Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z, or Naruto. They are owned by Akira Toriyama and Masashi Kishimoto respectively. I do not claim to own anything in this story.
Piccolo of the Z-Fighters and Kakashi Hatake of the Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village) ninja ventured into the white warehouse that was home to their shared television show, where the two would analyse theories based on any ficticious media. Today was time for another episode.
"Hello, readers! It's been a while since our last episode and on behalf of both of us, I greatly apologise," Kakashi introduced, kicking off an episode yet again. "This time, we have something special in store for you."
"This episode will start a mini-series called 'Reviewer's Choice', where we will talk about any reviewer-made suggestion, be it a What-If, a theory, or anything. Heck, we also have a third type of episode planned, but that's for a later time," Piccolo added. "Reviewer's Choice will run for several episodes, until we decide to stop it. For our first episode of the new series, we will begin to talk about the ending of an abomination of a series...Dragon Ball GT." The Namekian groaned.
"What's your problem? I liked GT, I thought it combined the sense of adventure that the original series had with the action and flashy fights seen in Z. The ending nearly made me shed a tear, what don't you like about it?"
"I didn't have very many scenes in it. I'm the final major villain of Dragon Ball and a common supporting character in Z! Come on, why didn't I get a more prominent role in GT?"
"...Maybe because Toei Animation wanted to have more emphasis on Goku, the main character of the story and ultimately what American audiences wanted to see? Super Saiyan 4 was hype for kids at the time."
"Are you telling me kids didn't like my character? Oh for crying out loud, I trained Gohan! He wouldn't have defeated Cell if I hadn't trained him!"
"Goku would have. But seeing as we're on the topic of Goku, it leads us nicely into the main topic of discussion for today. At the end of Dragon Ball GT, Goku defeats Omega Shenron and says his final goodbyes to his friends, then leaves with Shenron as the Dragon Balls are absorbed into him. I'm not sure what that's about."
"Because of Toei's poor writing, the Dragon Balls had been overused by the citizens of Earth over the years, which led to Shenron wanting to take them away to leave Earth to fend for itself. The balls would only return until Earth was ready for them. However, Shenron needed someone to guard the Dragon Balls for him and asked Goku, since he was the strongest person the eternal dragon knew. After a hundred years, the Dragon Balls eventually return to Earth and Goku Jr. gets one at Mount Paozu, who meets up with the original Goku."
Kakashi seemed dumbfounded. "What?! Goku's lived over a hundred years? Is he immortal?"
"No, Goku is not immortal in GT's timeline and in all other GT-based universes. During his final hour on Earth, Goku made a deal with Shenron asking if he could be trained by the dragon and in turn, he'll become a guardian of the planet should things ever turn dire. That is what happened to Goku at the end of the gut-wrenching anime that is Dragon Ball GT. The new movies, Resurrection of F and Battle of Gods, I like."
"And isn't there a new series coming out...?"
"I hope I get more scenes in Dragon Ball Super. I want to be a relevant character again!"
The white haired ninja's head dropped in disappointment. "Man, I sure wish we got a third series...anyway, that's all we have time for this episode. Next time we'll be doing a new What-If...but the topic you'll have to find out for yourself."
"We'll see you next time. Probably."
Piccolo and Kakashi then left without another word as soon as the camera crew called for 'clear', meaning that filming for the episode had been completed.