Japanese+Ninjas

__ JAPANESE NINJAS BY COMMANDER MARTIN (brittany) __ In Japanese history, a ninja is a warrior specially trained in a variety of arts of war. These include assassination, illusion, and various martial arts. The role of the ninja may have included sabotage, scouting, and assaination as a method of destabilization or to cause social chaos.

Their special abilities are also often exaggerated, such as becoming invisible, turning into animals, jumping over buildings, and the ability to fly and see the future. Many of these claims were made by the ninja themselves, others were added by story-tellers and the film industry.

Ninjas are trained and used to be deadly assasins. They are very sneaky and can sneak into places undetected and strike when it is least expected. Ninja were called upon by their feudal lords to gather information, look through the enemy's food and weapon supplies, and lead the way in nighttime attacks. They received specialized training and were given special tasks. 

Recently ninja have become popular in the United States and other countries through comics and films, like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Ninja are also popular as cartoon characters for a lot of Japanese kids. 



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