The ancient and relatively lost art of the ninja keep propping its head in the Western world. Perhaps there is a secret underground neo-ninja movement in the West.

Two men who were dressed as ninja in Clifton, New Jersey were arrested. Tadeusz Tertkiewicz, 20, and Jesse Trojaniak, 19, were each charged with weapons possession and Tertkiewicz was also charged with harassment for a letter left for an ex-girlfriend. It’s shocking, I know – he once had a girlfriend.

The self-proclaimed “Shinobi warriors” who were armed with knives, throwing stars, swords, nunchucks and bow and arrows were delivering letters for drug dealers and users. The letters warned that the “Shinobi will stop your cruel and sadistic intentions with justified, yet merciful force.”

These guys are giving ninja a bad name alright.