What is a ninja? What does Naruto do?

Ninja Introduction and Origin Ninja "NINJA", like sushi "SUSHI" and artist "GEISHA", has become an international lingua franca. Whether they are authentic Japanese or foreigners who learn ninjutsu, the image they have of ninjas is usually: they are dressed in black, can fly over walls, jump over walls and cities, call rain and wind, move stars and change buckets, and use various Weird hidden weapons. Although this image is not accurate, it is close to the same. The work of a ninja is mainly to carry out various espionage activities such as secret planning, sabotage, assassination, collecting enemy frontline intelligence, disrupting the enemy's support base, etc. Since you must remain anonymous during your lifetime and live a life that never sees the light of day; you cannot leave just a few words to prevent the incident from being exposed in the future. Therefore, to which era should the origin of the Japanese ninja be traced back? No one dares to say for sure. However, in the secret book of ninjutsu, there is a record that Prince Shotoku (from the late fifth century to the early sixth century) had a ninja named "Otomo Hoseito" beside him. 1. The evolution of the name Ninja The title Ninja began to exist in Japan during the Edo period, but the history of Ninja began much earlier. It is said that the first person to send "ninja" to complete the mission in Japan was Prince Tokusho. At that time, ninjas were called "shinengbian". According to different eras and places, there are various titles. The following are the titles of ninjas in each period: Asuka Period: "Shi Neng Ben"; Nara Period: "Scout"; Warring States Period: There are many names, the most popular ones Hiro's nickname is "Ranbo", which is the name given by Takeda Shingen. Edo Period: "Ninja". Although the name was officially established in the Edo period, it was from this era that Japan entered a long period of peace under the rule of the Tokugawa family, and its activities on the stage of history became less and less. Due to the loss of the stage for activities, ninjas gradually disappeared from the stage of history. So many ninjutsu were lost. The last record of ninja activities was during the "Shimabara Rebellion" in 1637, when ninjas fought as part of the shogunate's deployment. 2. The Origin of Ninjutsu Ninjutsu, also known as hidden arts. There are different opinions about the origin of ninjutsu and ninja. Some people in China believe that ninjutsu originated from the Five Elements Technique of the Han Dynasty in China and was later spread to Japan. Like karate, judo, Shaolin Temple boxing and other Japanese martial arts, ninjutsu is a Japanese martial art that gradually developed after ancient Chinese martial arts were introduced to Japan. The authoritative book on ninjutsu, "Wanchuan Jihai", points out that the origin of ninjutsu ideas comes from Jiang Taigong Lu Wang during the Yin and Zhou Dynasties in China. It was he who first proposed the concept of ninjutsu and wrote it in the famous book "Six Tao" handed down from generation to generation. Later, Sun Wu, Zhang Liang, Han Xin and others successively improved the theory of ninjutsu. In particular, Sun Wu's "The Art of War" is highly respected by the ninja class. At this time, Ninjutsu also basically formed its prototype consisting of tactics, formation, yin and yang, and skills. As ninjutsu spread to Japan, ninjas also appeared and developed in Japan. The Japanese believe that the theoretical basis of ninjutsu evolved from Sun Tzu's Art of War passed from China to Japan, and then developed with the training of training and ambush warfare techniques in the mountains. It is the so-called "wind, forest, and fire". , mountain" four-character mantra. After the rise of the samurai class during the Heian period, it vigorously absorbed the military art of mountain ambush warfare and developed it. In the Genpei era, Minamoto Yoshitsune successfully used the technique of ambush in the mountains and completed the theory of attack surface warfare. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Kusunoki Masashige developed the defensive art of war. At this point, ninjutsu and martial arts were separated into different systems and officially became independent. The immigrants from China and North Korea are also closely related to the development of ninjas. Because Japan was very backward in ancient times, the Japanese government very much welcomed immigrants from China with highly developed science and technology and culture to settle in Japan. Therefore, Koreans who were influenced by Chinese civilization were also welcomed. The Japanese called these immigrants "naturalized people" (although they are welcome, But they are still discriminated against. It is difficult for immigrants to enter the upper class society, and they cannot use the language and culture of their original place of residence. They must change their names to Japanese and use Japanese). These ancient skilled immigrants brought to Japan a large amount of advanced science, technology and cultural knowledge, such as techniques for making pottery, armor, clothing, and the Chinese martial arts that decisively promoted the development of Japanese ninjutsu. Because most ninjas come from peasants at the bottom of society, rather than noble-born samurai. Therefore, as immigrants who are difficult to be accepted by the upper class, "naturalized people" have also entered the ninja industry in large numbers. "Naturalized people" usually settled in Kyoto, and then a large number of people moved to nearby Iga or Koga. This is also the main reason for the unusual development of ninjutsu in the two places. For example, the famous Hattori Hanzo Masakashi is a Chinese. His surname is Qin. The Qin family came from the Wu Kingdom in China at the end of the third century and the beginning of the fourth century AD (the traditional name for Japanese kimonos is "Wu Fu", which is taken from the Wu state where the Qin family was born). country) crossed the sea and settled in Japan, and later changed his Japanese surname to Hattori. Hattori Hanzo joined Tokugawa Ieyasu and later moved to Edo. According to legend, this ninja finally realized the true meaning of ninja, which has never been done by many generations of ninjas. To this day, the Japanese still praise the legendary Naruto as "Oni Hanzo" when mentioning him. This is a world of ninjas.

In the world of Naruto, the profession of ninja is the dream of teenagers, just like the hunters in HunterXHunter and the pirates in One Piece! However, the protagonist Naruto this time is different from the self-taught Ooka and Luffy. He graduated from the high school class of the ninja school in Konoha Ninja Village (although he graduated reluctantly and was called the Ten Thousand Years Crane Tail). "Poor student", Khan). With the evil nine-tailed demon fox sealed in his body since childhood, Naruto, who is fatherless and motherless, has been ignored by the villagers. However, he does not know the reason. He just tries to attract everyone's attention with various pranks, but people stay away from him. . Fortunately, Teacher Ikaru still cares about him, so Naruto's character has not become distorted. He is always full of energy, laughing and joking, and super optimistic. In order to let more people recognize him, Naruto's goal is to become the fifth generation Hokage! This is a very high goal. Naruto is one of the five strongest ninjas in the world and the leader of Konoha Ninja Village. Naruto didn't care, he was super confident that he would become Hokage one day. Work hard, Naruto! Naruto's companion is a teacher. This is a world of ninjas. In the world of Naruto, the profession of ninja is the dream of teenagers, just like the hunters in HunterXHunter and the pirates in One Piece! However, the protagonist Naruto this time is different from the self-taught Ooka and Luffy. He graduated from the high school class of the ninja school in Konoha Ninja Village (although he graduated reluctantly and was called the Ten Thousand Years Crane Tail). "Poor student", Khan). With the evil nine-tailed demon fox sealed in his body since childhood, Naruto, who is fatherless and motherless, has been ignored by the villagers. However, he does not know the reason. He just tries to attract everyone's attention with various pranks, but people stay away from him. . Fortunately, Teacher Ikaru still cares about him, so Naruto's character has not become distorted. He is always full of energy, laughing and joking, and super optimistic. In order to let more people recognize him, Naruto's goal is to become the fifth generation Hokage! This is a very high goal. Naruto is one of the five strongest ninjas in the world and the leader of Konoha Ninja Village. Naruto didn't care. For the classmate he would one day become, everyone disliked each other at first. However, as the classmates fought, although they still had to fight for face, they finally became mutual recognition and mutual respect. A good and reliable partner. As usual, his companions include the cool and handsome Sasuke (who also shoulders the mission of being an Avenger) and the smart and cute girl Sakura. Among his opponents are the cunning super boss Orochimaru, and the lonely killer Zabuza, who is cold and bloodthirsty and unwanted. The child Gaara...and other Konoha classmates who compete and help each other. Although it is a traditional setting of shonen comics, the characters and stories are very exciting! They were classmates who were assigned to each other. At first, everyone disliked each other. However, as the classmates fought, although they still had to fight for face, they finally became good partners who recognized each other and trusted each other.