The Death of Orochi

"What? How can there be such a terrifying ability? Isn't that invincible?" Mobius exclaimed in shock.

"No, trust Oden. This kind of ability can't stop him. He'll get through this soon." Teach said with a smile, his gaze fixed on Oden in the center of the battlefield.

His Observation Haki had already sensed that Oden's increasingly active spirit would soon break through the invisible mental blockade.

In the darkness, only Oden's spirit was active. His Observation Haki allowed him to sense the movements outside. Holding his sword, Oden relentlessly slashed at the boundless darkness. In the darkness, cracks appeared from Oden's constant strikes.

Oden remained steadfast in his belief that he wanted to save Wano Country. During his years of continuous travel on the Moby Dick, after witnessing the vastness of the sea, an idea gradually formed in Oden's mind: he wanted Wano Country to open up to the world, to stop its isolation, and to allow Wano Country to connect with the world so that Wano Country people could also see the vast and beautiful sea.

But before that, he must become the shogun of Wano Country; he must kill Kurozumi Orochi and defeat him.

Both Oden and Orochi knew that the other was blocking their path, and only one of them could survive.

"My lord!" Kin'emon killed a samurai in front of them with a single strike. Asura Doji, who was attacking a Great Swordmaster, turned around and saw Oden's miserable state of being unable to resist and being attacked continuously. He exclaimed in worry, never expecting that Oden, who was invincible in his heart, would be beaten like this.

The battle between Oden and Orochi's core gripped the hearts of most people, and all the samurai were extremely worried about Oden's condition.

"Oden, wake up!" "Don't give up on Oden!" The pirates who couldn't participate in the battle shouted these words, cheering Oden on as they watched Oden condition.

Through his Observation Haki, Oden saw their worried expressions, as if they were constantly calling out for something. Oden sensed it, and his will became even stronger. He continued to attack the dark space with his twin swords. Finally, he heard it—he heard the sounds of the outside world, the calls of his retainers and comrades. His hearing had returned.

"I have heard your will, your voices! We will not give up so easily! So, shatter!" Oden roared. With the support of his companions, his spiritual power continued to grow, and he unleashed his strongest attack, striking towards the boundless darkness.

Suddenly, everything brightened; the boundless darkness shattered like a mirror, and Oden's vision and sense of touch returned.

Orochi attacked again, but missed everything. Oden's figure disappeared from the spot and reappeared thirty meters away, holding a sword in both hands. Although he was bleeding, he had not weakened but had become stronger.

"My lord!" His retainers were overjoyed to see that Oden was unharmed.

A smile appeared on Whitebeard's face; he had looked very tense and worried about Oden's condition.

"Oden, so what if you broke free? How many more times can you break free?" Orochi was very surprised to see that Oden had actually broken free of his mental blockade, and laughed. He was very confident in his abilities.

However, the next moment, his expression changed. Oden stopped running away and charged straight at the Orochi. With a powerful slash, Oden's figure passed between the two heads of the Orochi.

"Bang! Bang!" Two enormous snake heads fell from the sky to the ground. "Ah!" the Orochi cried out in pain. Oden chopped off the two heads of the Orochi. The next moment, two more heads fell and were cut off by Oden.

The Orochi's body twisted and swayed incessantly, writhing in immense pain, its eyes filled with rage. "It really hurts," the Orochi forcibly endured, its severed body contorting and reconnecting with its broken head, rapidly regenerating at a speed visible to the naked eye, until it was completely healed in no time.

Eight heads stared at Oden, "Venomous spray!" From their eight large mouths, streams of dark green venom spewed out, spraying towards Oden.

These venoms were highly corrosive and toxic. Oden sensed the danger and quickly dodged. The venom splashed onto Oden's body, causing Oden expression to change. The areas where the venom touched him emitted heat and corroded the skin. Its strong toxicity was such that even Haki could be corroded.

All the samurai and ninjas under Orochi's command had died. Only two Great Swordmaster remained to hold on, along with the Barrier-Barrier Devil Fruit User, Kurozumi Kabuto.

Orochi and Oden were the last and most important battlefields.

No one disturbed them; Orochi's side had already lost, and that couldn't be changed, but the battle wasn't over yet.

Oden's powerful Armament Haki covered his body as he charged straight at Orochi, severing head after head. However, Orochi's abilities were too great; even if a head was cut into hundreds of pieces by Oden, it could quickly reconnect and regenerate using its own power.

"Oden, haven't you found it yet?" Teach thought to himself. This was a futile effort. The Orochi had one main head, and the other seven heads were creations of its own power, controlled by the main head. They were unkillable. Even if the main head was cut off, its consciousness could transfer to another head. To launch an effective attack on the Orochi, all eight of Orochi heads had to be cut off in one go, preventing it from regenerating.

Alternatively, exhaust the Orochi's stamina.

Orochi, on the other hand, clearly lacked experience. In such a battle, fighting in his Human-Beast Form would be the best option, and that is also Kaido's primary fighting style in real combat.

Fighting in human form allows for greater flexibility, enabling the use of combat skills and explosive power. With the amplification of abilities, combat strength will be greatly enhanced.

Moreover, such a massive body simply could not withstand Oden's attack. Orochi's Haki was clearly insufficient to cover such a large area, unless he possessed a massive amount of Haki like Bullet.

Oden had already realized that while he was constantly expending his own strength, he was also depleting Orochi's strength. Orochi also knew his weakness. Although he didn't believe Oden could do it, he still had a head to lose.

Oden gasped for breath. With such a massive body Orochi, it would be difficult to cut off eight heads in one go. Therefore, he was gathering his strength, accumulating his sword momentum, and looking for an opportunity. Orochi's constant mental attacks had left him extremely exhausted, as had his powerful mental ability to Extinguish Five Senses.

The battle continued unabated. Besides Orochi, the last Barrier-Barrier Devil Fruit User, Kurozumi Kabuto, also reached his limit. Previously, he could still assist the other swordsmen and block all attacks with his own abilities. Now, he finally couldn't hold on any longer. His stamina was exhausted, and he could no longer release his barrier. With a flash of sword light, his head was cut off by Shimotsuki Yasuiie.

The battle has now lasted for three hours. While constantly resisting Orochi's mental attacks, Oden also falls into Orochi's ability to Extinguish Five Senses, breaking free only to fall into it again, and then breaking free once more.

Teach had already discovered Oden's actions, as had the others. This was Kurozumi Orochi's final battle, with the Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi in his guise constantly battling Oden, who was a samurai.

Oden was panting heavily. Although the battle had lasted for a considerable time, it was not long either. Compared to the battle with Asura Doji more than ten years ago, which lasted for a day and a night, this battle was much more exhausting, especially mentally.

However, I am ready, Oden thought to himself. Holding his sword with both hands, he once again broke free from Orochi's control over his five senses. The pent-up sword energy finally erupted, rushing towards Orochi in an instant.

"Oden Two-Sword Style: Samurai Phantom Great Soul!" Oden shouted, unleashing his last and strongest move. Conqueror's Haki coating his twin swords, turning their blades a dark red color, with faint black and red Inazuma flashing within them. Powerful Ryou covered both swords and his entire body.

This was Oden's ultimate strike. In everyone's eyes, Oden appeared instantly in the center of Orochi's eight heads, unleashing a powerful slash. A cherry-red sword slash, hundreds of meters long, spread outwards from Oden's body.

The Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi's body stiffened, Oden's powerful sword pierced through its eight heads in an instant.

Oden landed on the ground, and immediately afterward, huge black shadows fell from the sky and crashed to the ground. These were Orochi's eight heads, all of which Oden had severed off.

As the figure of the Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi gradually disappeared, Oden slowly walked forward and saw the Orochi's figure. The Orochi was covered in blood, severely injured, lying on the ground, panting heavily. Its powerful vitality allowed it to survive, but it had already reached its limit.

Orochi saw Oden walking up to him, panting, a smile on his face. "I've lost." Orochi had lost, but he felt no regret, only a sense of relief.

"Orochi, I will use this Ame no Habakiri to end your life." Oden looked at Orochi and said calmly, raising the Ame no Habakiri in his hand.

"A sword that can cleave the sky?" Orochi chuckled upon hearing this. "To be honest, I really envy you." Orochi closed his eyes. Oden was born with everything, destined to become the shogun of Wano Country, while he had to work hard and shoulder the heavy responsibility of his clan's rise.

"However, I didn't lose to you, but to Wano Country. In the end, don't be too sad." With that, Orochi revealed a sinister smile.

These words reached Oden's ears, and his sword had already fallen, the Ame no Habakiri piercing Orochi's heart.

Oden didn't understand what Orochi meant. His brow furrowed, and the sight of Oden killing Orochi was witnessed by all the samurai, who cheered, "The war is over!"

"Our lord has won!" the warriors of Kuri shouted excitedly, laughing.

"As expected of Oden!" the Whitebeard Pirates cheered for Oden.

Oden was a carefree person. Faced with the cheers of his companions, he quickly forgot about the incident and laughed and cheered along with them.

"Oden, what should we do with their bodies?" Shimotsuki Yasuiie asked, looking around at the dead samurai and ninja.

The others awaited Oden's orders. After this battle, Oden could become the shogun of Wano Country at any time. His prestige would reach its peak, and he would possess monstrous strength.

"Take your own people's bodies back and bury them. People of the Kurozumi Family, burn the bodies on the spot to prevent the spread of plague," Oden said.

"Yes." They all nodded in agreement with Oden's words, Oden coincided with their own thoughts. Reaching the back, Oden went to see his father, Kozuki Sukiyaki.

"How is Father?" Oden asked the Whitebeard Pirates' ship's doctor beside him. "Hmm, he's fine now." The doctor nodded and smiled. "You're the one who truly cured Sukiyaki, Oden."

"Huh? What's going on?" Oden asked, puzzled.

"After the Orochi died, all the poison in Sukiyaki- sama's body disappeared. The poison Sukiyaki was ingested was a highly potent toxin produced by the Orochi's power diluted countless times," the doctor said with a smile. "Now that the toxin is gone, given Sukiyaki's constitution, she will recover quickly with some rest."

"I didn't expect it to be like this?" Oden nodded. Oden still very wary of Orochi's venom. If it weren't for his powerful Armament Haki, Orochi's venom could easily corrode Oden body.

Just then, a samurai came galloping from the direction of Kuri, riding a horse at breakneck speed. "Oden, something terrible has happened!" the samurai shouted from afar.

He ran to Oden and looked at Oden, feeling both joy and excitement at seeing Oden again, as well as worry and nervousness.

"Itama, it's you? Weren't you guarding the Kuri's Daimyo's Mansion in Kuri?" Kin'emon recognized the samurai. When they came to fight, they took most of the samurai with them, but left a few behind at the Kuri's Daimyo's Mansion in Kuri.

The samurai named Itama jumped off his horse and knelt directly before Oden. "I am very sorry, Oden. We failed to protect the mistress and the young lord."

Oden had a bad feeling, thinking of Orochi's last words before he died. Now, the situation made that feeling even stronger.

The surrounding samurai were all very surprised, never expecting that Oden already had a wife and children.

The samurai then began to recount what had happened in Kuri, how they had met Kozuki Toki two hours earlier.

Because it was impossible for a woman and two children to participate in this battle, they came to Kuri, which was under the jurisdiction of Oden, under the protection of several samurai.

The entire daimyo's Daimyo's Mansion was overjoyed at the arrival of the mistress, as it meant that Oden Kuri had an heir.

However, at this time, a group of ninjas attacked the Daimyo's Mansion. These were ninjas of the Kurozumi Clan who had been hiding in Kuri for a long time and were Orochi's loyal followers.

More than fifty ninjas launched an attack on the daimyo's Daimyo's Mansion, which was clearly poorly defended.

"The weapons these ninjas wielded were poisoned. Despite our desperate protection, our young master was still stabbed, and our mistress was slightly injured and poisoned." The ninja named Itama said with tears in his eyes, "We fought to the death to kill all the ninjas. One of the leaders said before he died that their purpose in life was to make Oden feel pain. Once a piece of paper starts to burn, it means Lord Orochi is about to die, and at that moment, they will strike and kill the person most important to Oden."

"That's Orochi's Vivre Card, isn't it?" a pirate said.

Oden already knew, and then he ran desperately, heading towards Kuri at an incredible speed. "Momonosuke, little one, wait for me!" Oden thought to himself, his eyes stinging, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Seeing that Oden had run away, the remaining people chased after him desperately.

Unexpectedly, Orochi had such a backup plan. Without a doubt, Orochi successfully made Oden feel pain.

The first thing they thought of when they were poisoned was Orochi's venom. Now that Orochi had been killed by Oden, the venom must have disappeared. However, it was definitely not the castrated venom that Kozuki Sukiyaki had given them. Whether they could survive for that long was still a question.

Marco knew Oden was anxious. "Oden, let me fly you back." With Marco's current strength, Oden's weight was no problem at all. Oden did not refuse Marco's offer, knowing that Marco's speed would allow them to reach Kuri much faster.

In the Daimyo's Daimyo's Mansion in Kuri, "It's good that you're all alright, it's good that you're all alright." Oden held Kozuki Toki and Momonosuke's hands tightly. Kozuki Toki was holding Hiyori, who was still a baby, in his arms, with tears streaming down his face.

Fortunately, Oden killed the Orochi, which eliminated the venom. Kozuki Toki possessed some strength, but since the amount of venom he was ingested was not large, his body was somewhat weak, and some of his life force was consumed.

However, Momonosuke was already very weak, and with the added poison, he would have died if Oden had arrived any later. But now, Momonosuke lay on the bed, pale-faced and without any strength.

Using Observation Haki, one could sense that Momonosuke's life was extremely weak, as frail as a newborn infant. His internal organs were being corroded by a deadly poison, and his hair was turning gray. Momonosuke's life was nearing its end. His eyes were closed, his eyelids trembling, but he couldn't open them. There was no way to save him; he wouldn't live for more than a few days.

Oden hated himself, hated himself for not killing Orochi sooner.

A somber atmosphere permeated the entire Daimyo's Mansion. The members of the Whitebeard Pirates remained silent in Kuri, showing no sign of joy.

And Teach? In a dense forest in the Hiyori region of Wano Country, Teach's eyes lit up as he jumped onto the trunk of a tree. Looking up, he saw a Devil Fruit on the tree. This Devil Fruit was shaped like a pineapple, with a surface resembling snake scales, and had eight green leaves on it.

"Hahahaha!" Teach held it, laughing excitedly. After the Orochi died, Teach began searching for this reborn Mythical Zoan Fruit, expanding the range of his Observation Haki to its limit.

When a person with an ability dies, their ability will be reborn by finding a fruit, and there is a high chance that they will be reborn in the surrounding area. This is the idea that Teach was searching for.

Teach couldn't find Kurozumi Semimaru's Copy-Copy Fruit, Kurozumi Kabuto's Barrier-Barrier Fruit, or Kanjuro Kurozumi's Painting Fruit, but unexpectedly, he found the rarest Mythical Zoan, Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi.