Flower Capital, Rasetsu Town, Prison.
Kyoshiro and Shinobu checked the situation around the prison and confirmed that there were no secret posts. They then lurked on the roof.
Using her Devil Fruit ability, Shinobu corroded a hole in the roof. After a while, she saw the person she was looking for through the hole.
Inside the cell, Asura Doji was lying on the ground, leaning against the wall. He was wearing metal shackles on his hands and feet. His eyes were closed, as if he was asleep, and there was a snoring sound. Because he was seriously injured while fighting Sephiroth, it was not appropriate to torture him immediately. Therefore, Fukurokuju only bandaged him and let him rest for two days, before trying to extract the whereabouts of the other remnants of the Kozuki Family.
Outside the cell, two soldiers armed with spears stood guard.
Shinobu turned to Kyoshiro. "Asura is here, what should we do now?"
"I have a way!"
Kyoshiro took out a chopstick from his sleeve. He calculated the distance between the two soldiers, adjusted the angle of the poisonous needles, and blew two steel needles in succession. The needles were coated with a powerful anesthetic, which could even make a black bear faint in seconds. He usually used this anesthetic when he infiltrated the homes of the rich as Ushiwakamaru. The effect was well-tested! In a breath or two, the two soldiers fell unconscious.
Kyoshiro turned to Shinobu. "Next, it's your turn!"
"No problem!"
Shinobu pressed the roof with her left hand, and a large hole was immediately corroded. The two of them lightly fell from the roof and entered the prison.
The sleeping Asura Doji suddenly woke up and looked at the two people who appeared in front of him. He asked in a low voice, "Who are you?!?"
"It's me, Denjiro!"
"I am Shinobu!"
Hearing that, Asura Doji was shocked. After more than five years, he did not expect to see two old friends again.
"I'll help you untie the shackles first..."
Shinobu reached out to the shackles and touched them lightly. Instantly, the extremely hard metal corroded into a paste, leaving Asura Doji's hands and feet free.
"Let's go! A change will happen later, I'll escort you out of the Flower Capital..."
Kyoshiro took out a long sword from his back and gave it to Asura Doji.
The three of them leaped on the prison rooftops, avoiding the patrols on the streets and running towards the exit of the Flower Capital. Due to Asura Doji's serious injuries, his physical fitness was greatly reduced, and he did not run fast, which greatly slowed down their speed.
However.
What they did not realize was, since they left the prison, a black bat had been following them unhurriedly, observing their every move.
The west exit of the Flower Capital.
Under the large red torii gate, there were ten soldiers standing guard. They immediately shouted loudly when they saw the three people rushing from a distance.
"Who!? Stop quickly, or you will be killed without mercy!"
However, Shinobu, Kyoshiro, and Asura Doji did not stop their steps. They drew their swords and charged at the ten soldiers. The soldiers could not put up any effective resistance because of the huge power difference between the two sides.
Like an autumn wind sweeping up fallen leaves, the three of them slashed down all the enemies in the blink of an eye, rushed out of the west gate of the Flower Capital, and went down the blue stone stairs towards the distant wilderness.
"Wait! Something's not right! Something is following us!"
After running far, Kyoshiro suddenly turned his head. He saw a black bat hovering in the air, fifty meters behind them.
"That bat is indeed strange. When we were in the Flower Capital, I accidentally saw it following us, but I didn't expect it to still be following us now..." Shinobu frowned.
A serious expression flashed in Kyoshiro's eyes. "You guys go first, I'll help hold it off!"
Whoosh!
A crimson light tore through the void, and a dimensional door opened quickly. Immediately, a dark-haired youth wearing a blue kimono and red eyes stepped out of the door and stood in front of the three of them.
The cold and bright moonlight spread out on the wilderness. Kyoshiro and Asura Doji, through the moonlight, clearly saw the visitor's sharp and handsome face.
"Miyamoto Musashi!?" x2
"Who is he!?" Shinobu asked with a confused look.
Asura Doji felt the still painful wound on his chest. He said with a gloomy face, "He's that troublesome guy!"
He then stared at the dark-haired youth, saying word by word, "Today's matter is just a grudge between you and me... Let the two of them go! My life is yours for the taking!"
"Ha!.... If I wanted to take your dog life, I would have killed you a long time ago! Guess why I saved your life back then?"
The corner of Sephiroth's mouth raised slightly, sneering. The two swords he tucked into his waist were quickly drawn from their sheaths: the Mingyan Sword in his left hand and the Flesh Sword in his right hand.
At that time, after he learned that he did not hack Asura Doji to death, he already planned to use Asura Doji as bait to attract the other remnants of the Kozuki Family.
Don't look at the people of Wano Country who are still looking forward to the return of the Kozuki Family fifteen years later. Even they don't really look forward to the Kozuki Family. They just want to escape from the suffering that Kurozumi Orochi is ruling. Even if it is someone else, if they can be brought out of the sea of suffering, they will sincerely embrace that person!
Of course, there are some people who are determined to be loyal to the Kozuki Family, such as the Nine Red Scabbards. These people are all obstacles for Sephiroth to take over the country, targets he must eliminate!
Hearing that, a look of fear flashed in Asura Doji's eyes. "Are you...?!"
At this moment, no matter how foolish he was, he understood that this man was fishing, and he had taken the bait!
"It turns out the other party has already planned it, so it's better for us to fight him! I don't believe, the three of us can't beat one person!" Kyoshiro looked solemn, took a sword-like starting position, and pointed his sword tip at the black-haired youth.
Human-Beast Form!
Return to Life, Painted Paper Martial Body!
Amidst a burst of skeletal cracks, Sephiroth's height began to increase, from 2.1 to 2.6 meters, and his black hair turned silver. After a long period of physical training, he had perfectly mastered Rokushiki. He could dynamically adjust his body in real-time while performing the human-beast transformation to control muscle and bone deformation.
This was the manifestation of his control over his body to the extreme!
Asura Doji: "This!?"
Kyoshiro: "!?"
Shinobu: "Is he the same kind of monster as Kaido?"
Amidst the three's doubtful gazes, Sephiroth did not give any explanation; he just sneered, his eyes filled with killing intent.
Boom!
A crimson thunder and lightning streaked across. A ruthless Conqueror's Haki erupted from Sephiroth and shot towards the three of them, catching them off guard and causing their minds to be in a brief state. At this moment, Sephiroth immediately performed a special starting move with his two swords.
Predator Bird Slash!
With a loud dragon roar, Sephiroth's figure appeared, and a roaring, fiery red dragon head phantom instantly condensed in front of him. During the charge, a powerful sword energy burst out, forming a whirlwind behind him, protecting his back, which was originally exposed.
Among the three, only Kyoshiro barely reacted under the influence of Conqueror's Haki and held it with a horizontal sword. The other two had no time to parry. Sephiroth was already close to them.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
In the blink of an eye, he made three high-speed thrusts, passing through the three people. The extremely violent sword energy slashes directly cut into their bodies. Among the wounds, many were charred, and the smell of roasted meat filled the air.
Plop! Plop! Plop!
The three of them spat out blood and fell weakly to the ground. Because Kyoshiro had tried his best to burst the Ryuo in his body and resist some of the sword energy attacks, he had the fewest wounds. Therefore, he could still hold his breath, hold the long sword with his right hand, lean on the ground, and prop up his trembling body.
"Why?... A strong man like you is still working for the snake Kurozumi Orochi?!?"
"The snake Kurozumi Orochi?... Just a puppet... Is he worthy?"
Sephiroth turned, stopped his human-beast form, and walked towards the crazy man.
"Ahem!... Is it Kaido?"
After asking those words, Kyoshiro coughed up a mouthful of blood, and the bright red liquid spilled onto the ground. His breath began to decline rapidly, and his vitality was gradually disappearing... It seemed that he was not far from death!
Sephiroth's attack was so terrifying. Now that he could still breathe, it was already very good!
"I'm not interested in being loyal to anyone. I'm only for myself!"
As he spoke, Sephiroth swung his Flesh Sword and directly slashed Kyoshiro's throat, cutting off his last bit of vitality, making him convulse, then he fell weakly to the ground.
Looking at the man who died peacefully on the ground, Sephiroth slowly put his sword into its sheath and whispered softly, "Wano Country will be established sooner or later... However, it has nothing to do with the Kozuki Family anymore!"
After killing the three, Sephiroth took their bodies back to the Sabaody Archipelago to destroy them after disposing of the crime scene. The news that the three were dead, out of consideration for maximizing benefits, was not intended to spread. In this case, Kurozumi Orochi would continue to live in the shadow of the Kozuki Family, and Sephiroth would have more room to operate.