Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Hiko opened the Konoha Go auction by making attendees pay to board and unveiling an Explosion-Explosion Fruit with a starting price of five hundred million Berries. The bidding escalated to one billion one hundred million Berries when the Germa Army entered the contest.

• Hiko challenged the crowd to prove their status by paying ten million Berries to board the Konoha Go, and Jinbe collected the fees.
• A Duke paid to board first, and the lavish decorations aboard the ship impressed him and encouraged others to join.
• Baby5 served wine as more than a hundred guests settled in, and Hiko began the auction by revealing an Explosion-Explosion Fruit.
• A burly man and a woman bid against each other before the Duke raised the price to one billion Berries.
• The Germa Army bid one billion one hundred million Berries for the fruit.

At the Devil Fruit auction, Vinsmoke Niji bid 1.1 billion Berries and expected to take the fruit without paying, but Hiko attacked him and demanded payment. Hiko overpowered Niji and threatened to raise the price by 100 million Berries for one of his arms.

• Vinsmoke Niji bid 1.1 billion Berries on the Devil Fruit, and the crowd stayed silent rather than compete with Germa.
• Hiko declared the auction sold, then refused to hand over the fruit when Niji did not produce payment.
• Hiko struck Niji and revealed that he knew Niji was a senior commander of the Germa Kingdom.
• Jinbe blocked Niji's route back to the harbor as the confrontation escalated.
• Niji charged at Hiko in a burst of blue light, but Hiko seized him by the throat and raised him into the air.
• Hiko told Niji the price had increased and asked whether one of his arms was worth 100 million Berries.

Uchiha Hiko crippled Vinsmoke Niji after Niji caused trouble at the auction, then demanded payment from Germa for the Devil Fruit and Niji. Germa planned to send a unit in five days to retrieve them, and Hiko warned that his other enemies could be waiting.

• Uchiha Hiko broke Niji’s bones and warned the auction guests not to cause trouble on his territory.
• Hiko had Jinbe search Niji and use his Den Den Mushi to contact Germa.
• Hiko demanded 1.5 billion Beli for the Devil Fruit and Niji, rejecting Germa’s offer of friendship.
• Germa said it would send a unit in five days to retrieve Niji and the fruit.
• Hiko warned Germa that Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and others might pose a danger to its arriving unit.

After driving off Germa’s challenge, Uchiha Hiko promoted a future auction and learned that shipments of supplies bound for Dressrosa were being intercepted. He suspected Niji knew who was behind the interference and began threatening him for answers.

• Uchiha Hiko ended the call with Germa and politely thanked the auction guests for attending.
• Hiko teased the guests with news of a Devil Fruit that could restrain Kizaru’s Glint-Glint Fruit, but refused to reveal what it was.
• Hiko sent the guests off and told Jinbe that auction admission fees had brought in over a billion Berries.
• Hiko explained that countries had intercepted supplies bound for Dressrosa, including shipments arranged through more than a dozen Merchant Caravans.
• Hiko suspected someone was directing the interference and threatened Niji to make him reveal who had sent him.

Uchiha Hiko interrogated Vinsmoke Niji after defeating him, then suspected Germa had arranged trouble for Dressrosa by disrupting its supplies. He left Niji to be taken to Caesar and asked whether Germa had ordered nearby nations to cut off shipments.

• Niji said he had come to test Hiko's strength, while Hiko suspected Germa was pursuing an alliance with Charlotte Linlin.
• Hiko revealed that he knew about Germa's plan to marry into Charlotte Linlin's family and mentioned Sanji, prompting Niji to attack after his bones healed.
• Hiko dodged Niji's lightning-fast ambush and shattered his bones again, defeating him and confirming that Sanji was a Vinsmoke.
• Niji refused to answer Hiko's questions, so Hiko ordered Jinbe to take him to Caesar, who could suppress his recovery.
• Hiko said he had only been teasing Niji and asked whether Germa had ordered nearby nations to cut off supplies to Dressrosa.

Uchiha Hiko interrogated Niji and learned that Germa had come to investigate him, but knew nothing about the forces disrupting Dressrosa’s supply lines. Hiko warned Luo to leave the battle between Marco and Blackbeard, then returned to the difficult task of rebuilding Dressrosa while an unknown enemy remained at large.

• Hiko used his Dojutsu to interrogate Niji, who said Germa wanted to use Hiko to facilitate an alliance with the Four Emperors.
• Niji denied that Germa had intercepted Dressrosa’s supplies and had no information about who had done so.
• Hiko knocked Niji unconscious and handed him to Jinbe to take to Caesar.
• Hiko contacted Luo, who reported that he was investigating the war between Marco’s forces and Blackbeard in Whitebeard’s territory.
• Hiko warned Luo to be careful and return after observing the battle, while Urouge, Luo, and Kyros argued in the background.
• Hiko reflected on the unseen enemy and Dressrosa’s urgent need for money and supplies.

Germa’s fleet arrived in Dressrosa to secure the release of its captured commander, but Uchiha Hiko halted its advance with a threat. Ichiji then met Hiko aboard the Konoha Go, offering the ransom and proposing an alliance with Germa.

• Germa’s fleet approached Dressrosa, alarming visitors and prompting King Riku to offer Hiko military support, which Hiko refused.
• Hiko, Jinbe, and Baby5 faced the fleet from the Konoha Go as Hiko said he would fight if Germa attacked.
• Hiko warned Germa to stop within one nautical mile, and the fleet halted there.
• Ichiji sailed to the Konoha Go, brought the ransom, and asked Hiko to release his brother.
• Ichiji offered to ally the Vinsmoke Family with Hiko and said they could forget their earlier conflicts.

Vinsmoke Ichiji offered Uchiha Hiko an alliance with Germa in exchange for help reclaiming hegemony over the North Blue and access to Germa’s clone-soldier technology. Hiko rejected the offer, prioritizing Dressrosa’s recovery and refusing a partnership he considered costly and troublesome.

• Ichiji praised Hiko’s role in rebuilding Dressrosa and proposed an alliance, but Hiko said Dressrosa could not spare the strength to help Germa.
• Ichiji offered Germa’s clone-enhanced soldier technology if Hiko helped the kingdom reclaim North Blue hegemony, and Hiko considered the technology while questioning its ethics.
• Jinbe brought out the bound Niji, and Ichiji released him before renewing Germa’s offer.
• Hiko pointed out Germa’s planned marriage alliance with Charlotte Linlin despite his serious conflict with her, and Ichiji argued that their combined forces could settle the grudge and aid Dressrosa.
• Hiko refused the alliance, saying he wanted Dressrosa to stabilize, and told Ichiji to leave because he did not want friendship that came at a price.

As Germa's fleet threatened Dressrosa, Jack the Drought arrived with his pirates and attacked the Marines, prompting Uchiha Hiko to confront him instead of fighting Germa. Hiko smashed Jack's Mammoth Ship, and Jack prepared to retaliate.

• Germa's fleet advanced toward Dressrosa after Hiko and its representatives returned from their brief meeting.
• Jinbe spotted Jack the Drought's pirate ships pursuing and bombarding two battered Marine warships.
• Hiko mocked Jack as Kaido's watchdog and ordered Jinbe and the fish-men to prepare for battle while Baby5 and Caesar guarded the Konoha Go.
• Jinbe jumped into the sea, and Hiko flew toward Jack's ship to attack.
• Hiko slammed into the Mammoth Ship, breaking it apart and knocking many pirates unconscious or into the sea.
• Jack steadied himself on the mast and threatened to break Hiko's legs.

Uchiha Hiko devastated Jack the Drought's fleet with powerful attacks, alarming the Germa army and prompting the Marines to return and support him. Jack transformed into a giant mammoth and attacked Hiko, who pinned his trunk and prepared to demonstrate more of his power.

• Uchiha Hiko shattered Jack's flagship with a Fire Release attack and forced Jack to brace himself against the wreckage.
• Dark Shadows dragged the pirates who fell into the sea beneath the water, while Hiko destroyed two more ships with Chibaku Tensei.
• Vinsmoke Judge and the Germa commanders watched Hiko's strength exceed their estimates, and Judge worried that they had antagonized him.
• The Marines returned and fired on Jack's remaining ships to support Hiko.
• Jack transformed into a giant mammoth and swung his Haki-coated trunk at Hiko, who pinned it and formed a sphere of light in his other hand.

Uchiha Hiko and Jinbe fought Jack’s forces as the Marines regained the advantage at sea. Hiko sent Jack plunging into the ocean and declared Dressrosa his territory.

• Uchiha Hiko knocked Jack out of Mammoth Beast form, while Jinbe destroyed a pirate ship with Fishman Karate: Secret Technique: Whale Shark Soul.
• The Marines returned to the battle, and the pirate fleet fell into chaos after losing three ships.
• Uchiha Hiko reflected that Dressrosa would have to rebuild amid continued conflict with the Four Emperors and other enemies.
• Jack charged Hiko again, but Hiko destroyed the wreckage beneath his feet and made Jack’s attack carry him into the sea.
• Jinbe dove in to retrieve Jack as the Marines battered his disorganized fleet.
• Uchiha Hiko floated into the sky and declared that Dressrosa was his territory.

Uchiha Hiko publicly claimed Dressrosa as his territory after defeating Jack’s fleet, while Kaguya plotted to undermine Dressrosa and accelerate the Divine Tree’s growth. The battle ended with Hiko and Jinbe’s fish-men capturing the pirates, as Kaguya’s hidden plans remained unknown to the world.

• Uchiha Hiko declared Dressrosa his territory during a broadcast watched around the world, after defeating Jack and turning the Marines’ retreat into a victory.
• Kaguya learned that Uchiha Hiko had kept Dressrosa supplied despite the World Government’s efforts to isolate it, and she planned to let shortages provoke unrest.
• A Celestial Dragon told Kaguya that the Divine Tree was growing quickly and that its aura was concealed by three hundred and sixty formation seals, so she ordered it accelerated.
• Uchiha Hiko activated Perfect Susanoo and destroyed the fleeing pirate ships with several strikes.
• Jinbe led the fish-men in hauling every pirate who had fallen into the sea aboard, and none escaped.

Uchiha Hiko helped defeat Jack and the Pirates, then brought the captives to Dressrosa to claim their bounties. Jack broke free and charged Hiko, leaving the two facing off.

• Hiko learned that Momousagi had returned to Marine Headquarters and arranged to hand over Jack and the other captured Pirates for their bounties.
• Hiko arrived in Dressrosa and found Jinbe guarding the captured Pirates at the harbor security office.
• Hiko taunted Jack and asked the Vice Admiral for Kaido's bounty, prompting Jack to mock him.
• Jack broke his chains, transformed into a mammoth, and knocked away the Marines who tried to intervene.
• Jack charged at Hiko and demanded to know how he wanted to die.

Uchiha Hiko defeated Jack the Drought and handed him and the other captured Pirates over to the Marines for a bounty. As Dressrosa began rebuilding and negotiating trade, the Marine Vice Admiral asked Hiko about the Devil Fruit said to counter Admiral Borsalino’s Glint-Glint Fruit.

• Jack broke free of his chains and attacked Hiko, but Hiko struck him with a Rasengan and crippled him.
• The Marine Vice Admiral thanked Hiko and offered to arrange his bounty and supplies, and Hiko handed over the captured Pirates.
• People at the harbor and watching the broadcast worried that Kaido would retaliate against Dressrosa for Jack’s capture.
• Hiko had shipwrights help repair the Marines’ warships while King Riku negotiated trade with representatives from other nations.
• The Marine Vice Admiral asked Hiko whether he possessed a Devil Fruit capable of countering Admiral Borsalino’s Glint-Glint Fruit.

Uchiha Hiko refused the Marines’ request to buy the Slow-Slow Fruit early, insisting that the auction remain open and fair. As Jack recovered and escaped his warship, he ran straight into Hiko, who considered ransoming him to Kaido.

• Hiko told the Vice Admiral that the Slow-Slow Fruit could counter Kizaru’s ability but would not guarantee victory without strength.
• Hiko refused to sell the fruit to the Marines ahead of the auction and said he would pause his pirate hunts so anyone could bid.
• The Vice Admiral realized Hiko captured Pirates by choice, not obligation, and Hiko encouraged the Marines to compete in the auction.
• Jack recovered from his injuries, blasted a hole through the warship, and escaped while boasting about his Zoan Fruit’s recovery.
• Jack landed in front of Hiko and the Vice Admiral, recognized Hiko, and panicked as Hiko asked how much Kaido would pay to ransom him.

Uchiha Hiko defeated Jack again, burned off one of his arms, and handed him over to the Marines as promised. Back aboard the Konoha Go, Hiko watched Dressrosa recover while privately preparing to gather the world’s strongest fighters to tear open space-time and find a way home.

• When Jack attacked in anger, Uchiha Hiko shattered his arm, burned it to ash, and knocked him unconscious.
• Uchiha Hiko assured the Marine Vice Admiral that he would not trade Jack to Kaido, then had the Marines take the badly injured pirate away.
• After Hiko returned to the Konoha Go, he saw that Dressrosa’s visiting representatives had agreed to send supplies to help the country recover.
• Jinbe praised Hiko for helping Dressrosa, but Hiko said the country would not have hope until its schemers were eliminated.
• Hiko privately considered gathering the strongest people across the Red Line Continent to help him tear open space-time and leave this world.

Uchiha Hiko oversaw Dressrosa’s recovery as his auctions drew money and prominent visitors, while the Marines secured the country and Blackbeard defeated Whitebeard’s remnants. Hiko warned Jinbe that Kaido was preparing a major move, and they agreed Dressrosa was already making preparations.

• News of Hiko’s victories spread, and Dressrosa’s new auction house attracted growing crowds and wealth that Hiko poured into reconstruction.
• The Marines ambushed Kaido’s rescue force after Jack was captured, then stationed warships and Vice Admirals near Dressrosa to protect its visitors.
• Blackbeard defeated Whitebeard’s remnants after a month of fighting, while Luo and Urouge escaped the conflict with help from Bald Sea God.
• Hiko asked Jinbe about Dressrosa’s food and recovery, and Jinbe said the country could restore its commerce within months and recover fully by next year.
• Hiko told Jinbe that Kaido was gathering forces for a major move, and Jinbe worried Kaido might target Dressrosa.
• Hiko said Kaido was unlikely to attack Dressrosa personally because he did not yet take Hiko seriously, then assured Jinbe that preparations were already underway.

Uchiha Hiko and his allies discussed Dressrosa’s role in Fishman Island’s integration with the human world and their plans to expand their influence in the New World. Hiko left them with orders to build a Devil Fruit army and prepare to confront future challenges.

• Jinbe explained that Dressrosa’s cooperation between humans and fish-men could shape Fishman Island’s path toward the surface.
• Hiko had Kyros select twenty loyal soldiers to consume Caesar’s artificial Devil Fruits, while Luo and Urouge helped King Riku manage the auction house.
• Luo complained that auction guests were angry about the promised Devil Fruit that could counter Kizaru’s Glint-Glint Fruit, and Hiko said he had never promised when it would be auctioned.
• Luo and Urouge reported trouble at the auction house, but Hiko said their response would demonstrate Dressrosa’s strength.
• Hiko said Fishman Island was only the beginning, and that his group would eventually have to remove the New World’s obstacles and face its challenges.
• Hiko ordered Kyros to build a Devil Fruit army so Dressrosa could show others the strength of its forces.

Uchiha Hiko prepared Dressrosa for a major auction despite the dangers of drawing the Four Emperors and the Celestial Dragons into the country. He ordered a twenty-day public celebration and announced an auction fifteen days away, leaving his allies to ready Dressrosa for a surge of visitors and possible chaos.

• Hiko reassured Urouge that Dressrosa would grow stronger through its planned Devil Fruit army, while Luo and Urouge took comfort in his preparations.
• Urouge asked when Hiko would auction the Devil Fruit that could counter the Glint-Glint Fruit, and Luo reported that Celestial Dragons would arrive in about five days with CP0.
• Hiko dismissed concerns that the Celestial Dragons might dominate the auction and said Dressrosa would set its own rules, even if that damaged its cooperation with the Marines.
• Hiko ordered a public twenty-day celebration that would welcome everyone regardless of identity or profession, intending for criminals to challenge the Celestial Dragons.
• Hiko instructed King Riku, Kyros, and his allies to raise port taxes, increase supplies, and double the soldiers maintaining order.
• Hiko announced a special auction fifteen days later to unveil an extraordinary treasure, then sent his subordinates off while Urouge asked King Riku for breakfast.

Dressrosa opened its Devil Fruit auction to everyone, drawing Pirates, merchants, and politicians while Uchiha Hiko used the influx to secure supplies and strengthen the island. As Dressrosa’s forces took over security and its cooperation with the Marines ended, a Celestial Dragons’ vessel arrived and demanded a harbor be cleared for it.

• Dressrosa announced that Pirates could attend its special events, prompting crowds to travel toward the island for the Devil Fruit auction.
• Akainu ordered the Vice Admirals outside Dressrosa to eliminate any Pirates entering its territory, while merchants brought supplies that helped Dressrosa rebuild and bypass the World Government’s blockade.
• Visitors crowded Dressrosa’s harbor and built their own lodgings after Hiko said there were no inns or hotels.
• After two days of capturing Pirates, the four Vice Admirals left Dressrosa with prisoners and damaged warships, ending the island’s cooperative relationship with the Marines.
• Kyros, King Riku’s guards, Jinbe, and the Fish-Man army took responsibility for patrols and security as Hiko planned from the Konoha Go.
• A Celestial Dragons’ vessel arrived, and its passengers demanded that a harbor be cleared for their ship.