Did Ninjas really exist?

All the facts about the half-real-half-fiction Japanese archetype

Ninjas existed as spies

Ninjas were part-time spies and field agents who worked as farmers during farming seasons, most active during the Sengoku Period (1467 - 1615), an era of nationwide samurai battle royale in which warlords vied to protect and expand their territories.

Ninjas did not possess superhuman powers; however, they did have a wealth of know…