Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-5711593-20140527091937

Are Shinobi and Ninja really one and the same?

I know that when translated to english shinobi is ninja but since shinobi means endure did Kishimoto really intend for the Shinobi in the world of Naruto to be 'ninjas'

Similar to dragon ball using martial arts for combat was the basis to the abilities but how often is martial arts actually relevant in dragon ball z or gt since apparently buus wild rampages still caused martial artists like Goku to have trouble

And by definition the only ones in the series that are close to being real 'ninjas' are the Anbu black ops since they fill the role of a spy who only kills when they have to the best

So are shinobi just an exaggerated form of ninja used for anime/manga purposes, or is it perhaps a more advanced version of ninjas since according to sources the academy jutsu were basically all the 'ninjas' needed to do their job

Or in my opinion are they the future of ninja since I noticed that Hashirama and Madara's time seemed more traditional to 'ninjas' compared to lets say Minato's and Kakashi's time and they seem more traditional to 'ninjas' compared to the current time with Naruto and Sasuke, even the tools they use are called NINJA tools not shinobi tools or just tools

What do you think?  