depends. Is there another way to rescue them?

ninjas here i come..

Forget my family: I just want to be a Ninja.

Lets break this down into its parts.

1- You had a family
2- Ninja's stole your family (Lets call them Clan 1)
3- Different Ninja's (Clan 2) offer to train you to beat Clan 1.

The Ninja, by their very nature, are fickle and conniving men. You cant trust them. For all you know, this is an elaborate setup by Clan 1 to lure out Clan 2 or vice-versa.

The way I see it, you have two paths.

Path 1; Earn Clan 2's trust. Then kill them. I point to the historically accurate Biopic of "Batman Begins" as proof that a Ninja's natural enemy is the complete decimation of his winter fortress.

After foolishly saving the life of your mentor, but not before killing everyone else, take proof that they are dead back to Clan 1 (if said clan hasn't come out to congratulate you, by which time you can reveal to them you knew all along that this was a ruse)

Still high off your blood lust, despatching the surviving clan should be easy enough.


Path 2; Polygamy. Start a second family. There is a good chance Clan 1 will attempt to kidnap them as well. When that happens, start a third and a fourth. Continue to feed your families to the ninja clan. Around the tenth or eleventh kidnapping, the Ninja clan should be struggling to feed everyone.

Weakened by their hunger and hubris, it is only a matter of waiting until winter rolls around for the Ninja to starve and freeze.

Problem solved.

This is all covered in my book "A time travellers guide to surviving: Feudal Japan".

Yeah, wow.  Jager wins.