Ep. 21: The Science Ninja Team investigates a doctor's cyborg horse and confronts the mysterious leader X.
Aired on February 18, 1973

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Nambu suspects a prize-winning horse is a cyborg and assigns the Science Ninja Team to protect its creator, Dr. Henjinman. However, the doctor disappears, leaving only a Galactor badge. He is taken to the enemy base, where he identifies the true face of Leader X and blackmails him into granting him a representative title. X’s subordinate, Katse, then orders the cyborg horses to attack a meadow and subsequently the city. The team infiltrates the base, witnessing X kill the doctor with light rays. Before dying, the doctor instructs the team to press buttons on the horses' backs, activating their self-destruct mechanisms. The team escapes as they detonate the base and destroy the robotic horses.
Episodes
- Ep. 17 · The Science Ninja Team confronts Kabutoron's brain-wave destruction scheme in the city.
- Ep. 18 · The Science Ninja Team investigates a whale-shaped Galactor submarine attacking harbors.
- Ep. 19 · Prince Luga risks his life to expose Galactor's corruption through a dangerous race.
- Ep. 20 · Science Ninja Team faces mole mecha while Joe recovers from rocket injury
- Ep. 21 · The Science Ninja Team investigates a doctor's cyborg horse and confronts the mysterious leader X.
- Ep. 22 · The Firebird Versus the Fire-Eating Dragon
- Ep. 23 · Ken devises a magnetic plan to destroy the invincible Mecha Ball threatening the city.
- Ep. 24 · The Science Ninja Team investigates a Neon Giant attacking scientists while protecting Nambu.
- Ep. 25 · Science Ninja Team investigates a magma giant emerging from a volcanic base near a Jesus Christ sculpture.