Recaps

Uta performed for Luffy and his crew while keeping them trapped in Uta World as part of her plan to create a New Era. Reiner stopped her from taking another Sleepless Mushroom, pursued her through the forest, and left her surrounded by Marines who feared him.

• Uta sang at the concert, and Luffy recognized her before leaping onto the stage and embracing her.
• Uta maintained Uta World in reality with Sleepless Mushrooms, intending to keep everyone inside until she died from exhaustion.
• Reiner stopped Uta from eating another mushroom and revealed that he had avoided her power with earplugs.
• Uta ordered Luffy and the others to stop Reiner and retrieve the mushrooms, but Reiner blocked Zoro's slash and pursued her.
• Reiner caught up with Uta near the Marines, who backed away from him as she realized they were afraid of him.

Reiner stopped the Marines from taking Uta and tried to persuade her to abandon the Uta World and experience life for herself. When Uta finally fell asleep, her world shattered, leaving Reiner to gather his unconscious companions and decide how to carry Uta and Robin.

• Reiner confronted Fujitora and Kizaru, refused to hand over Uta, and used Conqueror's Haki to incapacitate most of the Marines.
• Kizaru failed to seize Uta after Sukuna intercepted him, and the Marines let Reiner leave with her rather than risk a battle.
• At the concert venue, Reiner challenged Uta's belief that her Uta World could create a New Era and reminded her that the Red-Haired Pirates had not abandoned her by choice.
• Reiner took the Sleepless Mushrooms from Uta and warned her that using Tot Musica would destroy both the real world and her mental world.
• Reiner urged Uta to set sail and find her own way to bring happiness through music, then burned the mushrooms as she finally fell asleep.
• The Uta World shattered, and Reiner summoned undead to carry Luffy and the others while he picked up Nami and hesitated between Uta and Robin.

After Uta’s concert disaster, Reiner brought her to the Going Merry, where Gordon revealed the truth about the Elegia Incident and the Red-Haired Pirates. Uta woke aboard the ship and joined the crew, while Shanks set sail for Elbaf after hearing the Blackbeard Pirates were nearby.

• Reiner explained Uta’s past to the crew, and Gordon revealed that the Red-Haired Pirates had not destroyed Elegia but had taken the blame to spare Uta.
• Gordon confessed that fear and selfishness had kept him from telling Uta the truth, and Luffy encouraged him to trust her to find her own path.
• Pudding placed Gordon’s memories into Uta’s sleeping mind, and the Going Merry sailed away as Uta dreamed of the Red-Haired Pirates and Luffy.
• Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates learned Uta was with Luffy, chose not to pursue her, and headed for Elbaf after Hongo reported Blackbeard’s crew nearby.
• Uta woke aboard the Going Merry, decided to join Luffy’s crew, and Sanji tossed Brook into the sea before declaring that Uta could be their musician.

The Going Merry reached Wano Country, and the crew used a Super Express Shrimp to ride its waterfall into the secluded land. After splitting into groups, Luffy decided to visit the people who had saved Ace, while Reiner led his group toward the Flower Capital.

• Nami read that the Reverie was underway as Reiner considered Kuma, Bonney, and the Revolutionary Army’s likely actions.
• Uta spotted Wano Country, and the Going Merry approached its dangerous waterfall while Nami steered through the turbulent waters.
• The Super Express Shrimp launched the Going Merry up the waterfall as Reiner flew ahead with Nami on a hawk.
• The crew landed on Wano’s western shore and split into groups; Reiner’s group set out toward the Flower Capital with Chopper.
• Luffy chose to visit Ace’s friends in Amigasa Village, then decided to eat first after learning how far away it was.

Luffy and his companions visited Tama and Tenguyama Hitetsu in Amigasa Village, where Zoro’s swords first caused a dangerous misunderstanding. After they reconciled, the group learned how desperately Tama and Hitetsu lacked food, and Reiner delivered a sack of dishes as Tama celebrated her best birthday yet.

• Tama mistook Luffy’s group for a threat, but Luffy introduced himself as Ace’s younger brother and Zoro protected him from Tenguyama Hitetsu’s attack.
• Hitetsu recognized Wado Ichimonji and accused Zoro of stealing Shusui, but Zoro explained how he had obtained both swords and Hitetsu apologized.
• Tama and Hitetsu offered their guests their meager rice, but the group insisted they eat and Nami called Reiner to bring food.
• Tama told Luffy how Ace had helped her village and admitted she had hoped Ace would return; Luffy explained that Ace had sent him because he was worried about involving her in danger.
• Reiner crashed through the ceiling with a sack of food, and Tama was overjoyed at the feast on her birthday.

Luffy and his companions learned how Kaido and the Shogun had left Wano’s villages starving, while Zoro met the swordsmith Tenguyama Hitetsu and refused to trade Shusui for two famous blades. Hitetsu collapsed in despair over his failures and Wano’s suffering, then stabilized after Chopper treated him.

• Luffy, Tama, and the others shared a huge meal, and Tenguyama Hitetsu explained that polluted water and food controlled by Kaido and the Shogun had devastated the villages.
• Hitetsu examined Zoro’s swords and gave him Nidai Kitetsu, whose curse Zoro suppressed; Hitetsu was shocked and compared Zoro’s feat to Kozuki Oden’s.
• Hitetsu offered Ame no Habakiri and Enma in exchange for Shusui, but Zoro refused because he had promised to carry his swords toward becoming the World's Strongest Swordsman.
• Tama explained that Wano’s people believed recovering Shusui might free the country, and Zoro challenged them to fight their enemies instead of waiting for a sword to save them.
• Hitetsu broke down over his past failures and fainted, then Chopper treated him and reported that his condition had stabilized.

Akainu and Fujitora discussed the many forces gathering in Wano Country and the Marines’ limited ability to intervene. Akainu wrongly suspected Ace had alerted Zou, while Law had actually drawn the Mink Tribe into the alliance, and Akainu was left considering how the Marines should act.

• Akainu told Fujitora that the Straw Hat Crew and the Worst Generation’s alliance were gathering in Kaido’s territory, making a major conflict in Wano Country likely.
• Fujitora warned that the Marines could not easily deploy large forces while the World Government’s meeting in Mary Geoise was underway.
• Akainu reported that Bege’s forces, Kid’s allied pirate crews, and Zunesha were all heading toward Wano Country.
• Akainu linked Zou’s movements to the Whitebeard Pirates and guessed that Ace had informed the Mink Tribe about Wano Country.
• The chapter revealed that Law had contacted Zou through Bepo and guided the alliance toward Kaido, while Zunesha had independently changed course for Wano Country.
• Akainu weighed the converging forces against the Marines’ restrictions and wondered how the Marines could intervene.

Komurasaki entertained Reiner and the Yorozuya at a banquet in the Flower Capital, probing the identity of the wealthy man while he hinted at his willingness to take any kind of job. The evening was interrupted when Shogun Kurozumi Orochi stormed into the geisha house demanding Kyoshiro.

• Komurasaki played shamisen for Reiner, Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro, while she studied the group and sensed their powerful presence.
• Komurasaki sat beside Reiner, whose alias was Gintoki, and asked about the Yorozuya's work and wealth.
• Reiner joked that the Yorozuya took jobs involving murder, theft, arson, and plunder, frightening Komurasaki before he claimed his family was rich.
• Komurasaki returned to the stage and watched Reiner as she wondered whether he truly accepted any job for money.
• Kurozumi Orochi angrily forced his way into the geisha house after learning Komurasaki was entertaining guests, and demanded that Kyoshiro be brought to him.

Reiner's group refused to leave Kyoshiro's establishment when Kurozumi Orochi arrived and demanded Komurasaki. After Luffy declared they would defeat Kaido, Orochi transformed and threatened everyone, but Sukuna cut off his head at Reiner's signal, leaving Komurasaki stunned.

• Attendants warned Reiner's group that Orochi had arrived, but Luffy and Reiner refused to leave, and Orochi barged into the banquet hall demanding Komurasaki.
• Kyoshiro offered to waive the bill and tried to make Reiner's group leave, but Luffy refused, prompting Orochi to order his guards to attack.
• Luffy's Conqueror's Haki knocked the charging guards unconscious, and he declared that he would become Pirate King and defeat Kaido.
• Orochi transformed into an eight-headed serpent, ordered the hall surrounded, and threatened to kill Reiner's group and their attendants, but Komurasaki persuaded him to spare the geishas.
• Reiner stopped Komurasaki from approaching Orochi, and Sukuna severed Orochi's head with a single sword strike, shocking everyone in the banquet hall.

After Kurozumi Orochi appeared to be beheaded, Luffy and the Straw Hats fought off the Orochi Oniwabanshu while Zoro battled Kyoshiro. Orochi revived and exposed Komurasaki’s deception, so Reiner agreed to take her with him and sent Sukuna to cover their retreat, where Orochi bit Sukuna in half.

• Luffy defeated Fukurokuju and a hidden ninja, while Usopp trapped the biwa-wielding woman with a man-eating plant.
• Zoro clashed with Kyoshiro over Shusui as Komurasaki worried about Denjiro and Reiner calmly drank wine beside her.
• Reiner teased Komurasaki about her affection for Orochi, and Orochi revived in time to hear her admit she had only submitted under his power.
• Reiner prepared to leave, and Komurasaki pleaded to go with him so she could escape Orochi.
• Reiner sent Sukuna to hold off Orochi, but Orochi bit Sukuna in half as Komurasaki watched in shock.

Reiner and the Straw Hat Crew escaped the banquet after Sukuna killed Kurozumi Orochi, while Komurasaki followed them and agreed to serve Reiner. The chapter left the pirates’ allies preparing for a possible three-way battle and Franky asking Komurasaki about Kozuki Toki.

• Komurasaki rejected Kurozumi Orochi and tried to flee, but Reiner stopped her as Orochi attacked; Sukuna reappeared and severed all eight of Orochi’s serpent heads.
• Luffy and the others fled the banquet hall, and Komurasaki and O-Toko followed them through a window.
• Nami and Robin realized the Straw Hat Crew had caused the disturbance, then led Uta, Pudding, and Tama away from the patrols.
• Law and Kid found the wanted poster for the Straw Hat Crew, while Bege and Hawkins discussed joining forces; Hawkins predicted a 24% chance of final victory, and Kid agreed to take the risk.
• Komurasaki told Reiner’s group she had promised to serve him, upsetting Sanji, and Franky asked whether she was connected to Kozuki Toki.

Franky revealed his past connection to Oden, Kozuki Toki, Shanks, and Buggy as Reiner’s group fled the Flower Capital with Komurasaki. Zoro reunited with them in Amigasa Village alongside the wounded Denjiro, where Denjiro discovered that Tenguyama Hitetsu was the former shogun, Kozuki Sukiyaki.

• Franky recalled that Oden had invited him to join Roger’s crew, and he recognized Komurasaki as the daughter of Kozuki Toki.
• Franky remembered meeting two young apprentices aboard Roger’s ship, and Reiner identified them as Buggy and Shanks.
• Komurasaki chose to leave with Reiner’s group, who headed toward Amigasa Village on the falcon.
• Zoro found the wounded Denjiro in the Flower Capital, and Denjiro agreed to guide him to Amigasa Village.
• Zoro and Denjiro arrived at the cottage, where Hiyori welcomed Denjiro and Chopper began treating his wounds.
• Tenguyama Hitetsu removed his mask and revealed himself to be Kozuki Sukiyaki.

Hiyori recounted Oden’s downfall and explained her plan to resist Kaido, while Luffy’s crew revealed they also intended to fight him. Law and Kid arrived to announce that their alliance, including Bege, Hawkins, and the Mink Tribe, would also target Kaido, setting up a three-sided struggle in Wano Country.

• Hiyori and Tenguyama Hitetsu told the group how Orochi and Kaido seized Wano, Oden was executed, and the retainers went into hiding; Hiyori concealed what she knew about Momonosuke’s journey into the future.
• Hiyori questioned Luffy about his goal, and he said he planned to beat Kaido after learning that Kaido had made Tama and others go hungry; Hiyori warned them about Kaido’s huge army.
• Law and Kid entered the cabin, and Hiyori learned they were pirates of the Worst Generation alongside Luffy and Reiner.
• Law revealed that his crew no longer needed Kaido’s Road Poneglyph because the Kozuki family could read and inscribe Poneglyphs, and he warned that he and Kid might become opponents of Reiner’s group.
• Law said Bege, Hawkins, and the Mink Tribe were joining their campaign against Kaido, while Kid and Luffy argued and fought before Law and Kid returned to the Flower Capital.
• Sukiyaki wondered whether the Mink Tribe and Momonosuke’s group would come to Wano, while Hiyori and Denjiro realized Reiner and Luffy’s small group were sea overlords on par with the Beast Pirates.

After the Straw Hat crew faced Nami’s anger over Orochi’s death, Hiyori and Denjiro set out to recruit Ashura Doji, while Kaido’s forces planned to retaliate by displaying Momonosuke’s corpse in the Flower Capital. The chapter ended with Holdem’s men tying a child’s body to an execution platform as the crowd watched.

• Nami scolded Luffy and Reiner for killing Orochi, and Reiner took the blame while the others escaped punishment.
• Hiyori urged Denjiro to help her persuade Ashura Doji to join the fight against Kaido.
• King and Jack reported Orochi’s death and the Straw Hat crew’s arrival to a drunken Kaido, who dismissed Jack’s plan to attack the samurai.
• King proposed killing Momonosuke and sending his corpse to Wano, and Kaido approved the plan for the Fire Festival.
• Holdem and his subordinates set up an execution platform in the Flower Capital and tied a child’s corpse to it as townspeople gathered.

Holdem publicly revealed Momonosuke’s corpse, prompting Denjiro to seize it and flee to Hiyori and the others. After grieving her brother, Hiyori resolved to raid the quarry prison, free Kin’emon, and become Wano Country’s shogun with Lord Reiner’s support; Shutenmaru pledged himself to the Kozuki Family again.

• Holdem announced that Momonosuke was Oden’s surviving heir, and Denjiro killed several pirates before escaping with the child’s body.
• At Tsuru’s teahouse, Hiyori, Kiku, and Shutenmaru discussed the alliance against Kaido and the returning samurai.
• Denjiro brought Momonosuke’s mutilated corpse to the teahouse and revealed that Kaido had killed him, leaving Hiyori, Kiku, and Shutenmaru devastated.
• After the group buried Momonosuke, Hiyori ordered a raid on the quarry prison to rescue Kin’emon and gather strength for the coming battle.
• Shutenmaru challenged Hiyori’s plan to rule Wano, and she declared that she would become shogun with Lord Reiner’s backing.
• Denjiro objected to Hiyori’s plan, but she reassured him, and Shutenmaru knelt and renewed his pledge to the Kozuki Family.

Reiner lent Hiyori the newly awakened Sukuna to help rescue Kin'emon from Udon, then returned to Amigasa Village as Blackbeard tried and failed to recruit Kaido against the Straw Hat Crew. Kaido decided to attack the Worst Generation himself and flew toward Wano as a dragon beneath storm clouds.

• At the bathhouse, Hiyori asked Reiner when his group would act and revealed that her samurai planned to attack the prison mine in Udon to rescue Kin'emon.
• Reiner used Linlin's Soul-Soul Fruit ability to give Sukuna a portion of his soul, then sent Sukuna with Hiyori to support the rescue plan.
• Reiner and Sanji returned to Amigasa Village, where Reiner helped Tama arrange the household goods in Franky's rebuilt home.
• Blackbeard contacted Kaido and offered to join forces against the Straw Hat Crew, Law, and Kid, but Kaido rejected him and ended the call.
• Kaido decided to seek out the Worst Generation himself, transformed into a massive azure dragon, and flew over Wano beneath storm clouds.

Sukuna, using the name Shimotsuki Ryuma, confronted Kaido at Udon while Hiyori and the samurai freed the quarry prisoners. Ryuma wounded Kaido several times, and the chapter ended with Kaido emerging in human form, eager to continue their fight.

• Kaido arrived at Udon as Hiyori and the samurai led a revolt in the quarry, and he prepared to attack them with Heat Breath.
• Sukuna stopped Denjiro from charging Kaido, cut the Heat Breath apart, and gave Hiyori time to free the prisoners.
• Sukuna revealed his former name as Shimotsuki Ryuma and fought Kaido in the sky above the quarry.
• Ryuma dodged Kaido's attacks and slashed his abdomen, palm, claw, and body, drawing blood and knocking him to the ground.
• King arrived and tried to intervene, but Kaido ordered him to stay back and challenged Ryuma to keep fighting.

Kaido defeated Luffy in their first clash at Udon, while Reiner sent Zoro and Sanji into the fight and watched from the sidelines. When Law and Kid arrived ready to challenge Kaido, Reiner intercepted them and prepared to fight.

• Kaido realized Sukuna was Reiner's puppet and demanded that Reiner come fight him.
• Luffy arrived and attacked Kaido with a flaming Gear Third Elephant Gun, but Kaido overpowered him and sent him crashing into a crater.
• Reiner kicked Zoro and Sanji down toward Kaido, while Chopper and Usopp stayed back in fear.
• Reiner chose to watch Kaido and Luffy's fight until Law and Kid approached, eager to take down an Emperor.
• Reiner leaped down to confront Law and Kid, forming a massive axe from bone and Azure Flame.

Kaido battled Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, proving too powerful for the three Straw Hat fighters to overcome. After King warned that the fight could destroy Wano Country’s factories, Kaido refused to stop, and King summoned Queen and the Beast Pirates for an all-out war.

• Kaido blasted Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji with his Kanabo and wind blades, but Zoro blocked the attacks and helped Luffy counter.
• Zoro struck Kaido with several sword techniques, leaving only shallow marks, while Kaido mocked his skill.
• Sanji hit Kaido with a vibration-powered kick, but Kaido caught his leg and blasted him with Heat Breath, leaving him badly burned.
• Sanji stood back up and resolved to train harder after realizing how far he was from matching an Emperor of the Sea.
• King warned Kaido that fighting in Wano Country could destroy its factories, but Kaido dismissed the concern and continued battling.
• King contacted Queen and ordered him to gather the men and deploy for all-out war against the Straw Hat Crew.

Reiner fought Trafalgar Law and Captain Kid in the quarry and defeated them both despite their powerful attacks. As the watching pirates and samurai cowered, Reiner recovered from Law’s Gamma Knife and stood as the only fighter left.

• Reiner entered the quarry after smashing through its walls and taunted the battered Trafalgar Law and Captain Kid.
• Kid used magnetic powers to gather weapons and trap Reiner in a steel cube, but Reiner broke free and destroyed Kid’s giant mechanical fist with his axe.
• Law expanded his Room and attacked Reiner with Gamma Knife, briefly disabling his arm.
• Reiner countered with a Haki-coated punch that sent Law crashing through buildings and into a prison cell.
• Reiner pulled Law’s sword from his arm as the pirates and samurai watched in fear.

The Beast Pirates and Capone Bege’s fleet fought a fierce naval battle as the Beast Pirates split their forces and Quinn continued toward Wano Country. At Marine Headquarters, Akainu ordered Kizaru to join CP0 in attacking the weakened side after the war, and Kizaru warned that people would die.

• Bege’s fleet ambushed the Beast Pirates’ ships, and the two forces exchanged heavy cannon fire.
• Quinn ordered Jack to take a force toward Wano Country while Drake and Sasaki stayed behind to command the Beast Pirates’ fleet.
• Bege ordered his ships to unleash all their firepower against the Beast Pirates.
• Brand reported that several major pirate crews were converging on Wano Country after the Blackbeard Pirates fled their clash near Elbaf.
• Akainu told Kizaru to join CP0 in Wano Country after the battle and eliminate the defeated side, and Kizaru warned that people would die.

Reiner overwhelmed Kid and Law despite their awakened abilities, then left the defeated pirates to head toward the battle involving Luffy and the others. Kid’s strongest electromagnetic cannon failed to damage Reiner’s shield, and he collapsed as Reiner departed.

• Kid used his awakened magnetism to hurl stone walls and mountains at Reiner, while Law emerged from the rubble and joined the fight.
• Law cut Reiner with an awakened attack and struck him with a shockwave, but Reiner retaliated and destroyed Kid’s Magnetic Demon.
• Reiner smashed Kid into the ground and buried Law beneath a collapsing mountain, leaving both badly injured and exhausted.
• Reiner sensed the distant battle and decided to leave, dismissing Kid’s challenge and heading toward Luffy and the others.
• Kid fired his strongest electromagnetic cannon at Reiner’s shield, but the shield endured the blast and Kid collapsed.

Franky recognized Queen as Cutty Sark, the man whose real name connected him to Franky's past, and confronted him in battle. Queen realized Franky was Cutty Flam, leaving the two stunned by their unexpected reunion.

• Queen and Caesar arrived with the Beast Pirates and spotted the Straw Hat crew approaching on Little Fly.
• Little Fly dodged Queen's laser, and Franky leaped away to summon his mecha from the Going Merry.
• Robin and Chopper fought the Beast Pirates as the crew clashed with the Numbers, Gifters, and Tobi Roppo.
• Usopp hit Caesar with a Seastone bullet, handcuffed him, and left him behind despite his complaints.
• Who's-Who challenged Nami while Franky confronted Queen and asked whether Queen was his real name.
• Franky called Queen Cutty Sark and struck him, and Queen recognized Franky as Cutty Flam.

Franky reunited with his father Queen and fought him, revealing their shared mechanical modifications. Franky summoned and piloted his new Strike Freedom mecha as the battle continued.

• Queen recognized Franky as his son and explained that he had abandoned him because the World Government was watching him for his work with MADS.
• Franky said he was grateful Queen had left him in the junkyard because it led him to Tom, then challenged Queen to a fight.
• Queen and Franky exchanged blows, and Queen transformed into his Brachiosaurus form with a modified mechanical arm.
• Queen’s powered claw struck Franky and warped his steel arm, but Franky vowed to keep fighting and called down his Undead Modified Mecha.
• Franky entered the fifteen-meter-tall machine and named it Franky Strike Freedom, leaving Chopper and Usopp overwhelmed with excitement.

Franky fought Queen using Strike Freedom, a powerful mecha built from Diamond George’s undead body. After Queen’s lasers damaged the mecha, Franky counterattacked with railguns and a six-beam cannon, leaving the outcome of the clash unresolved.

• Queen attacked Strike Freedom with Brachiosaurus Bomb, but Franky’s diamond-hardened mecha headbutted him and knocked him down.
• Queen swung his blade at the mecha, but its hardened-steel body broke the weapon.
• Queen fired repeated lasers, damaging Strike Freedom and forcing Franky to use diamondization and flight to evade further attacks.
• Franky fired two railgun shells that destroyed the mechanical claw on Queen’s tail.
• Franky unleashed six lasers from Strike Freedom’s wings at Queen.