Code of the Ninja

- Never betray your ryu.
- Accomplish the mission; failure is not an option.
- Always put the clan and the mission before yourself.
- If you are captured, escape.
- If you cannot escape, commit seppuku.
- If you can't commit seppuku, resist.
- If you can't rescue a comrade, take his life. It's better for them to die than to fall into the hands of the enemy.
- Serve your chunin (cell leader) and jonin (clan leader) with total, unquestioning obedience.
- Live in shadow; never reveal your true self.
- If it is not necessary to the mission to kill, don't kill.
- If it is necessary to the mission to kill, don't hesitate.
- Never strike a member of the same ryu.
- To leave the ryu is to die; no nukenin (rogue ninja) may be allowed to live.
- Your master's enemies are your enemies.
- Accept missions only from your chunin.
- Never arrange a contract yourself.
- Never question or refuse a mission.
- Always aid a genin (fellow ninja) from your own ryu.
- Honor the Buddhas.
- Strive for peace, harmony and enlightenment in all things.
- Always keep supplies hidden, away from home, in case you must flee.
- Never use the terms "ninja", "shinobi", or "assassin" when speaking in public. Use code words and metaphors when speaking in public so as not to jeopardize yourself, the mission or the clan.
- Always observe others and know your surroundings.
- You are always being observed. Always.