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In the first episode of the spinoff series _RWBY Chibi_ , Ruby find's Blake's
copy of the book _Ninjas of Love_ and starts reading it. When Ruby finds the
centerfold, she says, "Now that's a katana." I understand this is supposed to
be a double entendre, but it is a book about ninjas, so I'm not sure if the
picture is lewd or if it really is a katana (or both). It would make sense to
me that Ruby would be more interested in weapons. I'd also like to know more
about the contents of the book, since it does appear in the the main series as
well. I've seen comments in forums suggesting it is a reference to the _Make-
Out Paradise_ series in _Naruto_ , but I don't know if this has been confirmed
by the developers.


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Was it a katana?


According to this [transcript of director commentary from volume
1](http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Commentaries/Volume_1_Directors_Commentary#naruto_joke),
_Ninjas of Love_ is a reference to the _Naruto_ series.

> Blake holds Ninjas of Love.
>
>   19. Miles: Oh, I love that moment!
>
>   20. Monty: It's funny 'cause neither of you watched Naruto.
>
>   21. Miles and Kerry: No, just never watched Naruto.
>
>   22. Monty: There's a joke similar.
>
>   23. Kerry: Oh, really?
>
>   24. Monty: Yes.
>
>   25. Kerry: No, I don't.
>
>   26. Monty: Maybe that's why you guys were wondering. Yeah, no but it's
> kind of a call out, too.
>
>

Based on these comments, _Ninjas of Love_ is likely a reference to the adult-
themed books written by Naruto's master. The book being about ninjas is a clue
to it being a reference to the _Naruto_ series.

According to the wiki page [for books from the
series](http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Books), some information has been gleamed
from the text on the book in the _RWBY Chibi_ series despite the text being
difficult to read: The author is Patty Berdioler, and the tagline on the front
is

> No shadows can conceal the lust of one enigma for long...

and the text on the back is

> When a young woman abandons the comforts ... where she was bound to have an
> easy life but ... and self absorbed to see past her petty ... realize how
> lucky she was, she runs away to ... where she becomes ninja.
>
> Little does she know that over the years she has been watched from the
> shadows by a ninja master, a lone enigma that haunts the darkness of the
> night itself. What will happen when our young woman is consumed by the heat
> of this shadowy man...?

Additionally, in the first episode of _RWBY Chibi_ , Ruby calls the book
"filth".

The book is probably an adult romance novel.

As to the original question, there are some reasons to assume the centerfold
really is a picture of a katana or contains a katana. Firstly, _RWBY Chibi_ is
a comedic show and not canonical to the main series, so while it may be
unusual for a katana to be on a centerfold, it would be reasonable for a joke.
Secondly, Ruby has been show to be obsessive with weapons in the main series,
particularly in episode 2. Third, it is a book about ninjas, so a katana
wouldn't be out of place. In fact, a katana is seen on the cover in _RWBY
Chibi_.

The main argument against it being a katana would be that it is a lewd book,
which is compelling evidence by itself.


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