PART THREE

The Shoninki Middle Chapters

正忍記中巻

Shoninki Chu Kan

Of the three main sections of the Shoninki, the middle chapters are by far the most eclectic in content, instructing future shinobi on how to escape capture, how to use the environment and how to hide in the wilderness. The other subjects covered in these chapters include ritual magic, esoteric witchcraft, and the ancient art of divination and physiognomy.