| rdfs:comment | - Makeji was born to the cult of Jashin, both of his parents devout Jashinists. Shortly after his birth, they sacrificed themselves in the name of Jashin. Not knowing who his parents were, he was raised by the cult leader, who showed him the tenets of the religion. Even at a young age, he did not accept these tenets, but never came forward with his ambitions out of fear of being sacrificed. Regardless, even with this fears in mind, he was still determined to one day overthrow the cult leader and become leader himself. Over time, as his powers grew, he began amassing a group of like minded individuals, all equally tired of the self-sacrifice tradition of the Jashin religion, that they wanted to make a stand. But even with the numbers at Makeji's command, he needed more; He needed to wait unti
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| abstract | - Makeji was born to the cult of Jashin, both of his parents devout Jashinists. Shortly after his birth, they sacrificed themselves in the name of Jashin. Not knowing who his parents were, he was raised by the cult leader, who showed him the tenets of the religion. Even at a young age, he did not accept these tenets, but never came forward with his ambitions out of fear of being sacrificed. Regardless, even with this fears in mind, he was still determined to one day overthrow the cult leader and become leader himself. Over time, as his powers grew, he began amassing a group of like minded individuals, all equally tired of the self-sacrifice tradition of the Jashin religion, that they wanted to make a stand. But even with the numbers at Makeji's command, he needed more; He needed to wait until the cult leader was in a vulnerable enough situation where he could be brought down. He would get his opportunity with the start of the Warring States Period, when the entire world was at war with one another. The cult leader saw an opportunity to begin subjugating forces with this war and began spreading his forces to weakened areas, hoping to absorb the survivors into the Jashinist cult. While he was away, Makeji and his rebels staged a coup, damaging the shrine where the leader gained his power from. But it was not enough; It was whittling away the leader's power, but not fast enough where a full on assault would be immediate. So Makeji was once again forced to wait. He was still satisfied that the leader did not notice the damage done to his shrine and was willing to wait things out, even if it took years. As the war was beginning to reach a crescendo, the cult leader was finally weak enough, and Makeji waged a full on rebellion against the cult leader, killing him with a trident he spent his time crafting while waiting for the time to strike. With the leader dead, he usurped the title of cult leader and made a new, cardinal rule; Jashinists were to no longer sacrifice themselves for Jashin. They were to kill for Jashin, using others as sacrifice rather than themselves. With a unified agreement by everyone, the Jashinists, both rebel and conformist, quickly changed their ways, following Makeji's rule. During this time, Makeji would stumble upon an artifact, one that began to show the future, his fate included. He saw that he was to be sealed away by a powerful force. Horrified, he began figuring out how to change his destiny, but each time he did, the prophecy would show the same thing, just under different circumstances. Finally realizing there was no way around it, Makeji sealed the artifact under a powerful seal, one that could only be broken by a leader of the Jashinist cult. With this, Makeji made one final assault, wishing to use the aftermath of the war to wage an all out assault and spread the word of Jashin across the world. He would claim hundreds under his rule, and his power left him virtually unchallenged. His downfall would come at the hands of both the Senju and Uchiha clans. Seeing just how powerful Makeji was, both clans used their power to create a powerful seal, sealing away Makeji, and every Jashinist that was with him when he attempted to attack Konohagakure. The seal was buried far within the lands of Sunagakure, in a temple that was in ruins even when the war was in full swing, one guarded by deadly sandstorms and even more deadlier spirits. With Makeji out of the way, the Jashinist cult began to fall apart, but there were still some loyal to Jashin wishing to spread the tenets of death.
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