In the context of our Shadow lore, the perverse, impossible technologies of Sky Ninjas make it likely that they receive help from the Narlock-worshipped Celestial Spirits, just like we're apparenly receiving help from the Shadowmasters... or rather, Demon Gods, because both groups of deities almost certainly are just different fronts for the Shadowmasters. Whatever the truth is, we have to deal not only with the Star Gods' tyranny, but also with these Ninja proxies of the OTHER Shadowmasters. Reality bites, so we either deal with it and save questions for later... or become extinct and have no say whatsoever.