The world will only be half as awesome if ninjas go extinct

Future generations might not have to worry about ninjas leaping silently from the shadows and hurling metal stars at them: The legendary Japanese fighters are reportedly on the verge of dying out. Jinichi Kawakami and Masaaki Hatsumi each claim they're the sole surviving member of a ninja clan. Regardless of who is actually Japan's last ninja, both agree that they won't appoint a successor to take over as ninja "grandmaster." "But we now have guns, the internet and much better medicines, so the art of ninjutsu has no place in the modern age," said Kawakami. [Source]

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