New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto Preview Further Explores Kakashi/Splinter Connection

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In a striking turn of events, the collaboration between Team 7 and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has emerged as one of the most intriguing crossovers in recent times. This unique team-up is the basis for a brand-new comic book series, where characters like Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, Kakashi, Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo converge in an entirely novel universe. Publisher IDW seems to be suggesting significant alterations to the backstory of both groups, potentially leading to substantial shifts in their respective lore. The four-issue series promises a multitude of surprises for the future of this fusion, with the potential to outshine any other instance of fictional ninjas meeting for the first time.

heads up: Delving deep into significant spoilers for the debut issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto. If you haven’t read it yet, consider stepping aside now to avoid any surprises. This novel series introduces a fresh universe with unique backgrounds for all the characters. Instead of the TMNT arriving in Konoha or Team 7 venturing into New York City, we have “Big Apple Village,” a new settlement nestled within the ninja anime world, where the turtles reside. In this new adventure aimed at safeguarding April O’Neil, Naruto and his companions cross paths with the TMNT, initially underestimating their identities.

Master Splinter x Kakashi

In the debut of this cross-over event, there’s a hint that Master Splinter and Kakashi the Shared-History Ninja might have a past connection. Although their shared history wasn’t revealed in the initial episode, previews for issue two suggest that we’ll delve into it immediately. With just four issues planned for this crossover series, the unexpected developments so far indicate that the encounter between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Kakashi’s elite ninjas from Konoha will be an unforgettable event in comics history.

🌟 Can’t wait to discover the outcome when Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi team up with the Turtles against The Foot Clan? 🎯 Take a peek at some sneak-peek pages from this thrilling ninja crossover! #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles meet #Naruto in issue #2 of the epic collaboration, available next week at your local comic store! #TMNTxNaruto 🐢 x 忍者 @VIZMedia

— IDW Publishing (@IDWPublishing) January 14, 2025

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Throughout their history, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have run into numerous well-known figures from pop culture. Although they haven’t delved deeply into the anime world for crossovers, they’ve encountered characters such as Batman, the Stranger Things kids, the Ghostbusters, the Transformers, Savage Dragon, the Power Rangers, and even Mulder and Scully from The X-Files. Interestingly, despite never having an official encounter with Naruto’s top ninjas, these four turtle siblings actually starred in their own anime series.

1996 saw the debut of an original video animation titled “Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend“, offering a fresh perspective on the beloved characters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. What set this series apart was its portrayal of the turtle quartet gaining the power to transform into more human-like forms. To date, it remains the sole anime production in the TMNT franchise, and fans are eagerly anticipating a potential Naruto crossover to receive its own unique animated treatment.

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2025-01-14 21:13