Episode 940

"Zoro's Fury - The Truth About the SMILE!" is the 940th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
After claiming responsibility for Kin'emon's secret message, saying it was a prank, and casting doubt in the Rasetsu prison guards, Yasuie meets a brutal end as Orochi and his men shoot him to death.

As the Ebisu Town citizens "laugh" over Yasuie's death, Hiyori reveals to Zoro that they were affected by the fruits known as SMILE.

Long Summary
To save the rebellion, Yasuie decides to lie, stating that the rebellion flyers were a prank orchestrated by him, and the people with crescent tattoos are not rebels. Orochi finally arrives at the execution area and prepares to shoot him. Yasuie tells Orochi, "A man of such small caliber will never truly devour Oden." He reveals that he has changed the rendezvous point on the flyers so that the revolution will live on. Shots are fired at Yasuie.

Yasuie recalls when he was a daimyo. The Nine Red Scabbards were captured for stealing money and brought to him. Because Yasuie recognizes that Oden was going through financial struggles, he lets them keep the money they stole.

On the cross, Yasuie also sees his daughter Toko running to him. He remembers a moment when he walked with his daughter, and let her ride on his back. In his last moments, he apologizes to her for leaving her behind before finally dying. His body falls off the cross and hits the ground.

To Zoro's frustration, the citizens of Ebisu Town, including Toko, start laughing at the body. Hiyori explains that they are physically unable of showing any emotion except laughter because of Kaidou's SMILE fruits.

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following:
 * Additional dialogue when Kin'emon and Inuarashi find Ashura.
 * A flashback scene of Oden sparring with Yasuie.
 * Kin'emon deducing Yasuie's intentions before the latter was shot to death.
 * A flashback sequence of Yasuie with Toko.
 * Orochi imagines Oden laughing at him when Yasuie laughs.
 * Luffy and Hyogoro do not appear fat in this episode. In the manga, they were still fat when the Ebisu Town citizens were grieving over Yasuie's death.
 * The scene of Yasuie getting shot to death is censored and extended in the anime.