The quiet Kyoto streets erupt in savage violence as a Japanese industrialist and his bodyguards are slaughtered in a gangland style execution. All the evidence points to an American ninja, a onetime ally of Phoenix Force. Katz and his commandos embark on a deadly mission to the Land of the Rising Sun for a final showdown with TRIO, the dreaded Asian terror syndicate. Feelings run high when the men of the Force face a life and death choice: clear their friend of involvement with TRIO - or kill him.