Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Kin'emon... let's choose another day!"

"Lord Jin... I'm afraid it's not going to be today!"

Momonosuke and Shinobu, who were standing to the side, were already in tears.

However, Kin'emon seemed not to hear him and took out the Chiro, but unfortunately, the Chiro did not react at all.

“This shouldn’t be! On the day of the Fire Festival, at dusk, Tokage Port… this is the agreed-upon port!” Kin’emon took out the modified cipher map from his pocket again and muttered to himself.

"Why is no one coming? Where have they all disappeared to? In just one day... what on earth happened?" Kin'emon's angry roar echoed from the port, but no one answered.

"Lord Luffy... Boss Hyogoro... Please respond!" Kin'emon shouted loudly, holding the conch shell: "Warriors of the Mink Tribe! Lord Law! Jibuemon of Nozomi... Lord Reina of the Whitebeard Pirates! Where are you?"

Seeing Kin'emon's frenzied state, everyone fell silent.

"We are retainers of Kozuki Oden! We came twenty years ago to fulfill our lord's last wish, to burn out the lives that should have burned out back then. However, our lowly lives are not enough to fight the enemy... We beg for your support!" Kin'emon shouted, holding the Chishiro.

But no one responded at all.

"Enough! Kin'emon... Look at the mess here, look at the weather... We... have no reinforcements!" Ashura Doji shouted at Kin'emon.

Everyone was in great pain.

“There are still small boats... and they look usable!” At this moment, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi suddenly stepped forward and began searching through the ruins.

"What are you doing? Inuarashi, Nekomamushi! Stop it!" Momonosuke noticed their actions, and a sudden fear gripped his entire body. He shouted, "Stop it! This is tantamount to suicide! Let's think this through!"

However, Momonosuke's words were not accepted by everyone, and even the others began to help search for him.

"No, Lord Momonosuke! We can't wait any longer! If we miss today... we're doomed! We can't stay hidden any longer! And we can't keep the quarry a secret forever. Once Kaido finds out, he'll send his army to hunt them down! Besides, Lord Reiner of the Whitebeard Pirates, they definitely have a way to get to Onigashima! So... we can't delay here!" Kin'emon shouted back.

"But...but..." Momonosuke cried, but couldn't say anything.

"You must have heard, right? The people of Kuri Gourami Village, convinced we would have our final battle today, took the blame for stealing grain and were all burned to death! My wife was among them!" Kin'emon said, bowing his head. "Please, Lord Momonosuke! If we escape today... it will be a great disgrace to us!"

"Then what should I do?" Momonosuke asked helplessly.

His mind is completely blank; he has no idea what to do.

"You should try your best to live on with Lady Hiyori!" Raizo cried out.

"Stop talking to yourself!" the kappa said softly, turning his head to the side.

He knew that without their protection, Momonosuke and Hiyori... might not be able to escape at all!

"Lord Momonosuke, your father... Lord Oden was also all alone back then, so..." Kin'emon didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was very clear.

Reina, who was not far away, saw all of this, but it was not his turn to appear yet. He would only make his appearance after Kanjuro jumped out on his own.

Soon, the group that found the small boat rowed it towards Oni Island.

But at that moment, Kin'emon suddenly said, "I'm starting to believe Lord Reina's words! Lord Law doesn't know our current plan, but... we're still being ambushed! Kanjuro, do you have anything to explain?"

"No, I don't want to explain anything. My mission is complete! Yes, I am the traitor!" Kanjuro said calmly.

"What nonsense are you spouting, Kanjuro!" Kin'emon had said those things before, but he still believed Kanjuro in his heart. However, after hearing Kanjuro admit it himself, he couldn't accept it and shouted, "We were... partners who endured the boiling punishment together!"

“That’s right, dying alongside you is my ultimate goal, and it’s also the perfect ending to my portrayal of the character Kanjuro!” Kanjuro nodded and said, “Ever since I lost my true self as a child, I’ve been searching for a way to die a worthy death!”

"Why..." Everyone looked at Kanjuro in disbelief and asked.

"I've spent every day with you, sharing joys and sorrows! I've earned your absolute trust! I have no resentment towards you or even Lord Oden, and I've never thought of harming you! I only did one thing... that was to inform Lord Orochi!" Kanjuro said with a smile.

"Why? Why? Kanjuro! I considered you a brother!" Kin'emon asked loudly, his face full of disbelief.

"Kurozumi Kanjuro! Are you satisfied with this answer?" he said, his face seemingly gloomy.

Chapter 573 Traitor

"Before we entered Wano Country, that guy named Reina actually exposed me as a traitor. I was even prepared to admit it, since you can't get to Zou without a Vivre Card, so the only person who could betray you was me! But I didn't expect that you didn't suspect me!" Kanjuro said to Kin'emon and the others with a strange laugh.

"So... you really were the one who leaked our original plan and this plan?" Kin'emon asked, head bowed.

"That's right. I took advantage of the fact that Luo's subordinates were captured and immediately reported the information to Lord Orochi. Although I had some wishful thinking, I didn't expect it to be so successful. You know, I was already a suspect at the time! I just didn't expect you guys to be so stupid! So... no matter how powerful that guy from the Kang family is... he can only die in vain! Hahaha..." Kanjuro said with a loud laugh.

"Shut up!" Kin'emon suddenly raised his head, tears streaming down his face, and shouted at Kanjuro, "How could someone like you possibly slander Lord Yasuie's greatness? Besides... Lord Yasuie's wisdom is something a despicable person like you will never understand!"

"Hahaha... I don't want to argue about a dead man. Even if he was powerful, so what? He's still dead." Kanjuro laughed wildly.

Two ships belonging to the Beasts Pirates were slowly approaching them from a distance, as if they had been waiting for them all along.

"Who's the idiot here...? Kanjuro!" Kin'emon drew his sword, pointed it at Kanjuro, and said softly, "I should have killed you right now! Use your blood to wash away your sins! But... I won't kill you now! I'll show you... who the fool really is!"

"What do you mean?" Kanjuro looked at Kin'emon in surprise and asked.

"Take a good look! Under the viper representing Blade Port, the two diagonal lines represent the deletion of the middle of Blade Port! What is Blade Port without the middle?" Kin'emon took out the cipher map and shouted loudly at Kanjuro.

"Shiba?" Kanjuro was taken aback, then looked at Kin'emon in surprise and said, "So the real gathering place is Shiba Port, not the current Tokage Port! So... there's no one here?"

“That’s right!” Kin’emon nodded and said.

Actually, he only learned this when he met the Kang family this morning.

Before that, he made a special trip to see the Kang family to tell them that they were going to Changying Port to meet up, and said that they would definitely win this battle.

However, upon hearing Kin'emon's words, the Kang family was greatly surprised, because the code he had sent out was clearly Shiba Port, so why would Kin'emon say Tokage Port?

So after the Kang family explained it, Kin'emon was immediately confused. He had always thought it was Tokage Port, and he had also mentioned Tokage Port as the rendezvous point for Luffy and the others. But what if he was wrong now?

However, the Kang family quickly calmed down and, after inquiring about everything, told Kin'emon to go to Tokage Port and report back to Luffy and the others. As for the others going to Shiba, it wouldn't affect them at all, because they would eventually come to Tokage Port anyway, since it was the closest place to Onigashima. They could wait for everyone to gather at Tokage Port before setting off together.

Moreover, there is another advantage to doing this: it can confuse the public. The Kang family firmly believes Reina's claim that there is a traitor. As for whether it is Kanjuro, it is still hard to say. Therefore, separating them from the main force may be a better solution.

So Kin'emon arrived at Tokage Port with the rest of the group in the evening, only to find that the port had indeed been attacked. At that moment, he was certain that Kanjuro was probably the traitor.

“Shiba Port…that was Lord Yasuie’s favorite place, because there’s a red maple forest there…we all know that, don’t we?” Kin’emon said in a deep voice, looking at the incredibly surprised Kanjuro.

"Kin'emon... I really underestimated you... But... it's alright, I still have a backup plan!" As he spoke, Kanjuro's figure slowly faded away, eventually turning into a picture printed on a small boat.

Meanwhile, at the port, Momonosuke, somewhat dumbfounded by what was happening, was completely unaware that the real Kanjuro was right beside him.

"Lord Kanjuro! How could you...?" Shinobu, who was lying to the side, was completely trapped by the little snake drawn by Kanjuro.

"Lord Momonosuke... General Orochi and Admiral Kaido said they want to see you, so... you'll have to come with me! Hahaha..." Kanjuro, appearing in his true form, directly took Momonosuke hostage and said with a loud laugh.

"So it really is you? Kanjuro! The Kanjuro we know doesn't have such excellent drawing skills!" Inuarashi said softly, looking at the marks on the small boat.

As for Momonosuke's capture, he wasn't worried at all. Since Kin'emon had already discovered that Kanjuro was a traitor, he would definitely take precautions, so he wasn't in a hurry at all.

The others clearly shared his thoughts, so they all remained quite calm.

"Lord Momonosuke... you bastard Kanjuro, let go of Lord Momonosuke!" But when Kin'emon shouted anxiously toward the port, everyone was stunned.

"Kin'emon...didn't you have a backup plan?" Ashura Doji asked Kin'emon in disbelief.

"A backup plan? What backup plan?" Kin'emon asked in surprise.

"Idiot, now that you know Kanjuro is a traitor, don't you have any plans to deal with him?" Ashura Doji asked Kin'emon with a speechless expression.

Kin'emon was somewhat embarrassed. How could he have known beforehand? He only figured it out after arriving at Tokage Port, so naturally he wasn't prepared at all.

"Boom boom boom~~~"

Just then, the Beasts Pirates' ship approached and fired cannonballs at them.

"Kin'emon, what do we do now?" Before, they knew nothing and were naturally prepared to die. Now that they know the truth, they certainly can't just sit and wait to die!

Otherwise, by the time everyone arrives and they find that the others have already died, what's the point of being tall then?

But how could Kin'emon know what to do? He had absolutely no plans of his own.

"Boom!" Just then, a cannonball struck the Beasts Pirates' ship.

"Hey... don't bully the samurai's little boats. On the high seas... let us pirates be your opponents!" A pirate ship with a lion's head appeared; it was Luffy's Straw Hat Pirates.

Chapter 574 All Gathered

Kanjuro's face immediately darkened upon seeing Luffy and his crew's sudden appearance. Putting aside other matters, Lord Orochi should have dealt with the Straw Hat crew beforehand. Why would he allow Luffy and his crew to appear here?

"Heh... I don't know where this bunch of idiots came from, actually trying to use bombs to attack the Sunny! Don't they know the Sunny is made of Adam Wood? It's completely immune to bombs!" Franky on the Sunny said with a mocking expression.

“That’s right, this ship is an invincible vessel that can cross any ocean, how could it possibly lose to mere cannonballs?” Usopp said smugly from the side.

"Kin'emon, sorry! The ship repairs took a little while! But... why is no one here? This isn't what we agreed on!" Luffy stood at the bow of the ship, braving the wind and rain, and shouted loudly at Kin'emon.

"Boom boom boom..." Just as Kin'emon was about to explain, something suddenly seemed to emerge from beneath their ship.

"This is... a submarine?" Kin'emon and the others were taken aback. They were suddenly lifted up by a submarine and found themselves on its deck.

“You warriors are really bold! You dare to go out to sea with just a small boat? You underestimate the ocean.” Luo slowly walked out and said softly.

"It's Lord Luo!" Kin'emon breathed a slight sigh of relief upon realizing it was one of his own.

"So... what's going on now? Weren't we supposed to meet here?" Law looked around and didn't see any reinforcements except for Luffy and Kid's ship.

"I'm sorry..." Kin'emon looked at Kanjuro on the shore and said, "We've encountered a problem here!"

Luo's expression changed, and he said, "Could it be that the operation plan has been leaked again?"

“That’s right… the traitor has been exposed, it’s Kanjuro! He’s one of Kurozumi Orochi’s men, his full name is Kurozumi Kanjuro!” Kin’emon nodded and said.

"So what do you plan to do now? Are you going to abandon the plan?" Luo asked with a grim expression.

Even though Reina had warned them before entering Wano Country, things still turned out this way, so Law was naturally a little angry.

“No, the rendezvous point is at Zhibo Port, not here! I deliberately leaked this information!” Kin'emon shook his head and replied.

Luo Yi was taken aback, then looked at Kin'emon with some admiration and said, "I didn't expect you to have such abilities, using spies to give the enemy false information. Well done!"

After figuring out the current situation, everyone was no longer in a hurry. As for the three pirate ships of the Beasts Pirates, Luffy and the others didn't think they were a problem at all.

Furthermore, the arrogant words of the henchmen directly enraged Luffy, Kid, and Law, the three of them, who attacked simultaneously and instantly destroyed a pirate ship.

Just as they were running away, a large ship suddenly appeared behind them, with the word "狂" (kuang, meaning madness) written on its sails. It belonged to the new yakuza boss of the Flower Capital, Kyoshiro and his family.

"Boss Kyoshiro, you've come at the perfect time! Quickly help us deal with these guys! The intelligence was wrong, we've all been fooled!" The henchmen of the Beasts Pirates cried out to Kyoshiro for help.

Kyoshiro was very easy to talk to, but when he got close, he suddenly attacked the Beasts Pirates, which startled everyone.

Although he had just revealed his identity, it turned out that he was the last of the Red Smoke, and was none other than Denjiro from back then!

However, after Kozuki Oden's death, this man, buried by hatred, anger, and guilt, underwent a drastic change in appearance, so Kin'emon and the others did not recognize him at all.

After Kozuki Oden's death, Denjiro carefully considered everything that had happened and suspected that there was a traitor among them. Although he didn't know who it was or whether the traitor still existed, he only revealed his identity now, just in case.