Summary:
Bariete alerts the musketeers and guards to the samurai’s presence, and the two mink factions run off to find them. Meanwhile, the Straw Hats race to prevent the Minks from seeing Kin’emon and Kanjur, as their comrade Raizo caused the Beasts pirates to nearly destroy Zou. Momonosuke is reunited with Kin’emon and Kanjuro and the three approach the minks in Kurau City.
Inuarashi and Nekomamushi see each other and quickly start trading insults while arguing. During their exchange, Inuarashi remembers having his leg cut off and Nekomamushi remembers having his hand cut off by the Beasts Pirates during their torture. As the Straw Hats catch up to the samurai and hide them from the minks, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi draw their weapons and face each other. The samurai then break the Straw Hats’ grip to stop the fight, and when Kin’emon reveals his identity as the guardian of the Kozuki family, the Minks reveal that Raizo is safe. This shocks the Straw Hats and Nekomamushi reveals that they are close to the Kozuki family and would all risk their lives to save them.
As day breaks over Zoe, Robin, Franky, and Brook wake up to realize they’ve been sleeping all night. He then sees a drawing of Torasabura right next to Ryunosuke and realizes that Kin’emon and Kanjuro have made it to the island. The trio know that the Norse will not feel good about the samurai mentioning their friend Raizo, as Jack and the beast pirates destroyed the Mokomo Duchy while searching for the non-existent Raizo, so they try to stop the samurai. Meanwhile, Bariete runs up the stairs to the bell and it rings as he calls out the samurai’s arrival. Inside the Fort on the right wing, a crocodile boar is prepared for Inuarashi, who mounts it and tells Shishilian to gather everyone else and follow him as he rides towards the city of Kurau. Shishilian tells Inuarashi’s subjects to do as they are told, but the subjects are not told anything, and orders them to come with him and follow Duke Inuarashi. Meanwhile, Nekomamushi and the Guardians run out to Kurau City, with Nekomamushi saying it’s a serious incident and telling everyone not to fall behind.
The guards run around the sleeping straw pirates, and when Nami wakes up, she hears one of them reveal that two samurai have appeared. A shocked Nami tries to wake up Luffy, but he struggles to do so. Meanwhile, Kin’emon and Kanjuro are walking through the forest and hear a bell and wonder if it is welcoming them. Suddenly, he hears rustling in the bushes and Momonosuke emerges, happily reunited with his father and Kanjuro. He reveals that when he woke up, no one was around, so he went looking for people. Not far away, the Straw Hats run through the forest, and a half-asleep Luffy wonders why he’s running right now. Nami reveals that the samurai have entered Zou, and Luffy gets excited at the prospect of another party to welcome them, but Nami states that the Norse must settle the score, as the samurai’s friend has brought ruin to the Duchy of Mokomo. Musketeers and guards rush into the city of Kurau, and Pedro jumps into a tall building to see the entire city. However, he sees Inuarashi walking nearby and tries to warn Nekomamushi, but the ruler cannot hear him. Inuarashi appears at the intersection right behind Nekomamushi and one of the Guardians sees him in shock, but tries his best to prevent the two rulers from seeing each other. However, as Shishilian enters the intersection, he sees Nekomamushi and gasps, causing the two rulers to turn and see each other.
The two rulers approach each other despite their henchmen trying to stop them, and a short distance away stand the samurai who have reached the city of Kurau, wondering what is going on. The Straw Hats then make their way into town and deal with the samurai, hiding them behind a piece of rubble. They tell the samurai to return to the Thousand Sunny because the samurai’s presence would only add fuel to the fire. Inuarashi and Nekomamushi immediately start insulting each other and pointing out each other’s missing limbs. Inuarashi remembers Jack torturing him about Raizo’s whereabouts, but the canine mink continued to deny any knowledge of the ninja, causing Jack to cut and eventually cut off his lower left leg. Around this time, some of the beast pirates tried to get information out of Nekomamushi by threatening his fallen comrades, but Nekomamushi called them cowards and pulled on the chains that bound him to the crucifix, prompting the shocked pirates to attack him. Back in the present, the two rulers declare that they would be fine with the death of the other and decide to fight to the death right now despite the pleas of their subordinates.
As Inuarashi’s sword collides with Nekomamushi’s spear, Kin’emon suddenly breaks Usopp’s grip and heads out into the open to stop the fight. Momonosuke and Kanjuro then emerge despite the Straw Hats grabbing them, and the Minks are surprised to see the samurai approaching the trio. Kin’emon then introduces himself as a captive of the Kozuki family from Wano Country and reveals that he is looking for his friend Raizo. The Straw Hats cry in fear and wonder if they have to fight to get out of it, but all the Minks suddenly sit down. In tears, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi reveal that Raizo is safe. Confused by this, Usopp confronts the minks in disbelief that they are risking their lives to protect Raizo. However, Nekomamushi reveals that they have been friends with the Kozuki family for a long time and would do anything to keep their allies safe, even if it meant destroying their civilization; this revelation moves the Straw Hats to tears.