Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Runbu’s forces defeated and captured a New World fleet, discovering that seawater weakened several powerful enemies while chakra-based water techniques did not. He sent a preliminary combat analysis to headquarters, but a dissection by Uzumaki Ichiraku revealed that at least one captured ability user had ordinary internal organs, leaving the source of his powers unexplained.

• Uchiha Runbu and the Jonin overwhelmed the enemy fleet, and Runbu used genjutsu and underwater attacks to help capture the Navy Colonel.
• The Dynasty Navy imprisoned captured enemies with Water Prison Technique after ordinary sealing proved ineffective, and Runbu ordered tests on the prisoners.
• Runbu had the Navy Colonel’s arms cut off and frozen, then directed Jonin from every division to conduct experiments.
• Runbu wrote and telegraphed a preliminary report describing seawater’s suppressive effect, the enemies’ physical toughness, and possible naval tactics against them.
• Uzumaki Ichiraku reported that a dissected captive whose abilities resembled chakra transformation had ordinary internal organs, and Runbu ordered further dissections to identify the captives’ traits and weaknesses.

Uchiha Tokimitsu and his fleet reached the outskirts of Mount Myōboku as he weighed the dangers of expanding into the New World. With the Hurricane Barrier weakening faster than expected, he ordered preparations for battle and sent Ryūchi Cave to make the first probe.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu reviewed the New World battle report with his commanders, and Orochimaru criticized its research into the enemy’s transformations and abilities.
• Sage Fukasaku led a thousand Ninja Toads and nearly a hundred thousand frog eggs through a portal opened by the Sage of Six Paths, completing their secret migration to the New World.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu received a report that the Hurricane Barrier might weaken enough for ships to pass within three months, and he ordered a vanguard to probe the New World while the army prepared.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu reached the outskirts of Mount Myōboku, ordered every division’s jonin to assemble, and told Orochimaru to have Ryūchi Cave conduct the first probe.

Uchiha Tokimitsu’s forces launched a massive, coordinated assault on Mount Myōboku, using naval artillery and Tailed Beast attacks to break its defenses. With the Holy Land exposed and the Ninja Toads retreating underground, Kitsuchi led the first Resettlement Regiments into a suicidal charge.

• Orochimaru summoned a vast tide of poisonous snakes that overwhelmed Mount Myōboku’s outskirts, and Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered the fleet to begin its bombardment.
• The Great Toad Sage ordered the Ninja Toad forces to withdraw and disperse into underground pits as artillery fire devastated the mountain’s defenses.
• Uzumaki Kushina, Karatachi Yagura, and the controlled Tailed Beasts attacked Mount Myōboku with Tailed Beast Balls, revealing the Rock Dwelling Toad and forcing the Great Toad Sage to raise the Mountain Guard Barrier.
• Repeated attacks shattered the Mountain Guard Barrier, and Uchiha Shiina ordered the artillery to bombard deeper into Mount Myōboku as the Marine Brigades established positions.
• Kitsuchi rallied the surrendered Stone and Cloud ninjas to prove their loyalty, then led the first Resettlement Regiments in a charge toward Mount Myōboku.

The Uchiha Dynasty's Ninja Army overwhelmed Mount Myōboku's defenses, forcing the Great Toad Sage to commit the Great Toad of Rock Dwelling to battle. As Uchiha Tokimitsu entered the fight with his Perfect Susanoo, the Great Toad Sage emerged to face him.

• Kitsuchi's resettlement ninja raised and reinforced an earthen wall, then used combined Earth Style techniques to destroy Mount Myōboku's second ambush line while A's Kumogakure ninja finished off frogs blasted into the air.
• The Great Toad of Rock Dwelling broke through the wall and killed many ninja until Tailed Beast-transformed Uzumaki Kushina and Karatachi Yagura engaged it.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu deployed more troops around Mount Myōboku, and fresh resettlement ninja and the left-flank force turned the battle against the Ninja Frogs.
• The Great Toad Sage ordered a retreat, but Karatachi Yagura flipped the Great Toad of Rock Dwelling onto its back and Uzumaki Kushina attacked its exposed belly.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu entered the battlefield with his Perfect Susanoo and attacked Mount Myōboku, prompting the Great Toad Sage to emerge and shatter his Yasakani no Magatama with a piercing soundwave.

Uchiha Tokimitsu’s forces defeated the Great Toad Sage and the Great Toad of Rock Dwelling, leaving Mount Myōboku’s Ninja Frogs routed. The Great Toad of Rock Dwelling’s remains then appeared in the Pirate World, where they crushed Whitebeard’s ship just as a giant sea monster approached.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu fought the Great Toad Sage with his Perfect Susanoo, thwarted its summoning technique, and severed its arm before countering its life-burning attack with Five-Colored Divine Light and killing it.
• Karatachi Yagura and Uzumaki Kushina battered the Great Toad of Rock Dwelling while Tagorihime attacked it and then fled underground to hunt Ninja Frogs.
• Tagorihime encountered a Fukasaku clone among the Ninja Frogs, fought him, and swallowed him after he froze following the Great Toad of Rock Dwelling’s death.
• Uzumaki Kushina’s Adamantine Sealing Chains disrupted the Great Toad of Rock Dwelling’s attempted self-destruction, causing it to vanish and die.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu signaled the Tailed Beasts to stop their bombardment as the ninja army overran Mount Myōboku.
• The Great Toad of Rock Dwelling’s blood-soaked remains appeared on Whitebeard’s ship, crushing his crew, while a giant sea monster charged toward the vessel.

After the destruction of Mount Myōboku, Uchiha Tokimitsu made it the Uchiha Clan’s sacred land and laid out an expansionist plan for the Ninja World as it prepared for the New World. The chapter ended with him ordering the New World’s existence to be revealed at the legislature so he could identify opponents and prepare an internal purge.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu claimed Mount Myōboku as Takamagahara, destroyed the Sage of Six Paths’ phantom, and ordered the Great Toad Sage’s bedchamber demolished.
• Uzumaki Kushina sealed Takamagahara while allowing some Natural Energy to escape, and Uchiha Tokimitsu returned to Konoha as the Hurricane Barrier’s remaining lifetime fell below three months.
• At the Imperial Conference, Uchiha Tokimitsu presented population growth and overseas expansion as the basis of the Ninja World’s future, and the ministers discussed cautiously exploring the New World.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered Orochimaru to select ten thousand trainees and tasked Senju Housing and Hyuga Construction with building an Academy City.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered the New World’s existence announced to the Upper and Lower Houses in one month, intending to use the assembly to distinguish allies from enemies.

Uchiha Tokimitsu used Iwagakure’s military doctrine to shape the Ninja World’s expanding army and government, while former Iwagakure ninja Kitsuchi received a pardon and new appointments. As reserve forces began training across the Ninja World, the first Ninja World United Council convened with the New World’s gate due to open in twenty-nine days.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu adopted Ōnoki’s military-first doctrine for the Dynasty Army and Navy, including plans to expand the ninja army to one hundred thousand.
• Kitsuchi received a pardon, became a reserve-management official, and was temporarily appointed to the United Council’s Lower House for Hirakawa Province.
• Senju Nawaki joined the reserve troops as commander of the engineering regiment, while Tsunade and Dan Katō urged him to train carefully.
• Orochimaru oversaw the recruitment of more than ten thousand trainees and the entry of over seven thousand reserve ninja into regular army training.
• On March 1st of the first year of Kaihuang, the first plenary session of the Ninja World United Council convened, twenty-nine days before the New World’s gate fully opened.

Uchiha Tokimitsu used reports of the Ninja World's ecological collapse to rally the United Council behind a war to expand into the New World. The council unanimously approved the resolution, and Tokimitsu declared that the Ninja World would enter a wartime state once the passage opened.

• A government report showed that ninja warfare and resource extraction had badly damaged the Ninja World's environment, and Uchiha Tokimitsu argued that a greater cause was needed to overcome war-weariness.
• Great Elder Setsuna questioned whether the Ninja World could win, and Tokimitsu answered confidently that he had never lost.
• Tokimitsu presented the New World beyond the East Blue's Hurricane Barrier as abundant but inhabited by powerful natives, prompting the councilors to recognize the prospect of war.
• Tokimitsu called for a campaign to secure land and food, and Rasa led the councilors in unanimously voting for war.
• Tokimitsu declared that the Ninja World would enter a wartime state when the passage opened and promised rewards for soldiers and their heirs.
• The councilors drew their weapons and vowed to conquer the New World.

Uchiha Tokimitsu sent Uchiha Shiina and the Expeditionary Advance Force through the World Channel to establish a foothold in the New World. After discovering its astonishingly rich fishing grounds and gathering intelligence on its factions and pirates, Shiina reported that resources were abundant but the people were suffering, urging headquarters to send an army.

• Uzumaki Ashina, Orochimaru, and Torifu Akimichi confirmed that passage through the Hurricane Barrier was safe, and Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered the expedition to begin.
• Uchiha Shiina led the Advance Force through the World Channel, where the exploration vessel and three Ironclad Cruisers successfully crossed the storm.
• Uchiha Shiina and Tazuna found that the New World's waters teemed with enormous fish, prompting Tazuna to plan for United Company fishing vessels to arrive.
• After rendezvousing with the Task Force Fleet, Uchiha Shiina ordered Yamanaka Clan ninjas to extract the prisoners' language and sent disguised scouts to investigate local powers.
• Uchiha Shiina learned of the mysterious Mist Pirate Group and other factions, then reported that the New World had abundant resources but people in misery and called for the army to be sent quickly.

Uchiha Nobutora’s intelligence team infiltrated the Sabaody Archipelago, where they discovered the area’s lawlessness and began robbing a slave shop for funds. The team had just launched its attack when Nobutora killed the guard captain, leaving the fight underway.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu renamed the New World the Pirate World and ordered the advance force to gather intelligence, infiltrate opposition groups, and mobilize local people.
• Uchiha Nobutora’s team sailed toward the Sabaody Archipelago while the Ninja World prepared more personnel and resources to establish bases and explore the region.
• Nobutora sealed away the team’s ship and led his nine subordinates underwater to Tree Island Sixteen, where white-uniformed impostors mistook them for the navy because of their speech.
• Nobutora and Hyuga Shinki disguised themselves and explored the archipelago, finding open human trafficking and auctions in its lawless districts.
• Nobutora decided to rob a nearby slave shop, and he killed its guard captain with a sword strike as the attack began.

Uchiha Nobutora and Hyuga Shinki raided a Slave Shop on Sabaody Archipelago, escaped underground, and left traps that killed looters and a Navy lieutenant. After the Navy blamed the attack on the Mist Pirate Group, Nobutora contacted the Expeditionary Force Command Post and considered establishing a local base as they prepared to reach the New World.

• Uchiha Nobutora burned the Slave Shop guards’ bodies while Hyuga Shinki carried off a safe and planted Explosive Tags beneath the corpses.
• Uchiha Nobutora and Hyuga Shinki escaped using the Earth-within-fish Technique, and the traps exploded when nearby Slave Shop guards began looting the shop.
• A Navy lieutenant investigating the ruins triggered another trap and died in an explosion.
• The Navy Colonel and his officers identified the weapons and explosive talismans as resembling those used by the Mist Pirate Group, then ordered surveillance of ships and the Underwater Route.
• Uchiha Nobutora transmitted intelligence to the Expeditionary Force Command Post while Hyuga Shinki went to look for a house they could use as a base and radio station.

Uchiha Tokimitsu reviewed reports on the Ninja World’s expansion into the Pirate World, approving research, military operations, and development projects. He also defined the historical eras of Konoha and Kaihuang, naming the opening of the New World Gate the Age of Discovery.

• Orochimaru and an Uzumaki Researcher prepared a laboratory to study seawater and Devil Fruit Users, while Ashina led work on a long-distance image-transmission machine.
• Uchiha Shiina confirmed the expedition’s position north of the Devil’s Triangle and beyond the Calm Belt as the Vanguard Fleet charted the East Blue and established signal stations on islands.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu approved agricultural, fishing, and alloy-development plans, increasing the Royal Engineering Institute’s funding and demanding faster progress.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu approved a plan for disguised forces to attack vicious pirate groups, capture prisoners, and later defeat a Puppet Government Navy unit to attract opposition forces.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu approved Orochimaru’s research into Sage Art combat without Natural Energy and delegated Central Administrative Region matters to Uchiha Shisui.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu set Year 1 of Konoha as the Era of the Five Great Ninja Villages, Year 1 of Kaihuang as the Imperial Era, and the opening of the New World Gate as the Age of Discovery.

Biwa Juzo led the Mist Pirate Group into an ambush on a fleet carrying Celestial Gold, hoping to force the World Government to grant them official status and a base. When the mist ninja found the fleet confronting giant frogs dressed like ninja, Biwa ordered an immediate attack and prepared for battle.

• Biwa Juzo received confirmation that the Celestial Gold fleet was expected nearby and ordered the mist ninja to prepare their ambush.
• Biwa discussed his plan to win recognition from the World Government and establish a new Kirigakure, despite Goto Kosuke warning that they lacked the resources and a true home.
• When the fleet failed to arrive on time, Biwa sent ospreys to scout and ordered his ships to raise boiler pressure and pursue.
• The scouts found the treasure ships confronting giant frogs dressed like ninja, prompting Biwa to wonder whether they were connected to Mount Myōboku.
• Biwa ordered the Mist Fleet to attack at full speed, and the mist ninja readied their cannons, explosive tags, and weapons.

Sage Fukasaku tried to seize Devil Fruits from a transport fleet while Biwa Juzo’s Mist Fleet unexpectedly clashed with the Navy. Biwa Juzo’s ironclads devastated the Navy ships, and he ordered the Mist ninja to finish off the officers charging across the water.

• Sage Fukasaku demanded the transport fleet hand over its Devil Fruits, but held off attacking while the fleet refused.
• A Navy fleet moved to encircle the transport convoy, then discovered Biwa Juzo’s Mist Fleet instead and both sides prepared for battle.
• Biwa Juzo maneuvered the ironclads into a T-position and ordered a concentrated cannon volley that badly damaged the Navy’s lead ship.
• The Mist Fleet fired again, destroying another Navy ship, while the Navy’s disorganized return fire failed to stop the ironclads.
• Biwa Juzo ordered his fleet to accelerate and circle back toward the Navy as the Naval Major General told his forces to scatter and break through individually.
• Biwa Juzo ordered the Mist ninja to sweep the sea with secondary guns and launchers as Navy officers charged across the water.

After the Mist Fleet defeated the Navy officers at heavy cost, Sage Fukasaku offered Biwa Juzo the Celestial Gold and proposed an alliance against Uchiha Tokimitsu’s forces. The two secretly agreed to build strength and use the World Government’s need for military power to further their own plans.

• Biwa Juzo learned that the Mist shinobi had suffered devastating casualties and ordered the fleet to prepare for another battle.
• Sage Fukasaku arrived on the flagship and revealed that Mount Myōboku had been destroyed by the Uchiha.
• Sage Fukasaku told Biwa Juzo that the Ninja Toad Troops had captured the Celestial Gold convoy and offered its treasures to Kirigakure.
• Biwa Juzo and Sage Fukasaku formed a blood alliance and discussed resisting Uchiha Tokimitsu and the puppet government controlling the passage between worlds.
• Sage Fukasaku proposed secretly building cities and strength while possibly supporting the World Government, and Biwa Juzo asked him to explain the plan in detail.

Uchiha Tokimitsu authorized the First Legion’s deployment to the Pirate World under Hanzō of the Salamander, while the Advance Force received orders to openly reconnoiter Navy bases and prepare limited attacks. The Advance Force proposed targeting Impel Down, and Hanzō and Uchiha Runbu began considering how to mount the assault.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered the Advance Force to investigate Den Den Mushi and assigned Asura to purge the Free Iwagakure Organization using Resettlement and Reserve Regiments.
• Hanzō of the Salamander volunteered to command the expeditionary force, and Uchiha Tokimitsu appointed him commander of the First Legion with seven thousand ninja, Wolf-class submarines, and Uchiha Runbu as his adjutant.
• The Advance Force received orders to reconnoiter Navy bases and conduct limited probing attacks, while Uchiha Shiina was asked to help plan a target for the First Legion.
• Uzumaki Ichiraku rejected the Advance Force’s plans to monopolize East Blue and proposed attacking Impel Down or Enies Lobby; Uchiha Shiina settled on Impel Down.
• Hanzō and Uchiha Runbu approved the Impel Down proposal, and Hanzō began drafting a battle plan while Runbu considered seeking reinforcements.

Hanzō of the Salamander gathered advanced weapons and additional troops for the campaign to seize Impel Down, while Uchiha Tokimitsu pressed the sealed Tailed Beasts to submit to a contract with him. The chapter ended with Tokimitsu granting the Tailed Beasts one final day to decide.

• Hanzō studied the Dynasty’s advanced weapons, secured fifteen experimental radio-guided missiles and new alloy ninja tools, and requested more troops from Uchiha Tokimitsu.
• Tokimitsu assigned Hanzō three regiments from the Fourth Army and ordered him to win the battle and capture Impel Down, with Orochimaru and Karatachi Yagura joining the expedition.
• Tokimitsu visited the secret base and threatened the sealed Tailed Beasts with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path unless they signed a Summoning Contract.
• The Tailed Beasts resisted surrendering their Chakra, and Tokimitsu warned that he would return with Rinnegan eyes if they refused.
• Chōmei asked Tokimitsu whether the other Tailed Beasts would face the same treatment and requested one more day; Tokimitsu granted the final extension.

Hanzō of the Salamander and his commanders planned a three-phase campaign to capture Impel Down, using naval firepower and tactical maneuvers to isolate it from reinforcements. As the Vanguard Fleet sailed for the East Blue to draw Marine forces away, Uchiha Shiina took Uzumaki Ichiraku to eat freshly caught tuna.

• Uzumaki Ichiraku briefed Hanzō of the Salamander and the commanders on the strategic sea routes linking Impel Down, Marine Headquarters, and Enies Lobby.
• Uchiha Shiina outlined the Advance Force’s plan to create chaos in the East Blue, avoid close combat, and use naval firepower against the Navy.
• Hanzō of the Salamander set out a three-phase campaign: destroy Impel Down’s garrison fleet, intercept reinforcements, and land for an annihilation battle.
• Hanzō of the Salamander assigned Karatachi Yagura to handle the sea monsters and declared Impel Down the destination of the Emperor’s Personal Expedition.
• The Vanguard Fleet departed under cover of night, and Uchiha Shiina pulled Uzumaki Ichiraku away from route planning to share tuna sashimi.

Hanzō of the Salamander prepared the First Legion to attack Impel Down while Marineford ordered a Buster Call against the Mist Pirate Group in the East Blue. With the Navy hunting both real and fake Mist fleets, Biwa Juzo hesitated over whether to launch another battle.

• Hanzō of the Salamander, Uchiha Runbu, and Orochimaru discussed the First Legion's coming assault on Impel Down, the need to land and clear the prison, and the Dynasty's reasons for waging war.
• Hanzō of the Salamander confirmed the First Legion would sail under flags matching the Mist Pirate Group and ordered it to set out.
• At Marineford, the officers argued over warships, training, and how to counter the Mist Pirate Group before the Three Admirals ordered a Buster Call in the East Blue and assigned Vice Admiral Garp to lead it.
• Biwa Juzo explained that fake Mist fleets and the Navy's pursuit had left the real Mist Fleet unable to recruit or resupply, while Kirigakure personnel faced attacks from pirates and bounty hunters.
• Sage Fukasaku urged Biwa Juzo to destroy another Naval Fleet in public, but Biwa Juzo remained reluctant to risk his remaining ninja.

Uchiha Runbu’s fleet lured the Impel Down Navy into believing the Mist Pirate Group’s ironclad ships were vulnerable, then crippled four of their five warships and forced the Navy Colonel to request reinforcements. The Impel Down command post agreed to mobilize, seeing an opportunity to gain credit against the Mist Pirate Group.

• A Navy Major took a bribe during a fraudulent inspection before his fleet spotted the Mist Pirate Group.
• Uchiha Runbu ordered his three cruisers to attack the five Navy warships with solid shot and conceal their true firepower.
• The cruisers’ speed and bombardment damaged the Navy ships, while chain shot shattered their masts and oars.
• The Navy Colonel abandoned thoughts of capturing the cruisers and contacted the Impel Down command post for reinforcements.
• The command post agreed to mobilize after learning the cruisers were firing solid shells, and the Navy Colonel ordered his officers to intercept incoming shots.