Chapter Summaries

Aokiji tried to enlist Toneri and Blackbeard in a campaign to reclaim Sea Star from Madara Uchiha, but Toneri refused to join the war. Blackbeard remained wary of the plan as a mysterious thin man appeared during Aokiji’s negotiations.

• Aizen, Blackbeard, and Golden Lion arrived on the moon, where Aizen reflected on how small their former world had been.
• Aokiji asked Toneri to help reclaim their homeland, but Toneri refused to participate in war, and King departed through a Teleportation Gate.
• Blackbeard visited Zabuza’s tavern, recognized Kirigakure’s presence, and later met Aokiji on the moon.
• Aokiji told Blackbeard that Hashirama Senju was stronger than Madara Uchiha and that they had a way to seal him, while asking Blackbeard to handle Madara’s allies.
• Aokiji’s explanation was interrupted when a thin man appeared beside them.

Hawkeye challenged Sakumo Hatake to a duel in space and lost, then told him that the navy and Revolutionary Army planned to retake Sea Star with Hashirama Senju's help. Sakumo reported the plan to Uchiha Jin, who assigned him to observe the coming battle for Sea Star.

• Aizen introduced himself to Aokiji and offered to help, and Aokiji welcomed his support.
• Hawkeye met Sakumo Hatake on an asteroid and fought him with their blades and Zanjutsu.
• Sakumo's Quick Barrage overwhelmed Hawkeye, leaving him wounded but alive, and Hawkeye acknowledged the gap between them.
• Hawkeye told Sakumo that the navy and Revolutionary Army planned to retake Sea Star, with Hashirama Senju joining and preparations to seal a Six Paths-level expert.
• Sakumo contacted Uchiha Jin, who asked him to observe the battle for Sea Star because Shadow Star could not spare anyone else.

Konoha’s leaders discussed a plan to seal Madara Uchiha, while Naruto pushed himself recklessly to grow stronger and Obito considered seeking the Ten-Tails’ power. The chapter ended with Madara learning that Konoha’s allies were gathering forces against him, as Issho Fujitora weighed his loyalties.

• Naruto fought Ebisu until Sasuke stopped him, chastised him for pressuring others, and took him to train with Sakura.
• Obito brooded over Kakashi and Rin’s departure, then considered stealing Madara Uchiha’s power by becoming the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki.
• Kushina, Tsunade, Hashirama Senju, Dragon, and Sengoku discussed the risks of sealing Madara and learned that Sea Star’s Kirigakure Ninja had grown into a major force.
• Dragon and Sengoku asked Hashirama Senju to help confront Madara, and Hashirama agreed to settle their long-standing conflict.
• Issho Fujitora received intelligence about the gathering forces and struggled with whether he could betray the Land of Water.
• Madara Uchiha revealed that he knew about the plans against him.

Uchiha Jin sent Kinoki to Sea Star without giving him a specific mission, where Kinoki stayed with Data and Dalan in a village guarding a sacred relic. When pirates attacked the village, Kinoki killed their captain and left, unaware that the villagers feared he might be connected to the attackers.

• Uchiha Jin sent Kinoki to Sea Star and told him he could do as he pleased.
• Kinoki met Data, who brought him home and explained that the village guarded a sacred relic coveted by outsiders.
• Kinoki decided to look for Senior Sakumo and watch the Sea Star people's counterattack, but pirates attacked the village before he could leave.
• Ryan demanded the sacred relic, and Captain Taitan crushed Ryan's head before threatening the villagers.
• Kinoki fired beams from above, killed Taitan, and left after seeing the villagers' fear.
• The villagers noted that Kinoki did not seem to be with the pirates, though they had seen Data bring him to the village.

Kinoki revived Data, his wife, and other villagers killed by pirates, then accepted a Devil Fruit before leaving the island. At sea, Vice Admiral Snake falsely accused Kinoki of being a pirate and ordered the Marines to arrest him.

• Kinoki learned from Orochimaru that the villagers could be revived, then used a barrier and soul techniques to restore Data, his wife, and the other villagers whose bodies remained intact.
• The next day, the Village Chief gave Kinoki the village’s sacred relic, a Devil Fruit, and Kinoki ate it and discovered it was the Firepower Fruit.
• Kinoki sensed that his fate might be manipulated, while Jin admitted he was guiding Kinoki toward the Six Paths.
• After three days at sea, Kinoki’s ship was rammed by a Marine warship, and Vice Admiral Snake’s Marines boarded it.
• Kinoki explained that he was not a pirate, but Vice Admiral Snake falsely claimed he was the last surviving Iron Bull Pirate and ordered the Marines to arrest him.

Kinoki learned that Madara Uchiha ruled Sea Star from the Land of Water, then joined Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates as they headed there. After boarding the Thousand Sunny, Kinoki met the crew and learned that Zoro wanted to find a powerful swordsman; the chapter ended with the crew fleeing three Marine warships.

• Kinoki interrogated a Marine officer, learned that Madara Uchiha had established the Land of Water and stopped suppressing pirates, then killed the officer and set off to find the Land of Water.
• Kinoki found Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and the others training with Rayleigh, and Luffy invited him to join their trip to settle the score with Madara Uchiha.
• Aboard the Thousand Sunny, Kinoki told Zoro he knew a powerful swordsman in the Land of Water, and Zoro showed interest in meeting him.
• Franky spotted three Marine warships approaching, so Luffy and the crew turned the Thousand Sunny around and fled while Kinoki wondered why they were running.

The Straw Hat Pirates escaped the Navy as Sakumo Hatake arrived in the Land of Water and Aizen’s group returned to Sea Star. Dragon and Sengoku prepared to move against the Land of Water, while Aizen headed there and the other arrivals set out on their own.

• Kinoki restrained the Navy’s warships with waves, allowing Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates to escape aboard the Thousand Sunny.
• Sakumo Hatake arrived in the Land of Water, where Mei Terumi welcomed him and proposed closer ties with the Land of Shadow.
• Aizen, Blackbeard, Golden Lion, Crocodile, and their companions landed on Sea Star; Aizen sent the others to act as they wished and headed for the Land of Water.
• Dragon and Sengoku discussed Madara Uchiha’s lifted blockade and agreed that they needed to move faster, with Sengoku proposing a decapitation strike.

The Straw Hat Pirates flew the Thousand Sunny to the Land of Water and began fighting the Marines and Admirals blocking their way. As Luffy advanced toward the city, Mei Terumi stepped into his path, while Aizen confronted Madara Uchiha in the throne room.

• Kinoki lifted the Thousand Sunny over the Red Line, and the crew landed in a plaza surrounded by Marines.
• Luffy unleashed Conqueror’s Haki against the Marines and declared that the Straw Hat Pirates were at war.
• Zoro fought Admiral Fujitora Issho, while Sanji challenged Admiral Ryokugyu, Araki.
• Chopper, Nico Robin, and Nami held off Marines as Luffy walked toward the city, where Mei Terumi waited in his path.
• Aizen appeared before Madara Uchiha and blocked his attack, then traded accusations of arrogance with him.

Aizen sought Madara Uchiha’s cooperation by revealing that the Soul King’s resurrection contingency had arrived on the planet, while Luffy fought Mei Terumi as she tried to stop him from reaching Pangaea Castle. Luffy awakened a strange new form and began grabbing Mei Terumi’s mist, leaving her stunned.

• Aizen told Madara Uchiha that the Soul King had left a resurrection contingency and claimed he could locate it, showing the Hōgyoku in his chest as proof.
• Madara Uchiha exposed Aizen’s illusion, agreed to wait for proof of his sincerity, and watched Aizen disappear.
• Mei Terumi warned Luffy to leave, but he refused and transformed into Fourth Gear to fight her mist giant.
• Mei Terumi struck Luffy with scorching water dragons, but drumbeats sounded as he was swallowed by them.
• Luffy emerged laughing, tied the water dragons into a knot, and threw them at Mei Terumi, who evaded them by flying upward.
• Luffy’s hair and clothes changed as he laughed and grabbed Mei Terumi’s mist, leaving her wondering whether he had reached the Six Paths level.

Luffy fought Mei Terumi but was rescued by Kinoki, who let him continue toward Pangaea Castle while warning that powerful enemies waited ahead. The Straw Hat Pirates gathered before Madara Uchiha’s forces as Golden Lion and Blackbeard’s allies launched an aerial assault on the battlefield.

• Luffy attacked Mei Terumi’s mist giant with his rubber powers, but her corrosive body and heat overwhelmed him until Kinoki dispersed her with energy beams.
• Kinoki told Luffy he could turn back or continue toward death; Luffy chose to press on, and Kinoki faced Mei Terumi while she warned of stronger opponents ahead.
• Luffy reached Pangaea Castle, where Karatachi Yagura, Uchiha Setsuna, Vegapunk, Gild Tesoro, and other allies of Madara Uchiha confronted him.
• Ryokugyu, Sanji, Issho, and Zoro arrived battered from battle, and the Straw Hat Pirates assembled behind Luffy as they refused to retreat.
• Golden Lion sent ships and floating islands plunging toward the battlefield, while Blackbeard noticed Revolutionary Army and Marine forces among the descending ships.

The Land of Water’s forces fought the Golden Lion’s alliance while Konoha, Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure maneuvered around the coming battle for Sea Star. The chapter ended with Aizen Sōsuke appearing beside Kinoki as Mei Terumi fell from the sky.

• Blackbeard used Dark Vortex to slow the falling ship as the Land of Water’s forces clashed with the Golden Lion’s alliance across the city.
• Fourth Raikage A left through Blueno’s Teleportation Gate, and Enel confronted Tsunade above Cloud Ninja Star.
• Kushina visited Rasa on Sand Ninja Star to discuss an alliance while Pakura awakened on Sea Star under Katakuri’s watch.
• Mū sent Katakuri through Blueno’s gate toward Sea Star, hoping to secure a place for the people of Stone Ninja Star there.
• Former allies fought throughout the Sea Star battlefield as Sabo blocked a former pirate turned Marine.
• Aizen Sōsuke appeared beside Kinoki as Mei Terumi fell toward the ground.

Aizen confronted Kinoki on Sea Star, using Kyōka Suigetsu to attack him and easily overpowering the fighters who intervened. After Aizen killed Golden Lion, Madara Uchiha and Sakumo Hatake challenged him over his attack on Kinoki, leaving tensions between Aizen and the Land of Shadow poised to escalate.

• Aizen revealed himself to Kinoki and attacked him with Kyōka Suigetsu, inflicting a real wound while surrounding him with illusory Soul Reaper captains.
• Kinoki transformed into a red Dharma form and tried to flee, but Aizen inverted his perceptions and stopped him.
• Luffy attacked Aizen to protect Kinoki, but Aizen split Luffy's arm with a sword strike, and Kinoki carried him to Chopper for treatment.
• Kinoki and Golden Lion launched a combined attack on Aizen, but Aizen emerged unharmed and cut Golden Lion in half.
• Madara Uchiha confronted Aizen over the destruction, and Sakumo Hatake appeared beside Kinoki and accused Aizen of attacking one of their people.

Aizen and Madara Uchiha trapped Kinoki and Sakumo Hatake, seeking the Soul King’s hidden power within Kinoki, while Obito Uchiha transported Madara to face Hashirama Senju and a gathering of allies. Their battle began as the surrounding space started to crack, leaving Obito worried it would not withstand their strength.

• Sakumo Hatake deduced that Aizen and Madara Uchiha wanted the Soul King’s power hidden within Kinoki and tried to flee with him, but a barrier sealed Mary Geoise.
• Aizen and Madara Uchiha insisted on forcing Kinoki into the Six Paths realm, while Sakumo Hatake warned that Kinoki’s death would provoke Uchiha Jin.
• Obito Uchiha appeared and used Kamui to take Madara Uchiha away; Aizen’s Black Coffin shattered, Kinoki fell into Aizen’s grasp, and Sakumo Hatake crashed to the ground.
• Madara Uchiha faced Hashirama Senju, Sengoku, the Marines, and their assembled allies, while Kaido, Blackbeard, Katakuri, and others joined Madara’s side.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju began fighting, and Obito Uchiha realized their battle was cracking the space around them.

The battle escalated as Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju began fighting in the sky, while Garp stopped Luffy and the Straw Hats and sent them away with Obito Uchiha. Garp then clashed with Fourth Raikage A as Kaido and Akainu fought nearby, and the chapter ended with Pakura blocking Aokiji’s attack using a scorpion-like puppet.

• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju activated their Six Paths forms and began battling in the sky.
• Garp knocked out Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, then asked Obito Uchiha to take the Straw Hat Pirates away through Kamui.
• Garp attacked Fourth Raikage A and his Lightning Dharma Body as the two fought across the battlefield.
• Kaido struck Akainu with Thunder Bagua, but Akainu counterattacked with magma hounds and sent Kaido flying.
• Aokiji overwhelmed Pakura and attacked her with Frozen Time Capsule, but her scorpion-like puppet absorbed the black frost.

Pakura, Sasori’s Hiruko, and Blackbeard fought Aokiji, the black Buddha, Kizaru, and Katakuri amid a chaotic battle. Elsewhere, Yahiko struck Zephyr with emotion-based techniques, but Zephyr retaliated with a beam from his mechanical arm that swallowed Yahiko.

• Pakura and Hiruko formed a steel female giant and used its heat to repel Aokiji’s frost and strike him.
• Aokiji summoned ice meteors against the giant, while the black Buddha attacked and Blackbeard intervened with Dark Vortex.
• Kizaru and Katakuri joined the fight, and the combatants exchanged attacks as Hiruko’s giant charged the black Buddha through buildings.
• Yahiko and Zephyr began fighting after Zephyr declared his will to distinguish good from evil.
• Yahiko’s Suffering of All Beings slowed Zephyr, and his Wrath of All Beings punched Zephyr across the ground.
• Zephyr called Yahiko evil and fired Smash Blaster, engulfing Yahiko in its beam.

Yahiko fought Zephyr with emotion-based attacks while Obito Uchiha encountered Izuna Uchiha amid the wider battle. The chapter ended with Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju still facing off in the sky, their clash poised to decide the war.

• Yahiko survived Zephyr's attacks by letting them pass through his spiritual body, then revealed that Zephyr's condensed will could strike him.
• Yahiko formed a Divine Dharma Body and used blades representing seven emotions to overwhelm Zephyr with rage, sorrow, and other feelings.
• Obito watched Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju fight before Izuna Uchiha appeared and recognized Obito's Kamui.
• Izuna Uchiha told Obito that the battle's outcome depended on Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, who continued their confrontation in the sky.

Hashirama Senju and the Sea Star forces sealed a body they believed was Madara Uchiha, but Madara revealed himself above them and resumed fighting Hashirama. Their battle split the Red Line and forced everyone to flee, until Aizen trapped Mary Geoise in a Black Coffin before Madara and Hashirama destroyed it.

• Hashirama Senju used Six Paths techniques and help from the Sea Star forces to seal Madara Uchiha inside a barrier of blue light and colorful trees.
• Madara Uchiha appeared above the seal, revealing that the figure trapped inside was not him, and exchanged attacks with Hashirama Senju.
• Madara Uchiha's Sword of Nunoboko split Mary Geoise and the Red Line, prompting both sides to flee the Six Paths battle.
• Aizen used Hado #90: Black Coffin to cover Mary Geoise and trap the fleeing fighters.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju shattered the Black Coffin, and Aizen said he would not interfere because he still wanted the souls.

Aizen overwhelmed Garp, Akainu, and the Whitebeard Pirates as the battle at Mary Geoise continued. With the Whitebeard Pirates’ ship destroyed and Hashirama Senju losing ground to Madara Uchiha, Hiruko and Whitebeard agreed to work together against Aizen and search for the Navy survivors.

• Aizen defeated Garp and Akainu with a purple blast, leaving Akainu dead and Garp gravely wounded.
• The Whitebeard Pirates arrived aboard the New Moby Dick, and Whitebeard, Douglas Bullet, Marco, Ace, and Hawkeye attacked Aizen.
• Aizen used his illusion to evade their attacks, wounded Whitebeard, Douglas Bullet, Marco, and Ace, then cut the New Moby Dick in two.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju resumed their battle, with Hashirama falling behind despite Sea Star’s support.
• Hiruko revealed that he was Sasori’s clone, refused Whitebeard’s offer to join his crew, and proposed joining forces against Aizen before they searched for the Navy survivors.

Hiruko proposed temporarily empowering one Marine with Dark Power to reach the Six Paths realm and fight Aizen, and the Marines agreed to pool their power into Garp. As the battle raged around them, Garp’s injuries healed and he began to awaken with the gathered power.

• Hiruko told Whitebeard that defeating Aizen required a true Six Paths being and revealed that the Marines’ Dark Power could temporarily create one.
• Whitebeard and Hiruko reached the Marines’ shelter, where Sengoku agreed to cooperate with Hiruko to defeat Aizen and obtain his body data.
• Dragon, Sengoku, and the others chose Garp as their candidate, while ten Dark Power users volunteered to contribute their strength.
• Hiruko used Pakura’s Energy Convergence technique to channel the ten contributors’ Dark Power into Garp, whose injuries began to heal.
• Garp slowly opened his eyes as the gathered power flowed into him.

Garp left the injured fighters behind and confronted Aizen, whose Kyōka Suigetsu made Garp’s Observation Haki unreliable. As Kinoki’s soul-fueled Six Paths ascension began, Garp joined Hashirama Senju while Madara Uchiha watched.

• Garp promised Hiruko he would find Aizen, then left the shelter and entered the battle between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju.
• Garp located Aizen beside the iron box containing Kinoki and attacked him, but Aizen’s illusions and Spiritual Pressure kept the fight even.
• Garp and Aizen traded powerful blows, shattering the split island, until Aizen realized Kinoki’s ascension had begun.
• The iron box shattered, and Kinoki rose into the sky as the souls gathered by the chains fought within him and his body began transforming.
• Madara Uchiha recognized the signs of a Six Paths ascension, and Hashirama Senju joined Garp while Kinoki remained aloft in the growing wind.