Ninja

thumb|Drawing of the archetypical ninja from a series of Hokusai Manga|sketches by Hokusai. Woodblock print on paper. Vol. six, 1817.

samurai of the Sengoku era; famous as ninja master

Japanese outlaw

is a Japanese term for . In popular culture, it is often used for female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu (ninpo). The term was largely popularized by novelist Futaro Yamada in his novel in 1964.

thumb|Shuma Hiroyuki, later known as Jiraiya, using a heavy gun to defeat a huge snake that preyed on his toads.

Kunoichi (female ninja)

ninja leader

Japanese thief

16th century ninja

samurai

East Javan mass hysteria

intermediate-ranking Iga ninja