This is the part of my website where I tell you how to get Yuffie to join your party. First you must be outside in the world map, and then you must travel every single forest of the world for a little while until you battle somebody called mystery ninja. Beat her in battle she is not that hard, and then you will end up in a screen with your party standing up on the bottom of the screen and the mystery ninja on the ground at the top of the screen you will also see a save point save before you do what I tell you to do just in case of emergency. Then after you save walk up to the ninja and talk to her and please whatever you do not let a little blue screen come up or you will lose some money because she will steal it and you will have to do it over again but that is why I told you to save just in case that does happen. Well anyway you will have a conversation with her and you must say the following things, when she asks for a rematch, tell her no. She'll then ask if you're scared of her, so humor her and say "...petrified." When she threatens to leave, tell her to wait, and then tell her you want her to join up. Finally, she'll ask if you want to know her name, but instead say "Let's hurry on." Then she will be in your party from now on and you can use the PHS to put her in your party at anytime. Then if you have the airship which you get in the second disk, a black chocobo, or the tiny bronco you can go to wutai which is Yuffie’s home town and it is located on the west most continent on the world map and on the north tip of that continent. You won't get far before Yuffie starts telling you about what lies ahead. Right about now, some Shinra soldiers will attack you. During the fight, Yuffie steals all of your materia (well, not all--if you have huge amounts of them, she'll leave you with a couple of magic materia). In order to get it back, you're going to have to make the dangerous trek all the way north to Wutai Village. On the way there, though, you'll have to fight some pretty nasty enemies. However, some of these enemies give you some invaluable items that will help you on your quest. In particular, watch for the Bizarre Bugs, which, when killed, give you an X-Potion for each one you killed. If you want to survive the trip to Wutai, use characters with relatively high vitalities, use Hypers, have everyone equip their most powerful weapon (Cloud should definitely use the Yoshiyuki now), and fight conservatively. If you are ever horribly out matched, don't hesitate to run. Eventually, you should make it to Wutai. Now, your task is to find Yuffie when she hides. She'll hide in several different places around the town before you can finally corner her. Also, the weapon shop won't sell anything to you until she rejoins you. You can go visit the famed Turtle's Paradise, where you'll meet your old pals, the Turks. Fortunately for you, they're on vacation, so they won't give you any trouble. Talk to them for a while, then leave and head for the building just northwest of the bar. Before you enter, talk to the little girl wandering around outside by the save point. She'll give you a clue to where Yuffie is hiding. Now go in. The Materia Shop is notably absent of Materia, but you can buy some spell-casting items here, and opening the chest will bring out Yuffie, who'll run for a new hiding spot, taking with here the MP Absorb materia that was in the chest. Head west to the other half of the city, and enter the set of apartments on the right. Search around here good, as there's a secret passage (look closely, you'll see it), which contains a Hairpin, a weapon for Red. There's also a guy name Godo who says some cryptic things. Keep hassling him until the secret comes out. The next place you'll find Yuffie is in the very first house on the right, by the entrance to the town. She's crouching behind the little screen. Finally, when you walk by the Turtle's Paradise, you'll notice a pot outside shaking around. Go up to hit and inspect it. Your team will automatically move into position to cut off Yuffie's retreat, and she'll take you back to her house. When she tells you to pull the right lever, do it. You'll be trapped, and she'll flee again. (It doesn't matter if you pull the left lever or right, as both will spring the trap.) Don't worry, just hit either of the 2 levers again and chase after her. Downstairs in Yuffie's house is the last Turtle's Paradise poster, so if you've seen the others (The first in Midgar sector 6, the second in Shinra HQ, the third in the Gold Saucer Ghost Hotel, and the fourth and fifth in Cosmo Canyon) you will able to collect your reward. (In case you're wondering, the reward is a Magic, Speed, Power, etc. source, and a Megalixer.) If you missed any of them, though, don't worry. You can always go see them and come back later. Note that you have to have read the flyer about the prize outside of the Turtle's Paradise before you can collect it. To find Yuffie again, go to the little gazebo with the big gong across from Godo's house on the west side of town. Climb up the stairs and look at the little gong and lever. Cloud will bang the gong, and a secret passage will open up for you. Go in and watch how the events play out. Anyway, follow Corneo, and then negotiate with the Turks. Go up to the mountains (the path going northwest from the save point) and do a little exploring. You should discover a little cave with some fire and a Dragoon Lance for Cid here--remember this place, because you just might find a way to make the fire subside later in the game. You'll also eventually discover Yuffie, Elena, and Corneo. He'll sick a boss on you, who shouldn't be too hard to take out if you're in good shape. Rapus is immune to Fire, so don't bother with that. Just use limit breaks and regular attacks. Once you've defeated him, the Turks will aid you be taking out Corneo. Yuffie and Elena will be saved. Well, you've got your materia back, plus a couple new ones, so take the time to rearrange it all again. The weapon shop is open to you now, and so is the little shed with the cats in it. If you go up to the top floor here, you'll find an HP Absorb materia. Also open now is the big pagoda at the end of the street on the west side of town. You'll need to take Yuffie with you, though. You can do this part later when you're stronger, but why not take the challenge and do it now? Suit Yuffie up with all the good materia, like an Enemy Skills (for Big Guard, White Wind, etc.), Poison, Restore, HP Plus, and some powerful attack spells like Odin. Giving her a Hyper might be a good idea, especially if you have the Limit Break Blood fest (Lv. 2) or, even better, Doom of the Living (Lv. 3). Now you're ready to attack the pagoda. The first four enemies are not hard at all. Just use Big Guard on yourself, and then unleash your most powerful attacks on them. After each fight, I'd recommend healing Yuffie up. Godo, though, is a whole other ball of wax. Big Guard yourself, then cast Bio2 or 3 on him right away, until he's poisoned. The problem with Godo is that eventually he will heal himself. You're going to have to find a way to stop him from doing that. One way is to let the poison do its work, but that takes a while. A better way is to either use a mirror (gotten from the Mirage enemy in Nibelhiem Shinra Mansion) or cast Reflect on him to keep him from curing himself. When he's beaten, you'll get Yuffie's level 4 limit break manual and the Leviathan materia. (If you want to know the secret to winning this whole thing in about 2 minutes, wait until you get the sub. Go down to the Downed Shinra Plane, get the Conformer, and then return to Wutai. Yuffie will kill almost everyone with one stroke, except for Godo. He takes two, I think.)
