Chapter Summaries

Oboro spent the day blessing pirate captains on Sabaody, causing a wave of violence as crews fought to secure a place in line. Meanwhile, Trafalgar Law reluctantly agreed to let the Heart Pirates investigate the God Slayer’s blessings.

• Oboro blessed pirate captains with small boosts of power, and the recipients celebrated their new strength.
• Basil Hawkins watched from concealment and told his first mate to resupply and arrange ship coating rather than flee Sabaody.
• After Oboro ended the day’s blessings, pirates across the island fought to seize positions near District 5 for the next morning.
• Trafalgar Law warned Bepo, Penguin, and Shachi that the God Slayer was dangerous and that the Heart Pirates should avoid him.
• After his crew pressured him, Law agreed to visit the blessing site on the condition that they follow his arrangements.

Oboro continued granting power to pirates in Sabaody, attracting members of the Worst Generation and drawing the World Government’s attention. By the third day, Scratchmen Apoo had accepted his blessing, while Oboro’s gathering overshadowed news of the Straw Hat Pirates defeating Gekko Moria.

• Oboro returned to his hill in Number Five Grove and began granting power to the pirates who came before him.
• Urouge, captain of the Fallen Monk Pirates, received Skill, Experience, and fish-man Bloodline Cards from Oboro, surprising the watching crowd.
• Oboro recognized that one applicant was a disguised World Government agent and noted that five agents had come that day.
• Oboro read that the Straw Hat Pirates had defeated Gekko Moria, but Morgans’s focus on Oboro and the Hell Pirates had kept the news from spreading widely.
• Scratchmen Apoo received Oboro’s blessing and praised him before leaving.

The World Government prepared a surprise assault on Sabaody Archipelago as Oboro waited for the Marines and the remaining Straw Hat Pirates to arrive. Bepo asked Oboro to make him human, but Oboro refused and sent him away.

• Vegapunk concluded that Oboro’s blessings caused genetic evolution rather than bloodline fusion, and that the transformed pirates’ genes collapsed after death.
• The Five Elders dispatched Admiral Kizaru, Sentomaru’s Pacifistas, Chaton, and Momousagi to Sabaody Archipelago in a secret attack.
• Oboro learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had reached Sabaody, while the Hell Pirates’ Blood Pluton was nearly complete and Blackbeard Teach had become a Shichibukai.
• Oboro reflected that most of the Worst Generation had received his blessings, while Law and Bonney remained reluctant or uninterested.
• Bepo asked Oboro to change his Mink Tribe bloodline so he could become human and escape the heat of his thick fur.
• Oboro ordered Bepo off the hill, and Bepo left sadly while Dom observed that Oboro had treated him unusually gently.

The Navy launched a major assault on Sabaody Archipelago, and Kizaru encountered Dorans, a Hell Pirates member. Enel rescued Dorans from Kizaru’s attack and escaped with him, while the Navy continued its operation.

• Pirates fled as Navy warships surrounded Sabaody Archipelago and soldiers began clearing the island.
• Kizaru arrived with Sentomaru, Momousagi, Chaton, and Pacifistas to hunt priority targets, warning the others to avoid the God Slayer.
• Kizaru found Dorans calmly eating pizza and fired a laser at him.
• Enel appeared and deflected Kizaru’s attack, revealing that Oboro had assigned him to protect Dorans.
• Enel used his lightning to take Dorans away, and Kizaru chose not to pursue them.

As Marines and Pacifistas arrived at Sabaody, Oboro prepared to leave after using his blessings to draw pirates and gather resources. Luffy confronted him over the destruction of Skypiea and Water 7, and Oboro stopped Dom from attacking as Luffy charged up the hill.

• Oboro decided to end the blessings and leave with Dom while the Marines moved in, expecting them to capture the gathered pirates and provide resources for his plans against Big Mom.
• Luffy arrived and shouted Oboro’s name, while Law warned him to flee and Kid watched the confrontation with interest.
• Luffy accused Oboro of threatening Skypiea and Water 7, then charged toward the hill with the Straw Hat Pirates following.
• Dom prepared to attack Luffy, but Oboro stopped him after sensing Rayleigh nearby.
• Oboro stepped forward and said he did not want to grant Luffy power as Luffy prepared a Gum-Gum Rocket attack.

Oboro effortlessly overwhelmed the Straw Hat Pirates when Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji challenged him on Sabaody. Rayleigh stopped Oboro from escalating the fight, but warned Luffy that the Five Elders had targeted him in their purge.

• Luffy attacked Oboro with Gum-Gum Bazooka, but an invisible blast sent him flying down the hill.
• Oboro struck Zoro and Sanji with cutting currents of air, then pinned the other Straw Hats down with his Haki and defeated Robin and Brook’s attacks.
• Luffy struggled to rise under Oboro’s pressure while Kid and Killer watched; Kid dismissed the Straw Hats and left.
• Rayleigh entered Oboro’s aura and persuaded him to release the Straw Hats, while warning that Luffy was a target of the Five Elders’ purge.
• Luffy tried to attack Oboro again, but Rayleigh restrained him and explained that even he might not be able to defeat Oboro.

The Hell Pirates regrouped on Sabaody Archipelago and encountered a Pacifista, which Yurivich destroyed with ease. Oboro extracted an ability card from the dead pirate Sebastian and continued searching for strong pirates to collect abilities.

• Oboro gathered the Hell Pirates in a park and explained that the Kuma-like Pacifistas were machines created by Vegapunk to help the Marines control the island.
• Sebastian of the Storm Ghost Pirates fought a Pacifista but was killed by its laser before the Hell Pirates could reach him.
• The Pacifista identified Oboro as the highest threat and attempted to retreat, but Yurivich blocked it and smashed it apart.
• Oboro extracted Sebastian's ability into a card and led the Hell Pirates onward to find other powerful pirates.

Marine forces continued clearing pirates across Sabaody Archipelago as Urouge fought Admiral Kizaru. Momousagi left Chaton to face the God Slayer and Enel, while Chaton prepared to delay them until reinforcements could arrive.

• Kizaru confronted Urouge on a route toward Sabaody Archipelago, and Urouge transformed to fight the Marine Admiral.
• Momousagi incapacitated a large group of pirates, while Chaton cleared another group with ease.
• Momousagi and Chaton discovered the God Slayer and Enel waiting near a road, having approached without being detected.
• Chaton urged Momousagi to leave and handle the island’s crisis while he held off the two pirates.
• Momousagi left to seek reinforcements, and Chaton stood ready as the God Slayer and Enel allowed her to go.

Chaton confronted Enel and Oboro on Sabaody while Kizaru cornered the fleeing Straw Hat Pirates, forcing Rayleigh to hold him off. After the crew escaped Kizaru, Kuma intercepted them and prepared to send them away from the island.

• Chaton rejected the idea of surrendering and turned to punch Enel as the lightning user attacked from behind.
• Oboro revealed that he had targeted Chaton and Momousagi during Kizaru’s pursuit of the Supernovas, hoping to gain a valuable resource by defeating an admiral candidate and give Enel real combat experience.
• Kizaru blocked the Straw Hat Pirates’ escape route in District Five, and Rayleigh stayed behind to fight him while Luffy and the others fled.
• Rayleigh clashed with Kizaru using his sword, while Kizaru threatened to eliminate Luffy and his crew.
• Kuma intercepted the Straw Hat Pirates and asked them where they would go if they could take a trip.

Oboro killed Chaton after Enel struggled to defeat the Vice Admiral, then used the Marines’ wider operation and Chaton’s corpse to deter Kizaru from fighting. Oboro told Kizaru he would challenge a Yonko in the New World and left Sabaody, while Kizaru ordered the Marines to monitor the Hell Pirates.

• Kizaru broke away from his duel with Rayleigh after Sentomaru reported that Chaton was fighting Oboro and Enel in District Sixty-One.
• Oboro killed Chaton and explained that Enel’s drawn-out battle would have given the arriving Admiral time to intervene.
• Kizaru arrived and threatened to kill Oboro, but Oboro warned that the Hell Pirates could attack the Marines and other forces while Kizaru was occupied.
• Oboro returned Chaton’s corpse, told Kizaru that he would challenge a Yonko in the New World, and flew away.
• Kizaru told Sentomaru to continue clearing pirates, watch the Hell Pirates, and leave the new generation pirates to the arriving Vice Admirals.

After Chaton’s death, the Marines grew more resentful of the Five Elders while Oboro’s crew rested and trained ahead of the coming conflict over Ace’s execution. Nearly half a month later, Oboro saw the Hell Pirates’ new flagship, the Blood Pluton, arrive.

• Oboro reunited with Enel, whose electromagnetic communication ability let him summon Dom and the others before the crew departed Sabaody.
• Kizaru told the arriving Marine vice admirals that the Hell Pirates had escaped, and Doberman confronted him over Chaton’s death before his colleagues restrained him.
• Sengoku, Tsuru, and other Marine officers attended Chaton’s funeral, while the Marines’ anger at the Five Elders’ treatment of Chaton deepened.
• Oboro and the Hell Pirates rested on an unnamed island as the crew trained and newspapers reported on the Sabaody battle, the Worst Generation, and Ace’s impending execution.
• Nearly half a month later, Oboro watched the Blood Pluton, the Hell Pirates’ new flagship built by the shipwrights of Water 7, approach the island.

Oboro welcomed Crocodile and the Hell Pirates aboard the Blood Pluton, then held a small party while the others continued sparring on the island. The chapter ended with Oboro watching the ongoing fights as the party ate and drank.

• Oboro told Crocodile he would wait until the New World to recruit people, while Crocodile warned him that the Yonko could become obstacles.
• The Hell Pirates explored the Blood Pluton, then returned to the island to resume their training and sparring.
• Oboro boarded the ship alone before the crew held its first party in its complete form, attended by Oboro, Daz Bones, Gedatsu, Satori, Kaka, and Dorans.
• Dorans and the others discussed the island's two ongoing battles: Enel, Yurivich, and Crocodile were fighting, while Dom faced Rob Lucci.
• Oboro said the party should eat freely because he had prepared plenty of food, and the group raised their cups in a toast.

Newly appointed Shichibukai Marshall D. Teach received a call from Oboro, who had already guessed his plan to raid Impel Down. Teach reluctantly revealed part of his plan, then reassured his crew that Oboro’s involvement would not prevent them from recruiting prisoners.

• Teach and his crew discussed the danger of antagonizing the growing Hell Pirates as Oboro’s Den Den Mushi rang.
• Teach answered Oboro’s call and awkwardly accepted his congratulations on becoming a Shichibukai.
• Oboro asked when Teach planned to go to Impel Down, then threatened him for pretending not to understand.
• Teach revealed part of his plan, and Oboro ended the call.
• Teach told Lafitte, Van Augur, and Doc Q that Oboro had deduced the plan and argued that there would be enough prisoners for both crews.

Oboro prepared the Hell Pirates to enter Impel Down and waited for Blackbeard to make his move. When Teach called to say he was nearly there, Oboro realized the prison riot had begun and lifted the Blood Pluton into the sky toward the prison.

• Oboro gathered the Hell Pirates and set sail for Impel Down, planning to follow Blackbeard inside.
• The Blood Pluton reached the Calm Belt and remained unharmed among the Sea Kings, whose behavior puzzled the crew.
• Crocodile and Rob Lucci suspected that Oboro had found a way to keep the Sea Kings from attacking the ship.
• Teach called Oboro and said he was almost at Impel Down.
• Oboro declared that it had begun, then used air currents to lift the Blood Pluton and fly toward the prison.

Oboro and the Hell Pirates entered Impel Down and used Dom’s spatial ability to reach V1, the Crimson Hell. As prisoners shouted for help, Enel sensed something approaching from the corridor.

• Oboro led the Hell Pirates into Impel Down while Daz Bones, the two priests, and Dorans stayed aboard the Blood Pluton.
• Oboro’s group found the first floor empty except for wounded or dead guards and damaged rooms left by Marshall D. Teach’s attack.
• Dom opened a spatial passage through the floor, allowing Oboro and the others to travel to V1’s Crimson Hell.
• The prisoners in Crimson Hell begged Oboro’s group to free them, but Dom dismissed them as useless.
• Enel sensed something coming from the corridor on the left.

Oboro and the Hell Pirates freed prisoners on Impel Down’s upper levels, then set a survival contest in motion while continuing their descent. Enel and Kaka stayed behind to oversee the chaos as Dom’s spatial passages grew harder to open, with Level 4 likely the group’s limit.

• Enel destroyed a venomous spider with lightning, and Oboro freed the prisoners in sight on Level 1.
• Oboro told the prisoners that only one hundred could earn a place aboard the Hell Pirates’ ship, and Enel was left to judge the survivors.
• Spider monsters, Bluegorillas, and prison guards attacked the freed prisoners after Enel vanished in lightning.
• Oboro’s group reached Level 2, where Kaka kicked away a man-faced lion and agreed to oversee the prisoners there.
• Dom warned that the deeper levels made his spatial passages harder to open and that Level 4 was probably their limit.

As the prison riot spread through Impel Down, Oboro ambushed and killed Saldeath and Domino, declaring his intent to destroy the prison’s authority and recruit its escapees. He planned to kill Magellan as part of the operation.

• Saldeath and Domino rushed through Lv3 as they discussed the escaping prisoners and the Hell Pirates’ attack.
• Oboro appeared before them, killed Saldeath, and wiped out the guard squad following them.
• Domino attacked Oboro with her whip, but he seized her from behind and snapped her neck.
• Oboro explained that Teach had deceived the government and that he planned to recruit nearly a thousand prisoners for the Hell Pirates.
• Oboro resolved to kill Magellan and further undermine the World Government by breaking Impel Down’s hold over its prisoners.

Oboro recruited Shiryu into the Hell Pirates as they crossed Impel Down, while explaining that Marshall D. Teach had let Oboro take the attention during the prison break. Oboro headed toward Scorching Hell to kill Magellan as Straw Hat and the others faced him there.

• Dorans reported that the Marines kept their warships at a distance, Shiryu had killed Impel Down soldiers and destroyed the docked ships, and Straw Hat's group would soon leave.
• Oboro met Shiryu, accepted him into the Hell Pirates, and promised to kill Magellan as a welcome gift.
• Oboro and Shiryu walked through Hunger Hell, where fleeing prisoners recognized them, and Shiryu confirmed he had not found Marshall D. Teach.
• Oboro explained that Teach had avoided entering Infinite Hell and would benefit from Oboro drawing the pressure onto himself.
• Shiryu's former soldiers saluted him as Oboro and Shiryu continued toward their next destination.

Oboro recruited Shiryu and led his group into Impel Down’s Scorching Hell, where they encountered Magellan’s forces. As Luffy and his allies fled toward the exit, Oboro’s group killed Sadi and the awakened Jailer Beasts, then confronted Luffy.

• Oboro returned with Shiryu, who had joined the crew, and Dom transported the group to Level 4, Scorching Hell.
• Dom, Crocodile, Shiryu, and the others headed toward the battle where Magellan was fighting Impel Down’s defenders.
• Luffy’s group fled upward after Ivankov stayed behind to hold off Magellan, and Jinbe urged Luffy not to turn back.
• Sadi and four awakened Jailer Beasts blocked the escapees, but an unseen attacker crushed the beasts and killed Sadi with an airflow blade.
• Oboro greeted Luffy, and Luffy recognized him and shouted his name in anger.

Oboro and the Hell Pirates entered Impel Down’s Scorching Hell, where Magellan was fighting Ivankov. As Luffy and Jinbe hurried onward to rescue Ace, Magellan faced Oboro and Shiryu, who declared he had come to attend Magellan’s funeral.

• Luffy tried to attack Oboro, but Jinbe restrained him and reminded him that saving Ace came first.
• Oboro told Luffy they would meet again, then passed the group with Crocodile, Shiryu, and the other Hell Pirates.
• Jinbe led Luffy and the Newkama toward the stairs while Oboro continued toward Magellan and Ivankov.
• Ivankov fought Magellan from a distance, then panicked when Oboro and the Hell Pirates appeared before resuming his erratic act.
• Magellan recognized Shiryu and accused him, but Shiryu replied that he no longer served Impel Down and had come to attend Magellan’s funeral.