Uchiha Puppet Master, Starting from One Piece.

Yamato was speechless.

Bai Yu continued.

"Also, do you know what the situation was like in Wano Country when Oden set sail?"

"His father, Kozuki Sukiyaki, was seriously ill, and Wano Country was leaderless, so he chose to go to sea."

"He is the general's son and the first in line to the general's position. What reason does he have to abandon his country and go to sea?"

"Was he forced into it?"

"No."

"He wanted to go himself."

"He placed his own adventurous desires above the interests of the country and its people."

"Is this the hero you admire?"

Yamato's tears kept flowing.

Bai Yu did not stop.

"Also, when he followed Whitebeard, Whitebeard asked him if there were any problems in Wano Country and if he needed help."

He said no.

He said Wano Country was very good.

"Wano Country is good?"

Bai Yu's voice was full of sarcasm.

"A country that is closed off from the world and whose people suffer is considered good?"

Why did he say that?

"Because he doesn't want others to know that his country has problems, because he feels ashamed."

"He values ​​his pitiful pride more than the country."

"Is this the hero you admire?"

Yamato knelt on the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Artoria watched this scene without saying a word.

Robin watched this scene without saying a word.

Rangiku sighed and turned her head away.

Kanna tilted her head, not quite understanding what was happening.

Yachiru was still smiling, but there was a hint of complexity in that smile.

Bai Yu took a deep breath, her tone softening slightly.

“I’m not saying Oden was completely useless.”

Bai Yu said.

“He has his merits, his courage, his loyalty, and his kindness, all of which I acknowledge.”

"But have you ever considered that he's essentially just a spoiled, overgrown child?"

"He has ideals, but he lacks the wisdom to realize them."

"He has the power, but he lacks the resolve to use it."

"He was kind, but it was a foolish kindness that shirked responsibility."

"He was loyal, but he misplaced his compassion on an enemy who did not deserve it."

"He was not a qualified pirate, not a qualified daimyo, and not even a qualified husband and father."

"He was a man who was pushed along by fate and never truly controlled his own life."

Bai Yu's voice echoed above the ruins.

"You are not worshipping a hero; you are worshipping a phantom you have imagined."

Yamato lowered his head deeply.

Bai Yu looked at Yamato and remained silent for a moment.

Then he spoke.

"I'm not telling you not to admire anyone, nor am I telling you not to have ideals."

"I want you to know what kind of person you should be."

Yamato looked up at Shiraha through teary eyes.

Bai Yu's Mangekyou Sharingan had faded, revealing his jet-black eyes.

Those eyes were calm, without anger or mockery, only something indescribable.

"Don't become like Oden."

Bai Yu said.

"And don't become Kaido."

"Don't become anyone else."

"Be yourself."

Yamato's pupils suddenly contracted.

Bai Yu continued.

"You are not Oden, you are not Kaido's daughter."

"You are Yamato."

"You have your own path to walk, your own choices to make, and your own destiny to create."

"Oden's diary can inspire you and give you courage, but it cannot become your shackles."

“You have your own will, not Oden’s.”

She has always lived in a shell called "Oden".

She wore Oden's clothes, spoke in Oden's manner of speaking, and imitated Oden's every move.

"Be yourself."

Bai Yu crouched down and placed his hand on Yamato's head.

Yamato's body stiffened.

"Your new life begins today."

Bai Yu said.

"This is not Oden's life, nor is it the life Kaido arranged for you."

"It's your own life."

She looked at Bai Yu's calm face, opened her mouth, as if to say something.

But she found herself unable to say anything.

She could only nod vigorously, once, twice, three times.

Bai Yu stood up and looked into the distance.

Chapter 218 No Stealing Food

After Bai Yu finished speaking, Yamato remained kneeling on the ground, not getting up for a long time.

She lowered her head, her white hair obscuring her face, making it impossible to see her expression.

But her shoulders were trembling, not from crying, but from a deeper tremor, a tremor that came from the depths of her soul.

She was imprisoned by a father named Kaido, and by a diary belonging to Oden.

She always thought she was free.

She thought that by choosing to admire Oden and rebel against her father, she had developed her own will.

But now she realizes that she has never truly been free.

She simply jumped from one cage into another.

Kaido put physical shackles on her, while Oden put mental shackles on her.

"I!"

Am I... an idiot?

Bai Yu did not answer.

He doesn't need to answer that question.

Yamato forcefully wiped away her tears and then stood up.

Her legs were weak, but she stood very straight.

She looked at Bai Yu, whose eyes still held tears, but there was something she had never seen before.

That's not worship, not dependence, but a kind of... clarity.

"There are still many things I don't understand."

Yamato said, his voice still trembling slightly, but much more determined than before.

"But I want to... try to find it."

"Looking for what?"

Bai Yu asked.

"Find my own path."

Yamato said.