Galron Gallant

This is the sixth episode of the first season of The Ninja, made in 2007.

Synopsis
Some time after his defeat of Clipsen and now sporting some new Autumn accessories, Dyne is wandering through the Paper Country when he happens upon a young man in the middle of some unusual training. After establishing that they're both ninja, the stranger challenges Dyne to a fight and introduces himself as Galron. The battle ensues with Galron being swiftly beaten, at which point he is forced to admit that, while he is practicing ninjutsu (and has managed to develop a technique which creates a thin sheen of fog), his training has only started that very day.

Dyne offers to mentor Galron and begins by leading him on a lengthy jog, running laps of the paper country. While Galron tires easily at first, his pace eventually picks up to match that of Dyne. En route they come to a stop by a small wooden hut which, Dyne explains, was his childhood home. He reminisces to Galron about practicing ninjutsu as a young boy before they depart and continue on their way.

Their run complete, Dyne and Galron turn to some more ninjutsu and combat focused training, with mixed results on Galron's part. After a break from training, during which Dyne explains the mechanics of eating an orange to Galron for the first time, the two have their promised showdown which is close fought and ultimately brought to a stalemate by Galron when he leaps on Dyne just as he readies his life blitzer attack. At such close quarters, the resulting surge of energy incapacitates both of them.

Once the two ninja are recovered Galron is rewarded with a brief chance to wear Dyne's headband. While he does, Dyne explains the makeup of the three ninja nations: the Paper country which Dyne calls home, the Steel Country which is beyond saving and the Wood Country which has had a recent uptick in the number of rogue ninja. This last is where Dyne encourages Galron to travel next, where his abilities will serve the greatest good. And so, declaring a challenge against any evil ninja he may meet, Galron charges off towards the Wood Country, Dyne parting from him here to continue through the forest of the Paper Country.

Trivia

 * When travelling to their training area, Galron asks if this is "the magical land of Zoologic" (at the time merely an improvised line by his actor Garry McKay). Later, when Michael Page came to create Please Save My Tomorrows!, he decided to use the name Zoologic for the land in which the show was based, retroactively turning Galron's original line into foreshadowing.
 * While Galron initially appears clumsy and out of shape during the jogging scenes, in reality Garry McKay was part of the rugby team at the high school both he and Michael attended, making him easily the more physically fit of the two.