Chapter Summaries

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.

Takenaka Kaguya trained Bullet with a shadow clone, then led him to confront the pirate Phil Jackson while searching a government ship for its cargo. He found and duplicated two Logia Devil Fruits, claimed the Cursed Blade Red Demon, and learned that Charlotte Linlin was coming after him for a ten-billion-Beli bounty.

• Takenaka Kaguya created a shadow clone to spar with Bullet for six hours and improve his fighting techniques and Haki.
• Takenaka Kaguya and Bullet crossed the sea on an ice path to the island where Bloody Hand Asura Phil Jackson was hiding, and Bullet leaped ahead to fight him.
• Takenaka Kaguya boarded the World Government ship, froze its pirate guards, and found gold, the Magu Magu no Mi, the Hie Hie no Mi, and a long sword in a hidden compartment.
• Takenaka Kaguya accepted the System's terms to duplicate the two Logia Devil Fruits and used his Armament Haki to tame the Cursed Blade, naming it Red Demon.
• Takenaka Kaguya relaxed on the ship after hearing explosions from the island, then learned that Rosward had offered ten billion Beli for his capture and Charlotte Linlin was heading toward him.

Takenaka Kaguya deduced that the World Government knew about Rosward’s ten-billion-Beli bounty on him and welcomed the chance to face Charlotte Linlin. On the island, he rescued Bullet from Phil Jackson, defeated the steel-bodied pirate with Ryuo, and began teaching Bullet advanced Haki.

• Takenaka Kaguya considered what the Five Elders and Sengoku knew about Rosward’s bounty, then unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki and decided to wait for Charlotte Linlin.
• Bullet fought Phil Jackson, but Phil’s steel Devil Fruit and Armament Haki let him withstand Bullet’s attacks and nearly land a decisive blow.
• Takenaka Kaguya appeared in time to block Phil Jackson’s punch and easily evaded Phil’s repeated attacks using Advanced Observation Haki.
• Takenaka Kaguya demonstrated Ryuo by striking Phil Jackson without contact, breaking his bones and sending him flying.
• Takenaka Kaguya explained Ryuo to Bullet, then began demonstrating Advanced Conqueror’s Haki as Bullet watched in awe.

Takenaka Kaguya captured Phil Jackson and set sail for Marineford with the Heavenly Tribute, while Big Mom’s pirates tracked the warship. Charlotte Linlin arrived and exchanged powerful slashes with Kaguya, and Bullet rushed toward her as the battle began.

• Takenaka Kaguya knocked out Phil Jackson, ordered Bullet to carry him aboard, and decided to return to Marineford with the gold shipment.
• Kaiser reported that a pirate ship was following them, and Kaguya recognized it as a scout for the Big Mom Pirates.
• The scout reported the warship’s course to Charlotte Linlin, who set out with her crew to intercept it.
• Charlotte Linlin attacked the warship with Ikoku Sovereignty, and Takenaka Kaguya countered with a Flying Slash that met her attack over the sea.
• Charlotte Linlin approached on Zeus as Kaguya froze the ocean, while Bullet leaped down from the warship and charged at her.

Takenaka Kaguya fought Charlotte Linlin after rescuing Bullet from her opening attack, and their battle left the Big Mom Pirates trapped by his clone. Charlotte Linlin charged at Kaguya to save her children as he began another sword technique.

• Bullet charged Charlotte Linlin, but she overwhelmed his Haki and struck him with Ikoku Flame, leaving him wounded and unconscious.
• Takenaka Kaguya rescued Bullet and blocked Charlotte Linlin's Elbaf Spear: Ikoku, then rejected her marriage proposal and overpowered her Conqueror's Haki.
• Takenaka Kaguya froze Charlotte Linlin's Ikoku Sovereignty attacks and mocked her, while Charlotte Linlin began considering retreat.
• Takenaka Kaguya summoned a clone that used growing branches to entangle the Queen Mama Chanter and capture Charlotte Linlin's children, including Katakuri.
• Charlotte Linlin charged at Takenaka Kaguya to save her children, and he began One Sword Style: White Tiger Roar.

Takenaka Kaguya defeated Charlotte Linlin in battle and negotiated her release in exchange for compensation and a secret about Uranus. After learning that the World Government had allowed the Rosward family to target him, he confronted Sengoku and received permission to keep two Logia Devil Fruits.

• Takenaka Kaguya wounded Charlotte Linlin with Red Demon, whose blade drained her life force, and she admitted defeat to protect her children.
• Charlotte Linlin offered two Devil Fruits, two billion Beli, and information about the World Government in exchange for her children's release.
• Takenaka Kaguya demanded that the Big Mom Pirates stay in the New World and never attack defenseless civilians, and Charlotte Linlin accepted.
• Charlotte Linlin revealed that the World Government possessed Uranus, then Katakuri delivered the compensation and Takenaka Kaguya released the trapped pirates.
• Takenaka Kaguya asked Sengoku whether he knew about the bounty and cursed blade, and Sengoku confirmed the Rosward family had arranged them with the Five Elders' knowledge.
• Takenaka Kaguya asked to keep two Logia Devil Fruits as compensation, and a woman speaking before Sengoku could refuse granted his request.