Mihawk's Plans and Mission!

"Kaido--"

"Yu--Tian--"

In the chaotic battlefield of Kuri Village, Kaido had once again transformed into a blue Divine Dragon, and Kozuki Oden, who was wielding twin swords and shrouded in red light, glared at each other, roaring and howling incessantly, each of them exuding terrifying fighting spirit and killing intent.

"Demolishing Gust!"

The giant dragon, hovering hundreds of meters in the air, opened its blood-red maw and spewed out countless crescent-shaped wind Wind Blade, resembling sickles.

These Wind Blade, under the influence of Devil Fruit abilities, look more like light blades, each emitting a bright blue-white light and moving at incredible speed.

"Oden Two-Sword Style: Spear - Demon Imitation!"

Kozuki Oden neither dodged nor evaded, but crossed the Ame no Habakiri and Enma, which Hardening with Armament Haki, in front of him, transforming them into bright red beams that passed through the wind Wind Blade like lasers.

Each Wind Blade that passed through him crumbled into shattered pieces of light behind him and gradually dissipated.

"Tatsumaki!"

Kaido was not surprised by this result. After spitting out the Wind Blade, he began to spin at high speed like a top, creating four large Tatsumaki on the spot.

They disregarded the fact that the catastrophic Tornado not only swept up a large number of Samurai but also affected many of their own crew members.

In an instant, terrified screams rose and fell, echoing across the plains.

Similarly, this also forced away the approaching Kozuki Oden. Then Kaido opened his dragon mouth again, and this time, instead of wind, a dazzling ball of Huoguang gathered in his mouth.

"Bolo Breath!!"

The next moment, a long pillar made entirely of flames erupted, not only engulfing Kozuki Oden who had leaped into the air, but also piercing through the vast battlefield where nearly ten thousand people were fighting, and incidentally melting two distant mountains to ashes.

"So strong."

Standing atop the warship thousands of meters in the air, Gion was awestruck by Kaido's power as she witnessed the terrifying battle below.

"What's with Kaido's Devil Fruit abilities? There are so many different kinds!"

However, Mihawk, standing beside her, kept his sharp gaze fixed on Kozuki Oden. This was a life-or-death battle between Great Swordsman, which was extremely attractive to him.

The previous battle between Rayleigh and Imu, although it could be considered a life-or-death struggle between two Great Swordsman, was too far apart in strength, resulting in very little actual Swordsmanship.

"Watch closely, this battle will definitely benefit us greatly!"

"Good!"

Upon hearing Mihawk's stern reminder, Gion quickly nodded and fell silent, beginning to intently observe Kozuki Oden's every move during his battle with Kaido.

The fight lasted from morning until evening.

Although the outcome of the battle between the two was decided very quickly in the anime, in reality, Kaido, as Mythical Zoan user who Awakening his powers, is not so weak that he would be defeated after being slashed twice.

Even though Kozuki Oden managed to inflict terrifying gashes on the 'Divine Dragon' with his top-tier combat power, Kaido's side showcased the incredible vitality and regenerative abilities of Zoan Devil Awakening user to the fullest extent.

"As expected, Kaido can't beat Oden!"

Mihawk, looking down on everything from the Floating Warship, uttered these words indifferently.

Despite Kaido's attempts to unleash Tornado, flames, and even Raiden, he could only barely parry Kozuki Oden's twin sword strikes.

"You want that person to appear?" Gion asked softly.

"No."

Mihawk shook his head and said calmly, "It's too early now. I want Kaido to be completely defeated by Oden before sending him down to do a thorough cleanup. Besides, not everyone has arrived yet."

The moment he finished speaking, his Hawk Eyes- like eyes suddenly darted toward the direction of the Flower Capital.

"Looks like everyone will be here soon."

Gion followed Mihawk's gaze and, from their high vantage point, could clearly see a large, dark figure rushing towards the battlefield.

That is...

"Kurozumi Orochi, Kurozumi Higurashi, Kurozumi Semimaru, these are the targets we need to capture alive," Mihawk said coldly.

According to the mission he received, there are several people he needs to capture, such as the two Mink Tribe, Nekomamushi and Inuarashi. Although they themselves are not of much value, the Vivre Card they carry can guide them to Zou!

Unfortunately, an accident occurred, and Toki used his time-travel ability to send him to Wano Country in the future.

And then there are these four members of the Kurozumi Family —yes, four. There's also Kurozumi Kanjuro, who's pretending to be casually slacking off on the battlefield below.

These retainers of Kozuki Oden had arrived several hours earlier.

However, they are still too weak and have not received much attention from Mihawk and Gion.

The reason the World Government wanted to capture these Kurozumi Clan tribesmen alive was, of course, because of their Devil Fruit abilities.

Kurozumi Orochi is Zoan Snake-Snake Fruit user, Mythical Zoan, Yamata no Orochi Model!

Kurozumi Semimaru, Paramecia Barrier-Barrier Devil Fruit User!

Kurozumi Higurashi, Paramecia Imitation Magic Devil Fruit User!

Kurozumi Kanjuro, Paramecia Pen-Pen Devil Fruit User!

Look, each one of them is Devil Fruit with extremely high value. In fact, it's not just them; basically, it seems that there aren't any useless Devil Fruits among the Devil Fruit User in Wano Country.

Take Kin'emon's Paramecia Garment-Garment Fruit. It seems like it only changes people's clothes, but the problem is that after wearing the clothes it gives them, no one can recognize them!

If used properly, this ability could be far more powerful than the Clone-Clone Fruit, which only allows the user to transform.

There's also Shinobu's Paramecia Ripe-Ripe Fruit, which can accelerate the ripening of things, even causing them to rot. And the Devil Fruit that Shimotsuki Ushimaru is bringing along, named Onimaru, is also a Mythical Zoan!

Besides these, there are also the Zoan Dog-Dog Fruit (Mythical Zoan, Okuchi no Makami form) and the Paramecia Millet-Millet Fruit, which haven't been eaten yet and are currently in an unknown location in Wano Country!

Below.

"Phew--We're finally here!"

The Kurozumi Orochi stepped out of the carriage and looked at the blue Divine Dragon in the distance, unleashing its Kamui of wind, fire Raiden in the air. He immediately felt a strong sense of security.

In his view, Kaido was invincible, and as long as Kaido was there, his personal safety and power were absolutely guaranteed.

"Hahaha, those Samurai brought by the daimyo look so pitiful! Quick, quick, go and kill them all!"

Kurozumi Orochi's eyes couldn't see clearly what was happening on Kaido's side, but he could see that the Samurai forces of the two daimyo, Fugetsu Omusubi and Amatsuki Tempura, were being brutally slaughtered by the Beasts Pirates.

No way.

Although Kozuki Oden could only parry Kaido's attacks, the other Samurai were still no match for the Beasts Pirates.

Only the combined efforts of the "Akazaya Nine" from the "future" he brought could barely hold them off.

"Yes!"

As Kurozumi Orochi gave the order with a maniacal laugh, the more than two thousand Samurai surrounding the carriage roared in response and charged toward their fellow Samurai who had their backs to them, their faces contorted with savage grins.

A pincer attack, beating a drowning dog—wouldn't that look interesting?

Only the five thousand ninjas remained in place, as their mission was to protect the shogun of Wano Country, and Kurozumi Orochi himself did not want them to leave.

After all, it's a chaotic battlefield; how can you survive without enough guards?

Kurozumi Higurashi chuckled and said, "Orochi, let's take a detour to the rear of the Beasts Pirates. Don't forget, the Shimotsuki family's large forces are still on their way!"

The Kurozumi Orochi finally stopped its rampant laughter and hurriedly urged, "Yes, yes, let's go!"