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Ninjas are primarily known for being assassins, jumping from rooftop to rooftop as they stealthily home in on their prey before landing a handful of shurikens to their head. Besides leaving people with lethal migraines, these shadowy mercenaries served other roles as well and in this article we’ll look at some of those roles.

Espionage - Ninja were mostly hired by daimyos, territorial warlords of feudal Japan, and often served as agents of espionage. This was generally their chief role among all others and could entail anything from obtaining passwords and enemy communiqués to gathering intel such as building fortifications, enemy patrol routes, and more.

Assassination - Of course, the role the ninja was MOST known for was the art of assassination and it was an art they excelled at. Employing a deadly arsenal of weaponry ranging from shurikens, swords, and even poisons, ninjas were the Picassos of killing.

Sabotage - Perhaps not a role most associate with ninjas, this was a role practiced nonetheless and often to great success. Primarily taking the form of arson, ninjas were often hired to target castles and camps, allowing the invading army to attack while the enemy was busy attempting to quell the fires.

It’s the end of the day so I’m keeping it short and sweet with this article. If you take anything from this article, it’s that ninjas weren’t just hired swords but rather vital and valuable tools for gaining information and even softening up an enemy compound with a little fire.


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Why Only One Form Gets Flack: A Comparison Between Ninja Assassin and Controversial Violent Video Games article:
Sorry, I would help our cause, but I’m too busy eating yellow pills, super growth mushrooms and shooting terrorists in the middle east. Cant you see how much video games have changed me?? -sarcasm


I don’t even know how some ppl think pirates can beat ninjas…


@JinraIlustrisimo:  Yes, Ninjatown is very very cute!


@DannyTruong:  Yeah, in my research I found a lot of different theories regarding the origins of ninjas and I have to say the peasant one makes the most sense.


sh0kr0k - 11/24/09 7:09 am

Wow, this is going to be terrific!  I’m looking forward to so many of these articles/pieces!  Thanks!

lol, hopefully we can keep up.. xD


Oh geez Ninja Town is tooooo cute.


Wow, this is going to be terrific!  I’m looking forward to so many of these articles/pieces!  Thanks!


I’m pretty glad this week is based on Ninjas. It’s a proud thing for this website to grow XD!

I’m definitely a ninja!


Origins of the Ninja:

Of all the origins I’ve studied, the most popular reason why Ninjas existed, was because The Samurai took away the small farms and land that they had to live off of. Being that they were poor and had only farming tools, they had to come up with some way to take back what was theirs. Then the trade of the Ninjutsu, was handed down from some ancient practitioners in China, where it finally landed in Japan and taught in secret. Thus led a Koga and Iga ninja clan. The Ninja turned their farming tools into weapons, and they assassinated the Samurai leader to take back their land. This lead to hatred of the Ninja, and they were forced to continue fighting as Ninja.

So thats the lore that I have. Ninjutsu schools actually exist down in my area and are true to functionality of it, down to the acrobatic movement and hand to hand combat.


Yes! Ninja it all week!!!


LOL.
I wish I was a ninja. . . :(


Oh yes. This week is ALL about ninjas.


WOAH, looks like an extremely busy week!


^ haha nice, i was wondering what the gin part meant XD JK


Hoc - 11/24/09 12:10 am

heh, I mentioned multiple time that it has raspberry

Ninjas drunk on gin! (FTW)


heh, I mentioned multiple time that it has raspberry


Hoc - 11/23/09 10:12 pm

hmm, I’m more Ninja then I thought…

I’m thinking to myself, maybe the word Ningin was derived from the word Ninja raspberry


^ i know right, so much ninja lovin <3


Wow, this is awesome.

NINJA GALORE!


yep. im definitely ninja.


Hoc - 11/23/09 10:12 pm

hmm, I’m more Ninja then I thought…

I agree! Just when I thought I didn’t have an identity crisis…


hmm, I’m more Ninja then I thought…


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