.....Little brother , to teach you ninjutsu I must first tell you a little about the past of our village." Shinzo was all ears , now that he had seen his brother do something , that no one in the village could possibly think of doing. All though Shinzo was confused listening to what Ken said , he exclaimed " What past ?" . Ken told his little brother the truth about all the sacrifices behind the peace that the entire village now enjoys.
Ken said " A few centuries back , Kazeshin village was one of the most prestigious and harmonious villages in the entire continent. The village was a place that was honoured with the most important duty , that was , to protect the continent and the crown. The village was also the training grounds for the soldiers of the continent's military. Our village had the most powerful warrior monks in the whole wide world. Situated at the highest mountain peaks of the world , the village followed the principle of spiritual harmony.
But the part which will clear your mind a little , is that , the first few monks , the founders of the village were simply monks and nothing more. It was only when they were frequently attacked by the bandits and robbers from the neighbouring country , and killed , that they finally decided to fight back. The monks were then introduced to a new art which could help them defend themselves from the bandits. This man went by the name ...
NIGHT
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That's right , he was the one who introduced to us and to the world the spiritual martial art , that we all know as ....
NINJUTSU
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He taught us the meaning of fighting , the importance of offence and defence , and the last and the most important , he introduced us to the concept of man's spiritual energy , the life force...
QI
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The art of ninjutsu was a life saver for the monks.
But everything has too sides , a good one and a bad one , that's the foremost principle of YIN and YANG. His own art spread throughout the continent and became the cause of war between different countries. Seeing his own art used for evil , Night unleashed his wrath on the entire continent and killed everyone who had ever practised the art. Everyone except a chosen few whom he truly trusted.
And as a result , today we are out of teachers who are truly experts and are surrounded by idiots who claim to teach authentic Ninjutsu. " Listening to this story Shin asked his brother if the ninjutsu at the Dojo was authentic , to that Ken said " You saw what happened to Sakumo yesterday , didn't you? What do you expect? " Then Shin asked him what happened to Night . Ken said that he lived to an age of almost 200 years and then passed away of natural causes.
Ken now said " Anyways , it's time we concentrate on the martial art itself. The art of Ninjutsu is one that teaches a man to be self efficient . It is divided into Eighteen disciplines , but for now the only ones you have to learn are :
1.TAIJUTSU - Unarmed Combat
2.KENJUTSU - Sword Fighting
3.BOJUTSU - Wooden Staff techniques and finally
4.SHURIKEN- JUTSU.
As soon as Ken finished , he heard the noise of the dojo doors being opened with a forceful push. It was Sakumo and his gang with the headmaster of the dojo. The headmaster was an old man in his 50's and was very arrogant . He said to Ken in an angry tone " How dare you attack my students , who do you think you are picking fights with the warrior race students ?"
By this time Ken was so irritated by the headmaster's false claim of ninjutsu , that he had the killing intent in his eyes and in most calm and peaceful manner , he said in a deep and fierce voice " Soke (grandmaster) , I challenge you to a battle of ninjutsu ". The headmaster said "you didn't think I'd ever fight an unskilled servant like you , did you?
Ken replied " As for an unskilled servant , the red mark on your student's (Sakumo's) chin says otherwise, and as for the challenge , I trusted your cowardice enough to know that you would refuse." The headmaster was infuriated. He said " Such insolence! Fine then , if you want to battle me , take part in the annual ninjutsu tournament , only warrior or monk race students are allowed , but for you I'll make an exception. If you beat my champion , I will fight you in front of the entire village. " Ken , with the deepest voice said
"AGREED".
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