Chapter 94 – The Young Lord of Wano
"So according to this…"
Nami crossed her arms thoughtfully.
"Momonosuke isn't Kin'emon's son."
"He's actually Kin'emon's young master."
Her eyes sparkled with imaginary gold coins.
"Then his father must have been some kind of king, right?"
Meanwhile, Chopper wasn't paying attention to that conversation at all.
His attention was completely focused on Itachi's new ability.
Branches were growing freely from Itachi's body.
First from his left arm.
Then from his right knee.
While calmly talking with Nami, Itachi casually manipulated the branches—
Which made Chopper run back and forth excitedly trying to catch them.
Brook calmly sipped his black tea.
Still, he looked confused.
"According to the little pervert—ah, I mean Momonosuke…"
"His father died in battle."
"In that case, shouldn't he stay in Wano?"
"As a supported young lord, gathering an army to reclaim his country?"
"Why would he go out to sea?"
Itachi answered quietly.
"According to his memories…"
"He, Kin'emon, and several others were sent away by his mother's ability."
"His mother?" Nami asked.
"Then… is Momonosuke's mother still in Wano?"
Itachi nodded slightly.
"She's most likely gone."
Nami's expression darkened.
That kind of story…
Was painfully familiar to her.
"…Poor Momo."
She sighed softly.
But Itachi interrupted her.
"Don't decide that yet."
Nami looked up.
"Stay neutral."
"Wait until everything becomes clear."
Nami didn't fully understand what he meant.
But Itachi said nothing more.
Itachi Tests His Power
At that moment, Itachi lifted Chopper onto his shoulders.
Chopper finally managed to grab one of the small branches growing from Itachi's arm.
He tugged lightly.
The twig broke off.
"Ah!"
"I caught it!"
Chopper waved the twig excitedly.
"Yeah," Itachi said calmly.
"You did."
Through the small exercise with Chopper, Itachi had discovered something.
He could now separate the wood formed by his chakra from his body.
He even shaped a piece of wood in his palm into the form of a shuriken.
However—
He did not show them the token hidden in his clothes.
Nor did he explain what it meant.
The token.
Wano Country.
The Kozuki Clan.
Right now, Itachi felt he understood only fragments.
Until he fully understood everything—
He decided to keep it secret.
During this time, he also intended to keep Nami away from Momonosuke.
Because if the day ever came when he needed to kill a member of the Kozuki clan—
He didn't want Nami involved.
Still…
This time Itachi had decided something.
When the time came—
He would tell the crew everything.
He didn't want to carry that burden alone anymore.
The Sunny Sets Sail
Itachi looked out toward the harbor.
"Shouldn't we head toward Law's meeting point?"
"They're waiting for us."
"Oh!"
Nami clapped her hands.
"I almost forgot."
She called out.
"Chopper!"
Chopper immediately transformed into his human form.
"We're leaving?"
"That's right," Nami said.
"Time to get serious."
Under Nami's direction—
Chopper and Brook lowered the main sail.
Itachi raised the secondary sail.
"Alright!"
Nami shouted.
"We're setting sail!"
Under her command, the Thousand Sunny began sailing toward the designated location.
After finishing the sails, Itachi jumped back onto the deck.
Then he asked calmly:
"By the way, Nami."
"Do you really think Luffy and the others can successfully infiltrate Dressrosa and destroy the factory?"
After traveling with them for this long—
Itachi had gained a very clear understanding of Luffy's thought process.
Nami hesitated.
"Well…"
"It should be fine."
"After all… Sanji is there too."
She paused.
"Probably…"
"Maybe…"
"…hopefully."
Her voice grew quieter.
Because when she thought back on all their previous adventures—
Her instincts were screaming one thing.
This will definitely go wrong.
Meanwhile in Dressrosa…
And unfortunately—
Nami's intuition was absolutely correct.
Zoro Gets Lost
Zoro had already gotten lost.
Sanji Gets Distracted
Sanji was chasing after him.
But at an intersection—
He suddenly saw a beautiful dancer.
While he stared in fascination—
The dancer tossed a flower bouquet into his hands.
For a moment, Sanji experienced pure happiness.
But when he looked up again—
Zoro was gone.
Sanji sighed.
"…Actually."
"This might not be a bad thing."
"Let that moss-head get lost."
"I already chased him. I've done my duty."
And just like that—
Sanji casually walked down the street.
But suddenly—
The same dancer ran toward him and jumped into his arms.
"Sir!"
"We met earlier!"
"Could you help me with something?"
She looked up shyly.
But she noticed something strange.
Sanji wasn't responding.
Because—
Two massive streams of blood were pouring from his nose.
Meanwhile – At the Casino
Outside the casino restaurant—
Franky had dragged the beaten gang leader out of the pit created earlier by the old man.
After questioning him, Franky learned something important.
"There's a huge event today."
The gang leader explained.
"I was supposed to help there."
"But I stayed behind."
"And look what happened to me…"
After more conversation—
Two key pieces of information emerged.
"The Corrida Colosseum."
"And the prize for today's tournament…"
"The Flame-Flame Fruit."
Luffy's eyes widened.
"Wait!"
"You mean Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit?!"
"That's right!"
The gang leader laughed.
"It belonged to Fire Fist Ace, commander of Whitebeard's second division!"
"It's a legendary fruit now!"
"If I get it…"
"I won't need to work here anymore!"
Hearing that—
Luffy immediately turned toward Franky.
"Franky!"
"I want to enter that tournament!"
"I'm going to win the Flame-Flame Fruit!"
Franky scratched his head.
"But Luffy… you already ate a Devil Fruit."
Luffy suddenly clapped his hands.
"I know!"
"We'll give it to someone else!"
Then he shouted excitedly.
"Let's give the Flame-Flame Fruit to Itachi!"
The gang leader froze.
"…Itachi?"
He suddenly remembered something.
A bounty poster.
A terrifying pirate.
"Hellfire" Uchiha Itachi.
The man rumored to summon a giant flaming warrior.
A monster of the new era.
For a moment—
The gang leader thought that Itachi himself might already possess the Flame-Flame Fruit.
"Wait… you guys are—"
Before he could finish—
Franky punched him.
The man collapsed unconscious.
Franky shrugged.
"But Itachi just got a new ability, right?"
"And besides…"
Franky remembered Itachi's flame techniques.
"…his fire abilities already look a lot like the Flame-Flame Fruit."
Franky grinned.
"Whatever."
"If you want the Flame-Flame Fruit…"
"I've got a plan."
End of Chapter
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