Yamato: I Will Always Honor Big Brother as King!

Wano Country, Udon, the Prisoner Mine.

Click! Click! Click!

The handcuffs and shackles binding the many samurai who had once rebelled against the Beast Pirates were quickly unlocked. Kuina scanned the surroundings and finally settled on two figures surrounded by the crowd.

"Hyogoro the Flower, Kappa Kawamatsu, right?"

"Hahaha, I never thought that someone would still remember my name, even though I'm an old man. Thank you for letting this old man out of here."

Hyogoro the Flower was a notorious yakuza boss in Wano Country in his early years, with a great reputation.

"No need to be polite. I only came here because of Sister Hiyori's kindness. This is Wano Country's internal affair, and you should handle it yourselves."

"Your Princess Hiyori, Your Princess Hiyori! Thank goodness, you're still alive! I... I thought it was you... Waaaaah..."

Its hands and feet resembled those of a frog, but its appearance was strikingly similar to that of the legendary kappa. Kappamaki Kawamatsu, watching the scene being broadcast by snails, couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Since our lord is still alive, let's wait until we've completely driven Kaido away before we start wailing. The old man's name should still be of some use now. Even if we can't gather ten thousand men, gathering five thousand shouldn't be a problem!"

"Everyone, the demon bird that defeated Kaido sixteen years ago has returned. The Beast Pirates are out fighting, and now is the perfect time to launch a counterattack!"

"Drive the demons out of Wano Country! Stand tall, samurai!!!"

The swords gleamed coldly in the sunlight, and Hyogoro raised his arm and shouted sharply.

"Sixteen years, a full sixteen years. Kaido made our loved ones suffer, forced us to toil day and night in the quarry, and countless of our comrades died tragically at the hands of the Beast Pirates..."

"Our land is uncultivable, and our newborn children are starving. Are we just going to stand by and watch this happen?"

"Now, the opportunity to change all this has arrived! Let's counterattack!"

At the same time, in Wano Country, in the Amiasa Village.

"A dark purple blade, a thick and aesthetically pleasing back, and a chaotic, reversed T-shaped pattern—there's no mistake, this is the Meito Shusui, the sword of the Sword God Ryuma!"

"Want to see? I have a lot of other good stuff here, like this Enma, the Wado Ichimonji, and I can even borrow Little Hiyori Ame no Habakiri..."

Deep within the Amiasa Village, inside a cluttered treehouse, Huayue smiled as she slowly untied Shusui and Enma from her waist, carelessly tossing them aside. The old man in front of her, dressed in comical clothes and wearing a tengu mask, hurriedly caught them.

"Can't you have any respect for famous swords? These are all the Great Grade Swords, each one a renowned sword that has left its mark on history!"

"It's just a fictitious name. What's the point of leaving it for future generations to sing about? Besides, among these famous swords, only Shusui was forged into the so-called Black Sword. The rest don't interest me at all."

As they talked, Huayue sat down on the ground, Wano Country, with scenes appearing in the water mirror.

"Alright, how does it feel to watch your granddaughter brandish her sword and rise up against the dark cloud that has weighed on Wano Country for sixteen years, while you, as her elder, cower in this filthy treehouse?"

His words were full of mockery, but the old man in front of him remained silent. His gray hair and slightly trembling hands made him lower his head.

"What a disgrace! I am a disgrace to the samurai. When I escaped from my cell, the world before me had been turned upside down..."

"The lush green grass has withered and decayed, the clear river water is filled with colorful pollution, and rows of chimneys have polluted the once clear sky..."

"I once considered committing seppuku, but... when I thought of my grandson who was going to the future twenty years from now, and my granddaughter who was all alone, I felt even more afraid of death."

"That's how I managed to survive in this world, even with a thick skin. Back then... sigh, thank you for taking Hiyori away and ensuring her safety until now. I am eternally grateful!"

Using the alias Tenguyama Hitetsu, but actually being the former shogun of Wano Country, Kozuki Sukiyaki bowed his head in gratitude, but Huayue waved his hand slightly.

"No need to be polite. This was Shi's request and a deal. I was just fulfilling my promise. I didn't come here to hold anyone accountable. I just wanted to see what kind of person the father who gave birth to that idiot was."

"Idiot? An idiot is... wait!"

When Kozuki Sukiyaki looked up again, she found that the figure in front of her had already disappeared.

"Disappeared? This young man is the Lord of the Demonic Birds... something feels off..."

After a moment of contemplation, Kozuki Sukiyaki suddenly realized.

"It was his eyes. His eyes lacked any youthful vigor; instead, they held indifference and detachment, a condescending gaze that placed him above everyone else..."

At this moment, unprecedented conflicts erupted across Wano Country, with Kurozumi Orochi dying and his Orochi Oniwabanshu betraying him on the spot.

Those who had previously acted as lackeys for the enemy were thoroughly purged from the Prisoner Mine and the samurai who had long been oppressed in the factory.

The deafening shouts of battle even woke the Ashura Doji, who was hiding deep in the mountains, from his drunken stupor.

"What's all the noise about? It's so annoying! What's going on outside?!"

"Boss... Boss! The Kozuki Family is back! Oden's daughter, Kozuki Hiyori, is accompanied by the demon bird that defeated Kaido back then!"

Bang! Ashura Doji jumped straight off the old ox's back, dumbfounded, staring at Hiyori in the scene, slightly stunned.

"Your Princess Hiyori? Quickly, my men, raise an army and launch a counterattack!"

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Wano Country.

Wind blades and ice blades flew together, the sweeping cold air intertwined and danced with the wildly beating Lightning Serpent, and the two huge iron rods clashed repeatedly, the dazzling lightning making it difficult for others to interfere with the battlefield.

"Very good, very good! Woohoo, you've grown so well! Not only have you reached that level, but you've also completed the fruit awakening, my daughter, Yamato!"

"Why did you betray me? If we, father and daughter, had joined forces, we could have wiped out the other Four Emperors long ago and started a war that would engulf the entire world! Thunder Bagua..."

Thunderstorm aura enveloped him, and with near-instantaneous speed, he clashed repeatedly with the icy blue phantom before him. Divine Foot Drive, riding on his divine feet Yamato, gave a cold laugh.

"What right do you have to claim you can start a world war if you only know how to dominate your own little corner of the earth?"

"I will forever honor my elder brother as king! Overlord's Entanglement - Ice Slash!"

Amidst the azure sword energy, iridescent light flickered, and Kaido's eyes turned red as he faced the sword energy that attacked from afar.

"You bastard, since you've decided to help my enemy, then die, Yamato!"