## One Piece Chapter 1024, pages 16-17: Nobody Important - Chapter: 1024 - Pages: 16-17 - Characters: Yamato, Samurai, Kaido, Beast Pirates, Wano citizens ### Summary Page 16: The samurai tell Yamato, "That's the spirit. In that case... we can make our contribution to that future battle by ensuring your survival." Yamato realizes what they intend and cries, "Samurai-san! If you do this, my father will--" but the samurai answer that they cannot sit there and starve like stray dogs and that they never had any intention of yielding. They smash out of the cave and charge into the open, while Beast Pirates report to Kaido that the samurai have broken out of Amano-wato. Even young Yamato begins to understand the weight of what they are doing, starting to say, "Even I..." The page shows the samurai choosing death over submission and choosing Yamato's survival as their way to help the future they will never see. Page 17: The present rooftop battle returns as Yamato clashes with Kaido in a burst of black lightning. Yamato remembers the people who believed in and accepted him, then demands, "What right did you have... to steal my freedom?! What right did you have... to steal Wano's freedom?!" Kaido answers that there are no easy answers in this world and calls Yamato an immature brat. Their kanabo collide with "Thunder Bagua!!" in a massive impact, the caption calling it "a clash of black lightning." The chapter ends on their locked eyes and the force of the blow. The page ties the flashback directly to Yamato's present rage: this fight is not only about being Oden, but about the freedom Kaido stole from a child, from Wano, and from everyone who trusted Yamato to survive.