It's funny you mention the beard... I knew Special Forces guys when I was in Afghanistan that did the same thing. Oddly enough, for the same reason as well.
I feel like it would make more sense for a spy to travel along common access routes and blend in with the normal foot traffic and people in that area. Perhaps pretending to be a merchant or farmer or everyday samurai. Then once in the general area take on the ninja persona at night, or during the day if applicable. Sneaking long distance through terrain hoping to never be seen seems difficult.
it would be cool to squeme a hard mission for us followers to write on comments how we would do to complete the mission... you tell us our tools place and objectives. ..
im glad you liked it ^_^ ... and then you can grade us depending on how we did or maybe make a video of the possibility of succes on the method we used. i would LOVE THAT hahahah
Cool video as always! it's really fun and very interesting to hear you talk about Ninja and Samurai but I sense a disturbing enjoyment with slitting throats and cutting off heads :-D
Hi Antony, I'd like to ask, would the payment this Shinobi operative receives be enough for their families/extended families to live off? or are they also required to work as farmers or merchants or any other job? are there instances where this Shinobi has a tradition in their families and they do train their children to be like them when they grow up?
I just discovered your channel recently and looked into your books and plan on getting them. I also came across a lot of hate online from "ninja" toward you and I just don't get it. Things like you talk about in this video are way too interesting for them to be upset over throwing stars. Yeah I read a rant from a few years ago about your stance on them and why it pissed this "ninja" off.
what would a shinobi be like if he lived in todays society, maybe in some wartorn country like iraq, Ukraine or syria? or if he was working for the cia, mi6 or some other intelligence group in russia or china?
right Mr Cummins shinobi no mono some time contracted by the lord they wait until called to do mission that also contracted by lord assassination the high rank samurai of the enemy only if lord wish it rest the time they train keep them self fit and if they family they act like nothing going on so with life as normal until war brake out or mission mush like to day but shinobi this time would will do like me train blend in to normal life go to store it way of life you have commented to be shinobi no mono but yet shinobi was samurai so his life was to serve as will to survived
The Metatron explains this really well. Think of it like James Bond. His primary duties are spywork, sabotage, mcguffin retrieval etc.. but he still can and will kill people if need be or ordered to.
I think that the closest thing to a real ninja in modern times would be a combination of a green beret or navy seal and Viet Conf solider in the Vietnam war. Today's soldiers too much technology
