ninja

Drawing of the archetypical ninja, from a series of sketches ( Hokusai manga ) by Hokusai.

While not featuring the censoring mosaics of the original Japanese version, the US release of La Blue Girl was edited during the initial VHS release and all scenes featuring Miko's companion Nin-Nin engaged in a sexual act were removed, probably to avoid the charge of pedophilia, in spite of the fact that the character is not a minor but a dwarf ninja.

Although these ninja can use their different elements separately with little effort, combining the two elements is impossible for ninja who do not have a genetic predisposition for it.

* Koga, the name of ninja clan in the GI Joe universe that trained Firefly

In the alternate reality of X-Men: Ronin Iceman is a murderous ninja in the employ of the Hellfire Club.

In 1571, a Kōga ninja and sharpshooter by the name of Sugitani Zenjubō was hired to assassinate Nobunaga.

In 1984, Van Cleef was cast as a ninja master in the NBC adventure series, The Master, but it was canceled after 13 episodes.

es: Donatello ( Tortugas ninja )

Feudal Japan often used ninja to gather intelligence.

The word " ninja " in kanji script

A ninja named Kirigakure Saizō ( possibly Kirigakure Shikaemon ) thrust a spear through the floorboards to kill Hideyoshi, but was unsuccessful.

In 1561, commanders acting under Kizawa Nagamasa hired three Iga ninja of genin rank to assist the conquest of a fortress in Maibara.

Their covert methods of waging war contrasted the ninja with the samurai, who observed strict rules about honor and combat.

A distinction is to be made between the ninja from these areas, and commoners or samurai hired as spies or mercenaries.

Each warrior has a projectile attack and improved movement: ninja ( throwing stars, jump kick ), acrobat ( javelins, somersault ), and magician ( fireballs, hovering ).

Historian Stephen Turnbull asserts that the ninja were mostly recruited from the lower class, and therefore little literary interest was taken in them.

In the unrest of the Sengoku period ( 15th – 17th centuries ), mercenaries and spies for hire became active in the Iga Province and the adjacent area around the village of Kōga, and it is from their ninja clans that much of our knowledge of the ninja is drawn.

Despite many popular folktales, historical accounts of the ninja are scarce.

Some legendary abilities purported to be in the province of ninja training include invisibility, walking on water, and control over the natural elements.

Riviera blinds Hideo, but flees when he learns that the ninja is just as adept without his sight due to extensive practice while blindfolded.

meaning " knowledge ", " principle ", " law " or " system " when found with the prefix " nin " carries the meaning of ninja arts, higher order of ninjutsu.

In a final battle, he stole all of the Rangers ' powers, but was defeated by their ninja skills and thrown into the abyss.

These special items consume Ryu's " ninja power ", also located on the top of the screen.

It saw extensive use during Elektra: Assassin, in which she was heavily reliant on only her ninja powers.

It was around this time that the word shinobi appeared to define and clearly identify ninja as a secretive group of agents.