A man's name carried weight, as did a tree's shadow.
If some small-time pirate dared to swagger over and say he wanted to challenge Araki, the patrolling Mist Village ninja would immediately move to teach him a lesson.
With the cliff waterfall as such an extremely favorable terrain, and Water Release ninjutsu blocking the way, even in the New World, few people could force their way through.
However, considering that Hawkeye had come alone and had spoken politely enough, the patrolling ninja did not make things difficult for him. Instead, they guided him as he rowed to shore while sending someone inside to report it.
Sword Pavilion.
"Oh? Hawkeye wants to challenge me?"
Araki froze for a moment. That was a little unexpected.
"That guy is already the world's greatest swordsman, yet he still takes the initiative to challenge others?"
Still, it was not a big problem. He had cut down Kaido already—what was one more Hawkeye?
"Take him to Ringo. It's more open there."
Wano Country had been ravaged by Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi for twenty years. Many regions were nothing but ruins, and Ringo had been turned into a graveyard.
A mere two years of reconstruction was not enough to completely change the face of Wano Country, so large areas of Ringo remained desolate. It was perfect for a battle against Hawkeye.
However, while Araki did not mind, Kaguya Black Bone, Zabuza, and the others, who had heard the news, were unwilling to accept it.
So what if he was the world's greatest swordsman?
Was our boss someone you can challenge just because you feel like it?!
Thus, several of those who were relatively confident in their own strength stepped forward and requested to fight.
"My lord, let us go meet him first. It's