KUNOICHI 2003

KUNOICHI 2003, colloquially as KUNOICHI 3. (officially SASUKE2003 秋 最強の女性NO.1決定戦 literally SASUKE 2003 Autumn ~ The strongest no.1 female deciding match ~ KUNOICHI, as well as KUNOICHI Magic Steel Castle Born)

This tournament marked the third KUNOICHI of the first reboot.


 * KUNOICHI 2003 was advertised through Taiiku Ookoku (Taiiku World) but the show canceled before airing. The last episode of the show was dedicated to the KUNOICHI 2003 Navi. So, this was the first standalone KUNOICHI.

Trials
These trials were indirectly held through the Queen's Challenge Battle on Entertainer Survival Battle 2003. Mizuno Yuko (#100) who got first in the trials completed, along with Nishimura Miho (#15) and Ichinohe Nami (#50).

- More information: KUNOICHI Trials

Intro
With little time to prepare for the tournament due to Taiiku World ending, the tournament was set up and aired within weeks, a course revamp appeared this tournament, with the 3rd STAGE making its first appearance.

With 14 competitors cleared the 1st STAGE and 11 competitors cleared the 2nd STAGE, this competition featured the highest number of clears ever for those respective stages in a KUNOICHI tournament to date, 3 competitors were able to reached the FINAL STAGE: Izumi Mika, Hanzawa Tomomi, and Mizuno Yuko.

The FINAL STAGE was redesigned into the form of a tower much like in SASUKE, with time limit at 35 seconds, all came very close to the buzzer, with Mizuno Yuko came 0.12 seconds short from achieving Kanzenseiha, the closest loss at this time, thus ended her run and the tournament.

Obstacles
① *Buyoishi 舞踊石

② *Fusha Watari 風車渡

③ ^Shouheki Goe 障壁越

④ *Enchu Nori 円柱乗

⑤ ^Fuandou 不安道

⑥ ^Hasso Tobi 八艘跳

⑦ ^Shamenso 斜面走

⑧ *Dashutsu Nawa 脱出縄

Time Limit: 85 seconds

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Obstacles
① Daichoyaku 大跳躍

② ^Chou Touhan 超登坂

③ ^Kaiten Tsutsu 回転筒

④ *Fuyuujima 浮遊島

Time Limit: 40 seconds

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Obstacles
① ^Nirenbou 二連棒

② ^Tourenban 倒連板

③ *Tenbinbashi 天秤橋

Time Limit: 90 seconds

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Obstacles
① ^Hashigo Heki 梯子壁 (10m)

② ^Tenkubou 天空棒 (5m)

Time Limit: 35 seconds

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle