Ninjas are believed to be harsh killers and rapists, even though part of this is true it is not entirely true. To find out we must go back to the beginning, we must go back to Prince Ymato. Even though not a real 'ninja' he was a prototype ninja, using ninja like tactics to kill Torishi-kaya. You see, Ymato had dressed as a woman when he went to attend Torishi-Kaya's assembly. He socialized amongst the women and eventually gained notice from Torishi-kaya. And thus as the night progressed he became drunken. Seizing this window of opportunity Ymato stabbed him in the chest thus ending his life. Long story short, there was a ninja like person who dressed as a woman and killed the evil emperor.

Actually in history that was the only recorded successful ninja assassination. Actually ninjas were epic failures. Like the Tomi Sheniu clan. They were the first 'official' clan of ninjas and on their first attempted raid they were all killed before they were able to even enter the assigned target.

Ninja weapons can vary from their trademark suriken to their short-bladed katanas. You see ninjas, being mostly bandits with very little money, didn't have the supplies or cash to make any good swords. The katana was a short bladed sword that ranged from 40-60 centimeters in length and were poorly made. There was seriously a better blade on their suriken. The suriken, you cannot have a conversation about ninjas without bringing up the famed suriken. The suriken were designed to bounce off into the darkness when thrown at a guard or someone, thus making them believe that they've been cut by an invisible swordsman, one of many ninja mind tricks. For example we'll have Gavin get drunk and stay up on guard until 3 a.m. and see how he responds to having random cuts appear on his arm or leg or something. There were also the kunai. These were similar to the shuriko but knives, not stars. There was also the blowgun, this is pretty self explanatory, you put a dart in the end and blow into the other sending it into your victim's flesh. Ninjas also had many other weapons but I will not explain them all for the time being.

Ninjas actually never wore black. They wore whatever their mission required. If they were in a forest they would wear shades of brown and green, white in the snow, blue at night, and so on. At times they had to dress as a beggar, at other times of the opposite gender. Actually the classic black outfit originated from a stage hand's outfit worn in Europe at the time. They were not to be noticed so they wore black, thus they figured their ninjas should also wear black. And thus the modern day ninja costume is born.

Another part of ninja history is their sexuality. They often had depictions of rape tattooed on their balls. They often randomly raped women just for the say of raping someone. Occasionally a little shonen ai but not much at all.

So there you have it a short history of ninjas in less than 600 words. Ninjas, though violent, are super amazing epic failures and just need a hug every now and again. They are just misunderstood and have had their reputation played around with for so long that they are no longer a 'threat' but still remain in out mental conciseness for now, and forever more.