Did Splinter care about the TMNT originally?

[Lil G]

Originally Posted by Cipher

Raph: "What are you saying Leo? We Should aly oursleves with the damned Foot Clan?"

Leo: "I'm simply asking a question."

Raph: "But...We've been at war with them for years! They're our freakin' blood enemies!"

Leo: "Are they? If so, why? Think about it...Think back. We're in this because...because..."

Mike: "Because of Master Splinter."

Leo: "Exactly, Mike. This is his war. Since we were children, Master Splinter taught us, trained us for one thing: to avenge the death of his master, Hamato Yoshi. Since that day...when we first killed the Shredder, the threat of the Foot has circumscribed our lives...And through us, Casey's and April's lives too. Who can blame them for wanting to leave? I know I can't.

But now...Now we have, with Karai's proposal, an opportunity...A chance to break this chain of vengeance and death...and reclaim our lives."

Mike: "Leo...What would Splinter say?"

Leo: I'm unsure...I would gladly die for him...but...I don't know if I can give him my life."

- Volume 1, Issue 58

I love that storyline.

all i could say is... DAUMN!