Chapter Summaries

Genzo learned that Natsuya was a wanted criminal with a 100 million Beli bounty, while Nami wrestled with whether to report him to the Marines. Three days later, Colonel Mouse and Arlong formed an alliance and set out for Cocoyasi Village.

• Genzo told Nojiko and Nami that Natsuya had a 100 million Beli bounty, and Nami proposed reporting him to the Marines to obtain a reward or make him fight Arlong.
• Nojiko and Genzo objected to Nami betraying Natsuya, and Nami ran off but stopped to cry without reporting him.
• A suited figure secretly watched Nami from inside the Different Dimension.
• After three days without hearing from Vice Admiral Garp, Colonel Mouse decided to send troops after Natsuya rather than wait.
• Colonel Mouse and Arlong agreed to help each other, gathered their men, and headed for Cocoyasi Village.

Natsuya enjoyed a peaceful stay with Nami and Nojiko until Colonel Mouse arrived with over a hundred Marines to arrest him. Natsuya dodged their bullets, walked through a strange Air Door that swallowed a second barrage, and seized Colonel Mouse by the throat.

• Natsuya shared breakfast with Nami and Nojiko after several days of rest in Cocoyasi Village.
• Genzo rushed to Nami’s house and warned that the Marines had arrived in force, so Nami, Genzo, and Nojiko hurried outside.
• Colonel Mouse recognized Natsuya and ordered him to surrender while the Marines aimed their guns at him.
• Natsuya calmly evaded the first hail of bullets, stunning Nami, the villagers, and the Marines.
• Colonel Mouse ordered another volley, but an Air Door appeared and swallowed the bullets as Natsuya walked through the barrage.
• Natsuya reached Colonel Mouse and grabbed him by the throat, leaving the Marines and Arlong’s men stunned.

Natsuya used the Door-Door Fruit to capture and kill Colonel Mouse, then turned the Marines’ gunfire back on them with his new Spinning Door move. After Arlong withdrew, Natsuya took Nami with him to destroy the Arlong Empire.

• Natsuya used the Different Dimension to cross the Marines’ barrage, capture Colonel Mouse, and kill him.
• Arlong decided not to attack and ordered Kuroobi and the others to withdraw.
• The Marines fired at Natsuya, but his Spinning Door reflected their bullets and left more than half of them dead or wounded.
• Natsuya asked Nami where the Arlong Empire was, and she said she knew.
• Natsuya took Nami’s hand and vanished with her, saying he would take her to destroy the Arlong Empire.

Natsuya brought Nami to the Arlong Empire, where he confronted Arlong and his Fish-Men. Inspired by Natsuya’s words about the Grand Line, Nami asked him to destroy Arlong’s rule, and Arlong summoned a huge creature to attack them.

• Genzo, Nojiko, and the villagers armed themselves and rushed toward the Arlong Empire to help Nami and Natsuya.
• Arlong returned to the Arlong Empire and found Natsuya and Nami waiting inside.
• Arlong and his crew tried to frighten Nami into returning to their side, while Natsuya challenged their sense of superiority and described their low standing on the Grand Line.
• Nami began yearning to see the Grand Line and asked Natsuya to destroy the Arlong Empire.
• Natsuya rose to fight, and Arlong called Hatchan as a gigantic creature leaped from the pool toward him and Nami.

Natsuya protected Nami from Momoo with his Door-Door Fruit, then used the Eight Inner Gates to stop and punch the giant sea beast away. Momoo crashed into the sea, leaving Arlong and the others stunned.

• Arlong sent Momoo crashing down on Natsuya and Nami, but Natsuya used an Air Door to move them out of the way and shielded Nami in the Different Dimension.
• Natsuya closed the Air Door around Nami and faced Arlong and the other fish-men.
• Arlong ordered Momoo to charge and told the others to attack Natsuya with seawater if he used his Devil Fruit power to evade.
• Natsuya stopped Momoo's charge with one hand after activating the Gate of Opening.
• Natsuya opened the Gate of Rest and punched Momoo, sending it flying into the sea more than a hundred meters away.

Natsuya fought Arlong and the Fish-Men, using their thoughts to evade their seawater attacks. He refined his mind-reading technique into a new move called Mirror of Heart Door.

• Natsuya sent Momoo flying with a punch, shocking Arlong, Nami, and the Fish-Men.
• Arlong urged his crew to exploit Natsuya’s seawater weakness, and they launched a barrage of seawater attacks.
• Natsuya used Door-Strike Dog to open the Fish-Men’s Gates of Heart and hear their thoughts.
• Natsuya used Paper Art and the Fish-Men’s thoughts to dodge every seawater attack while assessing the limits of his ability.
• Natsuya developed a glasses-like pair of Air Doors and named the improved technique Mirror of Heart Door.

Natsuya used his Mirror of Heart Door to read his opponents’ thoughts and defeated Arlong’s forces before overpowering Arlong with the Gate of Life. He ended the fight with a Tempest Kick that killed Arlong and split the Arlong Empire building, while Genzo, Nojiko, and Nami witnessed the end of Arlong’s rule.

• Natsuya activated the Mirror of Heart Door and read Arlong and the Fish-Men’s thoughts as he defeated them with his techniques.
• Arlong attacked Natsuya with Shark Gear and Zanfeng, but Natsuya dodged his assaults and let him exhaust himself.
• Natsuya opened the Gate of Life and gained the power to suppress Arlong in a direct fight.
• Genzo, Nojiko, and the others arrived at the Arlong Empire and found its Fish-Men defeated and Arlong being beaten by Natsuya.
• Arlong charged at Natsuya and the arriving villagers, but Natsuya’s Tempest Kick, Zhou Duan, cut Arlong in two and split the Arlong Empire building.

After Natsuya defeated Arlong, Nami left Cocoyasi Village with him to seek a wider world. Garp arrived too late to find Natsuya and decided to wait for him in Loguetown.

• Nami and Nojiko visited Bellemere's grave, and Nami admitted she might become a pirate.
• Nami caught up with Natsuya's departing ship and joined him on his journey toward the Grand Line.
• Genzo, Nojiko, and the villagers watched Natsuya and Nami sail away without revealing anything about Natsuya to Garp.
• Garp learned that Natsuya had defeated Arlong's crew and Colonel Mouse's men, but had already left Cocoyasi Village.
• Garp decided to head to Loguetown and wait for Natsuya there.

Smoker learned that Natsuya had destroyed the Arlong Pirates and a Marine Branch, and ordered Tashigi to watch Loguetown’s entrances as Garp pursued him. Two days later, Natsuya’s crew approached Loguetown with Momoo pulling their ship, while Natsuya seemed eager to face Smoker.

• Smoker captured a group of pirates in Loguetown and received praise from its residents and Marines.
• Tashigi told Smoker that Natsuya had destroyed the Marine Branch in Cocoyasi Village and the Arlong Pirates, then left for parts unknown.
• Tashigi reported that Garp was pursuing Natsuya and might expect him to enter the Grand Line through Loguetown, so Smoker ordered her to guard the town’s entrances.
• After leaving Cocoyasi Village, Natsuya helped Momoo return to the sea, and Momoo followed the crew and became their ship-puller.
• Nami warned Natsuya that Smoker might threaten them as their ship neared Loguetown, and Natsuya smiled at the prospect.

Natsuya and Nami arrived in Loguetown aboard a ship towed by Momoo, then escaped the Marines by using Natsuya’s Door-Door ability. Smoker ordered a search, but two days later Natsuya came to meet him himself.

• Tashigi and the Marines spotted Natsuya’s ship being towed by Momoo and prepared to attack at the dock.
• Natsuya opened a Hell Gate and took Nami away while Momoo pulled the ship from shore.
• Tashigi recognized Natsuya’s Door-Door ability and notified Smoker, who ordered Marines to search Loguetown and report sightings.
• Natsuya explained to Nami that he had conserved his power by waiting to travel and leaving Momoo outside the Different Dimension.
• Two days later, Natsuya went looking for Smoker himself.

Natsuya went to the Loguetown Marine Branch intending to defeat Smoker and take his Smoke-Smoke Fruit for Nami, while also earning Battle Points. He challenged Smoker after effortlessly defeating Tashigi and the Marines, and Smoker began to fight.

• Natsuya decided the Monkey-Monkey Fruit would not suit Nami and planned to give her Smoker's Smoke-Smoke Fruit instead.
• Natsuya appeared at the Marine Branch, leaving Smoker, Tashigi, the Marines, and Nami confused about why he had come.
• Tashigi ordered the Marines to surround Natsuya, and he taunted Smoker about having come to him voluntarily.
• Natsuya used Tempest Kick: Zhou Duan to defeat Tashigi and dozens of Marines in one strike.
• Smoker filled the area with smoke as Nami watched anxiously from the Different Dimension.

Natsuya used his Door-Door Fruit ability and seawater training to withstand Smoker’s attacks and Seastone Jitte, then pinned Smoker with the weapon. Just as Natsuya prepared to open Smoker’s Gate of Heart and take his Smoke-Smoke Fruit, a powerful hand seized his left hand.

• Smoker attacked Natsuya with smoke, but Natsuya opened an Air Door that swallowed the attacks.
• Natsuya’s Tempest Kick cut Smoker apart, but Smoker reformed and fought back with his Seastone Jitte.
• Natsuya continued fighting after repeatedly touching the Jitte because seawater training had made him more resistant to Seastone’s weakening effects.
• Natsuya grabbed Smoker’s Jitte from inside his smoke body and pinned him to the ground, draining his strength.
• Natsuya reached to open Smoker’s Gate of Heart and take his Smoke-Smoke Fruit, but a powerful hand grabbed his left hand.

Garp arrived in Loguetown and stopped Natsuya from taking Smoker’s Smoke-Smoke Fruit, then challenged him to a fight. Natsuya chose to face Garp and opened three of the Eight Inner Gates, leaving both sides poised for battle.

• Garp grabbed Natsuya’s hand before he could take Smoker’s Smoke-Smoke Fruit and flung him away.
• Smoker thanked Garp, who told Natsuya he would be his opponent.
• Smoker warned Garp about Natsuya’s Door-Door Fruit, while Nami urged Natsuya to escape.
• Natsuya decided to test his strength against Garp and opened the Gate of Opening, Gate of Rest, and Gate of Life.
• Natsuya vanished in a thunderous burst as he charged toward Garp.

Natsuya battled Garp, using his speed and Mirror of Heart Door to land one unexpected hit before Garp’s Observation Haki countered him. Garp finally attacked with an Armament Haki-coated punch that shattered Natsuya’s Triple Rashomon and continued toward him.

• Natsuya opened three of the Eight Inner Gates and attacked Garp at tremendous speed, but Garp dodged every blow.
• Natsuya summoned Mirror of Heart Door, read Garp’s thoughts, and curved a punch around Garp’s evasion to hit him once.
• Garp realized the glasses helped Natsuya predict his movements and used Observation Haki to avoid his subsequent attacks.
• Garp predicted Natsuya’s next move and launched an Armament Haki-coated punch.
• Natsuya summoned Triple Rashomon, but Garp’s iron fist shattered all three gates and kept coming toward him.

Natsuya used the Different Dimension and his improved Spinning Door to redirect Garp’s attacks, but Garp adapted and pushed him into a desperate position. Natsuya opened the fourth of the Eight Inner Gates, the Gate of Hurt, to continue the fight.

• Natsuya used the Different Dimension to make Garp’s Iron Fist pass through him, then attacked Garp with Rokushiki techniques that Garp blocked with Armament Haki.
• Natsuya used the Different Dimension and Spinning Door to send Garp’s close-range punch back at him, staggering Garp.
• Garp recognized the potential of Natsuya’s Door-Door Fruit and resumed their battle.
• Garp adapted to Natsuya’s abilities and drove him into a desperate situation.
• Natsuya activated the fourth of the Eight Inner Gates, the Gate of Hurt.

Natsuya opened the Gate of Hurt and briefly overwhelmed Garp, but Garp adapted and knocked him down with a punch. Natsuya escaped with Nami through an Air Door, leaving Garp to conceal his involvement by asking Smoker to report that Natsuya escaped from their hands.

• Natsuya opened the Gate of Hurt, boosting his strength enough to bombard Garp with Rokushiki attacks and force him onto the defensive.
• Garp adjusted to Natsuya's speed, regained the advantage, and sent him flying with a punch.
• Natsuya retreated through an Air Door into the Different Dimension and took Nami with him to escape.
• Garp realized Natsuya had fled and told Smoker to report the escape to Sengoku without mentioning Garp's presence.

After Natsuya escaped Garp and entered the Grand Line, Sengoku learned how dangerous the Door-Door Fruit had become and sought a Shichibukai to deal with him. Natsuya remained unconscious from the backlash of the Eight Inner Gates as Nami and Momoo encountered Dracule Mihawk and the Don Krieg fleet.

• Sengoku learned that Natsuya had escaped Garp and ordered his subordinates to find a nearby Marine Admiral, but they reported that a Shichibukai was close by.
• Natsuya used the Different Dimension to find Momoo and escape into the Grand Line, then fell unconscious from the Eight Inner Gates' backlash and Garp's punch.
• Nami guided the ship through the Grand Line while Natsuya remained unconscious, and Momoo helped her manage the journey.
• Nami spotted the Don Krieg fleet and ordered Momoo to turn away, but Momoo froze when Dracule Mihawk appeared in his coffin-shaped boat.
• The Don Krieg pirates fired cannonballs at Mihawk and Nami's ship, but Mihawk cut down the barrage with a powerful slash, and Nami recognized him as a Shichibukai.

Nami watched Dracule Mihawk destroy the Krieg Pirates, then learned he was searching for Natsuya. Mihawk approached her, and she stumbled into the arms of a handsome stranger.

• Dracule Mihawk split the sea and several pirate ships with his slashes.
• Nami recognized Don Krieg and Gin as former rulers of East Blue.
• Mihawk surrounded and annihilated the Krieg Pirates, killing Don Krieg.
• Mihawk stopped Nami and Momoo from fleeing, then checked a document about Natsuya and asked Nami where he was.
• Nami feared Mihawk was helping the Marines target Natsuya, but she bumped into a handsome stranger as Mihawk approached.

Natsuya woke to find Dracule Mihawk waiting to take him to the Marine Government, and he chose to fight despite his injuries. After dodging Mihawk’s opening slash, Natsuya opened three Inner Gates and charged at him.

• Natsuya woke and Nami explained that Mihawk had destroyed the Krieg Pirates and intended to capture him.
• Nami urged Natsuya to escape, but he placed her inside the Different Dimension and decided to face Mihawk.
• Mihawk praised Natsuya for escaping Garp and launched a powerful slash at him.
• Natsuya dodged the slash with Shave, then opened the Gate of Opening, Gate of Rest, and Gate of Life.
• Natsuya surged forward in his transformed state, declaring that defeating Mihawk was worth boasting about.

Natsuya used his Door-Door Fruit abilities and the first three Inner Gates to find a way around Hawkeye’s Armament Haki. He injured Hawkeye from within, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Natsuya opened the first three of the Eight Inner Gates and attacked Hawkeye with a barrage of Finger Pistols from air doors.
• Hawkeye used Observation Haki to evade the initial attacks, then relied on Armament Haki to block them.
• Natsuya sped up his attacks until Hawkeye could no longer dodge, but Hawkeye’s Armament Haki deflected the Finger Pistols.
• Natsuya opened a door in Hawkeye’s body and stabbed through the gap, wounding him internally before retreating from Hawkeye’s counter slash.
• Nami watched from the Different Dimension as Hawkeye bled, while Natsuya realized he had a chance to defeat him.