## One Piece Chapter 1023, pages 10-11: Two Peas in a Pod - Chapter: 1023 - Pages: 10-11 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, King, Hyogoro, Kawamatsu, Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Shimotsuki Ryuma, Shusui, Inuarashi, Jack, Raizo, Minks, Beast Pirates ### Summary Page 10: Hyogoro and Kawamatsu say Zoro and Shimotsuki Ushimaru are "like two peas in a pod," down to their sword handling. One says it is peculiar because Zoro may be a foreign pirate, but he reminds them so much of the former daimyo of Ringo when he was young. They also recall that Ushimaru was a fantastic swordsman and a direct descendant of the god of the blade, Shimotsuki Ryuma. The page points out that Zoro was the one who returned Shusui to Wano, calling it fate or something close to it. Then the thought deepens: "After all, Ryuma... was a one-eyed samurai!!" As Zoro clashes with King, the page strengthens the visual and thematic connection between Zoro, Ushimaru, and Ryuma. Page 11: In the second floor treasure repository, Inuarashi fights Jack. Allies shout, "We've got to back up Jack-san!!" but other voices refuse to let that happen. Jack swings "Bar-aag!!" and says Inuarashi must be getting tired, promising to put him to sleep forever as "Duke of the Day." Jack insists there is no need to draw the fight out and that he has already forgiven Inuarashi for lying to him about the samurai. Inuarashi answers that Jack's country has already paid the price for sheltering Raizo, and that they would not have been able to live with themselves if they had sold Raizo out. Both fighters pant heavily, and the page frames their rematch around Zou's suffering and the minks' choice to protect a comrade at any cost.