Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Matsuba traveled to Skypiea and collected several Devil Fruits, including the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Momousagi declined it because she feared its drawbacks, so Robin ate it and Hyuga Matsuba removed its side effects with a potion.

• Hyuga Matsuba flew the warship from Jaya Island to Skypiea, where he used his abilities to locate and collect several Devil Fruits.
• Olvia identified two of the fruits as Zoan types, including one that let its eater transform into a Pegasus, but Hyuga Matsuba discarded them.
• Hyuga Matsuba offered the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to Momousagi, who declined it, and Robin ate it instead.
• Hyuga Matsuba gave Robin a potion that removed the fruit's side effects, then confirmed that seastone handcuffs no longer affected her.
• Momousagi regretted refusing the fruit after learning Hyuga Matsuba could remove its drawbacks.

Hyuga Matsuba and his companions spent four years traveling the world before settling on an island in the Calm Belt, where Momousagi trained and Robin developed her Devil Fruit. The chapter ended with Momousagi beginning to awaken Observation Haki while Robin continued growing stronger with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

• Momousagi accepted that she had missed the chance to eat Robin's Devil Fruit, but asked Hyuga Matsuba for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit instead.
• Hyuga Matsuba warned Momousagi that the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's physical side effects were too dangerous for her, and Olvia suggested they travel through the Four Seas.
• Over four years, Hyuga Matsuba, Robin, Momousagi, and Olvia traveled across the world and eventually stopped on an island in the Calm Belt.
• Hyuga Matsuba gave Momousagi a pistol and set her to shooting stones he threw through the air to improve her reaction speed.
• After several days of practice, Momousagi hit the flying stones and found that dodging Olvia's blades had become easier, as she began to sense Observation Haki.
• Robin continued developing her abilities with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, which had made her immune to lightning.

Hyuga Matsuba rescued Boa Hancock and her sisters from a human trafficker, then gave each of them a Devil Fruit. He left with Momousagi and the others, while Hancock remained captivated by him.

• Hyuga Matsuba subdued the sea snakes and discovered Hancock, Sandersonia, and Marigold aboard the Kuja Pirates' ship.
• A trafficker threatened the three sisters, and Hyuga Matsuba killed him with a single kick.
• Hyuga Matsuba searched the nearby trafficking ship, found three Devil Fruits, and burned the ship down with lightning.
• Hyuga Matsuba gave Hancock the Love-Love Fruit and gave Sandersonia and Marigold the other two fruits.
• Hancock ate her fruit, and her sisters ate theirs and transformed into Zoan forms; Hyuga Matsuba then left for the island with Momousagi and the others.

Hyuga Matsuba and his companions discussed the emerging Four Emperors before Hancock thanked him for saving her. Elder Nyon hurried Hancock away after warning her that Matsuba was a powerful Navy officer, but Hancock had already begun imagining ways to see him again.

• Hyuga Matsuba predicted that Whitebeard, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Red-Haired Shanks would become the Four Emperors.
• Olvia killed a pirate who tried to claim her seat in the tavern, and Hyuga Matsuba left with Olvia and Momousagi for their ship.
• Hancock approached Hyuga Matsuba to thank him and learned his name before Robin and the others led him away.
• Elder Nyon pulled Hancock back aboard the Kuja ship and warned her that Hyuga Matsuba was a high-ranking Navy officer who had killed Golden Lion.
• Hancock dismissed Elder Nyon's warning and wondered whether joining the Navy would let her see Matsuba every day.

After returning to Marine Headquarters with Olvia, Robin, and Momousagi, Hyuga Matsuba settled back into Marine life and sent Robin to the Marine Academy. He agreed to teach there temporarily, leaving Robin delighted to have him as her teacher.

• Hyuga Matsuba grilled a sea beast and shared its meat with Momousagi, Robin, and Olvia before suggesting they return to Marine Headquarters.
• Hyuga Matsuba and the others reached Marineford after four years away and greeted Sengoku, while Garp was away visiting his newborn son Luffy.
• Hyuga Matsuba sent Robin to the Marine Academy and asked Zephyr to look after her; Momousagi stayed behind to continue learning Haki from Hyuga Matsuba and Olvia.
• Zephyr asked Hyuga Matsuba to teach at the academy, and Hyuga Matsuba agreed to do so temporarily.
• Robin was thrilled to learn that Hyuga Matsuba would teach her class, and Ain told Robin she envied her for knowing him.

Hyuga Matsuba used Sengoku’s key to take three Paramecia Devil Fruits from the Navy warehouse and gave Momousagi the Slowness Fruit. After strengthening her with his Reinforcement Fruit, he removed the Slowness Fruit’s side effect, leaving her far more powerful and free of its curse.

• Hyuga Matsuba asked Sengoku for powerful Devil Fruits, and Sengoku gave him the key to the Navy’s warehouse.
• Hyuga Matsuba and Olvia inspected the warehouse and found the Rewind Fruit, the Slowness Fruit, and the Cage-Cage Fruit among its treasures.
• Hyuga Matsuba took all three Paramecia Devil Fruits and returned the key, leaving Sengoku heartbroken over the loss.
• Hyuga Matsuba gave Momousagi the Slowness Fruit, and she ate it and demonstrated its ability to slow a falling leaf.
• Hyuga Matsuba used his Reinforcement Fruit to greatly increase Momousagi’s strength, then gave her Devil Fruit Side Effect Removal Water to drink.

Hyuga Matsuba left the island alone and encountered Doflamingo's Donquixote Family at sea. After they fired a cannon at him, he confronted them and left Doflamingo overwhelmed by his power.

• Hyuga Matsuba set sail alone in a small boat and fell asleep as it drifted across the sea.
• Diamante spotted Hyuga Matsuba's boat, and Doflamingo ordered him to fire a cannon at it.
• Hyuga Matsuba reflected the cannonball, boarded the Donquixote Family's ship, and identified himself as Marine Admiral Hyuga Matsuba.
• Hyuga Matsuba insulted Trebol and demanded compensation from Doflamingo for the attack.
• Hyuga Matsuba summoned a thunder dragon that damaged the ship's mast, then used a powerful aura to make Doflamingo experience fear and pain.

Hyuga Matsuba forced Doflamingo to surrender valuable Devil Fruits, three young girls, and a larger ship. As Matsuba sailed away, he struck Doflamingo with lightning for cursing him, leaving Trebol to call for a doctor.

• Hyuga Matsuba knocked out Doflamingo's followers with Conqueror's Haki and demanded payment for their lives.
• Doflamingo brought out a box containing the Snow-Snow Fruit, Hobby-Hobby Fruit, and Weapon Fruit, which Matsuba accepted.
• Matsuba demanded Monet, Sugar, and Baby-5, and Doflamingo's crew brought the three girls to him.
• Matsuba demanded a larger ship and sailed away with the girls.
• Doflamingo cursed Matsuba after he left, so Matsuba struck him with lightning and warned him not to speak badly of him.

Hyuga Matsuba gave Baby-5 the Weapon Fruit and Monet the Snow-Snow Fruit, then flew with the girls to the New World. As they headed toward the island where Whitebeard and Kaido were fighting, Imu recovered from the injuries she had suffered while testing him.

• Hyuga Matsuba gave Baby-5 the Weapon Fruit and told Monet that the Snow-Snow Fruit would make her his; both girls ate their Devil Fruits, while he decided to wait before giving Sugar one.
• Hyuga Matsuba flew toward the New World with the girls, and the Five Elders watched him leave, debating whether an alliance could stop him.
• Imu healed in the Flower Chamber after her attempt to test Hyuga Matsuba nearly scattered her soul.
• Hyuga Matsuba reached the New World with Monet, Sugar, and Baby-5, then read a newspaper report about Whitebeard and Kaido fighting on an unfamiliar island.
• Hyuga Matsuba accelerated the ship toward the island after the others held on to him.

Hyuga Matsuba arrived at Severy Island to watch Whitebeard and Kaido fight, joining a crowd that included Marines and famous pirates. Whitebeard gained the upper hand with a powerful weapon strike, and Kaido braced himself for the battle ahead.

• Hyuga Matsuba reached Severy Island and found Whitebeard, Kaido, Marines, and numerous pirates gathered there.
• Hyuga Matsuba greeted Kizaru, Sakazuki, and Aokiji, then refused Kizaru's request to help capture Whitebeard and Kaido.
• Whitebeard and Kaido clashed with their Conqueror's Haki, splitting the clouds and sending spectators flying.
• Whitebeard and Kaido fought hand to hand until Whitebeard drew his weapon and struck Kaido, cleaving the island in two.
• Kaido blocked Whitebeard's slash with Armament Haki and was sent flying without visible wounds.

Whitebeard wounded Kaido, but Hyuga Matsuba’s electrified, Haki-enhanced bullet pierced Kaido’s heart and frightened him into valuing his life. Hyuga then summoned Susanoo and stomped Kaido into the seabed before returning to his ship, while Kaido escaped by coming ashore elsewhere.

• Hyuga Matsuba distracted Kaido by joking that another Devil Fruit might kill him, letting Whitebeard land a devastating punch that split the island and wounded Kaido.
• Kaido attacked Hyuga, who fired a lightning-wrapped, Armament Haki-enhanced bullet through Kaido’s chest and left him fearing death.
• Hyuga summoned Susanoo and stomped Kaido into the seabed as onlookers watched from their ships.
• Hyuga returned to his ship with Monet and the other two girls, while Kaido avoided swimming back toward him and escaped ashore elsewhere.

Hyuga Matsuba accepted Whitebeard’s challenge and began fighting him on the frozen sea, stunning the onlookers by displaying abilities that resembled several Devil Fruits. The fight continued as Whitebeard recovered from Matsuba’s opening strike and braced himself for more attacks.

• Whitebeard returned to his ship and challenged Hyuga Matsuba to a fight, which Matsuba readily accepted.
• Akainu considered capturing Whitebeard while he and Matsuba fought, as Baby-5 and Monet worried about Matsuba’s safety.
• Matsuba froze the sea for dozens of kilometers and walked out over the ice, leaving Aokiji and the others baffled.
• Matsuba used a light-speed kick to strike Whitebeard from behind and send him sliding across the ice.
• Whitebeard got back up, rebuked Marco for complaining about the attack, and recognized that Matsuba had used the Glint-Glint Fruit’s power.
• Matsuba flew into the sky and continued attacking while Whitebeard activated Armament Haki and prepared to fight back.

Hyuga Matsuba defeated Whitebeard, who then drove off Akainu with a final show of strength. As Akainu prepared to attack again, Dragon stepped in front of him, setting up a confrontation.

• Whitebeard's Haki-coated attack failed against Hyuga Matsuba's Vector Manipulation, and Matsuba battered him with a rapid series of attacks.
• Whitebeard refused to admit defeat until Matsuba stopped, after which Whitebeard acknowledged his loss and Marco began treating him.
• Akainu tried to attack the badly injured Whitebeard, but Whitebeard struck him down and sent him crashing into his ship.
• Akainu urged the other Marines to join him in attacking Whitebeard, but Kizaru refused to take the risk.
• Dragon appeared in front of Akainu, who blamed him for surviving with Hyuga Matsuba's help and prepared to kill him.

Dragon held Akainu off long enough for Marco and Whitebeard’s crew to escape, then slipped away himself. Hyuga Matsuba defeated and humiliated Akainu before departing, and Akainu retaliated recklessly against everyone nearby.

• Dragon fought Akainu while telling Marco and the others to get Whitebeard out of the area.
• Marco and Whitebeard’s crew escaped aboard Whitebeard’s ship as Akainu watched, unable to stop them.
• Akainu confronted Aokiji and Kizaru for not helping, then attacked Hyuga Matsuba’s ship after Hyuga insulted him.
• Hyuga Matsuba repelled Akainu’s attack, knocked him through the ice, and warned him before leaving in his airborne boat.
• Dragon quietly withdrew while Akainu searched for him, then Akainu unleashed Meteor Volcano and Aokiji blocked the attack to protect the Navy soldiers.

Hyuga Matsuba left the frozen battlefield and traveled beneath the sea to Fish-Man Island, where he encountered Arlong and his half-sister Shyarly. Shyarly knocked Arlong unconscious and then received a blank result when she tried to divine Hyuga Matsuba’s future.

• Shanks and Hawk Eyes tried to break through the ice beneath their ship, failed, and fled as Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru pursued the remaining pirates.
• Hyuga Matsuba traveled to Fish-Man Island with Monet, Baby-5, and Sugar, pushing the seawater aside as they descended.
• Arlong confronted Hyuga Matsuba’s group and demanded that they leave Fish-Man Island.
• Shyarly arrived after divining that Arlong was in danger, argued with him, and knocked him unconscious.
• Shyarly confirmed that Arlong was no longer in danger, then tried to divine Hyuga Matsuba’s future and saw only a blank result.

Hyuga Matsuba kidnapped Shyarly and took her away from Mermaid Island while searching for Devil Fruits. He captured Vander Decken IX for research, and the chapter ended with Vander Decken IX dying after Hyuga Matsuba extracted his Devil Fruit.

• Monet froze and bound Shyarly, and Hyuga Matsuba had Baby-5 seal her mouth before Monet knocked her out and packed her into a sack.
• Hyuga Matsuba led Monet and the others to the Fish-Man District, where he used Conqueror's Haki to knock out nearby fish-men.
• Hyuga Matsuba found Noah's Ark, took two Devil Fruits from its control room, and froze Vander Decken IX for research.
• Hyuga Matsuba left Mermaid Island with Shyarly and Vander Decken IX, while Shyarly cried as the ship carried her farther from home.
• Hyuga Matsuba dissected Vander Decken IX, extracted his Devil Fruit, and watched him die.

Hyuga Matsuba aged Shyarly into adulthood, gave her the Wood-Wood Fruit, and took her aboard his ship. On the way back to Marine Headquarters, he ordered his crew to inspect a luxurious ship bearing the Celestial Dragons’ mark and confronted its occupants.

• Hyuga Matsuba discovered Vander Decken IX was dying from blood loss and turned his attention to Shyarly.
• Hyuga Matsuba used Fleeting Bloom to age eleven-year-old Shyarly into a thirty-year-old woman, offered to restore her original age, and let her keep her new form and legs.
• Hyuga Matsuba made Shyarly eat the Logia-type Wood-Wood Fruit, and she resolved to build her strength so she could return to her homeland.
• Baby-5 woke Hyuga Matsuba to report a luxurious ship ahead, and he ordered the crew to inspect it despite admitting they were Marines.
• Hyuga Matsuba stopped the ship, learned it bore the Celestial Dragons’ mark, dismissed the officer’s objections, and flashed aboard.

Hyuga Matsuba freed Koala and the other captives aboard a ship, but Baby-5 killed the freed people who attacked him. He took Koala with him toward Marine Headquarters and prepared to leave with Shyarly and the others.

• Hyuga Matsuba entered the ship, found captives in cages, and agreed to free them after Koala and Karuraru pleaded with him.
• Hyuga Matsuba cut open the cages, but the freed captives attacked him, so Baby-5 shot them dead while Monet covered the bodies and blood with snow and ice.
• Hyuga Matsuba released the frightened women and invited Koala to come with him to Marine Headquarters, where someone could help her find her home.
• Hyuga Matsuba stored the ship's gold and wine in the system space, then questioned Shyarly about why she had stayed behind.

Hyuga Matsuba returned to Marine Headquarters with Shyarly and the others, carrying a strange Devil Fruit that he called the Weakening Fruit. He handed Koala over to Olvia, while Momousagi showed off her new strength and the group settled back in at headquarters.

• Shyarly told Hyuga Matsuba she had stayed because her visions showed no hope of escaping, and he suspected her ability came from an unusual form of Observation Haki.
• On the journey back to Marineford, Hyuga Matsuba defeated several pirates and identified their remaining Devil Fruit as the Weakening Fruit, which made anyone who ate it useless.
• At Marine Headquarters, Ain greeted Hyuga Matsuba, and Momousagi demonstrated a powerful slash after learning Armament Haki and gaining strength from his Reinforcement Fruit.
• Olvia told Hyuga Matsuba that no major events had happened during his month away, though people had begun worshipping him after his victory over Whitebeard.
• Hyuga Matsuba asked Olvia to take Koala home, and Koala reluctantly left with her while Sugar regretted that Koala would not stay.

Momousagi and Robin failed to land a hit on Hyuga Matsuba, who urged them to develop their Devil Fruits further. Later, Hina asked Hyuga Matsuba to date her, but he told her to wait until she was grown; she decided to join his ship after graduating from the Marine Academy.

• Momousagi and Robin attacked Hyuga Matsuba, but he dodged their blows and dispersed Momousagi's slowing beam.
• Hyuga Matsuba told Momousagi and Robin to focus on developing their Devil Fruits, and Robin trained by taking lightning strikes in the water.
• Hyuga Matsuba gave Monet, Baby-5, and Shyarly Devil Fruit Side Effect Removal Water, and they confirmed they could withstand Seastone.
• Hyuga Matsuba met Hina at Marine Headquarters and signed her chest at her request.
• Hina confessed that she liked Hyuga Matsuba and asked him to date her, but he refused until she was grown.
• Hina decided to join Hyuga Matsuba's ship after graduating from the Marine Academy.