The young Ninja knew that he might suffer great
indignities at the hands of the invaders, but only if they tried
to slay him would he be forced to defend himself and try to
escape. But that must not happen; he might escape or he
might be killed, but either way his mission would fail, and it
would then be even more difficult for the next Ninja spy to
get in. The enemy would increase their security.
His only hope was to slip in and complete his mission
while the invaders were still occupied by sacking the
countryside and celebrating their victory. They were not
even aware that in triumph they were vulnerable. Kenji
hoped to teach the invaders a bitter lesson for invading his
homeland.