Chapter Summaries

Kurozumi Orochi learned that Kaido planned to attack Kozuki Oden and Wano’s daimyo before the agreed-upon time, and he ordered the Oniwabanshu to prepare. Kaido then appeared as a dragon above Oden Castle, where Raizo prepared to defend Lady Toki and the young lords until Oden arrived.

• Kurozumi Higurashi told Kurozumi Orochi that Kaido had gone to Oden Castle and wanted resistance forces drawn to Kuri.
• Kurozumi Orochi questioned the timing, then ordered Fukurokuju to gather the ninjas and prepare to depart.
• Kurozumi Higurashi revealed that Orochi had just over two thousand Samurai, leaving him worried about facing the daimyo’s larger forces.
• Kaido appeared as a blue dragon above Oden Castle, frightening the people of Bolo Town.
• Raizo told Nekomamushi and Inuarashi to use the Wisdom Snail to notify Oden and protect Lady Toki and the young lords until he arrived.

Toki sent Momonosuke, Hiyori, Raizo, Nekomamushi, and Inuarashi twenty years into the future to escape Kaido's attack on Oden Castle. Kaido captured Toki, while the Beasts Pirates slaughtered the castle's Samurai and began massacring Bolo Town; King let the remaining violence continue as the pirates' last frenzy.

• Toki used the Time-Time Fruit to send Momonosuke, Hiyori, Raizo, Nekomamushi, and Inuarashi into the future as Kaido arrived at Oden Castle.
• Kaido captured Toki and demanded to know where Raizo, Nekomamushi, and Inuarashi had gone, but she refused to answer.
• The Beasts Pirates killed nearly three thousand Samurai at Oden Castle and set the castle ablaze.
• The Beasts Pirates advanced on Bolo Town, killing civilians and burning buildings as the townspeople fled.
• King stopped the pirates from pursuing fleeing civilians, then allowed them to continue their violence elsewhere.

Raizo, Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, Momonosuke, and Hiyori arrived twenty years in the future to find Wano transformed and an overwhelming group of masked ninjas waiting for them. The masked leader welcomed them to the future as the children were captured and the others prepared to fight.

• Raizo, Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, Momonosuke, and Hiyori awoke near Oden Castle and struggled under the area's strange gravity.
• Raizo and the others saw that Bolo Town had become a vast city, with unfamiliar flying objects and a new castle bearing a five-circle symbol.
• Masked ninjas surrounded the group, and Raizo used shuriken, smoke, clones, and scroll techniques while Nekomamushi and Inuarashi tried to escape with the children.
• A masked ninja used a powerful wind technique to blow away Raizo's falling earth and rocks, while the attackers captured Momonosuke and Hiyori.
• The masked leader addressed Raizo, Nekomamushi, and Inuarashi by name and welcomed them to Wano Country, twenty years in the future.

After the Beasts Pirates attacked Oden Castle, Kozuki Oden rushed toward Kuri while Wano’s daimyo mobilized against Kaido and Orochi. As Samurai marched to war, Mihawk watched from Marine warships above Onigashima and predicted Shimotsuki Ryuma’s bloodline would soon end.

• Kin'emon told Kozuki Oden that Kaido and the Beasts Pirates had attacked Oden Castle and contact with it had been lost, so Oden sprinted toward Kuri.
• Kawamatsu brought horses, and Kin'emon and the other retainers rode after Oden toward Oden Castle.
• Shimotsuki Ushimaru learned of the attacks and contacted Shimotsuki Yasuie, who reported that other daimyo and Kozuki Oden were already heading for Kuri.
• Shimotsuki Ushimaru proposed attacking the Kurozumi Clan in the Flower Capital before reinforcing Oden, and Shimotsuki Yasuie agreed and rallied thousands of Samurai.
• Samurai across Wano mobilized for war as civilians hid, while Mihawk watched from Marine warships above Onigashima and lamented the coming end of Shimotsuki Ryuma's bloodline.

The Beasts Pirates advanced from Bolo Town to confront the Samurai gathered at Okobore Town. Despite numbering nearly seven thousand, the Samurai were overwhelmed by the pirates’ superior strength and Haki as the battle began.

• King reported that the troops from Himi and Rabbit Bowl were heading toward Okobore Town, and Kaido ordered the Beasts Pirates to move out.
• Amatsuki Tempura and Fugetsu Omusubi assembled nearly seven thousand Samurai and waited for Oden to arrive.
• A retainer warned the Daimyo that the Beasts Pirates were approaching, and the two leaders moved to the front of their formation.
• Amatsuki Tempura and Fugetsu Omusubi led their Samurai in a charge against the Beasts Pirates.
• The Beasts Pirates cut through the Samurai with their greater physical strength, Armament Haki, and Zoan abilities.

King and Kaido defeated the Daimyo Amatsuki Tempura and Fugetsu Omusubi during the battle in Wano. Kozuki Oden arrived to find the Daimyo unconscious and challenged Kaido to a fight after accusing him of breaking their promise.

• King fought Amatsuki Tempura evenly, then struck him with the Fire Dragon Emperor and Tankyūdon, leaving him unconscious beside Fugetsu Omusubi.
• Kaido stopped Fugetsu Omusubi from beheading Queen and knocked the Daimyo unconscious with Thunder Bagua.
• Kozuki Oden arrived and caught the fallen Amatsuki Tempura and Fugetsu Omusubi.
• Kozuki Oden drew Ame no Habakiri and Enma, declared that Kaido would die for breaking their promise, and prepared to fight him.
• Kaido raised his spiked club and welcomed Kozuki Oden's challenge.

Kurozumi Orochi fled the Flower Capital with his forces rather than face the advancing Shimotsuki armies, intending to rely on Kaido in Kuri Village. Shimotsuki Kouka and Shimotsuki Ushimaru gathered more allies and led ten thousand Samurai toward Kuri, convinced they would defeat Kaido and Orochi.

• Kurozumi Semimaru advised Kurozumi Orochi and Kurozumi Higurashi to abandon the Flower Capital and lure the Shimotsuki armies to Kuri Village, where Kaido could confront them.
• Kurozumi Orochi escaped the Flower Capital with his loyal Samurai and ninjas before Shimotsuki Kouka and Shimotsuki Ushimaru arrived with nearly ten thousand Samurai.
• Shimotsuki Kouka and Shimotsuki Ushimaru decided to continue to Kuri Village and defeat Kaido and the Kurozumi Clan.
• Hyogoro of the Flower arrived with his subordinates and more than two thousand Samurai, while Yokozuna Urashima also joined the Kozuki cause.
• Shimotsuki Kouka, Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Hyogoro of the Flower, and Yokozuna Urashima led ten thousand Samurai toward Kuri Village.

Mihawk and Gion watched Kozuki Oden battle Kaido while waiting for Wano’s Kurozumi clan members to arrive, intending to capture them alive for their Devil Fruits. Kurozumi Orochi reached the battlefield and sent his samurai to attack the daimyo’s forces as Mihawk prepared for the next stage of his mission.

• Kaido unleashed wind, tornadoes, and fire against Kozuki Oden, but Oden repeatedly pressed his attack and wounded the dragon.
• Mihawk told Gion that Kaido could not defeat Oden and said he would wait until Kaido was thoroughly beaten before sending someone down to handle the aftermath.
• Mihawk identified Kurozumi Orochi, Kurozumi Higurashi, and Kurozumi Semimaru among the targets he wanted captured alive, alongside Kurozumi Kanjuro already on the battlefield.
• Kurozumi Orochi arrived with over two thousand samurai and ordered them to attack the forces of Fugetsu Omusubi and Amatsuki Tempura.
• Kurozumi Higurashi urged Orochi to move behind the Beasts Pirates before the main forces of the two Shimotsuki families arrived, and Orochi hurried to comply.

Kurozumi Orochi’s samurai caused chaos on the battlefield, leaving the Beasts Pirates to slaughter both rival samurai groups with ease. Shimotsuki Ushimaru and the other daimyo arrived with ten thousand troops and planned to encircle the battle, while Orochi’s forces prepared to resist.

• Ashura Doji watched samurai turn on one another as Orochi’s troops made it impossible to distinguish allies from enemies, and the Beasts Pirates cut down the confused fighters.
• Gion and Mihawk observed the slaughter from the Floating Warship, then saw Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Shimotsuki Kouka, and their large army arrive.
• Shimotsuki Kouka identified Orochi’s ninja near the rear of the Beasts Pirates, and Ushimaru proposed splitting their forces to attack Orochi and encircle the battlefield.
• Shimotsuki Ushimaru and Hyogoro of the Flower led five thousand samurai to the left, while Shimotsuki Kouka led five thousand to the right.
• Kurozumi Orochi panicked at the approaching pincer attack, Kurozumi Higurashi told him to prepare to fight, and Kurozumi Semimaru offered to hold off one side.

Queen and Kurozumi Orochi used Toki as a hostage to halt the Samurai, but Kozuki Oden struck Kaido down with Oden Two-Sword Style: Paradise Totsuka. As Oden saw Toki hanging from the pole, he roared in fury, while Mihawk called on Byrnndi World to enter the battle.

• Queen revealed that pirates had captured Toki and proposed using her to stop Shimotsuki Ushimaru and the other Samurai.
• Kurozumi Orochi had Toki hung from a pole and threatened to shoot her if the Samurai advanced.
• Shimotsuki Ushimaru halted his forces, while Kin'emon and the other retainers cried out for Toki and wondered where Momonosuke and Hiyori were.
• Kozuki Oden unleashed Oden Two-Sword Style: Paradise Totsuka, slashed Kaido deeply, and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Kozuki Oden spotted Toki and roared her name as Mihawk told Byrnndi World that Kaido had lost and it was his turn to fight.

Kozuki Oden reached Toki but could not break Kurozumi Semimaru’s barrier before a meteor-like attack brought Byrnndi World into the battle. As Oden and World clashed, Kaido ordered his forces to attack the samurai, and King engaged Shimotsuki Ushimaru.

• Kozuki Oden abandoned his defeated opponent Kaido and rushed to save Toki, but Kurozumi Semimaru trapped her side inside a barrier that Oden could not break.
• A massive fireball struck near Oden, and Byrnndi World emerged from the impact to fight him at great speed.
• Kaido and King recognized the newcomer as a likely World Government force, and Kaido ordered his men to kill the samurai.
• King charged Shimotsuki Ushimaru, who met him with his Two-Sword Style: Ox Needle against King’s Fire Dragon Emperor.
• Byrnndi World identified himself as the World Destroyer and clashed with Oden using his Hundredfold Black Fist.

Kozuki Oden fought Byrnndi World in Kuri Village, discovering that his internal-destruction Haki could injure the feared pirate despite Byrnndi World’s reputation. Byrnndi World’s anger at the World Government had made Wano and Oden targets for his rage, and he charged into the battle determined to destroy everything in his way.

• Kozuki Oden recognized Byrnndi World from Whitebeard and Roger’s warnings but chose to fight rather than risk his family and the people of Kuri Village.
• Kozuki Oden and Byrnndi World clashed, and Byrnndi World’s fist was cut by Oden’s internal-destruction Haki.
• Kozuki Oden realized Byrnndi World lacked Conqueror’s Haki infusion and seemed less formidable than he had expected.
• Byrnndi World recalled how the World Government had betrayed and imprisoned him, then recruited him by promising care and opportunities for his brother and crew.
• Byrnndi World roared that he would destroy everything in his way and attacked Kozuki Oden to vent his anger.

Byrnndi World grew to four hundred meters and attacked the battlefield at hundredfold speed, forcing Kaido to flee and leaving Queen trapped behind a barrier. Kozuki Oden’s strongest sword technique failed to stop World’s dive, and World landed, badly wounded Oden, and continued pounding him as the battlefield was devastated.

• Byrnndi World used More-More: Hundredfold Size to grow into a four-hundred-meter giant and charged through the air at extreme speed.
• Kaido transformed into a dragon, grabbed King, and flew away, while Queen remained trapped inside Kurozumi Semimaru’s barrier.
• Kozuki Oden rushed to intercept World with Oden Two-Sword Style: Paradise Totsuka, but World’s dive overwhelmed him and struck the ground.
• World searched with Observation Haki, found the bloodied Oden, and repeatedly attacked him with giant fists.
• The battlefield and surrounding land were shattered as World’s rampage echoed across Wano, while the Floating Warship watched from above.

Byrnndi World relentlessly battered Kozuki Oden while Mihawk explained that the giant’s hundredfold power could last only twelve hours. After the fighting devastated Kuri and left Oden gravely injured, the battle’s sounds suddenly stopped, and Shimotsuki Ushimaru announced that Oden’s presence had vanished.

• Mihawk explained to Gion that Byrnndi World’s strongest form consumed too much stamina and Haki to last beyond twelve hours.
• Byrnndi World forced Kozuki Oden to defend the fleeing Samurai, repeatedly slamming him into the ground while Oden struggled to land a decisive blow.
• After three hours of destruction, fewer than ten thousand people remained, and Kaido realized he had become a supporting character in Wano.
• Byrnndi World continued attacking Oden after the ground collapsed and water flooded the battlefield, leaving Oden badly wounded and barely conscious.
• After two more hours, Kin'emon and the others noticed the impacts had stopped, and Shimotsuki Ushimaru said Oden’s presence was gone.

After Kozuki Oden’s death, Shimotsuki Ushimaru and the surviving Samurai retreated to Ringo while Kawamatsu searched the waves for Oden’s body. Kaido then betrayed the Kurozumi Clan, killed Kurozumi Semimaru, and warned the Oniwabanshu to await a new shogun.

• Toki mourned Kozuki Oden as Kin'emon and the retainers rushed toward the battlefield, while Kanjuro stayed behind and watched them.
• Shimotsuki Ushimaru accepted Kouka’s advice to survive and rebuild, then led the remaining Samurai toward Ringo.
• Kawamatsu plunged into the waves to search for Oden’s body as Kaido confirmed that letting Ushimaru escape was part of his plan.
• Kaido praised the Kurozumi Clan’s seizure of power before suddenly killing Kurozumi Semimaru with Thunder Bagua: Falling Three Worlds.
• Kurozumi Higurashi called on the Oniwabanshu for protection, but Kaido declared that they served no shogun and ordered them to stay put until a new one appeared.

Byrnndi World delivered Kozuki Oden’s corpse and swords, earning promotion to Army General before leaving Wano. Mihawk took control of the captured Kurozumi family and declared himself Wano Country’s new Shogun, inviting Fukurokuju’s Oniwabanshu to serve him.

• Byrnndi World returned to the warship with Kozuki Oden’s body and Ame no Habakiri and Enma, and Mihawk confirmed his promotion to Army General.
• Byrnndi World departed for Drum Kingdom, while Mihawk told Gion he expected him to report to Army Headquarters afterward.
• Kaido and King brought Kurozumi Orochi, Kurozumi Higurashi, Kurozumi Kanjuro, Fukurokuju, Kurozumi Semimaru, and Queen aboard the warship.
• Mihawk ordered the captured Kurozumi members imprisoned and the corpses frozen, then questioned Kaido about killing Kurozumi Semimaru.
• Mihawk asked Fukurokuju where the Oniwabanshu would serve after Wano’s ruling families fell, then declared himself Shogun and invited them to submit to him.

Imu inspected the Golden armor and weapons prepared for Saul, Kashi, and Oimo, then declared the three Giants his first Giant God Soldiers. Elsewhere, Kuzan offered Chinjao a position teaching Hasshoken in exchange for government service and help restoring his drill-shaped head, leaving Chinjao stunned by Kuzan’s proposed method.

• Imu had Stussy shrink Saul, Kashi, and Oimo so they could move around Pangaea Castle and play tennis.
• Imu ordered Noah painted white with gold patterns and had the completed equipment for the Giant God Soldiers delivered.
• Saul, Kashi, and Oimo donned golden armor with fiery red patterns and matching weapons, then Stussy restored them to their full Giant sizes.
• Imu admired the three armored Giants and decided that his Giant God Soldiers needed at least twelve members.
• Aboard the Aokiji Fleet, Kuzan offered Chinjao a Vice Admiral post teaching Hasshoken and help restoring his drill-shaped head.
• Chinjao asked how the World Government would restore his head, and Kuzan said that whoever flattened it could bash it back out.

After Kaido destroyed the daimyo strongholds, Shimotsuki Ushimaru rallied the samurai of Ringo to face him without Byrnndi World. The Six Heroes of the Snow Country charged into Kaido’s Bolo Breath, beginning a battle that would become a legend in Wano.

• Kaido and his forces destroyed several castles, leaving the Flower Capital fearful of his arrival.
• Shimotsuki Ushimaru argued that Kaido might come without Byrnndi World and urged the gathered daimyo and samurai to fight him.
• Shimotsuki Ushimaru and the other leaders confirmed that Kaido had arrived alone and went out to meet him.
• Kaido mocked the samurai, and Shimotsuki Ushimaru accused him of relying on Byrnndi World’s strength.
• Kaido unleashed Bolo Breath on Ushimaru Castle, and Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Shimotsuki Kouka, and the other samurai charged into the flames.

The Kozuki retainers mourned their losses as Kaido seized control of Wano, while five unidentified warships attacked him and drove him from the Flower Capital. Imu learned of several failed capture targets but received news that Mihawk would govern Wano and secure three famous swords, then considered opening a second Star Gate.

• Denjiro told Kin'emon and the other Kozuki retainers that six fighters had died opposing Kaido and Ushimaru Castle had burned.
• Shinobu warned the retainers that the Oniwabanshu were pursuing them, and Kikunojo urged them to escape while promising to contact Izo.
• Kaido declared himself shogun of Wano and forced the people of the Flower Capital to kneel before five warships bombarded him and drove him away.
• Mihawk reported to Imu that Kurozumi Semimaru had died, Toki had killed herself, and Kozuki Momonosuke, Kozuki Hiyori, Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, and Raizo had been sent into the future.
• Mihawk told Imu he would act as Wano's shogun, establish a Ninja Village and Sword Sect, develop the Seastone mines, and send him Ame no Habakiri, Enma, and Shusui.
• Imu considered revealing the Star Gate to the World Government and opening a second gate to another world.

The World Government consolidated its control over Wano while its forces and visitors moved between worlds. At Mary Geoise, Imu inspected the completed colossal Noah and wondered how quickly it could fly.

• The World Government raised its flag over Shogun Castle as Kaido and King remained on Onigashima to maintain the threat against the Flower Capital.
• Chinjao headed to the Red Line to report to Zephyr, whose asthma had been cured, while Garp returned to Marineford after Kuzan's return to Fish-Man Island.
• Hozumi, Horobi, Blue Heart, and researchers arrived at the Star Gate Base, where Hozumi promised Ikoma they would meet at least once a year before they parted for separate assignments.
• Imu inspected the enormous white Noah at Mary Geoise, noting its cannons and decks and asking how fast the vessel could fly.