Episode 960

"The Number-One Samurai in Wano Country! Kozuki Oden Appears" is the 960th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
It is revealed that Orochi had the Beasts Pirates bombed the Thousand Sunny and destroyed some bridges to cut off routes to Tokage Port. At the port, the Nine Red Scabbards prepare to continue with the raid on their own.

A flashback to many years ago begins. Back then, Oden was a well-known troublemaker. A younger Kin'emon takes a baby white boar from some thugs and brings it to the Flower Capital to gain money. However, the boar's parent, the Mountain God, arrives at the capital and wreaks havoc.

Long Summary
To the great shock of the Nine Red Scabbards, no one shows up to Tokage Port to sail out to Onigashima. The day before, Orochi decided to sabotage the operation before it could happen. He bombed the Thousand Sunny as well as all bridges leading to the port. He also destroys the port itself. The Nine Red Scabbards decide that they must sail out to Onigashima, with or without their allies. They prepare to go.

They remember Oden's legacy. A delinquent from a young age, Oden committed several atrocious acts, such as starting what would be known as the Harem War, where he clashed with several other samurai whose women he stole. When he turned eighteen, he was disavowed from his father.

The future Nine Red Scabbards also steal to survive. Kin'emon attempts to steal a baby boar and Denjiro swindles a merchant for a pot. However, the baby boar's parent, a giant dubbed the mountain god, goes on a rampage around town in search of its child. Oden intervenes, asking Kin'emon for the boar back.

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following:
 * When Orochi believes that he thwarted the Kozuki revolution, he dances around in joy and tears the map apart.
 * After saying that Wano Country is too cramped, Oden runs through a bamboo forest, jumps off a cliff, and falls into the sea when he realizes that he wants to eat oden.
 * Tsuru threatens Kin'emon with a knife when he tries stealing her money.
 * As Sukiyaki's aide was listing Oden's past actions, the following are shown:
 * Images of Oden throwing his wet nurse as an infant and catching rabbits as a child.
 * A scene of Oden fighting gamblers.
 * A scene of Oden diverting a river to the capital.
 * A scene of Oden trying to leave the country.
 * When Tsuru saw the baby white boar in the manga, the three thugs who had it opened the box to show it to her. In the anime, the boar jumps out of the box.