Chapter 291: Chapter 291 : Wano 1
Kirito and the second team finally reached the shores of Wano, only to be greeted by an imposing sight: a giant mountain with waterfalls cascading down its sides. The only way to reach Wano was to ascend these treacherous falls.
'That's Wano. How the hell are we supposed to get up there?'
"We need to attach our ship to a giant koi fish and let it pull us up the waterfall," Law explained, pointing to the massive fish swimming in the waters below.
"Great, who come up with such an indigenous idea." Kirito's eyes twitch
Franky quickly rigged up a harness, and with some effort, they secured the ship to one of the giant koi. The fish struggled at first, but then began the climb, pulling the Thousand Sunny up the powerful waterfall.
As they ascended, the crew held on tight, the spray of the water soaking them. Kirito stood at the bow, eyes fixed on the top. "Hold on, everyone! We're almost there!"
The ship creaked and groaned, but the koi pulled them steadily upwards. Finally, with one last surge, they broke through the waterfall and reached the calm waters at the top, gazing in awe at the breathtaking sight of Wano spread out before them.
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As the Kirito and his team enter the land of Wano there the ship is suddenly caught in a powerful whirlpool. The force of the water was too much, and the crew was separated, each member being thrown in different directions. Kirito found himself struggling against the current before blacking out.
"damn why do things like this always happen to me, why can't this be a simple journey where I get the girl, and have a good time with her before sending her home !" Kirito complained
As Kirito awoke, he was lying on a desolate shore, the sun beginning to set. He shook off the dizziness and stood up, taking in his surroundings. The landscape was bleak, with ruins and debris scattered everywhere. It was obvious that many ships just like there have crashed here all thanks to that whirlpool. In the distance, he could see what was left of a city, now a ghostly shell of its former self.
"Just my damn luck". Kirito cursed and upon not seeing anyone he just shook his head and moved on, he wasn't worried about them, all of them were strong. But he has to find them one way or another.
He made his way into the destroyed city. What else he could do anyways, currently he can't sense anyone and this mostly because his own sense are not working right, will take some time to settle down.
As he wandered through the ruins, he heard a faint humming. Following the sound, he soon spotted a little girl, no more than eight years old, sifting through the rubble. Her clothes were tattered, and she looked extremely malnourished.
Kirito hid, not wanting to scare the girl, it was clear that the girl was looking for something, he also look around to see if there are more people around here, but he couldn't find any.
Narrowing his eyes, trying to sense whether this was a trap but he couldn't sense anyone so he just sighed.
Kirito approached her slowly, not wanting to startle her. "Hey there," he said softly, trying to appear as non-threatening as possible. "My name is Kirito. What's yours?"
The girl glanced up at him with wide, wary eyes, clutching to a small kunai in her hands, it was strange to see anyone seeing kunai in there hands but when Kirito look at the kunai it looked very familiar, like home, they make same kind in elemental nations.
She didn't respond immediately, her body tense with fear.
'No Loli con but she is pretty cute,' Kirito smile though he saw how skinny the girl was and frown a little.
"It's okay," Kirito continued, kneeling down to her level. "I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to help."
"No more like I am the one who need help, haha"
"So kid, mid telling me your name, promise I won't bite ,"
The girl hesitated, then whispered, "O-Otama."
Kirito offered her a gentle smile. "Otama, it's nice to meet you. Are you looking for something?"
Otama nodded slowly, still clutching the wooden figure. "I'm looking for... food and water," she said, her voice barely audible.
'Why did I even asked, just look at her, of course she is looking for something to eat,' Kirito just mentally kick himself.
"I have some food in my pack," he said, carefully reaching into his bag and pulling out a small ration. "Here, want some." Kirito took out a scroll first making Otamaconfuse but when suddenly with a puff of smoke appear food, she was surprise.
There was a glint in her eyes after seeing this as most people will consider this as magic in this world.
Otama's eyes widened at the sight of the food, but she still seemed to be more amaze at the sudden emergence of the food itself.
Otama seems hesitated before speaking.
"Why are you helping me?" she asked, suspicion evident in her voice.
Kirito looked at her seriously. "Because I wants to, is there is any more reason needed, there is also the fact that I need your help as well. Won't worry I am not looking for anything hard just need some information, anything you know about this place." Kirito said with a smile on his face.
Slowly, Otama reached out and took the food, her wariness slowly giving way to gratitude. "Thank you," she whispered.
"You're welcome," Kirito replied. "Do you know what happened here? Why is everything destroyed?"
Otama's expression grew sad. "The Kaido's people did it. They destroyed everything and took all the food. Everyone is scared."
Kirito nodded, understanding the that ODA sensei seems to like writing people suffering. "I see". Kirito only said that.
Otama suddenly thought something ans she dug into the food Kirito gave to her and said " Big Brother there is a place... up in the hills. It's hidden. I live there, wants to come with me ?"
"Alright," Kirito said, standing up and offering her his hand. "Let's go together."
Otama hesitated for a moment, then took his hand, a glimmer of hope in her eyes. As they made their way towards the hills, Kirito silently vowed to protect this young girl and find his friends, no matter what challenges lay ahead.
Not sure why but suddenly he felt like he was looking at both him and his brother. Their childhood too was not that great. Even getting something to eat was hard like Otama here.
Chapter 292: Chapter 292 : Wano 2
As they walked toward the hills, Kirito gently encouraged Otama to share what she knew about the current state of Wano. With a deep breath, Otama began to explain the dire situation.
"Everything changed when Kaido and Orochi took over," she said, her voice trembling slightly. "Kaido is a powerful pirate, and he allied with Kurozumi Orochi, who became the shogun of Wano. Orochi was supposed to protect the country, but he betrayed us."
Kirito listened intently, trying to understand the political structure of this place. "What happened to the people?"
Otama's eyes filled with sadness. "Orochi and Kaido's men are ruthless. They force us to work in their factories and mines, polluting the land and water. The air is thick with smoke, and the rivers are filled with toxins. The soil is poisoned, so crops won't grow properly. There's barely any food, and what little we have is often taken by Orochi's soldiers."
She paused for a moment, clutching Kirito's hand tighter. "Many people are starving. They call it 'The Great Famine. Orochi uses fear to control everyone, and anyone who speaks out or resists is punished harshly."
"I see, What about Kaido? Where does he fit into all of this?"
"Kaido is the one truly in control," Otama continued. "His Beast Pirates. They enforce Orochi's rule and ensure that no one can challenge their power. Kaido himself is terrifying. People say he's invincible and that he can't be defeated. His presence alone keeps everyone in line."
She took a deep breath before continuing. "Kaido also has factories that produce weapons and other dangerous things. These factories pollute the environment even more, making it hard for people to live. The water we drink is poisoned, and many have fallen ill because of it."
Kirito nodded, absorbing the grim reality of Wano. "And what about the resistance? Is there anyone fighting back?"
Otama's eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope. "Yes, there are still people who believe in the Kozuki family and are secretly planning to overthrow Orochi and Kaido. They call themselves the Kozuki Alliance. They hope to restore peace and prosperity to Wano, but it's difficult."
As they walked and talked, Otama's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement. "There's also someone I really admire in that group " she said. "A sister ninja. I want to be just like her when I grow up."
"An enchanting Kunoiche,"
Kirito's curiosity was piqued. "A sister ninja? Tell me more about her."
Otama nodded enthusiastically. "She was amazing! She had beautiful red hair and these violet eyes that looked so fierce. She was strong and brave, and she fought off some of Orochi's men to protect us. I met her about two years ago."
Kirito's heart skipped a beat. Red hair, violet eyes, a fierce demeanor—it sounded exactly like Asuna. "This sister ninja, did she have a name?"
Otama thought for a moment. "She never told me her name, but she was very strong, super strong and she could do magic just like you big brother, She told me to be brave and to never give up hope."
"Magic, you mean how I bring out food," Krito asked with anticipation, and when he got a nod from the little girl he knew that he had made it.
" Finally," Kirito said with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Do you know where she went?" Kirito asked, trying to keep his voice steady despite his racing heart.
Otama shook her head, a bit of sadness returning to her expression. "She said she was going after the daimyo. She wanted to confront Orochi and stop the suffering. But I haven't seen her since then."
Kirito clenched his fists, suddenly having a bad feeling, this after all happened 2 years before. "Thank you, Otama. You've helped me more than you know."
Otama looked up at him with wide eyes. "Do you know her?"
Kirito nodded. "I think I do. She's someone very important to me, and I've been looking for her for a long time."
Otama's face brightened with hope. "Then you'll find her, Kirito. I believe Big Brother."
Kirito smiled at the little girl, grateful for her faith in him. "I will. And when I do, we'll help make things right in Wano."
As they continued their journey, Kirito's mind raced with thoughts of Asuna. She was here, in Wano, and she was fighting against Orochi and Kaido.
Why? What caused her to do something like that, well there were so many questions but he knew that only finding her could give him all the answers.
Signing, Kirito just kept up with Otama until they reached the place she wanted to take him.
The place was a rundown home. In fact, they were in a destroyed and abundant village.
To him, it didn't look like this was taken old so people definitely lift here because it was attacked and destroyed as of course everything Otama said herself.
The real origin of the problem was none other than both Kaido and Orochi, the Daimyo of the place.
Thanks to Otama now he has a little perspective of the political structure of this place which was surprisingly like Naruto world, minus the Ninja village.
Apparent Orochi the current shogun of the place wasn't the real Shogun. This is the same guy which Kinemone talked about before. After the death of Kozuki Oden, Orochi with the help of Kaido and his men took over the position of Shogun.
'Hmm, now when I think about it, it's not hard at all to take care of that Orochi by myself. That guy will also know where Asuna will be.
But if I do that then that will alert Kaido and his man. This will further create problems for both Luffy and Law.' Kirito was thoughtful.
He wanded to just rush at the Shogun castle and kick his ass, but after considering the situation he didn't do that.
'Right now I rather just gather information as much as possible. Find those idiots, especially Zoro.
And lastly, if possible acquire myself a good sword. Though punch and Rasengan are strong they are way too exhausting on my chakra. If I can get my hands on a sword like Shisui then that will would be a lottery.' Kirito nodded as Otama and others finally made it inside the rundown house and sat down.
"Big brother, do you want to eat something. I have rice." The girl sid with a smile on her face.
'Rice left ? she herself was starving, how the rice came ?'
Kirito wondered but whatever the case he knew that he couldn't get anything from the poor girl.
If anything she would be taking out her emergency reserves. Sign, why Oda always like this kind of setting.
In this regard, I at least prefer Naruto world. Strong are fine here in One Piece but common people really do suffer a lot.
He slowly waved his hand to ask the girl to come over to him. Blinking her big eyes the girl did so only to get a poke on her forehead.
"Keep that food for yourself. It's important for a little kid like you to eat more. And when it comes to food. Leave it to me. I will bringfood." Kirito said as he took out some crackers he bougth in Dressrosa and hand it over to Otama.
"Those are some snacks. Eat those until I bring something good for you later." Kirito smile as started making a plan before heading out. Now that he has promise the girl then he will bring food for her.
Chapter 293: Chapter 293 : Wano 3
Kirito didn't talk with Otama for long, he needed information about this land more than just what he had gotten from the mouth of a child.
Getting out of the destroyed villain, which he soon found, was situated at the far end shore of Wano, he made his way towards the main city.
According to Otama, Wano is divided into 6 different states, namely Kuri at the very west- where he was, Kibi at the north, Udon in the western south, Ringo at the east, Hakumai at the south-east and lastly the flower capital at the centre.
To get any information about the current political condition of the place, well anything more than what he got from Otama's mouth, he has to go to the closest town from his current place.
As said he was in Kuri, to be exact, the southern part of Kuri, only a little away from Amigasa village.
At first, he was planning on visiting that village but Otama said that Amigasa village is also suffering from abject poverty and more than anything, a lack of food.
This changes his objective from the nearby village to a little further away town of Bakura.
As he moved out of the dense forest, he finally came across of the vast landscape of the entire Wano.
Kuri was mostly prospering when it came to habitation and plant life. But others were not that good.
Kirito while doing his Shinobi run towards the town of Bakuro also saw the two attack land from Kuri, Ubon and Kibi.
Both places are almost ruined pieces of land in Wano at this point. It wasn't hard for Kirito to see why.
Udon was completely covered with factories and prisons. That was the most deserted place in here. Kibi on the other hand was a little better, at least there was some habitation but the problem of poverty and lack of food existed there.
As Kirito went on further he saw many animals and even a river. Meaning technically the problem regarding food and water wasn't a problem in here before.
Even without any help from the Shogun of the Wano, people from Udon, Kibi and Kuri could have survived by just depending on these natural resources.
Until Kaido came here and erected factories, making everything polluted.
Now nothing is consumable, not even air for too long. Sighing Kirito just shook his head and kept on running towards Bakura Town.
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As Kirito finally reach the Bakura town, he finally comes across the traditional Japanese setting he was looking forward to seeing.
"This feels like home," Kirito said with a little smile.
He saw women wearing kimonos, and men with a strange hair style carrying a sword with them. And lastly almost completely naked fat people...
'One minute, are they Sumo wrestlers ?...
So not that much like Home.' Kirito thought as he entered the place. Of course, he turns into a typical Samurai to enter the place. He didn't want to enter there with his real face for everyone to see.
The place was quite beautiful, but Kirito right now just didn't have the luxury of sightseeing. He was here only for two things.
One is to get as much as information he can get on Wano and the second, acquire both eatable food and drinkable water for the residents of Amisaga village and of course also for Otama.
After wondering a little, he entered into a tavern in his disguise. After going around a little, he knew that the money used here in Wano was different than that used outside the world. Making things a tad bit difficult for him.
Of course, the reason he had to wander around the town that much had to do with this, he snatched money from wealthy-looking people.
As he sat beside a drunken man, he asked the owner for a drink as he started the talk.
Doing his Ninja info-gathering skill into action.
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By the time Kirito was done gathering information he turned toward the base of a certain man who pretty much controlled this place. My name is Holdem.
Holdem pretty much handled everything here, meaning this guy was either a subordinate of Orochi himself or he was in the army of the beasts.
Kirito highly doubt that he is a nakama in Beast Pirates, that is way too high profile.
And yes, the Beast army is just that, an army of people with beast powers, but they do not fall as the main members of the Beast pirates. Those are different.
As Kirito found the place he was looking for, he immediately came across the man he was searching for.
He is a big man who walks around topless with a big fat stomach on show for everyone. But Kirito hardly doubted anyone cared about that, the most bizarre thing about him was there was a lion's head where his crotch was, well a little away from that but Still...
"What in the hell ODA," Kirito at this point has just given up on seeing anything seamline in this anime world.
'Alright, now think. Should I take him out here, or should I try to use him ?
As long as it come to both Food and Water, that's not a issue, I can just sneak in and seal it away as long as I know where they kept the ration.
But letting this man go will be a issue. Stealing from him while not taking him out will later bring trouble to the villagers of Amigasa and Otama.
But if I kill him, there is a possibility that this will aleart Orochi.
Hmm...
Guess I have to first find out how important his position really is. Namely who he work under and whether his absence would cause any big trouble.' Kirito thought as he nodded and started to make a plan.
Chapter 294: Chapter 294 : Wano 4
Kirito lingered around in Bakugo Town for that night, though he had some understanding of what was going on with both Kaido and Orochi by now but incomplete information wasn't enough.
Especially when he was planning to beat an Emperor and overthrow the currently ruling party.
'Okay let's see what I got,
Kaido literally has no other participation in the maintenance of the land becuase of his factory and other things related to it.
The only other things which he handles directly or indirectly are the military side, which of course he does, at this point, there is not even a point to mention that.
But when it comes to everything else, it is mostly under the control of Orochi.
So as long as I don't directly make a move on Orochi, there is a very slim chance that anyone from Kaido's side will interfere with me or others.
And when it comes to taking down Orochi, well that can be done easily as long I infiltrate his castle. Just has to be quiet and quick about it.
But is that really what I should do? That bastard dying just like that would do the trick but won't accomplish all the goals I have.
It might be a path for Momonosuke to come to power, followed by the fight with Kaido and his pirate members. But there is just one other element in this entire situation.
It's the people.
Without the proper support of the people of Wano, no matter how popular the name of Kozuki is, becoming shogun for a child-like Momonosuke will be hard. Borderline is not possible when it comes to gaining both trust and full control of the Wano.
If the country takeover has to work then Momonosuke has to be a core part of the dismissal of both Orochi and Kaido. No matter how small of a role he plays, he has to show himself.
When it comes to fighting Orochi head-on, well the man himself is not that strong, anyone decent enough can fight him and he doesn't have many competent people under him either. The only way he currently ruling over Wano is basically because Kaido has his back.
Hmm...
Got it.
After taking down some of his key pawns from the shadows, I can just infiltrate his castle and kidnap him.
That should delay the news of him being attacked reaching Kaido, giving us enough time to host a public execution.
Okay.
That will do...' Kirito stood on top of a tree while looking over the Bakugo town and making a basic plan to act on. A very important and good habit he developed over the years, this at least gives him a sense of understanding where he is going and what he wants to do, what actions to take and more than anything, he gets to track his progress.
'Okay, as far as I am concerned, dealing with Orochi is just a side dish. The course is of course Kaido and his army.
No matter how strong I am, alone even I can't take them down.
Good thing that I am not, though I have to wait until Luffy comes back with the rest of his crew.
With Luffy, Law and all their Nakama with the People of Wano. This should be enough to handle most of Kaido's men.
Of course, the real problem was never them. It's Kaido himself who is the problem here. Putting him on the same level as Madara wouldn't be wrong here.
Anime is one thing, but how strong he really is needs to be checked before I go against him.
And maybe the most important question out of all. I could beat Madara with even KCM 2 and Haki.
The reason is that I could actually hurt him. And Haki was affecting his Chakra as long as I delivered a good hit.
Kaido is different.
He doesn't possess that kind of hacks like Madara do.
But where he lacks in hacks, he more than enough makes it in terms of defence. While travelling here, let alone in the entire Wano, it's very common for people can find supporters of Kozuki Oden.
It wasn't hard for him, and with enough booze, they talked like they were telling their own story about fighting with Kaido and delivering a wound on an emperor of a sea, whose mark Kaido still leaves with.
So now I have a scale to compare to. But the problem still remains, I don't think normal chakra attacks are gonna be enough. I mostly have the power to beat the guy but it has to be concentrated, so bigger Rasegan are all out.
Even if that works somehow, I first have to master my Conquerors Haki Intervene. It still costs me too much stamina and chakra to use that.
Fighting someone like Kaido will definitely last for long enough. Only being able to use it 4 to 5 times ain't gonna cut it.
And while I am at it, I better also learn internal destruction with my armament.
The basic plan though remains very similar to what was used against Orochi.
First, take out his strongest generals when they are alone. And then the final battle to beat and kill the guy.
And while all this is happening, I also have to find that troublesome girl who god only knows hiding where is in this country. ' Kirito thought and sighed.
That was the time he noticed that the guards who were guarding the warehouse chance. Signalling that it's his time to move.
The new guards won't change shifts for another few hours. So Kirito can just go ahead and take care of them before stealing the rations.
Now one will notice for another 6 to 8 hours so that a complete clean escape for him.
And all thanks to one technique in his arsenal which no one will notice.
Sealing Techniques.
Chapter 295: Chapter 295 : Wano 5
After getting the needed information and the rations, Kirito got out of Bakugo town. But not before silently getting into Holed'em's room and making him disappear.
He honestly wanted Holed'em to keep handling the Bakura town for a little while longer, just in case someone even worse replaced him but it was evident that Holed'em would go after the ration and eventually find news that suddenly people in Amigasa village getting enough to eat and pure clean water.
From then on, Kirito made his way back to Otama's place. Though this time was just a simple Hiraishin teleport as he had a marker there.
"Otama, I am here. Are you sleeping?" Kirito said as he entered the battered ruined home, but that was when he suddenly felt someone around him. And this person was way too big to be Otama.
In a fraction of a second, Kirito reacted as that person attacked him, almost jumping from on top of him.
Kirito quickly did a replacement with a log, thanks to this place being a forest, it was easy. Kirito didn't directly attack as he didn't sense any particular danger from the man.
What he came across was a man... no correction. A giant man who was almost twice as tall as Kirito, wearing traditional Japanese clothes while wearing a red mask with a long nose on it.
He didn't even give a second look at the strange proportion of the man standing there anymore. He just accepted this being One Piece world and left it there.
"Who are you, why are you looking for that girl." The man shouted, asking like Kirito was some sort of kidnapper.
But Kirito kept his calm and he asked.
"I think I should be the one asking that question. Where is the girl." Kirito asked with a little cold tone.
He didn't see this person earlier here, now it's possible that this person is from Amigasa village, but he can't say for sure.
"Why are you looking for the girl." The man asked again.
"Nothing particular, why you are here. And who are you exactly? What business do you have with Otama." asked Kirito with a little narrowed eyes.
While he was asking this, he was also going through his senses to find the exact position of Otama.
Soon he found the girl's location inside the house, sleeping. 'At least she is safe.'
'Considering that this man was here for longer than that means either he knew the girl and didn't attack the girl or he was waiting for him, which is highly unlikely. Why would he ask who I am like that before otherwise ?
Thinking about it, Kirito slightly reduced his tense atmosphere and asked.
"What are you thinking? Answer me why you are going after the girl or even know her ?" Asked the man. His sound was grumpy and low, like an old man.
"Well, I can't say I particularly know her. Just met her this morning. Learn many things about this place from her. I went to Bakugo town, promising her that I would bring something for her and the village." Kirito chooses a little less violent way, for the time being, there is a possibility that the man knows the girl.
Sigh.
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It took some time before Kirito fully explained his situation to the man, whose name he later found to be Tenguyama Hitetsu.
And the old man who took care of Otama for all this time, learning further about this country from him.
"Anyways, I promise the girl that I will bring both food and water for her and the villagers of Amigasa.
Here let me store it here. Doing it in the village could be dangerous. I stole this from Bakura town under those corrupt officials' hands. They surely gonna search for this, so its better that we store it inside the forest rather than in the village itself." Kirito said making Tengyyama Hitetsu confused what Kirito was saying.
He didn't see the blond boy carrying anything, let alone both food and water enough for the entire village.
But Kirito knowing what he was thinking didn't bother to explain, just walk out of the house to find an open space.
Taking out the scroll, he placed his hand on the scroll and then suddenly a puff of smoke happened.
Hitetsu's eyes widened though when the smoke disappeared. Seeing an entire mountain of food and a tub of fresh water in which maybe the entire population of Amigasa village could swim in.
"What!
What is this sorcery?" The old man shouted in disbelief.
"Alright alright, let's keep the ideal amazement looks and gasp for later. We have to find a good place to store these things. Can't leave them here in the open now can we." Kirito said as he also formed a hand sigh to make clones.
Further surprising the old man.
He put them in work to dig a hole to store the food and then put the right seals inside the hole to keep the food from rotting.
'Man, I love seals.'
'I could of course can leave the food in the scroll but then only I will be able to take them and water both.
That won't do, so tonight I have to fix that problem before tomorrow I finally go to look after Law and others.
It's enough low time, time to start the plan.
Before Luffy comes back, Orochi should be gone. And I have to completely master both Conqueror's entanglement and Bayon mode.
Chapter 296: Chapter 296 : Wano 6
That night, Krito's clone works hard to dig a hole to store both the drinkable water and food he stores. Dugging was the easy part though, with a hundred clones working, it was done very quickly.
Though he wouldn't had to go through all that trouble if he knew some earth-style jutsus. But what was truly time-consuming was putting seals in that storage area in the first place.
Once he was done, he pondered whether he just stay there, waiting for Otama to wake up or just leave. It's not like he will be going for a long time anyway.
The old man can give the gift he prepared for the girl on his behalf. Not only that, even handled how to distribute food and water among the villagers and everything related to that.
So he left after that, moving towards his next goal.
Finding those lost crew mates.
'Why they have not come after looking for him in all this time? What the hell is wrong with them ?' Kirito complained, a little grumpy but he just sighed.
So he after pondering a little directly teleported from his place to the Hiraishin marker he given to Law. Currently, that guy was the only one who had a Hiraishin marker on him.
"Yo old man, give some food once that girl wakes up. I am a man of my word, it will be a shame if after all this trouble I went through, she doesn't get something good to eat.
And while you are at it, also handle how you gonna distribute all that food and water among the villagers.
Also, remember not to directly tell anyone where the food or water is or it came from. Do the distribution yourself." Kirito said and even reminding the man not to do something stupid.
From then on, he just outright vanished from his place, leaving the old samurai gawking at his place, though he by now had seen enough ninjutsu to not completely get stunned at the sudden move.
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Kirito finds himself in Udon. A section of Wano in the south of Wano. This place was no better than Kuri. In fact, it was even worse.
At least Kuri had a settlement and people living in it. But here, nothing.
Though upon reaching there he, of course, didn't know that. And it's not like he actually appears in front of Law making his frowning face like he was expecting it to happen.
He was a few meters underwater right now.
'Oh shit.'
Making Rasengan in his hands, he immediately uses them as thrusters to Imitate Iron Man underwater and get out of it quickly.
"Bwaaaa"
"Ufff...Huff"
"SHIT"
Kirito cursed as he saw the kunai in his hand, which was the reason he teleported under the water.
"I have to quickly get used to sensing in this world." Kirito cursed as he stood up, walking on water and moving towards the closest sea shore.
Kirito didn't believe that anyone from that crew would drown by just this much, so the only outcome was that Law lost the kunai in that whirlpool.
Sigh.
Reaching the shore, he found that the place was completely abandoned. The first idea was to get into a high position to find where he was and where could Law and others could have gone. But then he ditched that idea and decided to search for the shore itself for any traces left behind them.
He didn't find any.
'Don't tell me they didn't come here at all. Whirlpool send the kunai alone this far from where they have really gone?' Kirito thought with a little irritation on his face.
'Man only if we had a better boat. People at Zaou really need to make sturdier boats.' He complained internally and decided.
'There is still a chance that they are here in Udon. If so then it would be counterproductive to leave here only to search for them somewhere else.
Now that I am here anyways, I rather just go ahead and search for them here.' Kirito sighed and went ahead.
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The place itself was pretty deserted, Kirito looked around only to find no vegetation or the sign of people around.
He knew that this place mostly contained industries, factories and the prison for the Kaido army.
'Prison huh ?'
Suddenly his eyes shone.
"I should give a visit there. With the shitty luck of the protagonists for attracting trouble, I don't doubt at all that they were taken to prison immediately after coming here.
Even if not, I still wanted to go there once. After all, if Asuna went after Orochi back when she was here, and considering that she wasn't killed or ran away, they would most likely will bring her here.
His mind decided, Kirito just nodded internally and decided to infiltrate the Prison Excavation Camp.
If not anything, he can use those prisoners against both Kaido and Orochi. There was nothing to lose.
Chapter 297: Chapter 297 : Wano 7
Kirito found himself in front of the giant prison door. Entering the place wasn't as hard as he first anticipated it. Though soon he realized why.
The reason the security here was so light had something to do with the condition of the prisoners themselves. Even if someone can escape, which would be hard for sure but not impossible, they will feel way before they get out of here.
The prisoners were skinny and weak. It was apparent that this prisoner intentionally had not been given anything to eat for a long time. Making them grow weak and even only those who get food who work in construction.
It didn't take a long time for Kirito to navigate around the prison.
His first motive was to find either the crew or Asuna in here. Unfortunately, he didn't find anyone here.
Sigh.
By the time his last clone's memories came back to him, he was left with only disappointment. Let alone cells, his clones even gather information about anyone like Asuna or the crew from other prisoners.
If before he was considering that they were not here, then now he was sure about it. But now the question was where. If only he has a seal on any of them.
But that was the problem, he didn't. He had one on Luffy, one on Sunny and of whom he secretly put one on Robin's clothes but he long disregarded that.
Guess she ended up suspecting something.
Kirito frowned but that was when his eyes suddenly shot up.
'One minute, I have one on Zoro as well. Yup ...
Put on him the moment I came, just in case after knowing his reputation. Now I don't think that Zoro will be with others thanks to his particular talents besides swordsmanship but being able to find one is better than not finding anyone.
Kirito smirked and got ready to sense Zoro out to teleport to him. But before that, he does that, he suddenly stops.
'Hmmm... one minute.
Now that I know that I can find Zoro anytime I want to. I shouldn't act rashly. With all the information I got from the clones, one was particularly useful." Kirito hmm internally.
Apparently, this place is been run by none other than Queen, and no she ain't no sexy milf or anything, hell she is not even a she but a he.
Queen is none other than one of the three disasters in Kaido's army. This person's authority is just under Kaido and is quite powerful.
Putting the confusing name aside, Kirito started forming an idea.
"It's a good chance to take down one of the generals from Kaido's army. Shouldn't be that hard. Though he is not here currently that gives me enough time to set up a trap for the man.
Not to mention the place is almost perfect to secretly make Queen vanish. Taking down a disaster is good and all but if that brings Kaido breathing down fire on our door then it's a suicide.
No...
In other's eyes, I have to make the Queen go disappear. No one should know what happened to him or where he went." Kirito mumbled to himself before suddenly remembering a crucial thing.
Vivre Card.
This was one thing which would cause him trouble. Definitely, all the members especially someone as important as the queen and another disaster would definitely leave their vivre card behind.
This little card will not only track the location of a person but will also tell burn away if a person dies indicating that the person has died.
If Kirito ended up killing Queen, then surely Kaido would know what happened.
And if he even kidnaps Queen then they could come after him.
"hmm..."
Thinking Kirito started to plan, thinking about how he could use this particular thing for him. Like using Queen's location as a trap for those who are looking after him. Or maybe he can take his time, and make a way to trick that so call Vivre card with some kind of trick.
Ultimately Kirito decided to not kill Queen directly. He will ambush him and then take him to a place where he can ambush those who will go looking after him.
"Alright, I have to make a place there I can fight that guy and imprison him. Possibly somewhere far away from Wano. good thing I leave a marker back in Punk Hazard. That place should do it.
I am pretty sure that Kaido himself is not gonna go after Queen himself. So as long as it's not Kaido, the next best person would be another disaster.
Jack has already dealt with Zunesha back in Zau, at least I hope that is the case. If I kidnapped Queen then the person who would most likely come after him would be King.
I just have to make sure that Queen Vivre's card is not burning. Meaning I can't leave him hurt or injured for long there.
As long as how to take Queen to Punk Hazards or make a prison there to hold him and look after him. He can leave that to Hiraishin and to his clones.
'Okay, that should mostly do. Now I just have to wait here until that man comes here.
And while I am at it, let me put myself into training both Conquror's Haki and other things I needed to beat Kaido.'
Kirito mutters as he plans to get inside the prison but this time as a prisoner. While he is here, not only he will train but he will also gather those prisoners and create his own small army to go against Kaido.
Chapter 298: Chapter 298 : Wano 8
"Ahhh." Kirito internally wanted to curse, as he felt pain in his bruised body. To enter the place he infiltrated the place and got caught intentionally. Of course, those bloody guards didn't just put him behind bars without beating him.
"The first thing I'm gonna do after getting out is to got those bastards. But honestly, I should have come up with a better idea, than this." Kirito sighed as he looked around only to find nothing but darkness.
Unfortunately, there wasn't any jutsu developed to see in darkness, at least he didn't remember there being any, just one to enhance night vision but that too doesn't work that well, if only he had a doujutsu right now, almost every one of those gives enhance vision to the user.
Grumbling a little, he used his senses to find his surroundings, only to find that he wasn't alone. There was one man there with him. A man who was injured, but his aura remained strong. No doubt that this man was strong. He even had haki.
"Who are you ?" Asked the man with a heavy grumpy voice. Though the voice itself was low and grumpy but Kirito was sure that the man himself was quite young. Maybe in his 20s.
"Namikaze Kirito. What about you ?" Kirito didn't bother hiding his real name. It's not like he is famous or anything. If only he knew.
After saying this though, no answer come though. Making Kirito twitched his eyes a little but he didn't bother saying anything more, at least not until he sensed that the man was injured and smelled blood.
"You need some help. I can heal." Kirito offer. He has to start recruiting people from somewhere so why not now from now.
"I don't need anyone's help." Came the defiance voice answer and that was followed by silence.
Kirito had another twitch in his eyes and just sighed.
"Leave it, start with someone less crazy and more intelligent being here." Kirito just muttered under his breath as he waited for the morning.
He fully expected not to get anything to East for some time, so before coming here he put all of his things in a seal on his body while also sealing enough food just in case.
"FOOD...
"Hey, I got food with me. Answer some of my questions and I will give it to you." Kirito said, giving one last chance at talking with the annoying man and gathering some information about this place from the man. Though he knew much by observation and talking with other prisoners that wasn't enough time.
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Give me food first."
Kirito didn't say anything and just took out something from his seal, just enough to know that he had food and threw it towards the man. And he sensed that man caught it masterfully even after this was dark and he was injured.
'Sure enough, he is no normal person.'
"You only have this much ?"
"Oh, I got enough, but talk first. How about starting with telling me your name." Kirito asked.
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No sound came for some time before the man replied.
"KID. Eustass Kid...
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When Kirito enters the prison, an bad idea by the way, he wasn't planning on getting another member of the Worse Generation.
KID, at Kirito, didn't even realise who this person was only until he actually talked with the guy. This was the same guy who Luffy met in Sabaody Archipelago.
But that was ages ago so of course he didn't remember him. Not to mention, it wasn't like Kid himself was a very important character in the anime.
The entire night he spent gathering information from the guy in exchange for food from him. Kirito had it enough anyway so it doesn't matter.
Apparently, while Luffy and his crew were training and later on went to fight the likes of Dofalmingo, the kid himself was taking daring moves like attacking Shanks of all people.
What in the world was the man thinking?
SHANKS!
Kirito just sighed, after hearing this. But again he has to give it to the man, even after losing one hand against the redhead, he still had both motivation and sheer insanity to challenge another emperor, and thus he came here. To test his metal with Kaido.
Again what was he thinking?
"Anyways, this is a good thing as long as that madman actually helps us overthrow Kaido. By the talk, he sounds like someone who has enough problems with the Kaido to turn into a part-time dragon slayer if given the right reason.
This with his pirate group included, I have to say things might really turn out better than I anticipated." Kirito mutters as today he was let out to work with other prisoners.
Thus he started working on finding every single possible person he could in this prison to get himself the army he was looking for.
And he wasn't alone in this. Around 100 clones of his transform into a prisoner who no one knows about currently were doing the same.
And this was how he found a particular old man who attracted his attention.
"Haki ?"
Yup, his sense was working better and better as time goes and now he suddenly found this one old man who had Haki.
'A hidden master,' Kirito mused, he wasn't expecting to find someone strong here, at least not beside Kid.
But hey, he will take it.
This old man's name is Hyogoro. He is a chibi-looking grandpa with a bald head and some patches of blue hair, even his eyebrows were blue.
He was wearing a scuba-driver kind of glasses.
"Thanks for giving me this. I have no idea how to express my gratitude." said the old man with a little tears coming to his eyes.
Here the prisoners have to work hard and do get something to eat. They technically get a ticket which they can exchange for food later on.
Kirito found this a really good way to attract some people. Giving this tickets to this old man was the same. He wasn't sure whether this man can fight any longer or not but his Haki is strong. He can sense it. So he decided to invest in him a little.
Maybe he can get something in return ?
Chapter 299: Chapter 299 : Wano 9
"So what do you say, not bad right," Kirito said as he took a sip of a drink he stole from the jailors.
Of course, he was talking with Kid right now and of course, he wasn't the reason Kirito, he was a clone. He had more important things to do like making a Prison and Trap ready for the Queen to fight him and for those who come look after him in Punk Hazards.
But that was too pretty much handled by his clones as he himself was currently training in Punk Hazards.
It turns out that that old man Hyugoro was a strong man in his time. So Kirito started asking for some training from him. Though even he had no idea about Conquror's Entanglements he did learn quite a lot about Armament emission and internal destruction from him.
"So you are telling me that both Straw Hat and Trafalgal are here in Wano, Planning to fight with Kaido." Kid repeats with a little grunt.
"Yup, and I am in the plan as well. Wondering whether you want to get back at Kaido ?" Kirito asked with a little smile on his face.
To this kid only narrowed his eyes. Pondering something.
"You yourself are imprisoned here, what is the point of saying that to me?" Kid asked as he grunted.
"Oh come on, where do you do things I get this Sake from? I can get out of here any time I wish to. I am only here to recruit people from the prison. Kaido's army is huge and it will have as many people as we can have to handle that beast army of his.
Law is already in Wano with some members of Straw Hat and Luffy himself will be coming here soon.
Think about it.
I don't think you want to let those two take the lead on beating an emperor right? I learned from both that you are a pretty competitive guy." Kirito said, already seeing the redhead Magneto falling for his plan.
But he felt that there was still something which was stopping the man from accepting his proposal.
"Fine, I'm in.
But remember that I don't take orders from any of you." The kid said with much loud voice.
"Cool, no need to take any orders. Just get ready to fight when necessary." Kirito smile.
"And before that, I will have to do something. There is a man I have to find." Kid said.
"Hmm, fine. It's not up to me what you do. As long as you join the fight against Kaido, I have no issues at all." Kirito smile as things finally looked like it was working out.
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Each clone engaged different groups of prisoners, their demeanour light and casual, yet their mission-critical.
In one corner of the camp, Kirito leaned against a rock, his face smeared with dirt. "Hey did you learn about what happened to Bakugo town recently!" he started a joke, eliciting a few chuckles from the weary prisoners around him.
One prisoner, a burly man with a grim expression, grunted. "What's the point of jokes, stranger? We're stuck here breaking rocks."
Kirito's smile faded slightly, his tone turning more serious. "True, but have you ever wondered why we're stuck here? It's not just bad luck..."
Another prisoner, a young woman, looked up, her curiosity piqued. "What do you mean?"
Kirito straightened, his voice carrying a mix of humour and urgency. "Think about it. The whole country is suffering. The lands are polluted, the food is scarce, and people are treated like dirt. Just because of those two tyrants."
In another section of the camp, one of Kirito's clones mimicked his sentiment. "Kaido sits in his fancy castle while we rot here. Orochi lives in luxury while our families starve. Doesn't that make your blood boil?"
A wiry old prisoner nodded slowly. "Yeah, it does. But what can we do? We're just prisoners."
Kirito shook his head, his eyes gleaming with determination. "Yeah right... what can we do about it anyways...
It's not like there is someone with a plan to liberate Wano...!"
Another clone, working near a group of elderly prisoners, cracked a smile. "And besides, do you really want to keep listening to my terrible jokes forever? Imagine a life where you're free to hear good jokes, not just mine!"
The prisoners laughed, the sound more genuine this time. The idea of fighting back was taking root, slowly but surely.
"Seriously though," Kirito continued, his tone earnest. "We have a chance to change things. To fight for our families, for Wano. Though you might not be interested I got a plan...?"
One by one, the prisoners began to nod, the spark of rebellion igniting in their eyes. The young woman from before stood up, her voice strong. "I'm with you. Let's take back our country!"
The burly man, previously sceptical, cracked his knuckles. "Count me in. It's time we showed Kaido and Orochi what we're made of."
Kirito grinned, "That's the spirit!"
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And time like this kept on passing, Kirito kept on working to rile up the prisoners while also training under Hyugoro.
Both him and Kid went into beast mode when itcomes to training until finally the man Kirito was waiting for came.
Queen.
"Time to activate the plan."
Chapter 300: Chapter 300 : Wano 10
Finally, Queen was back and with this, Kirito was ready to initiate his plan. The idea itself was simple enough, he just had to wait until he was alone and then teleport with him to Punk Hazards.
And the best way to do that is when he goes to eat his favourite Curry - Oshiruko.
That is when he most likely will be alone. Well not particularly but all Kirito has to do is to replace his clones with people who might be around him.
And that is exactly what he did. After spotting all the important people who pretty much take orders from the Queen directly, he secretly took care of them in shadows and changed them with his clones. Though not everyone.
Queen's right-hand man was still left just in case the Queen didn't find anything out.
The second step was of course to rig the food with enough poison and alcohol that even Biju would have stomach ache. Let alone Queen.
The plan was already set in motion, Kirito had to take Queen out of there with his Hiraishin though others didn't know how he gonna do that. He never said this to others.
While this happens, both Hyogoro and Kid fight after the already reduced number of guards thanks to Kirito secretly taking them out. Lastly, they were already motivated to fight against Kaido and rebel. Given enough food they now weren't that weak anymore.
And more than anything, who wants to waste their life in prison anyway?
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Kirito was turned into one of the Queen's men while seeing the Queen eating and drinking. He waited and set up his clones in the right position to start the mission.
Soon Queen was swaying left to right, and Kirito made extra sure that he put enough alcohol to put the entire country to sleep for weeks.
There was no way that Queen won't feel it. And that is exactly when Kirito acted.
All of his clones acted at the same time. He immediately appears near Queen and touches him. He was already in Sage mode. He needed that to teleport the queen that long distance.
And the next second he was gone.
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Kirito, with a determined look, grabbed Queen by the collar. In a flash of light, they vanished from Wano and reappeared in Punk Hazard. The transition was instantaneous, disorienting Queen momentarily. Before he could regain his bearings, Kirito forcefully plunged him into a specially prepared pool of seawater.
His reaction was nowhere close to Kirito's, not to mention he was already dull with alcohol and rigged food.
Queen's eyes widened in shock as the seawater sapped his strength, neutralizing his Devil Fruit powers. He flailed helplessly, his massive form thrashing but unable to muster the power to escape.
"Welcome to Punk Hazard," Kirito said with a smirk. "Not so powerful now, are you?"
Kirito's clones, who had been lying in wait, sprang into action. They moved with precision and speed, their movements coordinated and efficient. Several clones dived into the pool, securing Queen with specially designed restraints. Others surrounded the area, ensuring there was no chance of escape.
The only reason he went through all this trouble and didn't just throw a Rasensuriken at the bastard was because one he wanted him alive and second he wanted him here far away from Wano.
Queen struggled, but the combined strength of Kirito and his clones was too much. "Damn you!" he roared, but his voice was weak, the seawater continuing to drain his strength.
Kirito stood at the edge of the pool, watching as his clones expertly secured Queen. "Good work guys, make sure you put those seals before he comes out of the Water. Remember not to kill him. Don't let him drown, and lastly put those sea stone shackles on him," he said, his tone cold. "Beside that though, almost everything goes."
The clones hauled Queen out of the pool, his massive body bound tightly with sea stone-infused Handcups. Finding even one of his size was hard. Queen's usual bravado was gone, replaced by a sullen silence as he realized the gravity of his situation.
Kirito approached, his eyes steely. "You're going to tell us everything we need to know about Kaido's operations. And if you even think about resisting, well…" He gestured to the pool. "We have plenty more seawater where that came from."
Queen glared but remained silent, knowing he had no leverage here. Though still having a hard time understanding what was going on thanks to him being high.
"And lastly we even prepared a special room for you," Kirito said as his clone especially decided an underwater jail for Queen.
He will be fully submerged in water, and only have a limited supply of oxygen. And of course no food for some time.
"Man that was way too easy than I anticipated." Kirito mutters as he smirks.
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While this was happening, the plan from Kid side were also going just right. He escape with those prisoners perfectly.