The word ninja itself derives from the Japanese Shinobi-no-mono, which is written with two kanji characters that can also be pronounced as nin-sha, if the Chinese pronunciation is used instead. The first character, nin(忍), suggests concealment, while the second, sha(者), means person. Ninja: a person who hides his presence. In Japanese, the word is applied to a person who does covert, military operations. The White Ninja makes a great collector item or kids toy. The White Ninja is very authentic to what they wore during that period of time. These figures come complete as shown (clothing, weapons, armour, swords, dagger, and shields) unless otherwise specified. The kids toys are 1/6 scale and all have moveable body parts and everything can be taken off or put back on.