The Battle for the Flower Capital Begins!

Kin'emon had played up his part so much, even making it seem like a tearful farewell.

But the outcome hadn't surprised Wood. In the end, Kin'emon had won his duel with Kanjuro.

Though he had eaten the rather useless Garb-Garb Fruit, Kin'emon's overall combat strength was still formidable. Even when Kanjuro brought out his final trump card, Fire Demon, he was still cut down on the spot.

After killing the traitor, they had to plan their strategy. Kanjuro had taken the news back to Kurozumi Orochi and the others, so Kaido's side would surely make a move.

"Leave Kaido of the Beasts to the Straw Hat Crew. As for Kurozumi Orochi's forces and the rest of Wano Country's forces, Kin'emon, that's your responsibility."

At first, no one had any objections to Wood's plan. But Nami quickly noticed that Wood, their strongest fighter, seemed to have nothing to do.

"Wood, what about you? Shouldn't the strongest among us be the one to face Kaido?

If Luffy and the others are taking on Kaido, then who are you going to fight?"

At Nami's words, everyone present suddenly realized she had a point. They turned to look at Wood.

"I'll be part of a special task force. I'll act as your trump card, going wherever the battle lines start to crumble.

Besides, there are always a lot of unknowns in a big battle like this. We can't all fight until we're exhausted, only to have someone else swoop in and take advantage of us at the end."

The others were speechless at Wood's explanation. They couldn't find anything wrong with what he'd said, but for some reason, they still felt as if they'd been tricked.

"Stop overthinking it. Wasn't Kaido already Luffy's target?

And if he doesn't fight Kaido, then what was the