This Battle Must Be Won!

Flower Capital

The atmosphere here was extremely tense. The brightly lit streets were deserted, but the rooftops were bustling with activity. Ninjas with half their faces covered by masks were moving rapidly, each carrying a Samurai sword.

Putting aside the ninjas' actual strength, just looking at their uniforms, the Oniwabanshu are unprofessional. They don't even have basic uniforms; are those colorful outfits even appropriate?

Orochi Castle, a ninja dressed in a yellow ninja outfit was seen crouching below the platform, while Kurozumi Orochi had just finished listening to the report, had a drastic change in expression.

"The Shimotsuki family's Samurai are heading this way?!"

"Yes!"

The yellow-clad ninja nodded, confirming this once again. Although these ninjas were not as good as Samurai in direct combat, they were excellent at intelligence gathering and surveillance.

"What do we do? What do we do? That's Shimotsuki!"

Kurozumi Orochi was completely panicked and instinctively looked at Kurozumi Higurashi, who stood to the side looking like an old witch, but the latter's face was also filled with panic.

"By the way, is it possible to use the surrounding mountains to keep them out of the Flower Capital?"

His suggestion was that the Flower Capital itself had no walls, but was surrounded by mountains, so it only needed to guard two entrances.

"Cemumaru, you should be able to block one side, right?"

Kurozumi Higurashi looked at the screen behind Kurozumi Orochi and said loudly. Immediately afterwards, a slightly hoarse voice came from behind it.

"Okay, but what about the other side? Those ninjas can't possibly stop the Samurai troops. Don't forget, they have Shimotsuki Ushimaru."

"Can Shimotsuki Ushimaru be given to Fukurokuju?"

Kurozumi Orochi asked hurriedly, his tone filled with obvious hope.

"This"

Kurozumi Higurashi opened his mouth but couldn't speak. He himself didn't believe that Fukurokuju could beat Shimotsuki Ushimaru. At this moment, Kurozumi Semimaru spoke up again from behind the screen.

"I do have an idea."

"Speak quickly!"

Kurozumi Orochi turned around in surprise, Kurozumi Higurashi also looked at the old man who had emerged from behind the screen. The latter met their gazes and said, "Abandon the Flower Capital and take all the Samurai and ninja units that have allied with us to Kuri!"

"To Kuri?"

Kurozumi Orochi, however, was not fond of the suggestion. He had finally become a shogun and possessed this prosperous Flower Capital; how could he just give it up?

But after thinking for a few seconds, Kurozumi Higurashi Satori and excitedly laughed, "Great idea!"

"Ah?"

Kurozumi Orochi looked at the other party in surprise, only to hear Kurozumi Higurashi explain.

"Semimaru's idea is that since we can't stop the two Shimotsuki families, we should lure them to Kuri, let Kaido and the Beasts Pirates deal with them, and then come back!"

"Yes!"

Kurozumi Orochi Satori something, slapped his forehead, and looked at Kurozumi Semimaru with admiration.

"That's right, that's definitely a good idea. So what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

After saying that, he shouted to the yellow-clad ninja who was still kneeling below awaiting orders, "Quickly inform Fukurokuju and have them protect me on my way to Kuri!"

"Yes, General!"

Upon receiving the order, the yellow-clad ninja instantly vanished from the main hall in a blur.

Ten minutes later.

The people hiding in their homes saw a group of Samurai and ninjas surrounding a wheeled cart pulled by four strange beasts, heading out of the city in a rather panicked manner.

"Did the Orochi escape?"

Several hours later, Shimotsuki Kouka and Shimotsuki Ushimaru, who had come from the villages of Ringo and Hakumai, stormed into the Flower Capital with nearly ten thousand Samurai, and then met up at the foot of Orochi Castle.

"That Orochi actually abandoned the Flower Capital!"

Shimotsuki Ushimaru, who had intended to wipe out the Kurozumi Clan right there, looked quite grim.

Across from them, Shimotsuki Kouka sighed, "This definitely wasn't Kurozumi Orochi's idea. That guy doesn't have the brains. There's nothing we can do but continue towards Kuri. It seems we'll have to settle everything there."

"That's good too. A swift and decisive defeat of Kaido and Kurozumi Clan will allow us to regain the position of Shogun of the Kozuki clan as soon as possible, Wano Country will return to its former glory!"

"Shimotsuki Ushimaru said heavily, his eyes filled with killing intent and determination."

"Could you two please count us in?"

Just as they were about to set off again, a voice that sounded extremely oppressive rang out, causing all the Samurai present to turn their heads.

A burly man, shirtless, with Agni blue hair and a goatee, and blue tattoos adorned with pink flowers on his shoulders, strode slowly towards them with a lit cigarette dangling from his mouth.

His overwhelming aura forced the Samurai along the way to instinctively move aside, and behind him followed a large horde of Samurai.

However, the roguish air about these people made them look more like thugs than Samurai.

"The Great Sword - Hyogoro of the Flower?"

Upon seeing the newcomers, both Shimotsuki Kouka and Shimotsuki Ushimaru became serious.

Because this man who rules the underworld of the Flower Capital possesses combat power comparable to theirs!

Without a word, Hyogoro walked up to them and said, "I have brought two hundred of my men and more than two thousand Samurai from the Flower Capital who are willing to serve the Kozuki!"

"And this is Urashima Rikishi, a sumo wrestler of the 'Yokozuna' caliber, who is also willing to help eliminate Kaido and the Kurozumi Clan!"

Yokooka Urashima was even taller than Hyogoro, but he didn't look very muscular; his whole body was just round, fat.

"It is a great honor to meet you two daimyo. I am the number one sumo wrestler in Wano Country. Please take care of me!" Urashima said with a confident smile.

"In that case, we really do have 10,000 Samurai on our side. Add to that the forces from Himi and Rabbit Bowl, and that makes 16,000 Samurai. Kaido and Orochi's doom has finally arrived!"

Shimotsuki Kouka looked around with fervor at the endless rows of Samurai who filled the entire Flower Capital's streets.

"The end is finally coming for Kaido of the Beasts and Kurozumi Orochi!"

Suddenly, the daimyo of Hakumai raised his Samurai and let out his loudest roar, shouting, "For Kozuki! For Wano Country!"

[Boom----]

The next moment, all the Samurai who heard the voice also raised their necks and shouted back. In an instant, the entire Flower Capital was enveloped by the words, which resounded throughout the azure sky.

"For Kozuki! For Wano Country!"

"For Kozuki! For Wano Country!"

"For Kozuki! For Wano Country!"

Similarly, this shocked everyone in the Flower Capital, young and old. One elderly man, listening to the surging shouts, murmured to himself in his room, "Is the fate of this country truly about to change?"

These are ten thousand Samurai; in their eyes, nothing seems capable of withstanding such overwhelming power.

[Boom!]

Soon.

Led by Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Shimotsuki Kouka, Hyogoro of the Flower Hyōgoro, Yokozuna Urashima, ten thousand Samurai rode their horses and marched in a grand procession towards Mount Fuji -Kuri Village under the watchful eye of Urashima.

Thick smoke billowed into the sky from their impact, causing the earth to tremble wherever they went. The neighing of horses could be heard for miles around, and every Samurai in the army was stirred by the collective effect.

They firmly believed that they would win this battle!