Chapter Summaries

Zephyr warned that Navy personnel fleeing a purge might be part of a scheme to infiltrate the Land of Grass, but King Mang decided to take them in and put Zephyr in charge of them. The meeting ended with plans to absorb the Navy officers, while Robin revealed that Garp had already sent Luffy overseas for work.

• Zephyr told the meeting that Shimura Danzō had launched a purge at Navy Headquarters and suggested Sengoku and Danzō might be using it to infiltrate the Land of Grass Navy.
• Kusana decided to take in the fleeing Navy personnel, arguing that refusing them could drive them into piracy, and entrusted Zephyr with keeping them in line.
• Zephyr accepted Kusana's trust and vowed to personally stop any of his former students who betrayed the Land of Grass.
• After the meeting, Kusana asked Robin whether Luffy had another job arranged, and Robin said Garp had already signed him up for overseas work and taken the settlement allowance.
• Robin described how people were condemning Garp for abandoning Luffy and sending him away to work despite his dream of becoming a pirate.

Zephyr and Kuzan headed to the Marine base as workers prepared to sail from the Land of Grass for jobs on other islands. Garp signed Luffy up for an overseas work trip, and Luffy set sail with Zoro despite vowing he would return stronger and become Pirate King.

• Zephyr questioned the busy crowds, and Binz explained that workers were leaving for jobs on other islands after construction in the Land of Grass ended.
• Garp told Zephyr he had come to see his grandson off, then went to find Luffy at Might Guy's training ground.
• Might Guy tried to teach Luffy the Eight Gates Formation but stopped when he realized Luffy did not know what chakra was.
• Garp told Luffy he had signed him up for work overseas, and Luffy refused until Garp punched him and ordered him to go.
• Luffy boarded the ship with Zoro, bruised and battered, and vowed to return to the Land of Grass stronger and become Pirate King.

Kusana took his family to Elegia to attend Uta’s concert, while Orochimaru led a group to the BIG MOM Pirates’ birthday celebration to investigate Charlotte Linlin. The Land of Grass party arrived at the City of Music as Navy Headquarters called an emergency meeting after learning Kusana had gone to sea again.

• Kusana decided to take his family to Uta’s concert after seeing Obito prepare to invite Rin, and he gave Kakashi a ticket so the three friends could attend together.
• Orochimaru received an invitation to Charlotte Linlin’s birthday banquet and recruited a group that included Naruto, Sasuke, Nagato, Zephyr, and Garp to go there instead of the concert.
• Naruto teased Kusana about Charlotte Linlin being married, so Kusana beat him before letting the group leave with a warning to stay cautious.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju wanted to fight a Four Emperor, but Tobirama Senju brought Hashirama to the concert, and Madara joined them.
• Kusana’s group reached Elegia, while Navy Headquarters convened an emergency meeting after hearing that the King of the Land of Grass had gone to sea again.

Navy Headquarters feared the Land of Grass’s fleets might destabilize the seas, then learned that Uta and the Land of Grass posed a threat at Elegia. During Uta’s concert, Madara became interested in her plan to create a dream world called New Genesis.

• Sengoku asked the Navy commanders how they should respond to the Land of Grass sending fleets to Elegia and the Big Mom Pirates’ birthday banquet.
• Danzo rallied the Navy commanders and urged them not to fear the Land of Grass.
• Sakazuki received a report that Uta planned to destroy the world and ordered troops sent to Elegia to stop her and the Land of Grass.
• Uta’s concert drew the audience into a shared dream world through her Devil Fruit power.
• Madara recognized the dream as an illusion and became interested when Uta revealed her New Genesis plan to create a world without pain or suffering.

Tobirama Senju warned that Uta’s illusion was draining her life, and Gion and Chaton Kake joined the Land of Grass to stop her. Their alliance was thrown into doubt when Madara Uchiha appeared onstage and volunteered to help Uta create her dream world.

• Tobirama Senju explained that Uta’s enormous illusion was consuming her life force and that her death could trap everyone inside it.
• Gion and Chaton Kake revealed that Uta had eaten a Sleepless Mushroom and planned to use Sleepless Death, making her impossible to put to sleep and threatening to seal the illusion forever.
• Gion and Chaton Kake proposed cooperating with the Land of Grass to prevent the disaster and free the people trapped in the illusion.
• Madara Uchiha appeared beside Uta onstage, praised her idea of a world without pain, and offered to join her.
• Kusana asked Chaton Kake whether he would believe that Madara Uchiha’s decision had nothing to do with the Land of Grass.

Kusana tried to reassure Gion and Kake that the Land of Grass would cooperate with the Navy, but Madara killed a Celestial Dragon and urged Uta to help him turn the festival into a spectacle. The Navy candidates realized they had to stop Madara before Uta's illusion became irreversible.

• Kusana promised Gion and Kake that the Land of Grass would treat the Navy as an ally and avoid attacking the Celestial Dragons.
• A Celestial Dragon appeared onstage and demanded that Uta be taken to Mary Geoise, but Madara grabbed him by the neck and killed him.
• Madara dismissed the Celestial Dragon's guards and Navy escorts, then invited Uta to create a world without suffering.
• Kusana told Gion and Kake that Madara was now their enemy and warned that they had to stop him before Uta died and trapped them in the illusion.
• Madara challenged everyone to stop him and called on Uta to play music for him.

Madara Uchiha joined Uta’s side and fought the forces trying to stop her, while her song drew the crowd deeper into the virtual world. Gordon revealed that Uta’s singing had awakened a demon that destroyed Elegia, and as the monster began to stir again, Kusana tried to call Madara to a halt.

• Madara Uchiha declared his support for Uta and fought the Marines, pirates, and other opponents who joined forces against him.
• Uta resumed singing, and the crowd cheered as they sank further into the illusory world.
• Gordon appeared and revealed that a demon had destroyed Elegia after Uta’s song awakened it, and that Uta’s Spirit Guarding Mushroom use had destabilized her emotions.
• Gordon pleaded for Uta to be stopped, but Tobirama Senju sensed that the demon had already awakened.
• Gion and Kake asked Kusana to make Madara stop, and Kusana called out for the fighting to end.

The Navy and Red-Haired Pirates headed toward Elegia as news spread that the Land of Grass had destroyed the Big Mom Pirates. After completing their mission at Whole Cake Island, Nagato and the others decided to go to Elegia, where the King of the Land of Grass was waiting.

• Sengoku and Borsalino hurried toward Elegia, while Sengoku worried the Land of Grass might join Uta’s plan and considered disrupting it if necessary.
• Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates set out to bring Uta back, then learned the Land of Grass had destroyed the Big Mom Pirates.
• Beckman warned Shanks that the King of the Land of Grass was at Elegia and might arrest them over their earlier hit-and-run incident.
• News of the Big Mom Pirates’ destruction spread among major forces, who anticipated another major upheaval across the sea.
• At the ruins of Whole Cake Island, Hanzō suggested heading back and capturing nearby pirates, but Nagato said they had no time and directed the group to join the fun at Elegia.

On Elegia Island, Uta’s deteriorating condition and the Navy’s attack on the civilians escalated the crisis as she began summoning the island’s legendary demon. The Land of Grass’s army arrived just as Sengoku prepared to respond.

• Gion, Kake, Gordon, and others tried to stop Uta, while Hashirama Senju argued that Madara Uchiha had not gone mad.
• Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates tried to reach Uta, but she used controlled fans to keep them at bay.
• Navy troops shot the controlled civilians, prompting Shanks to condemn Sengoku, who said the World Government had ordered the attack.
• Uta grieved over a wounded fan and began summoning the legendary demon with a strange melody.
• A Marine reported that the Land of Grass’s army had arrived, and Sengoku acknowledged their arrival.

Nagato and the Land of Grass forces arrived on Elegia Island and treated the civilians while Sasuke used Shisui's eye to contact Kusana inside Uta's illusion. Sengoku learned that Madara Uchiha had joined Uta, and the awakened monster appeared as the island's people were drawn into the illusion.

• Nagato led the Land of Grass forces ashore, where they restrained controlled civilians and Advisor Chiyo's medical team treated the wounded.
• Sasuke stopped Naruto from looting Uncle Amang and used genjutsu and Shisui's eye to connect with Obito Uchiha, then Kusana, inside the illusion.
• Sengoku spoke with Kusana, who connected him to Gion; she revealed that Madara Uchiha had joined Uta and was fighting alongside her.
• Gion said the King of the Land of Grass was nearby, shouting for them to stop fighting rather than joining the battle.
• A strange cry sounded, the surroundings changed into an illusory world, and the enormous monster that threatened to destroy the world appeared.

Tot Musica appeared in both reality and Uta’s world, forcing Shanks and the Marines to fight the monster while the Land of Grass watched. In Uta’s world, Madara realized that Uta’s mind had collapsed as she continued singing.

• Sasuke and Shanks confirmed that Tot Musica had appeared in both reality and Uta’s world, and Shanks explained that both monsters had to be defeated at the same time.
• Sengoku called on Nagato Uzumaki and the Land of Grass to help, but Nagato led his people aside and let the Marines and Red-Haired Pirates take the lead.
• Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates attacked Tot Musica, determined to save Uta even though they could not coordinate with the other side.
• Hanzō questioned Nagato about leaving the fight to others, but Nagato chose to watch because they did not know what was happening in Uta’s world.
• Madara mocked Uta’s song, then noticed her broken expression and the black energy behind her and realized that her mind had collapsed.

Madara Uchiha snapped Uta out of her breakdown and fought Tot Musica, but learned the monster existed in both reality and Uta’s world. He summoned a Giant of Light to attack through the boundary between the spaces, revealing the real world.

• Madara dismissed Uta’s plan to create a new era, and his words briefly stopped her singing.
• Uta collapsed in pain as the voices of her fans overwhelmed her, then realized what she had done and regained some awareness.
• Madara criticized Uta for summoning Tot Musica without controlling it, praised her singing, and charged at the monster.
• Uta explained that Tot Musica had to be defeated in reality and Uta’s world at the same time, but she could no longer make herself fall asleep to return to the real world.
• Madara summoned a Giant of Light and sliced open a crack in the space, revealing the real world and figures within it.

The Red-Haired Pirates and Marines struggled against Tot Musica until Madara Uchiha used his genjutsu and Susanoo to defeat it with Uta’s song. After the illusion shattered, Shanks defended Uta from the Marines, but Madara’s body began to break apart, revealing a pale monster beneath.

• Shanks rallied the exhausted Red-Haired Pirates to keep fighting for Uta, while Sengoku urged the Land of Grass to intervene.
• Madara Uchiha appeared in a giant blue Susanoo after his genjutsu made Uta’s world overlap with reality.
• Uta sang again as Madara attacked Tot Musica with Susanoo, ending the monster’s threat and shattering the illusion.
• Sengoku demanded that Uta be judged, but Shanks declared her his daughter and used Conqueror’s Haki against the Marines.
• Madara approached Uta and asked if she wanted to keep singing; after she agreed, his body cracked apart and revealed a pale monster.

After the Land of Grass ended the concert and left Elegia, the collapse of the Big Mom Pirates and Kaido’s earlier death stirred the seas, while the World Government and Navy Headquarters prepared for the growing upheaval. At Navy Headquarters, Kabuto learned he was being transferred to Egg Island, then reacted with excitement when Gion revealed that Tsunade and Jiraiya might become the next Marine Admiral.

• Sengoku left Elegia with the Navy fleet, while the Red-Haired Pirates quietly abandoned Uta in the Land of Grass and fled without paying a fine.
• The Land of Grass released the civilians, imprisoned the pirates, held a simple funeral for Uchiha Dance King, and departed with its spoils as its vacation was postponed.
• With Kaido and Big Mom gone, pirates began competing for two vacant Four Emperors positions, and the World Government and Navy Headquarters prepared for the coming turmoil.
• Gion complained about the Land of Grass and Danzo as Kabuto informed her that he was being transferred and handed over Vice Admiral Tsuru’s documents.
• Kabuto told Gion he was assigned to Egg Island to assist Dr. Vegapunk, while secretly concealing his mission to monitor him.
• Gion said Tsunade and Jiraiya were being considered for the vacant Marine Admiral position, and Kabuto hid his excitement behind a smile.

Sengoku sent Borsalino to investigate Garp and Kuzan in the Land of Grass and determine whether Madara Uchiha was still alive. In a Land of Grass laboratory, Madara was truly resurrected, and someone cheerfully welcomed him.

• Sengoku decided to invite both Jiraiya and Tsunade to fill the vacant Marine Admiral position.
• Sengoku ordered Borsalino to secretly investigate Garp and Kuzan in the Land of Grass and learn whether Madara Uchiha was alive.
• Borsalino accepted the mission despite joking about changing jobs to join the Land of Grass Navy.
• Madara Uchiha appeared in a Land of Grass laboratory and wondered whether Impure World Reincarnation had summoned him again.
• Someone told Madara Uchiha that he had been truly resurrected.

Orochimaru revived Madara using the Soul-Soul Fruit and a modified Living Corpse Reincarnation, leaving the details of the process in need of further study. Kusana then handed Madara Uta’s medical bill and tried to make him pay, but Madara questioned why her expenses were his responsibility.

• Orochimaru explained that he had revived Madara by gathering his soul, modifying Living Corpse Reincarnation, and growing a close copy of his original body.
• Madara tested his new body, dressed, and objected when Hashirama kept touching him.
• Kusana gave Madara a bill and explained that Uta had nearly died after exhausting her body and spirit, but had been saved through costly treatment.
• Kusana described Uta’s absent or impoverished family and urged Madara to cover her expenses.
• Madara questioned why Uta’s medical bill had anything to do with him and wondered whether the Land of Grass was overcharging him.

Kusana learned that Jiraiya had become Navy Headquarters’ new Marine Admiral, while Tsunade and Jiraiya discovered that Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura, and Koharu were carrying out a Land of Grass mission. The chapter ended with them learning that Danzo had not joined them and still opposed the Land of Grass.

• Madara agreed to cover Uta’s medical expenses, and Kusana decided not to hide that Madara was still alive.
• Robin told Kusana that Navy Headquarters had appointed Jiraiya as the Silver Frog Admiral, while concealing Borsalino’s selection and infiltration plan.
• At Navy Headquarters, Tsunade and Jiraiya asked Hiruzen Sarutobi how many Land of Grass agents were present and learned Kabuto had been transferred away by Danzo.
• Hiruzen told Tsunade and Jiraiya that he, Homura, and Koharu were carrying out a Land of Grass mission, but Danzo had not joined them.
• Hiruzen warned Tsunade and Jiraiya not to tell Danzo about their arrangement.

Danzo rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s suggestion to surrender and insisted on fighting the Land of Grass, driven by his humiliation and long-standing hatred. He claimed he would help the ninja world if he proved he could win, then revealed that the World Government had a hidden force called the Knights of God.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Danzo that Jiraiya and Tsunade would not interfere, but warned that Navy Headquarters could not match the Land of Grass and might be infiltrated.
• Hiruzen suggested surrendering, but Danzo reminded him of their past agreement and recalled how they had worked together to lead Konoha through crisis.
• Hiruzen reflected on Konoha’s decline and acknowledged that the Grass Ninja Village Leader had developed Konoha successfully.
• Danzo said the Grass Ninja Village Leader’s past treatment of him was humiliating and refused to surrender, declaring that he would not lose this chance to fight.
• Danzo told Hiruzen he would assist the ninja world if he proved he could win, then revealed that the World Government concealed a force called the Knights of God.

Danzo concluded that Sengoku was secretly serving the Land of Grass after mistaking Hiruzen’s offhand remark for a revelation, while Sengoku tried to contact Borsalino in the East Blue. The chapter left Borsalino confronted by Kuzan, Teacher Zephyr, and Vice Admiral Garp after the Den Den Mushi told Sengoku to stop contacting him.

• Danzo told Hiruzen about the Knights of God, Uranus, and a mysterious ruler above the Gorosei, then revealed his ambition to control Navy Headquarters.
• Danzo guessed that Sengoku had sent Admiral Kizaru to the Land of Grass, and Hiruzen suggested Sengoku might be helping train its navy.
• Danzo took Hiruzen’s remark as proof that Sengoku was a Land of Grass spy.
• Sengoku called Borsalino using their secret Den Den Mushi code, but Borsalino told him to stop contacting him to avoid raising the Land of Grass’s suspicions.
• Borsalino faced Kuzan, Teacher Zephyr, and Vice Admiral Garp and joked that he had come to change jobs.

Disguised as Teacher Takakura, Borsalino worked undercover as a PE teacher at Twin Grass Kindergarten in the Land of Grass. When he learned the kindergarten required credentials and background checks, he sought help from a fake-document service.

• Borsalino, posing as Teacher Takakura, played along with the children and learned that one child had seen him glowing in the grass.
• A fellow teacher told Borsalino he needed proof of his teaching experience and credentials, or he would face background checks and reduced benefits.
• Borsalino insisted he had the required documents and left the kindergarten, asking another teacher to cover his class.
• Borsalino disguised himself again and found a service called Divine Tree Certification that advertised fake documents.
• Borsalino asked the person at Divine Tree Certification whether they could make every kind of document.