True ninjas never really had any powers. The thing is they blended in with the people they were spying on, because that is what they were, spies. And just like James Bond, ninjas weren't dedicated assassins either. Many were trained samurai, others peasants with training in arts like Okinawan kobujutsu. read more
Ninja or Shinobi did not have supernatural powers - although because of their training, and the many tools they used as part of this training, rumours came about of supernatural powers like walking on water, paralysing an enemy or disappearing. read more
Superhuman or supernatural powers were often associated with the ninja. Some legends include flight, invisibility, shapeshifting, the ability to"split" into multiple bodies, the summoning of animals, and control over the five classical elements. read more