Prologue
Long before time had a name Ninjago was created by the first Spinjitzu master by using the four weapons of Spinjitzu. The Scythe of Quakes. The Nunchucks of Lightning. The Shurikens of Ice. And the Sword of Fire. Weapons so powerful no one could handle all of their power at once.
Or so is thought.
In actuality, Ninjago was created by the first Spinjitzu master by using the four weapons of Spinjitzu. But it doesn't say that he only used four weapons. So yes, he used the Scythe of Quakes and the Nunchucks of Lightning. And, of course he used the Shurikens of Ice and the Sword of Fire. But that's just the basics. Do you really think four weapons could create every little detail? The first Spinjitzu master may have created Ninjago alone but do you really think he intended for future generations to follow in his footsteps?
I'd venture to say no.
Thus the four weapons of Elements were born.
The Groundbreaking Scythe.
The Crackling Nunchucks.
The Frostbitten Shurikens.
The Blazing Sword.
The weapons of Elements were the perfect match to the weapons of Spinjitzu. They both held the same amount of power but were also different. The strengths of the weapons of Spinjitzu were the weaknesses of the Elemental weapons. The strengths of the Elemental weapons were the weaknesses of the weapons of Spinjitzu. They each made up for the other's flaws. When paired together, the power was unheard of.
So unheard of, that I do not even know.
But the power must have been great for my father hid the weapons away before I was born. Before my eldest brother was even born. Therefore, the weapons of Elements and their powers have remained a myth to this day. Without a map or even a hint, no one has dared to try to find the weapons.
No one but me.
After my brother was banished to the Underworld, they were all I think about. I spent my days fantasizing, searching for something, anything, to prove their existence. Maybe their power could turn my brother back. Maybe we could all be a family again. I knew my other brother would think I was crazy so I ran away. What else could I do? As the youngest child of the first Spinjitzu master, and a girl at that, I was used to always living in my brother's shadows. Therefore, I was always on my own. So it didn't really make any difference to me.
For years I searched, coming up with nothing one time after another. Every time I thought I was on to something, it would be another dead end. Just another legend. But one day, I came across something interesting in a book. It read that yes, no one knew where the weapons were hidden but when the right people came along, the right people meant to harness the power of the weapons, they'd know when they came together. That sounded foolish to me. If no one knew where they were, why would some random group of people suddenly know? It wasn't even logical.
But for whatever reason, I couldn't get the thought out of my head. Yes, it did sound absolutely ridiculous but wasn't my search ridiculous too? What if the sole reason I couldn't find the weapons was because I wasn't meant too?
A couple days later I overheard some villagers talking about a skeleton attack in a nearby village. Hearing the fear in their voices, I knew what I had to do. Was it unpractical? Yes. Was I unpractical? Absolutely. Was there a chance that it wouldn't work? Yes, but when had that ever stopped me?
So I leapt into action to find ninja to uncover the lost weapons and quite possibly save the world.
-From the Journal of Sensei Yin-