Do shinobi still exist?

Despite the years and inaccurate depictions, there are still real ninja clans and shinobi today. Most notably, Jinichi Kawakami who heads the Banke Shinobinoden ninjitsu school. Kawakami inherited the Koga clan's scrolls when he was 18, and is the honorary director of the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum.
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Are shinobi still alive?

Japan's era of shoguns and samurai is long over, but the country does have one, or maybe two, surviving ninjas. Experts in the dark arts of espionage and silent assassination, ninjas passed skills from father to son - but today's say they will be the last. Japan's ninjas were all about mystery.
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Is there a shinobi in real life?

If you're a fan of ninjas, you'll be pleased to know that ninjas were indeed real. However, the real ninjas of the past were probably nothing like today's version. In fact, they weren't even called ninjas! The ninjas of ancient Japan were called shinobis.
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Who is the last ninja on earth?

Jinichi Kawakami, a 63-year old engineer, is Japan's last ninja grandmaster according to the Igaryu ninja museum. He is the head of the Ban clan, a family that traces its ninja roots back 500 years.
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Is jutsu real?

He covered everything from ninja hand-signs to shuriken throwing (Read: sorry to disappoint, transformation jutsus aren't real and for anyone who needs to hear this, you cannot even begin to attempt sexy no jutsu if you're a real ninja).
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Do ninjas still exist in 2021?

Despite the years and inaccurate depictions, there are still real ninja clans and shinobi today. Most notably, Jinichi Kawakami who heads the Banke Shinobinoden ninjitsu school. Kawakami inherited the Koga clan's scrolls when he was 18, and is the honorary director of the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum.
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Can u become a ninja?

Ninjas should be able to obtain information quickly, analyse it and turn it into knowledge – in short, a ninja should be an information specialist. Ninjas need strong bodies and strong souls. They must be able to run at least marathon distance and should master some martial arts.
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Is Taijutsu real?

The term is commonly used when referring to a traditional Japanese martial art but has also been used in the naming of modern martial arts such as Gendai Goshin Jutsu, Yamabujin Senjutsu and Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. Taijutsu is similar to Karate but is more focused on the body techniques.
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Does genjutsu exist?

For Genjutsu to actually exists that must mean theres a form of energy in our bodies like chakra that we have the ability to manipulate. Unfortunately humans will NEVER in our entire existence of living, have anything remotely close to a form of energy like their chakra.
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How do ninjas disappear?

Ninjas use a cloud of smoke to distract their opponents and cloud their vision to allow the ninja an opportunity to escape. Impact smoke bombs can be purchased from magic shops or online magic outlets.
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Who was the first shinobi?

The Japanese legend of Prince Yamato is often considered the first ninja story, although Yamato did not adopt the black costume or stealthy tactics so often associated with ninja.
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Can I learn ninjutsu?

Genuine ninjutsu is a myth. However you can learn the ninja way of fighting, which is more or less adapted to the modern ways of today. Hatsumi Sensei is one of the experts still living and teaching in Kobe, Japan.
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Can humans do ninjutsu?

It states that not all people can do ninjutsu. Everyone has chakra but you need to be able to use the chakra and change the chakra in order to use ninjutsu. Also, you need to be born in the right family or clan to use ninjutsu or genjutsu.
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Did Naruto invent any jutsu?

Under Kakashi's guidance, Naruto Uzumaki was able to add his wind release chakra nature to the Rasengan which led to the creation of the Rasenshuriken. Over time, Naruto made this Jutsu even more powerful by combining its powers with the Tailed Beast chakra.
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Who created Rasengan?

The Rasengan was created by Minato Namikaze, which he based on the Tailed Beast Ball. He spent three years creating the Rasengan, which he intended to be the highest form of shape transformation.
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Are Naruto hand signs real?

The hand signals in Naruto are not genuine. The use of martial arts, combat skills, and the supernatural are all common elements in anime. They are inspired by Buddhist and Hindu hand gestures, but they are, in the end, fiction and do not enable their user to control things like fire or water.
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Did Ninjas fight samurai?

The ninja and the samurai usually collaborated. They did not fight against each other. However, on certain occasions, they fought against each other. Most of the time the samurai won.
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Are there ninja schools?

The Koka and Iga schools are the most famous schools of the ninja arts but they are not the only ones. They say there were 49 schools of ninja in the territory of Japan. All schools were created with the purpose of serving the(master lord) of their domain and worked for the development of the region.
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How can I learn ninja?

Stealth, physical agility, and strength, both physical and mental, are important components for you to master to become a ninja. Learn martial arts, how to walk without making a sound, and how to be aware of your surroundings so you can always be ready for whatever mission may come your way.
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How many samurai are left?

However, samurai clans still exist to this day, and there are about 5 of them in Japan. One of which is the Imperial Clan, the ruling family of Japan, and is headed by Emperor Naruhito since his ascension to the Chrysanthemum throne in 2019.
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Can ninjas walk on water?

By wearing the mizugumo, a ninja's weight is distributed to a wider area so that he could walk on mud, not on water although there is a general misunderstanding that the mizugumo allowed them to walk on water.
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Why do shinobi run like that?

When they keep their arms behind, they are streamlined. They penetrate through air faster and air resistance is reduced, and hence it boosts their speed. It also provides easy accessibility to weapons.
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Can anyone become a shinobi?

Anyone can be a shinobi if they are taught how to use their chakra. And even for people like Lee who can't use chakra externally for ninjutsu and genjutsu, he is still able to use chakra in other ways, such as walking on water.
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