18th March 2003, 4:32 PM
Alot of ninjas held samurai titles as well. And no, ninjas don't have magical powers. I suppose I'm not much of a person to talk because I don't study it, nor know alot about it, but supposedly, learning ninjitsu is an auxiliary to the martial arts you already know, and likewise, samurais, or any martial artist, could call themselves a "ninja" if they learned techniques that taught them how to be stealthy, assassinate in better ways than confronting someone in the middle of the street and killing them in a duel for example. Of course, I guess technically, ninjas are also a government granted title, so I guess the word shinobi might fit better.
Oh well, whatever, the idea is to save the honor for those who deserve it. What are you going to do with guys you need dispatched but can't do it any other way ? Or maybe intelligence gathering ? For example, the CIA doesn't send its agents out to face terrorists down in a cowboy gun duel.
Oh well, whatever, the idea is to save the honor for those who deserve it. What are you going to do with guys you need dispatched but can't do it any other way ? Or maybe intelligence gathering ? For example, the CIA doesn't send its agents out to face terrorists down in a cowboy gun duel.