Okobore Town

At Tsuru's teahouse, Tama rallies after sipping the herbal tea, though Tsuru warns the herb only aids recovery and does not undo the poison, urging rest. Outside, Kiku tends Zoro's wounds before formal introductions. Tama at first refuses the oshiruko Tsuru prepared, ashamed she cannot pay, but on Kiku's prompting she accepts and is overwhelmed by the flavor, calling it the finest day of her life as Tsuru tears up. The two pirates give their aliases, Zorojuro and Luffytaro, and Tsuru explains the country's decline. Twenty years ago the Kouzuki Family ruled a paradise, but under the shogun Kurozumi Orochi the land rotted. Orochi keeps a private farm of clean water and good food, while Okobore scrapes by on the leftovers its wealthier neighbor discards.

An arrow flies at Tsuru, blocked at the last instant by Zoro's blade. The shooter is Batman, whose batlike SMILE grants keen hearing, and he claims the shogun's will justifies killing anyone who speaks against him. Accusing the pirates of looting the farm, he unleashes a volley that Zoro deflects, recognizing him as the wanted One-Eyed Ronin. While Kiku shields Tsuru, the gazelle SMILE user Gazelleman seizes Tama and bolts off at blistering speed. Kiku grabs a sword, mounts Komachiyo, and pursues, revealing her true swordsmanship. Held back by Batman's arrows, Luffy and Zoro suspect the abduction was staged. Kiku deduces they are bound for the government-run Bakura Town and warns of the Shinuchi and thirty SMILE users there. Asked who she really is, she answers simply that she is a samurai.

Tama recovers from her sickness. The Kouzuki Family's rule over Wano more than two decades earlier is confirmed, and the mountain where Oden's castle stood is shown. Tama is carried off by Gazelleman, prompting Luffy, Zoro, and Kiku to follow. Kiku is revealed as a samurai. As the group enters Bakura, the Heart Pirates alert their captain Trafalgar Law to Luffy's presence, and a frantic Law orders them stopped before they wreak havoc.