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Forget the iconic black stealth suits you see in movies. Real historical ninjas in feudal Japan actually wore what to avoid detection?

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Forget the iconic black stealth suits you see in movies. Real historical ninjas in feudal Japan actually wore what to avoid detection?

Forget the iconic black stealth suits you see in movies. Real historical ninjas in feudal Japan actually wore what to avoid detection?
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