Who would win a fight: ninjas or pirates?

everyone where I work have been arguing over who would win in a fight between ninjas or pirates, and I want to hear everyone elses opinion on this. So ninjas or pirates???

Ninjas. Pirates frequently have poor nutrition (scurvy, etc) and Ninjas are masters of ninjitsu, taijitsu, kendo, etc.

To become a proficient ninja, you must master several weapons forms and learn the fighting style. A pirate loots for treasure, etc.

However...if the pirate wasn't suprised & had a fire arm, then the pirate would win, I think, as long as he shot fast.

Actually, there's no evidence that ninjas ever existed. Pirates win by default.

Ninjas.

They were real. How else would there be ancient ninja style swords they've found?

...like in anime you mean?

Those are samurai

>ninja

I guess it depends on your definition. To me, a ninja is a 1st don black belt in the art of ninjitsu. However, if you're talking historical figure who wears black clothing...then, it's debatable. Ninja, in historical context, were essentially ronin, or samurai without masters.

If they were battling in ships at sea the pirates would win. If they were fighting with improvised weopons in feudal Japan the ninjas would win.

* rubbing temples *

Ohhh... Dear... Holy Asteroid... I am truly shamed by the ignorance I'm witnessing...

I beckon unto thee... COME FORTH! END THIS TRIVIAL EXISTENCE WITH YOUR MAGNIFICENT & FIERY THUD!

P.S - ...but spare all the ninjas, for they are totally righteous.

XOXOXO

CA (a.k.a. The Cap'n)

It would seem if the Pirate is with his cannon, the ninja wouldn't be able to get close enough to make use of his talents. :-)

They can sneak onboard while the pirates are drunk or asleep, and slit some throats. Ninja is the 'art of invisibility' ...the most dangerous enemy, is the one you DON'T know about.

Ooooh amblessed just got pwned! Clearly ninjas would win ;-)

Aha, but ninja's aren't sailors ! - where did they get the ship and how did they know how to navigate it to locate the correct Pirates - no GPS !!

Perhaps they followed the stars.

Perhaps it was a cloudy night.

Perhaps they can walk on water (one of their many powers). Even Jesus had ninjas...

...besides; sailors have to make port eventually.

Perhaps they're some kind of hybrid super-ninja and can teleport. A-HA!

NINJA VANISH!

*poof!*

Ninjas of course.They could sneak on to a ship and single-handedly kill all of the crew. Besides, parrots arnt that cool anyway.

pirates because ninjas suck at fighting.

they would try the deadly clavicle grab and then get their hooded heads cut off by the pirate's sword

arrr matey!

Ninjas would totally win.

So many people ask this question... Now this question has been passed around to just about every website that's ever existed, one way or another and the answer always will rely on where and when they're fighting. People think way too lowly of pirates when it comes to this, it's always just NINJA'S NINJA'S!!! Well the one problem with ninja's vs Pirates is that they could be matched up by current day pirates and they're screwed. If they're matched up with olden day pirates it again depends on when and where. The next question would be why are they fighting in the first-place since a ninja only fights if needed.

Another fact people ignore is that some pirates were also stealthy. Many would conquer a ship without a single person noticing, and some pirates would kill even if it wasn't necessary. Pirates also plundered on land as well as on the sea, making them more fearsome than ninjas, and NO NINJA'S CANNOT WALK ON WATER! They make it seem like they were by standing on a thin rope that was put into a body of water, usually a river, tied to one end of the bank to the other to give the illusion.

BIG BIG BIGGG SECRET!!! NINJITSU IS THE ART OF BEING STEALTHY, NOT KNOWING EIGHT DIFFERENT MARTIAL ARTS, OR HOW TO USE SOME FANCY HAND THINGIES FOR MAGIC! A ninja would only kill if it jeapordized his mission. Another little thing that can alter this fight is what kind of skills a pirate has? Not all pirates were drunkards, and not all pirates had diseases, not to mention piracy in length has had more time to develope than ninjitsu itself. Piracy has been recorded since the ancient greeks and most likely has been existant long before such. They're magical 'Jutsu's' or whatever it's called is simply making their enemy THINK they can do magic, when really they're just burning a piece of string with alcohol on it, or causing a cheap chemical reaction with something.

Well I suppose my point with this is that ninjas require much more supplying than Pirates since pirates only need a weapon if anything to take down a ninja, while a ninja would need enclosed spaces with many hiding places, usually.

Another forceful point for the pirates is that pirates tend to swarm, even while being stealthy. Pirates also had to be excellent hunters (almost always) so that they could eat if they got blown off-course in a storm or such. Amblessed made a point that Ninja's wouldn't be abled to catch the pirates if they were at sea, which is usually also true since the ninja trained themself with quiet FOOTSTEPS not ship-sailing. Most to all pirates would know how to mask themselves on a visual, and audio basis while on the sea. Although a ninja could hide his-/her-self underwater, they wouldn't be abled to do so in the open sea since the waves would force down any tubes or bamboo or whatever they're using to breathe causing them to choke, and drown.

well... it depends. Naruto ningas- Ningas, but pirates of the carribean- pirates

Wouldn't it also be on how strong they are? I mean if the ninjas were weak wouldnt the pirates win? Or if it was the other way around? ^-^ Even though I love ninjas

dam I like dis whole thing id say pirates I luv pirates look at pirates of the caribean that was gr8, so therefore pirates, pirates are gr8, ninjas are ok ^_^

I think that pirates are far more accomplished than ninjas in the field of movies and entertainment. Practically every DVD I own has a warning at the beginning that says I might have a pirate movie. Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure there is no movie in existence that warns viewers that they might have a ninja movie.
I can spot a pirate DVD a mile off now. Last week I think I rented a pirate copy of 'The Sound Of Music'. Julie Andrews was wearing an eye patch and had a parrot on her shoulder.

who would win the fight...Chuck Norris

I agree with moonshine. It depends on what type.

ninjas because they can like go: whooo chop and then your head falls off.