The Crooked Ninja Turtles Gang confronted the real Turtles in a junkyard. The good Turtles easily defeated the impostors, They saved their fight with Smash, the gang leader, for last, Rather than attack him, they tied him up, seeing him as more of an intelligence asset than an enemy. They spared Smash on the basis that he reveal Shredder's whereabouts. At the Slash 4 Cash Gym, Shredder had taken Splinter prisoner. Although captured, Yoshi calmly confronted Saki about the test of who is the better sensei, as evidence by which students would win the fight. Saki admitted he was the worse teacher, as he lacked confidence the Crooked Ninja Turtles Gang could beat the Ninja Turtles.