Of course~
After so many years had passed, after suffering disasters for so many years without ever seeing the Kōzuki Clan descend to save them—
Coupled with Orochi's deliberate suppression, most people in the Land of Wano had long since lost any feelings for the Kōzuki Clan.
As for why they kept talking about returning spirits, the Scabbards, and the Kōzuki Clan...
It was merely because an old prophecy had become a ray of light in their miserable lives over the years, as well as their longing for the life they once had and their prayers for the future.
So, after the Land of Grass arrived, wiped out the Beasts Pirates, and hanged Kurozumi Orochi along with a group of nobles and gangsters, peace returned to their lives, and they stopped talking about it.
That was right.
No matter who they were, as long as they were gangsters or nobles—even Ashura Dōji, one of the Scabbards, was hanged alongside them for being a bandit.
Anyone who dared to resist or attempt a rescue met the same fate!
As for Tenguyama Hitetsu, the swordsmith publicly known to be living in Amigasa Village, but who had secretly faked his death and escaped as the former shogun of the Land of Wano, Kōzuki Sukiyaki, he was cleaned up as well!
That guy...
When he saw the Beasts Pirates being wiped out by the Land of Grass, his face had been full of shock.
He probably never expected the demons of the Land of Wano to be dealt with so easily by a country from East Blue?!
But after seeing that there were no surviving Kōzuki men left in the Land of Wano, he immediately emerged, declaring his legitimate status as a member of the Kōzuki Clan and expressing his gratitude to the Land