Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

"Tsk, are all swordsmen beasts? Fine, let me have a go at you!"

Sakura reached out and grasped in the air, and an ice blade slowly materialized.

boom!

The peaceful island suddenly trembled violently, and the villagers who were working in the fields as usual were knocked to the ground, looking around in confusion.

Inside the Isshin Dojo, Kuina, who was practicing Keko and Sujin, noticed something was wrong, let go of her wooden sword, and ran into the deep mountains.

As they rushed into the mountains, the once straight road was now broken up by smooth cuts.

The surrounding mountains and rivers had many spiral-shaped impact marks, which gave Guina the opportunity to climb.

Ignoring the muddy ground, the girl jumped onto the wreckage and began to climb inwards, bit by bit.

Finally, after crossing the mountainside...

Kuina saw the pirates and the gym leader exchanging blows in the valley.

With a casual wave of the blade, it can unleash a massive storm; the blade slices through mountains and rocks as easily as a hot knife through butter.

In the midst of their struggle, the girl saw the pinnacle she had longed for!

"Father... Sister Xiaoying!"

Kuina waved excitedly at the two of them, but then she heard a snapping sound.

The rock supporting her body weight broke!

During their fight, Sakura and Koushirou's eyes flashed with a rainbow light as they looked up.

"not good!!!"

Chapter 172 The Swift Blade - Cloud Ribbon

"Kuina!"

Shimotsuki Koshiro shattered the ground and charged straight toward his daughter.

However, Kuina was falling much faster than he was sprinting, and the valley below was littered with sharp rocks from their battle.

"Tsk!"

The girl clicked her tongue, and a violent burst of lightning unleashed rolling waves and flames.

In the blink of an eye, the Flying Thunder God Kunai, accelerated by the electromagnetic cannon, swept past Koushirou's body, smashing through all obstacles and arriving beneath Kuina just before she hit the bottom.

call out!

A murmur arose from the turbulence of time and space, and Sakura's figure suddenly appeared where Kunusu was, opening her arms to Kuina who was falling from the sky.

"what--!"

Kuina, who was screaming with her eyes closed, felt her rapid descent slow down, and then she was caught in a warm embrace.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw Sakura's little face.

“Sakura-nee!” Kuina raised her fists at her.

An elderly father in the distance tripped over some gravel, kicking up a cloud of smoke as he slid to the side of the two men.

"You're really reckless. What if you had fallen and died?"

Sakura put her down and tapped Kuina on the head with her fist.

Clutching her reddened forehead, Kuina pouted and protested to Sakura, "No way! I won't die until I set sail, become a great pirate, and seize the title of the world's greatest swordsman!"

"I won't allow that!"

The clumsy man on the ground got up, showing none of the domineering air of a great swordsman.

Instead, he was like a father whose soft spot had been exploited—completely at a loss.

"Hmph, anyway, my dream won't be acknowledged by my father, and you won't let me inherit the dojo!"

The girl, arms crossed, defiantly delivered a fatal blow to her elderly father.

"That's right~ That's right~"

Sakura and Leviathan are arm in arm, standing behind the girl and making faces at Shimotsuki Koshiro.

"Shut up, pirate! You've ruined the path I laid out for her!"

Devastated by the double blow, Koushirou's forehead veins bulged, and in his excitement, he shouted out what was on his mind.

"the way?"

Kuina immediately understood the meaning behind her father's words and looked at him intently.

"Ugh."

Realizing his lapse in composure, Koushirou sighed, sat down on the ground, and completely ignored the fact that his beloved sword had fallen to the ground.

He simply raised one hand to cover his increasingly deep eyes: "Guina, the dangers on this sea are beyond your imagination. Women are naturally coveted."

Not to mention the limited skill ceiling for female swordsmen; even so, are you still going to set sail on an adventure?

"Yes!"

The girl's expression hardened, revealing an unyielding will.

Reaching the pinnacle of the world is both her dream and a promise she made to someone.

Upon hearing his daughter's words, Shimotsuki Koshiro bent even lower. "The path you have chosen is filled with chaos and malice. Obey my orders and stay in the village as a guardian swordsman..."

"Guina, you'll be much happier that way!"

"I wouldn't be happy that way!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Kuina rejected the path that Koushirou had arranged for her.

In the past, before she had witnessed the vastness of the sky, she might have been able to endure the peaceful and tranquil days in Frostmoon Village, suppressing her ambitions to protect everything.

But... things are different now!

Having already glimpsed a corner of the peak, how could a young man with undiminished passion suppress the surging emotions in his heart?

Even if the reality ahead is an abyss, as long as one's will continues to burn, the pride of a swordsman will never be defeated.

"..."

Shimotsuki Koshiro didn't say anything, but silently stood up and put away his sword.

Sakura stood to the side and quietly gave Kuina a thumbs up.

"Pirates!" A shout broke the silence, and Shimotsuki Koushirou's demeanor turned somewhat aged: "I entrust my daughter to you!"

"Oh ah?"

.

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Sakura was completely bewildered, having gotten into a fight for no apparent reason and then being entrusted with someone's care for her child.

That night, the girl, who was drinking with the revolutionary army cadres, mentioned the incident and was met with unanimous ridicule from them.

"Haruno boy, you should take responsibility for flirting with someone's daughter!"

Ivankov, elegantly holding a glass of red wine, covered his mouth while trying to suppress a laugh.

"Indeed, that pirate is a womanizer who doesn't take responsibility, just like the legendary scumbag... oh no, I mean scumbag woman, right?"

Robin leaned casually against a large rock by the fire, teasing Leviathan and chuckling softly.

Arms sprouted from the ground beside her, helping her turn the pages of the book.

"Hey, Robin, you say that too!"

Sakura, who was chugging a large glass of beer, let out a burp and dejectedly smashed the glass on the ground.

"However, that child is too young to sail with you, isn't he?"

Long, who has extensive experience in operating illegal organizations, did express his concerns.

"But right now, there's probably no one more suitable than Sakura to take care of that child, since she's already set her sights on Sakura, isn't she?"

"Besides, it must be lonely for two people to sail on the sea. Wouldn't it be nice to have a lovely companion?"

A gentle voice broke the silence, and a huge shadow fell over everyone.

"makes sense...."

Sakura was deep in thought when she suddenly realized the sound was off.

Looking up, she saw a six-meter-tall giant sitting on the outer edge, smiling and waving at her.

"Hey bear! You haven't even wished me a happy marriage yet!"

Sakura raised her glass to toast Nobita, only to find that she had already finished the drink.

"Haruno Boy, your blessing comes too late, the bear's daughter has already been born!"

Ivankov opened a new bottle of beer and poured Sakura a full glass.

“Ginny and I are very grateful to you. When you pass through the Kingdom of Sorbe in the South Sea in the future, please be sure to let us treat you well.”

Bear also raised his glass, which was dripping with beer foam, and clinked it against Sakura's.

The arrival of this little giant made the atmosphere of the banquet even more lively.

Sakura, who had been drinking from night until dawn and had completely drunk down the entire revolutionary army, finally felt much better and lifted her foot to walk towards the Isshin Dojo.

In the dusty warehouse behind the dojo, Shimotsuki Koushirou was waiting for Sakura at the door.

"Hey, uncle, what can I do for you?"

Sakura, dressed in large sunglasses, a floral shirt, shorts, and flip-flops, walks towards us from a distance.

Looking at the girl in front of him, who reeked of alcohol, Koushirou began to question whether entrusting his daughter to her was the right decision.

"follow me!"

With a face full of black lines, Koushirou suppressed his urge to kill someone and pushed open the warehouse door.

"When I fought you before, I noticed that you were lacking a suitable weapon."

As a renowned sword-forging family in Wano Country, Shimotsuki Koushirou not only possesses exceptional swordsmanship but also inherited the sword-forging techniques of his father, Shimotsuki Kousaburo.

With the eyes of a swordsmith and a great swordsman, one can naturally see Sakura's predicament in the battle.

Weapons without physical form, relying on abilities to create objects for combat, are at a great disadvantage when encountering powerful individuals who can neutralize abilities with their Haki.

To repay this man for saving his daughter's life, and also to ensure his daughter's safety on future voyages, Koushirou decided to choose a suitable weapon for him.

"These are the knives my father and I made. Besides the Wado Ichimonji, pick one that suits you!"

"Oh~, then I want a sword that can change shape, do you have one here!"

Upon hearing that she could get something for free, Sakura's eyes lit up, and she made an excessive request.

He looked exactly like the blond guy who went to Old Deng to ask for a parking space to set off will-o'-the-wisps.

"Hmph..." More veins bulged on Kousaburo's forehead. "Yes!"

After rummaging through boxes and cabinets, he pulled out a sword hilt without a blade from a dusty box.

The hilt has a cool-looking material, a flat muzzle in the middle, and a palm-sized ball at the end.

"This knife was forged by my father a long time ago. The material used was a special kind of shellfish brought back from the legendary Sky Island. It can spew out a special island cloud containing iron particles and horn particles to form the weapon you need."

"That's nice. Does it have a name?"

Sakura played with the weapon that could unleash iron clouds, manipulating them to form giant swords, battle axes, long blades...

"Yes, its name is Yun Gang!"

Shimotsuki Koushirou looked at the hilt of his sword with nostalgia, but when his gaze moved up to Sakura's face, he revealed a hint of wanting to tease her.

"However, due to the special nature of the cloud shell, Father's forging of it was extremely limited. In the end, it could only barely reach the level of a good-quality sword. If you want to turn it into a black sword in the future, it will be quite difficult!"

"This warehouse contains many of my father's works, including weapons that can rival the 21 Great Grade Swords. You only have one chance. Are you sure you want to choose Kumogakure?"

Sakura slightly turned her arm and pressed the switch on the cloud shell, after which the iron cloud automatically retracted.

"The best weapon is the one that suits you. Even though my swordsmanship is not very good, I still understand this principle."