Quote Originally Posted by Sidnne
In regards to the Samurai... Historically speaking, a samurai would kick a ninja's ass any day of the week. Ninja were not the uber-skilled, kick-ass fighters that Hollywood has made them out to be, however the Samurai were. A ninja sword was not even very sharp and was used primarily for defense. Ninja were stealth assassins, not great warriors; they killed with things like poisons or by waiting for hours in darkness for a chance to ambush their target.

If a ninja had to fight a samurai in a 1v1 battle, the ninja would not have a chance. I know that doesn't matter much in a manga, but still, I wouldn't be so quick to laugh at the samurai, and I hope they put up a good fight and aren't just cannon fodder for Falcon.
I agree. In fact I'll do you one better and say that Kishi already kind of baked it in with the Earth kage saying that no one lays a finger on them. We don't why, maybe an agreement or something with the other countries, but it could be because they own as guardians and as over all fighters too. Just a theory.