Wano Country doesn't need a shogun
"Kyoshiro!"
Upon hearing that the one who had stormed the Shogun residence was actually his personal money exchanger, Kurozumi Orochi grotesque mouth gaped open in shock.
He stood frozen for several seconds before regaining his composure, then clenched his fists in fury and roared.
"What does he think he's doing? Is he rebelling?"
Before the words had fully left his mouth, Orochi barely contain his overwhelming rage, turned his head to glance at the members of the Oniwabanshu standing behind him and growled through his teeth.
"Go, kill him! I'll use his skull as a wine cup!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
At Orochi command, nine members of the Oniwabanshu immediately darted forward.
With the sound of rushing air, they vanished into thin air.
***
Meanwhile, Outside the Shogun residence
Denjiro, who had spent years building his own power in the Flower Capital and had risen to become a yakuza boss through sheer force, stood proudly on the street opposite the Shogun's gate.
Beside him stood Kozuki Hiyori, adorned with a pink floral headpiece and dressed in an exquisite kimono.
Her once emerald-green hair, which had been styled in an updo, was now tied into a ponytail that cascaded down her back.
In her hands, she gripped a long sword that exuded an aura of chilling menace, her cold gaze fixed on the Shogun's gate, from which, warriors were continuously pouring out.
In front of the Shogun's gate, the samurai who had followed Denjiro clashed fiercely with the Shogun's guards.
The clashing of swords and the alternating roars and wails of combat filled the air.
Seeing that his samurai couldn't even breach the Shogun's gate, Denjiro suddenly stepped forward and said in a deep voice.
"All of you, fall back!"
"Boss, give us a little more time!"
"We'll break through!"
The samurai, who were already consumed by bloodlust in their fight with the Shogun's guards, paid no heed and recklessly charged forward.
Seeing this, Denjiro wasted no more words.
He decisively drew his sword and in a flash, disappeared from his original position.
When he reappeared, he was already at the Shogun's gate.
Denjiro joined the fray without hesitation and immediately unleashing his Armament Haki to envelop his blade.
With a swift motion, he slashed through the air at the warriors blocking his path.
"Break—through!"
Swish—
A dazzling blade aura erupted, instantly enveloping the warriors who were surging out of the Shogun's gate.
Thud, thud, thud—
The sound of bodies being slashed echoed as the warriors at the gate were sent flying by the overwhelming force of the slash.
A mist of blood sprayed into the air.
Seeing this, the samurai behind Denjiro were instantly invigorated, charging forward like wolves into a flock of sheep, cutting down the Shogun's guards in their path before swarming toward the Shogun's gate.
At that moment, a series of whooshing sounds rang out, followed by a barrage of hidden weapons shooting out from within the Shogun's residence.
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the samurai who had just reached the gate fell.
Before the remaining samurai could react, several figures materialized out of thin air—the Oniwabanshu.
"Kyoshiro!"
A burly man immediately stepped forward from the Oniwabanshu ranks, his voice cold and menacing as he barked.
"You've got some nerve, daring to lead an assault on the Shogun's residence!"
"Hanzo!"
Denjiro sneered as he looked at the man clad in a kimono adorned with shuriken patterns.
"You don't even know who I am, do you?"
"You dare to spout nonsense here just because you know a little? 'Kyoshiro' is merely my alias!"
With that, Denjiro suddenly bent forward, gripping the hilt of his sheathed katana and said in a deep voice.
"Listen well, my real name is Denjiro!"
Before the words had fully left his mouth, Denjiro swiftly drew his blade and a dazzling sword aura once again erupted into the air, tracing a sinister arc in the night sky as it slashed toward Hanzo.
"So, you're a remnants of the Kozuki family!"
Facing Denjiro domineering and fierce aerial slash, Hanzo chose not to confront it head-on.
Instead, he left behind an afterimage and appeared above the gates of the shogun's palace.
With a flick of his wrist, he hurled several cold glints of light, his killing intent visible as he declared.
"Whether you're Denjiro or Kyoshiro, if you dare to besiege the shogun's palace tonight, you won't leave here alive!"
"Is that so?"
Denjiro dodged the incoming projectiles, then sheathed his sword and stood tall.
"After tonight, the shogun's palace will no longer belong to Kurozumi Orochi!"
BOOM—
As soon as Denjiro finished speaking, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted from the distant streets.
Following that, an excited voice echoed from afar.
"Boss Denjiro, we're here!"
As the voice reached them, figures began to pour out from the street corner not far away.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of people surged forward like a tidal wave, led by none other than Ashura Doji, who had traveled all the way from Kuri.
"Kill them all!"
The group following Ashura Doji didn't hesitate for a moment.
Shouting their battle cry, they charged past Denjiro on both sides, completely ignoring the presence of Hanzo and the other members of the Oniwabanshu and stormed into the shogun's palace.
"Damn it, it's the Mt. Atama Thieves!"
Watching the figures flooding into the shogun's palace like a tide, Hanzo face turned pale as he shifted his gaze to the figure now standing shoulder to shoulder with Denjiro.
"Shutenmaru!"
"Call me Ashura Doji!"
Ashura Doji, who had just arrived to stand beside Denjiro, wasted no time.
As his voice rang out, the twin swords at his waist were drawn and he slashed down toward Hanzo and the others in the air.
"Oden Two-Sword Style: Togen Totsuka!"
The twin swords wrapped in Armament Haki, released two cross-shaped sword auras that streaked across the night sky like meteors, instantly piercing through Hanzo's body.
...
***
In a dense forest on the outskirts of the Flower Capital.
Sakazuki, who had headed straight for the Flower Capital after landing in Wano, sat cross-legged under a large tree.
Behind him stood a group of Marines led by Captain Morgan.
Among the soldiers was Moria, who, along with Captain Morgan, was cautiously scanning their surroundings.
Meanwhile Perona summoned a ghost and lay lazily on it, yawning with boredom.
Crocodile, Mihawk, and Jinbei sat around a campfire, all with their eyes closed, none willing to be the first to break the silence.
"Report—"
Just as Jinbei was about to try to lighten the tense atmosphere, a loud shout suddenly came from the entrance of the forest.
Immediately after, a Marine soldier rushed forward and stood before Sakazuki.
"Admiral Sakazuki, a war has suddenly broken out in the capital of Wano! According to intelligence from the city, it's the retainers of the Kozuki family who have been hiding in the capital, leading an attack on the shogun's palace!"
"The retainers of the Kozuki family?"
Sakazuki was slightly taken aback for a moment, then promptly stood up and looked at the three former Shichibukai seated around the campfire.
"Gentlemen, it's your time to shine!"
"Whether they are retainers of the Kozuki family or the current shogun of Wano Country, Capture them all!"
"Wano Country doesn't need a shogun, the Marine alone is enough!"
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