Chapter 1 Inception

In this day and age where the phrase "masterpiece" is overused, people seem to have gradually forgotten what the word originally meant. Most of the time, we just use it to express praise or love for a certain work, or to make fun of some unexpected plots.

But many years ago, the meaning of this word was far more than that...

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* once came infinitely close to being divine.

It was born in a golden age.

Those were the years when dyeing hair was still fashionable, disco echoed in the streets and alleys, special effects for aliens were already amazing, and the king of the console world was the Little Tyrant...

Those were the years when Jordan dominated, Brother Ma's double guns were still cold, Teresa Teng's lingering sound remained, and Michael Jackson was still Black...

Those were the years without justified worship of money, without the South Korean ancient country that created the universe, when the Chinese men's football team was still first-class in Asia, and the Spring Festival Gala sketches dared to tell the truth...

That was a nostalgic era, a very pure era.

Once upon a time, the popularity of cars caused cities to lose their boundaries.

Nowadays, the proliferation of electronic devices has not brought people closer.

The era when a family gathered in front of a television is long gone, and it has become a daily routine for everyone to stare blankly at their own small screens. In a large environment where information exchange is extremely convenient, we have become even more confused.

But in that golden age, things were not so complicated. The charm of a work could be most directly reflected in the ratings.

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* was a work that could make children wait in front of the television on time. The novel setting, the wonderful plot, the interesting dialogue, the moderate violence... It was only natural that this show would be a hit.

Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello, the story of these four mutated turtles with distinct personalities upholding justice continued for year after year. Their footprints spread throughout comics, television, the big screen, and games. They even had their own rock band (actors wearing turtle costumes miming on stage). In the early nineties, when special effects technology was far from mature, *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* had already filmed three live-action movies. Even in the twenty-first century, its 2003 new animated version was still highly praised.

These omnipotent guys had naturally launched toy peripherals long ago. As a generation's classic memory, the turtles would undoubtedly appear in the Classic camp.

"Hey! When did you guys get here?" Jazz asked loudly.

"Long enough..." Raphael replied in his deep voice.

Leonardo added, "Optimus Prime told us to follow you secretly as support."

"Hmm..." Nightwatch pondered, "As expected of Optimus Prime, he has already considered the possibility of Lego House completely breaking with us... With you four as support, even if we are trapped in Lego House, we have a great chance of escaping."

"I'm afraid it's more than that..." Xiao Tan suddenly interjected, "I feel... it's because Optimus Prime still doesn't trust me and Brother Jue, so he sent people to follow us secretly, to prevent us from any strange behavior."

"What the order is is no longer important." Leonardo's answer basically defaulted to Xiao Tan's speculation. Indeed, Optimus Prime let the turtles come, mainly to monitor the interdimensional travelers. So, unless absolutely necessary, the four of them would never show themselves.

Their original bottom line was to help when Jazz and Nightwatch faced real danger. But plans could not keep up with changes. No one expected that Kenshin could detect their existence.

Leonardo turned his gaze to Kenshin: "Can I ask, how did you discover us?"

This was indeed a very puzzling question for the turtles. As ninjas, the turtles' stealth skills were undoubtedly top-notch. When necessary, they could even close their breathing for a long time to hide their aura.

"Actually... it was not I who discovered you." Kenshin replied, "But that Mr. Feng Bujue." He paused, "Perhaps... you were discovered by him during your tracking..." He rested his chin and pondered, "When Zoro used Ittoryu: Yakko Dori to test the waters, that Mr. Feng instantly saw through the power, speed, changes, and so on of this move... Of course, that's nothing. But then, in that split second, he used two minds at once, glancing at the direction where you four were, wanting to see if you would react..." Kenshin said, while slowly turning around, facing the turtles, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have been able to imagine that such a thing could exist in the world. Whether it's someone who fears death or someone who seeks death, they wouldn't have such a reaction when facing an attack, but he can do it..."

"You're quite amazing too... You noticed our location with just a quick glance from Feng Bujue?" Leonardo replied.

"Hmph... It's hard not to notice..." Kenshin sighed, "Please put yourself in my shoes... If I was blocking a blade aimed at my face, while taking the time to look elsewhere. If you happened to see this scene, you would also care about it, right?"

"Not necessarily." Feng Bujue's voice suddenly sounded.

Everyone present turned their heads to look.

Sougo was the first to speak, listlessly saying: "Ah~ Came back faster than I thought. As expected, you just turned two corners and got rid of me..."

Feng Bujue ignored him and continued to say to Kenshin: "If it were me, seeing someone with more than two scars on their cheek, and they're all concentrated on the same side, I would guess... this person must like looking around during battles."

Kenshin did not respond to Feng Bujue's joke, only said with a cold face, "Since Mr. Zoro is no longer here, and you have a certain advantage in numbers, then... I must also..." Saying that, his hand was on the hilt of his sword.

In that instant, the four Ninja Turtles jumped up and scattered in all directions.

Around Kenshin, at this moment, it was as if an invisible circle had bloomed. Within this circle was an extremely dangerous domain... Only powerhouses who had reached a certain level could feel the existence of this range.

"Guys, leave him to me." Leonardo, as the leader of the turtles, naturally took on the most dangerous task, "Raphael, Donatello, you two deal with Sougo; Michelangelo, you go help Jazz and the others suppress Gauri."

"Hmph... Finally, I can beat something up." Raphael said eagerly.

"Be careful, brother, that kid is not easy to deal with." Donatello reminded him, while following him.

"Haha! Here I come!" Michelangelo always seemed happy and excited. He jumped into the battle group on Xiao Tan's side, waving his nunchucks.

For a time, the strength of the two sides reversed... Feng Bujue, who had returned, seemed a bit redundant.

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A minute ago, inside Lego House, on the balcony of a certain building.

Calling it a balcony, it was actually built out of Lego bricks. In this "Lego House", other than lighting equipment, there were few non-Lego products.

At this time, there were two figures standing on the edge of the balcony, watching the battle outside from afar through the glass wall of the exhibition area.

They were Lego Batman and Lego Iron Man.

These "Lego-ized" superheroes were naturally in Q version styling. Their limbs and torsos were all made of rectangular parallelepipeds, and they were in a two-headed body proportion. They were shorter than most normal-proportioned action figures, looking like children.

"How long do you think we should wait before stopping them?" Tony (Iron Man) said. His voice sounded like it had a hint of overlapping sound and an electronic feel, the kind of voice that comes out from behind a real Iron Man suit.

Bruce (Batman) kept a straight face and replied, "I suggest we don't get involved."

"This is, after all, our Lego territory. It's not appropriate to pretend to be deaf and dumb, right?" Tony said again.

"Haven't we been standing here pretending for a while..." Bruce said, "If we pretend for a little longer, they'll be almost done fighting."

"I seem to have heard this before..." Tony scratched his helmet (because it was a custom-made Lego toy, he couldn't take off the mask), "Oh, right... The time Hulk and Bane played wrestling the night before Children's Day." He paused, "Remember how we almost didn't finish the reconstruction work that night?"

"That's different. That time it was inside the house, but this time it's outside the door." Bruce paused slightly and said, "Recently is a sensitive period, so we should avoid attracting trouble as much as possible."

"It's not us attracting trouble right now, it's the trouble coming to us." Tony replied, "I knew it, the incident of the stolen bricks was related to novel. They must have put the brick weapons into the battlefield... Jazz and the others are here to question us."

"So, you mean... we should immediately take people out and kill novel's people to clear our name?" Bruce asked.

"This is a matter of choice..." A third voice came.

Bruce and Tony turned their heads and saw the Joker walking slowly from the edge of the balcony. His movements were like walking a tightrope without a rope, but he was walking unsteadily.

"novel putting Lego weapons into the battlefield, on the surface, it seems to be strengthening the combat power of the troops, but if you think about it carefully, you can find that they have another intention... Hehehe..." the Joker said with a smile.

Bruce responded, "Want to drag our Lego into the water..."

"That's right... If Classic hasn't investigated clearly and judges that we provided the weapons to novel, they might directly declare war on us, or even wage war without declaring it." Tony replied, "If a fight really breaks out, both sides will lose strength and create hatred."

"Hmm... By that time, even if we know that we were initially tricked by novel, we will have to request an alliance with them." Bruce said.

"Haha! I said, this is a matter of choice." The Joker smiled and stretched out a finger, "Either we lean towards novel as soon as possible... If we ask for an alliance now, we can still negotiate conditions." He stretched out a second finger, "Or, we can join forces with Classic and prove with action that Lego did not actively provide anything to novel."

When the Joker said this, he happened to walk to the Lego railing in front of Bruce and Tony. He jumped down gently, stood in front of the two, and pointed to a fake flower pinned on the side of his collar, "Hey! Want to smell it? Bruce."

Bruce looked at the flower and snorted coldly, "Only Thor (Thor) would fall for your tricks..."

"This is a choice... Bruce, smell it or not?" The Joker looked at Bruce with a sincere look with that never-disappearing smile.

"I choose the third option." Bruce said, while reaching out and tilting the stamen of the flower ninety degrees, pointing upwards at the Joker's own face, "We will neither join Classic nor join novel, we will prove our innocence to Classic, and give novel a proper warning. Then we will continue to remain neutral." Saying that, he pressed the switch on the Joker's "water-spraying flower".

But... the stamen did not spray water. The flower quickly melted into a pink paste-like substance in Bruce's hand, wrapping his hand.

"Hahaha... Sometimes, you should obediently choose to make concessions, shouldn't you?" The Joker took a triumphant step and jumped onto the balcony again, laughing.

Tony on the side turned his face away, and suppressed his laughter with a chuckle.

Bruce looked at Tony, then looked down at his hand, and said "Hmm..." in annoyance, then quickly stepped forward and pushed the Joker who was laughing, quite black-bellied.

As a result, the paste stuck his hand and the Joker's body together... So, the two Lego lumps screamed and fell from the balcony together.

Tony leaned out from the balcony, gloating and sighed: "Poor non-flying duo, still jumping down from high places all day long..."