The International Ninja Academy

**The International Ninja Academy** or the I.N.A is a school for young, aspiring children that trains them to become ninja heroes. It was built in Downtown Ninjago City. Cole, Kai, Nya, Zane, Karlof, and many others served as the faculty and staff. It was a home to the Third Generation that trained there. Lloyd was the headmaster of the school until his death. After his demise, Kai helmed the school. The school was destroyed in Season 5: Pressing Shadows then was shut down because of the dangers of Garmadon’s rule in Season 9: Resistance. It was reopened by Jason Walker himself during Season 10: Temporal Wars. Under the school, lays Ninja-Spider’s secret Spider-Cave and part of the bullet train system that leads to and from the Mountain Base and the Monastary of Spinjitzu. It was also closed due to numerous Oni demons invading it during Civil War and Endgame. It was still operating even under the dangers of The Power Wars. And would become a landmark of Ninjago Super City.

Years later it helmed the fourth and fifth generations of Ninja. And not much would happen to it during those ages of heroes. In front of the school lays memorials for all those who have fallen in the past few decades. Jaxon prevented juvenile delinquents from putting graffiti art on the structures of the school, once in Beyond: The Golden Age. Now Martin Roberts’ nephew is the headmaster of the school.

## History

The school was opened in 2028, by Lloyd Garmadon and Jay Walker. It was built by Borg Industries before the company’s bankruptcy in 2030. After Borg Industries was out of business, Walker Industries took control on management of the I.N.A school grounds. The students came quickly. Many adults and older teens trained and graduated to be assigned to different villages in Ninjago. Lloyd Garmadon became the headmaster and Akita was the headmistress, while Kai was assigned the role of dean/therapist and Cole became the head of the school cafeteria staff. Zane became part of the logistics and tech division and Dareth, Skylor, and Nya served as additional instructors. Lloyd waited until Michael was six to register him and all the other original nine of the future Ninja Force. Zane and P.I.X.A.L built DIGITAL as the Ninjas’ computer system and Samurai X.

The school housed many classrooms and Room 212 was the Ninja Force’s classroom. There the Ninja learned and grew up together. In 2055, they graduated together and became the new Ninja Force. The room also became a meeting place for the Ninja Force during huge invasions on Ninjago Super City.

The school was destroyed many times throughout the course of history. It was first destroyed by the Stone Army during the Overlord’s Apocalypse. Then it was destroyed by the Red Carnage in Wings of Destiny and then it was ravaged by the Prowlers during The Power Wars. It has served as a training ground for many generations of Ninja. And no matter how many times it got destroyed, it always found a way to get back up just like the ninja who trained in its walls. Many deceased heroes were actually honored there in remembrance of their courageous acts.

## Description

The I.N.A was built in a urban part of Ninjago City. It is accessible to the general public and has secret tunnels beneath for easy access to different parts of Ninjago City. It was built mainly to replace the Monastery of Spinjitzu, since the ninja base was too small for the staff, faculty, and all the students and too hard for access because of the Mountains of Impossible Height’s difficult terrain. Even the Postman was satisfied with the new school.

The I.N.A‘s lot is restricted to the shape of a hexagon. But the school covers at least almost a mile of land. The main building is where a lot of the classrooms, cafeterias, and rooms are. There are three additional buildings that provide other gyms, training grounds, offices, etc. Paying tribute to the Monastery is a statue of the FSM with a dragon wrapped around it.

### Training Courses and Gyms

The main building and two of the auxiliary buildings house training courses and cutting edge simulator grounds for the ninja-in-training to traverse and learn martial arts on. They are activated by a switch panel in the form of a small dragon statue and are monitored by the staff and Cyrus Borg’s White Nindroids.

### Courtyards and Playgrounds

There are places for the students and staff to spend their recreation and passing periods from day to day. Sometimes students spar to see who has the most skill while teachers and other students spectate.

### Art Murals

Some of the classrooms and the courtyards house murals, statues, and more to commemorate the history of Ninjago and its Ninja heroes.

### Offices

There are many offices in the I.N.A including the Headmaster’s office, administrators’ offices, generator rooms, and teacher’s lounges. They contain stuff you would find in an office or stuff to keep the staff amused and entertained.

### Spider-Cave

A few yards below the school is the former hideout of Ninja-Spider. It’s now used as a bunker or escape room for the Ninja Force. It houses some vehicles, weapons, and gear of the Ninja Force.

### Bell Tower

Every great campus has a bell tower. It always rings every hour and has a fun ceremony at the end of each year where the seniors clean the bell.

## Inhabitants

### Prior to Destruction(s)

* 3rd Gen Ninja Force
* 4th Gen Ninja Force
* Ninja-Spider
* Silent Streak
* 2nd Gen Ninja Force Instructors
* Unnamed other students and staff

### Former Inhabitants

* Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon
* Kai Smith
* Skylor Chen
* Cole Buckets
* Zane Julien
* Dareth
* Lil’ Nelson

## Notes

* The layout of the I.N.A is loosely based upon the structure of the Navient Solutions Inc. building in Fishers, Indiana.
* The International Ninja Academy exists in other realities such as Earth-53 and various others