Chapter Summaries

Kuzan brought Ace, Sabo, and Luffy to Alabasta, where the group explored a town and attracted the attention of robbers. The robbers surrounded them in an alley, and Kuzan let the children handle the fight as Luffy began an attack.

• Ace used a burst of fire to propel Kuzan’s overloaded bicycle toward Alabasta, where it crashed on the beach and buried Luffy’s head in the sand.
• Kuzan led the children into a coastal town, bought them food and toys, and quietly observed life in Alabasta under pirate control.
• Sabo sensed a man watching them, and Kuzan led the children away from the crowds while the man followed.
• Kuzan confronted the man in an empty alley, where the man summoned seven or eight robbers to surround them.
• Kuzan realized the robbers intended to capture them for the slave trade and told Ace not to kill them as Luffy began his attack.

Luffy, Ace, Sabo, and Kuzan confronted bandits in Alabasta and learned that Crocodile's B.W organization had taken control of the kingdom. Kuzan set out for the royal capital to check on King Cobra, while Crocodile received a World Government offer of Shichibukai status and learned that Aokiji and Zephyr were coming for him.

• Luffy and Ace defeated the bandits, while Kuzan blocked their escape and questioned them about Crocodile.
• The bandits described Crocodile's B.W organization and its takeover of Alabasta, prompting Kuzan to weigh how to dismantle its entrenched power.
• Sabo advised Kuzan to arrest Crocodile first, and Kuzan decided to check whether King Cobra was alive and protect the kingdom's heir if necessary.
• Kuzan reported to Zephyr and traveled toward the royal capital with Ace and the other children.
• Crocodile spoke with a World Government representative, who offered him Shichibukai status and warned that Aokiji and Zephyr were targeting him.

Crocodile weighed the Gorosei’s offer of the Shichibukai title and decided to test himself against Aokiji before agreeing to cooperate. As Aokiji led Luffy, Ace, and Sabo across Alabasta’s desert, Crocodile ambushed them, leaving Aokiji to suspect someone at Marine Headquarters had revealed his arrival.

• After speaking with the Gorosei, Crocodile decided to face Aokiji before deciding whether to accept the Shichibukai title, hoping to improve his bargaining position.
• Luffy struggled with the desert heat, and Kuzan built an ice shelter while Ace encouraged Luffy to keep going for Garp’s sake.
• A sandstorm struck the shelter, and hidden sand blades attacked the children; Kuzan saved Luffy and Ace, while Sabo survived by transforming into lightning and reforming.
• Crocodile appeared with three companions and confronted Kuzan, who recognized him and shielded the children.
• As their auras clashed, Kuzan suspected Crocodile had learned of his arrival through someone at Marine Headquarters.

Kuzan confronted Crocodile and his Baroque Works subordinates in the desert while protecting Ace, Sabo, and Luffy. The fight turned against Crocodile when Ace and Sabo quickly defeated the subordinates sent after them, and Crocodile retreated from Kuzan.

• Kuzan rejected Crocodile’s claim that his prospective Shichibukai status made them allies and attacked him with ice spears.
• Crocodile blocked Kuzan’s attack with a sand wall while Bon Clay and Mr. 3 struck from behind it, and Kuzan defended himself without leaving the children’s side.
• Crocodile ordered Daz Bones and Bon Clay to attack Ace and Sabo while he and Mr. 3 engaged Kuzan.
• Ace blasted Daz Bones with Fire Fist, while Sabo struck Bon Clay with a lightning-fast kick.
• Kuzan praised the children as Marine Headquarters’ elite comrades, and Crocodile withdrew from their clash.

Kuzan, Ace, and Sabo defeated Crocodile and his officers in the Alabasta Kingdom, then arrested Crocodile. After hearing reports about the kingdom, Tsugikuni Yoriichi decided to visit and consider whether Crocodile could serve his plans.

• Ace and Sabo revealed their Logia powers, and Sabo knocked Bon Clay unconscious while Ace fought Daz Bones.
• Crocodile sent a Sandstorm at the group, but Ace destroyed it with Great Fire Ring.
• Crocodile used the shifting sand to try to escape, but Kuzan froze Daz Bones and the ground, then struck Crocodile down.
• Ace and Sabo restrained Crocodile, and Kuzan arrested him after finding Galdino and other officers incapacitated.
• Zephyr reported Crocodile's capture and the changes in the Alabasta Kingdom to Tsugikuni Yoriichi, who decided to visit and assess Crocodile's potential use.

Kuzan rescued King Cobra and Vivi, arrested Crocodile, and began restoring Marine control in Alabasta. Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived and planned to decide Crocodile’s fate while considering Alabasta as a weapons supplier for Marine Headquarters.

• Zephyr brought his warship to Alabasta and ordered his Marines to stay aboard except for a supply party, while underworld factions watched them closely.
• Kuzan froze the royal palace, then had Ace, Sabo, and Luffy search for Cobra and Vivi while he waited with Crocodile and other prisoners.
• Cobra and Vivi were freed, and Kuzan explained that the Marines had come to rescue them; Crocodile argued that the kingdom’s entrenched interests would resist Cobra’s return.
• Kuzan arrested nearly a hundred pirates and arranged to hold them in Alabasta’s prison while waiting for an escort from Marine Headquarters.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived with Momonga, decided to visit Crocodile himself, and considered using Alabasta to supply weapons to the Marines.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived in Alabasta to collect Crocodile and other prisoners before continuing to Enies Lobby, while the Gorosei chose to use their remaining Ancient Weapon strike against him. As Yoriichi met King Cobra, a terrifying presence appeared above Alabasta, and Yoriichi and Kuzan rushed to confront it.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi docked the Dawn in Alabasta and ordered Momonga to prepare supplies and receive the prisoners before they continued to Enies Lobby.
• At Mary Geoise, Saint Marcus Mars, Saint Topman Warcury, and Saint Shepherd Ju Peter persuaded Saint Saturn to spend the Ancient Weapon's last remaining fuel to kill Yoriichi in Alabasta.
• Yoriichi crossed the island and reached King Cobra's palace, where Haisha admitted him after confirming his identity.
• Dark storm clouds gathered over Alabasta, and Yoriichi felt an unexplained unease as Haisha escorted him into the palace.
• Cobra greeted Yoriichi in the palace hall, but Yoriichi and Kuzan sensed a terrifying presence above Alabasta and rushed outside to look up at the sky.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi sent Kuzan, Cobra, and the children away from Alabasta as a red force gathered in the sky, then stayed behind to protect the kingdom. The attack obliterated most of Alabasta, and Kuzan and Zephyr feared Yoriichi had died.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi sensed danger in the cloud eye and ordered Kuzan to evacuate everyone aboard an ice shuttle.
• After launching the shuttle to safety, Tsugikuni Yoriichi stayed behind and slashed at the clouds, but the gathered energy continued to grow.
• A red laser struck Alabasta, destroying most of the kingdom and swallowing Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
• Kuzan froze a massive wave, then saw that Alabasta had become a vast crater and feared Tsugikuni Yoriichi was dead.
• Cobra identified the attack as an Ancient Weapon and mourned his people, while Kuzan returned to the crater and sensed powerful Haki that was not Tsugikuni Yoriichi's.
• Zephyr arrived and learned that the children were safe but Tsugikuni Yoriichi had stayed behind.

After an Ancient Weapon destroyed Alabasta, Zephyr and the Marines feared Tsugikuni Yoriichi had died and prepared to withdraw the New Marines from Marineford. The Gorosei believed the weapon had killed Yoriichi, but on Holy Spirit Island a withered Devil Fruit tree began to revive.

• Zephyr learned that Yoriichi had been in Alabasta when an Ancient Weapon destroyed the kingdom, and Kuzan leaped into the pit to search for him.
• Zephyr ordered Issho to withdraw the New Marines from Marineford and return to the New World, then took command of the Dawn and imposed radio silence.
• Momonga and the Dawn's crew saw that Alabasta had become a vast pit, and Zephyr ordered them to search for survivors and gather supplies.
• Issho began contacting the New Marines at Marineford and prepared to evacuate them in case Yoriichi was truly dead.
• Saint Saturn insisted that the Ancient Weapon had killed Yoriichi, while Saint Shepherd Ju Peter anxiously asked whether they would win.
• On Holy Spirit Island, the withered tree that had once borne a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit sprouted new buds as vegetation spread across the scorched crater.

Five years after Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s death, Ace and Sabo headed to Loguetown to take command while Yoriichi was reborn on Holy Spirit Island through his Devil Fruit’s awakening. Yoriichi recognized his Nirvana ability and, with his Golden Flames, renewed the island’s life.

• Five years after Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s death, Zephyr led the New Marines to establish control across the New World while the World Government focused on the Four Blues.
• Sengoku appointed Ace and Sabo lieutenant commanders and sent them to Loguetown, where they traveled by small boat to take up their posts.
• As Ace approached Loguetown, he thought about his mother on Whole Cake Island and resolved to become a righteous Marine and capture pirates.
• On Holy Spirit Island, a huge golden fruit split open, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi emerged from it in a new body.
• Yoriichi realized he had been reborn through the awakening of his Nirvana Devil Fruit and sensed the creatures and places on the island.
• Yoriichi’s Golden Flames consumed the crater’s ancient forest, nourishing the land as vegetation across Holy Spirit Island rapidly flourished.

Ace and Sabo arrived in Loguetown, learned that Colonel Biliqi and the Marine Branch officers were running corrupt businesses, and resolved to stop Biliqi’s promotion. Meanwhile, Zephyr pursued an alliance between the New Marines and Red-Haired Shanks, who arrived at Whole Cake Island and demonstrated his strength.

• Ace and Sabo visited Roger’s execution platform, then asked local guide Jack about renting a home near the Marine Branch.
• Jack explained that Colonel Biliqi had taken control of nearby properties and that officers throughout the branch profited from businesses, prompting Ace and Sabo to investigate the corruption and oppose Biliqi’s promotion.
• Zephyr chose to seek an alliance with Shanks and the Iron Wall Pirates to strengthen the New Marines amid the rising powers of the New World.
• Shanks arrived at Biscuit Island on a crimson ship and knocked out many waiting New Marines with his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Mihawk and Aramaki remained standing as Mihawk welcomed Shanks and met his display of force with evident fighting spirit.

Mihawk tested Shanks's strength before letting the Red-Haired Pirates enter Biscuit Island for negotiations, while Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned to the world and discovered the hidden island of Pluto. The chapter left Yoriichi wandering Pluto Town, mistaken for an inexperienced young hunter by a kindly peddler.

• Mihawk and Shanks clashed their Conqueror's Haki at Biscuit Island's harbor, overwhelming the weaker people nearby.
• Mihawk attacked Shanks with a slash, and Shanks countered with Divine Departure, impressing Mihawk with his strength and control.
• Mihawk acknowledged Shanks's worth and led the Red-Haired Pirates onto the island to discuss cooperation.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned to the world, flew across the sea, and found the hidden island of Pluto.
• Yoriichi disguised himself in animal hide and entered Pluto Town to seek information and a Log Pose.
• An old peddler mistook Yoriichi for a poor young hunter and gave him loquats while warning him away from a tavern.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi entered a tavern to ask where he was, but the locals panicked when they learned he was a Marine and attacked him. Their leader revealed that the island held Pluto and accused Yoriichi of coming to seize it.

• Yoriichi realized his remade youthful appearance made the loquat seller mistake him for a boy, then entered the tavern to gather information.
• When Yoriichi identified himself as a stranded Marine, the patrons fled and the tavern owner, Tanaka, aimed a gun at him.
• Tanaka shot Yoriichi, but Yoriichi melted the first bullet with golden flames and shrugged off the next with Armament Haki.
• Yoriichi questioned the locals about their hatred of Marines and surrounded the armed youths with golden flames to make them answer.
• Tanaka revealed that the island was Pluto and accused Yoriichi of coming to take it; Yoriichi asked if he meant Pluton.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi discovered that five years had passed since his apparent death and learned how the New Marines and Marine Headquarters had changed. On Pluto, Mayor Eikobair Augury revealed that his clan commanded Pluton and respected Yoriichi as the hero who stormed the Holy Land.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi introduced himself as a New Marine after the islanders reacted with hostility to his mention of Pluton.
• The bar owner challenged Yoriichi’s identity, but an old newspaper’s photograph convinced him that Yoriichi was real.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi read newspapers dated five years after his disappearance and learned how the New Marines, Marine Headquarters, and their members had changed.
• Mayor Eikobair Augury arrived with his grandson Eikobair Oliva, recognized Yoriichi, and apologized for the residents’ behavior.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi asked Augury about the islanders’ hatred of Marines and their connection to Pluton.
• Augury revealed that the Eikobair clan commanded Pluton and had long been persecuted by the World Government, but honored Yoriichi for storming the Holy Land.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi learned the Eikobair Clan’s account of Joy Boy, the Ancient Weapons, and Uranus’s destruction of Alabasta. He accepted Pluton’s Remnant and agreed to take Eikobair Oliva to the New Marines, while suspecting the pair had ulterior motives.

• Eikobair Augury explained that Joy Boy created Pluton, Uranus, and Poseidon, and that Uranus’s test shot carved a passage through the Red Line and raised the sea level.
• Yoriichi concluded that the Red Strait was created by Uranus and asked whether Pluton was hidden on the island.
• Eikobair Augury revealed that the cane he carried was a remnant from Pluton’s keel and offered it to Yoriichi.
• Eikobair Augury asked Yoriichi to take his grandson, Eikobair Oliva, to the New Marines, and Oliva bowed with expectation.
• Yoriichi accepted the cane and agreed to take Oliva, considering the islanders a valuable source of recruits.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi left Pluto with Eikobair Oliva, learning that Oliva’s clan could communicate over any distance and that their homeland was the Holy Land, Marie Geoise. Meanwhile, Shanks rejected Zephyr’s offer to hire the Red-Haired Pirates to retake islands and proposed a strategic partnership instead.

• Eikobair Oliva told Yoriichi that his parents had left home when he was young, and Yoriichi offered to use the New Marines’ network to search for them.
• Yoriichi asked Oliva to reconsider leaving his grandparents, but Oliva insisted he had decided to follow him and explained the Eikobair Clan’s long-distance communication ability.
• Oliva gave Yoriichi an Eternal Pose and revealed that the clan’s homeland was Marie Geoise, where the Lunarians had once lived; Yoriichi set sail with him for the Holy Land.
• On Whole Cake Island, Shanks rejected Zephyr’s offer of two billion Beli for the Red-Haired Pirates to help reclaim four occupied islands.
• Shanks proposed that the Red-Haired Pirates and New Marines form a strategic partnership, with the pirates controlling any islands they captured and staying out of attacks on the New Marines.

Shanks negotiated with Zephyr for cooperation between the Red-Haired Pirates and the New Marines, but the talks collapsed when Shanks pressed for information about Tsugikuni Yoriichi killing a Gorosei. Meanwhile, Yoriichi and Oliva reached the Red Line, and Yoriichi flew toward Mary Geoise alone.

• Shanks told Zephyr that the Red-Haired Pirates would keep the territories they seized and demanded an additional price for cooperation.
• Shanks asked how Tsugikuni Yoriichi had killed Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, alarming the New Marines with his knowledge of the Gorosei.
• Zephyr ended the negotiations, and Mihawk told Shanks that cooperation depended on strength rather than trust.
• Beckman said Shanks had raised the question too hastily, and Shanks decided the Red-Haired Pirates would take the islands and control the route to Laugh Tale regardless.
• After nearly half a month at sea, Yoriichi told Oliva to go to the Sabaody Archipelago, then transformed into a Golden Streamer and flew toward the Holy Land.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi infiltrated the Holy Land to investigate Imu’s abilities and ambushed her in Pangea Castle’s underground garden. After Imu escaped his lethal attacks by liquefying into the ground and reappeared, she recognized Yoriichi’s golden wings and concluded that he had obtained Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s Devil Fruit.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi climbed the Red Line at night and approached Mary Geoise in a black cloak.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi entered Pangea Castle undetected, avoiding its guards and surveillance Den Den Mushi.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi stabbed and beheaded Imu, but her head and body liquefied and vanished without blood.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi sensed Imu beneath the garden, escaped as the pavilion was swallowed by the ground, and watched her reappear.
• Imu recognized Yoriichi’s golden wings and accused him of obtaining Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s Devil Fruit.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi attacked Imu in the Holy Land but discovered that her strange, earth-like true body could withstand his strongest techniques, so he withdrew. Imu began repairing a serious wound, only for Yoriichi to return and strike her from behind.

• Imu recognized Yoriichi’s golden wings and attacked him, but he beheaded her with a swift strike.
• Yoriichi blasted the garden with Golden Flames, revealing that the ground itself was a living creature that could produce countless Flesh Whips.
• Yoriichi used Clear Sky to split the ground, but it flowed back together without suffering lasting damage.
• Yoriichi suspected the awakened Nika Fruit might be the only way to harm Imu’s true body and left the garden.
• Imu emerged from the ground and used black flames to repair a wound in her chest, revealing that she was not invincible.
• Yoriichi returned behind Imu and pierced her neck with his wooden staff.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi discovered that Imu could be injured and unleashed a devastating golden-flame attack across Mary Geoise. He escaped to a cave afterward, horrified by the destruction, while the chapter revealed that the Devil Fruit’s divinity was consuming his humanity.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi beheaded Imu, but Imu regenerated with black flames and attacked him with controlled fire arrows.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi countered Imu’s black flames with golden fire, engulfing the garden and injuring Saint Garling and the arriving Gorosei.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi declared that the Celestial Dragons had lost their right to rule and transformed into a growing golden fireball.
• The golden fireball exploded across Mary Geoise, annihilating exposed Celestial Dragons and slaves while a mysterious power protected some residents; the blast also shook the Red Line and was noticed in Sabaody and Marineford.
• The Gorosei and Saint Garling regenerated amid the ruins of Mary Geoise, while Tsugikuni Yoriichi escaped to a cave and collapsed in anguish.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi realized that the divinity within his Devil Fruit was consuming his humanity.