Chapter Summaries

Garp rejected Koby and Helmeppo’s plan to deceive Kaze about the Grand Line, and the three struggled to decide how to respond to Kaze’s demand. Kaze watched them while reassuring Robin that he knew about Ohara and would protect her and Leaf Village from the World Government.

• Helmeppo and Koby suggested giving Kaze false or limited information, but Garp argued that Kaze could detect their conversations and had likely anticipated deception because Robin was with them.
• Garp told Koby and Helmeppo to rest and consider their options the next day, then privately thought about escaping and contacting Marine Headquarters.
• Kaze monitored the Marines through his Mind Net and decided that he wanted Garp’s submission and a credible way to share knowledge of the Pirate World with the ninjas.
• Robin worried that her past and wanted status would bring trouble to Leaf Village, but Kaze revealed that he already knew about Ohara and Kuzan’s role in saving her.
• Robin asked why Kaze had taken her in despite the danger, and Kaze said he did not regret it and that Leaf Village would fight the World Government if necessary.

Kaze returned to the villa with Robin after reassuring her that he would not hand her over to the World Government. He discovered Tama was missing, but her presence suddenly reappeared on the second floor alongside something else, prompting him to rush upstairs.

• Kaze wiped away Robin's tears and told her they should return home to Tama.
• Robin reflected on her feelings for Kaze and her conflict between staying in Leaf Village and pursuing Ohara's history.
• Kaze reached the villa and realized his Observation Haki could not detect Tama anywhere in the village.
• Robin recalled that Tama had not appeared for breakfast and grew worried when Kaze asked about her.
• Tama's presence suddenly appeared in the living room on the second floor, along with an unfamiliar presence, and Kaze ran upstairs with Robin following.

Kaze suspected Tama had returned from another world with a powerful, unfamiliar katana, possibly a Zanpakuto, and tested its cutting ability in the forest. The slash triggered a fiery meteor that threatened Leaf Village, leaving Kaze determined to stop it and wondering whether the blade had caused it.

• Kaze realized Tama had appeared inside the villa without returning through the village and suspected she had transmigrated to another world.
• Kaze and Robin examined the long crimson katana Tama had brought, and Kaze wondered whether it came from the Bleach World.
• Kaze used the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to lift the katana and took it outside to test it while Robin followed.
• Kaze swung the blade and sent a huge blackish-purple slash through the forest, cutting grass and trees in its path.
• Robin spotted the sky turning fiery red as a blazing meteor raced toward Kaze and Leaf Village.
• Kaze looked at the katana and suspected it was connected to the meteor as the village watched the threat descend.

Kaze realized that his new Flowing Light Meteorite Blade had accidentally summoned a meteorite while he tested it, alarming the Leaf Village. He flew up to destroy it and formed a complete Susanoo, leaving the meteorite's fate unresolved.

• Kaze identified the blade Tama had brought back as the Flowing Light Meteorite Blade from DNF and realized its power had summoned the meteorite.
• Minato Namikaze, Fugaku, Hizashi, Hashirama, Tsunade, and others gathered as the meteorite threatened the village, while Garp and Kuzan watched from the Hokage Building.
• Kaze explained that the meteorite was not a natural disaster but the result of his test swing, shocking everyone at the scene.
• Kaze used Geppo to fly toward the meteorite and decided to pulverize it completely to prevent fragments from causing harm.
• Kaze activated his Mangekyo and formed a complete Susanoo, then wrapped its arm in black-purple energy.

Kaze destroyed the falling meteor with a single Susanoo punch, then worried that Tama’s Flowing Light Meteorite Blade could bring the dangerous DNF world into their own. As Hashirama and the others asked what Kaze had meant, Robin struggled to process his power and understood why he did not fear the World Government.

• Kaze used Susanoo to punch the meteor into dust, extinguishing its flames and preventing debris from harming the shinobi below.
• Kaze recognized the meteor as connected to the Flowing Light Meteorite Blade Tama had brought back and worried that Tama’s Stand might fuse DNF with their world.
• Fugaku, Tsunade, Hashirama, and the others were astonished by Kaze’s strength, and Fugaku regretted that Itachi Uchiha had not joined Kaze.
• Hashirama asked Kaze to explain what he had meant earlier, prompting the gathered shinobi to seek answers.
• Robin remained stunned by Kaze’s feat and realized why he was unafraid of the World Government.

After Kaze destroyed a meteor with one punch, Garp decided to accept Kaze’s conditions and make an exchange. Kaze revealed that the Flowing Light Meteorite Blade could summon meteors, then triggered it again, leaving another meteor hurtling toward the group.

• Robin realized Kaze’s strength rivaled that of a Marine Admiral after he shattered the meteor threatening Ohara Island.
• Garp concluded that the Marines had to accept Kaze’s conditions because more than a thousand Marines, including Kuzan, were trapped on the island.
• Hashirama asked Kaze about his claim that the meteor had been triggered while he tested a sword, and Kaze identified the Flowing Light Meteorite Blade as the cause.
• Tsunade, Fugaku, Hizashi, and Minato Namikaze examined the unfamiliar sword and questioned whether it could really summon meteors.
• Kaze swung the Flowing Light Meteorite Blade repeatedly, activating it again and sending another meteor hurtling toward the group.

Kaze demonstrated the Flowing Light Meteorite Blade’s power, then met privately with Kuzan atop Hokage Rock. He challenged Kuzan to consider the Will of Fire and directly brought up Robin’s presence in the village.

• Kaze summoned a meteor and destroyed it with his Susanoo, convincing the gathered villagers of the blade’s power.
• Kaze claimed he had found the Flowing Light Meteorite Blade on the Grand Line and asked Hizashi to have a sheath made for it.
• Kaze reassured Robin that he would protect her from the Marines and the CP Organization, then left to meet the awakened Kuzan.
• Kaze invited Kuzan to Hokage Rock, where he explained the Will of Fire and the village’s trust in its young people.
• Kaze asked Kuzan whether he had sensed Robin with Observation Haki and pointed out that she was in the village.

Kaze challenged Kuzan over the World Government’s injustices and invited him to help overthrow it and the Celestial Dragons. Kuzan was left questioning the system and Kaze’s plans, while Kaze criticized the Revolutionary Army for replacing tyrants without changing how countries were ruled.

• Kaze reminded Kuzan that he had let Robin escape Ohara and condemned the World Government’s destruction of the island’s scholars.
• Kaze argued that the Celestial Dragons, the Admirals who protect them, and the World Government’s use of the Seven Warlords contradicted justice, leaving Kuzan unable to defend the system.
• Kaze proposed overthrowing the World Government and bringing down the Celestial Dragons, and Kuzan warned him before realizing Kaze’s strength made the threat difficult to dismiss.
• Kuzan wondered whether Kaze had ties to the Revolutionary Army, but Kaze said its revolutions merely replaced kings without changing the system.
• Kaze argued that true revolution required changing the system itself, leaving Kuzan wondering how people could be led without kings.

Kaze tried to persuade Kuzan to join his plan to overthrow the World Government and establish a government for the people, but Kuzan warned that the World Government, the Four Emperors, and the Revolutionary Army would oppose him. When Kuzan refused, Kaze restrained him and used Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami to alter his will.

• Kaze explained that he intended to reform the Land of Fire, limit Hokage terms, and eventually build a world without the World Government or Celestial Dragons.
• Kuzan warned Kaze that the World Government, its hidden powers, the Four Emperors, and the Revolutionary Army would stand against him, and urged him to abandon the plan.
• Kaze realized Kuzan would not join him and trapped him in a lightning net reinforced with Armament Haki.
• Kaze revealed Shisui’s crow eye and explained that Kotoamatsukami could permanently alter a person’s will.
• Kaze paralyzed Kuzan with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and launched Kotoamatsukami as Kuzan stared into Shisui’s eye.

Kaze used Kotoamatsukami to make Kuzan sincerely join his campaign against the Celestial Dragons, then gave him a secret Den Den Mushi and instructed him to build support within Marine Headquarters. Kuzan told Garp that Kaze wanted to overthrow the Celestial Dragons and recruit him, but concealed that he had already agreed.

• Kaze used Kotoamatsukami to alter Kuzan's will and recruit him to fight the Celestial Dragons and World Government.
• Kaze gave Kuzan a specially cultivated Den Den Mushi and asked him to contact Kaze and cultivate allies at Marine Headquarters.
• Kaze and Kuzan agreed that Kuzan would build a following among the Marines and look for an opportunity to leave after the Summit War.
• Garp confronted Kuzan about his nighttime meeting with Kaze, and Kuzan confirmed they had discussed Robin and the Celestial Dragons.
• Kuzan told Garp that Kaze wanted to overthrow the Celestial Dragons and recruit him, but claimed he had refused because the Ninja Country lacked the strength for such a fight.

Garp accepted Kaze’s demand to provide information about the Grand Line in exchange for the Marines’ release. He began explaining the sea’s geography and forces to Kaze and the assembled Konoha leaders, leaving them with an overview of the Grand Line’s first half.

• Garp woke believing his encounter with Kaze had been a dream, but Kuzan’s arrival reminded him that it had really happened.
• Kaze gathered Hashirama Senju, Tsunade, Fugaku, Setsuna, Hizashi, Minato Namikaze, and the clan heads, and warned them not to reveal that the Land of Fire came from another world.
• Garp, Kuzan, Koby, and Helmeppo entered Kaze’s office, where Kaze asked Garp whether he had decided to accept the deal.
• After Kuzan encouraged him to agree, Garp asked Kaze to confirm that the Marines would be released and allowed to leave once he shared Grand Line intelligence.
• Garp agreed to answer Kaze’s questions and described the Grand Line’s first half, its Marine branches, and its reputation as both the Graveyard of Rookies and Paradise.

Garp explained the World Government’s major institutions and the Warlords in the first half of the Grand Line, then negotiated to send his Marines away before sharing more information. Kaze agreed, and Garp remained in Kaze’s office as the soldiers reached their warship.

• Garp described Marine Headquarters, Enies Lobby, and Impel Down, then told Kaze that Crocodile had been imprisoned and three Warlords remained in the first half of the Grand Line.
• Kaze asked about the second half of the Grand Line, but Garp instead asked to release his subordinates in exchange for the information he had given.
• Garp ordered Koby and Helmeppo to leave with the other Marines, while Hashirama and the others admired his willingness to sacrifice himself for them.
• Kaze agreed to Garp’s request and instructed Hizashi to escort Koby, Helmeppo, and the released Marines to their warship.
• Garp stayed in Kaze’s office and used Observation Haki to follow the Marines as Baccarat led them through Konoha and toward the shore.

Garp explained the New World’s dangers, routes, and powerful factions to Kaze and the ninjas. After Garp completed their information trade, Kaze kept his promise and allowed him and Kuzan to leave Leaf Village.

• After Baccarat and the Marines sailed toward Marineford, Kaze asked Garp whether he could now rest easy.
• Garp described the New World’s chaotic seas and explained the routes through Mariejois or Fish-Man Island.
• Garp named the Four Emperors and outlined their control of the New World, along with the Revolutionary Army’s conflict with the World Government.
• Kaze concluded that the Grand Line’s balance of power remained largely as he knew it and told Garp and Kuzan they could leave.
• Garp reacted with disbelief when Kaze confirmed that their trade was complete and they were free to go.

Kaze allowed Garp and Kuzan to leave the Land of Fire, and Uchiha Setsuna escorted them toward the coast. After Setsuna revealed the village's Eight Gates technique, Garp asked to spar with him, and Setsuna opened the first three gates as Garp and Kuzan watched.

• Kaze explained that keeping Garp and Kuzan would risk escalating the conflict, then ordered Uchiha Setsuna to escort them out.
• Setsuna led Garp and Kuzan along a shortcut to the shore, where Garp asked whether the village's ninjas could use the Six Powers.
• Setsuna demonstrated Armament Haki and told Garp that the village's forbidden Eight Gates technique was more formidable, though he had only partially mastered it.
• Garp asked Setsuna to spar so he could see the technique, and Setsuna agreed before they prepared to fight on the shore.
• Setsuna focused his Chakra and opened the first three gates, transforming his presence and shocking Garp and Kuzan.

Setsuna opened the Fourth and then Fifth Gates to fight Garp, using the Reverse Lotus to land a powerful blow. The attack left Setsuna badly injured and exhausted, while Garp remained standing, revealing the gulf between their endurance.

• Setsuna opened the Fourth Gate and challenged Garp to a spar while Kuzan watched in astonishment.
• Setsuna used his speed to circle Garp and set up a feint, but Garp tracked his attacks with Observation Haki.
• Setsuna opened the Fifth Gate and struck Garp in the abdomen with the Reverse Lotus before Garp could defend himself.
• The blow tore the muscles in Setsuna's arm and forced him to drop to one knee as the Fifth Gate's strain overwhelmed him.
• Setsuna saw that Garp had only slid back eight zhang and remained standing, still filled with fighting spirit.

Setsuna’s Eight Gates spar with Garp left Garp and Kuzan impressed by the technique, but their discussion was interrupted when Sasuke arrived and mistook Garp for an enemy. After Sasuke’s lightning-wreathed charge, Garp braced for another fight.

• Setsuna’s Reverse Lotus failed to seriously injure Garp, though it badly damaged Setsuna’s arm.
• Garp recognized the Eight Gates’ speed and power, while Kuzan also marveled at the technique.
• Sasuke arrived, saw the injured Setsuna, and assumed Garp had attacked him.
• Garp tried to leave, but Sasuke intercepted him with a powerful kick that forced him back several steps.
• Sasuke activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charged at Garp again, leaving Garp wary of his strength.

Sasuke attacked Garp and Kuzan, mistaking them for enemies from the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy, but Garp’s Haki let him counter Sasuke and send him crashing into a tree. After Sasuke revealed his own advanced Haki and powered up with Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his Sharingan transformed into a Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Sasuke fought Garp while Setsuna was thrown back by their clash and Kuzan caught him with his chill ability.
• Sasuke challenged Garp and Kuzan together, then told them that Kaze was his master.
• Sasuke used the Body Flicker Technique to attack Garp from behind, but Garp anticipated the blow with Observation Haki and struck Sasuke with Armament Haki.
• Sasuke endured Garp’s punch, recognized his Haki, and covered his own body with Armament Haki.
• Sasuke activated the second stage of Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and his Three-Tomoe Sharingan transformed into a Mangekyō Sharingan.

Sasuke fought Garp to a standstill, relying on his Mangekyō Sharingan, Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and Haki while considering whether he could awaken Susanoo. As the battle drained Sasuke’s Chakra, Garp exploited his distraction and sent him crashing into the ground.

• Sasuke revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting Garp and Kuzan to recognize him as a serious threat.
• Sasuke and Garp traded a powerful punch that ended in a draw, then resumed fighting and flattened the surrounding forest.
• Setsuna compared Sasuke’s strength and Mangekyō Sharingan to Itachi’s, while Kuzan watched the fight without intervening.
• Sasuke maintained his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Mangekyō Sharingan as his Chakra dwindled, then worried that Kuzan remained another opponent.
• Sasuke glanced toward Kuzan and lowered his full-body Haki, allowing Garp to rush in and strike him into the ground.

Sasuke awakened Susanoo and fought Garp in a final clash, but his Chakra ran out before he could defeat the Marine. As Sasuke began to collapse, he asked Garp for his full name.

• Garp struck Sasuke into a crater, but Sasuke emerged protected by his newly awakened Susanoo.
• Setsuna recognized Susanoo as Sasuke's Mangekyō technique, while Kuzan compared Sasuke's skeletal form to Kaze's more advanced Susanoo.
• Sasuke launched himself above Garp and attacked with Susanoo, forcing Garp to meet the blow with his Armament Haki-coated fist.
• Sasuke and Garp struck each other with all their remaining strength, creating a massive shockwave that tore up the surrounding terrain.
• Sasuke's Chakra was exhausted, his Susanoo vanished, and Garp remained able to continue as Sasuke began to collapse.
• Sasuke asked for Garp's full name, and Garp answered, "Monkey D. Garp."

After Sasuke exhausted his Chakra, Garp spared him and praised his extraordinary strength while he and Kuzan pursued the Fearless. Worried that Leaf Village held many more powerful ninjas, Garp turned back to investigate the Land of Fire himself.

• Sasuke lost consciousness when his Chakra ran out, and Garp caught him before he could crash to the ground.
• Garp left Sasuke with Setsuna, then he and Kuzan pursued the Fearless through the air.
• Garp and Kuzan agreed that Sasuke could become a Marine Admiral, and Kuzan wondered how many other geniuses Leaf Village contained.
• Garp considered Leaf Village's powerful ninjas and the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan, then decided CP Organization spies might not survive an intelligence mission there.
• Garp told Kuzan to inform Baccarat and the others, then turned back toward the Land of Fire to investigate its strength himself.