A Story, Two Perspectives

The Wano Country, Kuri.

At this moment, within Kuri Castle, raging fires covered the mountains and fields, turning the horizon blood red.

Young Kozuki Hiyori stood frozen in place, her crystal-blue eyes brimming with tears.

"Mommy, Mommy, don't sleep, Mommy!"

In the sea of fire, Kozuki Toki had a smile on his lips, but he was already lifeless.

Four of her nine retainers have already been sent to the future 20 years from now using her abilities. Hiyori, who did not want to go to the future, now has someone she can entrust her life to. That's good.

Thump thump thump...

Amidst the sea of fire, a figure draped in a pure white haori slowly emerged, taking out a fruit that resembled an apple but had mysterious patterns from a wooden box secretly buried below.

"Paramecia Type Time- Time-Time Fruit. Vegapunk's transfer theory is true. After the Ability User dies, the world's fantasy of evolution will automatically transfer to other fruits and remain in the world."

The scorching air gradually burned away the remaining air, Hiyori looked back blankly, only to see a gentle and calm smiling face appear before her.

"Would you like to leave with me, Little Hiyori?"

"You are... a pirate, a ninja, and ultimately a Shinigami's brother. Brother, you are Shinigami Reaper, right? Can you save my mother? Please, save my mother!"

Tears streamed down Hiyori's face as she pleaded incessantly. The smile on her lips gradually faded. Huayue, without uttering a word, led Hiyori away from Kuri Castle.

On the other hand, Kuri Castle, Yamato was sticking out his tongue, his face full of pain.

"Ugh! This fruit looks delicious, but it tastes disgusting!"

"Hey kid, let's go..."

In an instant, Yamato raised his head, and Kuma raging flames Kuri Castle had disappeared into the darkness.

Looking next to Huayue, there was a little girl with red eyes, sobbing alone.

"Big brother, what's wrong with this guy?"

"It's nothing, she was just harmed by her foolish father."

Upon hearing this, Yamato nodded in deep agreement. It turned out that she had been hurt by a guy like her father who only knew how to drink and fight all day.

"You're lying! My father is Kozuki Oden, a real man, not some Foolish Lord!"

Upon hearing what Huayue said, Hiyori protested loudly, forgetting even to cry.

Huayue laughed heartily at this, and without caring about her image, sat on the ground and told the two children, who were not yet 10 years old.

"Listen carefully, I am about to tell you two similar yet completely different stories. Long, long ago, there was a man known as a hero who risked everything to cross the closed borders and venture out to live at sea..."

Before they knew it, night had fallen, and the two children were engrossed in a story about an unconventional, unrestrained individual who was regarded as a hero by the people of Wano Country.

Until the very end, when that hero lay in the boiling oil, he declared that his will would live on in the land of Wano Country even in death.

At the end of the story, Yamato's eyes lit up, Hiyori cheered.

"Father, that's Father, isn't it? I knew it! Father is a real man, he's not some Foolish Lord!"

"Wow, that's amazing! Hiyori's father is the guy who survived in the frying pan for a full hour. That's incredible!"

Before the two of them could stop cheering, Huayue, with a bright smile, spoke again.

"Next, I'm going to tell you the story of a fool who only cared about his own carefree life, disregarded the country and its people, was deceived for years, rose up in rebellion, and ultimately chose to end his life. Listen carefully..."

As Uchiha Huayue recounted the story, Yamato and Hiyori's cheers gradually subsided. The same facts appeared completely different from the two perspectives, and this inexplicable sense of disparity was hard for the two children to accept.

"After returning to China, he was furious to hear that his family had been harmed. He went to the enemy alone, but under the coercion of hostages, he agreed to dance under the city gate every week."

"However, he knew perfectly well that he was no match for the enemy, yet he did not use his brain at all, and eagerly hoped that the other side would keep its promise and let his citizens leave the country."

"For five years, he did nothing. He did not try to contact his fellow travelers around the world, nor did he reach out to the captain, who regarded him as family, or send a letter for help."

"For five years he has still not learned to sail, nor has he sent any of his retainers or subordinates to the sea, and has instead deserted on his own."

"Five years later, when they learned that the other party had no intention of keeping their promise, the resistance turned into a farce that was almost a joke."

"For five years, nearly two thousand days and nights, he chose to end his life, leaving the country to suffer persecution and enslavement by the evil party for the next few decades."

"In the end, he perished in the flames, placing all his hopes and aspirations for change in others, in the vague and uncertain realm of fate..."

"Can't a guy like that be called a fool?"

After a long silence, Yamato, whose CPU had reached its limit Yamato, chose to give up thinking and lay down on the ground without moving.

Hiyori seemed to understand the person Huayue was referring to, and hugged herself, feeling sullen.

"No, Father isn't some Foolish Lord prince. Father is... he is..."

In an instant, Hiyori wanted to protest, but didn't know what to say.

Even young children know to seek help from adults when they are bullied, but her father Kozuki Oden, led a group of retainers to fight Kaido by himself.

The final result was that he was executed in front of everyone in Wano Country. This incomprehensible act revealed deep incomprehension in Hiyori's bewildered eyes.

"Waaah... Hmph! I'm ignoring you now, my father, my father is..."

Just then, the gentle touch of her palm seeped through her hair and lightly stroked Hiyori's head.

"Alright, alright, don't be angry. How about I help you vent your anger and kill Kaido completely?"

Upon hearing this, Yamato CPU had temporarily recovered, stood up, looking completely bewildered.

"Brother, are you going to kill Father? Why?"

Hiyori turned her head in disbelief, looked at Yamato beside her, and finally slowly shook her head.

"No, I want to Teuchi Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido with my own hands, so that my father and mother in heaven can see that I am the one who avenged them!"

"Hahaha, that's difficult, but if you're confident, it's not impossible. Keep up the good work."

As soon as the words were spoken, a gigantic bird that blotted out the sky suddenly rose from the shadows beneath the three people's feet and soared into the heavens.

"Before parting, it wouldn't hurt to say hello to old friends we haven't seen in a long time. Yamato, watch closely, we are invincible before us..."

Rumble...

On Onigashima, Kaido, who was fast asleep, opened his eyes with a distorted expression.

"This feeling is... Uchiha Huayue!"