"Lord, it's best if we stay a bit further away... It's very dangerous there!" Ushimaru earnestly and repeatedly persuaded him.

However, Oden didn't listen at all, his attention entirely focused on Kenji and Whitebeard.

Especially Whitebeard, Oden observed carefully with his eyes and sensed intently with Observation Haki, finally concluding.

"That guy with the funny white beard is actually injured?" Oden was shocked on the spot, his pupils involuntarily widening.

"Such a terrifying guy can also be injured?"

Continuing to observe and sense for a moment, Oden then realized that Whitebeard was not just injured, but seriously injured.

This situation particularly shocked him.

If discovering Whitebeard's injury only made Oden feel surprised and incredulous.

Then at this moment, his realization of the fact that Whitebeard had suffered serious injuries caused feelings of shock and fear to arise in his heart.

After all, he had personally fought Whitebeard before.

That battle couldn't be called evenly matched. At the very least, he was toyed with from beginning to end.

And the person who could so easily toy with him, Oden, was actually quickly beaten into a serious injury by someone else?

"The battle had only just begun..."

Oden felt it was difficult to comprehend, but he was greatly shaken.

While Oden was immersed in his own world of shock, Ushimaru and the other samurai behind him were flustered.

They still hadn't noticed that behind a large rock not far away, Kuzan was silently observing the situation inside and outside the battlefield.

And at this moment, Kuzan was holding a Den Den Mushi, quietly communicating with Marine personnel on the other end.

From his expression, it seemed to be a matter of extreme urgency.

"...Is the situation true?" Kuzan's expression was grave, and he confirmed again with a serious tone.

"You must investigate thoroughly... If the situation is urgent, you should retreat first and rendezvous with us at Flower Capital."

Perhaps because the occasion was inconvenient, Kuzan didn't say much, and after a brief instruction, he quietly hung up the call.

Even after putting away the Den Den Mushi, his expression remained solemn, with even a hint of panic deep in his eyes.

"This sudden situation, it really is..."

After a moment, Kuzan smiled bitterly and shook his head, his eyes somewhat hesitant.

"Should I, or should I not, inform Kenji-san as soon as possible?"

"Hmm, but Kenji-san still has to deal with Whitebeard... Damn it! It just had to happen at a time like this."

Kuzan was almost driven mad by the sudden turn of events, racking his brain but unable to come up with a relatively perfect solution.

Finally, he steeled himself and prepared to personally go and deal with the sudden situation.

However, before setting off, Kuzan's peripheral vision caught sight of Oden, who was not far away with a look of shock on his face, and Ushimaru and the other samurai, who were nervously watching Oden.

"Come to think of it... this is their country, the samurai's." Kuzan's heart stirred, and he thought of a very good idea.

The next moment, Kuzan stood up and walked towards the samurai not far away.

Kuzan was no longer disguising himself at this point, so the samurai not far away naturally quickly noticed his presence.

"Hmm? You are..." Ushimaru was the first to notice Kuzan's approach, first looking at him warily, then a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

He realized he had seen this guy before. He was one of the group who had been with Kenji a few days ago, said to be Marines.

Due to Kenji's presence, Ushimaru quickly 'guessed' the reason for Kuzan's appearance.

"You've come to watch their battle, haven't you?"

Ushimaru's thought was very direct and also very reasonable.

After all, your superior is currently engaged in a fierce battle with someone else over there, so as a subordinate, it's quite reasonable to come and watch, isn't it?

In fact, Ushimaru and the other samurai present were in a similar situation.

Although Oden was not their direct superior, as the future Shogun of Wano Country, he would eventually be their superior.

With this thought, Ushimaru merely nodded at Kuzan as a sign of friendliness, then turned his head back to continue staring at Oden in front of him.

However, Kuzan, much to his surprise, walked directly up to the samurai.

"You... are about to suffer a great calamity." Kuzan declared.

The samurai present immediately became enraged upon hearing this. "What nonsense are you talking about, outsider!"

"Let's just kill this hateful outsider!"

"Don't be rash, that outsider's leader is still fighting over there!"

The samurai all turned their heads, glaring angrily.

Kuzan, with just one sentence, made them temporarily shift their attention away from Oden.

Kuzan had really mastered the art of creating a stir.

"You, what did you mean by those words just now?" Ushimaru was more composed, but at this moment, he also frowned, asking back with an unfriendly gaze.

"Haha, don't misunderstand." Kuzan raised his hands and said with a smile.

"Your calamity is not me."

"Actually, my subordinate informed me of some news a short while ago..."

Kuzan detailed the information he had just received, without any concealment because, just as he had said earlier, this sudden situation was a big problem for them, the Marines.

But for Wano Country, it was a great disaster!

After all, this was Wano Country's territory. No matter if it was a great battle or something else, the first to be impacted would definitely be Wano Country itself.

"...Is what you just said true?" After listening completely, Ushimaru's face involuntarily darkened.

At this moment, inside the battlefield, an uninvited guest suddenly intruded without warning.

However, Kenji remained in his original spot, seemingly unaware of the newcomer, and his expression was slightly dazed, as if sleepwalking.

The reality was quite similar. At this moment, Kenji's field of vision was almost entirely filled with system prompt.

With his vision completely filled, Kenji simply began to examine the system prompt content first, and the expression he displayed was indeed like sleepwalking.

[You entered the Flower Capital, the capital of Wano Country, to collect information, and during this time, you accidentally obtained important information!]

[Through the information, you infer that the legendary ancient weapon 'Pluton' may be located in Wano Country!]

[You are determined to investigate further, at least to confirm the authenticity of the information!]

[Mission (Main): Verify the information on the ancient weapon 'Pluton'!]

[Reward: 1 Assignable upgrade opportunity! (Basic Reward)]

(End of Chapter)

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