

Any explanation as to why the imaginary friend of Afro was a ninja even though
Afro was a samurai? Or was it just for characterization purpose?


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Why was Afro's imaginary friend, 'Ninja Ninja', a ninja?


I think it is because he represents the opposite of afro's like the samurai
and ninja's in the history, opposites and
enemies.[Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20151106210821/http://asianhistory.about.com/od/warsinasia/p/NinjaProfile.htm)

> ### Origins of the Ninja:
>
> [...]
>
> Japanese folklore states that the ninja descended from a demon that was half
> man and half crow. However, it seems more likely that the ninja slowly
> evolved as an opposing force to their upper-class contemporaries, the
> samurai, in early feudal Japan.
>
> [...]
>
> ### Ninjutsu versus Bushido:
>
> Ninjutsu developed as an opposing force to the samurai code of bushido.
> Samurai valued loyalty and honor above all else. Going into battle, a
> samurai would select a single opponent, announce his challenge, list his
> family pedigree, and then attack. Samurai wore bright colors on their armor
> to announce their clan identity. Ideally, at least, bushido was noble and
> highly stylized, but it couldn't always get the job done.
>
> That is where ninjutsu came in: the ninja code valued accomplishing a
> mission by whatever means necessary. Sneak attacks, poison, seduction and
> spying were all shameful to the samurai, but fair play by the rules of the
> ninja."


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