Ninja+Weapons

Ninjas employed a big variety of weapons using gun powder. Smokebombs and firecrackers were used for escape aids and used to create diversons. A lot of time fusions were used to delay explosions. Some believe ninjas used special short swords called ninjato. A ninjato was usually used more as a utility tool than a weapon because it did not have the complex heat treatment of a ninja. Other forms of trickery were said to be used for escaping and combat. A small ring worn on a ninja's finger called a shobo would be used for hand-to-hand combat. The shobo would have a small notch of wood used to hit the enemies pressure points for sharp pain, sometimes causing them to temporarily be paralyzed. Many ninjas disguised themselves as farmers so their weapons could double as both weapons and farming implements The ninjas used several special weapons against their enemies, the shuriken and nanchyaku probably being the most famous. Weapons could also be used cleverly as tools such as using the cord of their sword scabbard to construct a hammock between tree branches. The neko-tu consists of sharp pieces of metal extending from the end of each finger, like claws. This is supposedly a defensive weapon, used mostly by female ninjas