Chapter Summaries

After Sugar’s power failed and Dressrosa erupted into chaos, Danzo and Doflamingo each tried to turn the crisis to their advantage with a deal involving the Land of Grass. The story left Kusana preparing to finish matters quickly while Kuzan questioned King Riku about Doflamingo’s takeover of Dressrosa.

• Danzo agreed to help Doflamingo in exchange for a later explanation, then told Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu to contact Kuzan and pursue a four-billion-berry deal with the Land of Grass.
• Doflamingo ordered Trebol to prepare the Donquixote Family’s evacuation and called the King of the Land of Grass to offer four billion Berries and the four Navy Rear Admirals for safe passage.
• Kusana accepted Doflamingo’s proposed meeting at Green Bit, while he and the ninjas realized that Danzo and Doflamingo were both trying to betray the other side.
• Kuzan wondered why two people had requested the King of the Land of Grass’s number, then asked King Riku whether Doflamingo had stolen Dressrosa from him.
• King Riku clenched his fists and said Doflamingo had deceived everyone when he took the country.

Violet reunited with King Riku and warned that the Navy had allied with Doflamingo, who planned to frame the Land of Grass and escape. At the docks, Doflamingo and Danzo each tried to betray the other, only to discover they had both led their targets into an ambush.

• Kuzan admitted to King Riku that the Navy had cooperated with the Donquixote Family and that the Land of Grass had saved Dressrosa.
• Violet reunited with King Riku, remembered Kyros and Rebecca, and accused Kuzan of being a Navy spy.
• Violet warned that Doflamingo planned to kill Danzo and the other Rear Admirals, frame the King of the Land of Grass, and provoke a conflict.
• Kuzan realized that Doflamingo and Danzo might both be plotting betrayal and hurried toward their meeting place.
• At the docks, Doflamingo and Danzo each revealed plans to summon reinforcements and betray the other, then both turned to face the Land of Grass flag.
• A voice announced that Doflamingo was only a clone and told Teacher Madara to bring over the real Doflamingo, who was hiding nearby.

Sengoku learned that Danzo and three other Navy rear admirals had been captured by the Land of Grass, which threatened to expose World Government secrets unless it was paid. On Green Bit, Danzo discovered that the Land of Grass leader Kusana was an old acquaintance, and their reunion ended with Kusana stabbing him again.

• Sengoku expected Danzo's operation against Doflamingo to succeed and considered promoting him to Vice Admiral.
• Kabuto told Sengoku that the Land of Grass had captured Danzo and three other rear admirals and demanded money while threatening to livestream World Government secrets.
• On Green Bit, Doflamingo realized the World Government had wanted him dead and mocked Danzo and the other captives for apparently betraying him.
• Danzo demanded that Kusana release him, but Kusana treated him as an old friend and ignored his protests.
• A Navy warship broadcast a warning to the Land of Grass, so Kusana stabbed Danzo to silence it before threatening the ship into retreating.
• Danzo tearfully accused Kusana of stabbing him before and after their trip to sea, then struggled against his restraints and vowed to fight him.

Kusana dealt with the aftermath of Danzo’s capture as King Riku and Violet reunited with Kyros and thanked the Land of Grass for its help. Violet began to suspect Kuzan was secretly contacting Navy Headquarters, while Robin warned Kusana that a Marine Inspector General and the Beasts Pirates were approaching.

• Kusana assured Kuzan that Danzo’s knife wound was an accident and said Navy Headquarters would be notified to collect him.
• Kyros reunited with King Riku and Violet, apologized for arriving too late, and received their forgiveness; Rebecca was also welcomed by her grandfather.
• King Riku thanked Kusana and the Land of Grass for rescuing Dressrosa, while Kusana claimed Kuzan had gone to the bathroom because of poor health.
• Violet noticed Kuzan secretly using a Den Den Mushi to contact Navy Headquarters and began to suspect his intentions.
• Robin told Kusana that a Marine Inspector General was coming to negotiate and that the Beasts Pirates had sent a fleet; Kusana chose not to interrupt Teacher Madara’s fight.
• Robin noticed the second princess leaving and warned Kusana that she seemed to have discovered something.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku negotiated with the King of the Land of Grass for the release of Danzo and the others, while trying to apologize to King Riku for the Navy’s failure in Dressrosa. After the Land of Grass repeatedly stabbed Danzo during the talks, Sengoku agreed to pay thirty billion and not expose Doflamingo.

• Sengoku learned that Danzo had spent a day provoking the Land of Grass to attack him, and praised his apparent devotion to Navy justice to Kabuto.
• Kusana arrived at the negotiation site with Robin, Madara, Hashirama, Kuzan, and King Riku.
• Sengoku apologized to King Riku for the Navy’s failure in Dressrosa, but Riku ignored him, still furious over Doflamingo’s crimes and the Navy’s cooperation with him.
• Sengoku offered ten billion for the captives, but the King of the Land of Grass refused and Danzo was stabbed repeatedly as Sengoku tried to stand firm.
• Sengoku agreed to the thirty-billion demand and promised not to expose Doflamingo after the King of the Land of Grass asked whether Danzo should be stabbed and Doflamingo exposed.

Sengoku paid the Land of Grass thirty billion to free Danzo and the others, but Danzo immediately arranged for Doflamingo to be killed in a second deal. As the Navy departed Dressrosa, Kaido arrived demanding the scientist behind the artificial Devil Fruit technology, only for Hashirama and Madara to confront him.

• Sengoku paid the Land of Grass thirty billion, and the released Danzo refused treatment and insisted on continuing his mission.
• Danzo negotiated Doflamingo’s bounty, and a Grass ninja slit Doflamingo’s throat before Kusana finished him with another cut.
• Sengoku agreed to settle the Donquixote Family’s bounty at the branch and began sailing away from Dressrosa with Danzo.
• Kaido arrived and demanded that the Land of Grass hand over the scientist behind the artificial Devil Fruit technology or face war.
• Hashirama and Madara appeared as enormous giants and challenged Kaido to dance.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha attacked Kaido, and their immense power stunned the Marines and Dressrosa’s onlookers. As the battle intensified, the Beasts Pirates’ fleet approached, and Kusana noted that they had arrived.

• Hashirama Senju struck at Kaido with his thousand-handed giant while Madara Uchiha swung his Susanoo’s blade, prompting Sengoku to recognize the two fighters.
• Sengoku took heart from Danzo and the other rear admirals’ composure, while they secretly reassured one another that the decisive battle had not begun and the Navy might have a hidden trump card.
• Kaido dodged the attacks, laughed at the Land of Grass’s strength, and dove at Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha with a blast of flame.
• Madara Uchiha charged through Kaido’s flames, eager for a worthy opponent, while spectators watched in amazement.
• Kuzan sat beside Kusana and asked what they would do about the approaching Beasts Pirates; Kusana replied that they were already there.

Kaido fought Madara and Hashirama in a devastating battle at sea while the Beasts Pirates and Grass ninjas clashed nearby. After the storm cleared, Sengoku saw a giant emerge from the clouds and ordered the Navy to retreat, leaving the battle’s outcome to signal a coming shift in the balance of the seas.

• Jack refused to retreat and ordered the Beasts Pirates ship toward the battle, while a Grass ninja challenged them and brought a ship out to meet them.
• Kaido noticed the crews’ clash but struggled to harm Madara and Hashirama, whose wounds healed immediately.
• Kaido unleashed Dragon Twister Demolition Breath, creating a hurricane, thunder, and towering waves that shook Dressrosa.
• Madara and Hashirama charged Kaido with Susanoo’s twin blades and Buddha’s Palm as the sea and sky erupted around them.
• A massive explosion ended the battle, and Sengoku saw a giant emerge from the clouds before ordering the Navy to go back.

News spread that the Land of Grass had defeated the Beasts Pirates, prompting Whitebeard’s crew to celebrate while Shanks reconsidered his journey to see Luffy. Shanks refused to believe Luffy had abandoned his dream of becoming Pirate King and continued toward the Land of Grass.

• Whitebeard’s crew continued waiting for orders to rescue Ace, while Marco urged Pops to rest and trust his sons.
• Whitebeard read news that Kaido and the Beasts Pirates had fallen, then ordered a feast to celebrate.
• Marco recalled that Shanks had left after seeing a newspaper image of Luffy and wondered how the Red-Haired Pirates’ trip to the Land of Grass was going.
• Shanks’s crew joked about cancelling their trip after learning the Land of Grass had defeated the Beasts Pirates and Luffy was working in the Kingdom of Goa.
• Shanks declared that he would not give up on seeing Luffy and led his crew to raise wine before continuing their voyage.

After the Beasts Pirates fell, Navy Headquarters debated the Land of Grass’s strength and the upheaval caused by Edward Weevil’s appointment as a Shichibukai. As the officers struggled over how to handle Zephyr, Danzo proposed establishing a Navy Root.

• News spread that the Land of Grass had defeated the Beasts Pirates and collected the bounties of every crew member, including Kaido.
• Sakazuki demanded answers from Sengoku about the shattered balance of the seas, and Sengoku listed eight powerful figures associated with the Land of Grass.
• Sakazuki ordered the Navy to expand its intelligence gathering on the Land of Grass and told Sengoku to resolve the new Shichibukai issue.
• Sengoku explained that Edward Weevil’s appointment had driven Zephyr to leave the Navy, and that Zephyr was reportedly planning to destroy the New World and its pirates.
• When the officers hesitated to act against Zephyr, Danzo rose and proposed establishing a Root belonging to the Navy.

The Gorosei approved Shimura Danzō’s proposal to establish Root beneath Navy Headquarters, bringing him to the World Government’s attention. Meanwhile, the Land of Grass finished conquering and clearing out Wano, leaving the Kōzuki loyalists subdued.

• The Gorosei discussed Danzō’s plan for Root as a secret organization to protect Navy Headquarters and the World Government’s interests.
• The Gorosei agreed that Navy Headquarters needed stronger oversight and approved the Root proposal, taking note of Vice Admiral Danzō.
• In Wano, the Land of Grass wiped out the remaining Beasts Pirates, including King, and sent captured pirates to a Navy Branch to claim bounties.
• The Land of Grass cleared out Wano’s general, nobles, and gangsters, punishing those who had no bounty value.
• The surviving samurai accepted that Wano no longer belonged to the Kōzuki Clan and quieted their calls to restore it.

The Land of Grass consolidated control of Wano after executing Orochi, the Beasts Pirates, and others, while Kusana dismissed Kōzuki Sukiyaki’s claim to rule. Kusana ordered reconstruction and planned a Wano armory as Robin reported finding O-Kiku, leaving Kin'emon and the strange child unaccounted for.

• The Land of Grass executed Kurozumi Orochi, Ashura Dōji, and other nobles and gangsters, while Kōzuki Sukiyaki emerged from hiding and tried to rally Wano’s samurai.
• Teacher Madara mocked Sukiyaki’s excuses and condemned Kōzuki Oden for failing to unite Wano against the Beasts Pirates.
• Kusana ordered Hashirama to oversee reconstruction and sanitation, keep the samurai under control, and continue operating Wano’s Seastone mines.
• Robin told Kusana that O-Kiku was using that alias and running a teahouse in Rags Town with O-Tsuru, but Kin'emon and the strange child were missing.
• Kusana told Robin not to pursue them unless they caused trouble and ordered her to recruit Wano’s craftsmen for a Land of Grass Armory branch that would provide food vouchers to workers.

Kawamatsu told Kōzuki Hiyori that the Land of Grass had brought order, jobs, food, and medical care to the Land of Wano. Hiyori took this as a possible fulfillment of the prophecy and decided to go out and see what the new rulers were doing.

• Kawamatsu returned from an interview and told Hiyori and Toko that the armory had hired him as a high-level technician because he knew Armament Haki.
• Kawamatsu explained that the Land of Grass had defeated the Beasts Pirates and Kurozumi Orochi’s forces, punished bandits and corrupt schemers, and begun distributing food and recruiting workers.
• Hiyori said she felt relieved by the changes and wondered whether the Land of Grass was the hope her mother’s prophecy had foretold.
• Kawamatsu told Hiyori that Shimotsuki Yasuie had found mining work and was receiving treatment for his failed SMILE effects, while Jirō was serving unpaid mining punishment.
• Kawamatsu assured Hiyori that the Land of Grass did not intend to harm her, and she decided to go out and see the country for herself.

Kusana checked on Elder Yang Zheng’s research into Artificial Devil Fruits, then prepared to leave Wano as the island recovered. Before departing, he spotted Yamato arguing over Kōzuki Oden and decided not to intervene.

• Elder Yang Zheng reported that Caesar’s Artificial Devil Fruits contained unstable factors and said more research was needed, while Vegapunk’s perfect fruit appeared more stable.
• Kusana learned that Kushina was nearing childbirth and that Naruto had threatened to put him in a sack when he returned.
• Kusana saw Wano’s cleanup and rebuilding progressing, with Obito’s recycling company hiring workers to remove the accumulated garbage.
• Kusana noticed Yamato arguing with a shopkeeper who had mocked Kōzuki Oden, but told Robin to leave them alone unless the argument became a fight.
• Kusana told Robin to make preparations for their departure from Wano.

Kusana learned that Buggy had escaped East Blue and become a rising New World pirate, then visited the injured Zephyr after the Land of Grass rescued him. The chapter ended with Kusana offering Zephyr a place in the Land of Grass through its Talent Introduction program.

• Kusana read that Edward Weevil, Marshall D. Teach, and Buggy were gaining prominence in the New World after the Beasts Pirates fell.
• Kusana asked a Grass ninja why the Land of Grass had failed to capture Buggy, then decided not to pursue him unless they met.
• Robin told Kusana that Zephyr had awakened, and Kusana went with her and others to visit him.
• Kusana handed Zephyr a Talent Introduction document and invited him to join the Land of Grass.

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.