Chapter Summaries

Law coordinated with Inuarashi and Nekomamushi after the prophecy brought Momonosuke and several Red Scabbards back to Wano, while the Marines investigated a suspected traitor. The group prepared to welcome Kin'emon's party to Zou and agreed to conceal their suspicions so Momonosuke could prove himself before Wano decided whether to ally with the Marines.

• Law gave Inuarashi and Nekomamushi Headquarters' letters confirming that Momonosuke, Kin'emon, Kikunojo, Raizo, and Kanjuro had appeared at Oden Castle's ruins.
• Inuarashi and Nekomamushi learned there might be a traitor among the Nine Red Scabbards and agreed that Momonosuke's safety had to come first.
• Law reassured the two Mink leaders that Marines were secretly protecting Momonosuke and could help him escape if danger arose.
• Rosinante told Law that Kin'emon's group planned to sail to Zou for the Mink Tribe's help, while Kikunojo stayed behind in Wano to gather intelligence.
• Rosinante warned that they must act as if there were no traitor and let Momonosuke prove himself, since Wano's rightful shogun heir would decide whether to ally with the Marines.

King Riku and Violet discovered three suspected Wano samurai on Dressrosa and agreed to monitor them for Marine Headquarters. Kin'emon, Kanjuro, and Momonosuke, separated from Raizo during a storm, arrived hungry and began planning to find food.

• Violet told King Riku that two sword-bearing men and a child had landed, matching the samurai Marine Headquarters had asked them to watch for.
• King Riku ordered Violet to inform Marine Headquarters and keep observing the newcomers.
• Kin'emon, Kanjuro, and Momonosuke recalled leaving Wano to seek help from the Mink Tribe, while Kikunojo remained behind to gather intelligence.
• A storm separated the three from Raizo, and they drifted until they reached Dressrosa.
• Kin'emon and Momonosuke admired Dressrosa's dancers and complained about the food Kanjuro had drawn for them.
• Kin'emon proposed that they fill their stomachs before making further plans.

Kin'emon, Kanjuro, and Momonosuke learned that Fleet Admiral Wright and the Marines had defeated Doflamingo despite his ties to Kaido and Orochi, and debated seeking their help. Kin'emon resolved to find allies and reminded Momonosuke that he had to shoulder the future of Wano Country, leaving the boy determined to do his best.

• Kanjuro told Kin'emon and Momonosuke that Dressrosa had recently been freed by the Marines and that its people revered Fleet Admiral Wright.
• Kanjuro revealed that Doflamingo had traded with Kaido and Orochi, and that Wright had once cut off one of Kaido's horns in battle.
• Kin'emon proposed searching for information about Zou and seeking help from the Whitebeard Pirates and the Marines to defeat Kaido.
• Momonosuke worried that the Marines could not be trusted, while Kanjuro agreed that they should first learn more about the changed world and seek a lead to Zou.
• Kin'emon urged Momonosuke to accept his responsibility as Wano Country's future shogun, and Momonosuke resolved to give everything he had.

Wright learned that Kin'emon, Kanjuro, and Momonosuke had reached Dressrosa while searching for Zou, and arranged to meet Kin'emon and Momonosuke as Kanjuro set off alone. After discovering that Kaido had sent Quinn to intercept Raizo at Zou, Wright judged that Law would have to stop him without Marine intervention.

• Ain gave Wright Violet's report that Kin'emon, Kanjuro, and Momonosuke were in Dressrosa, concealing their identities and asking about Zou and the Marines; Wright ordered information about Zou leaked to them.
• Kin'emon told Kanjuro and Momonosuke that Marines had revealed a rough location for Zou, and Kanjuro decided to sail there alone using his drawings to search.
• Ain told Wright that Kanjuro had departed for Zou while Kin'emon and Momonosuke requested a direct meeting; Wright arranged to meet them at the G-5 Branch in Dressrosa and asked Kuina to bring them.
• Wright received word that Kaido planned to send Quinn to intercept Raizo at Zou, inferred that Kanjuro had relayed information to Orochi, and concluded that Law would need to help stop Quinn without Marine intervention.

Kuina brought Kin'emon and Momonosuke to the Marine G-5 Branch, where Ace welcomed them and offered to show them Marine hospitality. Kuina left to handle Tashigi’s situation, while Ace took the pair toward the living quarters and cafeteria.

• Ace watched Kuina’s Flying Sky warship descend at G-5 and marveled at its capabilities.
• Kuina introduced Kin'emon and Momonosuke to Ace, who excitedly asked Kin'emon about samurai and ninjas.
• Kuina left Kin'emon and Momonosuke in Ace’s care and departed to handle Tashigi’s matters.
• Ace led Kin'emon and Momonosuke to the living quarters, promising them baths, clean clothes, and a meal at the Marine cafeteria.

Kin'emon and Momonosuke met with Wright to ask the Marines to help free Wano Country from Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi. Wright said their chances of winning his support were quite good.

• Ace brought Kin'emon and Momonosuke to Wright after they ate too much at the Marine cafeteria.
• Kin'emon and Momonosuke introduced themselves and paid their respects to Wright, who reassured them that he would not hold Kozuki Oden's past against them.
• Wright explained that the Marines had reason to oppose Kaido but lacked the obligation and standing to interfere in Wano Country's internal affairs.
• Kin'emon asked Wright to hear their account and argued that their identities and information could justify Marine intervention.
• Kin'emon recounted Wano Country's suffering under Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi and asked whether his gamble had any chance of success.
• Wright told Kin'emon and Momonosuke that their chances were quite good.

Wright revealed that the Marines had secretly investigated Wano Country for eight years and uncovered Kanjuro as the likely traitor who betrayed Oden and exposed Zou. He told Kin'emon and Momonosuke that further Marine aid depended on Momonosuke, Wano Country’s spiritual leader, deciding whether to accept the consequences of the Marines entering the conflict.

• Wright told Kin'emon that the Marines had secretly operated in Wano Country eight years earlier and investigated the cause of Oden's defeat.
• Wright gave Kin'emon a report concluding that Kanjuro was the Nine Red Scabbards' traitor, and Kin'emon reluctantly accepted the evidence.
• Wright warned that Kaido was sending Quinn to Zou to capture Raizo, prompting Kin'emon to beg the Marines to intervene.
• Wright refused Kin'emon's request, saying the Marines had no obligation to help Wano Country and required Momonosuke's commitment before providing further assistance.
• Wright gave Kin'emon another document and told Momonosuke to consider the consequences and answer by the next day.

Kin'emon and Momonosuke learned how the Fleet Admiral had secretly supported Wano Country, while Raizo reached Zou as Law and the Mink Tribe prepared for Quinn's attack. The chapter ended with Ace urging Kin'emon to prepare and promising that Raizo would learn about their situation.

• Ace gave Kin'emon and Momonosuke a document detailing the Fleet Admiral's aid to Wano Country, and Kin'emon broke down in gratitude.
• Raizo arrived at Zou, where Inuarashi and Nekomamushi welcomed him and Law warned that Quinn was expected to attack soon.
• Law told Raizo that Kin'emon and Momonosuke had reached the Marines' G-5 Branch and were with the Fleet Admiral.
• Inuarashi and Nekomamushi began explaining the events of the past twenty years to Raizo, while Inuarashi challenged him to a duel afterward.
• Ace told Kin'emon that Raizo had reached Zou and advised him to prepare for what came next.

Quinn and the Beasts Pirates arrived at Zou and demanded that the Mink Tribe hand over Raizo, but Inuarashi and Nekomamushi denied knowing any ninja. The fighting began, and Quinn prepared to attack the two kings himself.

• Quinn learned that Zou was a giant elephant and ordered his pirates to prepare to land.
• The Beasts Pirates climbed onto Zou, prompting the Mink Tribe to sound the alarm and gather its warriors.
• Quinn mocked the Mink Tribe and demanded that it hand over Raizo, while Inuarashi and Nekomamushi denied that any ninja was there.
• Quinn ordered his confused pirates to attack, and the Mink Tribe warriors met them in battle.
• After the fighting reached a standstill, Quinn threatened the two kings and prepared to fight them himself.

Quinn’s Plague Disaster Bullets infected the Mink Tribe warriors, forcing Law to intervene and organize their evacuation and treatment. Law confronted Quinn as a doctor, while Inuarashi and the other Minks worked to contain the outbreak.

• After three days of fighting, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi struggled to hold off Quinn, while the Mink Tribe warriors repeatedly drove back his pirates.
• Quinn ordered his men to fire Plague Disaster Bullets, infecting many Mink Tribe warriors with spreading green patches and intense heat.
• A bullet infected Nekomamushi, and Inuarashi warned the uninfected warriors not to touch those who had fallen.
• Law used ROOM to pull Inuarashi away from Quinn, then instructed him to organize the infected and prepare sticks to knock down those acting strangely.
• Law gathered the infected in a low-lying area with his ROOM and told Quinn he was stopping the plague as a doctor.

Law fought Quinn to stop the plague attack on the Mink Tribe and used his Radiance Gold Combat Suit to unleash a powerful genetic surgery. He left Quinn and the severed pirates falling from the sky while the infected Minks still needed help.

• Law confronted Quinn, cut down the pirates attacking the Mink Tribe, and declared that he would drive Quinn away.
• Law fought Quinn with the Op-Op Fruit, damaging his internal organs with Gamma Knife but struggling against Quinn’s Ancient Zoan durability.
• Law put on the Radiance Gold Combat Suit, which restored his stamina and enhanced his abilities.
• Law used Super Surgery Factor to induce terminal illnesses in Quinn by altering his Lineage Factor.
• Law used Slaughterhouse to teleport Quinn and the scattered pirates a thousand meters into the air beyond Elephant Lord, and they fell while Quinn shouted in fury.

Law healed the infected Mink Tribe warriors on Zou and helped stop Quinn’s plague, while Momonosuke formally allied Wano Country with the Marines. The chapter left Momonosuke about to begin Wright’s grueling mental training to prepare him for his future as shogun.

• Law used the Combat Suit’s Holy Light to purify the infected Mink Tribe warriors, then urged Inuarashi to summon doctors and destroy any remaining plague bullets.
• Wright and Rosinante discussed Momonosuke’s alliance with the Marines and agreed that he should train before being sent to Zou or Wano Country.
• Momonosuke finalized an alliance between Wano Country and Marine Headquarters after consulting Kin’emon, Shimotsuki Yasuie, and the retainers, who planned to keep Kanjuro as a double agent.
• Wright prepared a mental trial that would make Momonosuke experience ten years of training in ten days, including trials based on the many ways fans joked that he could die.

Charlotte Perospero worried as Urouge defeated Charlotte Snug, escaped Big Mom and Cracker, and accepted the World Government’s invitation to become a Shichibukai. Urouge knew he was still far below the strongest, while Wright and Marine Headquarters saw his appointment as completing a Shichibukai force aligned with them.

• Urouge defeated Charlotte Snug, then escaped Cracker’s Biscuit Army and Big Mom’s storm, leaving Totto Land badly shaken.
• The World Government invited Urouge to become a Shichibukai, and he accepted within a day, frustrating Perospero.
• Urouge remembered Enel’s training and recognized Wright as the power behind the Shichibukai, while admitting he remained one of its weakest members.
• Wright and Marine Headquarters realized Urouge’s appointment brought the Shichibukai force under their influence without the World Government noticing.

Rob Lucci, Kaku, and Jabura celebrated their rise to CP0 and planned to keep Spandam powerless while maneuvering around senior agents. CP0 then went to negotiate with Orochi over Wano Country’s weapons and Sea Stone trade, but Orochi demanded warships and named Dr. Vegapunk as a future prize.

• Lucci told Kaku and Jabura that Spandam would remain at the bottom of CP0 and that they would make his life fearful rather than kill him.
• Lucci led Kaku and Jabura toward the Bubble Tram, saying they needed to suppress CP0 seniors and cooperate with the Vice Admiral and Fleet Admiral over information about a Shichibukai.
• The World Government sent CP0 to negotiate directly with Orochi because Wano Country’s Sea Stone exports were too important to leave to underworld middlemen.
• Orochi agreed to continue exporting weapons and Sea Stone only if the World Government supplied warships.
• Orochi added that he would demand Dr. Vegapunk next time, astonishing the CP0 negotiators.

Rob Lucci brought CP0 agents to Wano Country to assassinate Kurozumi Orochi, but after meeting Rosinante, he learned the Marines planned to open the country on their own terms. Rosinante said the World Government would be distracted by rising conflict among the New World pirates, leaving Wano’s future unsettled.

• Rob Lucci recalled CP0’s negotiators and traveled to Wano Country with Kaku and Jabura to secretly investigate Orochi and plan his assassination.
• The Revolutionary Army detected Lucci’s group, and Rosinante met with Lucci, Kaku, Jabura, Blueno, and Kalifa.
• Rosinante explained that the Marines intended not only to remove Orochi and Kaido but also to open Wano Country and make it a stronger ally.
• Lucci asked about the World Government’s interest in Wano, and Rosinante said the Marines would delay its involvement while pirate conflicts drew the government’s attention elsewhere.
• Rosinante predicted that the Worst Generation would challenge the established Four Emperors, creating opportunities amid the coming clashes.

Sabaody had become more orderly after Wright’s Marines suppressed its criminal districts and human trafficking, while young officers took turns protecting the archipelago. When Ace learned the Straw Hat Crew had returned and were gathering pirates at No. 46 Grove, he was stunned.

• Wright’s crackdown placed Groves 1 through 5 and 20 through 29 under Marine control and curtailed human trafficking.
• Kuina, Ace, Tashigi, and Cavendish took turns overseeing Sabaody to suppress pirates and support Fish-Man Island.
• Ace struggled through paperwork at the Marine base and reflected on Wright’s influence over the Celestial Dragons’ mysterious illnesses.
• A Marine soldier reported that the supposedly eliminated Straw Hat Crew had appeared at No. 46 Grove and was recruiting companions for the New World.
• Ace reacted with shock when the soldier requested reinforcements for the gathering pirates.

Ace rushed to Sabaody Archipelago after learning the Straw Hat Crew had returned and found Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji fighting Sentomaru and the Pacifistas. He confronted his younger brother and challenged the trio, leaving them locked in battle as the surrounding pirates fled.

• Ace learned that the Straw Hat Crew had returned and led Marines to support Sentomaru.
• Sentomaru exposed the fake Straw Hat and ordered PX-5 to attack the real Luffy.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji arrived and easily defeated Pacifistas with Haki-coated attacks.
• Ace descended with a blazing punch, revealed himself to Luffy, and challenged him, Zoro, and Sanji to fight.
• Luffy asked Ace about Sabo, and Ace told him he would answer only if Luffy beat him.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji charged Ace as he unleashed Blazing Fire Fist, frightening the pirates nearby.

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji fought Ace on Sabaody until Rayleigh intervened and gave them time to escape. After reuniting with their crew and setting sail, they were attacked by Marines, but Sabo appeared and overturned the pursuing warship.

• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji attacked Ace with Haki and their strongest techniques, but Ace evaded their strikes and countered with blazing white flames.
• Rayleigh arrived and cut apart Ace's Fire Pillar, then told Luffy and the others to leave while he held Ace back.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji escaped as Rayleigh and Ace prepared to fight, and the Straw Hat crew reunited at the Thousand Sunny.
• The Marines attacked the Thousand Sunny with cannon fire, but Sabo tore through the air with Dragon Claw and overturned their warship.
• Luffy recognized Sabo and cried out his name.

Sabo revealed himself to Luffy and helped the Straw Hat Pirates escape Sabaody, then Wright received reports of the chaos and prepared to send Kuina after Zoro. The Sunny headed for Fish-Man Island while the Marines turned their attention toward the rookie pirates.

• Sabo introduced himself to the Straw Hat Pirates as Luffy's brother and explained that Kuma had arranged their training locations two years earlier.
• Sabo held off the approaching Marine warships while the Straw Hat Pirates coated the Sunny and set sail for Fish-Man Island.
• Ain reported that Ace and Rayleigh had wrecked Grove 46 and that Caribou and Coribou had escaped after attacking Marines.
• Wright ordered the New World branches to kill Caribou on sight and told Ain to inform Kuina that Zoro had completed his training and gone to sea.
• Wright considered setting Kuina against Zoro and the Straw Hat Pirates to test the younger generation of Marines.

Wright discussed the Marine response to Big Mom’s actions toward Fish-Man Island while expecting the Straw Hat Pirates to pass through without major incident. Cavendish then reported that Luffy’s crew had clashed with Big Mom’s envoys, Baron Tamago and Pekoms, leaving the Marines’ mission at risk.

• Wright dismissed concerns about the Straw Hat Pirates’ earlier attack at Sabaody and discussed Big Mom’s attempts to capture Fish-Men and Mermaids.
• Wright said he had sent Cavendish to Fish-Man Island to demand Big Mom return the captured Fish-Men and Mermaids.
• Wright and Ain considered Big Mom’s Tea Party and concluded the Straw Hat Pirates likely had no reason to confront her directly.
• Cavendish called Wright and complained that the Straw Hat Pirates had arrived on Fish-Man Island and disrupted his mission.
• Cavendish explained that Luffy’s crew had been welcomed by Kaimi and Pappag, rescued Princess Shirahoshi’s pet shark, and met King Neptune.
• Baron Tamago and Pekoms overheard Luffy declare he would defeat the Four Emperors, and the Big Mom Pirates’ envoys began fighting the Straw Hat Pirates.