147 Wanokuni Samurai 

"Guurarara~"

"Let's talk, what is your purpose when you come here? Are you looking to join our attack on Kaido, or do you intend to oppose me?" 

Whitebeard spoke with a calm demeanor.

"I could never side with Kaido as Lord Oden's retainer!" 

Ashura Doji declared loudly.

"Then what's your plan?" 

Marco inquired.

"Although I have a deep-seated grudge against Kaido, I have to admit his strength" 

"So my sole purpose here is to confirm whether the Whitebeard Pirates have the strength to defeat Kaido" 

Ashura Doji straightforwardly revealed his intent.

"So you doubt the old man's strength?"

Marco sneered, and then said with a relaxed face: "Oyaji is known to be the strongest man in the world. What do you think is the reason Kaido allied with Big Mom and Golden Lion?"

"Because of what?"

The Ashura Doji was taken aback.

"It's because Kaido is afraid of Pops. He knows that he is not Pops's opponent at all, so he Allied with other Four Emperors."

Marco said seriously.

Ashura frowned.

After thinking for a moment, he realized that this explanation made perfect sense.

If Kaido weren't afraid of Whitebeard, why would he seek alliances with other pirate crews and retreat to Onigashima Island, abandoning Wanokuni's territory and reducing his forces?

But soon, he shook his head once more.

Beasts Pirates may not be the opponents of the Whitebeard Pirates, but after the alliance with the Big Mom Pirates and the Flying Pirates, that is not necessarily the case.

"Guurarara~"

"If you want to avenge your lord, you can't hesitate like this!" 

Whitebeard laughed calmly.

"We failed once, so we can't afford to fail again this time!" 

Ashura Doji gritted his teeth.

Eight years ago, he led a group of samurai against Kaido, but they were defeated.

Leading to the deaths of many comrades who fought with him and causing the remaining loyalists to Kozuki Oden to lose hope.

If he fails again this time, given the loss of their strength, he fears they may never have another chance to succeed, so he must proceed with caution.

"You are not qualified to challenge Pops with your strength, let me be your opponent."

Marco declared as he stepped forward.

But before Marco could make a move, Whitebeard stepped in to block him.

"Guurarara~"

"Although you're cautious, it's also understandable. I'll meet your conditions!" 

Whitebeard replied calmly and raised his arm to the side.

Then, under Ashura Doji's gaze, he struck the air forcefully.

Crack~

The air shattered, and the vibration wave surged forward like a tsunami.

"Coming!"

Ashura Doji clenched his Katana tightly, his eyes became fierce: "Whitebeard is the captain and elder brother of Lord Oden. He's absolutely powerful. If he can't defeat me within ten moves, there's no way he can defeat Kaido!"

Speaking of this, his katana swung down with great force.

Zhiing~ 

The bright sword light rushed out like a shooting star, as if to tear the world apart.

Under the watchful eyes of Marco and Shinobu, the powerful vibration clashed with the earth-shaking slash.

Boom!

A deafening noise rang out.

Then, the slash shattered!

Ashura Doji's sword slash was crushed to pieces by just touching the shockwave!

The vibration wave from before continued to spread and slammed into him fiercely before he could even react.

"How can it be?" 

Shinobu face changed drastically.

She knows how strong Ashura Doji is, and he is one of the top three among the Nine Red Scabbards.

Unexpectedly, his full-powered attack was easily crushed like this.

But 

She quickly reacted.

Remember what Whitebeard called!

King of the world!

This is a title that even Roger has never had before!

She understood that it wasn't that Ashura Doji was too weak, but rather that Whitebeard was incredibly strong.

It's so strong that even when Ashura Doji used his full strength, he couldn't interfere with Whitebeard's attack!

Boom! 

The shockwave blasted fiercely.

Ashura Doji's eyes narrowed to needles as he quickly adjusted himself, raising his katana to resist the attack.

However, as soon as the katana touched the vibration wave, the realization that he couldn't resist filled his mind, and he was blown away.

"Aarrggghh!!!"

His body slammed into a building, causing it to collapse, and a cloud of dust filled the air.

After a while, the smoke cleared

Revealing Ashura Doji struggling to get up, half-kneeling on the ground.

His face no longer held the fierceness it had before, replaced by shock and disbelief. The corners of his mouth were now stained with blood and some broken bone

"This is the strength of the king of the world?" 

Ashura Doji muttered in astonishment.

He thought that with his own strength, he could at least hold his ground for about ten moves against Whitebeard.

But to his surprise, Whitebeard had defeated him with a single strike.

"With such powerful strength, not even Kaido stands a chance!" 

he whispered in awe.

He finally understood why Whitebeard dared to wage war against Kaido.

He also understands why Kaido has to shrink his strength after allying himself with Big Mom and Golden Lion. It turns out that Kaido is not cautious, but purely driven by fear!

"Guurarara~"

"Do you think I have the strength to fight Kaido now?" 

Whitebeard asked calmly, as if the recent clash with Ashura Doji was a trivial matter.

"That's ridiculous!"

Ashura Doji lowered his head and quickly added, "I will contact the other samurai in Wano to join this war!"

He understands that such an opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

If successful, Master Oden's long-awaited dream of a prosperous country may finally come true!

With those words, he bid farewell to Whitebeard and left with Shinobu, while the other mountain bandits who had recently arrived also followed suit.

He was ready to gather people with lofty ideals who resisted Kaido and Orochi to join the war.

"Let's go meet Ace and the others!" 

Whitebeard said as he sat back in the food carriage.

"Yoi yoi!"

Marco replied with a nod, steering the carriage onward.

They swiftly returned to Okobore Town and delivered the food to Tama and Hitetsu.

The two of them were naturally very happy to see so much food.

They also distributed the food to the other people in the town.

At this time, the people now understood that Whitebeard's presence in Wano was not to slaughter its citizens but to wage war against Kaido and Shogun Orochi.

Those who learned the truth were no longer afraid and were even eager to join the battle.

However, by that time, Whitebeard had already left Kuri.

When Whitebeard arrived at Udon prison, he learned that Ace had found Kawamatsu, and with the assistance of the Ashura Doji's forces, they had managed to assemble a formidable team of samurai for the upcoming battle.

"Guurarara~"

"Since the strength of Wanokuni is gathered here, let's head to Onigashima Island!"

Whitebeard laughed.

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a surge of anticipation, knowing that the decisive battle was about to begin!

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TO BE CONTINUE

Note: the preparation is ready, now time for WARRR!

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