"Law of Conservation of Ninjutsu" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Law of Conservation of Ninjutsu [canonical]
Etymology: law (“rule”) + of + conservation (“preservation”) + of + ninjutsu (“a martial art used by ninjas”) The law implies that each team of ninjas has the same finite amount of "power" of martial arts, therefore a team with fewer ninjas has more powerful ninjas. Etymology templates: {{m|en|law||rule}} law (“rule”), {{m|en|of}} of, {{m|en|conservation||preservation}} conservation (“preservation”), {{m|en|of}} of, {{m|en|ninjutsu||a martial art used by ninjas}} ninjutsu (“a martial art used by ninjas”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Law of Conservation of Ninjutsu}} the Law of Conservation of Ninjutsu
  1. (narratology, fiction, informal, humorous) The ability of one or few people to win fights against many opponents. Tags: humorous, informal Categories (topical): Fiction, Narratology
    Sense id: en-Law_of_Conservation_of_Ninjutsu-en-name-yz4OieBn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: fiction, human-sciences, linguistics, literature, media, narratology, publishing, sciences

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