Table of Contents The Time of the Ninja 8 4 Ninja Stories Ninja in Action Ninja Soldiers 12 16 Real-Life Ninja 20 Ninja Fun Facts 21 Glossary 22 Further Reading 23 Index 24
The Time of the Ninja A ninja climbs a castle wall in the middle of the night He reaches up and grabs the edge of an open window with his fingertips The ninja pulls himself into the castle 44
Powerful families lived in palaces such as Hiroshima Castle Ninja were most active during the Sengoku or Warring States period in Japan This was a time of war from the mid-fifteenth century to the seventeenth century Important families in Japan fought to control the country 55
