Chicago-based Ultimate Ninjas Franchise Group has signed the first wave of franchise agreements for Ultimate Ninjas Academy, a retail-footprint, obstacle course gym exclusively for kids aged nine months to seven years old. Under the same corporate umbrella as full-size Ultimate Ninjas training gyms, five Ultimate Ninjas Academy locations are in various stages of construction in the United States – Naperville and Deerfield, Illinois in the greater Chicago area; Orange County, California; Fort Myers, Florida; and Fort Collins, Colorado. A Multi-Unit Letter of Intent (LOI) also has been signed covering the entire country of China. Ultimate Ninjas is the world’s premier ninja gym franchise with 14 current or pending United States locations and the first two international locations are in the planning stages in China.