Here's the next chapter and I decided to share something with you guys once in a blue moon since I've rarely talked about some news and shared it with the readers. Recently, an incident happened in Texas. Some crazy lunatic who was armed with an AR-15 assault rifle entered the elementary school, barricaded the classroom he was in and started shooting down everyone in the classroom, resulting in 19 children and 2 teachers dead for no reason whatsoever. That was freaking terrible to hear and they literally crossed the line there. Seriously, I've been thinking about myself like what crossed their mind for them to go that far.

Also I want to let you guys know that there's a lot of references mentioned in the whole Danganronpa franchise, meaning some of the characters are gonna recognize some of the fighters in the show. Let me run down the list of franchises that the characters from Danganronpa mentioned

Sailor Moon

Ultraman

Pokémon

Super Mario

Sonic The Hedgehog

Overwatch

Yu-Gi-Oh

Cooking Mama

Mega Man

Ace Attorney

Kingdom Hearts

Final Fantasy

Super Smash Bros

Twilight Syndrome

South Park

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Ouran Highschool Host Club

Full Metal Panic

Detective Conan

Slam Dunk

Mobile Suit Gundam

The Prince of Tennis

Dragon Ball

Doraemon

Fullmetal Alchemist

Rurouni Kenshin

Yu Yu Hakusho

Hunter x Hunter

Fist of the North Star

Naruto

Yo-Kai Watch

K-On

D.I.C.E: DNA Integrated Cybernetic Enterprises

Death Note

Attack On Titan

Saint Seiya

Your Name

Steven Universe

Metroid

Resident Evil

The Matrix

Star Wars

Harry Potter

Titanic

Godzilla

Jaws

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Psycho

Godfather

E.T

Terminator

Community

Firefly

P.S: There might be some more references that I'm missing here, so feel free to comment down below about another reference.

Lastly there are gonna be ships in the interlude chapters, I know there will be some disagreements with some of the pairings but since this is MY STORY the decisions on who ends up with who won't be changed, so please no arguments.

But anyways, enough with the news and the update, enjoy the chapter and stay safe out there.

Battletoads is owned by Microsoft

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is owned by Nickelodeon

Danganronpa is owned by Kazutaka Kodaka

DEATH BATTLE is owned by Rooster Teeth

(Cues: Invader - Jim Johnston)

Boomstick: Last time on Death Battle, the Ninja Turtles battled to find the deadliest of the team, and good old Leo used cunning strategy and swordplay to come out on top.

Most of the crowd were slightly uncomfortable when they saw the last horrifying battle recently. Monokuma was the only one who didn't mind watching that battle again, but Kazuo resume the video.

Wiz: But the fight isn't over yet. Leonardo must now face his most powerful imitator: Zitz, the leader of the mighty Battletoads.

"So it's a toad vs turtle! This I cannot skip out on!" Akane exclaimed

Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.

Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle

"Chiaki, when you noticed that Zitz is a Battletoad, it got me curious into assuming that he is a video game character." Sonia assured

"Yes, you are correct on that. It's a long explanation, but I'll cut it short. The game "Battletoads" from the 90's is considered to be one of the most difficult video games that is ever made. There are 25 levels that the players have to pass through in order to beat the game. The most challenging thing about it is the game contains no saving system or password features and playing solo is nearly impossible to pass the game." Chiaki explained

"Damn, sounds like you have to take it seriously and cautiously when you're playing video games like that." Fuyuhiko suggested

ZITZ

Wiz: Zitz was computer engineered as one of three ultimate amphibian warriors in a gladiatorial video game reality show called Battletoads.

Most of the crowd, including Chiaki were intrigued about this video game reality show.

Wiz: This accidentally opened a dimensional gateway to another galaxy. Every time the game began, the galaxy became the Battletoad arena for their superhero war against the Dark Queen and they-

Boomstick & Yasuhiro: Whoa, whoa, whoa, what?

Wiz: Three nerds made a video game, got sucked through it into another galaxy, and became toad superheroes.

Boomstick: Kay, got it!

Chiaki herself was already looking forward into experiencing this kind of video game.

"I'm amazed, for those developers creating their own video game and get pulled into the game and become superheroes. I can only imagined of how amazing it would turn out to be if I were to experience something like that." Chiaki anticipated

"Yeah, technologies are the best of bringing people together and to exceed humanity." Hajime assured

BACKGROUND

Real Name: Morgan Ziegler

Height: 6'8" (Taller than Gonta)

Weight: 196 lbs.

Leader and Strategist

Superhuman Strength

Was Originally Yellow, but is now Blue-Green

Wiz: Zitz was originally colored yellow, to differentiate him from Rash, but he is now officially a blue-green hue. He leads the Battletoad team with a laid back yet strategic attitude.

"Strategy is what I can approved, but not having a laid back attitude." Kiyotaka said as he's always serious as the Ultimate Moral Compass

Boomstick: He chooses to go with my personal favorite battle strategy, beat the shit out of everything that moves!

"Now that's my kind of strategy!" Akane exclaimed

SHAPE-SHIFTING

Can Transform Body into Weaponry

Giant Fists, Boots, Horns, Hammers, Weights, etc.

Technologically Advanced

Added Drills, Blades, Saws, Spikes, and Dozers

(Cues: Ragnarok Canyon - David Wise)

Boomstick: And as a Battletoad, Zitz can shape shift his body into various weaponry: Giant fists, heavy weights, ram horns, you name it.

"Damn, they're freaking huge!" Yasuhiro shuddered by the size of them

"Incredible! Gonta is amazed for Zitz to be that strong!" Gonta exclaimed

"I know! For having weapons like that which can take out most of his enemies and defend himself, he can overwhelm Leonardo." Aoi anticipated

"Good point, but we can't downplay Leo. Surely, He must have some weapon or techniques that he can use to take advantage against Zitz." Keebo responded

Wiz: Unlike his teammates, Zitz has used his inventive genius to mechanically advance his weaponry far beyond those of his fellow toads. By combining technology and brawn, Zitz has added blades, saws and drills to his arsenal.

"Holy shit! This guy is a walking arsenal!" Monotaro exclaimed

"You got that right, just wondering how good old Leo is gonna do when he's got nothing but his crappy dual swords." Monosuke speculated

"Puhuhuhuhu... those are some magnificent valuable toys for Zitz to play with." Monokuma cackled, now wanting to have the power of shapeshifting

Boomstick: This guy could be the world's best handyman, if he always wasn't getting sucked into an alternate dimension every time someone turned on a video game.

Most of the crowd chuckled at that.

Wiz: Despite almost having no actual combat training, Zitz has proved strong enough to power through some of the toughest games ever made. And yes, the game's excruciating difficulty is canon, as it was specifically programmed by the Battletoads themselves

"The hardest video game was the created by the Battletoads themselves, who were actually teenagers. How ironic." Chiaki confirmed

"The problem with Zitz however is not having any combat training, so assuming his main strategy is rushing into his enemies and attacking them head-on, therefore overpowering them." Mukuro stated

"You have a decent point there." Maki agreed

Boomstick: Yeah, try and wrap your brain around that one.

Zitz: I'm a big bad mother of all toads!

Despite being a laidback leader of the Battletoads, Zitz is truly a force to be reckon with especially by shapeshifting his body into weapons to smash up anything that stands in his way. Monokuma and the Monokubs were now yearning into having the power to shapeshift.

LEONARDO

Wiz: We briefly covered his abilities last episode, but there's plenty more to Leonardo.

"So in the last episode, they only introduced half of Leo's weaponry and abilities." Yasuhiro suggested

"Yes, there is more coming from this ninja turtle than meets the eye." Byakuya replied

BACKGROUND

Height: 5'2" (Slightly taller than Kokichi but shorter than Makoto, Chiaki and Keebo)

Weight: 180 lbs.

Master of Ninjitsu, Nushido, and Swordsmanship

Leader and Strategist

Skilled in Using Environment

FavoriteColor: Blue. Duh (Everyone already knew that)

Wiz: He's trained in Ninjitsu and Bushido all his life, shaping his body and mind to master close combat, swordsmanship, honor, and the art of invisibility.

"Invisibility. It's perfect to conceal his presence from his enemies and then goes for a kill." Maki assured

"He can make himself one hell of an assassin. Much like yourself nerd!" Kokichi suggested as Maki gave him a silent, but glaring expression

Boomstick: He's also the strategist of the turtle team, who are now all dead. Sooo...yeah.

No one in the crowd said a word about it.

Wiz: Leonardo is especially skilled in use of environment to outsmart and outmaneuver an opponent.

"Logical, he can use that advantage against Zitz for when he's opened." Keebo verified

"Hey, he's not like Zitz, who has a laidback attitude, that's for sure." Kaito responded

"Correct! Staying on track and improving his leadership is what I can respect about Leonardo!" Kiyotaka exclaimed

Wiz: He is also the only Ninja Turtle in any timeline who has studied under two masters, Splinter the rat, and the Ancient one.

Boomstick: Hey Wiz, look! It's an Asian Yoda! ...What?

"Oh look, it's another chubby guy with some greenish skin." Kokichi teased about the Ancient One as Kaito smacked him

"Shut up! Enough with the chubby metaphors dude!" Kaito warned

NINJAKEN SWORDS

Also Called Ninjato

Shorter and Straighter than Katanas

Designed for Quick, Deadly Strikes

2ft. Long Blade

A Hollywood Invention

Boomstick: Leo wields two Ninjaken swords, which are best for swift deadly strikes and are designed with the idea that a good offense, is the best defense. They're usually mistaken as katana in the shows and comics, even though they are obviously straight, rather than curved.

"The Ninjaken swords looked old-style, but practical nonetheless." Celestia commented

"They are indeed impressive, but a bamboo sword is something I've preferred the most." Peko commented

Wiz: The Ninjaken is, in fact, an invention of Hollywood, as there is no historical evidence of the weapon's existence.

"Kehehehehe, the blade's history from Hollywood I see..." Korekiyo said, intrigued

Boomstick: Like the moon landing!

"Exactly right Boomstick!" Monokuma shouted out

Wiz: Shut up. While he usually relies on his brothers' solid teamwork, he has proven to be a very effective warrior on his own, too, defeating all sorts of enemies like ninja robots, giant monsters, war-torn aliens and even The Shredder.

That's one of the reasons why Leo is the winner for having a duel with his brothers. With or without his team at his side, the audiences couldn't help but admired Leo as he is more badass than ever before.

They watched a clip of Leo swinging his sword at the foot ninja who keeps ducking. Leo suddenly stops and the ninja ducks who looks dumbfounded.

Leonardo: (swipes his sword at a Foot Ninja) Gotcha.

Leonardo then kicks the Foot Ninja.

After observing some more additional information that weren't covered in the previous episode, Leo appears to be having an advantage with a cunning mind and a sharp-witted strategy to outsmart his opponents rather than overpowering them.

Wiz: Alright the combatants are set, let's end this debate once and for all!

Boomstick: It's time for a Death Battle!

VOTES

Makoto Naegi: LEONARDO

Kyoko Kirigiri: LEONARDO

Byakuya Togami: LEONARDO

Aoi Asahina: LEONARDO

Yasuhiro Hagakure: ZITZ

Toko Fukawa: ZITZ

Sayaka Maizono: LEONARDO

Mukuro Ikusaba: LEONARDO

Leon Kuwata: ZITZ

Chihiro Fujisaki: LEONARDO

Mondo Owada: ZITZ

Kiyotaka Ishimaru: LEONARDO

Hifumi Yamada: LEONARDO

Celestia Ludenberg: LEONARDO

Sakura Ogami: LEONARDO

Junko Enoshima: ZITZ

Hajime Hinata: LEONARDO

Kazuichi Soda: ZITZ

Sonia Nevermind: LEONARDO

Akane Owari: ZITZ

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu: ZITZ

The Imposter: LEONARDO

Teruteru Hanamura: ZITZ

Mahiru Koizumi: LEONARDO

Peko Pekoyama: ZITZ

Ibuki Mioda: ZITZ

Hiyoko Saionji: ZITZ

Mikan Tsumiki: LEONARDO

Nekomaru Nidai: LEONARDO

Gundham Tanaka: ZITZ

Nagito Komaeda: LEONARDO

Chiaki Nanami: LEONARDO

Shuichi Saihara: LEONARDO

Himiko Yumeno: ZITZ

Maki Harukawa: LEONARDO

Rantaro Amami: LEONARDO

Kaede Akamatsu: LEONARDO

Ryoma Hoshi: ZITZ

Kirumi Tojo: LEONARDO

Angie Yonaga: LEONARDO

Tenko Chabashira: ZITZ

Korekiyo Shinguji: ZITZ

Miu Iruma: ZITZ

Gonta Gokuhara: LEONARDO

Kokichi Oma: ZITZ

Kaito Momota: ZITZ

Tsumugi Shirogane: ZITZ

K1-B0: LEONARDO

Komaru Naegi: LEONARDO

Genocide Jack: ZITZ

Haiji Towa: LEONARDO

Hiroko Hagakure: LEONARDO

Monaca Towa: LEONARDO

Kotoko Utsugi: ZITZ

Masaru Daimon: ZITZ

Jataro Kemuri: ZITZ

Nagisa Shingetsu: LEONARDO

Yuta Asahina: ZITZ

Taichi Fujisaki: LEONARDO

Izuru Kamakura: LEONARDO

Kyosuke Munakata: LEONARDO

Ryota Mitarai: LEONARDO

Natsumi Kuzuryu: ZITZ

Sato: ZITZ

Jin Kirigiri: LEONADRO

Chisa Yukizome: LEONARDO

Daisaku Bandai: ZITZ

The Great Gozu: LEONARDO

Kazuo Tengan: LEONARDO

Seiko Kimura: ZITZ

Sonosuke Izayoi: ZITZ

Koichi Kizakura: LEONARDO

Miaya Gekkogahara: LEONARDO

Ruruka Ando: ZITZ

Juzo Sakakura: ZITZ

Monokuma: ZITZ

Usami: LEONARDO

Kurokuma: ZITZ

Shirokuma: LEONARDO

Monokid: ZITZ

Monosuke: ZITZ

Monodam: ZITZ

Monophanie: ZITZ

Monotaro: ZITZ

ZITZ: 41

LEONARDO: 43

This is a close one to decide, Zitz is tough and has a lot of versatility in his shape-shifting which he can do to overpower Leo with brute force, but unlike Leo, he doesn't have any actual combat training which leaves him wide open to surprise attack and ambush him and also get easily frustrated. On the other hand, Leo is agile, has the cunning mind and the environment to take advantage of Zitz.

DEATH BATTLE

In an alleyway of the city, Zitz, the leader of the Battletoads, jumps over a wire fence and was walking by as the leader of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Leonardo jumps out of the sewer confronting the Battletoad as Zitz turns to face his opponent.

It's Toad VS Turtle, and only one leader will come out alive!

FIGHT!

Right on the bat, Zitz uses his ram horns to knock Leonardo into the fence and as Leo bounces off, Zitz kicks him with an iron boot three times and then punches him away with a giant fist.

"Heh, looks like Leo is getting his ass handed to him bad." Juzo said

"Perhaps, it's too soon for Zitz to be taking a victory lap." Kyosuke replied

Leo recovers just in time to avoid Zitz' drill attack and kicks him twice, only to get countered by a giant fist and a spiked wall. After pummeling Leo some more, Zitz throws him towards the wire fence.

"Leo's still got some fight left in him. No way he's going down that easy." Usami said

(Cues: I Beam Fight - Klaus Badelt)

Leo then flip onto his feet and defend himself from Zitz' giant fist. Leo hits Zitz twice and stabs him once, but Zitz turns into a weight to defend himself as Leo's swords. Eventually, Leo retreats and jumps into the sewer as Zitz returns to his normal form and jumps into the sewer.

"Clever move, he knew his swords wouldn't do anything while Zitz became a weight, that's why he jumped into the sewers in order for Zitz to follow him." Kaede assured

"And now Leo's strategy is to ambush him by performing sneak attacks while hiding his presence." Kokichi added

(Cues: Battletoads and Double Dragons - Next Level (Cover))

As Zitz scouts around for Leo, the turtle jumps out of a hole in the wall, stabs Zitz with his sword and jumps away. Leo tries this again, but Zitz grows a chainsaw tail, which Leo dodges. Zitz gives chase and finds that Leo has disappeared. Leo jumps out of the wall and hurts Zitz and quickly jumps back into through the hole. Enraged, Zitz began pummeling the wall with his giant fists, iron boots and everything in his shapeshifting powers over and over and over again.

"You have got to be shitting me." Miu, Monokuma, Mondo and Leon gasped, anticipating at the moment

"Looks like this is the end now that he's opened." Chisa said

This distraction allows Leo to silently sneak under water as he ambushed him once again by slicing the Battletoad's mid section and jumped back into the hole as Zitz's upper body slowly slid off and onto the ground.

"HOLY SHIT!" Mondo, Kazuichi, Miu, Kaito, Monotato, and Haiji shouted as they were stunned at the gruesome moment. Monophanie was also horrified and started throwing up.

K.O!

RESULTS

The ones who voted for Leonardo were clapping for him to win a second time, as the rest who voted for Zitz own him sympathy for trying

(Cues: Credits theme - Dennis C. Brow)

Boomstick: Damn!

Wiz: Zitz was more than a match for Leonardo in a simple brawl, using his brutal arsenal to overpower him. But when it came to using the environment, Zitz couldn't handle Leonardo's ninja skills and his lack of training left him frustrated and unsure of what to do.

"That's bullshit! Zitz should've won this fight if he had the chance!" Miu caterwauled

"I agree with Mommy!" Monotaro exclaimed

"You're right, it is possible for Zitz to have a positive chance of victory by simply overpowering Leo if it weren't for Leo into having any combat training." Keebo responded

"Let's not forget his invisibility technique which he can definitely used to sneak around the battlefield." Hajime pointed out

"It's true, we should all know and agree that not all battles can be win with brute forces alone." Shuichi stated, as only some of the people nodded while the rest disagree

Boomstick: While Zitz is a strategist, he always relies on his brute force and once Leo went in stealth mode and turned the tides, Zitz decided to just bring the whole sewer down. And c'mon, Leo fights all kinds of mutants and monsters at least once a week.

"As for Leo, he's been through all sorts of dangers on his journey on multiple occasions, so he techinally had the experience of fighting highly threatening monsters like Zitz." Nagito stated, as the other students and teachers agreed on his statement

Wiz: Of all the toads, Zitz certainly stood the best chance with his technologically advanced weaponry, but while the Battletoads are known for accomplishing impossible odds, so are the Ninja Turtles. Leonardo made quick work of Zitz as soon as he had the chance.

"Hey, the impossible is possible! And all they have to do is make it so! Right Shuichi?!" Kaito asked his sidekick

"Right, anything is possible no matter how difficulty it may be." Shuichi responded

Boomstick: In the end, Zitz just needed to pull himself together.

"That wasn't even a good pun at all Boomstick." Monokuma said, a little disappointed

Wiz: The winner is Leonardo.

Boomstick:Again.

The fight was short but turned out to be good and the future episodes is only getting better and better.

Boomstick: Next time on Death Battle.

The audiences saw a scene of a happy field, where a cute green dinosaur appears walking through the fields.

"Awwww, it's so cute!" Chihiro, Kotoko, Gonta, Ibuki, Sayaka, Sonia and Monophanie gushed at the green dinosaur

Suddenly, a red savage raptor appears from the green pipe and roared, making the green dinosaur cower in fear.

Kazuo played the next episode, as some would knew that this next episode would turn out to be ugly.

Man, it's freaking hot outside over a week thanks to summer. You know what they say, stay cool, be cool if that's what some people would say.

Next Chapter: Yoshi VS Riptor