Report
Sipping his tea in the peaceful kitchen of their sewer home, Master Splinter waited patiently for his sons to finish their morning training. A few weeks ago he had decided it was time to let Leonardo have a taste of the responsibility of teaching others and believed it would benefit him as a Ninja and the leader of his brothers. So for a few lessons each week he had stepped out of the dojo and left Leonardo in charge of the training. In truth his other sons hadn't been particularly happy with the idea of Leonardo teaching them, especially Raphael but he had assured them it was a necessary part of their Ninja training and at some point they would all have the chance to teach the others. But for now Leonardo was the only one ready for such responsibility.
Splinter's ears twitched slightly as he heard the tell tale sounds of his sons leaving the dojo, though they didn't seem to be in their usual bouncy mood as the lair remained unusually quiet. Normally they would have already burst in to the kitchen disturbing the peace and quiet as they bickered among themselves.
Something must have happened mused Splinter as he finished the last of his tea. Picking up his walking stick he left the sanctity of the kitchen behind as he headed in to the main living area of the lair. To his surprise he could see Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello huddled close together talking in frantic whispers among themselves next to the television wall. They didn't seem to be aware of his presence in the room yet so Splinter glanced around the room searching for his eldest son, only to locate him in the middle of the dojo where he appeared to be meditating.
Turning his attention back to his other children he decided now was as good a time as any to find out what was going on.
"How was training my sons?" announced Splinter loud enough to startle the turtles.
The three turtles in question spun around to face him with surprise etched on their faces followed by quick glances at each other. It was Michelangelo who decided to answer his question as the orange banded turtle quickly snatched a white envelope from each of Donatello and Raphael and bound across to him.
"It was great Master Splinter! We really think our ninja skills are getting so much better with Leo's super strict training! I mean, we miss you doing our lessons really! Did I ever tell you how much we all enjoyed training with you" babbled Michelangelo as he bounced around the rat.
"Hey me, Raph and Donnie promised April we'd help her out with uh- something really important today! So we gotta run, don't worry we won't be seen and we'll be back uh-soonish!" As Michelangelo continued his babbling Splinter could only watch as Raphael and Donatello inched closer and closer to the exit.
"By the way these are for you from Leo! Bye Sensei!" Michelangelo quickly pushed three white enveloped into Splinter's hand before racing towards the exit his other brothers were just disappearing through.
With a weary sigh Splinter sank in to the old couch and decided to see what these envelopes were about. Each of the three envelopes had one of his sons names on it in what he recognized as Leonardo's hand writing. His curiosity peaked as he wondered what these envelopes could possibly contain that would cause such fear in three of his sons that they would flee the Lair.
Taking the first envelope with Donatello's name on it Splinter decided to see what all the fuss was about before speaking to Leonardo. Being mindful of his claws Splinter carefully removed two pages from the envelope that was covered with Leonardo's flowing hand writing that read:
Dear Mr Hamato
Here is the latest assessment report of Donatello Hamato for your viewing.
Student Name: Donatello Hamato
Subject: Ninjutsu
Flexibility: B
Speed: B
Power: C
Overall Fitness: C
Comments: Decent level of fitness but could improve by training more often and spending less time sitting on his backside in his lab. Needs to stop drinking coffee and live a healthier, natural lifestyle.
Technique: B
Katas: B
Sparring: D
Combinations: C
Stealth: B
Overall: C
Comments: Good attention to detail and memory skills but needs to focus more on his opponent in sparring and less on the projects he has going on. Little effort to add power into techniques.
Behaviour: Average
Final Comments: Has potential but needs to get more into the mindset of a Ninja and think less about technology. He might progress more if he spent less time making snarky comments behind the teachers back and more time on correcting his stances. He should also stop correcting the teacher when said teacher is teaching. Possibility of a superiority complex.
I trust you will be able to straighten your son out in this matter Mr Hamato.
Leonardo Hamato
To say Splinter was shocked would be an understatement as he got to the bottom of the 'report' on Donatello. No wonder his sons had been so worried and fled the lair! As the Ninja master stared incredulously at the paper before him, his mind spun as he wondered what on earth had convinced Leonardo that writing reports on his brothers was a good idea. He knew he should speak to the blue clad turtle about this but curiosity pulled at him until he opened the envelope marked Raphael.
Dear Mr Hamato
Here is the latest assessment report of Raphael Hamato for your viewing.
Student Name: Raphael Hamato
Subject: Ninjutsu
Flexibility: B
Speed: C
Power: A
Overall Fitness: B
Comments: Good level of fitness but needs to realize that strength isn't everything and needs to work more on improving his flexibility and speed. No one wants to see a ninja turtle who that's bulked up they move at the speed of a regular turtle.
Technique: C
Katas: D
Sparring: B
Combinations: D
Stealth: C
Overall: D
Comments: Seems to enjoy hitting others and testing his strength but shows little regard for the intricacies of technique and thinking before striking.
Behavior: Poor
Final Comments: Needs to look closer at the Ninja arts of stealth and concealment. Seems to resent my authority, and position above him in life. I suggest he seeks help in getting used to it. Possibly suffers from anger management problems.
I trust you will be able to straighten your son out in this matter Mr Hamato.
Leonardo Hamato
As he finished reading the second report, Splinter felt sorry for his sons. None of them were perfect students but they didn't really deserve to have their faults written down and passed on to their Father.
With some trepidation Splinter opened the third and final envelope.
Dear Mr Hamato
Here is the latest assessment report of Michelangelo Hamato for your viewing.
Student Name: Michelangelo Hamato
Subject: Ninjutsu
Flexibility: A
Speed: A
Power: C
Overall Fitness: B
Comments: A natural athlete who doesn't need to put much effort in to be quicker than the other students though it would be nice if he did occasionally put some effort into his training, other than just annoying his fellow students and the teacher.
Technique: B
Katas: D
Sparring: B
Combinations: D
Stealth: D
Overall: D
Comments: Far too noisy to be a true Ninja. Needs to focus more on the true warrior's way and stop poking fun at his opponents until they turn murderous.
Behavior: Very Poor
Final Comments: A constant source of distraction for the other students and very lazy to boot. He could be great if he focused but unfortunately this is highly unlikely to ever happen. Might want to look into possible attention disorders.
I trust you will be able to straighten your son out in this matter Mr Hamato.
Leonardo Hamato
Clearly this new power had gone straight to Leonardo's head when he felt he had the authority to report on his brothers in such a disrespectful manner! Splinter stood quickly from the sofa and made his way towards the dojo to confront his son.
"Leonardo I have just read those reports you made on your brothers and I must say I am disappointed-" began Splinter as Leonardo rose from his position on the mats and came over to him.
"That reminds me, this is for you Master Splinter" interrupted his blue clad son as he handed a folded piece of paper over to Splinter.
Stunned into silence, Splinter unfolded the paper and read the title of the page.
Parenting plan for Splinter Hamato to correct problems with sons behaviour
Whack.
That should correct the problem.