Hi all.
I was wondering if anyone could help me with a plot hole that has been
plaguing me in the current story I'm working on. What the story is a
thriller involving ninjas. In this story I'm trying to keep away from the
hollywood image of cannon fodder in black pajamas and going with the premise
that the ninja has changed with the times as much as the rest of Japan so
they resemble a very efficient freelance intelligence agency. To get this
right I'm been trying to keep away from the martial arts texts and sticking
with the histories. (I've been reading Hatsumi and Turnbull mostly)
The problem that I came across probably won't bother me until the next few
chapters and is essentially a paradox.
Here it is.
We have a secret society of Spies and Assassins who's secrecy is so
extensive they have successfully convinced the world that with the
exception of a handful of Dojos they died out sometime after 1850. If
they're that secretive how do they get work?
Think about it if they are so good that they successfully avoided legal
authorities and public scrutiny for over a hundred years it would be equally
difficult for potential clients to have even heard of them.
The situation reminds me of some of Forsythe's "Day of the Jackal" where
one of the OAS members points out just how hard it is to locate the absolute
best assassins and the Jackal later points out how if an assassin were to
make a really great hit (in that case De Gaulle) would never be able to work
again due to the ensuing manhunt.
Anyway any suggestions are welcome and appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Bill Morse
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