Wano Country's Seven-Day Restoration

Less than a day after the Luo Ji Pirates happily left the territorial waters of Wano Country, the large expeditionary force of the Beasts Pirates returned in a mighty and aggressive sweep!

Beast Kaido and King the Conflagration, both possessing the ability to fly, returned to Wano Country a step ahead of the rest.

A few days prior, the Shogun's Castle of Wano Country, with the support of various daimyo, had organized a massive army of twenty thousand men.

After paying the price of several thousand casualties, they successfully stormed Onigashima.

As for the nearly ten thousand Beasts troops left behind to guard Onigashima and the Udon mines, they had suffered several thousand casualties and the defeat of multiple Headliner powerhouses after experiencing the mine riots led by the Luo Ji Pirates and Fire Fist Ace.

When the twenty thousand-strong army of Wano Country attacked, they numbered only six to seven thousand.

Not to mention, the Wano Country army possessed powerful swordsmen like Ashura Doji and Denjiro.

Relying on the terrain advantages of Onigashima, the Beasts forces resisted for only two days before being overrun, and a large number of Beasts pirates were slaughtered.

Even Kozuki Hiyori thought they had completely restored the Kozuki Family's rule over Wano Country.

However, Ashura Doji and his companions knew full well how terrifying Beast Kaido was.

They quickly cleaned up the battlefield of Onigashima, looted the wealth of the Beasts Pirates, and returned to the Flower Capital.

They held multiple combat meetings to formulate countermeasures against Beast Kaido.

In the end, they found that the situation remained far from optimistic!

Karamatsu suggested seeking reinforcements from Nekomamushi and Inuarashi on Zou, asking Wano Country's sole ally, the Mink Tribe, to send a batch of powerful warriors to support them.

By the way, this would also allow Nekomamushi and Inuarashi to return to the ranks of the Nine Red Scabbards.

Kozuki Hiyori felt this was still insufficient to deal with Beast Kaido.

She also wanted to go seek help from Whitebeard; after all, both she and Momonosuke were born on the Moby Dick of the Whitebeard Pirates, and they still shared a shred of affection and righteousness with Whitebeard's powerhouses.

Back then, Kozuki Oden boarded Whitebeard's ship, and later Kozuki Toki, Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, and Izo boarded successively.

Now, Izo remained aboard the ship of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Lord Karamatsu! Sorry for the trouble, but please go to Zou and find Nekomamushi and Inuarashi.

Lord Denjiro, protect me as we take to the sea to find Izo and the Whitebeard Pirates.

Lord Ashura, Lord Shimotsuki, the two of you stay in Wano Country to control the overall situation. If you encounter Beast Kaido, everyone doesn't need to fight him head-on; you just need to hide and wage guerrilla warfare.

Kozuki Hiyori made her final decision. If this restoration uprising hadn't come about so hastily, everything would have gone so smoothly.

She truly wanted to wait until Momonosuke and the others returned before staging a major uprising.

Yet they were like arrows nocked on a bowstring, unable to avoid being fired.

As a result, taking advantage of the few days when the main force of the Beasts Pirates was absent, they successfully overthrew Kurozumi Orochi's rule.

This indeed felt somewhat surreal.

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However, just as they finished making their formal plans, several ninja ran in with looks of terror.

Lady Hiyori! Kaido..., Kaido is back!!

Just as these intelligence ninja finished reporting the situation, a terrifying aura resembling a demon from hell descended from the sky.

Not good! Run!!

Shimotsuki Yasuie shouted in alarm, never expecting Beast Kaido to return so quickly.

Their intelligence personnel at the ports had not even sent word of the Beasts grand fleet's appearance.

Kaido must have flown back ahead of time by himself!

Hurry up and leave according to the plan; leave Wano Country to us!

Ashura Doji immediately drew his blade and charged out, intent on leading a large army to fight a decisive battle against Beast Kaido.

Uncle Ashura!!

Kozuki Hiyori cried out anxiously, knowing that this restoration uprising would likely fail once again.

Denjiro, hurry and take Princess Hiyori away!

Karamatsu, you leave too!

The future of Wano Country is entrusted to you!

Shimotsuki Yasuie solemnly admonished them, after which he led his subordinate samurai and charged out.

He intended to buy a little more time for Hiyori and the others to escape.

Several underworld bosses also spoke with passionate generosity, declaring their intent to lay down their lives in loyalty to the Kozuki Family.

Only Fukurokuju, the fence of the Oniwabanshu, flickered his eyes as he considered something.

The people at the Shogun's Castle sprang into action one after another.

Beast Kaido's sudden return shattered many of their plans.

Yet they felt no regret, because they had truly restored the Kozuki Family's rule and had even slain several thousand to ten thousand members of the Beasts Pirates.

The hatred they had suppressed for over a dozen years had found a massive release.

Wretched remnants of Oden, you killed Orochi and ruined my Onigashima! I'm going to make you all die!

Along with Beast Kaido's roar of rage, a massive blast of fiery breath shot straight toward the Shogun's Castle of Wano Country.

Oden Two-Sword Style: Paradise Totsuka!

Kaido!!

Ashura Doji charged angrily toward the azure dragon in the sky.

I remember you, Ashura Doji. I'll give you a chance to join my ranks!

Beast Kaido watched the swordsman cleave his fiery breath apart, realizing this fellow possessed some strength, and thought about recruiting him.

Get lost!

Ashura Doji continued slashing toward Kaido, but a dark blur kicked him flying.

You aren't qualified to fight our king!

King the Conflagration's cold voice rang out. He had defeated Ashura Doji over a dozen years ago, and now defeating Ashura Doji was even simpler for him.

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Under the terrifying suppression of Beast Kaido and King the Conflagration, this restoration rebellion was thoroughly crushed, with a massive loss of samurai and ninja, the death toll nearing five thousand.

Of the five underworld bosses of Udon, three died, while Ashura Doji was left critically injured and on the verge of death; Kaido spared his life and threw him into confinement.

Shimotsuki Yasuie successfully escaped once again, went into hiding, and continued leading the remaining restoration insurgent army.

Kozuki Hiyori, Denjiro, and Karamatsu vanished, their whereabouts unknown.

Fukurokuju flip-flopped yet again, surrendering to Beast Kaido.

To stabilize the situation in Wano Country and keep the weapon factories and Seastone mines running continuously, Beast Kaido selected the tallest among dwarves and appointed Fukurokuju as acting shogun to oversee the affairs of Wano Country, providing a steady stream of workers and miners for the Beasts Pirates.

Fukurokuju received this appointment with great excitement.

Never in his life had he imagined that he, a mere ninja leader, could ascend to the heavens in a single bound and step into the position of shogun.

His ancestors must have truly burned high incense for this!

Not long after, the large expeditionary force of the Beasts Pirates fully returned to Onigashima.

Seeing the tragic state of Onigashima and the numerous dead pirates left them in a fury of rage, All-Stars and Tobi Roppo alike.

Starting from this day, the Beasts Pirates subjected the entirety of Wano Country to an even higher-pressure and more brutal rule, ushering in a true age of hell.

This restoration uprising came to be known within Wano Country as the "Seven-Day Restoration."

It signified Wano Country's descent into an even darker era.

Most ordinary citizens at the bottom rung even grew to resent the Kozuki Family, who had stirred up a mountain of trouble and then completely vanished.

It was they who had made the survival conditions in Wano Country far worse.

Because the garrison forces of the Beasts Pirates had been annihilated, cutting their manpower in half, Beast Kaido had been enraged for months.

Never since founding the Beasts Pirates had he ever experienced such massive losses.

He issued orders to search everywhere for the fugitive Kozuki Hiyori and her companions.

Fire Fist Ace and Luo Ji also made it onto his blacklist for revenge.

Yet with Onigashima currently suffering heavy losses, they could only lick their wounds first, restore their troop strength and the buildings of Onigashima, and get the weapon factories and Seastone mines operating once again.

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