## One Piece Chapter 5, pages 8-9: THE KING OF THE PIRATES AND THE MASTER SWORDSMAN - Chapter: 5 - Pages: 8-9 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Shimotsuki Kuina, dojo students, Sensei ### Summary Page 8: A flashback begins. A young Zoro is struck hard on the head with a bamboo sword and falls backward with a grunt. The other dojo students watch, announcing, "KUINA WINS AGAIN!! TWO-SWORD ZOLO LOSES!!" They note that Zoro is now 0 for 2000 against Kuina. Young Kuina stands over him, smiling confidently, and says, "PATHETIC... KIND OF WEAK FOR A BOY, AREN'T YOU?" The other students defend Zoro, arguing, "HEY! ZOLO'S NOT WEAK! YEAH! HE'S THE STRONGEST IN OUR DOJO! HE'S EVEN STRONGER THAN THE GROWN-UPS!" Kuina dismisses them, replying, "THAT SO? WELL, HE'S NOT AS STRONG AS ME! LOSERS SHOULD LEARN TO SUFFER DEFEAT IN SILENCE. EVEN IF HE CAN USE TWO SWORDS, HE'S STILL WEAK!" Zoro pounds the ground in frustration, thinking, "DARN! KUINA MAKES ME SO MAD! SHE THINKS SHE'S SO GREAT JUST BECAUSE SHE'S THE SENSEI'S DAUGHTER!" Meanwhile, the other boys blush and whisper, "SHE'S KINDA CUTE, THOUGH..." Page 9: The flashback continues inside the dojo. The Sensei smiles gently at Zoro and says, "LOST AGAIN, EH, ZOLO? IT'S ODD BECAUSE YOU ARE ACTUALLY VERY STRONG." Zoro angrily points at him and yells, "SENSEI! ARE YOU TEACHING HER SECRET TRICKS BECAUSE SHE'S YOUR DAUGHTER!?" The Sensei calmly replies, "OF COURSE NOT!" while the other students complain that it's not fair. Zoro hits the floor in frustration, crying out, "DARN! WHY CAN'T I BEAT THAT GIRL!?" The Sensei reminds him, "DON'T FORGET THAT KUINA IS A LITTLE OLDER THAN YOU." Zoro retorts, "BUT I CAN BEAT GROWN-UPS!" Filled with determination, Zoro yells, "I'M GOING TO SAIL THE SEAS AND BECOME THE GREATEST SWORD MASTER IN THE WORLD! I CAN'T KEEP LOSING TO THAT GIRL!"