Shura's Death

At this moment in the Flower Capital, Kurozumi Orochi stood on the loft, looking down at Ashura Doji and the group of samurai exuding an oppressive aura. He was scared out of his wits.

Though Wano Country had been closed off for many years, making the common people like frogs in a well, Kurozumi Orochi was different. Not to mention the intelligence network of the Beasts Pirates, his private dealings with the World Government had also informed him of many events across the seas.

When he heard that the Whitebeard Pirates were heading to Wano, Orochi was unfazed. He had Kaido as his trump card. He thought, "Whitebeard can't touch me."

Then Whitebeard beat Kaido.

Orochi still remained unfazed. He thought, "I have Ringo and Udon outside the capital. Whitebeard would have to take these places first to get to me. Still not worried."

Then Whitebeard bypassed Ringo and went through Kuri, leaving Orochi stunned. What shocked him even more was the sudden appearance of Ashura Doji leading a group of Boss Hyogoro's followers and the remaining samurai.

Who was Ashura Doji? He was the number one troublemaker in Wano, aside from Oden. At one time, he led a gang and occupied Kuri, which accounted for almost one-sixth of Wano. In terms of strength, only Oden surpassed him, and even Kaido had tried to recruit him.

Ashura Doji's imposing figure made the samurai hired by Orochi freeze in fear. At this moment, they regretted it deeply. Clearly, Orochi's side had no one who could match Ashura Doji. If a battle broke out, the casualties would be heavy.

On the rooftop of the loft, Orochi's strongest fighters, the Oniwabanshu, frowned. They were not particularly afraid of Ashura Doji, but if a fight started, they would surely suffer casualties, and it wasn't certain they could kill Ashura Doji.

"Hey, hey! Ashura Doji, do you intend to rebel? I am the Shogun of Wano!" Orochi, though terrified, shouted at Ashura Doji. In Orochi's view, many in Wano were too subservient. Just like the samurai who once served the Kozuki family, after he killed Shogun Sukiyaki and usurped the throne, although many samurai doubted his legitimacy, they still chose to submit.

A strong desire to survive made Orochi's not-so-bright mind race, almost overheating. He would use any means necessary. His life couldn't end here. Although he had avenged the Kozuki family, he couldn't give up the supreme power he was enjoying.

"Sching!"

Suddenly, the sound of a blade being drawn rang out.

"Eh?!"

Orochi's vision suddenly flipped, staring in shock at the familiar headless body standing there. For a moment, he couldn't react.

"Shogun!"

The unexpected turn of events changed the expressions of the Oniwabanshu beside Orochi. They quickly looked at Ashura Doji, standing in the distance, holding a single sword. The attack had come from him.

The slash had been so fast that they hadn't even reacted before Orochi's head was cut off by the flying sword energy.

The samurai positioned around the castle, seeing their shogun decapitated, panicked even more. Some even started to loot valuables and quietly slipped away.

At this moment, Orochi's neck wriggled, and a new head grew out.

"Bastard... how dare you... attack me!"

Though this wasn't the first time, the pain of being decapitated still made Orochi sweat. He cursed through gritted teeth.

Orochi, with a ferocious expression, looked at Ashura Doji and those around him. Then he turned to his Oniwabanshu and samurai, giving an order.

"Have the men below attack! Tear those bastards apart!"

"Yes!"

Quickly, one of Orochi's attendants took out a loudspeaker snail and shouted, "Shogun's orders: eliminate the enemies immediately!"

The command echoed throughout the castle.

Soon, gunfire erupted below. Orochi's men had opened fire. Though Udon was taken by Nicholas, Orochi and the Beasts Pirates had reestablished weapon factories in other occupied regions of Wano. So, they were not short on weapons.

Thousands of guns fired simultaneously, their bullets weaving a dangerous web in the air, shooting towards Ashura Doji and his men like raindrops.

"Attack!"

Seeing the dense barrage, Ashura Doji leaped into the air, slashing at the incoming bullets. The other samurai also used their skills to deflect the bullets.

Clang, clang, clang...!!!

Amidst the shower of sparks, countless bullets were deflected. However, human strength had its limits, and they were using cold weapons against hot weapons. Unless they were as strong as Ashura Doji, any slip-up could lead to injury.

And there were only a few like Ashura Doji.

After several waves of bullets, hundreds of corpses lay around Ashura Doji and his men. The bodies of samurai killed by the bullets dotted the ground with blood.

At the same time, there was a loud crash.

Buildings collapsed, dust filled the air.

Ashura Doji had taken advantage of the chaos to slice open the castle walls. Immediately, those who had been taking cover rushed in.

Inside the castle, Orochi's samurai, surrounded by blood-soaked ground and scattered corpses, began to tremble uncontrollably. They couldn't possibly defeat the man who seemed like a demon.

The overwhelming aura and the insurmountable strength gap made the survivors lose their will to fight.

"Run..."

The surviving samurai, disregarding their loyalty to Orochi, turned and fled the castle without hesitation.

"Orochi, prepare yourself!"

Covered in blood, Ashura Doji, with a face full of killing intent, pointed his sword at Orochi, who was guarded by the Oniwabanshu.

"Kill him!"

"..."

Hearing Orochi's order, the Oniwabanshu silently watched Ashura Doji, who was emanating a terrifying aura like a demon.

Their instincts told them...

Facing this man at the peak of his power now would be fatal. The best strategy was to wait until his aura waned before striking.

Swish, swish—!

The sound of figures cutting through the air rang out.

The Oniwabanshu transformed into shadows in front of Orochi.

However.

Instead of attacking Ashura Doji, the shadows scattered and fled.

"???"

Seeing the Oniwabanshu flee, Orochi was stunned. Then, consumed by the flames of betrayal, he shouted in rage.

"You traitors dare betray your shogun?!"

In his fury, Orochi immediately used his Mythical Zoan ability, transforming into the enormous and hideous Yamata no Orochi.

Seven massive snake heads swayed in the air, with a visible slash mark on the neck of the missing head.

Given enough time, Orochi could regrow his head, provided he had the time.

"Oh? So you're such an ugly monster."

Ashura Doji mocked, looking at the transformed Orochi.

At that moment, a ferocious dragon head broke through the castle walls, appearing next to Orochi and Ashura Doji.

"Boro Breath!"

The dragon head opened wide, unleashing a barrage of wind blades towards Ashura Doji.

The wind blades were so numerous that they left no space for dodging.

And they were fast, reaching Ashura Doji in the blink of an eye.

With only one arm, Ashura Doji barely deflected the first few blades, but his rhythm broke.

The subsequent blades mercilessly slashed Ashura Doji.

Shh!

The arm holding the sword fell, blood spraying into the air.

Ashura Doji's head, still in shock, watched his body being shredded, blood splattering and dyeing his vision red.

Amid the blood, Ashura Doji's head rolled a few times, glaring at the ferocious dragon head.

(Ashura Doji exits...) 💀 This is the most anticlimactic battle i have ever seen