobi" was arranged by Rika Ishige and recorded for the album, conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Siena Wind Orchestra.
===Radiant Melodies - Final Fantasy VII===
"Descendant of Shinobi - Radiant Melodies ver." was arranged by Masashi Kimura and is track 8 on the album.
==Live performances==
===BRA★BRA Final Fantasy VII Brass de Bravo with Siena Wind Orchestra===
"Descendant of Shinobi" was performed during the concert tour in 2018, conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Siena Wind Orchestra. The live recording from the 2018.5.12 Tokyo Bunka Kaikan performance was released on the concert Blu-ray.
==Compilation album appearances==
===Final Fantasy VII: Reunion Tracks===
The theme has been released on "the best of" type album, Final Fantasy VII: Reunion Tracks.
===Final Fantasy VII Compilation Vinyl===
"Descendant of Shinobi" is track 1 of side B on the album.
Category:Event themes from Final Fantasy VII