# Chapter 258: The Legend of the Snow Country Six Heroes!
"Defeated! The Daimyo Alliance Army suffered tens of thousands of casualties!"
"Kozuki Oden is dead! The Kozuki Bloodline is completely severed!"
The Citizens of the Flower Capital were bewildered. Shortly after waking up that morning, they heard shouts rising and falling outside, and the Content they spoke of was extremely shocking.
Especially the News that Kozuki Oden's entire family was wiped out plunged the City, which had been under Kozuki Clan Rule for hundreds of years, into a deathly silence.
Though Kozuki Oden's Naked Dance behavior over the past year had disappointed many people, compared to the Canon where he danced for a full five years, people now weren't yet disgusted with him.
"Is the General of this Country really going to be named Kurozumi from now on, that despicable Clan..."
On the street, a white-haired old man in a Kimono sighed as he looked up at the Sky. Although the Sky was clearly blue with white clouds, in his sorrowful Gaze, it seemed to be filled with Dark Clouds.
However, what surprised everyone was that several days had passed, but Kurozumi Orochi and others had not returned to the Flower Capital, nor had any related News been sent back.
Instead, the Situation in Ringo seemed very tense.
The day before yesterday, Kaido, in his Manifestation as an Azure Dragon, descended upon Fuzuki Castle in Udon and completely incinerated it with a single Boro Breath. King and Queen went to Kibi, the most desolate Zone, to Massacre all the Samurai in Mizuki Castle, then burned it clean with a single fire.
Yesterday, Kaido also went to Hakumai and brought Doomsday to Yasuie Castle by unleashing a Dragon Twister.
This caused panic throughout the Flower Capital. Everyone was constantly glancing at the Sky, fearing that terrifying Divine Dragon would appear overhead.
But everyone knew that Kaido was bound to come to the Capital, the Flower Capital, sooner or later!
Ringo.
This is a Zone that is perpetually in winter. Because snow flies everywhere all day long and the cold is biting, it has the elegant name of Snow Country in Wano Country.
Similarly, this is also the final resting place for the Men of Wano Country.
This Country has a very interesting custom: every boy receives a Katana upon birth. Most are new Blades, but if the family has a Meito, it can be inherited.
When they grow up and die, whether in battle, from illness, or of old age, their relatives place that Blade in the Coffin and carry it to the Toko Cemetery in the 'Snow Country' to be buried together.
This leads to many Grave Robbers every year attempting to find and steal those Meito from these Coffins.
But under the watch of the Vassal Samurai led by Shimotsuki Ushimaru, the fate of these Grave Robbers is often to be killed on the spot, receiving a free grave here.
Only today.
This vast Toko Cemetery was unguarded, looking empty and desolate, like a true ghost realm...
"Ushimaru, we can't delay any longer. Kaido is coming. We must evacuate this place!" Inside Ushimaru Castle, Shimotsuki Yasuie looked anxiously at Shimotsuki Ushimaru.
Fuzuki Omusubi, Mizuki Tenpura, Hyogoro of the Flower, Yokozuna Urashima, and a group of Vassal Samurai all turned their Gaze towards the latter.
They already knew that their Headquarters had been taken by Kaido, and were currently in a state of grief and anger.
"Yasuie, have you noticed that the News these past few days has all been about Kaido, while Byrnndi World has made no movement at all!"
Hearing Shimotsuki Ushimaru's calm words, Shimotsuki Yasuie was startled. After pondering, he thought to himself, it really seems to be the case.
Shimotsuki Ushimaru sat cross-legged on the platform and continued.
"So, is it possible that this Byrnndi World was just hired by Kaido at a cost to deal with Kozuki Oden? Now that Kozuki Oden is dead, his Mission is over, so he hasn't participated in the subsequent Operation?"
"So?"
"Most of the Beast Pirates died in Kuri, so this time Kaido should still be coming alone, at most bringing King. Isn't this the best opportunity?"
Shimotsuki Ushimaru's Gaze scanned the Powerhouses of Wano Country present, asking back.
This Ringo Daimyo, whose appearance was almost identical to Zoro, admitted that the Strength Byrnndi World displayed that day was an utterly invincible existence to them.
But Kaido was not. Although he was still Strong now, he wasn't enough to make him feel Despair.
"We still have nearly ten thousand Samurai here, plus the six of us joining forces. Why not take down Kaido directly outside Ushimaru Castle and let that Arlong's Hot Blood spill on this Snow Country Frozen Earth!"
Shimotsuki Ushimaru's words immediately ignited the Fighting Intent and hatred of all the Samurai.
"Ten thousand against two people. Indeed, no matter how you look at it, there's no better opportunity than this, provided that Byrnndi World doesn't appear."
Hyogoro of the Flower stroked his chin, his hair like blue fire, and sighed.
"If he appears, then I am willing to go to the Land of the Yellow Springs with everyone, and will not be a cowardly person who clings to life!" Shimotsuki Ushimaru slowly Stand Up, a grim Expression appearing on his face.
"Good!"
"I too am willing to fulfill my Samurai duty for Wano Country!"
"To die without regret, to die without hesitation, to die without wavering, to die for the Country, to die for the Kozuki Clan, I shall have my wish fulfilled!"
Just as the high-ranking Samurai in the hall were passionately delivering Remarks related to Patriotism, Loyalty, Bushido, and so on.
They didn't notice a blue Dragon claw reaching out from the thick Dark Clouds above the Fortress.
But their failure to notice didn't mean Shimotsuki Ushimaru didn't notice either.
He suddenly raised his head to look at the ceiling, his sharp Gaze seemingly able to penetrate through layers of obstacles.
"Kaido is here!"
These simple four words instantly silenced everyone.
"Let's go, let's meet him!"
Without another word, Shimotsuki Ushimaru strode out with the Twin Swords at his waist, moving like a Meteor.
Shimotsuki Yasuie and the others exchanged glances, nodded heavily, and resolutely followed suit.
At this moment, not only Ushimaru Castle, but even the Men, Women, Old and Young in the Snow Town below the Fortress, felt Fear due to the giant Azure Dragon circling in the Dark Clouds.
Their only reliance was the nearly ten thousand Samurai and four Daimyo gathered here!
"It's really just him alone!"
After Shimotsuki Ushimaru and the others walked out of the Attic, they used Observation Haki to Explore the surroundings.
They found that there was indeed no Aura of Byrnndi World, which eased everyone's mood considerably.
"This is quite a surprise."
The Azure Dragon in the Dark Clouds remarked mockingly, looking at them with interest.
"You didn't tuck your tails and flee into the deep mountains and old forests. Should I praise your Courage, or say you are foolish and slow-witted?"
"Kaido!"
"Stop pretending there. If it weren't for that Byrnndi World you brought, you would already be dead under Kozuki Oden's Blade!"
Shimotsuki Ushimaru pointed his Blade tip at the Azure Dragon bluntly and shouted coldly. Then, with Contempt in his eyes, he mocked:
"I originally thought Kurozumi Orochi was a villain borrowing power, but I didn't expect you, Kaido, to be the same kind of person. Hurry up and call him out!"
Kaido's Pupil trembled upon hearing these words, and endless rage like Magma surged in his Heart.
He hadn't expected to be equated with that Kurozumi Orochi.
"You're courting death!"
Crucially, he couldn't say anything to refute it.
Although Byrnndi World wasn't someone he personally called, he brought people from the World Government.
And Byrnndi World was brought by people from the World Government...
Looking at it this way, he did seem to be borrowing power now.
Extreme embarrassment turned into the scorching Gunfire Flash from his mouth. With strong Killing Intent in his eyes, Kaido sprayed a pillar of Flame towards Ushimaru Castle below.
He wanted to Massacre all these Bastards who had brought him humiliation.
"Boro Breath!"
"Charge!"
Shimotsuki Ushimaru swung the Twin Swords in his hands, fearlessly meeting the rolling Flame.
Behind him, Shimotsuki Yasuie and many other Samurai Experts also leaped up.
This presented an extremely shocking scene to the countless Citizens in the Snow Town below the Fortress, and it became a great Legend in the Future of Wano Country.
From then on, the Snow Country Six Heroes, in the land of Ringo, were like a fleeting Prime, born, and then scattered...
(End of this chapter)