Pirates vs. Ninjas

Ok. I've seen this so many times that I can't even count on my two hands or two feet anymore. People talking about pirates vs. ninjas. It seems like such a debatable topic to most people. But why? Why do they have to keep bringing it up? Just settle on one, dammit. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to analyze both groups and then come up with a final answer on the best ones.

Since people say "pirates vs. ninjas", I'm assuming they're talking about who would win in a fight, so let's look at it from that perspective.

Pirates
Pros:
- They have firearms
- They have bigger firearms (cannons)
- They work as a crew
- Their captain is usually pretty strong
- Their captain can also be supernatural material (examples: Barbosa or Davy Jones)
- They always carry around swords.
- So they can be skilled in swordfighting.

Cons:
- Teamwork isn't always present
- Besides using guns and swords, pirates don't have any super outstanding physical ability
- Pirates don't really take care of their bodies, and can be lacking in certain things (examples: legs, eyes, arms)
- Combat skills may be lowered by the consumption of alcohol, namely RUM
- They're not that smart


Ninjas
Pros:
- High strength
- Good speed and agility
- A big arsenal of weapons (stars, knives, swords, staffs, knives on chain, fans, just chains, cat claws, etc.)
- Usually camoflauged
- Quick thinking
- Did I mention better equipped?
- Asian (just kidding)
- Can make quick escapes so they survive longer

Cons:
- Usually fight in small numbers (1 or 2 ninjas)
- Equipment can get in the way
- Ninjas don't use guns (at least the traditional ones don't)


So if it's not obvious to you yet, ninjas do seem like the better group, in terms of fighting abilities. In real life, that is. However, taking a look at fictional ninjas and pirates makes me wonder. Let's take a look at One Piece. In One Piece, Monkey D. Luffy just beats up everyone, pirate or not. Of course, he has to owe it to his special ability that he got from the Devil's Fruit (stretchy powers), but he's still really cool.

So it goes down like this: in real life, ninjas would win. In nonreal life, I say it's up to chance. They seem pretty evenly matched in the manga/anime world.