Recaps

Tsugikuni Yoriichi set out from Dressrosa for Hachinosu Island with Bella as his prisoner and encountered Weevil and Buckingham aboard a pirate ship. He killed both pirates in minutes and continued toward his destination.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi left Dressrosa by boat with Bella bound at the bow and warned him to guide them to Hachinosu Island within three days.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi sensed two powerful presences aboard a nearby ship and approached it to investigate and gather supplies.
• Weevil charged onto the deck, where Tsugikuni Yoriichi recognized him and severed his left arm in their first exchange.
• Buckingham arrived, recognized Tsugikuni Yoriichi, and rushed to Weevil, but Yoriichi attacked before she could use her ability.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi beheaded Buckingham and Weevil, killing them both aboard the ship.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi sailed toward Hachinosu Island after killing Buckingham and Weevil, learning from Bella that its ruler, Ochoku, had a dangerous Devil Fruit ability. After scouting the island from above, Yoriichi began his assault with enormous fireballs.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi burned Buckingham and Weevil's corpses and brought Bella aboard their ship as its helmsman.
• Yoriichi questioned Bella about the attack on Dressrosa and blamed himself for Kyros's fate.
• Bella revealed that Ochoku could appear anywhere on Hachinosu Island to protect someone, and Yoriichi agreed not to kill Bella for the information.
• Yoriichi reached Hachinosu Island and used his Observation Haki to survey the island from above the clouds.
• Yoriichi gathered Golden Flames into hundred-meter fireballs and sent them plunging toward Hachinosu Island.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi attacked Hachinosu Island with a rain of golden fireballs, then quickly overwhelmed Kaido when the dragon confronted him. As Yoriichi moved to kill Kaido, Loss Pena intervened and Ochoku blocked the fatal slash, bringing the island’s leader face-to-face with Yoriichi.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi rained golden fireballs over Hachinosu Island, setting its buildings ablaze and sending the pirates fleeing.
• Kaido spotted Yoriichi in the sky, transformed into a dragon, and charged him, but Yoriichi seized him and slammed him into the island.
• Yoriichi pinned Kaido down and nearly executed him, while Loss Pena’s attack delayed him at the cost of Pena’s arm.
• Kaido recovered with black flames from his awakened Devil Fruit, but Yoriichi swung another slash at his head.
• Ochoku appeared and deflected Yoriichi’s slash, then introduced himself as Hachinosu Island’s pirate boss.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi considered Ochoku’s offer to cooperate with the New Marines but rejected the idea as a threat to their legitimacy. After Kaido attacked and was effortlessly blasted away, Yoriichi turned his Golden Flames on Ochoku and Hachinosu Island, while Ochoku revealed a mysterious ability to vanish and reappear.

• Ochoku proposed that he help the New Marines expand by unleashing pirates across the world for them to defeat, but Yoriichi recognized the plan would undermine their justice and resolved to kill him.
• Kaido recovered, transformed, and attacked Yoriichi with Thunder Bagua, but Yoriichi sent him flying into a distant town with a light tap.
• Yoriichi asked whether Ochoku had finished his last words and attacked him with pillars of Golden Flames, which Ochoku evaded by vanishing and reappearing among the ruins.
• Pirates across Hachinosu Island recognized Yoriichi’s Phoenix transformation and feared they could not stop him as his fireballs struck the island again.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi devastated Hachinosu Island and killed Kaido after discovering that Pure Gold could stop the black flames healing his wounds. The island’s surviving pirates were left without their strongest defender.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s Golden Flames killed thousands of pirates on Hachinosu Island as Ochoku’s officers withdrew and Kaido transformed into an azure dragon to challenge him.
• Kaido’s Wind Scythes passed through Tsugikuni Yoriichi, who then slashed Kaido’s chest and watched black flames rapidly heal the wound.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi embedded his Pure Gold ring in Kaido’s chest, causing Kaido’s black flames to stop healing him and his vitality to drain away.
• Kaido charged Tsugikuni Yoriichi despite his fatal wound, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi pierced Kaido’s throat and brain with his long blade.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi confirmed Kaido was dead and severed his head.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi defeated Kaido, rescued Hachinosu Island’s enslaved civilians, and failed to find Ochoku and his officers, who were hiding in a secret palace far underground. After the survivors were evacuated, Hachinosu was burned, and news of Kaido’s death and the island’s destruction spread worldwide.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi confirmed Kaido was dead, took the Pure Gold ring, and discovered Ochoku and Big Mom were absent from the island.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi found civilians imprisoned beneath Hachinosu, led them out, and arranged supplies and transport with Issho.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi searched the island and surrounding sea for Ochoku but found no trace of him, then reflected on Kaido’s fate as the rescued civilians brought him food.
• Ochoku and his core officers hid in a palace ten thousand meters underground, where Ochoku ordered them to wait until Tsugikuni Yoriichi left.
• Surviving pirates revealed that Big Mom had been away from Hachinosu during the attack, and transport ships from Whole Cake Island later evacuated the survivors.
• The New Marines publicized Hachinosu’s destruction and Kaido’s death as the island was consumed by flames.

After Tsugikuni Yoriichi destroyed Hachinosu Island, the Gorosei decided the New Marines had grown too dangerous to ignore and approved an all-out campaign against them. Sengoku and Zephyr recognized that Marine Headquarters was being mobilized to fight Yoriichi’s faction, leaving Zephyr worried about his disciple’s future.

• The Gorosei discussed Hachinosu Island’s destruction and Morgans’s reporting, then agreed they could no longer let the New Marines expand unchecked.
• Saint Marcus Mars argued for containing the New Marines and waiting for them to weaken, but Saint Saturn insisted on attacking before Dr. Vegapunk strengthened them further.
• Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro proposed striking the New Marines’ territories, including Dressrosa, Thunder God Island, Risky Red Island, Fish-Man Island, and Whole Cake Island, and the Gorosei agreed to launch a decisive campaign.
• The Gorosei ordered Marine Headquarters to assemble its full combat strength, and Sengoku summoned the top officers after realizing the order targeted the New Marines.
• Sengoku told Zephyr to gather all Marine Headquarters combat strength, and Zephyr concluded that the World Government was preparing to fight Tsugikuni Yoriichi.

As the World Government and Marine Headquarters prepared to attack the New Marines, Tsugikuni Yoriichi evacuated Hachinosu Island and concentrated his forces at Risky Red Island. The chapter ended with both sides planning to seize the Red Strait as the decisive battleground.

• Kuzan and Borsalino suspected that Marine Headquarters was assembling its forces to fight Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the New Marines.
• Issho informed Tsugikuni Yoriichi that Marine Headquarters was mobilizing, and Yoriichi concluded that the World Government was preparing an attack.
• Yoriichi evacuated Hachinosu Island, helped the rescued civilians relocate, and ordered Mihawk, Kuma, Abel, and Issho to gather their forces at Risky Red Island.
• Yoriichi assembled the New Marines' leadership at Risky Red Island and proposed sealing the Red Strait to prevent the war from reaching New Marine territory.
• Sengoku convened Marine Headquarters officers for a strategic meeting focused on the Red Strait.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi planned to create an artificial island at the Red Strait and hold it as a fortified bridgehead, while Sengoku prepared Marine Headquarters for war and sent its fleet through the strait. The Marines found their passage blocked by a massive wall of red rock, where a red-haired young man greeted Kuzan.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Issho and Tensei to advance to the Red Strait, where he and Issho would create an artificial island for the New Marines to fortify.
• Tensei questioned the plan, but Issho understood Yoriichi's intent to make the World Government fight a landing battle against prepared defenders.
• Sengoku ordered Kuzan, Borsalino, and Garp to lead the Marine fleet through the Red Strait, and asked Zephyr to command the forces remaining at headquarters.
• After nearly a week at sea, Kuzan led hundreds of Marine and World Government ships into the unusually calm strait.
• Kuzan discovered a towering wall of red rock blocking the route and saw a red-haired young man emerge above it to greet him.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi confronted the Marine fleet at the Red Strait and warned Kuzan to retreat, but Kuzan attacked. Yoriichi unleashed his strongest sword strike, Clear Sky, destroying the lead ship and nearby warships while leaving Kuzan gravely wounded, then flew away with Issho.

• Kuzan recognized Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Issho blocking the Marine fleet’s path through the Red Strait.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Kuzan to turn back and released Conqueror’s Haki that knocked out ordinary soldiers and damaged ships.
• Garp asked Tsuru to persuade Sengoku to abandon the operation, but Tsuru said the war could not be avoided and urged Garp to send Yoriichi to Eternal Hell.
• Garp left the command ship, the Gorosei and their warriors disappeared through a magic circle, and Sengoku ordered the operation to begin.
• Kuzan spread ice toward Yoriichi, who countered with Golden Flames and warned Kuzan to survive before raising his sword.
• Yoriichi struck with Clear Sky, splitting the clouds and widening the strait while destroying the lead ship and dozens of warships; Kuzan was left unconscious and gravely injured, and Yoriichi departed with Issho.

Garp found Kuzan gravely wounded after Tsugikuni Yoriichi destroyed the Marine advance force and carried him away for treatment. Yoriichi then ambushed the Gorosei, escaped their initial counterattack, and cut Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro as he broke through the Holy Knights’ assault.

• Garp searched the wreckage, found Kuzan unconscious with Withered Tree in his grip, and carried him away after giving him basic treatment.
• The Gorosei and Holy Knights saw Garp retreating with Kuzan and debated whether to continue their operation against Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ambushed Saint Saturn, but Saturn’s Evil Eye briefly stalled him and Figarland Garling’s thrust passed through his hollow, flame-ringed chest.
• Yoriichi dodged the Gorosei and Holy Knights’ attacks, then parried Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro’s scythe and passed him in the air.
• Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro suddenly spat blood and found a black-flamed wound on his neck, realizing Yoriichi had cut him without his noticing.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Issho trapped the Gorosei and Holy Knights in Crimson Valley, but the Celestial Dragons escaped through a hidden teleportation circle and regrouped at Pangea Castle. Saint Saturn ordered Sengoku to implement Plan B as the survivors abandoned their attempt to pass through the Red Strait.

• Saint Saturn and the Holy Knights attacked Tsugikuni Yoriichi with Seastone weapons, but Yoriichi survived their combined assault and counterattacked with Golden Flames.
• Yoriichi bombarded the fleeing Gorosei and Holy Knights from the air while Issho brought down rocks that sealed the canyon.
• Yoriichi and Issho searched the rubble but could not sense the enemy, leaving them wary that the Gorosei and Holy Knights had escaped.
• The Gorosei and six surviving Holy Knights appeared in an underground hall at Pangea Castle, having escaped through a magic circle.
• Saint Garling reported that crossing the Red Strait was impractical, and Saint Saturn ordered Sengoku to implement Plan B.

After Marine Headquarters withdrew from Crimson Valley, Tsugikuni Yoriichi remained wary that the Gorosei might have survived and returned with Issho to Starting Island. As the New Marines assessed the apparent retreat, Marine warships began descending from the sky into the New World, and Sengoku launched Plan B under Saint Saturn’s orders despite fearing more losses.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi questioned whether the Gorosei had truly died, then left Crimson Valley with Issho after learning that Marine ships had gathered near the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Kuzan woke in a Marine Headquarters hospital, remembered his failure to protect his subordinates, and wept over his broken sword.
• At Starting Island, Tsugikuni Yoriichi reviewed reports that the New Marines’ territories remained calm and Marine Headquarters appeared to be dispersing its fleet.
• A patrol report revealed that Marine Headquarters warships were falling from the sky near the New World, prompting Tsugikuni Yoriichi to order the New Marines to prepare for battle.
• Borsalino oversaw warships descending with the aid of Sky Island Octopuses while Sakazuki directed more ships onto cloud rails above Crimson Valley.
• Sengoku proceeded with Plan B under Saint Saturn’s orders, though he objected that sending soldiers into the New World would put their lives at risk.

The New Marines raised Starting Island into the sky and used its artillery to devastate the World Government and Marine Headquarters fleet. Tsugikuni Yoriichi watched the casualties with a heavy heart as Mihawk urged him to end the war quickly.

• Saint Saturn rebuked Sengoku as the Marine and World Government forces began descending from the Red Line for their assault.
• Issho lifted Starting Island into the air, astonishing Mihawk and the New Marines gathered there.
• The floating island approached the Marine fleet, and the New Marines opened fire with long-range artillery.
• Borsalino ordered the scattered Marine ships to advance toward the island while Yoriichi redirected the cannons toward warships still descending from the sky.
• After the barrage paused, Yoriichi saw Marines struggling in the sea, and Mihawk comforted him and urged him to end the war quickly.

Marine Headquarters forces began landing on Starting Island, where Tsugikuni Yoriichi ordered his troops to accept surrender rather than slaughter them. Kong, Garp, Bruglath, and Major General Roka arrived, and Roka revealed his awakened ability as he confronted Yoriichi’s group.

• Borsalino ordered the Marines to board Starting Island after their cannon fire failed to threaten it, and Yoriichi told Tensei to resist while accepting any soldiers who surrendered.
• A warship crashed intact onto the island, carrying former Fleet Admiral Kong, Garp, Bruglath, and Major General Roka.
• The New Marines fired on the newcomers, but Garp and Kong shielded their companions while Roka’s invisible domain stripped the surrounding soldiers of their senses and made them collapse.
• Kong and Garp urged Yoriichi to surrender, but Yoriichi drew his sword and rejected their offer, saying there was no friendship left between him and Marine Headquarters.
• Roka revealed that his awakened Listening Fruit let him create a domain that deprived enemies of their senses, then expanded it toward Yoriichi’s group.
• Yoriichi sensed the approaching danger and led his companions out of range before Roka’s domain could reach them.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the New Marines faced an assault on Starting Island as Garp, Kong, Borsalino, and Major General Rocca moved against them. Yoriichi held off Garp while Mihawk confronted Borsalino and Kuma evaded Kong, but the New Marines remained wary of more enemy reinforcements.

• Major General Rocca acknowledged that Yoriichi’s instincts had let him evade his attack, then entrusted the fight to Garp and Kong.
• Garp charged Yoriichi, who met his punch with his sword and forced him back, declaring he would not return to Marine Headquarters.
• Borsalino’s laser attacked Yoriichi from behind, but Mihawk blocked and reflected it before taking on Borsalino.
• Yoriichi and Garp clashed again as Kong targeted Kuma; Yoriichi knocked Garp from the air, then blocked Garp’s counterattack without looking away from Kong.
• Kong reached for Kuma, but Kuma used the Paw-Paw Fruit to vanish from his grasp, while Borsalino formed a Light Sword to fight Mihawk.
• The battle divided into three confrontations, while Issho, Abel, Tesoro, Koshiro, and the other New Marine officers stayed alert for additional enemy forces.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi battled Garp, broke through his Haki, and was impaled by Yoriichi before Garp restrained him to capture him. As Major General Roka approached with an ability that could disable opponents, Yoriichi burned through Garp’s defenses, but Garp refused to let go.

• Garp and Tsugikuni Yoriichi clashed, and Yoriichi judged that Garp was powerful but past his prime.
• Yoriichi wounded Garp’s hand with a slash and then ran his sword through Garp’s lower abdomen, but Garp seized him and said he meant to bring him back to Marine Headquarters.
• Major General Roka advanced toward them, while Issho, Tesoro, and Abel tried to stop him; Roka’s ability left Abel unable to move.
• Mihawk drove Roka back with a distant sword slash before Roka could fully affect Yoriichi.
• Yoriichi spread Golden Flames over Garp, weakening his Haki and warning him that he would die if he kept holding on, but Garp refused to release him.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi killed Garp and Major General Rocca while fighting off the Marine force on Starting Island. Kong refused to retreat and unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, setting the stage for a clash with Yoriichi.

• Garp’s weakening grip let Tsugikuni Yoriichi free himself, and Yoriichi killed Garp after warning that he would protect the New Marines.
• Yoriichi’s slashes killed Major General Rocca while Kong fought Kuma; Kuma’s arm broke when he tried to stop Kong.
• Yoriichi confronted Kong and was sent flying by Kong’s powerful punch, while Vice Admiral Burgas used Abel to urge Kong to retreat.
• Kong covered Rocca’s corpse with his cape, refused to withdraw, and unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki across Starting Island.
• Yoriichi answered with his own Conqueror’s Haki, and the two forces collided as Mihawk and Borsalino watched.

After Garp and Major General Rocca died, Tsugikuni Yoriichi confronted Commander-in-Chief Kong, who tried to kill the New Marines and prove his strength. Their first exchange showed Kong’s formidable Haki, but Yoriichi’s healing and stamina gave him confidence as the fight continued.

• Kong’s rage grew after Garp and Major General Rocca were killed, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi challenged him over Marine Headquarters’ role in the battle.
• Kong attacked by hurling an unconscious New Marine at Yoriichi, then used two more soldiers as human shields as Yoriichi charged.
• Yoriichi struck through a shield while avoiding the soldier’s vital organs, and Kong blocked the thrust with his knuckle guards and Conqueror’s Haki.
• Kong and Yoriichi traded close-range blows, each injuring the other before being thrown apart.
• Yoriichi’s golden flames rapidly healed his chest wound, and he realized Kong’s strength was beginning to weaken as he warned Kong to protect his head.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Kong fought across Starting Island as the New Marines defended against Marine Headquarters’ landing. Yoriichi gained the upper hand in their duel, but a Magma Meteorite suddenly changed the course of the battle.

• Yoriichi warned Issho and the others to stay back before Kong unleashed a punch that tore through Starting Island.
• Yoriichi revealed that his leap had been a Golden Flames decoy and ambushed Kong from behind, but Kong sensed the attack and countered.
• Yoriichi and Kong exchanged close-range attacks as Yoriichi used his Golden Flames and sword to keep Kong on the defensive.
• Yoriichi noticed New Marines dying in the battle and pressed his attack while Marine Headquarters’ forces failed to break through the island’s defenses.
• Aramaki held off the landing force with the Mori Mori no Mi, but a Magma Meteorite streaked across the sky and turned the battle.

Sakazuki’s arrival turned the Marine Headquarters forces’ retreat into an advance, but Aramaki’s forest powers soon threatened them. Borsalino joined Sakazuki and revealed that Garp and Rocca had been killed by Tsugikuni Yoriichi, and Kong needed their help.

• Sakazuki’s Magma Meteorite struck the New Marines’ defensive position, forcing them to flee and giving the Marine Headquarters forces room to regroup.
• Sakazuki emerged from the magma and faced Aramaki, who defended his troops with a Fireproof Forest and transformed into a colossal tree man.
• Aramaki’s vines drained the water from thousands of Marine Headquarters soldiers, enraging Sakazuki and prompting him to threaten Aramaki.
• Borsalino arrived, struck Aramaki with a laser, and told Sakazuki that Garp and Rocca had been killed by Tsugikuni Yoriichi and that Kong needed their help.

After learning that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had killed Garp and Rocca, Sakazuki and Borsalino secured a foothold on the island while the New Marines withdrew. Sengoku refused to send reinforcements to Kong, and after the Gorosei flew to the island, he resolved to balance Marine Headquarters’ power against the World Government.

• Borsalino told Sakazuki that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had killed Vice Admiral Garp and Major General Rocca, and Sakazuki insisted on reporting the deaths to Sengoku before changing his mission.
• Sengoku ordered Borsalino and Sakazuki to establish a foothold on the island and avoid advancing, while Sakazuki attacked Aramaki and the New Marines retreated.
• Aramaki’s attack put several headquarters Marines to sleep, but Borsalino and Sakazuki resisted its effects and helped stabilize the Marine landing position.
• The Gorosei appeared aboard Command Ship No. 0 and rebuked Sengoku for not ordering the admirals to reinforce Kong before flying toward the island.
• Sengoku watched the Gorosei depart and decided Marine Headquarters needed to balance its strength against the World Government to retain some autonomy.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi fought Commander-in-Chief Kong while the Gorosei rushed to Starting Island. The Gorosei arrived and attacked Yoriichi and his allies, shifting the battle in their favor.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi overwhelmed Kong, who suffered severe injuries but used Life Return to keep fighting.
• Yoriichi sensed several powerful auras approaching and realized the Gorosei had arrived, possibly after the Crimson Valley assassination attempt failed.
• Saint Marcus Mars transformed into a Garuda Bird and unleashed a Conqueror's Haki-enhanced cry, but Yoriichi slashed his wing and sent him crashing down.
• Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro attacked Yoriichi from behind as Kong charged from the front, but Yoriichi deflected the tail and evaded the pincer attack.
• Saint Marcus Mars recovered unharmed, while Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, and Saint Topman Warcury attacked Issho, Mihawk, and the others.

The Gorosei and Kong confronted Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the New Marines, forcing Yoriichi to abandon his attack on Kong when the Gorosei intervened. Yoriichi wounded Saint Nasjuro and planted a ring inside his heart; the ring stopped Nasjuro’s regeneration, leaving him terrified as his strength faded.

• The Gorosei and Kong arrived as Issho lowered Starting Island, and Yoriichi learned that the World Government had attacked because the New Marines threatened its power.
• Yoriichi targeted Kong, but Issho used gravity to pin Kong and two Gorosei while Yoriichi launched his attack.
• Saint Marcus Mars pulled Kong aside and fired Seastone bullets, which Yoriichi redirected into Saint Nasjuro, wounding him.
• Yoriichi shifted his attack to Saint Nasjuro, slashed through his body, and planted his ring inside Nasjuro’s heart before Mars forced him away with gunfire.
• Kong engaged Yoriichi while Mars guarded Nasjuro, but Nasjuro’s wounds failed to heal and he began to panic as his strength ebbed.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi attacked the Gorosei while trying to keep his method of suppressing their regeneration secret, but Kong interrupted him and struck Starting Island with a blow that shattered it. Saint Marcus Maz recovered from Yoriichi’s slash, leaving the Gorosei’s vulnerability uncertain as Yoriichi faced Kong in the crater.

• Mihawk cut Saint Saturn in half, but Saint Saturn regenerated, while Saturn realized that Yoriichi’s attack had left Saint Nasjuro unable to heal.
• Yoriichi struck at Saint Marcus Maz as he tried to carry Saint Nasjuro away, then cut Marcus in half and sent Nasjuro’s broken body flying.
• Kong interrupted Yoriichi’s pursuit, and his clash with Yoriichi’s blade drove Starting Island into the sea and shattered it despite Issho slowing its fall.
• Saint Nasjuro’s body rejoined under black flames without healing, while Saint Marcus Maz fully regenerated and laughed in apparent relief.