Flower Street Observations

"Is that the Flower Capital? It really does look far more prosperous than anywhere else in Wano Country!"

Ace raised his eyes and spoke.

"It takes the strength of an entire nation to make one city prosper. Naturally, it would be flourishing." Yota spoke indifferently. "Think about the rest of Wano Country. The people’s wealth there has probably all been squeezed into the Flower Capital, hasn’t it? And even within the Flower Capital, there are probably still plenty of people who can’t afford to eat."

At those words, Ace’s expression darkened. The Flower Capital’s situation reminded him of the Goa Kingdom where he had been born, a country so rotten it made one sick.

Afterward, Ace changed his clothes a little, and the three of them entered the Flower Capital.

Yamato had always worn traditional Wano Country clothing, while Yota had the Transformation Technique. Only Ace needed to change his outfit.

The Flower Capital’s guards looked fairly convincing, but before Yota’s Rinnegan genjutsu, they were naturally useless. The three slipped inside with ease.

"According to the Tengu Old Man, Tama should be hanging around Flower Street. Even if she has the Transformation Technique, I have no idea what she might be disguised as…" Ace was still concentrating on analyzing the information when Yota spoke. "No need. I’ve already found her!"

"Hm!?" Ace looked slightly puzzled. Yota said directly, "Tama has Chakra in her body. In my perception, she is completely different from everyone else."

The Uzumaki Clan’s Kagura Shingan had already been activated after Yota implanted the Brain Chip and optimized his bloodline modification.

However, Kagura Shingan could only sense differences in Chakra. If someone had no Chakra, Yota could only sense their physical energy.

Unlike Chakra, fluctuations in physical energy were generally identical. Therefore, people with nearly equal amounts of physical energy could not be distinguished in Yota’s perception. Unless they were exceptionally powerful, Yota could not determine their identities at all.

But now, aside from Yamato beside him, Tama was the only other person in the Flower Capital with Chakra. Sensing her was naturally effortless.

After hearing Yota’s explanation, Yamato immediately said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go find Tama!"

On Flower Street, a crowd of people stared at Yamato with strange expressions.

"Ha ha, not bad, not bad. Dance for me again."

With a wild and uninhibited air, Yamato drank wine while holding a Courtesan beside her, speaking to the geisha who was dancing.

"This feels like the roles are completely wrong…" Yota said blankly. "You could rip open your shirt and be bigger than all of them!"

As for Ace, he was sweeping through the delicacies on the table like a starving ghost. Yota’s eyelid twitched slightly as he remembered how, every time this guy ate and ran, the Spade Pirates had to clean up after him.

"Bringing these two to Flower Street to look for someone… I’m just making trouble for myself!"

Still, he did not act rashly. After arriving here, more of Yota’s memories had been stirred awake, and he vaguely recalled Ushimitsu Kozo’s identity.

"Was he called Senryo Kyoshiro? No, no, was it Nemuri Kyoshiro? That doesn’t seem right either."

It was not until he overheard nearby merchants talking that Yota confirmed the man was called Sleeping Kyoshiro.

"He should be Denjiro of the Nine Red Scabbards… If Izo were here, gaining his trust would probably be easy. But Izo took his men out to sea some time ago. Otherwise, he would definitely have come to Wano Country too."

While Yota was racking his brain, he heard a plop from the other side. Ace fell face-first into the Oden.

"Ahhh! Someone drowned to death!" The Courtesans seated nearby immediately shrieked. Yamato, red-faced from drinking, laughed. "Don’t make such a fuss. He just fell asleep."

The Oden was bubbling away. Several Courtesans stared wide-eyed. No matter how they looked at it, that did not seem like he had merely fallen asleep. Wouldn’t his face get boiled?

Yamato slammed down a fist with a thud, and only then did Ace wobble upright, his face still covered in scalding broth. "Oh? How did I fall asleep again?"

"He really was asleep!" The Courtesans stared at Ace in astonishment, nearly falling over.

Yota covered his face, unable to bear watching. "My mistake. I’ve stayed in the Naruto World for too long and forgotten just how unreliable people in the Pirate World are! For something like secretly searching for someone, I should have come alone."

"No, maybe the right choice would have been to charge right in and kill Kurozumi Orochi! Pirates are all about brute force. As I recall, plans involving infiltration always end in a huge brawl!"

In truth, with the way Ace and Yamato behaved, they would have blown their cover eight hundred times over in the Naruto World. Only in the Pirate World, where everyone was so thick-skinned and careless, could people overlook such obvious flaws.

"The Oiran is here! Lady Komurasaki is here!" Just as Yota was lamenting, a… well… presumably very beautiful girl entered through the door.

But her clothes, hair ornaments, and makeup made Yota’s mouth twitch in discomfort.

That outfit alone probably weighed over ten kilograms, while the gaudy ornaments piled on her head likely weighed another kilogram or two. Her face was painted an eerie white, and her lipstick was such a cloying red that it made one sick. It was fortunate that Komurasaki had such good features. Otherwise, Yota felt that dressed like that at night, she could pass for a female ghost.

"Wow, so this is an Oiran? She’s really beautiful!" Yamato let out a loud whistle, her eyes shining. Yota rolled his eyes. Forget it. Compared to Yamato running over here and skillfully drinking with Courtesans, her taste in beauty was a minor issue.

In fact, the people of Wano Country seemed to love Komurasaki’s style. Every one of them was brimming with excitement. Among them, Yota and Ace, whose expressions remained relatively calm, were the odd ones out.

Yota simply could not stand Komurasaki’s outfit. Ace, meanwhile, was practically face-blind. Though not quite as bad as Luffy, he had little sense for what girls looked like.

So among the three of them, the one whistling nonstop and looking the most excited… was Yamato.

However, while everyone’s attention was focused on the Oiran, Yota looked toward a little girl following beside Komurasaki.

"Yota, isn’t that Tama?" Ace asked with a surprised expression. "Why is she with the Oiran?"

"You’re asking me? How would I know? We’ll ask her once there’s no one around." Yota rolled his eyes.

But no matter how vague Yota’s memories were, he still knew that Komurasaki was Kozuki Hiyori, the princess of Wano Country. It seemed Tama had not only joined Denjiro’s men, but was also quite highly valued. Otherwise, she would not have been assigned to Kozuki Hiyori’s side.