A teen wearing blackened Mandalorian armor shows up at the palace on Tatooine. Investigating the rumor that Boba Fett is alive and well and now, the Daimyo of Mos Espa. His name is Maelstrom. His clients calls him the "The Shadow Hunter". Boba Fett calls him "son".

Naruto is attacked by a mob on the morning before he can attend his first class at the Shinobi Academy. Left mute, he has to face the grim possibility of never becoming a Shinobi. Refusing to give up, Naruto discovers information about a man called Snake Eyes and decides to claim the mantle for himself to honor a man who overcame his own mute-ness to become a Ninja Master.