Land of the First Spinjitzu Master

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The **Land of the First Spinjitzu Master** (Ninjagoan: *Spinjitzu tatsujin tochi*, 忍術達人土地) (**LFSM**) is part of the creation myth of the Way of the Ninja religion and a concept of Ninjagoan ancestral domain. Since ShitCraft IV, the term has been heavily tied to the contemporaneous Ninjagoan concept of *Motto heya*, the belief that the Ninjagoan people were to expand into Asia and the New World, conquering and displacing the native populations. The concept has been a driver of Ninjagoan geopolitics as early as during the Garmadon Restoration, and in the modern era during ShitCraft IV and V.

## Background

In pre-ShitCraft times, the first scrolls of Ninjago's creation were written. It is known the information in the scrolls has been changed over time, but key components have remained. In the texts, the world, called the *Realm of* *Ninjago*, was created by the half-*Oni* half-*Dragon* known as *The First Spinjitzu Master* (Ninjagoan: *Saisho spinjitzu shujin*, 最初忍術主人) (TFSM) using the *Four Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu* (Ninjagoan: *Shi kogane buki spinjitzu*, 四黄金武器忍術) to escape the perpetual war between Oni and Dragon in the *First Realm* / *Realm of Oni and Dragon*. Here it is specified that TFSM created both the lands of Ninjago and the people inhabiting them. The lands were described as vast, covering mountain ranges, deserts, rain forests, tundras and savannas. In the center of it all, the Imperial Caste was built by TFSM, where he was settled and established as the first Emperor of Ninjago.

The scrolls describe the lands to be inhabited by various creatures who are today native to Ninjago, but also some peculiar and even some mythical creatures, such as dragons. The people living in the lands of Ninjago are described as the *Ninjagoans*, however other peoples and human-like creatures are described too. For instance, the *Serpentine*, who are described as human-like serpents, are very common in Ninjagoan mythos and are said to have lived beneath Ninjago. It is also said that the *Merlopians* used to live under the *Endless Sea* and the *Shintarians* in the high mountains of *Shintaro*. However, it is also noted that some beings were not created by TSFM nor originating from the First Realm. One of such creatures is the *Overlord.*

## Usage before ShitCraft IV

Even before Ninjagoism rose in Ninjago, the term the Land of the First Spinjitzu Master was often used unofficially beside Ninjago as an alternative country name; *Ninjago, the Land of the First Spinjitzu Master*, or *Imperial Realm of Ninjago, the Land of the First Spinjitzu Master*. When entering Ninjago, many old signs and billboards read '*You are entering Ninjago, the Land of the First Spinjitzu Master*'.

## Implementation in Ninjagoism

During the many conflicts in Ninjago leading up to the Empire of Ninjago's creation in ShitCraft IV, the idea of the Land of the First Spinjitzu Master, was merely used as propaganda to prove the racial supremacy of Ninjagoans and the holiness of the Ninjagoan isles. Kareastikuru later developed the idea of the reunification of the Ninjagoan isles, referencing the Land of the First Spinjitzu Master, where he also coined the term "*Motto heya*", in the chapter "*Motto heya, the Land and the Race*" of *Watashi no Tatakai Vol. 1*. In the chapter, Kareastikuru heavily implies *Taihoku* (Formosa) is part of the Ninjagoan land mass and had been diluted with *Johano-Vaushist* ideology.

After the Empire of Ninjago had been established, Ninjago discovered the Nigeruan islands and people, who much resembled Ninjagoans, both in appearance, religion and language. This lead to one of Ninjago's biggest fields of research, where Way of the Ninja scientists started to reference the LFSM world view to their findings. As Ninjago expanded into South East Asia for resources, artifacts were found on their way, most notably the Fire Temple in Lizardasia. The research conducted on these locations resulted in a completely new geological hypothesis, that these lands were once united and had split apart.

Since the new narrative said these lands were of Ninjagoan origin, the Empire of Ninjago claimed ancestral rights to them. While Ninjago had mistreated the natives of its expanded lands earlier, it worsened as the *Kurenjingu* spread from Ninjago proper to their expanded territories.

The area used to describe the LFSM has changed over time, but its typically described to have included all lands bordering the Pacific Ocean. During Garmadon's reign in pre-ShitCraft times, large parts of Asia were described as part of the LFSM. Today, the territory is detailed in the current Ninjagoan constitution.