It's time for another weekly Samurai Fact!

This week's fact... Code of Honor.

I mentioned the major difference between Ninja and Samurai in my first weekly Samurai Fact post. The only other *major* difference between them is their code of honor.
For the samurai class, it was a requirement to have a code of honor. Historically, the samurai's code of honor was known as "bushido", or "the way of the warrior".
For the ninja class, there was no requirement to have a code of honor. Ninjas were often called to perform jobs of espionage, assassination, and other acts that would usually be seen as dishonorable under normal circumstances. Having a code of honor would get in the way of completing these jobs.

Ninja still had their own ethics, so it was not impossible for a ninja to adopt a code of honor. It just wasn't a requirement. It mostly depended on what a ninja wanted to do with their life and the skills they've acquired. There were times when ninja armies would dedicate their loyalty to a samurai clan. And as I mentioned before, being a ninja is not a job title, so plenty of ninja could go on to become actual samurai themselves.

Sorry this fact is a day late! The forum was having technical problems, and as they say in Japan, it couldn't be helped.