Talk:Ninjutsu/@comment-5243280-20120814005819

I think most ninja actually used common peasant tools as weapons. Professional weapons usage was likely a later developement when the shinobi became an actual class in Japan. Common tools were easier to conceal, not attracting unwanted attention (all attention is usually bad for a ninja), and were easier to come by. For example, if I'm not mistaken, the kunai were actually a garden trowel. An ingenious weapon for the gardener who happens to want to kill a shogun, or someone else of importance.