I could never respect someone who poisions and stabs in the back. A true warrior fights face to face with their opponent.
not all ninjas poison and stab in the back
some do fight face to face
just because of rumors and what you think they normally do in combat is nothing
You shouldnt stereotype because i've read or seen just like you ninjas who do quite the opposite. If a dummy gets hit in nthe back or the ninja attacks and you don't know it, i consider it your fault, or the fault of who was hit, not the ninjas. You should be aware of your surroundings and not just your front, because then someone could easily attack from the side as they could from the back. A samurai should be conscous of his surroundings and not just one way because that means you're weak in my opinion