Ninjas sometimes traveled disguised as merchants.
A ninja manual included weather-reading techniques.
Ninjas trained to escape capture.
Ninjas often entered through the gate, not the wall.
Ninjas sometimes disguised themselves as monks.
Ninjas sometimes used animal calls as secret signals.
Ninjas often succeeded by avoiding fights.
Ninjas were often hired to spy, not fight.
Ninjas carried tools adapted from farm equipment.
Ninjas later gained mythical powers they never had.
A ninja manual taught psychology.
A ninja’s greatest success left no trace.
Ninjas operated where discovery could mean death.
Ninjas relied on deception more than combat.
Ninjas sometimes swam rivers with messages kept dry.
A ninja’s strongest weapon was information.
Ninja schools guarded handwritten secrets.
A ninja’s black outfit is mostly a theatrical invention.
Ninjas studied local customs to avoid suspicion.