Chapter Summaries

After discovering that underworld figures and others had sent thieves to Aviledon, Rodney retaliated by raiding the Shipping King, the Loan Shark King, and Stussy. He denied responsibility while using the captured thieves to pressure them, then provoked Stussy about her age and identity.

• Rodney decided to question the thieves and retaliate against those who had sent them to Aviledon.
• Robin brought Rodney a list of the people behind the plot, including Morgans, the Shipping King, the Loan Shark King, and Stussy.
• Rodney sent Shadow Clones disguised as figures such as Jack the Drought, Sakazuki, and Blackbeard to attack the three underworld leaders' headquarters and steal treasures.
• The Shipping King, the Loan Shark King, and Stussy called Rodney to accuse him, but he denied the attacks and brought up the thieves he had captured.
• Rodney hinted that Stussy's people knew the Six Powers and mocked her age, and Stussy claimed they were friends who crossed generations.

Rodney confronted the underworld kings who questioned him about robbers, then sailed with his crew toward Wano Country using a Vivre Card made from Sanji’s fingernail. After a dangerous week at sea, they reached Wano’s waters and began hauling the Black Pearl up a waterfall to enter the country.

• Rodney dismissed the underworld kings’ accusations, threatened them with his destructive power, and ended their calls to eat lunch.
• Rodney departed aboard the Black Pearl with Robin, Reiju, Katakuri, Jiraiya, Nagato, and Konan, while Kuzan and others stayed behind.
• Rodney followed Sanji’s Vivre Card through the New World’s dangerous weather and reached the waters around Wano Country after a week.
• Rodney hid Shusui in a Space Scroll and used the Sharingan to control giant carp, which he tied to the Black Pearl to tow it through Wano’s waters.
• Jiraiya and Nagato spotted a huge waterfall, and Rodney told the crew to prepare as the carp pulled the ship toward Wano Country.

Rodney and his companions entered Wano Country aboard the Black Pearl, fought off the Beasts Pirates’ defenses, and clashed with King. Rodney escaped before Kaido could arrive, leaving the group free to explore Wano.

• Carp hauled the Black Pearl up the waterfall, and Rodney froze a whirlpool so Katakuri could steer the ship around it.
• Rodney destroyed the Beasts Pirates’ batteries with a Water Dragon Bullet Technique after they opened fire on the ship.
• King flew to the Black Pearl and demanded to know why Rodney had entered Kaido’s territory.
• Rodney fought King in midair, countering his attacks before unleashing house-sized Rain Bullets.
• Rodney returned to the ship and ordered the others to leave, while King abandoned his pursuit and headed back.

Rodney’s group traveled through Wano Country, where Kaido’s factories had poisoned the land and water, and learned how thoroughly Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi controlled the country. Guided by Sanji’s Vivre Card, they reached the Flower Capital and split up, with Reiju leading the search for Sanji while Nagato and Konan kept Jiraiya in check.

• Rodney stored the Black Pearl with a Space Scroll, and the group disguised themselves in Wano-style clothing before setting out toward Sanji’s Vivre Card.
• The group crossed from unspoiled wilderness into a polluted wasteland, where Reiju identified the water as toxic industrial waste.
• Rodney explained that Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi had crushed Wano’s ability to resist, then hinted that Nagato might help with a plan.
• Jiraiya summoned a toad to carry the group near the Flower Capital, where he expressed interest in seeing the famous courtesan.
• Reiju followed Sanji’s Vivre Card, while Rodney told Nagato and Konan to keep Jiraiya from pursuing his interests.

Rodney, Robin, Reiju, and Katakuri visited Sanji and Pudding at their soba stall in the Flower Capital, where the Straw Hats had gathered after arriving in Wano. Sanji explained that Luffy had been captured by Kaido, while the other crew members were scattered around the country.

• Sanji and Pudding served soba and chocolates to a crowd in the Flower Capital.
• Usopp told Sanji that Reiju and Rodney had arrived with Robin and Katakuri.
• Reiju punched Sanji for failing to call her his big sister, while Pudding greeted Katakuri and he assured her she was all right.
• Rodney and Robin tasted Sanji's soba, and Rodney showed Sanji a wanted poster depicting Zoro as a night-time murderer.
• Sanji explained that Luffy had been captured and imprisoned by Kaido after challenging him, while Nami and Shinobu gathered information, Franky worked as a craftsman, and Chopper stayed with Momonosuke.

Rodney and Sanji drove off Kanjuro's men after they attacked Sanji's noodle stall, then headed to the Straw Hat Pirates' hideout. Reiju offered Sanji Germa's Invisible Black battle suit, and he accepted it only to keep Jiraiya from using it to spy on women.

• Sanji decided to close his noodle stall early, but Kanjuro's thugs arrived and smashed a pot of broth when he refused to serve them.
• Rodney knocked the purple-haired leader unconscious and defeated the other two thugs, while nearby spectators backed his claim that the men had fallen by themselves.
• Sanji and the others packed up the stall and went to the Straw Hat Pirates' secluded hideout, where Rodney predicted Kanjuro would retaliate that night.
• Reiju offered Sanji the Invisible Black battle suit, but Sanji refused to accept anything from Germa.
• Rodney took the suit and joked that Jiraiya could use its invisibility at a women's bathhouse, prompting Sanji to accept it to prevent that.

Sanji donned the Germa 66 battle suit Invisible Black to confront a Spinosaurus who had been destroying soba shops to lure him out. Nearby, Rodney and Reiju watched as Luo recognized Reiju as Poison Powder and learned the truth behind the Marine Warrior Sora comic, leaving his childhood memories shattered.

• A Spinosaurus attacked soba shops in the Flower Capital and threatened their owners to force Sanji to appear.
• Sanji struck the Spinosaurus with Diable Jambe Pancake, then put on the Invisible Black battle suit to face him.
• Rodney, Reiju, and Luo watched from a nearby rooftop as Sanji transformed.
• Luo recognized Invisible Black and Reiju from the Marine Warrior Sora comic and learned that Sora was Judge's wife and Reiju's mother.
• Rodney offered to show Luo Germa 66, but Luo refused, shaken by the revelations.

Sanji tested Germa’s Invisible Black against Page One, while Rodney examined the battle with his Byakugan before joining the fight. Rodney appeared beside them in disguise, sporting Madara’s long afro.

• Sanji used the Germa battle suit’s invisibility and Six Powers techniques to fight Page One, who shifted into his Spinosaurus beast-man form.
• Sanji admitted that, despite hating Germa, he could use its power to protect his friends.
• Rodney activated his Byakugan to study Page One’s body and fighting strength across a wide area.
• Rodney decided to join the battle and used Shunpo to appear beside Sanji and Page One.
• Sanji and Page One stopped fighting and separated as Rodney arrived in his Madara-inspired disguise.

Rodney tested his strength against Page One, then left Sanji and Reiju to search Wano Country for a Poneglyph. The chapter ended at Kurozumi Orochi’s banquet, where his subordinates, including Kanjuro, celebrated under his rule.

• Page One charged Rodney, who used Eight Trigrams: One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms and then slammed him into the ground before throwing him aside.
• Rodney and Sanji discussed Sanji’s invisibility, and Sanji praised Rodney for giving him the power he had always wanted.
• Rodney said Wano’s people had to save their own country and set off to find a Poneglyph, keeping Robin close for her protection.
• Reiju and Sanji talked about Rodney’s habit of acting alone, and Reiju teased Sanji about having a child with Pudding.
• Kurozumi Orochi held a lavish banquet at his residence, where Kanjuro and other subordinates gathered as he celebrated his rule over Wano Country.

At Kurozumi Orochi’s banquet, Rodney watched Komurasaki and Kyoshiro while Orochi revealed his fear that the Scabbards had returned to fulfill Toki’s prophecy. The chapter left Orochi vowing to destroy Kin'emon and the Kozuki loyalists before they could overthrow him.

• Rodney watched Komurasaki at Orochi’s banquet and reflected on Hiyori’s life and quiet resistance to her enemies.
• Kyoshiro sensed that something might be amiss, then discussed Komurasaki and the Tobiroppo’s attack on a soba shop owner.
• Orochi joined Kyoshiro and urged the guests to crush their enemies with overwhelming force, even if they were revenants.
• Orochi told the banquet guests that Kin'emon and the Scabbards had returned and intended to kill him and open Wano Country’s borders.
• Kyoshiro pledged to cut down Kin'emon, while other guests privately mocked Orochi’s fear and cowardice.

At Orochi’s banquet, Rodney taunted the shogun about his fear of the Scabbards and his stolen rule, then wounded him with a kunai. Orochi transformed into his Eight-Headed Serpent form and attacked Rodney, who remained his target as the banquet hall descended into chaos.

• Orochi brooded over the prophecy that the Scabbards would return on the twentieth anniversary of Oden’s death.
• Rodney laughed from beside Komurasaki, then accused Orochi of fearing the Scabbards and ruling Wano Country illegitimately.
• Rodney splashed sake at Orochi and struck him in the chest with a kunai, but Orochi’s sword swing missed him.
• Orochi transformed into his Eight-Headed Serpent form and attacked Rodney, driving the banquet guests to flee.

Rodney confronted Kurozumi Orochi, taunting him and revealing that he knew about the Akazaya samurai Denjiro. After Rodney drew the national treasure Shusui and wounded Orochi, he clashed with Kanjuro and quietly told him where Denjiro and the others were.

• Rodney dodged Kurozumi Orochi's attack and mocked his rule, enraging Orochi.
• Kanjuro protected Komurasaki as she escaped, then offered to help Orochi while secretly planning to aid Rodney.
• Rodney hinted that he knew Kanjuro's true identity and revealed his face, prompting Kanjuro to question how much he knew.
• A bystander recognized Shusui, and Rodney declared that the national treasure was his sword.
• Orochi attacked Rodney to reclaim Shusui, but Rodney slashed one of his snake heads and taunted him about Kozuki Oden and Momonosuke.
• Kanjuro attacked Rodney, who blocked his sword and whispered that Denjiro, Kin'emon, and the others were in Ebisu Town.

Rodney revealed Denjiro’s identity and cut off one of Kurozumi Orochi’s heads, provoking Orochi to transform into the Eight-Headed Serpent and fight Susanoo. The battle continued as Jiraiya, Nagato, and Konan watched from a brothel, with Jiraiya choosing to stay and drink.

• Rodney whispered Denjiro’s true name to him and told him to discover Rodney’s identity for himself.
• Rodney cut off one of Kurozumi Orochi’s heads in front of the shocked onlookers.
• Kurozumi Orochi transformed into the enormous Eight-Headed Serpent and grew a new head.
• Rodney summoned Susanoo, which Orochi’s venom began to corrode, and Rodney struck at the serpent with Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
• Nagato and Konan spotted Rodney fighting Orochi, but Jiraiya sat back down and resumed drinking with a geisha.

Rodney defeated Kurozumi Orochi in the Flower Capital, leaving him unconscious and badly injured. Fukurokuju and Kanjuro took charge of protecting Orochi as Rodney left.

• Susanoo grabbed and slammed Kurozumi Orochi’s Eight-Headed Serpent form, but Orochi’s Mythical Zoan abilities and venom kept him fighting.
• Rodney used Susanoo’s lightning attack to smash Orochi into a crater and knock him unconscious.
• Kanjuro arrived too late to kill Orochi, while Fukurokuju began protecting the fallen shogun.
• Fukurokuju explained that Rodney was a Four Emperor who had defeated BIG MOM and speculated he had come seeking the Poneglyph.
• Fukurokuju entrusted Orochi’s security during his recovery to Kanjuro, who vowed to protect him.

King learned that Rodney had attacked Kurozumi Orochi and strengthened the Beasts Pirates’ defenses while Rodney returned to Robin and explained his interest in the hidden truth of the world. Rodney and Robin agreed that uncovering it could mean war with the World Government, a risk Rodney was willing to take.

• Fukurokuju reported Rodney’s appearance to King, who ordered the defenses of Usagi-don and the major factories reinforced.
• Rodney returned to his lodging, where Robin asked why he had fought Kurozumi Orochi after hearing his Susanoo’s disturbance.
• Rodney explained that Orochi’s fear of the Akazaya samurai amused him, and he and Robin discussed Kozuki Oden’s legacy.
• Robin questioned why Rodney was collecting Poneglyphs if he did not need to reach Laugh Tale, and Rodney said he was deeply curious about the truth the World Government concealed.
• Rodney declared that he would pursue that truth even if it led to war with the World Government, confident that no one could catch him if he chose to flee.

Rodney watched Kurozumi Orochi’s crackdown stir resentment in Wano Country, then went to Onigashima to search for the Poneglyph. He infiltrated the island invisibly and began using his Byakugan to investigate, while the Beasts Pirates patrolled nearby.

• Kurozumi Orochi ordered mass arrests of people with crescent-shaped ankle marks after rumors spread that Kozuki samurai would rise on Fire Festival Night.
• Rodney decided that waiting for Kin'emon and the others was pointless and planned to sneak into Onigashima to find the Poneglyph.
• Rodney disguised himself, subdued a Beasts Pirates member, and boarded a ship bound for Onigashima.
• Rodney arrived on the island, moved invisibly among the Smile Users, and searched for the Poneglyph with his Byakugan.
• A Beasts Pirates member with a dog's head on his arm sensed that something had passed nearby, forcing Rodney to consider distracting the patrols.

Rodney infiltrated Onigashima, fought Ulti and Page One, then disguised himself as a Beasts Pirates soldier. He headed for Yamato’s residence, hoping she could lead him to the Poneglyph.

• Rodney fought off Beasts Pirates before Ulti and Page One attacked him, and he blasted Page One with a fireball.
• Rodney evaded Ulti’s headbutts and escaped, while Ulti and Page One went to report the intruder to Kaido.
• Rodney used a Shadow Clone to draw attention, copied a pirate’s appearance, and learned that King had destroyed the clone.
• Rodney decided to seek Yamato, whom he believed might know where the Poneglyph was, and forced a pirate to reveal where she lived.
• Rodney reached a small building surrounded by neglected flower beds.

Rodney found Yamato and learned she wanted to leave Wano Country to follow Kozuki Oden’s path. After offering to have a crewmate teach her the ancient language, he persuaded Yamato to help him find the Poneglyph on Onigashima, but she still needed her handcuffs removed to escape.

• Rodney entered Yamato’s house and found her waiting in the attic.
• Yamato recognized Rodney from Ace’s stories and asked him to take her out to sea.
• Rodney explained that he had come to ask about the Poneglyph, not to take Yamato away.
• Rodney told Yamato that the Kozuki Family had created the Poneglyphs and that his crewmate could teach her the ancient language.
• Yamato offered to lead Rodney to the Poneglyph in the treasure vault on Onigashima, then asked him to remove her handcuffs.

Rodney freed Yamato from her bomb bracelet, then put it back on to avoid raising suspicion while they traveled through Onigashima. Yamato led him to Kaido's treasury to search for the Poneglyph, and they entered together.

• Rodney used tailed-beast Chakra to make a coral key and remove Yamato's bomb bracelet, then put it back on and gave her the key.
• Rodney disguised himself as a Beasts Pirates member and argued with Yamato about ninjutsu before they set out.
• Yamato took Kozuki Oden's sea journal and led Rodney through Onigashima toward Kaido's treasury.
• Rodney knocked out the treasury guards with his Sharingan and opened the Seastone door with another coral key.
• Rodney and Yamato entered the treasury and began descending its oversized staircase, with Rodney walking along the ceiling.

Rodney and Yamato explored Kaido’s treasure vault, where Rodney claimed several Devil Fruits and supplies before taking the sword Raikiri. They copied the Poneglyphs’ inscriptions and left the vault, only to find the Beasts Pirates waiting outside.

• Yamato identified a Stegosaurus Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit, and Rodney took it along with other Devil Fruits, Seastone chains, and bullets.
• Yamato gave Rodney the Supreme Grade Blade Raikiri, and he subdued its Haki-draining power with Chakra and Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Rodney and Yamato found a Road Poneglyph and another Poneglyph, then made a rubbing of their inscriptions instead of taking them.
• Yamato eagerly prepared to leave Wano with Rodney, declaring him her best friend as they ran out of the vault.
• Rodney and Yamato opened the main gate and discovered that the Beasts Pirates had surrounded them.