Chapter Summaries

Minato Namikaze revealed that transporting the newly discovered living planet would require negotiation because the Teleportation Gate could send only a few powerful fighters. The group agreed to travel there together and settle ownership later, and Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Obito entered the gate with the others as Minato watched them depart.

• Minato Namikaze explained that he could transfer the planet but would need to concentrate, and that the gate could send only one or two Dharma Bodies because of the energy required.
• Ōnoki questioned who would own the planet, and Madara Uchiha proposed that everyone travel there and decide ownership after conditions stabilized.
• Obito Uchiha invited Team 7 to join the expedition, and Naruto eagerly accepted while Sasuke and Sakura agreed to go.
• Hinata watched Naruto before Kurenai Yuhi called her away, while Toneri declined Naruto’s invitation to join the trip.
• Naruto and the others entered the glowing Teleportation Gate as Minato Namikaze watched them leave.

Jin altered the teleportation, sending Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to the middle of an ocean apart from the main group. Jin appointed Orochimaru and Uchiha Shisui to investigate a new planet, while the trio faced a giant azure monster.

• Jin secretly changed the teleportation and sent Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura somewhere different from the others.
• Jin asked the Legion Commanders who wanted to visit a new planet, and Orochimaru and Uchiha Shisui volunteered.
• Jin tasked Orochimaru and Uchiha Shisui with strengthening the planet, finding talented people, and obstructing their enemies.
• Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto found themselves stranded on the ocean, and Sasuke used Lightning Rope to stop Naruto's fall, badly burning him.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura argued over the botched rescue and realized they needed to find Obito Uchiha to return.
• A massive azure monster burst from the sea beneath Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura forced a giant blue monster to take them to an inhabited island, where they discovered a battle between powerful forces. They reached the fight and were spotted by a bearded man holding a bare-chested young man.

• Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura defeated the giant blue monster, which woke and begged for mercy.
• Naruto asked the monster to take them to an island, while Sasuke suspected its rapid healing came from abundant Natural Energy.
• The monster carried them toward the island, but stopped when an explosion and huge flames and black smoke appeared ahead.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura told the monster to leave, then concealed themselves and approached the island to investigate the battle.
• Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura watched a bearded man grab a bare-chested young man, and the bearded man turned and spotted them.

Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura intervened when Blackbeard used his power to drag them into his fight with Ace. Their attacks injured him but failed to defeat him, and the chapter ended with Blackbeard overpowering the three as Sakura cried out for Naruto to save her.

• Blackbeard used Dark Water to pull Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura toward him, despite Ace warning them to run.
• Sasuke and Naruto attacked Blackbeard with Chidori and Rasengan, while Sakura struck him with a Haki-coated punch that sent him crashing down.
• Sasuke tricked Blackbeard with a wood substitution and explosive tags, but Blackbeard endured the blast with Armament Haki.
• Blackbeard grabbed Sasuke and swallowed Naruto in darkness, then caught Sakura and slammed her into the ground.
• Ace hit Blackbeard with a pillar of fire, but Blackbeard recovered and knocked Sasuke down as Sakura screamed for Naruto to save her.

Naruto unleashed Uchiha Jin’s power to fight Blackbeard, forcing him to retreat after a fierce clash. When Naruto collapsed and Blackbeard attacked Sasuke and Sakura, Uchiha Shisui arrived to protect them.

• Ace tried to rise and called for Naruto to save him as Blackbeard’s darkness reached Naruto.
• Naruto struck Blackbeard with the Heavenly Demon Fist, but Blackbeard emerged unharmed and Sasuke retreated with Sakura.
• Naruto and Blackbeard clashed with their darkness techniques, plunging the island into darkness before Naruto pierced Blackbeard with the Heavenly Demon Finger.
• Blackbeard grabbed Naruto by the throat, then retreated with Ace after Naruto injured him and made him release his grip.
• Naruto collapsed as his borrowed power ran out, and Blackbeard charged at him, Sasuke, and Sakura.
• Shisui arrived, drove Blackbeard back with a flock of crows, and identified himself as the Sixth Legion Commander of the Land of Shadow.

Uchiha Shisui subdued Sasuke and Blackbeard, then took Blackbeard to meet Orochimaru and learn about the new world. After hearing about pirates and the Marines, Shisui and Orochimaru decided to approach the Marines.

• Shisui knocked Sasuke unconscious with genjutsu and subdued Blackbeard and his crew with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shisui spared Sakura and left her to watch over Naruto and Sasuke while he took Blackbeard and Ace with him.
• Shisui brought Blackbeard to a barren island, where Orochimaru introduced himself as the Ninth Legion Commander.
• Blackbeard invited Shisui and Orochimaru to join his ship, but they instead questioned him about the world.
• After learning about pirates and the Marines, Shisui and Orochimaru decided that the Marines were the best people to approach.

Obito Uchiha accidentally appeared on the Sabaody Archipelago, killed Saint Charloss after the Celestial Dragon threatened him, and drew the Marines’ attention. He confronted Marine Admiral Kizaru, who revealed that he ranked among the world’s top ten fighters, while Obito considered how to assess the planet’s strength.

• Obito Uchiha crashed into the auction house and used Wood Release to overwhelm the men attacking him.
• Obito seized Saint Charloss and killed him after Saint Charloss threatened him.
• Obito escaped the chaotic auction house as Marines arrived and attacked the crowd.
• Obito used his Mangekyo Sharingan to warp above Sabaody and survey the island.
• Kizaru approached Obito and revealed that he was a Marine Admiral who ranked among the world’s top ten fighters.
• Kizaru tried to kick Obito, but his leg passed through Obito’s body, and Obito asked him about the world’s strength rankings.

Obito defeated Kizaru with genjutsu and a black sun attack, then began searching for the scattered Konoha group. A Revolutionary Army member invited him to their base, while Darui found himself alone in Enel’s God’s Country.

• Kizaru attacked Obito with light-based strikes, but Obito evaded them with Kamui and trapped him in genjutsu.
• Obito used a black sun attack from the sky, and Kizaru fell as Marines rushed to his aid.
• Three days later, Obito saw a wanted poster offering three billion for his capture and set out to find Naruto and the others.
• A man identifying himself as part of the Revolutionary Army invited Obito to visit their base.
• Darui found himself alone in a palace with Enel, who told him it was God's Country.

Sasori and Deidara took over a Marine warship, freed Crocodile, and decided to seek out Whitebeard. After Admiral Aokiji attacked them, they escaped by summoning themselves to the sea with Crocodile and Mr. 1 in tow.

• Sasori refused Deidara's invitation to join Akatsuki and concluded that an unknown enemy had disrupted their teleportation.
• After learning about the world, Sasori chose to find Whitebeard rather than join the Marines, and Deidara agreed to follow him.
• Crocodile asked to accompany them, and Sasori broke his chains before accepting him as a temporary ally.
• Aokiji arrived and tried to stop the group, but Deidara's explosive bird and Sasori's attack gave them a chance to escape.
• Sasori and Deidara used the Reverse Summoning Technique to flee with Crocodile and Mr. 1, leaving them surprised that they could stand on the sea.

Sasori and Deidara fled across the sea while Kitsuchi and Mei Terumi encountered the strange world and considered their next moves. On the Going Merry, Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke met Luffy’s crew, and Sasuke and Zoro nearly started a fight after a misunderstanding over the pirate flag.

• Sasori told Deidara they should avoid fighting the world’s strongest experts before regaining their full strength, and they continued fleeing across the sea.
• Kitsuchi surfaced near a ship and faced a giant man whose body produced mochi, while Mei Terumi surveyed Dressrosa and decided the pirates might be her only chance to secure an alliance.
• Luffy’s crew spotted Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke running across the sea and watched them leap onto the Going Merry.
• Luffy and Naruto excitedly asked each other to demonstrate their skills, while Nami and Sakura punched them for their antics.
• Naruto threw shuriken toward the pirate flag, Zoro knocked them away, and Sasuke and Zoro drew weapons before Naruto and Luffy restrained them.
• Sasuke and Zoro realized they had been echoing each other, while Sakura and Nami laughed at how alike the two were.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura joined Luffy’s ship while searching for their families, and Naruto and Luffy bonded over their ambitions. During the voyage, Sasuke beat Zoro in a wooden-sword bout and introduced him to drawing on power from the world around him; the ship then spotted land.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura told Nami they had been separated from their families, and Luffy invited them aboard his ship.
• Naruto refused to join Luffy’s crew because he belonged to Konoha, then he and Luffy encouraged each other to pursue their ambitions.
• Naruto and Luffy fought over food aboard the ship while Sakura reflected on feeling less useful than her teammates.
• Sasuke challenged Zoro’s training, defeated him with Thunder Breathing, and explained that a swordsman could draw on power outside himself.
• Zoro considered Sasuke’s advice, and Usopp announced that land was in sight.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura left Luffy’s ship and were led into a trap by human traffickers in Mock Town, whom they defeated and questioned about Devil Fruits. After finding Obito’s three-billion-belly Wanted Poster, they learned he had last appeared at the Sabaody Archipelago and planned to set off the next day, though Naruto also wanted to visit Sky Island.

• Naruto said goodbye to Luffy and left the ship with Sasuke and Sakura.
• A middle-aged man lured the three into an alley, where human traffickers tried to capture them for sale.
• Naruto and Sasuke defeated the traffickers and learned that Devil Fruits could create powerful people.
• Sakura spotted Obito’s Wanted Poster, and the three learned he was wanted for three billion and had killed a Celestial Dragon and defeated a Marine Admiral.
• The three decided to follow their Log Pose toward the Sabaody Archipelago, and Sasuke set their departure for the next day.

Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke reached Sky Island by flying through storm clouds, then found Zoro facing Darui while Luffy fought elsewhere. Naruto and Sasuke held back as Zoro insisted on fighting Darui alone, who attacked him with black lightning.

• Naruto flew Sakura and Sasuke from Mock Town through the sky, nearly drowning them in a cloud layer before they reached Sky Island.
• Sakura and Sasuke beat up Naruto for his reckless flight, then the three spotted lightning and heard fighting nearby.
• Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke found Zoro confronting Darui, who said he had become a subordinate of the island's god.
• Darui revealed that he and Naruto's group came from the same place, while Sasuke questioned his explanation and Zoro refused help.
• Zoro faced Darui alone as Naruto and Sasuke pulled Sakura back to watch, and Darui struck at Zoro with black lightning.

Darui overwhelmed Zoro in their fight, but Zoro kept rising and adapted Sasuke's advice by entering Thunder Breathing. The chapter ended as Zoro opened his eyes with electricity flickering across his forehead while Darui's black lightning slash approached.

• Darui dodged Zoro's opening attack and knocked him down with a kick.
• Darui explained that he had become a priest after losing to Enel, then fought off Zoro's repeated sword attacks with ease.
• Darui struck Zoro with Black Panther, but Zoro survived and attacked again.
• Darui grew serious and unleashed a powerful black slash, forcing Zoro to recognize the gap between them.
• Zoro recalled Sasuke's advice, began Thunder Breathing, and opened his eyes as Darui's lightning slash rushed toward him.

Zoro fought Darui to a standstill, surviving their final sword strike and earning Darui’s concession. Darui then used stored Natural Energy to summon Kumogakure’s Third Raikage, revealing the mission’s true goal.

• Darui’s Lightning Clone survived Zoro’s Great Three Thousand Great Worlds, and Darui pressed his exhausted opponent about drawing on Natural Energy.
• Zoro kept fighting despite reaching his limit, and Darui proposed settling the duel with one strike.
• Zoro and Darui clashed with their strongest attacks; Darui conceded after Zoro survived the blow.
• Darui revealed that Enel had lost and said the battle’s true outcome depended on the enormous ship in the sky.
• Darui activated a device containing absorbed Natural Energy, and lightning struck the ground before him.
• The lightning revealed Kumogakure’s Third Raikage, A.

Third Raikage A arrived on Sky Island, learned about Darui’s clash with Konoha and Enel, and went to confront the self-proclaimed god. He overpowered Enel and claimed him for Kumogakure, destroying Enel’s ship in the process.

• Third Raikage A arrived and praised Darui, then asked him to explain why Kumogakure’s forces were scattered and why he had clashed with Konoha.
• Darui told Third Raikage A about the failed teleportation, Sky Island, Enel, and his conflict with Naruto’s group.
• Third Raikage A left Naruto’s group waiting and flew up to Enel’s ship, where he mocked Enel’s claim to godhood and offered to recruit him into Kumogakure.
• Enel refused and attacked with lightning, but Third Raikage A absorbed the lightning and seized control of him.
• Third Raikage A destroyed Enel’s ship with a surge of lightning, and Enel fainted after the ship was wrecked.

Naruto faced Third Raikage A so Luffy and the others could escape Sky Island, but was overpowered before fleeing after them. He reunited with the crew aboard their ship, and Luffy ordered them to set sail.

• Third Raikage A invited Luffy to join Kumogakure, but Luffy refused, and Naruto stepped forward to protect him.
• Naruto held Third Raikage A back as Luffy, Sasuke, and the others fled, with Luffy calling for Naruto to return alive.
• Nami knocked out the badly injured Zoro, and Sanji carried him as the group ran across the clouds toward safety.
• Third Raikage A defeated Naruto but let him escape, saying he would show Minato Namikaze consideration.
• Naruto flew to the crew's ship, where Sasuke caught him, and Luffy ordered the crew to set sail.

Kitsuchi summoned Ōnoki to Whole Cake Island, where he clashed with Charlotte Linlin before they agreed to talk. Elsewhere, Mei Terumi summoned Madara Uchiha to an island near Dressrosa, leaving him eager to explore the New World and its abundant Natural Energy.

• Kitsuchi used a glowing stone to summon Ōnoki from the prison on Whole Cake Island.
• Charlotte Linlin attacked Ōnoki with Hakoku, and Ōnoki countered with Particle Style, leaving both unharmed.
• Ōnoki questioned Kitsuchi, and Charlotte Linlin invited them to settle in and learn about the island.
• Mei Terumi used a blue stone to summon Madara Uchiha on an island near Dressrosa.
• Madara Uchiha sensed the abundant Natural Energy and looked forward to exploring the New World and recovering his strength.

Orochimaru and Uchiha Shisui negotiated with Sengoku to cooperate with the Marines, offering information on Ace and the Blackbeard Pirates. To prove their strength, Orochimaru began fighting Admiral Akainu on a secluded island, where his enormous Eight-Headed Serpent form healed from Akainu’s magma attack.

• Orochimaru and Uchiha Shisui told Sengoku they represented the Land of Shadow and offered information on Ace and the Blackbeard Pirates as proof of their sincerity.
• Sengoku proposed that Orochimaru and Shisui join the Marines, but Orochimaru refused and agreed to demonstrate their strength instead.
• Orochimaru chose Admiral Akainu as his opponent, and Sengoku arranged a battle on a secluded island.
• Akainu struck Orochimaru with magma, but Orochimaru’s body broke into white snakes and formed a massive Eight-Headed Serpent.
• Akainu pierced the serpent with another magma attack, but Orochimaru revealed that its wound was rapidly healing.

Orochimaru defeated Akainu by flooding the island with seawater, then negotiated with Sengoku to trade methods for increasing strength in exchange for access to Devil Fruits for research. As he and Shisui left the meeting, Orochimaru hinted at a plan that would surprise Minato and the others.

• Akainu attacked Orochimaru's Eight-Headed Serpent with magma, but Orochimaru flooded the island and weakened him with seawater.
• Orochimaru blasted away part of the sea with lightning, and Akainu admitted defeat.
• Orochimaru proposed providing strength-enhancing methods in exchange for Devil Fruits, and Sengoku offered fruits and a research site on the condition that they remain with the Marines.
• Orochimaru and Shisui left the conference hall and used a barrier to speak privately as they walked through the Marine Base.
• Orochimaru hinted that his ideas for what to teach the Marines would surprise Minato and the others, alarming Shisui.