Don't be too harsh on your self. You've obviously read Donn Draeger's "Ninjutsu." Everything you've said was absolutely correct, except that you don't necessarily have to be trained from birth. You could be a samurai that turned from his clan for some reason or other. Also, you may be working solo, without being under the bridle of the Jonin.
RESEARCH YOUR FICS, FOLKS. Don't let haste make waste.
---- On Nov 19 "Mike " Ranmania "" <ranmania@hotmail.com> wrote:
If we're going to get technical...
Why would a ninja walk about in her training/fighting togs? I mean, from the
way Meyah is described, it seems she's wearing the beloved 'ninja suit' that
we see in films.
Secondly, according to what I've read, isn't a ninja supposed to be trained
from birth? Also mentally conditioned to be loyal to and only to his Chonin
and Jonin? I've read a few hints about ninjas being capable of voluntary
bone dislocation and that its usually trained at an early age. When Ranma
already expresses his strong ties to his father, that doesn't really make
him prime 'unthinking killer' type of person.
Secondly, thanks to what Samantha pointed out, a ninja uses his brains (or
her brains) before even clenching her fist. If Meyah were to go around
walking like the ninja she is, and stalking in and out of shadows, wouldn't
she draw more than a little attention?
Well, I know alot of what I've said may be erronous or downright WRONG, but
here's my 2 cents.
Ranmania
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