Titled "The Mountain God Incident", this chapter shows Oden felling the rampaging beast, his exile from the capital, and the first meeting with the servant Orochi.
Main Characters (5)
Summary
As the Mountain God tears through the Flower Capital hunting its stolen offspring, Kin'emon struggles to keep the small boar silent while Oden looks on. Citizens correctly guess the creature is enraged over its abducted child, and the giant devours homes and people whole. Bongo finds Kin'emon and reveals that his companions, including the woman O-Tsuru, were swallowed after being marked by the boar's scent, jolting Kin'emon into action.
Key Events
Wracked with guilt, Kin'emon throws away the boar and charges the beast, stabbing it through the snout to no real effect and being battered through buildings yet rising again to fight. Oden lifts the baby boar to draw the monster's attention and, with a single technique of his two-sword style, cleaves the Mountain God clean in half. Despite a quarter of the capital being engulfed, no one dies. When Kin'emon tries to confess his fault, Oden knocks him out with a thrown rock to stop him.
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Notes
Because he held the white boar, Oden shoulders the blame and receives notice from Sukiyaki that he has been disowned and banished. He departs cheerfully, declaring he will sleep wherever the sun goes down, and a weeping Kin'emon and Denjiro resolve to follow him, squabbling over whose devotion runs deeper. Reaching Hakumai, the trio meets the daimyo Yasuie, who is unimpressed by Oden's arrival, and is introduced to Yasuie's groveling new servant, a young Kurozumi Orochi.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in One Piece episode 961?
Chapter 961 shows Kouzuki Oden defeating the rampaging Mountain God with a single two sword technique after it tears through the capital searching for its stolen cub, then taking the blame himself and being formally banished from the Kouzuki family.
How does Oden defeat the Mountain God?
In Chapter 961, Oden holds up the baby boar to draw the beast's attention, then cleaves the enormous Mountain God clean in half using a single technique of his two sword style.
Why is Oden banished from Wano's capital?
Oden is banished in Chapter 961 because he was the one holding the stolen white boar that provoked the Mountain God's attack, and his father Sukiyaki disowns him and sends him away as punishment.
Who do Oden, Kin'emon, and Denjiro meet after leaving the capital?
After Kin'emon and Denjiro choose to follow the banished Oden in Chapter 961, the trio arrives in Hakumai and meets the daimyo Shimotsuki Yasuie along with his new servant, a young Kurozumi Orochi.
Why does Kin'emon feel guilty in Chapter 961?
Kin'emon feels guilty in Chapter 961 because his theft of the white boar caused the Mountain God's rampage, and his friend O-Tsuru was swallowed by the beast as a result.
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