Somewhere in Japan, 2 years before the Dragon Warrior

"What is going on here!"

Jiao Mei a leopard, the daughter of the Emperor of Japan had just caught her soon-to-be jaguar husband up against a wall kissing a lioness.

"Jiao its not what you think it is!"

But it was, until now she had no proof but suspected what her fiancé was doing he didn't want her to know. He would often leave dinner early saying he had to attend to some military matters since he was a high ranking general in the great Japanese army; she had no problem letting him leave to take care of things but when he began to not even show up to dinner at all is when she began to question what exactly he was up to. Jiao had gone to see the other generals to ask them what he had been up to. His colleagues pretty much confirmed that he had been doing certain things with someone else.

So on the day her fiancé came to eat with them for once, excusing himself as usual, Jiao decided to follow him taking a few guards with her.

"Oh I know what it is, you unfaithful bastard! Seize him." Jiao was enraged that her seemingly honorable husband could do this to her.

The 5 guards she brought along, which were part of his division in the army, closed in on him, forced to obey the Emperor's daughter.

By now the lioness was crying infront of them, ashamed of being caught with her lover. He struggled to get free from the guards grasp, wanting to comfort his true mistress and not that wretched witch which he was only supposed to be wed to because of an arranged marriage. He complied so his darling wouldn't get hurt. The guards dragged him out of the old cabin they were in and began walking, en route to the Emperor's Palace where he would be tried for treason. He looked back at the cabin wishing things could've gone differently, soon the sobs of his lover faded into the night.

Emperor's Palace

Things weren't going good for the former general, his father a prominent noble had just disowned him for bringing great shame upon their family, his sweetheart was nowhere in sight probably being executed as per request of Jiao Mei, and the Emperor and his daughter were now deciding his fate.

The jaguar groaned as the emperor kneed him in the chin, causing him to fall back onto the ground.

"I never expected you to betray my daughter like this, and if you weren't a general in my army I would have you tortured for the rest of your days, but you still are of use. As you know I have been wanting to conquer China and overthrow the Emperor there but seeing as Japan is in an economic depression I cannot fund a war of such a grand scale." The Emperor needed China, the immense amount of land there would be good for industrial use and would mean more space for Japan's citizens. He wanted Japan's former glory back. "This is where you come in. I will be sending you to China to raise an army to overthrow the Emperor there, if all goes well you will have your family's honor restored. If you do not return within 5 years I will kill your precious sweetheart."

This got his attention, not only was he going to be exiled from the country but his love was being jeopardized as well.

" Am I clear?"

He simply nodded, too stunned to speak and without delay was brought to the nearest harbor to be sent to China.

China, Haijin Province, after Shen's defeat

The jaguar was making good progress. He had devised an ingenious plan that would overthrow the Emperor of China in less than a year and attract supporters. He made a name for himself among bandits and thieves, gaining some connections along the way which proved valuable in conjuring up an army. He went around the country talking about how the Emperor only cared for himself, imposed high taxes on his citizens to fund his large army and keep people in line, and did nothing that benefited everyone calling him selfish and vain. This worked people followed him as he promised if he was the Emperor he would bring great prosperity to China and now with many followers, growing larger everyday, he began to train a small army that was growing larger every minute and he hired mercenaries to teach the people he couldn't the basics of combat. It wouldn't be long until Kenji Daisuke was with his beloved again.

It was a shame when he learned of Shen's defeat, the peacock and him had met just after he reached China and the two became the bestest of friends. They both had wanted to take over the country, although Shen mostly just wanted Gongmen, and often talked about each others plans helping the other improve their own. Kenji even helped Shen and his army by training some of the recruits and in return Shen gave him the schematics to his new weapon he had created and from those schematics he made his own little destructive device. When Shen showed him his new weapon, calling it a cannon, and seeing it in action he was sure nothing would stop him but when the news of his defeat by the Dragon Warrior arrived it made him realize he could be a bigger threat to his interests than he thought. He needed to die and that could be arranged.