Ch. 381Chapter 381

Rodney secured Wano Country’s Seastone mines through a deal with Shimotsuki Yasuie, offering protection under his flag and thirty percent of the profits in exchange for Wano’s labor and expertise. He left the Flower Capital with Robin, explaining that the contract would remain valid only while he had the strength to enforce it.

  • Shimotsuki Yasuie accepted Rodney’s proposal to open Wano Country to trade and place it under Rodney’s protection, despite his worries about the changes it would bring.
  • Rodney demanded the Seastone mines and offered Wano Country thirty percent of the profits, and Yasuie agreed to the terms.
  • Rodney and Yasuie signed a contract giving Rodney the mines while Wano Country supplied the labor and craftsmen needed to mine and process Seastone.
  • Rodney handed Robin the contract and explained that Yasuie had chosen cooperation over being forced to surrender the mines.
  • As Rodney and Robin walked through the Flower Capital, he said Wano would likely honor the deal only as long as he remained alive and powerful.

Ch. 382Meeting

After Rodney defeated Kaido and took Wano, the World Government ordered the Navy to find a way to deal with his growing power. Sakazuki's meeting ended with Tsuru proposing more intelligence-gathering while the officers recognized BIG MOM's weakened state as an opportunity.

  • CP reports said Rodney had killed Kaido, defeated the Beasts Pirates, and taken control of Wano Country.
  • The World Government ordered the Navy to find a way to stop Rodney, whose influence had helped fuel unrest against noble rule.
  • Sakazuki summoned senior Navy officers and warned that Rodney had become a powerful contender for Pirate King.
  • Vice Admiral Tsuru advised against attacking Rodney recklessly and proposed gathering intelligence in Wano Country, Dressrosa, and Aviledon.
  • Sakazuki reported that Bullet had injured BIG MOM and Rodney had reduced the Charlotte Family to barely one-tenth of its former strength, prompting the officers to see an opportunity.

Ch. 383The Old Fool Had Grown Old

Marine leaders debated attacking BIG MOM and whether to cooperate with Rodney, while Sakazuki opposed working with a wanted criminal. Sengoku and Garp supported the idea, and the chapter ended with Garp misunderstanding a report about Rodney’s eyes.

  • Tsuru and Issho argued that the Marines should plan carefully and consider cooperating with Rodney against BIG MOM.
  • Sakazuki rejected an alliance with Rodney, but Issho defended him and Tsuru urged the Marines to put the bigger picture first.
  • Sengoku cited Garp’s past alliance with Roger against the Rocks Pirates, and Garp reminisced about fighting Rocks.
  • A Cipher Pol agent reported that Rodney had altered reality to survive fighting Kaido at the cost of an eye, and Garp mistakenly concluded Rodney had only one eye left.

Ch. 384A Conversation

Sengoku and the senior Navy officers discussed BIG MOM’s plan to make people target Rodney’s eyes and considered joining forces with him. Rodney declined to help attack BIG MOM, then revealed that he knew Drake was a Navy undercover agent and offered to sell the Navy captured Beast Pirates.

  • An agent told Sengoku that BIG MOM had spread information about Rodney’s reality-altering ability to draw people’s attention to his eyes, and Tsuru recognized that BIG MOM wanted to cause Rodney trouble.
  • Sengoku asked the senior officers whether the Navy should cooperate with Rodney, and Issho offered to contact him before Tsuru called.
  • Tsuru asked Rodney to join forces with the Navy against BIG MOM, but Rodney advised them not to provoke her while she was furious and declined to join the operation.
  • Rodney offered to sell the Navy the captured All-Stars and Tobiroppo, then asked how much the Navy would pay to ransom Drake.
  • Sakazuki, Sengoku, and Garp realized Rodney knew Drake was a Sword undercover agent, while Garp continued eating and drinking.

Ch. 385Ninja's Four Taboos

Rodney negotiated with Sakazuki to hand over Jack and two other captured pirates in exchange for bounty money, and the Marines organized a major reception force. Back on Wano’s beach, Rodney spent his vacation with Robin and the Straw Hat Pirates while Jiraiya, Konan, and Yahiko argued about Jiraiya’s reputation.

  • Sakazuki denied that Drake was a Marine agent, but Rodney threatened to throw Drake into the sea before agreeing to take him in.
  • Luffy asked Rodney to train him, prompting Garp to threaten to come to Wano and beat him; Rodney told Garp he could collect Jack and the others at Aviledon.
  • Sakazuki agreed to pay for the three pirates, and Vice Admiral Tsuru agreed to visit Aviledon to discuss BIG MOM.
  • Sakazuki appointed Issho to lead a force supported by Tsuru, Garp, Sengoku, several vice admirals, and thirteen warships.
  • Rodney returned to the beach in Wano, where Konan warned Yahiko about Jiraiya and Rodney called Jiraiya one of the four ninja taboos.

Ch. 386Chased Out

Rodney brought Itachi, Shisui, and Izumi together, while Izumi struggled with her feelings for Itachi and adjusted to her new life. After dinner, Rodney launched a plan to help Izumi confess to Itachi, though Jiraiya immediately questioned why he had to attend.

  • Jiraiya and Rodney argued and fought, and Rodney defeated Jiraiya without using ninjutsu.
  • Shisui teased Itachi about Izumi, while Izumi learned to make chocolate with Pudding and watched Itachi fish.
  • Shisui caught a car-sized fish, and Itachi was pulled into the sea by his own catch.
  • After dinner, Rodney gathered Shisui, Jiraiya, Yahiko, Nagato, Robin, Nami, and Pudding to plan Izumi's confession to Itachi.
  • Jiraiya asked why he had to attend, and Rodney ordered Yahiko and Nagato to throw him out.

Ch. 387Age Problem

Rodney and the others discussed how to bring Itachi and Izumi together, but Robin pointed out that Izumi was only twelve and Itachi was twenty-one. Rodney proposed finding Bonney to change Izumi’s age, then decided to infiltrate Mary Geoise to search for her.

  • Jiraiya suggested arranging a private meeting for Itachi and Izumi, but Shisui rejected the idea as likely to make Itachi stay silent.
  • Nami proposed a staged rescue, and Pudding suggested altering their memories so they believed they were married.
  • Robin pointed out that Izumi was twelve, prompting the group to condemn the plan and send Jiraiya away.
  • Konan reminded Rodney of Ain’s age-changing power, and Rodney proposed using Bonney’s ability to make Izumi twenty-one.
  • Rodney realized Bonney might still be in Mary Geoise after the Reverie and ordered Shisui and Konan to join him on an infiltration mission.

Ch. 388The Ship Spirit

Rodney and his crew discovered that the Black Pearl had a Ship Spirit, then returned to Aviledon, where Vice Admiral Garp was waiting. Garp greeted Rodney and joked about recruiting him into the Marines, leaving the Straw Hat Pirates watching him beat Luffy.

  • Rodney accepted a mission to infiltrate Mary Geoise and rescue Jewelry Bonney and Bartholomew Kuma, then sailed from Wano Country with his crew and the Straw Hat Pirates.
  • Nagato sensed an unseen presence aboard the Black Pearl, and Rodney identified it as a possible Ship Spirit after they spotted one on the Going Merry.
  • Rodney returned to Aviledon with the others, where Luffy rushed into a restaurant and was punched flying by his grandfather, Vice Admiral Garp.
  • Garp arrived, beat Luffy awake, and joked with Rodney about how well he would look in a Marine uniform.
  • Rodney told Garp he had no interest in becoming a Marine, then offered to make him captain of the main force by demoting Kuzan.

Ch. 389Unmasking

Rodney met with Garp, Sengoku, and the others, then learned that Dressrosa’s new system had inspired several kings despite opposition at the Reverie. In a private meeting, he exposed Isabella as a CP0 infiltrator and challenged her to prove her worth.

  • Kuzan, Sengoku, Issho, and others arrived, and Bullet greeted Garp and Sengoku like old friends.
  • Sengoku praised Aviledon’s security and told Rodney that some kings had backed Dressrosa’s system while others had asked King Riku to take the throne again.
  • Rodney brought the group to his soundproof reception room, where Isabella tried to persuade him as usual.
  • Rodney revealed his Sharingan and accused Isabella of being a CP0 agent who had infiltrated Aviledon and sent information to the World Government.
  • Rodney said he had recognized Isabella’s Six Powers techniques and compared her unfavorably to Stussy.

Ch. 390390. The Plan

Rodney exposed Isabella as a World Government mole, used her to feed false reports to CP0, and arranged the prisoner handover while demanding that King Riku be released. He then set out with his allies toward Mary Geoise, asking Dragon to help receive rescued slaves and contact Boa Hancock.

  • Rodney revealed that he had known Isabella was a mole and used her infiltration to send false information to the World Government.
  • Isabella asked Issho to protect her, but Vice Admiral Tsuru accepted Rodney's terms, including a demand to release King Riku, and negotiated the prisoner's handover.
  • Rodney controlled Isabella, took her Den Den Mushi, and warned CP0 that he might attack Mary Geoise.
  • Rodney left with Shisui, Itachi, Jiraiya, Nagato, and Konan aboard Bullet's No. 2 Ejection.
  • Rodney asked Dragon to prepare the Revolutionary Army to receive slaves from Mary Geoise and to contact Boa Hancock for help holding back the Marines.

Ch. 391Round and Round

Rodney visited Shakky’s bar on Sabaody Archipelago to ask about Mary Geoise’s guard shift changes, hoping to retrieve the final Road Poneglyph. Rayleigh and Bullet revealed that the World Government had moved it to Mary Geoise, leaving Rodney with no choice but to go there.

  • Rodney asked Shakky for the guard shift-change time at Mary Geoise, but she could not obtain that information.
  • Rayleigh arrived and explained that the final Road Poneglyph was not originally in Mary Geoise, then suggested Bullet might know where it had been.
  • Rodney called Bullet, who confirmed the final Road Poneglyph had been moved from its original location before he could use it as bait.
  • Rodney concluded that the World Government had taken the Road Poneglyph to Mary Geoise and decided he would have to go there to retrieve it.
  • Rodney handed the Den Den Mushi to Rayleigh, and Rayleigh and Bullet caught up.

Ch. 392Entering Mary Geoise

Rodney entered Mary Geoise invisibly and reunited with Jiraiya, Shisui, and the others to search for Jewelry Bonney, Bartholomew Kuma, and a Poneglyph. The group split up to investigate the Celestial Dragons’ lavish home, where Rodney saw enslaved women at work.

  • Rodney used the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique to reach Mary Geoise and slipped through its gate while a patrol was distracted.
  • Rodney entered a house and released Jiraiya, who summoned Shisui and the others from a toad.
  • Rodney assigned the group to find Jewelry Bonney and Bartholomew Kuma while he searched for the Poneglyph, and they dispersed through Mary Geoise.
  • Rodney passed through the luxurious residence and saw female slaves with the Hoof of the Celestial Dragon mark cleaning its rooms.

Ch. 393Celestial Dragons

Rodney infiltrated a Celestial Dragon’s castle, killed its hidden CP agents, and took control of the Celestial Dragon to summon his slaves. The gathered slaves waited in fear as Rodney prepared to act.

  • Rodney used his Byakugan to survey the castle, found its treasury and a disturbing room of lifelike displays, and stopped before destroying it because two slaves were nearby.
  • Rodney killed the CP agents protecting the Celestial Dragon and appeared before him while two female slaves begged for mercy.
  • Rodney asked the women their original names, and they told him they were Kailin and Jessica.
  • Rodney ordered the Celestial Dragon to summon all his slaves, and Kailin and Jessica relayed the order to the guards.
  • The castle’s slaves, including humans, Fish-Men, Longarms, Longlegs, and Giants, gathered silently in the hall.

Ch. 394I Am the Cataclysm

Rodney used Saint Hylsheli to free slaves and wreak havoc in Mary Geoise, then revealed himself as Deathwing, the World Destroyer. He left Mary Geoise’s defenders facing a new threat.

  • Saint Hylsheli ordered his slaves released and sent back to their homes, while Rodney had Jessica and Kailin escorted away.
  • Rodney used the Mind-Disturbing Body Technique to make Saint Hylsheli and the guards attack one another, killing Saint Georgelome.
  • Five Elders’ forces arrived, and a defender used Observation Haki to discover Rodney beside Saint Hylsheli.
  • Rodney snapped his fingers to restore Saint Hylsheli’s sanity, then used an almost invisible thread to make him strike the defender.
  • Rodney revealed himself as Deathwing, the World Destroyer, and challenged Mary Geoise’s defenders to entertain him.

Ch. 395395

Rodney and his allies threw Mary Geoise into chaos by controlling Celestial Dragons and making them attack one another. After fighting CP0 agents, Rodney escaped, and the Five Elders strengthened the city's defenses while the Celestial Dragons hid in their homes.

  • Rodney knocked down the guards and CP agents, then controlled Saint Hylsheli and more Celestial Dragons as Itachi and Shisui used genjutsu on others.
  • CP0 agents restrained the rampaging Celestial Dragons with rings of light and suspected a Devil Fruit ability had caused their confusion.
  • Rodney attacked the CP0 agents, killed the snow leopard user, and broke the spine of an agent who called himself Grim Reaper.
  • Rodney used a smoke bomb to escape with his allies after saying they needed to withdraw.
  • The Five Elders mobilized CP agents and Marines to reinforce Mary Geoise, while the Celestial Dragons locked themselves inside their homes.

Ch. 396Find the Target

Rodney located Bartholomew Kuma, who had been reduced to Saint Roswald’s mindless slave, and attacked the Celestial Dragon’s heavily guarded home. After freeing the slaves was assigned to Konan and other allies, Rodney drew Kuma into a fight and absorbed his laser attacks.

  • Rodney captured a CP0 agent, learned that Bartholomew Kuma was at Saint Roswald’s house, and killed the agent.
  • At Saint Roswald’s house, Rodney saw Saint Roswald, Saint Charlos, and Shalria mistreating slaves and discussing their abuse of them.
  • Konan told Rodney that Nagato and Shisui had found Jewelry Bonney and begun her rescue, and Rodney ordered her to release the slaves without exposing herself.
  • Rodney used Explosion Release: Exploding Birds to bomb the guards and pirate slaves surrounding the Celestial Dragons.
  • Kuma detected Rodney and fired a barrage of lasers, which Rodney absorbed before striking Kuma with an Earth Release-infused kunai.

Ch. 397So That's Why I Hate You

Rodney defeated Kuma, captured him in a Space Scroll, and killed the guards protecting Saint Roswald's family. He shot Shalria and Saint Charlos, then killed Saint Roswald after the Celestial Dragon begged for his life.

  • Rodney sealed Kuma's movements and stored him in a Space Scroll.
  • Rodney killed the guards who tried to protect Saint Roswald and his family.
  • Saint Roswald begged Rodney to spare him, while Shalria taunted Rodney and Saint Charlos trembled in fear.
  • Rodney shot Saint Charlos in the thigh and killed Shalria after she screamed at him.
  • Rodney finished off Saint Charlos and shot Saint Roswald when he admitted he wanted to live more than avenge his children.

Ch. 398The Nine-Tails

Rodney freed the slaves in Saint Roswald's castle and summoned the Nine-Tails after completing his mission to rescue Jewelry Bonney and Bartholomew Kuma. As Nagato and the others escaped with Bonney, Rodney ordered the Nine-Tails to destroy Mary Geoise, where the World Government's fighters tried to stop it.

  • Rodney urged the slaves in Saint Roswald's castle to seize the chaos and escape, and they fled as the castle burned.
  • Itachi reported that Bonney had been rescued, and Rodney received his mission rewards, including a Tailed Beast summon opportunity.
  • Rodney summoned the Nine-Tails and controlled it with his Sharingan; Nagato, Jiraiya, and Itachi discussed the beast and prepared to evacuate Bonney and guide the slaves away.
  • Rodney ordered the Nine-Tails to destroy everything and departed, leaving a clone behind to direct it.
  • A World Government fighter transformed into a Tyrannosaurus Rex and attacked the Nine-Tails, but the beast knocked him down and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb that exploded over Mary Geoise.

Ch. 399Third Hundred Ninety-Ninth Chapter: Run, Run

Rodney reached the quiet place where the Road Poneglyph and a huge straw hat were kept, but an unseen authority attacked him and he fled. Meanwhile, the Revolutionary Army began rescuing slaves from Mary Geoise as the Nine-Tails rampaged through the Holy Land.

  • The Nine-Tails devastated Mary Geoise, and guards and CP0 members attacked it without stopping its destruction.
  • Dragon told Sabo and Ivankov that Rodney was making a commotion but did not intend to start a war with the World Government yet.
  • Jiraiya arrived with Gamabunta and freed slaves, while Nagato brought Bonney and more rescued people to the Revolutionary Army’s ship.
  • Dragon agreed to use the wind to catch the slaves jumping from the Red Line, and the Revolutionary Army prepared to receive them.
  • Rodney found the Road Poneglyph beside a huge straw hat and tried to flee, but a mysterious voice attacked him with blades and water that disabled his sand defense.
  • The unseen speaker let Rodney escape and declared that it was time to extinguish the newly kindled light.

Ch. 400The Roadblock

Rodney escaped Mary Geoise after his clone and Nagato sealed the Nine-Tails, but he was intercepted by CP0 agents. He battled Justice Messenger and another agent, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

  • The Nine-Tails battered the Giant race slaves away, and Rodney's clone used a sandstorm to summon it out of Mary Geoise.
  • Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and dragged the Nine-Tails inside before Rodney's clone disappeared with it.
  • Rodney escaped the ruins after failing to obtain the last Poneglyph, then dodged an attack from a CP0 agent.
  • Rodney fought Justice Messenger, who had gained Moria's Shadow-Shadow Fruit, and mocked his belief that the World Government represented justice.
  • A white-clad older CP0 agent arrived to help Justice Messenger, and Rodney boasted that he was the genius they had been discussing.
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