The door to the right of Castle of Thorns is Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids. This stage focuses on being stealthy and waiting to take down enemies when they aren’t looking. Here are all the Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids Sparkle Gem locations in Princess Peach: Showtime!
Princess Peach: Showtime!: Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids Sparkle Gem Locations
First Sparkle Gem Location
Near the beginning of the level, you find some trees without leaves or flowers. Use your Sparkle Power on both of them to make them bloom, revealing a hidden area behind the boulder between them. Grab your first Sparkle Gem from that boulder area.
Second Sparkle Gem Location
The next gem is by the first stealth section. Sneak past guards until you reach the Theet by a gravestone. Give him a boost with your Sparkle Power, then jump down the hole revealed when the gravestone moves. Continue sneaking until you reach the wall, where a spotlight appears. Press against the lit wall section for it to turn, taking you to an area behind it where the Sparkle Gem is hidden.
Third Sparkle Gem Location
When you find the Ninja Peach transformation, you wall jump to get out of this area and continue the level. As you’re wall jumping, you come across the third Sparkle Gem, making it easy to grab on your way to the next section.
Fourth Sparkle Gem Location
Once you arrive at the section where you first hide in the tall grass, there’s a guard next to the grass with a spotlight on him. Defeat the guard when his back is turned toward you, and pick up a Sparkle Gem as your reward.
Fifth Sparkle Gem Location
You spot this one before you can reach it. It’s on top of one of the walls. When you reach two enemies, one is on the wall, and the other is on the ground, defeat the one on the ground first. Then, use the lantern to climb onto the wall and defeat that enemy. Afterward, head left on the wall to grab the Sparkle Gem you saw earlier.
Sixth Sparkle Gem Location
When you reach the stealth section where you need to hide in the water, there’s a Theet in a cage in the back of the area with an enemy in front of him. Defeat the enemy, which frees the Theet and gives you a Sparkle Gem.
Seventh Sparkle Gem Location
After grabbing the sixth gem, go to the right, where there’s a spotlight, and pose using ZL or ZR. This brings you to an underground section where you wall jump to grab coins and a Sparkle Gem at the end. Then, drop back to the ground and pose again to leave the area.
Eighth Sparkle Gem Location
This gem is broken into shards on the back wall. When you reach the running section, keep jumping to the path on the wall to collect all the shards. Once you reach the end with the shards, you earn the full Sparkle Gem.
Ninth Sparkle Gem Location
Here, you find some birds flying to the left across the stage. One bird is carrying a Theet, so you need to jump and defeat this particular bird. As a reward, you gain another Sparkle Gem.
Tenth Sparkle Gem Location
Of course, the last gem comes from the final encounter. In this level, it’s a chase sequence to get the enemy that stole a scroll. Use Dash to catch up to him and strike him, ending the encounter as he drops the scroll. Then, you earn the final Sparkle Gem.
And that’s all Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids Sparkle Gem locations in Princess Peach: Showtime! From here, check out our guide hub for more content like how to unlock all of Princess Peach’s transformations or all Castle of Thorns Sparkle Gem locations.
