Swift Scouting

Swift Scouting was a Rank 1 ninjutsu technique which taught that the line between a shinobi and a scout was mostly one of their current assignment. Yet, while traditional scouting could take days or weeks, sufficiently experienced survivalists who had lived in the wilds could undertake scouting missions much more quickly than typical observers. Shinobi must often spend long periods of time traveling Rokugan, hiding in the wilderness, or spying on targets on the road. As a result, many were intimately familiar with the sorts of environments found in those types of locations and could quickly sweep an area to identify the points of interest inside it. Especially skilled shinobi were likely to leave traps behind for enemy scouts or forces in the area. Fields of Victory, pp. 105-106
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