For centuries, The Ancient One's prophesied the birth of a prodigal child, armed with the ancient skills of the dreaded shinobi. In the language of the old country, the name of this child of destiny is roughly translated as: "The One Whose Name Should Only Be Whispered". Whether this child is a bane or boon to mankind has yet to be determined. And lo', in this Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Eight, the time of the child's emergence is nigh...

Sightings of the prophesied child are extremely rare, and we have discovered why. The child has used it knowledge of the ancient mystical arts to prevent itself by being detected by hiding in here:



It currently lives within a host, hereafter designated "Number One Mom", an avid knitter, occasional blogger and dog-owner who has been serving as an incubator of sorts. The picture above was taken by one we shall designate "Number One Dad", a hapless, amateur photographer, amateur entertainment critic, and a recovering Asia-phile.

By using the most up-to-date tools science, including ultra-sonic imagery, we here at this blog have caught a glimpse of the elusive master of the stealthy arts. Here, at last, is the proof of the existence of one, whom for now we shall designate "Ninja Embryo":


A review of video evidence from this sighting reveals that Ninja Embryo is very active, and moves around quite a lot, thus restricting the efforts of our scientific team to record certain measurements. Therefore much about Ninja Embryo, including its gender, remains a mystery. One wonders if this a deliberate effort on the part of Ninja Embryo. One can almost hear the child's terribly smug laughter. We here at this blog will keep you posted on future developments.

Ninja Skills Observed So Far:

1) The ability to engage in a benign, symbiotic relationship with Number One Mom.

2) Cranium size is relatively large for the size of its body, thus indicating a genetic link with Number One Dad.

3) Ninja Embryo seems to have a cute, button-like nose, thus indicating a genetic link with Number One Mom.

4) Foot motions observed during the ultrasound strangely resemble martial arts kicks.

5) Hand motions observed during the ultrasound strangely resemble the techniques one would employ when throwing ninja stars.