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Stealth is the art of remaining undetected; the art of being ‘invisible’. To be ‘invisible’, the ninja has to understand how a person’s presence is detected. A person detects presence by his eyes and ears. The ninja must learn to fool the enemy’s sense of sight and hearing. In addition, when there are dogs guarding the premises, a ninja should avoid being detected by the dog’s sense of smell. How do the eyes see To isolate how the eyes detect presence, let us pretend that it is dark. The first way to detect a person’s presence in the dark is movement. The second way is the shadow or outline of a person’s silhouette. Lastly is colour because the darkness inhibits the detection of colour. So, the eyes see these...

While each ninja had their own way and path to follow, the common thing among them all are their skills. ‘Trademarks’ of a ninja, these skills are crucial for a ninja if he or she wishes to survive. These skills can be split into four core categories. Stealth Martial Arts Escape Others The Art of Stealth First and foremost, the skillset that is most important to ninja is stealth. This is the essense of ninjutsu. Ninja have to complete their missions without their enemies knowing or detecting their presence. Stealth dictated that a ninja must not arouse suspicion. Ninja had to learn how to disguise themselves and, conceal their presence. Martial Arts Some circumstances require ninja to fight. And it was usually because the ninja had failed in...