Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

Eighteen years before the current timeline, Wano Country.

The mansion belonging to Kozuki Oden in the castle called Kuri was now burning with raging flames.

Judging from the burnt marks on the house, the fire had already started for quite some time.

Not far outside the mansion, a warrior was fleeing frantically into the distance.

In his arms, there was a child.

The child was dressed in typical samurai attire, a pink kimono, wooden clogs, and a red scarf around his neck.

Interestingly, the child’s hair on the top of his head was shaved off, but he had a bun on the back of his head.

As for the identity of the child——

"Lord Momonosuke, please don't be sad."

The warrior felt the child sobbing in his arms and spoke:

"Although I don't know why Master Kozuki changed his mind, I will definitely protect Master Momonosuke!"

"Even if it means sacrificing my own life, I must get Master Momonosuke out safely."

Although the samurai was not one of the most famous Nine Red Scabbards under Kozuki Oden, he was still a loyal retainer of Kozuki, so his only thought at this moment was to safely escort Momonosuke away.

Although he said this, the warrior's expression was very ugly at this moment.

With his own abilities, it would be fine if he encountered one or two pursuers, but if he was surrounded by a large number of samurai, he might not be able to protect Lord Momonosuke even if he sacrificed himself.

And the one in his arms is Oden's biological son, a man who may inherit the daimyo again in the future.

No matter how you think about it, the latter is more likely.

Thinking of this, the samurai hugged Momonosuke even tighter and increased his speed.

"Mother..."

The child named Momonosuke clung to the samurai's clothes tightly, his eyes fixed on the mansion that was getting farther and farther away from him.

Looking at the thick flames and the rising black smoke, I couldn't help but think of what happened before.

"Lord Momonosuke, Lord Hiyori, and Lord Kozuki Toki!" XN

As Momonosuke and his sister Hiyori snuggled in their mother's arms and looked at the flames around them, several of the Nine Red Scabbards finally came to them.

It was also at this time that Kozuki told the Nine Red Scabbards about his plan and his abilities.

She is actually a time traveler from more than 800 years ago, and a user of the superhuman Time Fruit ability.

Because he had to go to the future Wano Country for some reason, he kept traveling through time and space until he was rescued by Oden and finally settled down.

The reason why Kozuki Toki told the Nine Red Scabbards these things was to send them to the future.

Before Oden defeated Kaido, he left a letter for Kozuki Toki, the content of which was also very simple.

If Oden fails in his crusade, then eighteen years later, someone will appear who will defeat Kaido, save Wano Country, and establish the country of Wano.

The Nine Red Scabbards, after hearing Kozuki ask them to take Momonosuke with her, swore to protect His Highness Momonosuke.

But at the moment when Kozuki activated the power of the fruit, his face changed drastically and he pulled Momonosuke back.

"I saw a light, a blinding golden light."

Kozuki looked at Momonosuke with shock in his eyes: "If I send you there, you..."

Mitsuki Toki did not say what followed, but even though Momonosuke was only a few years old, he could see something from his mother's eyes.

I will die, no, maybe it will be an ending worse than death.

It was also for this reason that Kozuki Toki finally changed his plan.

She simply teleported a few people including Kin'emon to eighteen years later, and then asked her retainers to take Momonosuke and Hiyori away separately.

It was also because of the sudden change of plan that the retainer escorting Momonosuke was not one of the Nine Red Scabbards like the one escorting Hiyori's retainer.

Before Momonosuke was taken away, Kozuki held him in his arms, holding back his sobs and speaking:

"No matter what the outcome is, don't be afraid."

“On any road, you will never be alone.”

This led to the scene mentioned above where Momonosuke escaped.

As for Kozuki herself, she had already made the decision after Oden's death.

This gentle woman rode to the town of Polo in Kuri and said to the burning Oden:

"The bright moon knows not, if this wish is fulfilled, after twenty years of moonlit night, with nine shadows falling from the sky, you will know the dazzling dawn."

He was then killed by the surrounding Beasts Pirates crew members.

Back to the escaped Momonosuke, when he was about to escape from the Kyuli area with his retainers holding him, he encountered a desperate enemy.

"Guhehehe, where are you guys trying to escape to!!!"

Standing in front of the two men was a man with a burly build, an unusually large head and mouth, and who seemed to be bald, but had a purple bun tied on the left side of his head.

This person is none other than Kurozumi Orochi, who planned to seize Wano Country together with Kaido, the "Hundred Beasts".

He is also a user of the Snake-Snake Fruit, the Mythical Beast, and the Yamata-no-Orochi form.

He looked at Momonosuke who was trembling across from him and laughed wildly:

"Guhohoho! That Kaido guy doesn't bother to lay hands on children, but I don't have such rules."

Kurozumi Orochi waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him began to narrow the encirclement, approaching the two men step by step.

"Although it's really annoying, but even though it has come to this, there are still people who are completely devoted to that bastard Oden."

The black charcoal snake showed a sinister smile: "If I really let a little devil like you survive, how can I sleep well!"

"Do it!!!"

Following Kurozumi Orochi's order, the warriors under his command rushed forward.

clang!

The samurai protecting Momonosuke drew his sword and faced the samurai in front of him.

The samurai must be quite powerful to be chosen by Kozuki Toki and tasked with protecting Momonosuke.

Instead of just defending himself, he held Momonosuke in one hand and stepped forward with his sword in the other.

After blocking an attack, he quickly slashed at the few people who had exposed their flaws, trying to open a breakthrough as quickly as possible, so that there would still be a glimmer of hope.

The surrounding warriors obviously did not expect him to attack in this way, and after several attacks he actually found a breakthrough.

Despite several scars on his back, the warrior still looked determined and wanted to take this opportunity to break through.

At this moment, the black charcoal snake moved.

He transformed into the form of the Yamata no Orochi and grew eight ferocious snake heads.

This scene also made Momonosuke even more frightened.

Like a poisonous snake coming out of a cave, eight huge snake heads bit the warrior fiercely.

"hateful!"

The warrior swung his sword to block two snake heads, then jumped up with both feet to avoid three more snake heads.

But this also reached his limit.

At this time, his head and shoulders were also bitten by two snake heads.

Only the sound of chewing could be heard, and the warrior completely lost his breath.

But even so, his left hand still held Momonosuke tightly.

"Guhehehe!" The several snake heads of the Kurozumi Orochi laughed wildly and wrapped around the already frightened Momonosuke and the samurai in front of it.

"Stop struggling here, kid!"

"If you want to blame someone, blame your father!"

"I will not be at peace unless you die!!!"

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ps: Let me explain the timeline first, why Oden said it was eighteen years ago.

Because there are prophecies in the world of One Piece, and at this time, when the protagonist has joined, the future is bound to change, so what Oden or Roger knew more than 20 years ago was the fate of the Straw Hat Pirates after the emergence of Byakuya.

Simply put, it’s the theory of cause and effect.

This is also my interpretation of Momonosuke's ending.

I considered many versions of Momonosuke's ending, one of which was that Byakuya used the Soul Brightening Technique to erase Momonosuke's lustful personality.

But then I thought about it carefully and decided to use this ending.

Is Momonosuke important? Does his life or death matter?

In fact, it doesn't matter.

His absence is the most important thing!

As for what Guangyue saw, I can only say:

Bai Ye didn't do anything~

If you like it, it's not too much to ask for free electricity~