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

Chapter 357 Local gangs are still the most useful!

"Ahem, um, have you found Lingling and the others?"

On the massive warship floating atop the Udon Quarry prison, Shiki coughed as he looked at the pink-haired girl who was partially covering her eyes with her severed arm.

"They went to Onigashima through the mirror! And Kaido is also carrying Onigashima towards the Flower Capital."

Sakura lowered her severed arm, and the patterns of the Creation Regeneration Technique extended to the cut, instantly sprouting a new arm. "And what about you? Why did you bring us to this place? And why did you dress like this?"

Shiki, standing in front of her, had changed into a magnificent kimono. Her makeup and styling seemed a little different from usual, and her hair was meticulously styled and shiny. Her bald spot, caused by the ship's wheel in the past, was now covered by a wig.

Hearing the girl's words, the old lion revealed a mysterious smile, "You'll find out soon enough!"

With a flick of his wrist, the entire massive island warship began to plummet towards the Rabbit Bowl Quarry Prison, its overwhelming shadow obscuring the prisoners and guards below.

A girl in a white, fitted ninja outfit and an old man in a gold kimono descended from the sky, landing smoothly among a group of prisoners.

"Hi...Higanbana, Golden Lion!!!" The Beast Pirates' True Fighter, who was in charge of operating and guarding the prison, turned pale immediately after seeing the two men's faces.

"Stop making so much noise, let me get some sleep!" Shiki, who was smoking a cigar, narrowed his eyes.

The Conqueror's Haki emanated from his body, filling every corner of the prison with awe-inspiring power.

The weak Beast Pirates members and some already exhausted samurai fainted, and the entire prison became deathly silent.

He then activated his Observation Haki and moved through the crowd. After a while, he came to a short, tattooed old man and greeted him, "Hey, Leopard, long time no see. You've gotten old."

Sakura glanced at the old lion with shining eyes, and a glimmer of an answer formed in her mind.

This guy's come to Udon's quarry prison to freeload.

Shiki comes from a yakuza background and has always recruited subordinates by accepting all comers, the more the merrier.

While this approach allowed Shiki's power to expand rapidly, gathering a large number of people and funds to form a fleet in a short period of time, it also resulted in Shiki having no strong men under his command.

On his way to Hana-do, he made a special detour to Udon Quarry Prison, specifically to see the samurai imprisoned there by Kaido, as well as his old acquaintances—the yakuza!

"You're a lion? How come you..."

The old man in shackles looked up, and upon hearing the familiar address and seeing the familiar face, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

"Enough with the chit-chat, I'm going to take over Wano Country, so come and help me!!!" Shiki let out a wild laugh, making no attempt to hide his ambition.

"Sigh, you're too late. If it were ten years earlier..." Hana no Hyogoro sighed. "Let's see if any of the young people are willing to go with you. An old man like me can just stay here and fend for himself."

If it were ten years earlier, his domineering aura would not have faded, and his body would not have withered into this state from days of hunger.

He'll definitely be able to go on another rampage with this old friend. After all, even if they were to rule the country through the underworld, it would be better than letting Orochi and Kaido continue to wreak havoc.

"Hmph, I knew you'd say that, so I brought the best doctor on the sea!" Shiki said excitedly, then retreated and sent Sakura flying.

Shiki has been plotting to seize the land of Wano for almost half a year. During this time, he has gathered all the intelligence. The rebellious forces in the prison are an important part of his future governance, which is why he specifically chose Sakura, a famous doctor, as his ally.

"Tsk, no wonder you dragged me here. Where's the consultation fee?" Sakura's beautiful emerald eyes were filled with teasing as she stretched out her little hand and rubbed her index finger and thumb together.

"Hmph, greedy bastards!" Shiki raised his hand and grabbed, and a dark shadow rushed towards the two of them from the island warship behind him.

When the shadow came to a stop in front of the two, Hyogoro Hana exclaimed, "The Great Grade Sword No. 21, Dojigiri Yasutsuna?"

"You have a little girl named Shimotsuki on your ship, right? She practices dual-wielding but only has one famous sword." He confidently raised his eyebrows at Sakura, certain that Sakura would take the bait.

"Well done, as expected of you!" Whether it's the attributes of the treasure-delivering boy or the grasp of information, the old lion has really gone all out for Wano Country this time.

Then she no longer needed to hide it; it was time to let these alien natives see what a doctor who could change the course of a war looked like.

The girl had Shiki gather the samurai and gangsters who were willing to leave with them, and then bit her finger and slapped psychic runes on the ground.

Bang!

A huge plume of white smoke shot into the sky, and the slug's enormous body crashed straight down onto the crowd below.

Hyogoro Hana, Omasa, Acho, Yatahei, and Tsunagoro: "???"

No, buddy?

Are you here to save people or to kill them?

Many cowardly people immediately turned and ran away. Shiki floated in the sky, and a look of disappointment inevitably appeared in his eyes. However, the fearless appearance of several Yakuza leaders gave him some comfort. Otherwise, the Great Grade Sword Dojigiri would have been wasted.

"Slug, split!"

"it is good!"

At Sakura's shout, the slug's enormous body split open, shattering into thousands of slugs the size of ordinary humans, which covered the wounded below.

The Yang Release chakra mixed with Sage chakra was injected into the slug's body, and then spread to all those receiving treatment through this conduit.

In less than five seconds, all the injuries of the samurai and the yakuza were healed, and Hyogoro Hana's body even swelled up, revealing his strong and muscular body once again.

"Tsk, it has to be you. With medical skills of this level, no wonder the World Government has tried to capture you time and time again." Shiki chuckled twice without showing his teeth, unaware that his voice carried a hint of greed.

"Alright, you've healed him. What's the next plan?" Sakura waved her hand, not wanting to delve any further into this topic.

In fact, many people have vaguely realized that her power is actually outside the Devil Fruit power system. Otherwise, why would the World Government chase her away like a dog seeing shit when she was weak?

"We've managed to muster about 5,000 troops at the prison. I'll have Leopard and the other Yakuza lead men to take control of Kuri, Udon, Miki, Hakumai, and Ringo. Then our two families will go to the Flower Capital to fight Kaido and Linlin!" After several revisions, Shiki finally announced his plan.

Although the unreliability of the leaders of both sides in the alliance had caused too many variables, the situation has now unexpectedly developed in the direction that Shiki originally planned.

Sakura nodded, and Leviathan, who was of one mind with her, used his power to bring her aboard the ship, where she faced Ace, Sakura, and the hundreds of winged warriors on board.

As the queen of all, she used her own desires to guide them in the right direction.

"Let's go, to the final battlefield!"

"Oh!"

Chapter 358 The Battle to Defend Huadu

Wano Country, the Flower Capital.

Unlike the quarries of Harujima Kuri and Natsujima Udon, the capital of Wano Country is breathtakingly beautiful even from the outside.

Because the giant serpent roams the surrounding area year-round, the road from the wilderness to the city is almost as long as the medicine transport route that Sakura had the giants build in the underworld. Although it is slightly in disrepair, at least there are no traces of swords or randomly spawning bandits.

The scene inside the capital was completely different from what ordinary people imagined a closed-off country to be.

The beautifully decorated Japanese-style wooden lofts are surrounded by meticulously maintained greenery. Various shopping malls and luxury stores are clustered together, and the roads are clean, free from dirt and disorder, and there are no beggars.

It's like two completely different countries compared to the dilapidated and backward Jiuli and the desolate and lifeless Tuwan. Perhaps a more accurate way to put it is that it's a region in two different eras.

"Tsk tsk, it's really beautiful!" The black-haired boy with freckles clicked his tongue meaningfully.

In a place where some people can't even get enough to eat, such a breathtakingly beautiful paradise could still be created. The power of humanity truly is boundless!

Sakura tilted her drooping head towards him, raised an eyebrow, and said, "If you like, you can stay here permanently~"

"Please let me go. Maybe I could have stayed before I went to Kuri, but now..." Ace shook his head and gave a bitter smile.

“It will look even better when it’s burning!” Riying walked over carrying Leviathan, while the petite ship spirit nodded in agreement in her arms.

Watching the group chattering away as if they were on vacation, Shiki covered his forehead and sighed, "Can't you guys have a bit of the tension of an impending war?"

The situation in Huadu is clearly abnormal. Not to mention the members of Beasts and Big Mom, even a few residents of Wano Country are rarely seen on the streets.

Is that right? Of course not.

Shiki's intelligence indicates that Wano Country has a population of approximately two million, with nearly half of them concentrated in the Flower Capital and the surrounding 'urban area' in the desolate wilderness.

But now that the capital of a country is in such a desolate and quiet state, if you say that the Beasts and the Big Mom Pirates didn't do something behind the scenes, then Shiki's name is written backwards!

“I know that some residents have turned into the Ice Oni Homies that I killed on the Udon battlefield, but the number is still different.” Sakura raised her hand to remind Shiki.

It's not just about the Homies she killed, but more importantly, where the main forces of these two pirate crews are.

If they, who possess the power of the Mirror-Mirror Fruit, were to engage in guerrilla warfare against themselves and Shiki, the losses could quickly escalate to a point that neither side could afford.

Moreover, her analysis of the erosion of that mirror world by her tree sea is not yet complete, so she has no way to find their hiding place completely.

"Then let's arm Huadu as a fortress. This time, the situation is different in terms of offense and defense. Let's fight a defensive battle!" Shiqi suddenly became full of heroic spirit and immediately stretched out his palm and pressed it on the ground.

Sakura seemed to realize something, and looked hesitant, saying, "Hey, wait a minute, you don't mean to...?"

"Leave it to me, I have an absolutely invincible method for defending the city! Hehehehe!"

The old man, whose coat and hair were being blown about by the strong wind, activated his power, causing large cracks to appear around the city and the earth to shake violently.

The remaining residents hiding in the houses rushed out, seemingly unfazed, intending to seek refuge in open areas. However, as soon as they stepped outside the city limits, they were horrified to discover—

The entire city, along with the high ground beneath their feet, had broken off from the ground and was lifted into the sky by some invisible force, soaring freely free from the constraints of gravity.

"This guy is insane!"

Ace's Observation Haki detected the situation at the border of the Flower Capital, and his eyes widened in surprise.

Who goes around carrying out a defensive battle by simply moving their entire capital and running away? Did they really find the lord's castle standing up when the uprising ended?

As the members of the Other Shore Pirates and the soldiers of the Flying Pirates were astonished, a small black dot appeared in the sky south of Flower Capital, gradually approaching.

Kaido, now half-dragon and carrying a spiked club, is standing on the pointed rooftop of Onigashima, which he has lifted up.

His dragon-like gaze swept into the distance, locking onto the capital city that should have belonged to him.

It floated up...and flew away...

"What a joke?" Kaido's face, covered in dragon scales, showed a blank expression.

The spreading Observation Haki pierced through the blurred landscape and flowing clouds, locking onto his old comrade-in-arms from forty years ago—Shiki the Golden Lion.

"Hehehehehe, Kaido, wanna fight me in the air?"

Shiki, who flew out of the floating city, laughed wildly, dark lightning surging from his body: "If I lose, this kingdom will be mine!"

"Don't even think about it! I'm the one who will rule this country with violence!"

Kaido roared loudly, not to be outdone, and the entire sky followed the dragon's anger as violent lightning rained down.

"Hehe!" Shiki chuckled without saying a word.

He raised his hand and clenched it tightly around his floating warship, causing the massive vessel to instantly disintegrate.

The shattered island's stone bricks trembled violently, revealing massive cannons emitting a ghostly glow hidden beneath the keel and deck.

"Come on, put fangs on my new ride!" Shiki's outstretched fingers suddenly contracted.

The ship-borne giant cannons that he had collected by various means began to fall and infiltrate every corner of the capital city of Huadu. Without the need for maintenance or accuracy calibration, all the cannon holes automatically locked onto Ghost Island under the effect of his ability.

The next moment, they opened fire.

Boom boom boom!

A roar that shook the heavens and earth echoed as countless metal-coated shells were hurled into the sky, falling towards Oni Island like a meteor shower.

"Damn it! Lingling, hurry and do it!!!"

Kaido tried his best to steer Onigashima around, but his abilities were not as free as the Float-Float Fruit. Helpless, he could only shout for another person to come and help.

"Mommy, Mommy! You should have done this sooner! Now you owe me three favors!"

A greedy, wicked laugh accompanied the appearance of a gigantic figure. Charlotte Linlin, riding on a cloud, raised a burning giant sword, with purple mist rising from her body.

—The Spear of Elbaf, Mighty Kingdom!

The moment the blade struck, a legendary spear, comparable to a star exploding, unleashed a massive spiral-shaped impact, connecting heaven and earth, and hurtling towards the dense barrage of shells.

Shiki, however, seemed completely unconcerned, simply floating quietly above the city and watching.

In the eyes of the many pirates on Flower City and Onigashima, just before Charlotte Linlin's wide-range slash was about to arrive, a figure suddenly flashed in front of the impact fan-shaped attack.

She lightly raised her right hand, the flowing Armament Haki forming an invisible armor on her arm, and grabbed Wei Guo, pressing him down.

boom!

The attack, which was supposed to pierce through the barrage of shells, was torn apart, its trajectory altered, and it hurtled towards the lava pool exposed below by Shiki's removal of the Kadu Highlands.

The roar of steel was deafening, and molten lava and dust flew everywhere.

The girl turned around, a few beads of sweat glistening in the lightning, and a charming smile graced her beautiful face.

"Sashibuli, Arling-chan, I was really saddened by your sudden departure last time!"

"Sakura Haruno!!!"

Chapter 359: Their respective opponents