Board Thread:Rebirth: Applications/@comment-1399043-20141001150312/@comment-1399043-20141001230508

They were prompted to remain on the path, due to their reverence of Hagoromo and their dislike of conflict. They viewed Ninshuu as a path to become one with nature and to achieve harmony with it.

They would have started with the basic principles of Ninshuu as were all people of the time, but over time it would have grown into learning how to harness natural energy using Ninshuu techniques which would give rise to Kitoujutsu. This would in essence have enabled them to become one with the world around them.

Ryouga was the one who discovered the method of moving beyond basic usage as a means of becoming one with nature and as a result finding true peace. After he had mastered this, he would go on to teach it within the order and thus why they maintain a nomadic culture as to become one with nature as a whole and not just in one area.