Territorial disputes of the Empire of Ninjago

The Empire of Ninjago had a history of **territorial disputes** with both its neighboring nations, but also other countries.

## Motto heya

*Main article: Motto heya*

Historians generally distinguish between proper border disputes of Ninjago and territory which is included in Emperor Kareastikuru's *motto heya*. *Motto heya*, meaning Living space in Ninjagoan, was a concept first introduced in the first volume of Watashi no Tatakai. Kareastikuru asserts that the Ninjagoan people's rightful homeland encompasses the entire pacific ocean and its nearby territories. Such as large parts of East Asia's east coast, the Australian continent, all islands in the pacific and the entire west coast of both North and South America.

At its greatest extent in August 2020, the Empire of Ninjago controlled roughly 43% of the *motto heya*, most notably not Johanian Taipei, and the majority of the Americas' west coast. Although some territories were not considered to have been established as proper border disputes. Most historians have categorized the uncontrolled *motto heya* as being "circumstantial disputes." Since the majority of both Orochi and Arvidland were a part of the *motto heya*, and that did not cause geopolitical issues whilst all three countries were in the Anti-Vaushitern Pact and the Axel powers. Political researchers concluded that as long as Ninjago maintained good relations with countries within the *motto heya*, then their territories would not be prioritized. This is considered as a big reason as to why the island of Formosa was of significance in the Ninja-Johano war.

Historian Gnome Chomske writes in his book *Ninjago: A quest for pacific dominance* that "the empire was fine with having other nations be within their claimed territory as long as they participated in their crimes against humanity. They were of course, not proper border disputes, but rather an excuse for conquest of so called enemy-states' land." When Ninjago lost the Battle of Taipei and subsequently declared war on the entire United Nations and thus leaving the Axel powers alliance, the *motto heya* land controlled by Orochi and Arvidland became proper border disputes.

## Tsushima Island

The **Tsushima Island** is a small island located between the main Ninjago Island and the Arvidilandian Peninsula. The island has almost always been Ninjago claimed but has been populated by both Ninjagoan and Arvidlandian people for centuries. In early summer 2020, Ninjago and Arvidland collaborated to build the first East Asiatic Nether Portal to be used by both Ninjago and Arvidland. The deal was to make the island neutral and unclaimed; effectively a mandated *terra nullius*. However, around mid-summer, Arvidland claimed the island without notice, which furiated the Ninjagoan Emperor. He reportedly did not want to hurt the Arvidland relation as they were close allies throughout their existence. Previously, the Emperor even gave the Landlord Arvid and his people the honorary-Ninjagoan status and offered the Landlord Ninjagoan citizenship. Ninjago only discussed the dispute twice with Arvidland, to make them move the border to make it half Ninjagoan and half Arvidlandian. This never came to fruition. In the end of Shitcraft IV, when the Johanian Republic and the Orochi Empire in a military operation, occupied the main Ninjago Islands, which lead to the Surrender of Ninjago. This territory fell to Arvidland upon the Reorganization of Ninjago.

Despite the Arvidland annexation, Ninjago continues to claim the southernmost part of the island as one of the Main Island Territories. This claim is based on ambiguities in several documents and declarations made during and in the aftermath of Shitcraft IV. The Nova Stadt Agreement, signed by the Johanian Republic, Orochi Empire, and Arvidland in October 2020, stated that in return for being declared war on by Ninjago, Arvidland would receive several territories, including Tsushima. However, the later Pyongjang Declaration, which provided for Ninjago's unconditional surrender, did not mention Tsushima, instead referring to the St. John Declaration by the Johanian Republic, Orochi Empire, and Raukirland. The subsequent Treaty of Rojava forced Ninjago to give up their claims to Tsushima, but since Arvidland refused to sign the treaty, the Orochi Empire still considers the Tsushima Island as Ninjagoan territory under Arvidland control. In response, Arvidland claims that the Nova Stadt Agreement explicitly allowed for the annexation of the entire island.

## Formosa

*See also: Taihoku Prefecture, Johanian Taipei, Formosa*

**Formosa** is a big inhabited island, commonly known as **Taipei** or **Taihoku**, located south of the Ninjagoan islands and north of the Nigeru islands. The territory was administred by the Johanian Republic as the state of Johanian Taipei. The territory was previously an independent Formosan nation state, however Ninjagoan salesmen and continuous annexations by Ninjago for centuries made the island partly Ninjagoan populated. The Formosan culture has also become similar to that of Ninjago, even practising a Formosan style of Spinjitzu. In Watashi no tatakai, Kareastikuru stated that the "Taihoku" (Formosan) people are pure Ninjagoans with a different language. Emperor Garmadon, whom annexed the island decades earlier stated the opposite, calling the Taihoku people "trash" and used them as slaves. In fear of history repeating itself, Formosa sided with Johania. Since the island is close to Ninjago and ruled by the people Emperor Kareastikuru hated the most (Vaushists and non-east-asiatic people), Ninjago didn't accept the Johanian administration, even making a flag for the island and calling it a Ninjagoan prefecture. This spiraled up to the illegal Taipei Blockade and later on the war of Taipei, which Ninjago lost and treaties were formed. Despite this, Ninjagoan citizens have continuesly stated that Formosa is a Ninjagoan island and a Ninjagoan prefecture, both pre-Shitcraft IV and in the aftermath with the formation of the Democratic Monarch Ninjago. The Ninjagoan government however, somewhat accept the Formosan sovereignty.

## Madagascar

**Madagascar**, also known as **Juliengrad** in the Johanian Republic and **Madagasukaru** in the Democratic Monarch Ninjago, is a large island located in the Indian Ocean. The island was first claimed by the Johanian Republic, placing the island under the administration of the Juliengrad Vaushist party and the Juliengrad Liberal Party. The Ninjago Empire saw potential in the island, and also wanted to keep away Johania from asiatic waters. Since the Johanian settlement was small initially, Johania couldnt keep the claims to the entire island and limited it to the northern part. Ninjago made a settlement on the eastern coast of the island, called the Madagasukaru strip. Due the the controversies with the Juliengrad mine worker; Jamal Black, Ninjago made several investigations on the territory for a propaganda project, concluding the island being a "land of the First Spinjitzu Master" and giving the Malagasy people the honorary-Ninjagoan status. In the aftermath of Shitcraft IV, the Madagasukaru strip, along with the rest of the island, become administered by the United Nations. Their aim is to create a Madagascar government, but due to infighting and segregation this hasn't been made possible yet. The Johanian Republic gave up their claims, only leaving a few headquarters on the island. However, Ninjago did not, as the country spent over 607 million dollars to improve living conditions on the Madagasukaru strip, being majority Ninjagoan populated (Non-Malagasy Ninjagoan) and is rich of rare metals and coal.