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NMNT Season 2 Chapter 10: The Battle Nexus Part 1
-The Lair-
Splinter was busily training hard against a wing chun dummy. He punched left, he punched right, and he punched in the front and kicked at the back. The turtles and Naruto, who were sitting crossed legged, watched in amazement for they had never seen their sensei train so furiously. With one mighty kick, Splinter shattered the dummy while making a piece of it fly into the punching bag, tearing it in half and emptying the sand that filled it. But the rat wasn't finished yet; he then leapt in the air and hit the bottom brick of a stack of bricks. As he leapt away, the crack from the small but deadly force of the impact traveled up until the bricks disintegrated into red sand.
"Whoa," the five brothers collectively uttered.
Splinter then bowed to his "opponent" and ended the training session. He picked up his wooden cane and walked over to his room, shutting the door. Inside, he packed a small cloth knapsack that held an apple, a piece of chalk, a scroll, and a small knife.
Back in the main chamber, at that very moment, the five brothers looked amongst each other.
"So what's up with Master Splinter?" Michelangelo asked as the brothers stood up.
"I think the real question is why was he working out so hard?" Naruto asked.
"He's been actin' whacko for a month now," said Raphael.
Just then the door to Splinter's room opened and the grey rat stepped out.
"My sons, I will be leaving you for a few days," he said, "While I am gone I want you to be extra cautious, so do not leave the lair until I return. Leonardo you are in charge, you keep an eye on the others." And with that he headed toward the exit.
"But where are you going sensei?" Donatello asked.
"Do not worry," Splinter assured them as he continued walking, "I will return soon." And with that, the main entrance to the lair closed.
"Again I pose the question, what's up with Master Splinter?" Mikey asked.
"I don't know," said Leonardo, "but don't you guys remember; he went away like this three years ago."
"Yeah but where?" Naruto asked.
"Maybe he's got a girlfriend," said Mikey.
"Well there's only one way to find out what Master Splinter's up to," said Raph, "we follow 'im."
"He said we're not supposed to leave the lair," said Leo.
"He also said you need to keep an eye on us," said Raph, "So you keep an eye on us, while we keep an eye on him." And the five brothers left, Leo just growling softly in annoyance.
-New York City, Night-
Splinter walked into an empty dead-end alley way unaware that he was being followed by his sons. He came upon the dead-end wall and a small puddle on the ground in front of it. He then took out the piece of chalk and drew some symbols. When he completed the symbols he stood back and started to chant in a low but loud enough voice for the others to hear. When he finished chanting, the puddle of water rose in the air and stuck itself on the wall. Then it shimmered and shone a brilliant white light as if it was a portal to another dimension. He then stepped through it and the portal turned back into a puddle.
"Okay, that was freaky," said Mikey. They all then walked up to the wall and inspected it.
"It's rock solid," said Mikey.
"Oh no really?" Naruto asked sarcastically.
"Maybe there's a hidden door here or something," said Don.
"You know," said Leo, "The chanting sounded familiar; but the symbols, I've never seen them before."
"Maybe he gave us the slip," said Raph.
"Maybe, maybe not," said Don as he reached into his duffel bag, "Sensei did teach us where there's a will, and some UV lighting, there's always a way." He then pulled out the handheld lamp and turned it on. He then shone it on the spot where Splinter had drawn the symbols and like magic they re-appeared.
"Nice going Donny, now you got any chalk in your magic bag of tricks?" Leo asked.
-Five Minutes Later-
Naruto finished drawing the last symbol and gave Leo a thumbs up sign.
"Here goes nothing," said Leo as he started to chant. As he did, the symbols glowed and the puddle of water formed itself into another portal. Leo then finished chanting and opened his eyes.
"No way," he gasped as his and everyone else's eyes popped wide with wonder.
"Y'know," said Mikey nervously as he slowly turned around, "Maybe this isn't such a great idea after all." Raph just grabbed Mikey pushed him into the portal.
"Comin' guys?" he asked as he stepped through. Don and Leo just looked at each other before stepping through the portal.
"I got a bad feeling about this," said Naruto as he stepped through the portal. The portal then quickly turned itself back into a puddle.
-In Another Dimension-
A portal opened up in some woods a few feet above ground as all five heroes fell on top of one another.
"Ugh, now where are we?" Naruto groaned as everyone picked themselves up and walked around.
"Definitely not Earth," said Don as he looked around and saw a large city surrounded by a lake and a divided waterfall, "But if I had to guess I'd say we're in a world between worlds, between dimensions even; a nexus."
"Yeah, like some point of overlapping subspace commonality," Mikey suggested. All four of his brothers stared in amazement at him for making the rare once-in-a-lifetime smart statement.
"What?" Mikey asked, "Donny's not the only turtle that watches Star Trek you know."
Suddenly another portal opened in front of them.
"Heads up guys, another one of those portals is openin'," said Raph as he took out his Sais. Just then five stick like aliens with cone shaped heads appeared. The other three turtles then readied their weapons.
"Hold on, maybe then mean us no harm," said Naruto.
The cone headed stick aliens then took out scythes.
"You were saying chakra boy?" Raph remarked. The aliens then charged and raised their scythes.
"We don't have time for this," Leo protested.
"I don't think we have a choice," said Don. The aliens then commenced their attack.
One alien swiped at Raph, who managed to get out of the way and ultimately learned how strong both the aliens and their weapons were as the attack he dodged managed to cut down several trees.
"Damn, those things are just a little too sharp," Raph said nervously.
Don's opponent swung small strikes that he could easily deflect with his Bo Staff.
Leo, however, was not so lucky. With one swipe of the scythe, the alien he was fighting managed to spit his Katanas in half. "My Katanas!" Leo cried out.
Naruto decided to fight his opponent one on one using nothing but his fists, feet and wit. He then managed to execute a five-punch combo.
"Naruto's got the right idea," Raph exclaimed, "Get in close on these dick heads! HYYYAAAAAAAHH!" And he grabbed the alien's leg and swung it to the ground.
Mikey managed to grab his opponent's hand and threw him into some trees.
Don leapt in the air and swung down hard on his alien.
Leo then grabbed both of his alien's arms and went between the legs, flipping the alien over.
As the aliens just laid there on the ground, Leo went over to his broken Katana blades.
"Preliminary Group Match completed in 54.3 Quargons," said a voice. The five looked up and saw Gyoji coming down from the sky and waving a banner. After staking the banner in the ground, he announced, "The Gom-Tai are eliminated from the competition." The five Gom-Tai then stood up and lined up, facing the five opponents that had won while bowing slightly.
"Now if you Slontags will-."
"Slontags?" Don asked.
"Are you talkin' to us?" Raph asked. Just then behind the group of five another portal opened as five fairly large and green aliens jumped out.
"Wait a moment," said Gyoji, realizing something was amiss, "This is not correct. There has been some mistake; the Gom-Tai were supposed to fight the Slontags not you Earthers. In fact, the only Earther registered is Hamato Splinter."
"Hamato Splinter?" Raph asked.
"Master Splinter?" Mikey asked.
"Where is he?!" Leo demanded to know.
"This is not as it should be," said Gyoji as he turned his attention back to the two alien groups, "Now I must re-schedule the match between the Gom-Tai and the Slontags. Taking the Slontags and Gom-Tai with him through a water portal, Gyoji departed from the scene.
"What the hell was that all about?" Naruto asked.
"I don't know and I don't give one hell of a damn; the sooner we find Master Splinter, the sooner we can get out of this hellhole," said Raph. They all then started to walk up a hill (after Leo had found a giant, sturdy leaf to wrap his broken weapon in).
"Well at least Gyoji was familiar," said Don.
"All I remember about Gyoji is that he works for that bastard, the Ultimate Ninja," said Raph.
"I bet Master Splinter has the 411 on all this," said Mikey as they hopped on some stones to cross a small creek, "He seemed to know a whole lot more about what was goin' on with that Ultimate Ninja business than he was telling."
As the neared the crest of the hill, Raph started to say, "If I ever see that Ultimate Ninja I'm gonna….I'm gonna…what the shell!" There at the bottom of the hill, as the other four wanted to see what got Raph's attention, was Splinter fighting a yellow-bearded, ring-tailed, teal colored, four-armed giant.
"MASTER SPLINTER!" all five cried out.
"Hang on sensei!" Leo shouted as they all ran down the hill, "We're coming!"
Splinter, on the other hand, nimbly dodged his opponent's large fists as they all slammed down to squish him.
As the heroes came at the bottom of the hill, they were stopped by a domed force field. Gyoji then appeared before them.
"Battle Nexus rules clearly state that there can be no external; interference from contestants," he said.
Meanwhile the giant had picked up a rather large tree and started to swing it around. One swing managed to knock Splinter out of the air, slamming him hard onto the ground.
"Sensei!" Naruto cried out. The giant then towered over the rat and prepared to deliver the last blow. As he swung the tree down, Splinter leapt out of the way and used the momentary advantage of the tree now being parallel to the ground, running up it and making his way towards the giant. He then executed a four punch and four kick combo to the giant's torso and face. He then leapt back on the ground, took out his cane and gave the 'bring it on' sign. The giant was more than happy to comply as he charged and slammed two of his fists down. Splinter did a back-flip and launched himself off of a nearby tree, propelling him towards the giant. He then put both of his arms forward and clenched his fists as he knocked the giant down for the count.
The force field that was placed on the heroes was dropped and the five all ran to congratulate their master.
"Way to go!"
"Master Splinter!"
"Who was that guy?"
"How did you get into this fight?"
"Are you alright?"
They all cheered and asked at once. Splinter, however, was not particularly happy to see them as they all gathered around him.
"You were supposed to stay home not follow me here; Leonardo I am very disappointed," he chastised.
"I'm sorry sensei, but I just-."
"Don't blame Leo Master Splinter," said Raph, "I kinda….talked him into it." Just then Gyoji appeared with a banner.
"Victory for Hamato Splinter of Dimension 3rd Earth," he said, disappearing after staking the banner in the ground. Behind the group of six the giant picked himself up.
The five brothers got into protection mode as Leo commanded, "Protect Master Splinter!"
"No, no, no!" Splinter protested as he walked towards the giant, "D'Jinn is not an enemy." The giant, now known as D'Jinn, chuckled heartily as he knelt down and spoke to Splinter.
"Well fought comrade," he said, "I had such hopes of beating you."
"And you almost did old friend, it was a most valiant contest; domo arigato," said Splinter as he bowed in respect.
"You five should be honored to have one such as Splinter to be your sensei," said D'Jinn as he addressed the five heroes, "He is something of a legend here."
"He is?" Don asked.
"My God, you mean he hasn't told you?" D'Jinn asked.
"Well I only mentioned it in passing but-," Splinter started to say.
"Oh ho ho, this is rich," D'Jinn chuckled, "Too rich, ha ha ha. Please, allow me to tell you a story about your sensei."
"I would really rather you not bother old friend," Splinter hastily protested.
"It's no bother comrade," said D'Jinn, "Listen up young ones; down through the centuries, across the multiverse and throughout many worlds, the greatest warriors have always searched for the greatest challenges. And so it came to pass that this place was born; a nexus were beings from a multitude of different worlds could pit themselves against worthy challengers. The Battle Nexus Tournament, where a warrior could prove himself."
-Flashback-
In the town surrounded by the lake was an arena with a large pagoda in front of the divided waterfall. And in the arena, which was surrounded by water, there were eight fighters all battling each other.
"To be one of the mightiest, most skilled martial artist of all creation."
The fighters each brandished a different weapon, except for one and it was none other than Hamato Yoshi as he skillfully bobbed and weaved against his opponent's club.
"Your sensei's sensei was once a Battle Nexus champion."
Sometime later, Yoshi was crowned in a Laurel wreath by Ultimate Daimyo.
"And not long after that, your master entered the competitions as well."
More time had passed as Splinter, who was now in his mutated growth form, fought valiantly against his opponents.
"He surprised and impressed many with his courage, skill and honor."
In the final round, Splinter went up against an enormous red green-eyed dragon that stood on its hind legs.
"But his success led him to a final battle against one of the fiercest opponents, Drako."
The dragon, now known as Drako, roared loudly in intimidation. Splinter, however would not back down. But as he leapt in the air Drako grabbed him with his tail and slammed him down left and right, making Splinter cough up blood. Drako then slammed him against the wall before slamming him on the ground one last time and releasing him. Drako smiled evilly when Splinter coughed up more blood as he struggled to get up. He then grabbed him with his tail again and threw him across the arena into the wall. A loud crack was heard as he fell back towards the ground. As he got up, with blood trickling down both sides of his mouth, he groaned in deep pain and clutched his left leg.
"Poor Splinter, his leg was broken in the battle and it looked hopeless."
The rat then stood up and hopped on one foot. Drako slowly advanced on Splinter, but was stopped by the appearance of Gyoji.
"The match was halted and Splinter was given the chance to forfeit. But he would not."
When Gyoji made the offer, Splinter shook his head from side to side indicating his decision. He then looked at the ground and saw some pieces of wood that had fallen from the arena wall. He grabbed two straight pieces, put them on his leg and strapped the pieces of wood on his leg with some bandages he had previously wrapped on his right hand. Drako was impatient.
"He was allowed to splint his leg and continue the contest."
Gyoji disappeared and the two opponents squared off again. Drako charged while Splinter nimbly leapt out of the way as he nimbly flipped himself towards Drako and started to punch and kick him. Drako could not keep up with the rat that was faster than him.
"I swear as God as my witness that not even I believed it when Splinter managed to triumph over Drako, broken leg and all."
With one mighty kick, Splinter felled him opponent and knocked him down for the count.
"Truly he was the best of the best that day."
-Flash back interruption-
"Splinter was the new champion of the Battle Nexus," said D'Jinn.
"Whoa," said the five as they all looked at Splinter, who was now in a kneeling position.
"Our sensei the greatest warrior of all the multiverse?" Leo asked in awe.
"It was nothing," Splinter said in a dismissing tone.
"Are you kidding me?" Mikey asked in disbelief, "This is like finding out our dad is Superman!"
"I only won the competition, that is all," Splinter again said in a dismissing tone.
"There is more to the story young ones, dark deeds were afoot that day," said D'Jinn.
-Flashback Continuation-
Later in the evening, after all the festivities, Splinter slightly limped his way through the lightly foggy streets as he prepared to go home. However, in the shadows a henchman covered from head to toe in a black suit crept out from his hiding place. Splinter stopped walking and looked/listened intently. Suddenly a noise was heard behind him; he turned around and saw the aforementioned henchman brandish a sword as he leapt in the air and prepared to strike down. Splinter just kicked him away. Suddenly another popped out of the shadows and threw some wrap-around weights that pinned Splinter's arms to his side. As a third came jumped in the air and struck down with his sword, Splinter moved slightly so that he could free himself. Just then he was surrounded by the three henchmen.
At the same time, a young white rabbit who was dressed in a blue ninja robe and wearing black pants and was carrying two buckets of water saw one of the black henchmen kick Splinter in his left leg. One henchman turned and saw the rabbit. The rabbit's eyes widened for a brief second before narrowing in determination. As the henchman attacked, the rabbit threw the bucket right at him. When he failed to hit a second attacking henchman with the second bucket of water, he just took the pole he used to carry them and used it a leverage while he kicked the second henchman away. Splinter and the rabbit then fought side by side until they were both grabbed by Drako (Splinter was grabbed with his tail while the rabbit was grabbed by his left hand).
"Damn rat," Drako growled, "You think yourself a champion?" He then slammed Splinter side to side twice.
"You think yourself my better?" Drako growled, "Think again." Suddenly Drako was blasted away with pink lasers by Ultimate Daimyo, who was wielding a staff that evidently fired the lasers. Ultimate Daimyo fired another pink laser and put Drako out of commission.
"Splinter and the young rabbit samurai would have been killed had the Daimyo had not intervened, using his mystical war staff until Drako fled like the coward he is."
Ultimate Daimyo then dispersed of all the henchmen and Drako with the staff.
-Flashback End-
"He has not been heard of since," D'Jinn finished.
"Wow," said Don, "It's all so cool!" Just then Gyoji appeared with Ultimate Daimyo and Ultimate Ninja.
"We are honored by your return sensei," said Daimyo, bowing in respect.
"It is I who am honored," Splinter replied, bowing back.
"I cannot tell you how good it is to see my friend in the ranks of gallant warriors," said Daimyo, "and now your sons are here to compete, this is truly a great day."
Splinter gave them an annoyed look as he replied, "They were supposed to stay at home."
Naruto cleared his throat in nervousness.
"Noble Daimyo, the five Earthers were not registered properly," said Gyoji, "however...they did win a match in the qualifying round."
"Excellent, then by my decree they shall be entered into the contest," said Daimyo, "If you deem it acceptable my friend."
The five brothers had hopeful looks on their faces.
Splinter just sighed. "I thought perhaps that they were not ready to compete," he said (the five now had looks of worry), "but...perhaps fate is showing an overprotective father that his sons are growing up. They may enter."
"ALRIGHT!" the five cheered happily.
Splinter then had an afterthought as he pointed to Naruto and said, "Naruto come with me, I wish to speak to you alone."
The four turtles then looked at their whiskered human brother, who shrugged his shoulders and said, "Sure."
The two then walked a ways away from the main group and into the forest. Splinter then stopped and faced Naruto.
"What do you want to talk about sensei?" Naruto asked.
"Naruto," Splinter began, "I know you have trained in secret to master it, but do you remember the restrictions I had placed on you about using the Nine-Tailed Fox's power or, more specifically, the Tailed-Beast Mode?"
"That I should only use it when there is no other ways to escape and death is extremely imminent not only for me but for Leo, Raph, Don, Mikey and anyone else around me," said Naruto.
"Correct," said Splinter, "However, from now and until we return home, I am dropping those restraints."
"What?" Naruto asked in surprise.
Splinter smiled as he said, "Naruto, this tournament will have foes that are far stronger than the Shredder could ever dream of being. Therefore it would be unwise for you not to fight at your best. Now do you remember how to access the Tailed Beast Mode?"
"Yep,' said Naruto.
-Flashback-
"Naruto come here," Splinter called out to a fourteen-year-old Naruto who was walking on water with his hands, "Your sensei has something to teach you."
"What does the Pervy-Sage have to teach me this time?" Naruto asked as he leapt off the water and walked over to Splinter and Jiraiya (they are all near the edge of a forest by a creek, it's around Noon).
"Kid I wish you'd stop calling me that, I do have the option of not showing you any new jutsus," said the toad sage.
"Whatever, just teach me the new technique," Naruto replied.
"Spoiled brat, I think his brothers are becoming a bad influence on him," Jiraiya muttered to Splinter.
Splinter chuckled. "I believe it is the other way around," he said, "Though I must admit not even my sensei got caught like that, not that he ever did such things."
"What is this, 'Pick on Jiraiya' Day?' Jiraiya mumbled before focusing his attention back to Naruto and becoming serious, "This technique I'm about to teach you will help you control Kurama's power fully without having to resort to emotional concentration. But unlike all the other techniques I've showed you, this one is one you will have to master by yourself. While I can show you the steps to help you, all the effort has to come from you 100%"
"So how many steps are there?" Naruto asked.
"There are two steps, with the second step being the goal," said Jiraiya as he held up his right index finger and said, "Step number 1: attaining and mastering Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. In this form, you have full access to Kurama's chakra. In order to attain it you will need to enter your subconscious, release the fox from the seal, pull the fox's chakra with your own and re-seal the seal."
"Alright, I got the hang of it so far," said Naruto.
Jiraiya nodded in approval as he held up his right index and middle fingers and said, "Step number 2: attaining and mastering the Tailed-Beast Mode. In this form, you will have full access to Kurama's power which is the goal of this two-step technique. In order to attain it you will have to meld the fox's chakra with your own. Trust me on the fact that even though it sounds easy enough, it really isn't."
"Alright, I think I got it," said Naruto, "I suppose this is why I had to become friends with Kurama, right?"
"Yep," said the toad sage, "Now obviously you will become faster and stronger than before, but as you train to fully master both of these forms, you will discover new abilities which can be useful in certain situations. But remember, with any powerful but dangerous jutsu there is always a risk. In this case, the risk here is that in any of these forms, but especially the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, if you forget to store away part of your chakra, you will die from using almost all of the fox's power because you won't have that emergency supply of your own chakra."
-Flashback End-
"It's how I got to meet my mother," said Naruto.
Splinter smiled as he replied, "Just make sure you do not over do it."
"Don't worry," said Naruto, "I won't."
"Good, then let us head back and regroup with the others," said Splinter as he and Naruto made their way out of the forest and re-joined the main group.
"What was the matter my friend?" Daimyo asked.
"It was nothing," said Splinter, "I just gave my son a pep talk."
"Well then," said Daimyo as he beckoned his son to step forward and kneel, "now that that's settled, I have an important point of honor that must be addressed by my son."
"What is this, some kind of trick?" Raph asked.
"No trick, I swear it," said Ultimate Ninja as he stood up and bowed to Splinter before kneeling again, "Honored sensei I know that when last we met I challenged Leonardo to a mortal duel. It was a rash act and I humbly apologize for my unwarranted acts upon your family. I beg your forgiveness."
"Look who's turned over a new leaf," Raph.
Splinter looked at Ultimate Ninja with the most serious expression.
"Your apology is most gracious," he finally said, "We accept." Leo then chose this moment to address his particular problem.
"I'm sorry sensei, but I don't think I can compete," he said as he walked up to the rat and presented the broken swords, "My Katanas, they are broken."
"Father," said Ultimate Ninja to Ultimate Daimyo, "We must help him."
"Of course," Daimyo agreed, "We have an exemplary palace sword smith." He then waved his staff and made Leo's swords carry themselves over to Gyoji.
"Fear not," said Daimyo, "Gyoji will see that your swords are repaired and brought to you."
"As you wish my lord," said Gyoji as he disappeared with the Katanas.
"Come," said Daimyo as he raised his staff, "The next stage of the tournament is about to begin." And he enveloped the entire group in a blue light as he transported them all.
-The Arena-
The group was transported to a small outdoor viewing deck that occupied the top floor of the pagoda. Down below in the arena the crowds cheered. Daimyo stepped forward and the crowed hushed themselves.
"Warriors, you have travelled through a multitude of diverse universes and now I bid you welcome to the Battle Nexus Tournament!" Daimyo boomed, "To those who have fallen in battle, I salute your bravery and courage. And to those who have passed the preliminary rounds, I say congratulations and brace yourselves for the combat to come for now is the time. Let the first round of the Battle Nexus BEGIN!" Fireworks then exploded high in the sky. Leo then looked at the crowd of qualifying warriors and saw a familiar triceratops alien.
"What the-Traximus?" he asked.
"Let me see," said Raph.
"Oh wow," said Don.
"Cool," said Mikey.
Naruto, however, noticed someone else; a very familiar double mask wearing, one eye showing, silver-grey haired Hidden Leaf Village ninja.
"Master Splinter look, it's Kakashi sensei!" Naruto exclaimed, "Man I haven't seen him in ages."
"I wonder how much stronger he has become," said Splinter wondered with a sly smile. Ultimate Ninja then walked over to the group of six.
"Please my friends, allow me to escort you to your next arena," he said and the five brothers walked with him.
-The Pavilion of Past Champions-
Ultimate Ninja walked them through a large room filled with many statues.
"As you see around you, this is the Pavilion of Past Champions, something of a hall of fame" he said as he stopped in front of two familiar statues, "Here are two statues that may interest you."
"Whoa," said Leo
"Awesome," said Don and Naruto.
"Frickin bad-ass," said Raph.
"I can't believe it, our sensei and his sensei have statues in the hall of fame," said Mikey.
"Come, we must go," said Ultimate Ninja.
As he and the others started to walk away, Leo stopped and said, "Guys, if you don't mind, I'd like to stay in here for a minute. I'll catch up in a bit."
"Remember Leo, don't touch anything," said Mikey in a joking manner.
"You break it you bought it Leo," said Raph, also in a joking manner.
"Just go on, I'll be right behind you," replied Leo. He then stood in front of the statues, closed his eyes and bowed in a slight meditative position to give his thanks.
Unknown to him, many henchmen covered in black from head to toe appeared from out of nowhere and prepared to kill the lone turtle.
-To Be Continued-
Let me explain a couple of things here before I go any further; I did say that this chapter would be the finale, however I decided that since this story began as a multi-parter (even if it was only two parts) that it should end as a multi-parter.
Next, I did say that I would not adapt anymore characters from Naruto because it would be hard writing them into the story. However I am adapting Kakashi because: 1. His presence is a necessity. 2. So my inbox will be less cluttered from complaints about how this is not a true Naruto + TMNT cross-over because there is a lack of Naruto characters. And 3. Just to show and prove that it's hard adapting Kakashi or any other character from the Naruto-verse without compromising their character traits and the overall chapter.
Finally I hope this chapter will address the other clutter of complaints that are filling up my inbox about why Naruto can't just commit a Gary Stu and kill the Shredder (or any other major villains like Hun). If not then I will explain. This Naruto is different that his Canon counterpart; he has been trained to use chakra yes, but he has also been taught and raised by Splinter. He hasn't experienced loneliness because he was raised by a new and caring family that didn't care about what he held, the only thing he's experienced is loss because he never knew much about his parents other than their names and what they looked like (though when he did train to control the Nine-Tailed Fox's power, he did meet his mother and got both more knowledge about his parents and reconciliation). I know from the original Mirage comics that Splinter raised the turtles to take revenge for the death of Hamato Yoshi, but I can safely assume that 2k3 Splinter has never taught the turtles about revenge and killing in cold blood. So it can only be assumed that Splinter taught this to Naruto as well. Plus if Naruto kills the Shredder outright, then no more seasons can be adapted because most of the over arcing plots revolve around the Shredder in some form or another (except for maybe season 6's Fast Forward, but then Viral becomes Cyber-Shredder in season 7's Back to the Sewers).
Well then, I hope that you do like the fact that Naruto can go into the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and the Tailed-Beast Mode, those two were something that I had been saving for this multi-parter. Please leave a review.