Chapter Summaries

Bai Hao bound the New World and traveled there through Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s black hole, leaving the Naruto world behind. With Bai Hao gone, Pakura’s Spirit Pavilion withdrew to observe events, while the Akatsuki celebrated the removal of the Black-Clad Organization and Black Zetsu looked forward to his mother’s resurrection.

• Bai Hao bound the New World with the system and accepted that he could not return until he found a way back, despite the worlds’ vastly different time flows.
• Bai Hao traveled through the black hole and vanished from the Naruto world.
• After Bai Hao disappeared, the effect that had influenced everyone ended, and Pakura ordered the Spirit Pavilion to withdraw and observe the world in secret.
• The Akatsuki celebrated the Black-Clad Organization’s disappearance, and Deidara tested an Exploding Clay Doll.
• Black Zetsu rejoiced that Bai Hao was gone and believed his mother’s resurrection was closer, while Madara Uchiha approved of the outcome.

Pakura brought Naruto toward the battlefield as Bai Hao had arranged, while Spirit Pavilion members used Impure World Reincarnation to summon three deceased Hokage. The Akatsuki Organization, led by Madara, charged back toward the Ninja Alliance to capture the remaining tailed beasts.

• Madara turned the Akatsuki Organization around and led its members toward the Ninja Alliance to collect the remaining tailed beasts.
• Pakura found Naruto after his training and brought him toward the battlefield, where the Akatsuki Organization was attacking the Ninja Alliance.
• Naruto asked Pakura where Bai Hao was, but she left without answering, so Naruto ran toward the battlefield and left a shadow clone behind to activate Sage Mode.
• Spirit Pavilion members used a captured White Zetsu clone as a sacrifice for Impure World Reincarnation and summoned three deceased Hokage, following Bai Hao’s instructions.

Bai Hao left the shinobi world to grow stronger in the New World, where he arrived on an island and recognized Ivankov and Koshiro. His arrival drew their attention, but his identity and intentions remained unknown.

• Bai Hao left preparations behind in the shinobi world and traveled to the New World to seek more power.
• Bai Hao sensed that he had arrived on a large, resource-rich island with several towns, villages, and a busy harbor.
• Bai Hao reached a village near the harbor and recognized Ivankov and Koshiro among its unusual visitors.
• Ivankov and Koshiro sensed Bai Hao's immense strength and wondered whether he was a powerful figure hidden among ordinary people.

Bai Hao considered how to return to the ninja world and decided to recruit Kuina into the Spirit Pavilion, planning to revive her that night. As he left the tavern after paying with gold, a pirate crew led by Elder confronted him over the money.

• Ivankov and Koshiro discussed Bai Hao’s strength, and Ivankov considered recruiting him to the Revolutionary Army.
• Bai Hao listened to tavern gossip and weighed using Plot Points or a special ability from this world to get back to the ninja world.
• Bai Hao decided to recruit and revive Kuina, and discovered that his Resurrection Skill had finished cooling down.
• Bai Hao paid for his milk with gold and left a deposit at the tavern before heading out.
• Elder and his companions surrounded Bai Hao and demanded to inspect his gold, boasting that their captain was a Great Pirate with a ten-million bounty.

Bai Hao refused Ivankov and Koshiro’s invitation to join the Revolutionary Army, then secretly resurrected Kuina and contracted her as a member of the Spirit Pavilion. Kuina awakened, while Bai Hao’s lottery draws advanced his progress toward synthesizing a Diamond Card.

• Koshiro and Ivankov stopped Elder from confronting Bai Hao by identifying Koshiro as a member of Isshin Dojo.
• Ivankov invited Bai Hao to travel with them and join their group, but Bai Hao refused and left.
• Bai Hao went to Isshin Dojo’s cemetery at night, concealed his actions, and used Ho-Oh’s ability to resurrect Kuina.
• The system awarded Bai Hao 1,000,000 Plot Points for changing the plot, and he signed a contract with Kuina.
• Bai Hao made several lottery draws as Kuina regained consciousness and asked what had happened to her.

Bai Hao revived Kuina and offered to help her become stronger, while explaining the Spirit Pavilion’s goal of changing the world. Kuina recognized the Revolutionary Army’s name but learned that Bai Hao’s organization planned to spark revolutions without ruling afterward.

• Kuina remembered falling from a ladder while distracted and realized she had died and been revived by Bai Hao.
• Bai Hao told Kuina that she had signed a contract with him and offered her a chance to grow stronger and pursue her dream of becoming the world’s greatest Great Swordsman.
• Kuina hesitated because she doubted herself as a woman and did not know what Bai Hao would demand in return for his power.
• Bai Hao said Kuina was already his subordinate, promised to make her the strongest swordsman, and said achieving her dream would depend on her efforts.
• Kuina guessed that Bai Hao’s organization was the Revolutionary Army, but Bai Hao explained that the Spirit Pavilion would help bring about revolutions and leave rather than rule.

Bai Hao gave Kuina a Diamond Card, then took her to visit her father before arranging passage with Ivankov. He told Ivankov he planned to travel to Loguetown and catch up with Luffy’s journey.

• Bai Hao gave Kuina a Diamond Card, and she lost consciousness as its power entered her body.
• Bai Hao considered giving the Kyogre card to Nami but decided to postpone the choice.
• Bai Hao brought Kuina to Isshin Dojo invisibly so she could see her father, Koshiro.
• Bai Hao and Kuina went to Ivankov’s ship, where Bai Hao introduced himself and thanked Ivankov for the help.
• Bai Hao told Ivankov he wanted to visit the Grand Line and head to Loguetown after learning Luffy had defeated Arlong and was traveling there.

Bai Hao agreed to travel with Ivankov toward the Grand Line, and Ivankov invited him to visit the Revolutionary Army headquarters. Bai Hao offered cooperation rather than joining, but an alarm interrupted their conversation as Elder’s pirate fleet approached.

• Bai Hao agreed to travel with Ivankov, who began probing his views on the Revolutionary Army.
• Ivankov revealed that he was an officer and invited Bai Hao to visit the Revolutionary Army headquarters.
• Bai Hao said he might visit in the future but wanted to cooperate with the Revolutionary Army rather than join it.
• An alarm sounded, and Ivankov and Bai Hao went outside to find Elder’s pirate fleet approaching.
• Ivankov recognized Elder’s fleet and reflected that Elder had previously stopped because he feared Isshin Dojo and lacked enough strength without his ships and cannons.

Bai Hao destroyed Elder’s fleet with Diamond Storm, impressing Ivankov and the Revolutionary Army. As they reached Loguetown, Ivankov arranged for Bai Hao to meet Dragon, and Bai Hao wondered whether he would encounter Luffy there.

• Bai Hao unleashed Diamond Storm and ground Elder’s entire fleet to nothing.
• Ivankov was amazed by Bai Hao’s power, then arranged a room for him and reported the display to Revolutionary Army headquarters.
• The Revolutionary Army headquarters could not identify Bai Hao’s ability and advised Ivankov to recruit him.
• Bai Hao and Ivankov reached the waters near Loguetown after becoming friends and exchanging a Den Den Mushi.
• Ivankov told Bai Hao that Dragon wanted to meet him privately, and Bai Hao agreed.

Bai Hao met Dragon in Loguetown and proposed a mutually beneficial alliance, offering intelligence payments and assassination support in exchange for information. Dragon agreed to cooperate, then watched Bai Hao disappear into the ground and was left astonished by his abilities.

• Ivankov brought Bai Hao to meet Dragon in a plain building in Loguetown.
• Bai Hao offered to pay the Revolutionary Army for intelligence and provide military assistance through assassinations.
• Bai Hao revealed the invisible Kuina to Dragon, demonstrating that his concealment could evade Observation Haki.
• Dragon agreed to cooperate with Bai Hao and exchanged contact details through a Den Den Mushi.
• Bai Hao sank into the ground and disappeared, shocking Dragon again.

Dragon left Loguetown to investigate Bai Hao’s mysterious force, while Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates arrived in town. Bai Hao arranged for Kuina to secretly protect Luffy as the crew split up to explore.

• Dragon decided to leave Loguetown and investigate Bai Hao’s force instead of meeting Luffy.
• Bai Hao sensed Dragon’s departure and noted that Luffy had not yet reached Loguetown.
• Luffy’s ship arrived, and Luffy explained that Loguetown was where Gol D. Roger was born and executed.
• Bai Hao told Kuina to secretly protect Luffy because he expected Luffy to nearly die twice that day.
• The Straw Hat crew went ashore and split up, with Luffy heading for Roger’s execution platform.

Kuina followed Luffy through Loguetown while thinking about her strength and Zoro. Elsewhere, Zoro encountered a skilled girl whose appearance reminded him of Kuina, and he followed her after accidentally crushing her glasses.

• Kuina accepted Bai Hao's mission, followed Luffy through Loguetown, and wondered how Zoro had grown since they last met.
• Zoro saw a girl with glasses kill two pirates with a single sword slash, then watched her trip and fall while walking to her scabbard.
• Zoro picked up the girl's glasses and was shocked by how much she resembled Kuina, but he crushed them in his surprise.
• The girl demanded compensation and led Zoro away, teasing him about looking broke and hungry.

Bai Hao entered a tavern named after Gol D. Roger and met its elderly owner, while Luffy arrived and joined him. The owner told them about Roger defeating Giant Killer, and Luffy listened eagerly before the chapter ended with the owner beginning another story.

• Zoro followed a young woman to a Marine base and was stunned by the sign.
• Bai Hao entered an underground tavern named Gol D. Roger and ordered juice or milk from the elderly owner.
• Luffy arrived, asked about the tavern's name, and sat beside Bai Hao despite the owner's attempts to drive them out.
• Luffy noticed a skull on the table, and the owner explained that Gol D. Roger had killed Giant Killer with a single slash.
• Luffy excitedly praised Roger as the owner began listing other famous figures.

Bai Hao, Luffy, and the old tavern owner shared a moment after the owner recalled Gol D. Roger’s voyage and the start of the Great Pirate Era. Luffy declared his own plan to reach the Grand Line and find ONE PIECE, and the owner decided to delay closing his tavern.

• The old man told Luffy and Bai Hao how Roger fearlessly set out to conquer the Grand Line and later inspired the Great Pirate Era.
• The old man said Roger had died twenty-two years earlier and that no one since had matched his achievement, so he planned to close his shop.
• Luffy announced that he would go to the Grand Line, find ONE PIECE, and become the Pirate King.
• The old man sensed something of Roger in Luffy and chose to keep the tavern open a little longer.
• Bai Hao interrupted the mood with a narrator-like remark, then called himself a bystander and witness.
• The old man welcomed both boys, poured them milk, and proposed a toast to the eternal Pirate King.

Bai Hao stayed in the tavern after Luffy left, using his Kamui to produce a gold bar and asking the old man to continue telling Gol D. Roger’s story. Their conversation was interrupted by Smoker, who questioned Bai Hao about his identity and reason for being in the tavern.

• Luffy thanked the old man and Bai Hao, then left for the execution platform.
• Bai Hao used Kamui to take out a gold bar, paid for drinks and snacks, and asked the old man to continue Roger’s story.
• Bai Hao and the old man chatted as the old man told more of Roger’s story.
• Smoker entered the tavern, exchanged sharp words with the old man, and sat beside Bai Hao.
• Smoker asked Bai Hao who he was and why he had come to drink, and Bai Hao challenged the Navy’s right to question him.

Bai Hao met Smoker in a tavern and described himself as a witness of history. When a Marine brought in Monkey D. Luffy’s bounty poster, Smoker recognized the pirate and left to capture him.

• Smoker questioned Bai Hao about his ability to pull glasses from thin air, then took rum from the tavern shelf with his smoke.
• Smoker recalled Gol D. Roger’s execution, and Bai Hao narrated Roger’s final words and the start of the Great Pirate Era.
• A young Marine delivered Luffy’s bounty poster and saluted Smoker.
• Smoker recognized Luffy from the poster, crushed it, and headed out to capture him.
• Bai Hao remarked that there would be a good show in town and asked whether the tavern owner would watch.

Luffy reached the execution platform in Loguetown, where Smoker confronted him, but Luffy got tangled up and failed to fight. Kuina watched from the crowd, still following him to protect him.

• Bai Hao told the old man that Smoker could not capture Luffy, and they toasted to the new era.
• Buggy the Clown entered the tavern with a subordinate and a beautiful girl, then sat down to read fortunes with cards.
• Luffy climbed the execution platform and told the onlookers he planned to become Pirate King.
• Smoker arrived and announced he was arresting Luffy, who agreed to fight after hearing he had to defeat Smoker to enter the Grand Line.
• Luffy slipped and became tangled around the platform, hanging upside down instead of attacking Smoker.
• Kuina watched from the crowd and wondered whether Luffy could really become Pirate King.

Kuina watched Luffy’s chaotic fight with Smoker while Buggy’s failed divination led him to learn that Luffy had appeared in Loguetown. Zoro ended up cleaning floors at Navy Headquarters, and Luffy began another visit to the execution platform.

• Kuina decided not to intervene as Luffy fought Smoker and watched him get flung away after tangling himself around a building.
• Buggy drew a card depicting himself and admitted he could not divine the future.
• Bai Hao told Buggy to look outside, and Moji reported that Luffy had flown through the air into town.
• Buggy, Alvida, and their companions rushed out to search for Luffy.
• Tashigi gave Zoro cleaning tools and left him to scrub the floor at Navy Headquarters.
• Luffy announced that he was rested and began another tour of the execution platform.

Luffy got lost on his way to the execution platform, then reached it and climbed up, drawing Buggy and Smoker’s forces toward him. Alvida appeared to confront him, but Luffy did not recognize her.

• Luffy wandered through Loguetown looking for the execution platform while Buggy stood beside him without recognizing him, then pointed him in the right direction.
• Kuina emerged from the shadows and complained that everyone seemed unreliable.
• Luffy reached the square, and Moji alerted Buggy while a Marine informed Smoker that Luffy had appeared.
• Buggy and Smoker separately sent their men toward the execution platform as Luffy climbed onto it and admired the view.
• Alvida knocked down the square’s manager, greeted Luffy, and reminded him that he had once hit her, but Luffy did not recognize her.

Alvida confronted Luffy at the execution platform, revealed that the Smooth-Smooth Fruit had transformed her appearance, and joined forces with Buggy’s group to find him. The chapter ended with Luffy realizing that the woman before him was the Alvida he remembered.

• Alvida asked Luffy to become her man, but he refused and failed to recognize her.
• Police surrounded Alvida and Luffy, but Alvida’s beauty captivated the officers before a bomb took them out.
• Buggy appeared with his cloaked group and addressed the woman as Alvida.
• Alvida explained that the Smooth-Smooth Fruit made attacks slide off her skin and revealed her transformed figure.
• Alvida told Luffy she had joined Buggy’s group because they shared the goal of finding him.