## One Piece Chapter 401, pages 7-9: Pirates vs CP9 - Chapter: 401 - Pages: 7-9 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Kaku ### Summary Page 7: Zoro's "Cannon" and Kaku's "Hakurai" collide in a burst of force. The note calls Hakurai "White Thunder." Kaku vanishes with "Soru," and Zoro barely tracks the movement as Kaku reappears and attacks again. Zoro catches the strike, but Kaku is impressed rather than shaken. Zoro asks, "Are you trying to make a fool of me?" Kaku replies, "No... I'm impressed... If you're in such a hurry, then allow me to show you my new 'ability.'" Page 8: Kaku begins his new transformation, and Zoro watches warily as the shape of his opponent changes in the middle of battle. The room fills with motion: long, dark limbs, sweeping kicks, and slicing arcs tear across the floor and walls. Zoro dodges and braces through the chaos, trying to read what Kaku has become before the next strike lands. The fight no longer feels like a simple sword duel; Kaku's whole body is becoming a weapon in a new and unpredictable way. Page 9: Kaku continues pressing Zoro, sweeping across the room with the strange reach of his changing body. He laughs, "... Wahaha! This is fun!" but Zoro refuses to treat the duel like play. "I have no time for games." Kaku answers with another "Rankyaku," sending a slash tearing toward him, and Zoro challenges him directly: "Then why don't you come and get me?" Their fight keeps ripping up the striped floor and walls as Kaku's new power begins to show, stretching the distance and angles of every attack.