Assorted Translations

忍攻撃行の動きの事 Movements for carrying out shinobi attack tactics 攻撃行の動きは動かない目標に対する忍攻撃の場合と同なれども、昼間にして敵の一部残りし場合には、味方の者は一時分散し、忍び敵の警戒の無くなるを待ち、あらかじめ知らされて 予定の集結地に到るをよしとする事あり。その際(攻撃)うまく功をえざる場合をも考え、あらかじめその動き(味方)をきめ、どのようなる場合に遭遇せるも、指揮連絡を定め置く事とする事。 The movements for carrying out attacks are the same as those of a shinobi attack against an unmoving target. If it is still daytime and only a portion of the enemy remains, those on your side will temporarily disperse and wait until the enemy shinobi […]

攻撃の事  On attacking 忍地点より潜入の要領は、敵の警戒線をこえ、敵の配備の弱点を発見につとめそこへ隠密にかつ迅速に潜入するものとす。そのため巧みに欺騙偽装をほどこし、地形地物を利用すると共に、風向または光及び敵の照明などを考慮して、忍隊形及び組者の前進をある程度決めおき、其の時長の者は其の者及び組の動きを確実に握る事に注意するを本分とせよ。よいな。 The gist of infiltrating from a Shinobi way point is to cross over past the enemy’s area of vigilance, to discover the weak points in the enemy’s deployment formation, and to quickly and covertly infiltrate. To do so, you must skillfully apply deception and disguise, make use of the terrain, and

TōdōTakatora was the head of the Tokugawa intelligence units for the first 3 generations of Tokugawa rule, so in a sense, one can certainly say he was the head of the shinobi forces of Iga. He was able to attain this lofty position because he had previously been the lord of Ise, next to Iga, and learned