Chapter Summaries

Tsugikuni Yoriichi killed Momonosuke and Kurozumi Kanjuro after deciding Momonosuke’s actions made him unworthy to live, then struggled with how casually he had treated human lives. Kozuki Toki learned of her son’s death and ordered the retainers to bring Kozuki Oden back.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi spared Nekomamushi and Inuarashi and told them to ask Kozuki Oden to meet him.
• Momonosuke threw Kurozumi Kanjuro from the flying bird, killing him, and continued fleeing alone.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi caught up with Momonosuke and killed him despite his pleas and threats.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned to the inn and questioned his growing detachment from ordinary human life, though he felt no regret for his choices.
• Nekomamushi and the other retainers brought Momonosuke’s body to Kozuki Toki, who wept and ordered them to summon Kozuki Oden.

After Momonosuke’s death, Kozuki Oden returned to Kuri with the Whitebeard Pirates and reunited with Toki and Hiyori. As Oden grieved over his son, Yoriichi prepared to face him, and Kurozumi Orochi arrived at the daimyo residence with two elderly companions.

• Yoriichi stayed in Boro Town, while the Nine Scabbards guarded the daimyo residence and waited for Oden’s return.
• The Whitebeard Pirates sailed into Hahakō, and Marco and the crew pledged to help Oden avenge Momonosuke and Whitebeard.
• Oden landed and rushed to Kuri without stopping to greet the Nine Scabbards, who followed him toward Boro Town.
• Yoriichi sensed Oden’s arrival and headed back to Boro Town, expecting that a battle would follow.
• Oden reunited with Toki and Hiyori, then wept beside Momonosuke’s body.
• Kurozumi Orochi arrived at the Kuri daimyo residence with an old woman and an old monk.

After returning to Wano Country, Kozuki Oden learned of Momonosuke and Kurozumi Kanjuro’s deaths and accepted Kurozumi Orochi’s offer to help seek revenge. Oden and the Whitebeard Pirates headed for Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s inn, where Oden launched the first attack.

• Kurozumi Orochi arrived at the mourning hall, mourned Momonosuke and Kurozumi Kanjuro, and gained Oden’s trust by promising the Kurozumi Clan’s help.
• The Whitebeard Pirates and the Nine Scabbards attended the funeral, and Oden treated the Kurozumi Clan and Whitebeard Pirates more warmly than his surviving retainers.
• Oden questioned Kin'emon about the clash with Tsugikuni Yoriichi, and Kurozumi Orochi urged him to attack after claiming he had found Yoriichi’s location.
• Oden led his retainers and the Whitebeard Pirates through Boro Town toward Yoriichi’s inn as townspeople fled indoors.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi waited at the inn, and Oden rushed ahead and attacked, shouting that he would avenge his son.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi fought Kozuki Oden after admitting he had killed Momonosuke, while explaining that Momonosuke had abandoned a retainer to save himself. Their battle leveled the surrounding area, and it ended with a Barrier-Barrier Fruit user stopping Yoriichi from seizing Oden.

• Kozuki Oden burst into the inn and attacked Tsugikuni Yoriichi, who blocked his swords while protecting the innkeeper as the building collapsed.
• Oden recognized Yoriichi and demanded to know whether he had killed Momonosuke; Yoriichi admitted it and described how Momonosuke had betrayed a retainer during his escape.
• Oden attacked in rage, and Yoriichi matched his Haki while secretly using golden flames to protect civilians as their fight destroyed the nearby buildings.
• After more than a hundred exchanges, Oden unleashed Oden Two-Sword Style: Great Samurai Soul, but Yoriichi predicted the attack and blocked it with Dawn.
• Yoriichi tried to seize Oden by the throat, but an azure barrier stopped him; he identified an old monk beside Kurozumi Orochi as the likely Barrier-Barrier Fruit user.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi fought off Kozuki Oden’s allies after Kurozumi Orochi urged the Nine Scabbards to attack him. He left the Scabbards alive but badly wounded, then continued battling Oden and the Whitebeard Pirates as they surrounded him.

• Kurozumi Semimaru used the Barrier-Barrier Fruit to block Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s attack, while Kurozumi Orochi urged Kin'emon and the Nine Scabbards to join the fight.
• Kin'emon and the other Nine Scabbards charged Yoriichi, who struck them all with Rain and Dew Share Equally and left them gravely wounded but alive.
• Kozuki Oden attacked Yoriichi to rally the others, and Marco flew to treat the wounded Scabbards as Flower Sword and Diamond Jozu joined the assault.
• Yoriichi blocked Oden’s and Jozu’s attacks, knocked Flower Sword away with a golden flaming fist, and then struck Oden and Jozu as the Whitebeard Pirates surrounded him.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi slaughtered the Whitebeard Pirates surrounding him while avoiding attacks that might harm Wano’s civilians. Marco, Jozu, and Kozuki Oden coordinated their assaults, but Yoriichi’s abilities left Oden’s decisive strike unable to injure him, and the battle remained firmly in Yoriichi’s favor.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi charged into the Whitebeard Pirates and killed dozens of them, holding back from wide-area attacks to protect nearby residents.
• Marco joined the fight, but Yoriichi seized him and repeatedly slammed him into the ground until an unidentified ability user rescued him with a flower that released spores.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi burned away the spores, then Diamond Jozu struck him from behind and knocked him into a crater.
• Kozuki Oden attacked the fallen Yoriichi with Tougen Juppon, and Yoriichi countered by piercing Oden’s chest with his broken blade.
• Kozuki Oden’s twin swords passed through openings formed by Yoriichi’s golden flames, leaving Yoriichi unharmed and revealing that Oden’s attack could not overcome his ability.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi overwhelmed Kozuki Oden and the Whitebeard Pirates in Boro Town, killing tens of thousands and forcing Oden to surrender to protect the survivors. Oden agreed the pirates would not oppose the New Marines, and Yoriichi began asking him about Laugh Tale, the Poneglyphs, and Imu.

• Oden failed to wound Yoriichi and was thrown into the crowd, while Vista ordered the pirates to avoid pointless sacrifices.
• Oden, Marco, Vista, Jozu, and other commanders surrounded Yoriichi, who engulfed the battlefield in Golden Flames and killed most of the pirates there.
• Yoriichi killed the mortally wounded Jozu, and Oden lowered his swords and ordered the fighting to stop despite Vista's objections.
• Oden accepted responsibility for the losses and agreed the Whitebeard Pirates would not oppose the New Marines, asking Yoriichi to leave Wano Country.
• Yoriichi asked Oden about Laugh Tale, the Kozuki Clan's Poneglyph writing, and Imu, and Oden replied that the Great Treasure was a gateway to a future neither of them could open.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi learned from Kozuki Oden that Wano’s records mentioned Imu as Joy Boy’s companion and obtained the Kozuki Clan’s stone-carving tool. He secured Wano Country’s trade and submission to the New Marines, then returned to Whole Cake Island as a triennial recruitment drive was underway.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi questioned Kozuki Oden about Imu and the Poneglyphs, and Oden agreed to translate the relevant records and provide the carving tool.
• Kozuki Oden returned from the battle grieving his dead son and comrades, while Vista took the surviving Whitebeard Pirates to Hahakō.
• The next morning, Kozuki Oden showed Tsugikuni Yoriichi a record identifying Imu as Joy Boy’s companion and gave him a silver chisel used to carve the stone tablets.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi required Kozuki Oden to fit the chisel into a new scabbard and bring Wano Country into the New Marines’ sphere of control through trade.
• After retrieving his sword and scabbard a week later, Tsugikuni Yoriichi left Wano Country and returned to Whole Cake Island, where Zephyr oversaw the recruitment drive.

Zephyr oversaw a plan to recruit three thousand New Marines core members, hoping to counter factional divisions and strengthen the Dove Faction. That night, Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned alive with a new body and greater strength, leaving Zephyr overjoyed and the New Marines’ future worries seemingly eased.

• Zephyr explained to Issho that recruiting three thousand core members would help address the New Marines’ stagnating strength and growing division between the Hawk and Dove Factions.
• Issho lamented Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s absence, while Zephyr insisted the New Marines had to rely on all its members rather than one leader.
• Zephyr’s broken blade of Dawn trembled and released Haki, then Tsugikuni Yoriichi appeared in Zephyr’s office and revealed he had returned after recovering from a dormant state he called Nirvana.
• Zephyr embraced Yoriichi, listened to his account of gaining a new body, and learned that his strength had surpassed what it once was.
• Yoriichi’s Conqueror’s Haki reached across Cake Island, alerting Mihawk and Zoro; Mihawk left to investigate, while Zoro followed and quickly got lost.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi reunited with the New Marines after returning from the dead and revealed that he had destroyed the Holy Land. He proposed consolidating the New World and building a United Kingdom to challenge the World Government, leaving his allies ready to act.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi reunited with Issho, Tensei, Zephyr, and other New Marines, then welcomed Kuzan, Shimotsuki Koushirou, Kuina, and Dracule Mihawk as they arrived.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi explained that his Devil Fruit ability had allowed him to return, though he had not escaped the attack that destroyed the Alabasta Kingdom.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi revealed that he had destroyed the Holy Land and that fewer than one in a hundred of its inhabitants had survived, prompting Ginny and Kuma to celebrate.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi rejected plans to expand into the first half of the Grand Line and instead proposed consolidating the New World and establishing a United Kingdom to oppose the World Government.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi said the New Marines should build a government serving the majority, bring in more member nations, and aid Dragon's Revolutionary Army in the Four Blues.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi proposed uniting the New World under a United Kingdom governed by elected representatives and shared laws, while Zephyr warned that nobles would resist and cling to the World Government. Yoriichi explained his resolve and plans, then the chapter ended with him seeing Roronoa Zoro and thinking the New Marines needed someone new to carry the banner.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi proposed forming a United Kingdom and a United Government, with citizens electing representatives to govern under shared laws.
• Zephyr questioned whether member nations and their nobles would accept a system that threatened their authority, and Kuzan eased the tense discussion.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi said the New Marines stood with ordinary people and could support Dragon's movement while confronting pirates and pursuing reform.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi later discussed his experiences in Wano Country, prompting Koshiro to recall his late father and homeland.
• Roronoa Zoro returned to the Marine Base and sought Mihawk, so Kuina went outside to deal with him while Tsugikuni Yoriichi recognized the grown young man.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi reunited with Zoro and Kuina, tested Zoro’s strength, and encouraged both young swordsmen to pursue their ambitions. He then invited them to lead a team of talented young New Marines on a training voyage beyond the New World.

• Zoro found Kuina outside Zephyr's office and learned that Mihawk and other senior New Marine officers were attending a meeting inside.
• Koshiro called Zoro and Kuina into the office, where Zoro recognized Tsugikuni Yoriichi and challenged him to gauge the gap between them.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi effortlessly blocked Zoro’s Two-Sword Style: Rashomon and encouraged him after the defeat left him shaken.
• Kuina declined Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s invitation to test herself, and he told her to find the conviction to overcome the so-called shackles of gender.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi proposed that Zoro and Kuina lead talented young New Marines on a training voyage through the Four Blues and the first half of the Grand Line.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi sent Kuina and Zoro toward sea training and gave them the famous swords Ama no Habakiri and Enma. Zoro subdued Enma by awakening Conqueror’s Haki, while Kuina learned how a swordsman’s Haki could turn a blade black; the two were told to prepare to sail once the New Marines selected their group.

• Kuina eagerly agreed to train at sea despite Shimotsuki Koushirou warning her of the dangers, and Zoro chose to go after her.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi gave Enma to Zoro as a trial and Ama no Habakiri to Kuina, explaining the blades’ origins and risks.
• Enma drained Zoro’s Haki until Zoro asserted control and awakened Conqueror’s Haki, calming the blade.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi explained that a black blade was transformed through years of a swordsman’s Haki, and Kuina accepted Ama no Habakiri without incident.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Kuina and Zoro to prepare for the voyage, then explained to Zephyr that their rivalry and perseverance would drive them forward.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi organized the New Marines’ Future Star Plan while the organization expanded recruitment and prepared to eliminate pirate forces in the New World. After learning that Marine Headquarters had taken Tom to Iron Wall Fortress, Yoriichi arranged for Kuina and Zoro to rescue him during their training voyage, then discovered Yamato among the candidates.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Zephyr selected Kuina as captain and Zoro as first mate of a fifteen-member training fleet, and began screening young New Marines for the Future Star Plan.
• Zephyr and Issho oversaw recruitment as Tensei gathered intelligence on New World pirates and Mihawk prepared punitive expeditions.
• The New Marines recruited three thousand people, and Kuzan took charge of training them.
• Zephyr told Tsugikuni Yoriichi that Magellan had taken Tom from CP4 agents and delivered him to Vice Admiral Jonathan at Iron Wall Fortress.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi decided Kuina and Zoro should rescue Tom during their voyage, without sending senior New Marine fighters.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi found Yamato, a twenty-two-year-old with the Mythical Zoan Inu Inu no Mi, Okuchi no Makami, on the Future Star candidate list and questioned how she had qualified.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi investigated Yamato’s background and learned she was Beasts Kaido’s daughter, then interviewed her about why she joined the New Marines. Yamato declared that she had chosen her own path and admired Yoriichi, and he accepted her into the Tomorrow’s Star Project.

• Zephyr told Tsugikuni Yoriichi that Yamato was a talented, experienced Marine who had grown up in the Dressrosa Preparatory Class.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi decided to meet Yamato personally and assess her despite his doubts about her origins.
• Yamato told Tsugikuni Yoriichi that she had joined the New Marines because he was her idol.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi asked Yamato about her father, prompting memories of her childhood and the New Marines’ attack on Hachinosu.
• Yamato admitted that Beasts Kaido was her father but insisted that joining the New Marines was her own choice.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi accepted Yamato into the Tomorrow’s Star Project.

Kuina and her crew set sail from Cake Island as the Dawn squad, beginning their independent training voyage. Meanwhile, Tsugikuni Yoriichi led a massive New Marines campaign against Hachinosu Island, where Ochoku had rebuilt a pirate stronghold.

• Shimotsuki Koushirou advised Kuina before she sailed and asked her to bring her grandfather's remains back from Shimotsuki Village if she visited the East Blue.
• Kuina's crew departed Cake Island and named their squad Dawn, with Yamato proposing the name and the others supporting it.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi turned his attention to threats in the New World and chose Hachinosu Island as his first target.
• Kuzan led the New Marines fleet toward Hachinosu while Kuma and Abel commanded supporting forces, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi joined him in disguise.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ordered Kuzan to freeze the sea and prepare the fleet to bombard Hachinosu before landing, declaring that Ochoku had to be eliminated.

The New Marines fleet attacked Hachinosu Island, trapping fleeing pirate ships in ice before Kuzan ordered a devastating bombardment of Rocky Port. After an adjutant reminded him that abducted civilians remained on the island, Kuzan agreed to target key locations first, and he glanced toward Tsugikuni Yoriichi, whose outlook seemed changed since Ohara.

• Pirates at Rocky Port sounded the alarm when they spotted the approaching New Marines fleet, and many fled before Ochoku could rally them.
• Ochoku summoned his remaining officers and resolved to fight Kuzan's fleet, believing he could retreat with his core men if necessary.
• Kuzan froze the sea with Ice Age, trapping the escaping pirate ships and raising ice platforms beneath the New Marines warships.
• Kuzan ordered the fleet to destroy the trapped ships and bombard Rocky Port, whose defenses could not reach the elevated warships.
• An adjutant warned Kuzan that abducted civilians were on Hachinosu, and Kuzan agreed to target key locations before considering a landing.
• Kuzan remembered Tsugikuni Yoriichi stopping Sakazuki at Ohara and noticed that Yoriichi's mindset now seemed different.

The New Marines bombarded Rocky Port and other targets on Hachinosu Island, forcing the pirates to gather around Ochoku as Aramaki led an elite unit ashore. When Ochoku advanced to confront the Marines, Tsugikuni Yoriichi planned to exploit his uncertain spatial ability, while Aramaki eagerly prepared to face the legendary pirate.

• Kuzan ordered the New Marines to bombard Rocky Port and key facilities across Hachinosu Island, while the pirates fled toward Ochoku's residence.
• Kuzan dispatched Aramaki and two hundred elite Marines to occupy Rocky Port and rescue the slaves there.
• Ochoku rallied the pirates and led them toward Rocky Port to attack the New Marines.
• Kuzan spotted Ochoku advancing and ordered the New Marines to move out, while Tsugikuni Yoriichi warned them about Ochoku's space-moving ability and planned to kill him by surprise.
• Aramaki received word that Ochoku was coming, then covered Rocky Port in flowers as he prepared to face the great pirate.

Ochoku’s pirates attacked Aramaki’s fortified New Marines, but Aramaki’s Haki-infused bullets and wood-based abilities devastated them. As Ochoku prepared to face Aramaki’s overwhelming assault, Marshall Teach appeared and used Dark Hole, leaving Ochoku stunned.

• Ochoku led his pirates to the wooden defenses, where Aramaki ordered them to surrender and the New Marines killed nearly a hundred with Haki-infused gunfire.
• Ochoku killed a fleeing pirate, promised a bounty for Marine heads, and drove his men into an assault on the wall.
• Aramaki killed Steed Ritz with a Haki-coated wooden lance, then trapped and drained hundreds of pirates with vines and trees.
• Ochoku escaped Aramaki’s vines as the surviving pirates fled from the advancing forest-like attack.
• Marshall Teach appeared behind Ochoku and unleashed Dark Hole, causing Ochoku to recognize Whitebeard’s son.

Marshall Teach revealed that he had acquired the Dark-Dark Fruit and used it to attack the New Marines and overpower Ochoku. The chapter ended with Teach enveloping the wounded Ochoku in his cloak while both armies watched, unable to intervene.

• Teach unleashed the Dark-Dark Fruit, trapping Ochoku and severing Aramaki’s control over the trees he had created.
• Teach absorbed the trees and rubble, then released them in a devastating attack that shattered the New Marines’ wooden wall and cracked the ice at Rocky Port.
• Teach told Ochoku he intended to take Hachinosu and establish a pirate nation, but Ochoku attacked him with a Conqueror’s Haki slash.
• Teach absorbed Ochoku’s slash and sent it back, severing Ochoku’s arm, then used darkness to break his sword hand and disarm him.
• Teach covered Ochoku with his cloak as the immobilized pirates and cautious New Marines watched.