Do ninjas still exist?

With reliable proof so elusive, how can you be sure that the ninja ever existed? What if what we know about ninja history were just myths of ignorant feudal commoners, passed from generation to generation? If they were indeed real, how did they come about? And finally, do ninjas still exist today? read more

Based on the evidence provided, ninja do NOT exist today. Also, the practice of ninjutsu as a distinct ryuha has not been proven to survive to this day. There are certainly modern Ninjutsu schools operating, but proving an unbroken lineage satisfactorily remains an issue. read more

My point is, a ninja is either a job, or a philosophy. Both still exist, just not so much together as they used to. read more