Even though history classified them as assassins, most if not all of the ninja were warriors in all senses. Those who ended up recording the history of the ninja were almost always those within positions of power in the military, students of history need to realize that the history of the ninja was recorded by observers writing about their activities from the outside.
"Ninjutsu did not come into being as a specific well defined art in the first place, and many centuries passed before ninjutsu was established as an independent system. Ninjutsu developed as a highly illegal counter culture to the samurai, because of this, the origins of the art were hidden, and surrounded by mystery for many generations............
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