Recaps

Zephyr told the Land of Grass that he planned to destroy the New World by detonating its three endpoints, and explained that Navy Headquarters had secretly formed Root to stop him. Kusana and the other ninjas fixated on the revelation that Root existed, leaving Zephyr’s plan temporarily ignored.

• Zephyr rejected King Mang’s recruitment offer and warned that he would destroy the New World after already destroying two endpoints.
• Kuzan explained the rumor that detonating all three endpoints could trigger a disaster that erased the New World.
• Tobirama Senju questioned why the Land of Grass had heard nothing about the threat, and Zephyr revealed the Navy had secretly dispatched a force to capture him.
• Zephyr identified the force as Root, a secret organization proposed by Vice Admiral Shimura Danzō to eliminate threats to Navy Headquarters and the World Government.
• Kusana asked Zephyr to repeat the name of the secret unit, and the ninjas focused on Root instead of Zephyr’s plan to destroy the world.

Kusana interrupted Kuzan and Zephyr’s standoff by declaring that the Land of Grass would help Zephyr destroy the New World. Zephyr questioned whether Kusana was serious, and Kusana insisted that he was.

• Kuzan confronted Zephyr and vowed to stop him from destroying the New World, while Zephyr insisted that he would not be stopped.
• As Kuzan and Zephyr prepared to fight, Kusana stepped between them and proposed working with Zephyr to blow up the New World.
• Kusana said he had found the final location and would lead the fleet there, while Kuzan asked him to turn off the cold air before leaving to use the restroom.
• Zephyr asked Kusana whether he meant his offer, and Kusana proudly said that he never lied and had long found the world unpleasant.

Kuzan told Sengoku that Zephyr had not abandoned his plan to destroy the New World and that the King of the Land of Grass intended to help him. At the final island, Zephyr hesitated while the King eagerly waited for permission to set off the DYNA Rock.

• Kuzan spoke with Sengoku and learned that the World Government had ordered action against Zephyr, while Sengoku defended Danzo and the Root Organization.
• Kuzan revealed that the King of the Land of Grass planned to cooperate with Zephyr to destroy the New World, leaving Sengoku shocked.
• Zephyr and the fleet reached the final hot spring island, whose destruction was rumored to trigger the New World's destruction.
• The King of the Land of Grass stood ready with DYNA Rock and repeatedly asked Zephyr whether they should blow up the island, while Zephyr struggled to answer.

Zephyr hesitated over whether to destroy the New World as the Land of Grass urged him to blow up the Endpoint while Sengoku and the Marines tried to stop him. After Zephyr’s students pledged to support his choice, he seemed ready to give up the plan, but the King of the Land of Grass reignited his anger and uncertainty.

• The King of the Land of Grass and his people urged Zephyr to detonate the DYNA Rock, while Sengoku and the Marines begged him not to destroy the New World.
• Zephyr saw his students and realized they would die if the New World were destroyed, even though they continued to support him without hesitation.
• Ain, Binz, Shuzo, and the other students told Zephyr to follow his heart, leaving Sengoku and the Marines silent and regretful.
• Zephyr’s resolve became clear as he looked at his students, and Sengoku believed his old comrade had decided not to blow up the New World.
• The King of the Land of Grass reminded Zephyr of his murdered family and students and the World Government’s betrayal, then urged him again to blow it up.

Zephyr chose to protect his students rather than destroy the New World, and accepted Kusana’s offer to join the Land of Grass. After Kuzan froze the accidentally thrown DYNA Rock, Kusana’s lingering interest in the explosive left Kuzan and Sengoku unsure whether his earlier provocation had been entirely a bluff.

• Kusana provoked Zephyr as Sengoku tried to stop him, and Zephyr described the family and students he had lost to pirates.
• Zephyr said he would not sacrifice his current students and asked Kusana whether his offer was real.
• Kusana welcomed Zephyr and his students, but accidentally threw a DYNA Rock toward the area filled with explosives.
• Kuzan froze the DYNA Rock before it could explode, and Kusana led Zephyr and his students away with the Land of Grass fleet.
• Kusana later lamented that he had wanted to test a rumor about DYNA Rock, while Sengoku prepared the Marines to leave and deal with Zephyr’s departure.

Sengoku and Danzo argued over whether Kuzan should have killed Zephyr, with Sengoku choosing to trust both his old comrade and Kuzan. Sengoku then learned that Shanks had been wanted by the Land of Grass for a string of traffic violations in the East Blue.

• Danzo confronted Sengoku for failing to kill Zephyr and argued that Kuzan should have acted and framed the Land of Grass.
• Sengoku defended Kuzan, rejected Danzo's demand for sacrifice, and said he would explain the decision to the World Government himself.
• Danzo left the room and told Hiruzen and the others that their plan had to change again.
• Sengoku chose not to contact Zephyr and instead called Shanks to ask about the Land of Grass.
• Shanks told Sengoku that his crew had been wanted for illegal entry, driving against traffic, running red lights, and hit-and-run.

Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates were caught entering the Land of Grass illegally and fleeing an accident, and Croccus tried to handle the authorities for them. Croccus was taken in for questioning, so Brook urged Shanks and his crew to flee, while Kusana stared at a Den Den Mushi after someone hung up on him.

• Shanks explained to Croccus that he had entered the East Blue through the Calm Belt to visit Luffy, then accidentally broke the Land of Grass's sailing rules and fled after a collision.
• Croccus learned that Shanks's crew had only knocked out the guards they encountered and reassured him that the matter should not be serious.
• Brook told Croccus that the Land of Grass Navy had arrived to investigate the pirates who had fled after causing an accident.
• Croccus went to meet the Navy, telling Shanks to stay hidden and promising to use his friendship with the King of the Land of Grass to settle things.
• Brook returned and warned Shanks to flee because Croccus had been taken away for questioning, though he insisted Croccus would be fine.
• Near the East Blue, Kusana stared at his Den Den Mushi after the person on the other end hung up.

Kusana learned that Monkey D. Luffy had taken Might Guy as his master and was working overtime at a construction site in the Land of Grass. After passing through Reverse Mountain, Zephyr and his group saw how much the Land of Grass had transformed the East Blue.

• Robin told Kusana that Luffy was working in the Land of Grass and had become the pupil of Konoha Special Jonin Might Guy.
• Kusana reacted to the news by imagining Luffy mastering the Eight Gates, then asked whether they had entered the East Blue.
• At Reverse Mountain, Brook asked Kusana whether Croccus could be bailed out and learned that Croccus would not be sunk for his crimes; Brook was fined two months' salary for neglecting his duties.
• Brook realized the Red-Haired Pirates could likely have settled their ship-scraping incident by paying a fine and celebrated Croccus's punishment with a concert for Laboon.
• Zephyr praised the Seastone dam at Reverse Mountain, and Kusana explained how it generated electricity and opened a safer shipping route between the East Blue and the Grand Line.
• Zephyr asked Kusana to show his group around their new workplace in the transformed East Blue.

Zephyr and his students toured the transformed East Blue, where Nami asked to visit Cocoyasi Village and reflected on Bell-mère. At Sea Food City Baratie, they encountered Jiraiya, who introduced his new disciple, Sanji.

• Zephyr admired the Land of Grass’s Sea Train network and praised Kusana for investing in ordinary people.
• Nami asked Kusana to return to Cocoyasi Village, and Zephyr recognized her as Bell-mère’s adopted daughter.
• Kusana explained that Cocoyasi Village was thriving and that its tangerine product, Old Tangerine Mama, was sold across the Four Seas.
• Nami thanked Kusana despite their argument over her confiscated stolen money, then postponed her visit to the village.
• Kusana’s group arrived at Sea Food City Baratie and met Jiraiya, who revealed that Sanji was his disciple.

Jiraiya introduced Sanji to Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, then shared a meal with them at Baratie before setting off alone. Sanji found inspiration in Jiraiya’s gifted book and vowed to become the greatest literary master on the seas, while Kusana sneezed on the voyage ahead.

• Jiraiya presented Sanji to Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, but Sanji immediately fawned over Robin and the other women, embarrassing his teacher.
• Jiraiya escorted the group into Baratie, where Zeff and Sanji served food that earned praise as everyone discussed Tsunade and recent events in the East Blue.
• Jiraiya told Sanji to pursue his own path, gave him a treasured book, and sailed away alone.
• Sanji recognized the book’s provocative subject matter and its author, Teacher Ooki, then vowed to become the greatest literary master on the seas.
• Kusana sneezed while traveling by sea and wondered whether Danzo was thinking about him.

Kusana returned to the Land of Grass with his fleet after visiting Cocoyasi Village, where Nami reunited with her home before choosing to leave with the group. As Kusana arrived home, Naruto ambushed him with a sack, prompting Kusana to beat him while Naruto begged for mercy.

• Nami returned to Cocoyasi Village, paid a mooring fee until Gen confirmed she was a local, and visited Arlong Park and the orange groves with the group.
• Nami left Cocoyasi Village with the fleet, and Kusana cheered her up by reminding her she could easily return home.
• Zephyr and his students chose to continue to the Land of Grass by passenger ship, while the fleet sailed along the peaceful safe route.
• Kusana returned to the Land of Grass, where Hashirama hurried off with Madara to work on his own book and Kusana arranged for Robin to take time off.
• Naruto tried to sack Kusana at his front door, but Kusana beat him as Naruto pleaded for him to stop.

Hiruzen, Homura, and Koharu discussed whether the World Government could defeat the Land of Grass and agreed to secretly approach its leader through Kabuto while keeping Danzo in the dark. Meanwhile, Danzo secured the Gorosei’s permission to purge the Navy and left believing the four former Konoha leaders were ready to act.

• Hiruzen told Homura and Koharu that Danzo was busy using Root to investigate problems within Navy Headquarters and had gone to meet the Gorosei.
• Homura questioned whether the World Government could win and warned that the Land of Grass might have hidden advantages and could be luring them into a trap.
• Homura proposed contacting the Land of Grass’s leader through Kabuto and, if that failed, helping Danzo drive Kabuto out of Navy Headquarters.
• Hiruzen and Koharu reluctantly agreed to Homura’s plan, while Homura decided not to tell Danzo because of his obsession with defeating the Land of Grass.
• Danzo promised the Gorosei that he would restore discipline in the Navy, and they offered to make the four former Konoha leaders Celestial Dragons if his work succeeded.
• Danzo left the Gorosei confident that it was time for him and Hiruzen’s group to show what they could do.

Kusana oversaw Zephyr’s successful arm reattachment and discussed using Devil Fruit abilities to mass-produce enhanced Den Den Mushi. The chapter ended with Kabuto reporting that the Third Hokage and two others were preparing to defect to the Land of Grass, leaving Kusana stunned.

• Orochimaru used White Zetsu cells and Law’s Op-Op Fruit ability to reattach Zephyr’s missing right arm, which Zephyr successfully coated in Armament Haki.
• Kusana planned to have Zephyr take over as principal of the Land of Grass Navy Academy and reviewed the Land of Grass’s growing schools and Devil Fruit collection.
• Kusana and Orochimaru discussed combining Den Den Mushi with abilities that altered creatures’ ages to speed up communications research.
• Kabuto called Kusana and reported that the Third Hokage and two others genuinely intended to defect to the Land of Grass.
• Kusana was shocked and asked Kabuto to repeat the unbelievable news.

Kusana rejected the Third Hokage and the other two’s attempt to defect to the Land of Grass, then had Kabuto tell them to keep assisting Danzo. As the Land of Grass’s projects neared completion and the two worlds continued to mingle, Kusana welcomed another child.

• Kabuto told Kusana that the Third Hokage and the other two wanted to defect, while Danzo remained occupied with Root and investigations at Navy Headquarters.
• Kusana ordered Kabuto not to bring the three back and to have them support the World Government, but Kabuto instead told them that Kusana appreciated their help and praised their resolve.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other two pledged to carry out the Land of Grass’s tasks, and Kabuto told them to continue assisting Danzo.
• The Land of Grass’s major construction projects neared completion as workers shifted toward East Blue projects, and Kusana noticed Luffy working alongside Might Guy.
• Kusana heard that Navy Headquarters was tense under an unknown threat, but he focused on other matters and welcomed another child.

Kusamanga enjoyed a quiet family life while Danzo and the other three Konoha veterans prepared a dangerous operation at Navy Headquarters. Believing his friends had finally committed to following his lead, Danzo vowed to defeat the Navy Hero Garp as a storm gathered over Marineford.

• Kushina gave birth to Kusana, and Naruto eagerly watched over his little sister until Kushina caught him criticizing her and beat him.
• Zephyr returned to work in the Land of Grass Navy, took charge of basic training, and studied the Spirit of Grass and other books from the Land of Grass.
• Blackbeard remained the closest pirate to becoming a new Sea Emperor, while the World Government and the Land of Grass experienced an unusual stretch of peace.
• Kusamanga received a Den Den Mushi call and remarked that Danzō never disappointed him.
• Danzo presented Hiruzen, Homura, and Koharu with a plan to arrest Navy officers connected to the Land of Grass, beginning with Vice Admiral Garp.
• Hiruzen, Homura, and Koharu agreed to let Danzo lead without objections, and the four declared they would win as thunder and lightning gathered over Navy Headquarters.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku confronted Danzo and the other Root leaders for arresting Marines without evidence, but Danzo defended the operation as necessary to stop Land of Grass spies. Danzo then presented allegations against Garp, and Sengoku set Garp’s case aside to demand an explanation about Rear Admiral Kabuto.

• Sengoku angrily rebuked Danzo and the other three for arresting Marines, including Garp, without evidence.
• Danzo said the Gorosei had authorized the secret operation and argued that detaining possible spies would protect Navy Headquarters and the World Government’s research.
• Sengoku warned that the arrests would throw the Navy into chaos, but Danzo claimed he was willing to sacrifice his reputation or life for Navy Headquarters.
• Danzo accused Garp of being suspicious because of his family ties to the Land of Grass and pirates, and cited Garp’s interference in Ace’s arrest and secret doughnut purchases.
• Sengoku defended Garp, postponed addressing his case, and asked Danzo what was going on with Rear Admiral Kabuto.

Sengoku ordered Danzo to halt the evidence-free arrests of suspected Land of Grass spies, but Danzo refused and continued the purge. Danzo then received news that Vice Admiral Garp had defected.

• Sengoku defended Rear Admiral Kabuto’s loyalty and ordered Danzo to stop making arrests without evidence.
• Danzo rejected Sengoku’s order, insisting the purge was necessary and had the Gorosei’s approval.
• Danzo left with Hiruzen and the other two, then vowed to keep pursuing the Land of Grass spies despite Sengoku’s objection.
• Danzo declared that neither Sengoku nor even the World Government could stop him from reaching his goal.
• Danzo received a Den Den Mushi call and told Hiruzen that Vice Admiral Garp had defected.

Vice Admiral Garp and Bogard traveled to the Land of Grass under the guise of defecting from the Navy, though their real mission was to rendezvous with Kuzan and Zephyr and lie low. After three days of sightseeing and shopping across the East Blue, they arrived at the Land of Grass, where Kuzan and Zephyr came to meet them.

• Garp and Bogard left Navy Headquarters, with Garp joking that he was defecting while Bogard explained their covert mission.
• Land of Grass Navy ships registered Garp's group and escorted them, while Garp eagerly explored the East Blue and criticized the Navy.
• A Land of Grass Marine turned the journey into a sightseeing tour, leading the group through Cocoyasi Village and promoting its local oranges and Old Tangerine Mama.
• After three days of touring and shopping, Garp's group reached the Land of Grass in casual clothes, carrying their purchases.
• Kuzan and Zephyr appeared at the dock to receive Garp and his group.

Garp arrived in the Land of Grass, where Zephyr and Kuzan welcomed him and learned he had been sent to lie low. Zephyr described Luffy as a hardworking, youth-obsessed employee, leaving Garp more worried; Garp then got drunk before he could visit him, while Sengoku entered a lavish hall in Holy Land Mary Geoise and was greeted by a cold voice.

• Zephyr and Kuzan welcomed Garp, and Garp admitted Sengoku had sent him to hide out and act as a spy in the Land of Grass.
• Zephyr told Garp that Luffy was diligent at work and trained every morning, making Garp worry that the boy had changed in ways that did not sound like him.
• Zephyr took Garp to a bar in Whirlpool City, where Garp drank and danced until he forgot he had planned to visit Luffy.
• Zephyr realized Garp was too drunk to go see Luffy and wondered whether Sengoku had trusted him to carry out an undercover mission.
• Sengoku, worried about how Garp's stay would go, entered a lavish hall in Holy Land Mary Geoise and heard someone greet him.

Sengoku defended his decision to let Garp and Zephyr leave for the Land of Grass, claiming they could gather intelligence and help turn the Rebel Army against it. The Gorosei agreed to hear Garp confirm the plan, but Sengoku’s call found him drunk and partying in Foosha Village, leaving his explanation in doubt.

• The Gorosei reprimanded Sengoku for defying the World Government and allowing Garp to defect, while Danzo and his three aides watched.
• Sengoku argued that punishing Garp would cause turmoil in Navy Headquarters and revealed that he had deliberately let Garp and Zephyr go to the Land of Grass as potential spies.
• Sengoku said Garp’s ties to the Land of Grass and the Rebel Army could help provoke a conflict between them, but Danzo questioned the danger of Garp truly defecting.
• The Gorosei accepted Sengoku’s assurance that Garp had agreed to the plan and authorized him to call Garp for confirmation.
• Garp answered the secret Den Den Mushi drunk and shouted about partying in Foosha Village, so Sengoku hung up and told the silent room he could explain.

Sengoku persuaded the Gorosei to follow his plan to infiltrate and take control of the Land of Grass Navy, while they ordered a purge of dissenting Marines and offered two new Admiral candidates. Danzo recognized the names Tsunade and Jiraiya and grew wary, while Garp continued drinking in Whirlpool City under Zephyr’s watch.

• Sengoku told the Gorosei that Garp was playing the fool and proposed using Garp, Zephyr, and Kuzan to gain influence over the Land of Grass Navy, and the Gorosei approved.
• The Gorosei insisted that the Navy purge officers who defied the World Government, then gave Sengoku documents about potential Admiral candidates named Tsunade and Jiraiya.
• Danzo and the others denied knowing Tsunade and Jiraiya, but Danzo later said Garp remained under his control and worried more about the two candidates.
• Kusana asked Robin what Garp was doing, and she reported that he was still drinking at a bar and had repeatedly bought the expensive Divine Dragon Set, frustrating Zephyr.

Garp woke up in Whirlpool City and learned from Zephyr that he had bought the bar’s customers expensive drinks without paying. After evading repayment, he set out to visit Luffy, whom Urup said had become more sensible and full of vitality.

• Garp woke up in Zephyr’s care, remembered drinking and dancing at the bar, and learned he had treated everyone to expensive drinks without paying.
• Zephyr told Garp he had covered the bill and demanded repayment, but Garp dodged the subject and ran off to see Luffy.
• Garp walked through Whirlpool City, greeted familiar residents, and enjoyed the familiar feeling of his hometown.
• Urup met Garp and said Luffy had become more sensible, worked harder, and looked full of vitality.

Garp traveled to the former Kingdom of Goa to find Luffy after hearing that his grandson had become unusually diligent and was wearing a tight green bodysuit. He reached a construction site and heard Luffy proclaim that youth could endure any hard work, but had not yet seen him.

• Garp took the train from Whirlwind Town to the former Kingdom of Goa and reflected on how much the Land of Grass had changed.
• Garp asked a construction worker where Luffy was, and the worker described Luffy as a hardworking straw-hatted man in a tight green bodysuit.
• Garp proudly told the worker how he had raised Luffy, while the worker privately judged him as an irresponsible grandfather.
• The worker directed Garp to another construction site, where Garp heard Luffy declare that youth could persevere through hard work.

Garp visited Luffy to see whether he had changed, then tested his grandson’s strength in a fight at the construction site. Luffy and Garp’s clash threatened to delay the work, so Guy rushed to stop them when he learned their wages could be cut.

• Garp watched Luffy train with Might Guy and was startled by his green outfit, intense enthusiasm, and improved speed.
• Luffy greeted Garp happily, dodged his attempted punch, and said he had grown stronger.
• Luffy activated Gear Second and faced Garp’s more powerful Love’s Iron Fist, prompting the workers to flee and watch from safety.
• Guy refused the foreman’s request to stop the fight, calling it Luffy’s youth.
• When the foreman warned that the fight could delay construction and cut their wages, Guy immediately shouted for Luffy and Garp to stop.

Garp sparred with Luffy, learned that Luffy planned to defeat Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju before setting sail, and chose not to stand in the way of his dream. After the foreman told Garp about a lucrative construction job and settlement allowance for Luffy, Garp reconsidered his opposition to the opportunity.

• Garp sparred with Luffy and asked why he had not set sail, and Luffy said he was still too weak after being defeated by two men in the East Blue.
• Luffy named Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju as the men he intended to defeat before setting sail, and Garp accepted that Luffy would pursue his dream.
• Garp punched Luffy after Luffy declared he would eventually beat him, then left without trying to stop Luffy from becoming a pirate.
• Might Guy appeared and resumed Luffy's training as Luffy vowed to keep getting stronger.
• The foreman asked Garp to persuade Luffy to take a construction job elsewhere, explaining that it offered higher pay and a substantial settlement allowance.
• Garp initially defended Luffy's right to pursue his dream, but changed his tune when he heard about the settlement allowance and said he hated the idea of Luffy becoming a pirate.