Baby-5, Buffalo, and Violetall belong to the peripheral combatants of the Donquixote Pirates.
Because of this, they did not participate in the 'executive meeting' that would have drawn Orochimaru's attention, which might or might not be considered a stroke of luck.
Unlike the former two, Violet, aside from being an assassin in the Trebol Corps, has another identity.
The youngest daughter of the former King Riku Dold III, the former princess of this country, Viola.
Different from members like Baby-5 who joined the Donquixote Pirates from a young age, she was forced to become a blade in Doflamingo's hand.
Over a decade ago, when King Riku was manipulated into killing citizens and was met with universal scorn, she took the initiative to use the value of her [Giro Giro no Mi] as a bargaining chip, pledging loyalty to him in exchange for sparing King Riku's life. (T/N: Glare-Glare Fruit.)
'Something's off…'
Through the 'Clairvoyance' function of the Giro Giro no Mi, almost nothing in this country can escape Viola's sight.
After the Summit War, Doflamingo did not return to his 'loyal' Dressrosa with great fanfare.
In fact, he hadn't been seen for a long time.
And just now, during the internal family meeting, the pale young man whom Doflamingo had brought earlier actually took the main seat.
Moreover, judging by everyone's expression of suppressed anger and fear, even without reading their lips, Viola could sense the conflict among them.
'An opportunity…'
'A heaven-sent opportunity…'
For fifteen years, Viola had been searching for a chance to clear her father's name and liberate the citizens from under the Donquixote Pirates.
And now, the Donquixote Pirates are leaderless, and that frighteningly capable Sugar also seems to be controlled, separated from Trebol's close protection.
Viola understands that the opportunity she has been waiting for over a decade might finally have arrived.
…
At the same time, the fleet from the Kano Country had also dispersed, landing at different ports of Dressrosa in batches.
"Sai, Boo, remember this."
Before setting off, Chinjao did not forget to instruct his disappointing grandson.
"Our purpose for coming here is to find Dressrosa's covert arms smuggling routes. Do not alert them before discovery."
The reason they came here was to cut off the arms supply of hostile nations, securing victory for the Kano Country.
This is a purely wartime action, unrelated to justice.
Or, for the citizens of the Kano Country, protecting their own country is a form of justice within their creed.
"I am far too conspicuous a target, unsuitable for hiding."
"But that's just as well. While I attract their attention upfront, you can better infiltrate this country."
"As for you-"
Chinjao turned to look at Sasuke.
"I remember you said you're something like a Ninja, right?"
Hearing this, Sasuke nodded slightly.
"Rest assured, I am a professional in this regard."
With that, he turned to leave.
"Just confirming the location of the arms smuggling for you, right?"
Before Chinjao could respond, Sasuke's figure disappeared from before everyone in the next instant.
"Ho… such an elusive ability, truly worthy of being a [Ninja]…"
Hearing his brother Boo's astonished voice, Sai looked back and rolled his eyes at him.
"Shut up, idiot. Do you even know what a Ninja is?"
"No."
"…"
Sai didn't know either. In fact, among this group, only Chinjao, who had roamed the New World in his youth, had a slight understanding of the so-called [Ninjas] on these seas.
It's not that they were uninformed… it's just that the 'Ninjas' from the Wano Country were rather unimpressive, neither in ability nor in numbers, leaving little lasting impression.
-Though this state of being unnoticed might actually be a good thing for Ninjas.
Chinjao looked at the spot where Sasuke disappeared, then shook his head, his expression turning serious as he gave orders to the others.
"Just like that, split up and act. I will wait for your news at the Corrida Colosseum."
…
Sasuke's infiltration was indeed remarkably successful.
To be honest, the Transformation Technique and Body Flicker Technique mastered by Ninjas from the Ninja World were precisely prepared for infiltration missions.
Abilities that everyone possesses like this, when brought to the One Piece World, would be genuine Mane Mane no Mi users.
Without any side effects.
Sasuke, who had just separated from Chinjao and the others, transformed into the image of a silver-haired man with dead fish eyes in the next second.
'Kakashi-sensei, I choose you!'
In some ways, Sasuke and Naruto shared a surprising tacit agreement.
Sasuke, now incarnation the One Piece World's Fifty-Fifty, also changed out of his wide kimono, switching to clothing that matched the style of Dressrosa.
"Next-"
Sasuke habitually found a high point on a building, overlooking the bustling crowd below, trying to find certain clues.
Among them, the toys that could move autonomously without anyone controlling them, even speak and think, were the most captivating to his sight.
"Doesn't seem like something similar to puppet techniques."
The Sharingan gently rotated, every detail of the toys below falling into Sasuke's view.
Sasuke seemed unaware that while he was watching the toys from above, someone was also watching him from afar.
Viola rubbed her slightly dry eyes, a smile curling at the corner of her mouth.
It was not in vain that she had been continuously using her ability to 'monitor' all of Dressrosa since then.
The Kano Country fleet's dispersal method did prevent them from attracting the attention of other members of the Donquixote Pirates, but it could not escape Viola's eyes.
Placing her hands in a mask-like gesture in front of her eyes, Viola's gaze immediately fell upon Sasuke.
This wasn't solely because of Sasuke's appearance.
-Of course, against the backdrop of the Happo Navy's members, Sasuke did appear more handsome.
More crucially, Viola remembered seeing such a face during the broadcast of the Summit War.
Originally, she wanted to monitor Doflamingo's movements through the broadcast, seeking any opportunity.
However, neither the reporter originally responsible for the live streaming, nor Konohamaru who took over later, focused much screen time on Doflamingo and the other Warlords.
Especially Konohamaru, who not only kept the camera persistently locked on the Five Elders battlefield but also specially gave them several close-ups.
Perhaps due to her Devil Fruit ability, Viola's observation was extremely sharp, and her memory was frighteningly strong.
Although Sasuke, battling the Five Elders in the footage, only appeared briefly, and mostly in his beastman form.
But those eyes were just too distinctive.
Because of this, Viola quickly picked out Sasuke's face from the vast sea of faces.
"This guy, he's strong!"
Although Viola wasn't clear about the exact disparity in strength between Doflamingo and the Five Elders, she could still discern basic distinction between strong and weak.
In her eyes, Sasuke was clearly stronger than Doflamingo.
The opportunity to save Dressrosa was right before her eyes. Now, Viola needed to consider how to make him willing to help her.
Coercion or bribery?
Not only was it unrealistic, it also wasn't in Viola's nature.
Even though she had been forced to participate in many unjust battles over the years within the Donquixote Pirates, her true heart had never changed.
Viola remained this country's princess, not a ruthless killer.
Then it could only be…