Chapter Summaries

Tobirama defeated Orick and forced him to explain the history of the seas, the Navy, and the Celestial Dragons. Orick revealed why he became a pirate and described the Revolutionary Army’s struggle, leaving Tobirama and Orochimaru with a grim view of the World Government’s power.

• Tobirama knocked Orick down twice, pinned him with a kunai, and demanded information while Orochimaru’s snakes restrained the White Wolf Pirates.
• Orick surrendered and told Tobirama about Roger, the Great Treasure, and the Pirate King’s execution, which had inspired the Great Pirate era.
• Orick explained that the World Government controlled the Navy and protected the Celestial Dragons, whose privileges had lasted for eight hundred years.
• Orick revealed that a Celestial Dragon had taken his childhood sweetheart, prompting him to seek power at sea so he could rescue her.
• Orick said Dragon had formed the Revolutionary Army to overthrow the Celestial Dragons, but the Navy and Seven Warlords of the Sea supported the World Government.

Tobirama reported the White Wolf Pirates and the Pirate World to Kaze, who ordered him to bring Orick and his crew back to the Land of Fire. Meanwhile, Garp’s Marines discovered the enormous Shinobi World continent and prepared to investigate it.

• Tobirama and Orochimaru called Kaze and reported Orick’s account of the Pirate World, confirming its identity and that the Summit War had not yet occurred.
• Kaze ordered Tobirama and Orochimaru to return with Orick and the White Wolf Pirates, while considering how Orochimaru might study Devil Fruits and how Caesar Clown’s research could be obtained.
• Tobirama threatened Orick and his crew, who agreed to sail with him to the Land of Fire; the pirates retrieved and towed Tobirama and Orochimaru’s boat.
• A Marine soldier spotted a vast new island on Garp’s route near the Calm Belt, and Baccarat reported the discovery to Garp.
• Garp went to the deck, saw the enormous island, and ordered the Marines to prepare to land.

Garp and Hizashi confronted each other after Garp’s Marines landed on the newly emerged island, which Hizashi identified as part of the Land of Fire. Neither leader would yield over the Marines’ weapons and the right to investigate, so they fought, ending the chapter with their fists colliding.

• Garp led Koby, Helmeppo, and two hundred Marines into the island’s southern forest, where his Observation Haki detected a group of powerful figures rushing toward them.
• Hizashi Hyuga arrived with Konoha ninjas, identified himself as captain of Leaf Village’s Security Force, and demanded that the outsiders surrender their weapons and submit to investigation.
• Garp introduced himself as a Marine Vice Admiral and refused to comply, while Helmeppo insisted that everyone should know Garp’s name.
• Hizashi and Garp argued over the Land of Fire’s authority and the Marines’ dignity, then each stepped forward and prepared to fight.
• Hizashi charged and punched Garp in the chest, and Garp met his attack with a fist, creating a blast that sent Marines staggering backward.

Hizashi and Garp fought to a standstill before Garp’s superior Armament Haki sent Hizashi crashing into the forest. They exchanged questions about their worlds and combat techniques, then resumed fighting, ending with Hizashi sealing an acupoint on Garp’s chest as Garp knocked him away.

• Hizashi and Garp surprised each other by matching fists, but both recognized the other’s formidable strength.
• Hizashi transformed into a beast-like Zoan form and fought Garp with the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist, while Garp evaded his attempt to seal an acupuncture point and struck him with Armament Haki.
• Garp’s Armament Haki sent Hizashi crashing through a tree, and the Konoha Ninja recognized the technique.
• Hizashi and Garp questioned each other about Armament Haki, learning that Naruto had developed it for Konoha’s Elite Jonin.
• Hizashi used Shave to accelerate his attacks, and Garp recognized it as one of the Six Powers before countering with two punches.
• Hizashi sealed an acupoint on Garp’s chest with two fingers as Garp’s punch struck his face and sent him flying.

Hizashi was overwhelmed by Garp, but Hashirama arrived in time to save him and challenge the Marine vice admiral. After introducing themselves, Hashirama prepared to fight Garp with Ninjutsu.

• Garp recovered from Hizashi's acupoint strike and attacked again, leaving the injured Hizashi unable to defend himself.
• Hashirama raised the ground with a Wood Dragon, rescued Hizashi, and used Medical Ninjutsu to treat him.
• Garp destroyed the Wood Dragon with an Armament Haki punch while Hashirama's allies surrounded the Marine soldiers.
• Hizashi told Hashirama about Garp's strength, Haki, and mastery of the Six Powers.
• Hashirama and Garp exchanged names, took their positions, and Hashirama declared he would use Ninjutsu to fight.

Hashirama and Garp fought to a standstill as their powerful techniques and punches shook the battlefield. After Hashirama revealed that he was nearly 150 years old, Garp tried to exploit his presumed weakness in Taijutsu, only for Hashirama to meet his punch head-on.

• Hashirama channeled Chakra into the ground and created a Wood Golem and another Wood Dragon to attack Garp.
• Koby ordered the Marines to retreat, while the Konoha Ninja and Hizashi's subordinates also moved away from the fight.
• Garp and the Wood Golem clashed with tremendous force, and the onlookers were shocked that Garp could match the First Hokage.
• Hashirama and Garp praised each other's strength, and Hashirama revealed that he was nearly 150 years old.
• Garp used Soru to get behind Hashirama and attacked, but Hashirama sensed him and met his Armament Haki-wrapped fist with a punch of his own, drawing Garp's surprise.

Hashirama and Garp fought to a draw with their fists, then continued their battle as Garp used his speed to smash through Hashirama’s Wood Human. Hashirama struck Garp in return, sending him crashing toward the ground.

• Hashirama and Garp’s clash sent them flying apart and left Hashirama’s Wood Dragon cracked.
• Marines and Konoha Ninja reacted with shock as they realized Hashirama had matched Garp without using Haki.
• Garp wondered whether Hashirama possessed Conqueror’s Haki and considered the Land of Fire’s strength alongside its five Hokage.
• Hashirama sent his Wood Dragon and Wood Human at Garp, who used Shave and Geppo to evade him and punch through the Wood Human’s head.
• Hashirama struck Garp’s chest while Garp was unable to withdraw his fist, and Garp fell rapidly toward the ground.

Hashirama and Garp fought on nearly equal terms until Garp revealed Conqueror's Haki, a power unknown to Hashirama and the Konoha Ninja. As Garp's aura overwhelmed both armies, Hashirama realized he might need to use his strongest technique to face him.

• Hashirama struck Garp into the ground, then pursued him and clashed fists with him again, causing a shockwave that uprooted trees and knocked out nearby soldiers.
• Garp asked why Hashirama was not using Armament Haki, and Hashirama admitted he had not had time to learn it.
• Garp explained Conqueror's Haki, and Hashirama and the Konoha Ninja revealed they had never heard of it.
• Garp unleashed Conqueror's Haki, darkening the sky and knocking out Marine soldiers and Konoha Ninja who could not withstand its pressure.
• Hizashi recognized Garp's aura as Conqueror's Haki, while Hashirama realized Garp was stronger than he had expected and decided he could only use that.

Hashirama entered Sage Mode and clashed evenly with Garp, whose Conqueror’s Haki matched the force of Hashirama’s Sage Chakra. As both realized they could not keep fighting for long, they prepared to settle the battle quickly while Koby feared the World Government would discover the Land of Fire.

• Hashirama entered Sage Mode and released Sage Chakra to contend with Garp’s Conqueror’s Haki.
• Hashirama and Garp traded powerful blows, flattening the surrounding terrain and forcing the Marines and Konoha Ninja to retreat.
• Koby warned Helmeppo that the World Government could learn of the Land of Fire through the CP Organization and that its discovery could lead to war.
• Hashirama realized his Chakra might run out within ten minutes, while Garp feared his stamina would fail and worried that reinforcements might arrive.
• Hashirama and Garp both decided to end the battle within their next few exchanges.

Hashirama summoned True Several Thousand Hands and challenged Garp to settle their battle. Garp smashed one of the Buddha’s arms with a Haki-coated punch, but Hashirama’s remaining arms kept attacking as he questioned how long Garp could endure.

• Hashirama raised the colossal Thousand-Armed Buddha, stunning the Marines and Konoha Ninja as Garp stood his ground.
• Hashirama praised Garp’s composure and attacked him with the Buddha’s countless fists.
• Garp covered his body in Armament Haki and Conqueror’s Haki, tore off his Marine uniform, and faced Hashirama head-on.
• Garp punched apart one of the Buddha’s arms, but its other arms struck at him from multiple angles.
• Hashirama continued the assault and wondered how long Garp could withstand it as his stamina ran down.

Hashirama and Garp fought to see who could outlast the other as Garp endured the Thousand-Armed Buddha’s relentless attacks. After Garp unleashed powerful shockwaves to clear a path, he challenged Hashirama to face him directly, leaving Hashirama to respond.

• Hashirama sensed his Sage Chakra running low and realized he would lose if Garp survived the Thousand-Armed Buddha’s assault with enough strength to use Conqueror’s Haki.
• Garp used his fists, Observation Haki, and Rokushiki to withstand the Buddha’s attacks, while Hizashi and the Marines watched anxiously.
• A fist struck Garp’s back and another hit his left shoulder, sending him crashing into a crater, where he redirected the Buddha’s fists to make room to escape.
• Garp unleashed air-quake shockwaves that destroyed hundreds of Buddha arms and opened a path to Hashirama.
• Garp provoked Hashirama to leave the wooden Buddha’s shoulder and fight him head-on, and Hashirama looked down at him.

Hashirama answered Garp’s provocation by joining the fight directly, and their clash shattered many of the Thousand-Armed Buddha’s arms. Garp used the opening to attack Hashirama, but after his underground ambush failed, he destroyed the Wood Dragon separating them as the Buddha’s fists closed in.

• Hashirama dove through the opening in the Thousand-Armed Buddha and clashed fists with Garp, shattering numerous wooden arms with the shockwave.
• The Thousand-Armed Buddha struck Garp while his hand was stunned, knocking him to the ground, where its fists relentlessly battered him.
• Garp dug underground and tunneled toward Hashirama, but Hashirama used the Wood Dragon Technique to rise above the ground and prepare for his attack.
• Garp burst from the soil, cut through the Buddha’s pursuing fists with Tempest Kick, and charged Hashirama.
• Hashirama sent the Wood Dragon to devour Garp, but Garp destroyed it with a powerful punch as the Thousand-Armed Buddha’s fists descended on them.

Hashirama and Garp fought their final clash, with Garp narrowly overpowering Hashirama’s punch before being overwhelmed by the Thousand-Armed Buddha. Hashirama survived and recovered, while Garp remained alive but trapped in the crater, asking whether Hashirama was really human.

• Garp abandoned defense and concentrated his Haki into one punch, breaking Hashirama’s arm and sending him flying.
• The Thousand-Armed Buddha struck Garp with its remaining fists until its arms were destroyed and Hashirama’s Sage Mode ended.
• Hashirama recovered with Seal-less Healing and sensed that Garp was still alive.
• Hashirama found Garp embedded in the crater, conscious but nearly unable to move.
• Hashirama explained his rapid regeneration, and Garp asked whether he was really human.

After Hashirama defeated Garp, Koby and the Marines rushed to protect their vice admiral, earning Hashirama's respect but refusing to surrender. Hashirama restrained the Marines with Deep Forest Emergence, and Koby charged at him after Helmeppo was trapped in a tree.

• Koby, Helmeppo, and the conscious Marines overcame their fear and charged toward Garp to protect him.
• Koby and Helmeppo shielded the exhausted Garp as Hashirama asked them to surrender and answer questions about their mission and Marine Headquarters.
• A Marine fired at Hashirama, who dodged the bullet and used Deep Forest Emergence to restrain the Marines without killing them.
• Koby dodged the vines, but Helmeppo failed to cut through them and was trapped in a tree with his face and chest exposed.
• Koby used Soru and charged at Hashirama, determined to fight despite the difference in their strength.

Koby used Soru to get behind Hashirama and strike him, but his attack did no damage, leaving him at Hashirama’s mercy. An Ice Pheasant intervened and revealed another powerful Marine, whose sudden arrival left Hashirama and the Konoha Ninja searching for answers.

• Koby evaded Hashirama’s vines with Soru and struck the back of his neck, but Hashirama remained unharmed and called Koby’s strength insufficient.
• Hashirama prepared to knock Koby unconscious, but an Ice Pheasant flew between them and carried Koby to safety.
• Hashirama summoned a Wood Human to block the Ice Pheasant, which froze the construct and the ground beneath it on impact.
• Hizashi used his Byakugan to locate a nearly three-meter-tall man in a white suit standing in a tree, while the Konoha Ninja wondered who had entered the battlefield unnoticed.
• Hashirama set Koby down and asked the newcomer if he was also a Marine; the man began to address him as a young man.

Hashirama refused Admiral Kuzan’s demand to release the captured Marines and fought to hold him off despite having almost no stamina left. As Hizashi joined the battle with a surprise attack, his Finger Pistol pierced straight through Kuzan, leaving the outcome unclear.

• Kuzan revealed that he was a Marine Headquarters admiral and demanded that Hashirama release the Marines.
• Hashirama refused, resolved to delay Kuzan until Kaze arrived, and Kuzan attacked him with ice weapons.
• Hashirama dodged Kuzan’s attacks while Hizashi transformed and prepared to intervene.
• Hizashi used Shave to reach Kuzan from behind and struck him with Finger Pistol, piercing his body.

Hizashi appeared to ambush Kuzan twice, but Kuzan’s ice-based ability let him recover and turn the fight around. Kuzan froze Hizashi solid, leaving Hashirama and the others stunned by the Marine Admiral’s power.

• Hizashi struck Kuzan in the back with Finger Pistol, but Kuzan remained calm and warned him against sneak attacks.
• Hizashi retreated with Geppo and cut Kuzan in half with Tempest Kick, while explaining his observations to Hashirama.
• Kuzan shattered like an ice sculpture, then re-formed behind Hizashi as Hashirama warned him.
• Hizashi’s Gentle Fist passed through Kuzan’s cold form, and his hands became trapped against Kuzan’s body.
• Kuzan froze Hizashi into an ice sculpture and stepped away, leaving Hashirama and the others unable to intervene.

Kuzan froze Hizashi with ease, leaving Hashirama to face the Admiral while Garp recovered and the Marines blocked communications. Hashirama tried to negotiate Kuzan and Garp’s visit to the Leaf Village, but when Kuzan refused, he used a Wood Dragon to rescue Hizashi.

• Kuzan froze Hizashi into an ice sculpture, and the Konoha Ninjas and Marines reacted to the gap in their strength.
• Garp began recovering while Hashirama found no reinforcements nearby and realized the Marines had blocked the Den Den Mushi signals.
• Kuzan offered to release Hizashi in exchange for Hashirama releasing the Marine soldiers.
• Hashirama agreed to trade captives only if Kuzan and Garp came with him to the Leaf Village, but Kuzan refused.
• Hashirama summoned a Wood Dragon, which carried the frozen Hizashi out of the crater while Kuzan let it go.

Hashirama entered Sage Mode and fought Kuzan, but the Marine Admiral’s freezing power overwhelmed his Wood Release techniques. Hashirama struggled to stall for time as the Wood Dragon froze in midair and the Konoha shinobi feared Kuzan’s strength.

• Hashirama absorbed Natural Energy and entered Sage Mode while Kuzan watched, despite Koby’s warning to stop him.
• Hashirama threw Koby aside without injuring him, then challenged Kuzan and summoned a Wood Golem.
• Kuzan froze the Wood Golem solid, and Hashirama launched a Wood Dragon to attack from the air.
• Kuzan froze the Wood Dragon and sent cold air toward Hashirama while remaining relaxed with his hands in his pockets.
• The Konoha shinobi grew increasingly despairing as the Marines cheered Kuzan, and Hashirama thought of Madara Uchiha before taking a long breath.

Hashirama used Sage Mode and the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique to create an opening against Kuzan, then struck him with a powerful Monstrous Strength punch that sent him flying. Hashirama was left exhausted, while Garp and the onlookers were bewildered by how he had hit Kuzan without Armament Haki.

• Kuzan warned Hashirama that he could not win and attacked him with ice swords formed from water molecules in the air.
• Hashirama endured the ice swords through Sage Mode-enhanced physical strength, then used the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique to blind Kuzan and Garp.
• Hashirama used the Body Flicker Technique to get behind Kuzan and landed a Monstrous Strength punch, sending Kuzan flying and knocking Garp away with the shockwave.
• Hashirama dispelled the darkness and gasped for breath as Marine soldiers and Konoha Ninja stared in shock.
• Garp realized Kuzan had Elementalized and Hashirama had not used Armament Haki, leaving him unable to explain how Hashirama had struck Kuzan's real body.