Skyward Sword: Sealed Grounds and Faron Woods

Sources reviewed: 2026-11-10

The fall lands you at the Sealed Grounds. The old woman there is Impa in her later years. The woods come next.

The first surface conversation is with the hooded elder at the Sealed Grounds. She is Impa, which her own page explains, and this chapter only needs you to take her direction into Faron. Deep Woods is the gate toward Skyview Temple. Between you and that gate, Bucha wants the other Kikwi found. Their names and the bud-on-the-back disguise are on the Kikwi page. The item he pays with is the slingshot. ”

Nothing in this stretch is a boss. The temple door is the next chapter. Heart Pieces and Goddess Cubes in the woods are listed by named location on the collectibles page. If you skip the Kikwi search you simply do not get the slingshot yet, and the temple’s early rooms expect it.

Route and checkpoints

• Land at the Sealed Grounds, reach the bottom of the pit and strike the sealing spike. Enter the Sealed Temple and speak with the old woman before following the path toward Faron Woods.
• Help the frightened Kikwi and reach Bucha. Search for the remaining hidden Kikwi with dowsing; one route uses a tightrope, another climbs the tree, and another reaches a raised grassy ledge.
• Return to Bucha after finding the missing Kikwi. His Slingshot lets you knock down a vine and reach the Deep Woods.
• Cross the Deep Woods tightropes and meet Gorko. Activate Goddess Cubes with a Skyward Strike, then shoot the crystal switch above Skyview Temple’s entrance to open the dungeon.

These are the main progression checkpoints. For detailed room diagrams, use the Zelda Central chapter guide. Related collectible and boss pages below cover the optional rewards and combat details.

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