Recaps

Takenaka Kaguya challenged Jiraiya to fight him at the Valley of the End in three days after confronting Konoha over the Nine-Tails. Tsunade tried to dissuade Jiraiya, but Orochimaru reappeared and joined the coming battle, which Takenaka Kaguya anticipated.

• Takenaka Kaguya demanded an explanation for Konoha sealing half of the Nine-Tails inside a newborn, then challenged Jiraiya to meet him at the Valley of the End in three days.
• Tsunade healed Jiraiya and learned that he had secretly helped Namikaze Minato split the Nine-Tails on the Great Toad Sage's advice.
• Tsunade urged Jiraiya to leave Konoha and avoid the fight, but he insisted on facing Takenaka Kaguya with Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima.
• Tsunade agreed to fight alongside Jiraiya rather than let him go alone.
• Orochimaru emerged and offered to join Jiraiya and Tsunade, saying he had debts to settle with Takenaka Kaguya.
• Takenaka Kaguya overheard them through Advanced Observation Haki and looked forward to facing all three at the Valley of the End.

Takenaka Kaguya challenged Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru to meet him at Valley of the End in three days after discovering that half of the Nine-Tails had been sealed inside Naruto Uzumaki. As the three Sannin discussed the coming fight, Orochimaru revealed that Takenaka Kaguya had once subdued Kagami Uchiha, who possessed the Rinnegan.

• Takenaka Kaguya sent Lingtian to deliver a scroll to Mingyue Takenaka in Uzushiogakure.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru discussed Shimura Danzō and Hiruzen Sarutobi's past actions against Uzushiogakure.
• Jiraiya explained that half of the Nine-Tails' Chakra had been sealed inside the newborn Naruto Uzumaki, prompting Takenaka Kaguya to challenge them to fight in three days.
• Orochimaru said he would join Tsunade and Jiraiya at Valley of the End, explaining that Takenaka Kaguya had coerced him into joining Uzushiogakure and now wanted to kill him.
• Jiraiya criticized Takenaka Kaguya and Uzushiogakure, while Tsunade insisted they focus on preparing for the fight.
• Orochimaru warned that Takenaka Kaguya was overwhelmingly powerful and revealed that he had once subdued Kagami Uchiha, who possessed the Rinnegan.

Orochimaru prepared Tsunade and Jiraiya for their coming battle with Takenaka Kaguya, but his attempt to summon Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha failed. Takenaka Kaguya rejected Namikaze Minato’s apology and offer of his life, then showed compassion and agreed to end the matter if Jiraiya came to the Valley of the End in three days.

• Orochimaru injected Jiraiya and Tsunade with White Cells Serum and his own serum, then gave Tsunade his research data.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon four former Kage, but failed to summon Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha because Takenaka Kaguya had sealed them away.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru agreed to seek help from the sages at Ryuchi Cave, Mount Myoboku, and Shikkotsu Forest.
• Namikaze Minato apologized to Takenaka Kaguya and offered his life in exchange for sparing Konoha, Naruto, and Kushina.
• Takenaka Kaguya felt compassion for Namikaze Minato and told him the matter would end if Jiraiya came to the Valley of the End in three days.

Takenaka Kaguya faced Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya at the Valley of the End, where their coordinated attacks failed to harm him. After creating an icy battlefield and dodging Jiraiya’s Sage Mode strikes, he sent the two Toad Sages flying with a quick tap.

• Takenaka Kaguya told Namikaze Minato to have Jiraiya meet him at the Valley of the End in three days, then disappeared from Hokage Rock.
• Takenaka Kaguya waited atop his statue at the Valley of the End as Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya approached with confidence.
• Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya attacked with snakes, Wind Cutter, and Sage Art: Toad Song, but Takenaka Kaguya remained unharmed by his Armament Haki and resisted the genjutsu.
• Takenaka Kaguya raised and froze the river to create an icy battlefield, explaining that he wanted to protect the statues and give the non-flying Sannin a suitable arena.
• Jiraiya attacked in Sage Mode with Frog Kumite while Tsunade and Orochimaru followed, but Takenaka Kaguya dodged them and struck Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima, sending both sages flying.

Takenaka Kaguya overwhelmed Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and the toad sages at the Valley of the End, countering their attacks with his Haki and ice powers. After trapping them under Conqueror's Haki, he demanded that the Legendary Sannin reveal their hidden trump cards or die.

• Takenaka Kaguya knocked Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima aside, then easily dodged Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya's attacks until he struck Jiraiya down.
• Takenaka Kaguya tore off Orochimaru's arm and punched him away, but Orochimaru regenerated and drew his Kusanagi Sword.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru acknowledged the danger and continued fighting; Jiraiya told Tsunade to pass on his love to his children if she survived.
• Takenaka Kaguya froze Jiraiya's Fire Style: Great Flame Bullet, returned his explosive shuriken, and launched Ice Spikes that Orochimaru blocked with Triple Rashomon.
• Takenaka Kaguya froze and shattered the Rashomon gates, then unleashed Conqueror's Haki to slow and weigh down the group.
• Takenaka Kaguya gave the Legendary Sannin one last chance to reveal their hidden trump cards before he killed them.

Takenaka Kaguya challenged the summoned sages at the Valley of the End and overwhelmed them with his Devil Fruit powers, dragon form, and Haki. As Katsuyu Sage resumed her acid attacks, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru prepared to join the fight to create an opening for the sages.

• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru summoned Katsuyu Sage, Great Toad Sage, and White Snake Sage to fight Takenaka Kaguya.
• The three sages attacked Takenaka Kaguya, but he froze Katsuyu Sage's acid and endured Great Toad Sage's flames.
• Takenaka Kaguya hurled White Snake Sage into a mountainside, then transformed into his half-dragon, half-human form and struck her with Raimei Hakke.
• Takenaka Kaguya froze Katsuyu Sage and hit Great Toad Sage with Great Might Thunder Bagua, leaving both sages badly hurt.
• Great Toad Sage's Iron Gun Technique broke Katsuyu Sage free, and she resumed her acid barrage as Takenaka Kaguya dodged with Advanced Observation Haki.
• Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru decided to attack Takenaka Kaguya and create an opening for the three sages.

Orochimaru summoned four reincarnated Kage to join Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the sages in fighting Takenaka Kaguya. After easily defeating several attackers, Takenaka Kaguya transformed into a colossal Black Divine Dragon and charged a devastating Bolo Breath, leaving the others scrambling to escape.

• Orochimaru used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to summon Mu, Ay, Shamon, and Hozuki Gengetsu, then sent them to battle Takenaka Kaguya alongside Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Hozuki Gengetsu and Ay attacked Takenaka Kaguya, but he shattered their reincarnated bodies and knocked them out of the fight.
• Takenaka Kaguya dodged Shamon's Wind Cutter Technique and smashed Shamon's head apart before Mu's Dust Release forced him to evade.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya joined the battle, and Orochimaru attempted to trap Takenaka Kaguya with the Four Black Snakes Formation.
• Takenaka Kaguya transformed into a hundred-meter Black Divine Dragon, causing the White Snake Sage to flee and the others to panic.
• Takenaka Kaguya began charging Bolo Breath as Orochimaru shouted for everyone to run.

Takenaka Kaguya learned that Namikaze Minato had committed suicide after Sasori and the others confronted him, and he decided Uzushiogakure would give the Nine-Tails to Konoha. As Yamatori Fei and Kisame Hoshigaki returned to the village, Kakuzu began pursuing them.

• Takenaka Kaguya defeated the Legendary Sannin and the sages, then returned to Uzushiogakure with a One Piece World Access Card.
• Mingyue Takenaka told Takenaka Kaguya that Yamatori Fei had likely leaked Minato's secret about splitting the Nine-Tails and gone to the Land of Fire to confront him.
• Takenaka Kaguya left Mingyue Takenaka to decide how to handle Minato and Kushina, and she chose to hold them accountable for splitting the Nine-Tails.
• Mingyue Takenaka reported that Sasori and the others attacked Minato during his Fifth Hokage ceremony, and Minato later committed suicide out of guilt.
• Takenaka Kaguya asked Mingyue Takenaka to tell Tsunade that Uzushiogakure would give the Nine-Tails to Konoha.
• Chen Long reported that Kakuzu was targeting Yamatori Fei and Kisame Hoshigaki, prompting Takenaka Kaguya to react angrily.

Takenaka Kaguya entered the One Piece World and was badly injured crossing the dimensional barrier. Whitebeard, Edward Newgate saved him, and Takenaka woke aboard Whitebeard’s ship shortly after the battle at God Valley.

• Mingyue Takenaka became angry over Kakuzu’s repeated attacks, and Takenaka Kaguya told her to handle the matter as she wished while secretly assigning Chen Long to protect her.
• Mingyue Takenaka returned with Yamatori Fei unharmed after Kakuzu escaped, and nearly half a year later Takenaka Kaguya called his family back to Uzushiogakure.
• Takenaka Kaguya used the access card to enter the One Piece World, survived the Space Blades with severe wounds, and fell unconscious upon arrival.
• Whitebeard, Edward Newgate caught Takenaka Kaguya as he fell from the sky and brought him aboard his ship.
• Three days later, Takenaka Kaguya woke and told Whitebeard his name, while Whitebeard explained that they would reach his hometown and find treatment for his injuries.

Takenaka Kaguya healed from his injuries with his Chakra and Mythical Zoan powers, then parted ways with Whitebeard after declining to join his crew. A month later, he met Monkey D. Garp on the Grand Line, where Garp asked his name and invited him to join the Marines.

• Takenaka Kaguya rapidly healed his injuries using Chakra and the Kuro Ryu no Mi, impressing Whitebeard.
• Takenaka Kaguya drank and ate with Whitebeard, then declined his invitation to sail with the crew and said he planned to travel the world.
• Takenaka Kaguya left the island in his Black Divine Dragon form, while Whitebeard watched him depart and wondered what impact he would have on the seas.
• A month later, Takenaka Kaguya encountered Monkey D. Garp while fishing in the Grand Line, and Garp had his Warship approach.
• Garp asked whether Takenaka Kaguya was a pirate; Takenaka said he was not one at the moment, and Garp asked his name and invited him to join the Marines.

Takenaka Kaguya rejected Garp’s offer to join the Marines because he despised the Celestial Dragons, then effortlessly defeated Garp’s adjutant, Rear Admiral Agana. Garp let Kaguya go but reported his immense strength and hostility toward the Celestial Dragons to Sengoku and Kong, leaving the Marines to decide how to handle him.

• Garp invited Takenaka Kaguya to become a Marine, but Kaguya refused because he could not tolerate the Celestial Dragons and might kill them.
• Garp’s adjutant, Rear Admiral Agana, attacked Kaguya for insulting the Celestial Dragons, but Kaguya caught his sword and stopped his kick.
• Kaguya punched Agana into the sea, then spared him at Garp’s request and warned Garp that he had killed people who threatened him before.
• Garp questioned Kaguya about his intentions, but Kaguya denied harming ordinary people and offered him grilled Sea King meat before Garp sailed away.
• Garp contacted Sengoku and Kong, reported that Kaguya’s strength rivaled Rocks D. Zebek’s, and warned them that Kaguya despised the Celestial Dragons.

Takenaka Kaguya weighed whether to join the Marines after witnessing pirates terrorize an island, while the Five Elders discussed how to monitor him. He then encountered Marine Vice Admiral Zephyr on a deserted island.

• Garp sent Takenaka Kaguya's photograph to Marine Headquarters, and Kong and Sengoku discussed recruiting the powerful young man into the Marines.
• Kong reported Kaguya to the Five Elders, who ordered the nobles to stay away from the lower world and Cipher Pol Aigis Zero to observe him.
• Kaguya froze two pirates and knocked out the island's attackers with Conqueror's Haki, allowing the residents to avenge their dead and reclaim their stolen treasure.
• Kaguya gave the islanders a Zoan Devil Fruit and the pirates' treasure, then left and decided he would visit Marine Headquarters.
• After a storm stranded him on a deserted island, Kaguya recognized the muscular man who swam ashore as Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Black Arm Zephyr.

Takenaka Kaguya warned Zephyr about the dangers of sparing pirates, then agreed to join the Marines despite his hatred of the Celestial Dragons. After Kong and the Five Elders approved his appointment as a Marine Admiral, Kaguya brought Zephyr to Marineford, where Zephyr prepared to take him to meet Kong.

• Takenaka Kaguya questioned Zephyr's refusal to kill pirates, but Zephyr stood by his justice and said he could protect his family.
• Kaguya and Zephyr caught and grilled a giant fish, shared wine, and Kaguya revealed his identity as Takenaka Kaguya.
• Zephyr invited Kaguya to join the Marines, and Kaguya agreed on the condition that he would not tolerate the Celestial Dragons.
• Kong approved Kaguya's entry and proposed him for the rank of Marine Headquarters Admiral, and the Five Elders accepted the appointment.
• Kaguya transformed into a Black Divine Dragon and carried Zephyr to Marineford, where Zephyr welcomed him and offered to take him to meet Kong.

Takenaka Kaguya joined the Marines as an Admiral after securing a promise that he would never have to obey the Celestial Dragons. While patrolling the seas, he encountered Shiki the Golden Lion, and their Conqueror’s Haki clashed as Shiki challenged him to fight on an island to the east.

• Kong and Sengoku welcomed Takenaka Kaguya and offered him the rank of Marine Admiral, but Takenaka said he would not serve the Celestial Dragons.
• Kong promised Takenaka would never be required to obey the Celestial Dragons, and Takenaka joined the Marines without choosing a codename.
• After Takenaka and Zephyr received their Admiral ranks, Whitebeard read the news and warned Marco that Takenaka was extremely powerful.
• Takenaka captured pirates during a patrol and froze those left at sea when his ship’s cells were full.
• Shiki the Golden Lion confronted Takenaka, and their Conqueror’s Haki collided before Shiki invited him to fight on an island to the east.

Takenaka Kaguya challenged Shiki the Golden Lion on a desolate island and defeated him with ninjutsu, Haki, and a surprise attack. He captured Shiki, seized his swords, and ordered the Flying Pirate Fleet annihilated, then told his Marines to secure Shiki with Seastone shackles.

• Takenaka Kaguya refused to call for reinforcements and went alone to meet Shiki the Golden Lion on an island, walking across the sea with ninjutsu.
• Takenaka Kaguya and Shiki clashed with Conqueror's Haki, and Takenaka Kaguya countered Shiki's earth and sword attacks with ninjutsu and Haki.
• Shiki invited Takenaka Kaguya to join his fleet, but Takenaka Kaguya refused and fought back with his sword in Sage Mode.
• Shiki cut through what appeared to be Takenaka Kaguya, but the body was a Substitution Technique; Takenaka Kaguya then knocked Shiki unconscious with a Haki-coated punch.
• Takenaka Kaguya collected Shiki's swords and used Conqueror's Haki to incapacitate the pirates who rushed him, then ordered his Marines to kill the Flying Pirate Fleet and shackle Shiki.

After Takenaka Kaguya captured Shiki the Golden Lion, the news drew the attention of the Navy, the Five Elders, and several powerful pirates converging on Sabaody Archipelago. As Kong warned Kaguya that Kaido was also approaching, Kaguya confidently said he would deal with him.

• Kong sent Garp and Sengoku to Sabaody Archipelago to meet Takenaka Kaguya, while the Five Elders discussed Kaguya's strength and mysterious origins.
• News of Shiki's capture spread worldwide, prompting Captain John to order his men to locate the Marine warship so he could help Shiki.
• Roger and Rayleigh decided to go to Sabaody Archipelago and prepare for battle, while Whitebeard turned his ship toward the island to see Takenaka Kaguya.
• Takenaka Kaguya hauled a juvenile Sea King aboard and told his adjutant to arrange supplies and keep Celestial Dragons away from him.
• Kong warned Takenaka Kaguya that famous pirates and Kaido were heading for Sabaody Archipelago, and Kaguya said he would deal with Kaido quickly.

Takenaka Kaguya faced Kaido when the pirate arrived seeking a fight, and their opening exchange showed Kaguya’s overwhelming strength. After Kaido shattered Kaguya’s sword, Kaguya taunted him, leaving their battle poised to escalate.

• Takenaka Kaguya prepared his Marines for Kaido’s arrival and split Kaido’s Dragon Breath with a sword slash.
• Kaido reached the warship and attacked Takenaka Kaguya, who dodged his claws and punched him hundreds of meters across the sea.
• Takenaka Kaguya froze the ocean and invited Kaido to fight on the ice, and Kaido dropped out of his Azure Dragon form to accept.
• Kaido said he had come to fight rather than rescue Shiki the Golden Lion, then swung his Kanabo at Takenaka Kaguya.
• Takenaka Kaguya stopped Kaido’s Kanabo with his sword, but Kaido’s strength blasted him backward and shattered the blade.
• Takenaka Kaguya mocked Kaido’s strength after his sword broke, challenging him to show more.

Takenaka Kaguya defeated Kaido and left him frozen at sea before secretly recruiting Golden Lion Shiki by demonstrating his power to revive the dead. He freed Shiki and arranged a cover story, but was left holding the revived pirate when the crew discovered Shiki’s escape.

• Takenaka Kaguya caught Kaido’s Raimei Hakke with one hand, froze him, and ordered the Marines to sail on without capturing him.
• Kaido broke free from the ice and flew away after the Warship had traveled far from him.
• Takenaka Kaguya knocked out everyone aboard the Warship, visited Shiki’s cell, and demanded that Shiki submit to him.
• Takenaka Kaguya killed and revived a pirate, convincing Shiki to accept his offer and serve him.
• Takenaka Kaguya freed Shiki, gave him his swords, and told him to recruit promising pirates while waiting for orders.
• Shiki escaped, and Takenaka Kaguya faced the Marines’ questions while holding the revived pirate.

Takenaka Kaguya covered up the circumstances of Golden Lion Shiki’s escape, while Roger and Whitebeard headed to Sabaody to meet the Marine Admiral. At Sabaody, Takenaka clashed with Roger’s crew using Conqueror’s Haki before Whitebeard emerged from beneath the frozen sea.

• Takenaka Kaguya blamed a captured pirate for helping Shiki escape, and Kong and the Five Elders accepted the escape as an accident.
• Roger questioned the strange circumstances of Shiki’s escape and decided to stay near Sabaody to meet Takenaka Kaguya.
• Whitebeard learned that Shiki had escaped and continued toward Sabaody, planning to visit an old friend.
• Takenaka Kaguya considered how to avoid suspicion, then arrived at Sabaody two days later and sensed a pirate ship approaching his Warship.
• Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban met Takenaka aboard the Oro Jackson, and Roger’s Conqueror’s Haki clashed with Takenaka’s before Takenaka froze the surrounding sea.
• Whitebeard broke through the ice aboard his ship, greeted Roger, and told Takenaka he had not expected him to join the Marines.

Takenaka Kaguya met Whitebeard and Roger near the Sabaody Archipelago, clashed briefly with the Roger Pirates, and arranged for the meeting to remain secret. After returning to the Marine branch, he learned that the Celestial Dragon Rosward was coming there to confront him.

• Takenaka Kaguya explained to Whitebeard and Roger why he had joined the Marines and warned them not to harm ordinary people.
• Takenaka Kaguya and Roger exchanged powerful Haki-infused attacks, and Whitebeard persuaded Takenaka to let the Roger Pirates leave.
• Takenaka Kaguya killed two News Coos, sealed his aide's tongue with a Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, and told Whitebeard he would still help him when needed.
• Takenaka Kaguya and Whitebeard parted, and Takenaka used the awakened Hie Hie no Mi to clear the broken ice from the sea.
• Rosward defied the Five Elders' warning and went to find Takenaka Kaguya at the Marine branch.
• Garp asked Takenaka about his encounter with Golden Lion, and the Sabaody Archipelago colonel reported that Rosward was approaching with slaves and elite Cipher Pol agents.

Takenaka Kaguya confronted Rosward after the Celestial Dragon shot a Marine soldier, and he defied Garp’s attempt to protect Rosward. After Takenaka snapped Rosward’s neck, a CP0 agent revived him with a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, and four CP0 agents surrounded Takenaka to take him to Pangea Castle.

• Garp tried to stop Takenaka Kaguya from confronting Rosward, but Takenaka went to meet him after hearing Rosward had shot a Marine soldier.
• Takenaka attempted to kick Rosward, but Garp blocked him and argued that Takenaka had promised not to strike first.
• Takenaka used a clone to seize Rosward while his original body held Garp back, then snapped Rosward’s neck despite the arrival of CP0 agents.
• A CP0 agent fed Rosward a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, restoring him, and Rosward ordered the agents to attack Takenaka.
• Four CP0 agents surrounded Takenaka and threatened to take him to Pangea Castle, while Takenaka declared he would show them what it meant to gang up on someone.

Takenaka Kaguya defeated four Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agents on Sabaody and spared Rosward after Garp intervened, while the Five Elders let the incident pass. He later found a Mythical Zoan Kui Niu Devil Fruit and accepted Zephyr’s wedding invitation, but arrived at Zephyr’s island just as he sensed someone plotting against him.

• Takenaka Kaguya used shadow clones and combined elemental techniques to defeat four Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agents, then prepared to kill Rosward before Garp stopped him.
• Takenaka Kaguya spared Rosward and left Sabaody, while Sengoku and Kong concluded that the Five Elders would pretend the attack had never happened.
• Takenaka Kaguya discovered a Mythical Zoan Kui Niu Devil Fruit and learned he could bring it back to the Naruto World through the System Space.
• Zephyr invited Takenaka Kaguya to his wedding, and Takenaka agreed to attend while passing through Zephyr’s hometown on a pirate-hunting voyage.
• Takenaka Kaguya reached Zephyr’s island and used Observation Haki to hear a voice vowing that its speaker had finally found Zephyr’s hometown.

Takenaka Kaguya captured a pirate who had come to Zephyr’s wedding island, prompting Zephyr to question his long-held belief in not killing after realizing the man could have endangered his family. Half a month later, Kaguya went to Drum Kingdom and arrested Dr. Hiruluk, who surrendered without resisting.

• Takenaka Kaguya caught a pirate sneaking around Zephyr’s wedding island and brought him to the village, where Sengoku realized the man posed a threat to Zephyr’s family.
• After Zephyr’s wedding, Takenaka Kaguya explained that the pirate had been on the island with malicious intentions and argued that pirates who harmed innocents deserved no mercy.
• Zephyr considered how the pirate could have massacred his family and the island’s people, questioned his belief in not killing, and killed the captive.
• Half a month later, Zephyr thanked Takenaka Kaguya and said he had moved his new wife to Marine Headquarters for her safety.
• Takenaka Kaguya and the Marines surrounded Dr. Hiruluk in Drum Kingdom, and Hiruluk acknowledged that he could not fight an Admiral and surrendered.

Takenaka released Dr. Hiriluk after Dr. Kureha explained how she recognized his age, then continued his Marine campaigns as years passed and the major events of the One Piece world unfolded. He sought to recruit Douglas Bullet, but Bullet challenged him to a fight and was shocked when his Haki-coated punch failed to hurt Takenaka.

• Dr. Kureha confronted Takenaka to protect Hiriluk, then told him she saw age and experience in his eyes.
• Takenaka honored their bargain, left Hiriluk with Kureha, and departed Drum Kingdom with his Marines.
• Several years passed as Zephyr lost his wife, Akainu, Kizaru, and Monkey D. Dragon joined his training camp, and Doflamingo and Boa Hancock reached key points in their lives.
• Takenaka sailed to recruit Douglas Bullet and offered him a place in his command.
• Bullet demanded a fight before agreeing to join Takenaka, then struck him with an Armament Haki-coated fist.
• Takenaka stood unharmed and mocked Bullet, who recoiled in pain and wondered why the Marine Admiral was so hard.

Takenaka Kaguya defeated Bullet and recruited him into the Marines under an agreement that Bullet could challenge him once a year. After Fleet Admiral Sengoku sent Takenaka Kaguya to intercept a pirate who had raided a Heavenly Tribute ship, Takenaka Kaguya headed for the target waters and began advising Bullet on how to grow stronger.

• Takenaka Kaguya repeatedly blocked Bullet's attacks with one finger, then overwhelmed him with Conqueror's Haki and threatened to kill him if he refused to join the Marines.
• Bullet agreed to join Takenaka Kaguya, with the condition that he could challenge him each year and claim his life if he won.
• Takenaka Kaguya recalled Bullet's history with the Roger Pirates and promised him chances to fight strong opponents; Bullet said Takenaka Kaguya's reputation would attract challengers.
• Fleet Admiral Sengoku asked Takenaka Kaguya to intercept a pirate near Deke Island who had raided a ship carrying Heavenly Tribute, offering the Marines' share of the tribute and a Supreme Grade Sword as a reward.
• Takenaka Kaguya ordered his Warship toward the target waters, then advised Bullet to master several Six Powers techniques, improve his Haki, and develop his Gattai Gattai no Mi.