Running Scouts!

I tried capturing the stereotypical ninja-running cycle with this one, turned out pretty satisfactory.

as always, the movement is sketched first, 

I try to keep most sprite animations within 4 frames (6 if I'm feeling extravagant) with a frame running every 0.1 secs 

running to the top left and top right

bottom left and bottom right

and some desert sand themed tiles.