Smoke and Mirrors

There was a point in Lloyd's life where he didn't understand what it meant to be deceiving and untrustworthy. But now, those words were a part of who he was.

Or

Kiddo Lloyd is a lot more salty about being shunned and alone, so he pays a lot more attention to his studies about being bad. He studies a bit too hard and woops, now he's an antagonist who has snakes as his parents. He's a green ninja alright, but not the perfect hero prophesized in the scrolls.