Anyone who knows better will easily see that I'm a great challenge to any opponent with my varied fire attacks and quick ninja movement. But who would pose a challenge to me? After meeting (and sparring) with the Samurai Spirits, I've listed below who I think are my greatest rivals and those who can just stay home and drink sake all day!

Kazama Sogetsu: Argh…oniisan is a force to be reckoned with. Though I've escaped with a couple of bruises here and there, he's always had more skill than I have! I'm still confused toward his agenda. Will he follow his clan's order of eliminating me or will he take the side of his family and continue to allow Hazuki and I to escape?

Haoumaru: I'll never take any sort of sake drinking contest against this guy! He definitely can hold his own, which he proved in defeating Genjuro after the whole Shimabara ordeal (yes, I was watching from a distance!). Even when intoxicated by the heavy sake drinking, he swiped a near perfect "Kogetsu-zan" on Kibagami. Now if he would only get a new, clean pair of clothes…

Rimururu: Her skills in swordplay need serious improvement, though with those ice powers of hers, it'll slow anyone down for a moment. Maybe if she threw that glacier sized ice block faster, I might've broken a sweat in our fight. Maybe next time, Rimururu!

Tachibana Ukyo: I've really got to give credit where it's due. Ukyo-sama can swordplay with any samurai (or ninja for that matter), he's got style, and best of all…he's got women. The guy has tuberculosis and he still attracts the ladies! I don't know how he does it. Maybe it's that promise of finding the "ultimate flower" that woos the females?

Galford: I swore that when I saw an American, blonde haired ninja, I thought it was a joke. But the laughter stopped when that happy-go-lucky surfer started flinging lightning charges and summoning that Alaskan huskie dog of his at me!

Kubikiri Basara: I'm not afraid of ghosts nor other Samurai Spirits…but after encountering an insane mess like Basara, that may change. I almost turned a pale shade upon seeing that beautiful wife of his turn into a skeleton in his arms. And that laugh of his doesn't help either!