This season was once again hosted by Matt Iseman and Jimmy Smith, with Alison Haislip as a sideline reporter.
Those who made it past qualifying, city finals, and boot-camp in the California Mountains advanced to Stage 1 at Sasuke 27.
The ninjas were divided into three teams of five: the red dragons, blue monkeys, and white tigers.
Two people would be sent up the rope, and the person that hit the buzzer at the top first would move on and continue the boot camp until they either were sent home or made it to "Sasuke 27".
The five that were eliminated in boot camp were Dustin Rocho, Chris Wilczewski, Brandon Douglass, Alan Conneally, and Brian Orosco.