Chapter Summaries

After Sengoku reneged on his support and asked Takenaka Kaguya to return two Logia Devil Fruits, Takenaka ended their friendship and visited Zephyr, agreeing to teach Tanaka when he turned twelve. He sent a clone back to sea while his true body infiltrated Pangea Castle, found Rosward, and confronted him after discovering that someone aboard his warship had leaked his movements.

• Tsuru told Sengoku that Takenaka Kaguya had defeated Charlotte Linlin and criticized Sengoku for secretly withholding Navy support in exchange for Rosward's funding and Devil Fruits.
• Takenaka agreed to return the two Logia Devil Fruits but ended his friendship with Sengoku, then delivered the tribute ship and fruits to Marine Headquarters.
• Takenaka visited Zephyr and agreed to take Tanaka as his disciple when the boy turned twelve.
• Takenaka sent a clone out to sea and flew to Pangea Castle in his true form, using Observation Haki Killer and a disguise to search for Rosward.
• Takenaka found Rosward, emptied his treasury, and trapped him in a sealed room; Rosward recognized him and pleaded for his life, revealing that someone aboard Takenaka's warship had reported his whereabouts.

Takenaka Kaguya killed Rosward, evaded suspicion, and later set out with Bullet to intercept the Roger Pirates. In Alabasta, Bullet challenged Crocodile and followed him into the desert for a fight.

• Takenaka Kaguya beheaded Rosward, stole the treasure from the Rosward family estate on Sabaody, and rescued two captured merfolk while killing the pirates aboard their ship.
• Takenaka Kaguya learned that the World Government had cleared him of suspicion and planned to return the stolen Ancient Zoan and Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits to the Naruto World.
• In Sea Circle Calendar 1494, Takenaka Kaguya heard that Roger was seriously ill, told Jia to warn Ohara's historians, and decided to pursue the Roger Pirates with Bullet.
• Takenaka Kaguya handed G-1 Branch's affairs to Kaiser and traveled with Bullet toward Twin Cape, stopping in Alabasta after several days.
• Bullet confronted Crocodile in a tavern, and the two moved to the desert to fight without endangering civilians.

Bullet defeated Crocodile in the Alabasta desert, but Takenaka Kaguya stopped him from killing the pirate and offered him a place in the Marines. Crocodile agreed to join Bullet’s Special Operations Squad for now, while the group prepared to continue toward Little Garden.

• Crocodile attacked Bullet with Desert Spada, but Bullet shattered the sand blade and wounded him with Ryuo.
• Crocodile unleashed Ground Death, but Bullet overwhelmed him with Conqueror’s Haki and prepared a final punch.
• Takenaka Kaguya stopped Bullet and offered Crocodile a chance to live by joining the Marines, then knocked him unconscious with his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Takenaka Kaguya assigned Crocodile to Bullet’s Special Operations Squad, and Crocodile agreed to follow them until he could defeat Bullet.
• Takenaka Kaguya, Bullet, and Crocodile set out for Little Garden, where Takenaka Kaguya said their target should soon arrive.

Takenaka Kaguya refused to reveal the secrets behind his many abilities when Crocodile questioned him, then traveled with Crocodile and Bullet to Little Garden. He invited Blue Ogre Dorry and Red Ogre Brogy to join the Marine G-1 Base after demonstrating his strength, and the chapter ended before they answered.

• Crocodile asked Takenaka Kaguya how he had so many powerful abilities and a clone, but Kaguya warned him that he would not reveal his secrets.
• Takenaka Kaguya set out with Bullet and Crocodile for Little Garden, where he planned to recruit the Giants Dorry and Brogy.
• Crocodile explained that Dorry and Brogy were former Giant Warrior Pirates captains who had fought each other for decades, and Kaguya sent him and Bullet to hunt Sea Kings.
• Takenaka Kaguya walked between the Giants as they prepared to fight, then stopped Dorry's sword and Brogy's axe with his hands.
• Dorry and Brogy recognized Takenaka Kaguya as a powerful Marine Admiral and asked whether he had come to capture them.
• Takenaka Kaguya told Dorry and Brogy their wanted posters had been canceled and invited them to help defend the Marine G-1 Base.

Takenaka Kaguya challenged Dorry and Brogy to test their Hakoku, then forced them to honor their wager and join the Marines after he survived their attack and froze them. The group shared a Sea King feast, where Takenaka Kaguya explained that Life Return let him store the energy from his food without changing his body.

• Takenaka Kaguya invited Dorry and Brogy to join the Marine G-1 Base, and Dorry proposed that they would join if Kaguya endured their Hakoku attack.
• Dorry and Brogy unleashed Hakoku, but Takenaka Kaguya evaded it through elementalization and emerged unharmed.
• Takenaka Kaguya froze Dorry and Brogy until they agreed to become Marines, then released them.
• Bullet returned with Crocodile carrying a Sea King, and the group roasted and ate it together.
• Dorry asked how Takenaka Kaguya could eat more than the Giants, and Kaguya explained how Life Return stored food energy in his cells.

Takenaka Kaguya set out across the sea with Crocodile, Bullet, Dorry, and Brogy to intercept the Roger Pirates. Aboard the Oro Jackson, Rayleigh and Gaban warned the crew that Kaguya was more dangerous than Garp, while Roger reassured them and privately urged young Shanks to flee if he ever encountered Kaguya.

• After finishing their meal on Little Garden, Takenaka Kaguya told Crocodile, Bullet, Dorry, and Brogy that they would head out to meet the Roger Pirates.
• Crocodile questioned whether Kaguya intended to face the Roger Pirates with so few companions, and Bullet blamed Garp for preventing Kaguya from pursuing them before.
• Takenaka Kaguya carried the group swiftly across the sea on ice created with his Hie Hie no Mi ability, while Crocodile admired his strength.
• Rayleigh told Roger that Shakky had reported Kaguya's arrival near Alabasta and warned that Kaguya might be coming for them.
• Roger reassured his crew, but Rayleigh and Gaban stressed that Kaguya could be stronger than Garp and that they might die if they encountered him.
• After the crew dispersed, Roger told Shanks that Kaguya surpassed Garp and advised him to run if he ever met Kaguya.

Roger warned Shanks to flee if he ever encountered Takenaka Kaguya, then reflected on his illness and his dream of reaching Laugh Tale. At Twin Capes, Takenaka Kaguya’s group camped for the night, and he began teaching Crocodile how to cultivate Chakra.

• Roger told Shanks that Takenaka Kaguya was likely the strongest fighter on the seas and advised him to run if they met.
• Roger sent Shanks away to rest, then coughed blood and worried that illness might prevent him from reaching Laugh Tale.
• Takenaka Kaguya brought his group to Twin Capes on an iceberg and told Bullet that the distant rumbling came from Laboon striking the continent.
• Takenaka Kaguya dismissed the idea of building a Marine base at Twin Capes, then demonstrated his swordsmanship and asked Crocodile how he planned to improve.
• Takenaka Kaguya advised Crocodile to develop his Devil Fruit, physical skills, and Haki, then taught him to sense Chakra.
• Crocodile sensed the Chakra route in his body, and Takenaka Kaguya told him to memorize it and build his Chakra before learning more.

Takenaka Kaguya and his allies waited at Twin Capes for the Roger Pirates, and the two sides clashed as soon as the ship arrived. The battle began with Takenaka Kaguya facing Roger, while Bullet, Crocodile, Dorry, and Brogy charged toward the other fighters.

• Crocodile began cultivating the Chakra Refinement Technique, then asked Takenaka Kaguya for an opponent to fight.
• Roger sensed Takenaka Kaguya waiting at their destination and ordered his crew to speed up toward Twin Capes.
• Dorry and Brogy attacked the Roger Pirates' ship with Hakoku, and Roger countered with Kamusari before Takenaka Kaguya's slash met his.
• Takenaka Kaguya froze the sea around him, and Roger's crew stepped onto the ice as the battle was about to begin.
• Bullet charged at Rayleigh, Crocodile followed, and Dorry and Brogy rushed forward as well.
• Takenaka Kaguya appeared before Roger and blocked Ace with Red Demon.

Takenaka Kaguya fought Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban at Twin Capes while the Roger Pirates battled his allies. He killed Spencer, Blinmarin, and Mugulian, then overwhelmed the three captains as Shanks and Buggy watched from the Oro Jackson.

• Takenaka Kaguya and Roger exchanged Haki and sword attacks, and Roger wounded Takenaka Kaguya’s Marine cloak with Kamusari before Takenaka Kaguya struck him with White Tiger Roars Through the Forest.
• Bullet exploited Rayleigh’s distraction to knock him back, while Gaban endured Crocodile’s Desert Spada with his Armament Haki.
• Takenaka Kaguya dodged an Armament-coated bullet and beheaded Spencer, Blinmarin, and Mugulian as they rushed to help Roger.
• Roger vowed to avenge his crewmen, and Rayleigh and Gaban joined him against Takenaka Kaguya, who entered Sage Mode and attacked all three.
• Takenaka Kaguya split Roger’s palms and kicked him toward Rayleigh and Gaban, then charged through Rayleigh’s slash without slowing down.

Takenaka Kaguya nearly defeated Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban before an ultra-large Sea King swallowed the fighters and gave the Roger Pirates a chance to escape. Roger’s crew mourned five fallen companions, then Crocus joined them and Roger explained how he had communicated with the Sea King through the Voice of All Things.

• Takenaka Kaguya overwhelmed Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban while Bullet and his allies defeated several Roger Pirates on the other battlefield.
• An ultra-large Sea King rose beneath the ice and swallowed everyone except Takenaka Kaguya, then escaped with Roger, Rayleigh, Gaban, Bullet, and the others inside its body.
• Takenaka Kaguya searched Twin Capes for Laboon and Crocus, found neither, and led his group away.
• Roger’s crew emerged from the Sea King’s corpse, mourned Spencer and four other fallen companions, and Roger vowed to take Takenaka Kaguya’s head.
• Crocus joined Roger’s crew and warned that he could not cure Roger’s illness, while Roger said he only needed to reach Laugh Tale.
• Roger told Crocus and the crew that he had used the Voice of All Things to communicate with the Sea King and ask it for help.

After Takenaka Kaguya’s attack killed five of their companions, Roger rallied the shaken Roger Pirates, and they vowed to grow stronger and continue toward Laugh Tale. Meanwhile, Takenaka furiously rebuked Sengoku over the attack and his past orders, while Marine leaders decided to send Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan to the G1 Marine Base under Zephyr’s escort.

• Roger reminded the grieving crew that they had accepted the risks of piracy and invited anyone afraid to leave.
• Rayleigh, Gaban, and the other Roger Pirates pledged to stay with Roger and train until they could avenge their fallen companions.
• After arriving at the Sabaody Archipelago, Takenaka Kaguya angrily told Sengoku he had the right to act independently, condemned Sengoku for blocking his pursuit requests, and crushed the Den Den Mushi.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, Tsuru, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan discussed Takenaka’s actions and his insults toward Sengoku.
• Sengoku decided to send Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan to the G1 Marine Base, and Zephyr offered to escort them and bring Tanaka to Takenaka for instruction.

Zephyr decided to send Tanaka to train under Takenaka Kaguya, while Tsuru defended Kaguya’s record of protecting civilians. At G1 Marine Base, Fujitora Issho arrived to test Kaguya, then chose to join his command after sensing his strength and character.

• Zephyr told Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru that Tanaka would train under Takenaka Kaguya, and Tsuru argued that Kaguya’s service had made civilians safer.
• After Kaguya arrived at Sabaody, pirates, slave traders, and Celestial Dragons fled the islands to avoid him.
• At G1 Marine Base, Issho arrived and exchanged blows with Bullet, showing that he possessed strength comparable to a Marine Admiral.
• Kaguya welcomed Issho into the Marines and asked why he had decided to join.
• Issho said Kaguya’s speed proved his strength and his senses convinced him that Kaguya was a good man.

Takenaka Kaguya welcomed Issho to the Marines, then received Zephyr and the young Rear Admirals Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan at G1 Base. Kuzan challenged Issho in the training arena and was swiftly overwhelmed by Issho’s gravity and swordsmanship, while Sakazuki’s fight with Bullet remained to come.

• Takenaka Kaguya welcomed Issho into the Marines, and Bullet took him to settle in at G1 Base.
• Zephyr arrived with Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan, whom Takenaka Kaguya greeted and hosted at a lavish banquet.
• Sakazuki challenged Bullet, and Kuzan joined the planned sparring matches by choosing Issho as his opponent.
• Kuzan attacked Issho with ice spears and an ice blade, but Issho used gravity to pin him down and narrowly missed cutting off his head.
• Kuzan unleashed a wave of ice, but Issho struck him with Gravity Blade: Moko and cut his body into pieces, prompting Kuzan to concede.

Issho overwhelmed Kuzan in a training match until Takenaka Kaguya stopped Issho’s meteor attack before it could hit Kuzan. Bullet then began fighting Sakazuki, overpowering him in close combat as Sakazuki struggled to make his magma effective.

• Issho increased the gravity on Kuzan, then dodged Kuzan’s ice attacks and summoned a meteor that shattered Kuzan’s Ice Block: Pheasant Beak.
• Takenaka Kaguya intercepted and destroyed the meteor with Red Demon, then ended the match and praised Issho’s control of the Zushi Zushi no Mi.
• Sakazuki and Bullet arrived at the training grounds, where Bullet challenged Sakazuki to fight.
• Sakazuki attacked first with Meigo, but Bullet dodged and shattered his magma arm with an Armament Haki-coated punch.
• Bullet pressured Sakazuki with a rapid series of close-range attacks, and Sakazuki used Dai Funka to counter.

Takenaka Kaguya stopped Sakazuki’s ambush on Bullet, then accepted Tanaka as a disciple and continued training him and Crocodile. In 1495, Shiki contacted Kaguya about subduing the Roger Pirates, and Kaguya warned him that Roger was dying and the World Government was investigating Kaguya’s origins and ties to Shiki.

• Bullet broke through Sakazuki’s Dai Funka and defeated him, but Sakazuki launched Inugami Guren at Bullet from behind after losing.
• Takenaka Kaguya stopped Bullet’s Conqueror’s Haki-coated punch and froze Sakazuki’s magma attack, then agreed with Zephyr that Sakazuki should leave G1 Base.
• Zephyr brought Tanaka to Takenaka Kaguya, who accepted him as a disciple; the next morning, Zephyr returned to Marineford with the unconscious Sakazuki.
• Takenaka Kaguya sent Borsalino and Aokiji on patrol with Bullet and trained Tanaka and Crocodile, while Sengoku learned of Sakazuki’s defeat and considered how to proceed.
• In Sea Circle Calendar 1495, Shiki told Takenaka Kaguya that he planned to subdue the Roger Pirates, and Kaguya warned him that Roger was terminally ill and the World Government was investigating Kaguya’s origins and their connection.

Takenaka Kaguya learned that Kozuki Oden had joined the Roger Pirates, giving them the ability to read the Road Poneglyphs and potentially reach Laugh Tale. Determined to stop Roger from igniting the Great Pirate Era, he prepared another ambush with Golden Lion, Bullet, and Issho.

• Takenaka Kaguya warned Golden Lion to keep their past connection secret and ordered Jia to monitor Golden Lion in case he crossed paths with Roger.
• Roger and Whitebeard discussed Roger's escape from Takenaka Kaguya and Whitebeard's earlier rescue of him, then agreed to keep that secret buried.
• Three days later, Takenaka Kaguya read that Kozuki Oden had left Whitebeard's ship to join Roger's crew and decided to ambush the Roger Pirates again.
• Takenaka Kaguya summoned Bullet and Issho, explained that Oden could read Poneglyphs and that Roger might reach Laugh Tale, and Issho pledged to help destroy the crew.

Takenaka Kaguya set out with Bullet and Issho to intercept the Roger Pirates in the Edd War Sea, while leaving Crocodile and Kaiser in charge of G-1 Base. As they traveled, Kaguya discussed the World Government with Issho and revealed that he had killed Cipher Pol agents and Celestial Dragons.

• Takenaka Kaguya told Issho and Bullet that they would eliminate the Roger Pirates, then assigned Crocodile and Kaiser to protect G-1 Base while Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan patrolled nearby.
• Takenaka Kaguya, Bullet, and Issho traveled toward the Edd War Sea on a stone slab, using a Transformation Technique to conceal themselves along the way.
• Golden Lion informed Takenaka Kaguya that his fleet would intercept the Roger Pirates in three days, but Kaguya ordered him to shadow them and not engage.
• Takenaka Kaguya told Issho that the World Government preserved order despite its corruption, and that ordinary people mattered more than rulers.
• Takenaka Kaguya shocked Issho by revealing that he had killed more than thirty Cipher Pol members and had also killed Celestial Dragons.

Takenaka Kaguya revealed his crimes against the World Government to Issho and Bullet, who chose to remain his allies, and gave them seals that could replenish their Haki and life energy. As the Roger Pirates approached the Edd War Sea, Roger sensed the same danger he had felt at Twin Capes, but Kozuki Oden eagerly volunteered to face any enemy first.

• Takenaka Kaguya told Issho and Bullet that he had killed CP members and Celestial Dragons, explained why the World Government had not removed him, and invited them to leave or keep following him.
• Bullet and Issho pledged to follow Takenaka Kaguya, and he revealed that Shiki the Golden Lion had served under him for years.
• Takenaka Kaguya admitted that he was over sixty despite his youthful appearance and warned Bullet and Issho to keep it secret.
• Takenaka Kaguya carved seals on Bullet and Issho that stored Haki and life energy, and the two confirmed that the seals could replenish their strength.
• Roger sensed danger as the Roger Pirates neared the Edd War Sea, and Kozuki Oden laughed and volunteered to face any powerful enemy first.

Kozuki Oden learned why the Roger Pirates feared Marine Admiral Takenaka Kaguya and became eager to meet him. As Roger’s ship entered the Edd War Sea, Garp attacked them, while Takenaka Kaguya watched from an iceberg and wondered whether Garp had a secret understanding with Roger.

• Kozuki Oden asked to take the lead against powerful enemies, and Rayleigh, Gaban, and Roger explained how Takenaka Kaguya had nearly destroyed the Roger Pirates at Twin Capes.
• Kozuki Toki showed Oden a newspaper report identifying Takenaka Kaguya as Marine Admiral Xuan Long, and she urged Oden not to confront him recklessly.
• Roger chose to enter the Edd War Sea despite his unease and summoned three ultra-large Sea Kings to escort the ship.
• Garp found Roger’s ship and launched a barrage of cannonballs, which Roger, Rayleigh, Gaban, and the crew fought off.
• Takenaka Kaguya, Bullet, and Issho observed the battle from an iceberg, and Bullet suggested Garp had an unspoken connection with Roger.

Takenaka Kaguya prepared to intercept the Roger Pirates in the Edd War Sea, while Roger's crew sailed into a trap and faced a massive attack. Just as Takenaka Kaguya's slash threatened to overwhelm them, Garp arrived to protect his prey.

• Takenaka Kaguya decided to wait for Garp's battle with the Roger Pirates before launching an interception, and he warned that he would fight Garp if the Marine interfered.
• Garp boarded the Oro Jackson and fought Roger, Rayleigh, Gaban, and Kozuki Oden, but Roger knocked him into the sea and escaped toward the Edd War Sea.
• Takenaka Kaguya and Fujitora prepared a long-range attack as the Roger Pirates approached, with Fujitora summoning meteors and Takenaka Kaguya unleashing a huge crimson slash.
• Roger and Kozuki Oden sensed the attack, while Rayleigh, Gaban, and Kozuki Oden destroyed the meteors and joined Roger in trying to stop Takenaka Kaguya's slash.
• As Gaban prepared to block the slash with his body, Garp descended and shouted that no one else could kill his prey.