Take Down the Kurozumi! Destroy the Beasts!

Wano Country in the 1498th year of the Marine Calendar.

Flower Capital

A brightly lit, bustling street teeming with people.

"Phew—today's over too. There are still four years left until the five-year agreement. I must persevere and rescue all the hostages!"

Wearing only a white loincloth, Kozuki Oden, completely unconcerned by the disappointed or disgusted looks from those around him, put on his clothes with a smile on his face.

It looks like they just finished a nude dance; judging from the sweat on their foreheads, they danced quite seriously.

"Oden!!!"

Just as he was gazing at Orochi Castle, Kin'emon's shout suddenly rang out behind him, filled with anxiety and panic.

Oden turned around and was surprised to find that not only Kin'emon, but also Denjiro, Kikunojo, Ashura Doji, and others had come, and each of them had a Wrath or nervous expression.

Their arrival seemed to have a strange effect, instantly making the atmosphere on the entire street serious and arousing the curiosity of many people in the surrounding area.

"What's wrong?"

Gangyi Oden the question, Kin'emon, the head of Oden's retainers, shouted urgently, "We just received news from Oden Castle that Kaido and the Beasts Pirates have attacked there, and we can't get through to 'Tanaka' anymore!"

"What----!"

Kozuki Oden was shocked and instinctively took a few steps back, but immediately stopped and ran frantically towards the Flower Capital.

At this Toki, his mind was filled with the images of Momonosuke, Hiyori, and Hiyori.

"Please don't let anything happen, please don't let anything happen to you!!"

At the same time, Kin'emon and the others hurriedly followed behind, shouting, "Oden, Kuri is too far from here. We can't just run back on foot. Kawamatsu has already gone to prepare the horses!"

But Oden wouldn't listen to any of that; after all, he was much faster than a horse, and at this moment, the faster the better.

As for the physical exertion along the way, he didn't even think about it.

"What do we do? We can't catch up with Oden!"

Just as they left the Flower Capital, Denjiro, wearing glasses, stopped in his tracks, looking with a headache at Oden's figure, who had already left them far behind.

"Kawamatsu is here!"

"Hurry up and ride your horse!"

At that moment, Kin'emon was pleasantly surprised to see Kawamatsu leading in six horses. Judging from their tall and strong physiques, they were probably stolen from the stables of some wealthy family.

But at this point, who has time to worry about such things?

"Where is Oden?"

"There's no time to explain, mount your horse and chase after them!"

Kin'emon and the others mounted their horses and whipped them wildly as they rode towards Kuri Village.

Completely ignoring the starry sky overhead, the group rushed desperately towards Oden Castle in Kuri, each person praying in their hearts that the Lady and the Princes were safe and sound.

At the same time.

In the snow-covered, perpetually winter-like Ringo, Shimotsuki Ushimaru, who was personally sweeping the snow from the Eternal Graveyard with his retainers, had just received an urgent message from a Samurai.

The Beasts Pirates Night Raid on Oden Castle!

Massacre of the people of Bolo Town!

Kaido vowed to wipe out all the daimyo families and rebels in Wano Country!

These bombshell announcements stunned everyone present. As the heavy snowflakes swirled around them in the cold wind, they couldn't understand why Kaido had suddenly gone mad.

Shimotsuki Ushimaru, who bears a striking resemblance to the future Nonoroya Zoro but is not related by blood, frowned and took out a small snail from his pocket to contact Shimotsuki Ieyasu in Hakumai Shimotsuki Yasuie.

They belong to two branches of the Shimotsuki Clan. Normally, they live their own lives and neither can interfere with the other, but they will contact each other when something happens.

It has to be said that these two families occupy half of Wano Country and are the only Samurai families that can rival the Kozuki Family!

"I was just about to call you. You received the news too, right?" Shimotsuki Yasuie said solemnly from afar.

"Well, although we don't know what's going on with Kaido, since he's already made his move, let's take this opportunity to eliminate the Beasts and Orochi in one fell swoop!"

Shimotsuki Ushimaru's sharp eyes were fixed on the dark clouds in the direction of Kuri, and the twin swords at his waist seemed to tremble slightly in response to the burning passion in his heart.

"Certainly!"

"Although Oden's recent actions have been disappointing, we daimyo cannot stand idly by while the Kozuki clan is in trouble!"

As the robust Shimotsuki Yasuie spoke to the snail, he allowed his attendants to drape armor over him, then gripped the Samurai sword that was brought to him with his right hand.

"The daimyo of Fugetsu Omusubi from Kibi and the daimyo of Udon, Amatsuki Tempura, just told me that they have gathered most of their Samurai and are heading towards Kuri!"

"News has also come from the Flower Capital that Oden and his retainers have already set off!"

After listening, Shimotsuki Ushimaru pondered for a moment and said, "They're too hasty. They should have waited until everyone was gathered before going. But with Kozuki Oden there, there shouldn't be any major problems."

Although he disliked Oden's nude dance over the past year, he still highly recognized Oden's skill.

"I don't think we can just let Kurozumi Orochi go unchecked. He has the Oniwabanshu under his command. While those ninjas aren't good at direct combat, they're excellent at assassination and guerrilla warfare."

Shimotsuki Yasuie walked to his attic balcony with a grim face, looked down at the nearly four thousand sword-wielding Samurai who had already formed ranks below, and asked, "So what do you mean?"

Shimotsuki Ushimaru, leading his retainers, headed east towards Ringo Castle, saying emphatically, "First, take down the Kurozumi Clan in the Flower Capital, then go support Oden and the others. That way, we won't have to worry about problems at home!"

If Kozuki Oden and the Rabbit Bowl of Himi were willing to wait for them to arrive before setting off, they could have ignored Kurozumi Orochi and focused on dealing with the Beasts Pirates in Kuri first.

But since it's already been divided into two parts, why not take over the Flower Capital first!

"OK!"

Shimotsuki Yasuie of Hakumai did not hesitate for long and decisively agreed to Ushimaru's battle plan. After the two ended the call, he forcefully drew his long sword, the sharp tip pointing directly at the bright full moon in the sky, and shouted loudly under the gaze of thousands of Samurai.

"Take down Kurozumi Clan! Annihilate Beasts!"

This shout seemed to stir up a storm in Wano Country, not only resounding throughout the night sky of Hakumai, but also erupting in other villages such as Reigo, Himi, Rabbit Bowl.

Even many Samurai in the Flower Capital who were still willing to follow the Kozuki Clan rode their fast horses toward Kuri Village after hearing the news.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire Wano Country became extremely tense, and many people hurriedly hid at home, even they could feel the storm brewing.

But all they could do was tremble and pray that misfortune wouldn't befall them.

Above Onigashima.

Five Marine warship floated silently above the dark clouds. From their altitude, the moon in the Nightfall appeared unusually large and bright.

So beautiful!

This was Mihawk's thought as he stood on the deck gazing at the moon. His sharp, wavy, golden Hawk Eyes seemed completely unconcerned about the chaotic situation on the distant black island.

Blood, fire, even the billowing smoke of galloping horses—none of these are as worthy of concern as the Galaxy at this moment.

He really wanted to go down and spar with those Samurai who inherited ancient Swordsmanship, but Lord Imu's mission was the most important!

"It's a pity that Shimotsuki Ryuma's bloodline is about to end here," Mihawk sighed as he looked away from Gion.

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