Shinobi

otherwise referred to as in the English dub of Naruto, are the primary focus and the main military power in the series. Most come from a hidden village and will perform missions for a fee. These missions can include: doing manual labor, acting as escorts, gathering secret information, retrieving stolen items, carrying out assassinations, etc. In times of war, ninja will come together to defend their villages and land. The clearest characteristic of a shinobi is their ability generate and control chakra to create a jutsu.

Jutsu
Shinobi can use a variety of jutsu. Most shinobi have the ability to use an elemental jutsu depending on their chakra style. The chakra types are lightning,(raiton), Earth (doton), Water (suiton), Fire (katon),and wind (fuuton). Within these elements are sub-elements like wood (mokuton) and ice (hyoton) that can only be utilized when two elements are used in conjunction/unity and by few clans around the Shinobi world. The chakra types usually depend on where they live or were born.

Tools
Ninja use a variety of tools, the main tool's are Kunai, Shuriken, Summoning Scrolls, and Seals.