Er, actually I haven't. I'm sort of hit or miss on SB... some of the fanfic threads are good, but the community is a bit fractious at times. (I've seen some crazy flame wars over there in the past.) I tend to just visit links I am sent or see on Skype chat.Great chapter.
Couple things, though: first, have you read the Neji Quest I ran over on Spacebattles? Guy has the same turtle summons here as in my quest, though in mine, the four are Sages, and the Friend to All Children is the boss turtle.
Second, it would be better if you swapped Squirtle's name to Zenigame (it's the Japanese name, y'all), and would be a nice reference if someone searched for it instead of willy-nilly references everywhere.
Hmmm... do we really need two threads?Okay, I read it and posted my review. Now I'm just waiting for the discussion thread to show up...
Does that mean Jiraiya can summon Attila, Genghis, Napoleon, and Rasputin?Also, inb4 The Four are the Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles.
You're both right and wrong. Japanese doesn't have the L sound their R sound, when pronounced properly, sounds a tad bit like it (at least, it sounds different enough from the English R that most people pronouncing Naruto's name are likely pronouncing it incorrectly. It's closer to the Spanish R). An English speaker can clearly hear the difference but it's not as large as media tends to make it out to be.And I'm 95% (+/- 5% XD) certain The Four are the TMNT. I mean, all of them have an "L" in their full names. And Japanese doesn't use that sound. (IIRC, it's something like that... don't quote me on this.)
Ehh... I think I'd need blinkers, maybe even a blindfold, to see it that way. It seems obvious he's taking all the other arguments as given (including the years-old, 'Oh, I bet the TMNT are on/are the communal boss of/etc' speculation) and just picking out the elements of the chapter that felt like confirmation.I'm not saying that The Four aren't likely to be the TMNT- I'm the first person in this thread to suggest as much after all- it's just that Wraith's initial logic as to why that would be so is nonsensical.
You'll note in the chapter that Clothahump introduces himself with that name. The other turtles call him "Old One"."They all have an L in their names" just isn't a good argument, though. It makes no sense. Clothahump has an L in his name and the only thing mentioned about the names of The Four is that they're occidental (Western) and hard to pronounce. While most of their names would be a bit difficult to pronounce in Japanese (although Donatello would be pretty easy), so too would Clothahump (which gets turned into something like Kurosahanpu).
“Is that why they call them The Four?” Naruto asked.
“Yes. Well, and they have occidental names that are ridiculous and difficult to pronounce,” Clothahump admitted. He frowned. “I wonder if that’s why they call me… nevermind. Yes, continue working on your energy. I think the current Chief Summoner chose wisely when he selected you as his successor, but it will still require much effort to realize your full potential. In the meantime, I will teach you the beginnings of turtle magic…”
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