## One Piece Chapter 965, pages 6-7: The Kurozumi Plot - Chapter: 965 - Pages: 6-7 - Characters: Kozuki Sukiyaki, Kurozumi Orochi, Shimotsuki Yasuie, Kinemon, Denjiro, Ashura Doji, Kozuki Oden ### Summary Page 6: Meanwhile in Wano, something serious enough to call the daimyo of every village to the Flower Capital is happening. Lord Sukiyaki is deathly ill. He says that he would like Oden to continue after him as the next shogun, but since Oden is not currently in Wano, he will appoint a regent until Oden returns. The man he chooses is Orochi Kurozumi, whom Oden had doted on like a younger brother. The room erupts in shock: "Orochi?! Why are you--" and someone asks if he is like a younger brother to Oden. The appointment gives Orochi a legitimate step toward power. Page 7: Orochi performs humility before the gathered lords. He says, "Humbly accept this gracious opportunity to clear the maligned Kurozumi name." For being given such a chance, he claims he will remain indebted to Lord Sukiyaki and Lord Oden for as long as he lives. He says he will use his little capability "to prepare the throne for Oden's ascension" and swears, "I swear to serve as a mere puppet till the day Lord Oden returns!" When asked why he kept his Kurozumi identity secret, he apologizes. But in private, his apology becomes something darker, repeated under his breath as he grins: "I apologize..."