Arceus’ Pirate Journey

Ninja. General Hiyori

It was unexpected for Kozuki Hiyori to appear here in such a short period of time, let alone a Koga Ninja behind him.

The term rebellious ninja appeared in the country of Wano a long time ago. According to the tradition here, each generation of generals has its own imperial sect, which is an exclusive ninja unit.

Although the first thing you need to join the Royal Court Fans is loyalty, in the long history, traitors will inevitably appear. Who was the first rebel ninja? There is no record in the history of Wano.

However, the rebellious ninja of Wano Country is not the rebellious ninja of the five major countries in the other world. A cut on the forehead protector declares his defection, and then he can escape from the ninja village and find another way out.

The country of Wano is closed to the outside world, and the people here lack knowledge of the outside world, even ninjas are no exception. Even the original Kozuki Oden did not understand the situation outside when he did not go to sea.

They have no rebel ninja organization to rely on, and most of them end up being liquidated. The terrain and policies of Wano are a natural prison at this time.

There may be successful examples, but there are no records. When a rebel ninja successfully supports a new lord to take power, his identity is no longer that of a rebel ninja.

Xiao Ren, answer me a question. Is there anything about me that makes you dissatisfied?

Or are you, like those people back then, feeling that the current situation is all caused by me?

Kozuki Hiyori signaled Koga Ninja to wait a moment. There was a question she had been trying to figure out. Those people who shouted for the future of Wano wanted to assassinate her, but Denjiro had never forgotten Momonosuke. Standing by his side at the critical moment.

Denjiro's dissuasion was already hard for her to accept, but Shinobu's actions now made her even more irritated.

Denjiro and the others are all Kozuki Oden's retainers, so she can be said to have inherited this part.

But Shinobu is a member of the Imperial Court Fans, and unlike the members of the Orochi Imperial Court Fans who were incorporated, she is a member of the Hiyori Imperial Court Fans who later joined.

The Yuting Fans were originally the general's private soldiers. Choosing to join them meant that she had chosen her allegiance.

You didn't make any move before. I thought only Denjiro was always worried about this kind of thing. I didn't expect that you were hidden even deeper than Denjiro. Shinobu, what is the reason for you to do this?

Momonosuke's future seemed to Hiyori Kozuki to be doomed. She wanted to know the reason why Shinobu did this more than this.

General Hiyori. When I was a child, I was a member of the Kozuki family's royal family. However, when Kuotan Orochi seized the position of general, those people chose to join Kuotan Orochi, and I chose to quit.

So you came back when I became the so-called general, but when my brother disappeared for 20 years and returned, you still resolutely joined his side, right?

this

Xiao Ren did not answer directly because she didn't know how to explain it.

In her understanding, only the son of the general is the sole heir of the general. This is a deep-rooted concept in Wano. Although some people in the older generation have accepted the existence of Hiyori Kozuki, that is more because, The son of the Kozuki family is no longer here.

The views of the younger generation have changed, but the older generation is different. They talk about many topics in private, including some confusion about Kaido.

For example, why did Kaido give his heir to his daughter, instead of having another son or recruiting a qualified son-in-law, and handing over the position to his grandson.

Shinobu herself is a woman, but she doesn't see anything wrong with this idea.

Even though she didn't speak, her actions said it all.

It seems that you, like them, feel that only Brother Momonosuke is the blood of your father.

I am just a substitute, or a dispensable victim, no matter what the country of Wano becomes, what I become.

In the eyes of people like you, the only right thing is to let Brother Momonosuke inherit his position.

Shinobu didn't know how to explain that it just gave Hiyori Kozuki more space to think. Although what she thought was similar to Shinobu's, Hiyori's thoughts contained more resentment.

You also have a brother, right? For the sake of so many years, I will not embarrass him, nor will I announce the cause of your death. I will just treat you as if you died in the process of suppressing the prison escapees.

Except for the Koga Ninja, Hiyori Kozuki knows the composition of these imperial fans very well, including their relatives and friends.

Hipe is usually not particularly extreme, but Momonosuke's problem is a knot in her mind that she can't solve. The more she sees people around her thinking from Momonosuke's point of view, the angrier she becomes.

The decision she just made was the way she dealt with Xiao Ren, and it was also the decent decision she made.

Denjiro didn't let her kill him that time, but this time it was different.

Even if she doesn't take action, the Koga Ninja will not hold back. From the perspective of Hiyori Imperial Court Fans, there is no doubt about her betrayal.

Lord Momonosuke, you have to find a way on your own from now on. I can only do this one thing for you anymore. Ninja Technique: Mature Woman Seductive Technique!

Shinobu's hand grabbed Momonosuke. She is a superhuman person with ripe fruit abilities and a mature person.

It can mature and age everything it touches, and this is an irreversible process.

With the activation of her ability, Momonosuke's body expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned into a young man. The clothes on his body no longer fit him, and they were randomly wrapped around his waist to cover himself.

In the past, Shinobu didn't know what a Devil Fruit was. Like Kin'emon, he regarded his fruit's ability as a unique ninjutsu talent. Later, the beasts brought knowledge from the outside world to Wano, but Shinobu was used to it. This is what it was called in the past.

Momonosuke-sama, this will give you some ability to resist. I hope you can inherit some of Oden-sama's talents.

Compared to children, the bodies of adults are undoubtedly more powerful in combat. This is the only way that Xiao Shinobi can improve the combat effectiveness here.

Ninja Technique: Smoke Escape Technique!

Xiao Ren threw a few more smoke bombs to the ground, confusing the field of vision here. She had no intention of fighting the opponent.

She tried to escape with Momonosuke because she believed that Momonosuke was the orthodox one, or it might have been affected by the remaining Oden virus. After all, this thing will always choose a host. After Yamato was exempted, other people became victims as well. inevitable.

But her understanding of combat power has not yet gone wrong. Even though she has been discovered here, Kin'emon's situation is probably not much better. She doesn't know how far she can go, so she can only do her best.

But after Shinobu worked hard on his own for a long time, the other person didn't cooperate with her very much. Momonosuke neither tried to escape nor chose to resist. He just stood there blankly, as if he was frightened.

Ripe fruits can ripen the body, but they cannot change the mind. Now Momonosuke has the body of an adult, but the mind is still that of an 8-year-old child.

Hiyori hates her brother because of the changes in these years, but Momonosuke still thinks of Hiyori as the younger sister he used to be.

【I just want to kill you】

These emotionless words could be said to have completely broken down Momonosuke's inner defenses, leaving him standing there, but Shinobu could no longer provide any help to Momonosuke.

Water shuriken.

Several shurikens were shot from the hands of Koga Ninja. As the water blade rotated, the smoke in the air also dispersed under the stirring air current.

Earth Escape Technique!

Xiao Shinobu touched the ground with both hands. The land below also matured and turned into sand under the influence of her ability, and eventually turned into countless dust. Xiao Shinobu's body also fell into the pit, avoiding the initial attack of the Koga Ninja Frog. offensive.

Just adding the word ninjutsu to a move doesn't make it truly a ninjutsu. A little trick will always be a little trick. It seems like you haven't remembered what I once taught you.

Xiao Ninja's actions seemed to be within the prediction of Koga Ninja. He casually hooked his finger, and the flying shuriken drew an arc in the sky and flew back again. In the process, the shuriken The size is still increasing.

Wow!

As the water shuriken touched the ground, a tidal wave rose out of thin air, and Xiao Shinobu, who was unable to escape in time, was sucked into it. The disadvantages of fruit ability users appeared, and Xiao Shinobi began to feel weak, and was eventually killed by the sailor who followed closely. The sword slit his throat.

The vortex was stained with a bright red color, but it was quickly diluted by the water flow. When the water flow dispersed, Xiao Shinobu's body had fallen to the ground.

At this time, Momonosuke was also wet by the vortex rising from the water shuriken.

Ripe fruits have the same abilities as sweet fruits, and the results they have caused will not disappear when the person with the ability dies.

He still looked like an adult, and his hair that had grown wet covered his face. The faint smell of blood spread into his nose, and then a pair of hands gently helped Momonosuke clean the hair on his face.

So this is what you will look like when you grow up? You are nothing like your father, but you can make those people follow you without any reason or limit. My dear brother, can you tell me why?

What is your shining point that is worth so many people’s efforts?

scholarship? wisdom? Or force? You obviously have nothing, we have the same blood, these people just want to choose you, tell me, why is this!

From calm questions to slightly crazy roars, Kouzuki Hiyori's mood changed extremely quickly, but after the brief madness, he showed the ultimate calmness.

Can't you hear me? You are talking!

Seeing that Momonosuke didn't react at all, Hiyori picked up the scabbard and struck him. If there was a blade, she was afraid that Momonosuke would die like this.

Even with an adult body, the perception of pain has not changed.

Moreover, stabbing with a blunt instrument can also cause considerable harm to people.

As this force was introduced into Momonosuke's body, the pain was also fed back to his brain along with the pain nerves in his body. In this way, Hiyori Kozuki successfully woke up Momonosuke.

This face is really ugly. Does such a little pain make you cry? Why don't you cry?

Seeing Momonosuke clenching his teeth, Hiyori found it funny and just waited for Momonosuke's reaction.

After a long time, Momonosuke came to his senses and said to Hiyori: Because a samurai cannot cry at will. Why do you want people to kill Shinobu, and why do you want to kill me so much!

What did I say to you back then? Have you forgotten all about it? Because I think this world is very unfair, that's all.

You are not my sister. Hiyori would not be so cruel, let alone kill innocent people!

Is this cruel? When those people were like madmen, shouting that they wanted to assassinate me for the sake of Wano Country and for Mitsuki, where were you?

You want to erect the backbone of a so-called warrior, but you have to use the blood of others to practice it. Is this the warrior you pursue?

As for why I want to kill Xiao Ren, isn’t it because of you? Wouldn't things be a lot better if you disappeared completely, no, if you didn't exist at all?

Tian Yu Yu Zhan smashed towards Momonosuke head-on, but Hiyori still used the scabbard, but made Momonosuke roll up on the ground in embarrassment.

It's not like I didn't do any good things, little Shinobu. At least when you grow up, I don't have to worry about beating you to death.

Adults were beaten more often than children, and Momonosuke's body gradually became black and blue, and the gravel also left countless blood marks on his body.

It seemed like he was rolling randomly, but in fact, Hiyori Kozuki's blows controlled Momonosuke's rolling direction. Under her deliberate swing, Momonosuke finally hit Shinobu.

The cause of her death was that she had been in a state of drowning and suffocation for a long time, and her throat was cut afterwards. Her face looked very ferocious, which shocked Momonosuke again.

Your sister wouldn't be so cruel. Maybe you are right. After all, the sister in your heart died a long time ago. The only one who survives is me now. Many people will die because of you.

Hiyori suddenly remembered what Momonosuke said before. She no longer had much memory of her childhood. Not many people could accurately tell what they had experienced before the age of six. There were only a few things that left a deep impression on her.

Those beautiful memories of the past have long been expelled by the darkened heart.

That's enough. If you want to kill me so much, then I can do it myself!

Snap.

Momonosuke didn't know where he got the courage. Hearing that many people would die because of him, he suddenly said this, but Hiyori's reaction was not slow, and he almost didn't think about it, and he was thrown into the wakizashi. in front of him.

Okay, then you can do it yourself. It seems that seppuku is one of the samurai traditions you admire, right? But this process is very painful.

Momonosuke pulled out the wakizashi tremblingly, and then pointed the sword at his stomach, but he didn't dare to stab it.

Looking at Momonosuke's trembling arms, Hiyori held the handle of the knife for him with both hands and re-aligned it.

It's right here, stab it first, and then make a stroke like this, but you won't die directly, you will have to wait for a few minutes, right? Will you die of pain or excessive blood loss?

I don’t know either, just try it yourself, it shouldn’t take long.

Hiyori did not stab him with his own hands, as if he wanted to see how brave Momonosuke, who was so courageous just now, could do.

And Momonosuke did not live up to Hiyori's hopes. He was no different from what Hiyori knew him to be. After gesticulating for a long time, the wakizashi in his hand still fell to the ground.

No, I don't want it. I don't want this. Hiyori, I'm your brother, why are you doing this!

Either you kill yourself, or you try to kill me with a knife. You actually threw the knife on the ground. You are cowardly and indecisive. You have no persistence at all. You have so many people following you.

Momonosuke's behavior of abandoning the sword aroused Hiyori Kozuki's disdain. This did not arouse her sympathy, but instead looked down on her brother even more.

That joker is not right at all. Seeing people begging for mercy will not make you feel happy at all.

Poof!

This time it was not in the scabbard, but the blade of Tian Yuzhan. The sharp blade pierced Momonosuke's body, and blood flowed out along the shallow blood groove on the blade. As Hiyori turned the handle of the sword, Momonosuke There was even more cramping in his stomach, and he fell weakly into Hiyori's arms.

Everyone in Wano Country thinks that Kozuki Momonosuke has died a long time ago in the civil strife caused by the Black Carbon Orochi. Only a few people think that you are still alive, and most people think that you have long ceased to exist.

Therefore, there are no public executions and no rebels, but this should be a good thing for you. If you tell the local people now that you want to drive away the beasts, you will probably be scorned to death.

Your death does not deserve to be known to everyone. Just die here quietly and in pain. No one knows who you are, and no one wants to remember who you are.

Momonosuke's eyes were full of helplessness and panic, and a large amount of blood overflowed from his mouth, blocking his mouth.

laugh! laugh!

The blade was pulled out and thrust in again. At first, Momonosuke could still struggle for a moment, but soon there was no movement. He even failed to inherit Kozuki Oden's rare advantage - force.

Blood splashed on Hiyori's face, and half of his clothes were stained red with blood, but Hiyori ignored it and just mechanically repeated the movements of his hands.

The wound was already in disrepair, and even the ground beneath him was punctured with a large hole.

General Hiyori, he is dead. He is nothing more than a corpse now.

Seeing that Hiyori Mitsuki didn't want to stop, Koga Ninja reminded her, which also brought Hiyori back to her senses a little.

Dead? My boring brother, but I'm not happy at all.

Killing Momonosuke did not bring her the joy that Hiyori expected. After confirming that Momonosuke was dead, she felt empty in her heart.

[General Hiyori, you have to understand that your hatred is not just as simple as it appears on the surface. When you complete your revenge. No, this is not revenge, it should be said to be the venting of resentment.

When you let go of your resentment, you will feel lost instead. 】

Just now she thought Doflamingo was talking nonsense, but now she felt there was some truth to what he said.

Looking into the distance, the sky is still dark, but closer to the east, the sky has become white, which is the prelude to dawn and heralds the arrival of a new day, but some people cannot see this after all. It's a new dawn.