Ninjago : Masters of Spinjitzu Ninjago : Masters of Spinjitzu is a TV series released in 2011 . The first two episodes were aired in the US on " Cartoon Network " , in Germany on " SuperRTL " and in Finland on " Nelonen " . The show is about the popular theme , Ninjago . Six ninja — Kai , Zane , Cole , Jay , Nya , and Lloyd — must defeat with the help of Sensei Wu . The pilot episodes was split into two parts , " Way of the Ninja " and " King of Shadows " . When it was released on DVD it became four episodes ( Way of the Ninja , The Golden Weapon , King of Shadows , and Weapons of Destiny ) . The theme song is " The Weekend Whip " by the band " The Fold " . " The Fold " has also done " Born to be a Ninja " and " Ninja Go ! " . List of Episodes . Season one had 13 episodes , and followed the ninjas ' quest to stop the evil Serpentine . The second season continued with the ninja training the green ninja to defeat Lord Garmadon once and for all . The third season depicts Ninjago City with cutting - edge technology and the Overlord ' s return . The fourth season reveals the existence of other elemental masters . Season 5 reveals that there are sixteen realms , and also introduced the Preeminent . Music and sounds are done by Jay Vincent , Michael Kramer , and JAM Music and Effects . Pilot Episodes . 1 . Way of the Ninja 2 . The Golden Weapon 3 . King of Shadows 4 . Weapons of Destiny Season 1 ( Rise of the Snakes ) : . 1 . Rise of the Snakes 2 . Home 3 . Snakebit 4 . Never Trust a Snake 5 . Can of Worms 6 . The Snake King 7 . Tick Tock 8 . Once Bitten , Twice Shy 9 . The Royal Blacksmiths 10 . The Green Ninja 11 . All of Nothing 12 . Rise of the Great Devourer 13 . Day of the Great Devourer Season 2 ( Rise of the Spinjitzu Master ) : . 14 . Darkness Shall Rise 15 . Pirates vs . Ninja 16 . Double Trouble 17 . Ninjaball Run 18 . Child ' s Play 19 . Wrong Place , Wrong Time 20 . The Stone Army 21 . The Day Ninjago Stood Still 22 . The Last Voyage 23 . Island of Darkness 24 . The Last Hope 25 . Return of the Overlord 26 . Rise of the Spinjitzu Master Season 3 ( Rebooted ) : . 27 . The Surge 28 . The Art of the Silent Fist 29 . Blackout 30 . The Curse of the Golden Master 31 . Enter the Digiverse 32 . 33 . The Void 34 . The Titanium Ninja Season 4 ( Tournament of Elements ) : . 35 . The Invitation 36 . Only One Can Remain 37 . Versus 38 . Ninja Roll 39 . Spy for a Spy 40 . Spellbound 41 . The Forgotten Element 42 . The Day of the Dragon 43 . The Greatest Fear of All 44 . The Corridor of Elders Season 5 ( Possession ) : . 45 . Winds of Change 46 . Ghost Story 47 . Stiix and Stones 48 . The Temple on Haunted Hill 49 . Peak - a - Boo 50 . Kingdom Come 51 . The Crooked Path 52 . Grave Danger 53 . Curseworld Part I 54 . Curseworld Part II Season 6 ( Skybound ) : . 55 . Infamous 56 . Public Enemy Number One 57 . Enkrypted 58 . Misfortune Rising 59 . On a Wish and a Prayer 60 . My Dinner With Nadakhan 61 . Wishmasters 62 . The Last Resort 63 . Operation Land Ho ! 64 . The Way Back Day of the Departed . In between season 6 and 7 there was a double - length special episode , Day of the Departed . Season 7 ( Hands of Time ) . 65 . The Hands of Time 66 . The Hatching 67 . A Time of Traitors 68 . Scavengers 69 . A Line in the Sand 70 . The Attack 71 . Secrets Discovered 72 . Pause and Effect 73 . Out of the Fire and Into the Boiling Sea 74 . Lost in Time Season 8 ( Sons of Garmadon ) . 75 . The Mask of Deception 76 . The Jade Princess 77 . The Oni and the Dragon 78 . Snake Jaguar 79 . Dead Man ' s Squall 80 . The Quiet One 81 . Game of Masks 82 . Dread On Arrival 83 . True Potential 84 . Big Trouble , Little Ninjago Season 9 : ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 85 . Episodes . " Main Article : " Pilot Episodes ( 2 Episodes ) features an aging ninja master , Sensei Wu , struggling to train four young Ninja in the ways of an ancient battle art called Spinjitzu to defeat his evil brother Lord Garmadon , ruler of the underworld , and stop him from gaining The Four Golden Weapons , which would make his power limitless and powerful . Season One ( 13 Episodes ) focuses on Garmadon ' s young son Lloyd Garmadon , who has released an ancient evil : an army of snakes called the Serpentine . The four ninja must stop them from uniting to unleash The Great Devourer , a large snake with the power to consume all of Ninjago and a bite that can turn the purest of people evil . Also , the Serpentine hold Lloyd as a hostage , and Lord Garmadon has agreed to aid the ninja in rescuing Lloyd and stopping the Serpentine . Season Two ( 13 Episodes ) features the Ninja training Lloyd to become the chosen one destined to defeat Lord Garmadon . Meanwhile , the Dark Lord forms an alliance with the Serpentine and , with the Golden Weapons in his possession , attempts to prevent his son from fulfilling his destiny . In the meantime , several forces of evil are unleashed such as ancient pirates of the Destiny ' s Bounty and the formidable " Stone Army " , of which the Ninja must protect Ninjago from becoming plundered . Season Three ( 8 Episodes ) features the aftermath of the final battle , with the defeat of Lord Garmadon - - whom has been fully cured of his evil - - and the ninja and Lloyd at their strongest . However , an ancient enemy of the ninja returns to New Ninjago City and makes Nindroids based on Zane whom the ninja must fight to save the city . It will also feature the return of the Serpentine , and their secrets regarding the enemy ' s return . Season Four ( 10 Episodes ) continues with Anacondrai cultists as the villains . New Ninjago City abandons its futuristic design for a more balanced look of old and new , in honor of the ninja who sacrificed himself in the latest battle . As they work to get him back , the remaining Ninja discover that they are not the only ones who possess elemental powers . The problem is that means facing a new enemy that has his own agenda of restarting what he began ages ago . Season Five ( 10 Episodes ) continues right after the final battle from the previous season . Having just put an end to an ages - old war alongside new allies , but at the cost of Garmadon ' s life , the reunited Ninja discover that the war ' s end has also brought a new kind of enemy that is literally out of their realm . Gaining new energy forms and suits , they need all the power they can get to prevent this paranormal threat - - which becomes even more dangerous when it learns their Spinjitzu art - - from turning all of Ninjago ' s worst nightmares to reality . Season Six ( 10 Episodes ) continues after the destruction of the previous season ' s ghoulish threat . However , just as the ninja begin to adapt to some major changes within themselves after that experience , they find themselves labelled as " Public Enemy Number One " for unknown reasons . What is worse , the cause is a mysterious djinn with the empowerment to turn anyone ' s deepest wishes into corrupted horrors . Now on the run , the ninja must rally whatever allies they can trust to assist in clearing their names , as well as their newest enemy and his support of sky - faring pirates set to building a new kingdom over Ninjago ' s ruins . Day Of The Departed has Cole fading , and trying to get revenge on Yang . Then , Yang brings back revenge wanting villains to life from statues in a museum . Season Seven ( 10 Episodes ) has the ninja cleaning up the museum after the stone army ruined it . But Acronix , an evil time twin , comes back , and when Kai studies the museum , he finds out Dr . Saunders is secretly Krux , the brother of Acronix , and The Vermillion army is hiding in a hidden part of the museum . And the worst is that Wu is aging rapidly , and the army have kidnapped all the builders and are stealing all the technology . Now the ninja must get the Time Blades , and especially the Reversal Time Blade to stop Wu ' s aging rapidly , and they must defeat the Vermillion to get into the Vermillion lair , learn secrets about Kai and Nya ' s parents , and defeat Acronix and Krux , and also save the builders . Season 8 ( 10 Episodes ) Season 9 Series misconception . It is often said that the pilot episodes and Mini - Movies are the series first season . The original first and second seasons were considered there seasons two and three on " Xfinity " TV guides . However , this has recently been changed to the original numbers .