Ch. 343Great Virtue: Thunder Bagua! Madara Uchiha Retreats?

Kaido unleashed Great Virtue: Thunder Bagua against Madara Uchiha, shattering the Susanoo’s Chakra blade and forcing Madara to retreat. Kaido taunted Madara after the attack devastated Coral Port.

  • Kaido hurled his empty cup into the sea and leapt into the air as lightning gathered around Hassaikai.
  • Kaido struck Madara’s Semi-Complete Susanoo with Great Virtue: Thunder Bagua.
  • Kaido’s blow shattered the Susanoo’s Chakra blade and damaged its arm armor.
  • Madara abandoned the Susanoo’s core and sprang backward to avoid taking Kaido’s attack head-on.
  • Kaido’s club crashed into Coral Port, creating a massive crater and destroying the remaining docks.
  • Kaido mocked Madara for dodging his full-power blow.

Ch. 344Complete Susanoo manifests-despair! This is Madara Uchiha!

Madara Uchiha unleashed Complete Body Susanoo and defeated Kaido with a devastating slash, leaving the Emperor unconscious in the sea. After declaring his victory, Madara spotted Kizaru watching from above the clouds and challenged him.

  • Madara acknowledged Kaido's physical strength and resolved to fight with his full power.
  • Madara manifested a six-hundred-meter-tall Complete Body Susanoo and formed a massive Tachi.
  • Madara struck with Heavenfall Slash, splitting the clouds and sea as Kaido stood his ground.
  • Heavenfall Slash shattered Kaido's weapon and inflicted a lethal wound, knocking him unconscious and sending him into the sea.
  • Madara declared his supremacy, then spotted Kizaru hidden above the clouds and challenged him.

Ch. 345Madara Uchiha: What Adult Gets Angry with a Child?

Madara defeated Kaido at Coral Port and drove Kizaru into a terrified retreat, then left Kaido’s fate to the sea. Kizaru returned to Marineford and prepared to report what he had witnessed to Sengoku and the Marine high command.

  • Kizaru fled Coral Port at full speed after Madara’s Complete Susanoo overwhelmed him.
  • Madara burned the Beasts Pirates’ warships that had not escaped and returned to the Uchiha Fleet.
  • Chunwu asked Madara why he had not gone underwater to kill the unconscious Kaido, and Madara said he had already won and left Kaido’s survival to fate.
  • Uchiha Kei and the other clansmen gathered as the battle ended, while smoke and flames covered Coral Port.
  • Kizaru raced back to Marineford, where Sengoku demanded that he recount everything he had seen.

Ch. 346Kaido's Defeat

Kizaru reported that Madara Uchiha had defeated Kaido with a single slash, prompting the Marines to order their officers not to provoke the Uchiha Clan. On Whole Cake Island, Charlotte Linlin read the report in shock and recalled sensing the battle’s strange chakra; Kaido remained missing after being swept away unconscious.

  • Kizaru told Sengoku and the other Marines that Madara Uchiha had split the sea with his Complete Susanoo and sent Kaido into the depths, where his fate was unknown.
  • Kizaru assessed Madara as possibly not much weaker than Uchiha Natsu and said Madara had noticed him spying but had not attacked or pursued him.
  • Sengoku ordered Marine officers not to engage or provoke Madara or any member of the Uchiha Clan without headquarters’ highest authorization.
  • Charlotte Linlin received an intelligence report that Madara had gravely wounded Kaido, who had lost consciousness and disappeared in the sea despite the Beasts Pirates’ search.
  • Charlotte Linlin recalled sensing the battle’s strange, tyrannical chakra and initially assuming Uchiha Natsu had acted.

Ch. 347Charlotte Linlin's Fear

Linlin learned that Madara Uchiha had defeated Kaido with one slash and ordered Totto Land to withdraw and avoid all conflict with the Uchiha Clan. At Onigashima, King received the report of Kaido’s defeat and disappearance at sea.

  • Katakuri reported that Madara Uchiha was absent from intelligence records and that his Complete Susanoo had cut a thousand-mile trench through the sea.
  • Linlin reprimanded her intelligence officers and raised the Uchiha Clan’s threat assessment after learning Madara had grievously wounded Kaido.
  • Linlin ordered Totto Land’s fleets to return, its defenses to strengthen, and all members to avoid provoking the Uchiha Clan.
  • King returned to Onigashima with Jack, then received a report that Madara had defeated Kaido and left him missing in the deep sea.

Ch. 348Panic-Stricken King

King ordered Onigashima and Wano Country sealed off after learning Kaido had fallen into the sea and gone missing, then flew to Coral Port to confirm his fate and investigate Madara Uchiha. In Mary Geoise, the Five Elders studied the battle report and found no records of Madara, whose sword strike had overwhelmed Kaido.

  • King ordered Onigashima's communications, exits, and sea routes shut down, with severe punishment for leaks or unauthorized departures.
  • King sent a subordinate to notify Queen to deploy troops across Wano Country, increase patrols, and suppress news of Kaido's disappearance and the battle at Coral Port.
  • King reflected that Wano's samurai could rebel if they learned Kaido was gone, and hurried to Coral Port to determine whether Kaido lived and assess Madara's strength.
  • King left Queen in charge of Onigashima and Wano Country's defenses, then flew toward Coral Port.
  • The Five Elders reviewed the Coral Port battle report and questioned who Madara Uchiha was, since the World Government's records contained no trace of him.

Ch. 349The Panicked Five Elders

The Five Elders assessed Madara Uchiha’s defeat of Kaido and recognized the Uchiha Clan as an organized, long-term threat whose unknown members could be even more dangerous. Morgans received the report and realized Madara’s sudden emergence would shake the world’s balance of power.

  • The Five Elders recalled how Fugaku, Kei, and Madara had emerged as powerful Uchiha fighters while the World Government focused its surveillance on Natsu.
  • Saint Saturn argued that Madara’s strength still required verification but warned that the Uchiha Clan was a cohesive force built for lasting expansion, unlike the Rocks Pirates.
  • The Five Elders feared the next intelligence report might reveal another unknown Uchiha with power they could not understand or resist.
  • Morgans read the top-secret report that Madara had defeated Kaido with a single sword strike and trembled with excitement at the news.

Ch. 350Morgans's Excitement

Morgans celebrated Madara Uchiha’s defeat of Kaido and prepared a front-page story announcing the Uchiha Clan’s rise. When the news reached the Red Force, Shanks recognized Madara’s Complete Susanoo as proof that Natsu was not the clan’s only wielder of that power.

  • Madara Uchiha struck Kaido with his Complete Susanoo and sent him plunging into the sea.
  • Morgans studied the aerial photograph and report, then decided the battle deserved a headline beyond Kaido’s defeat.
  • Morgans drove his subordinates from his office and spent the night designing the front page around Madara’s image and declaration.
  • Morgans framed Madara’s appearance as the start of a new age and the collapse of the old balance of power.
  • Shanks read the newspaper aboard the Red Force and recalled Natsu’s Complete Susanoo at the Summit War.
  • Shanks realized that Madara was a second Uchiha capable of manifesting the Complete Susanoo.

Ch. 351Shanks's Concerns

Shanks worried that Luffy would challenge Madara before he was ready, so he resolved to stop him and buy him time to grow. At Mary Geoise, Imu hesitated to activate Uranus against the Uchiha Clan’s unknown power, leaving both sides facing a potential world-ending stalemate.

  • Shanks and Beckman discussed how dangerous the Uchiha Clan had become and how vulnerable Luffy would be against Natsu or Madara.
  • Shanks resolved to stop Luffy himself if he set out to challenge Madara, and Beckman promised to go with him.
  • At Mary Geoise, the Five Elders reported the battle at Coral Port to Imu beneath the Void Throne.
  • Imu considered using the activation key for Uranus but hesitated because he could not judge the weapon’s limits or whether it could counter the Uchiha Clan’s power.

Ch. 352Imu's Dilemma

Imu recognized Uchiha Natsu as an unknown opponent whose hidden power could threaten even him, and chose not to use Uranus. The two rulers remained locked in a standoff, each waiting for the other to move first.

  • Imu put away the cube containing the power to destroy the world, and the sword-bearing Five Elder realized Natsu’s hidden power had made Imu hesitate.
  • Imu considered the Uchiha Clan’s hold on West Blue and recalled how he had dismissed past rebels and powerful figures as threats he could eventually erase.
  • Imu remembered sensing an unfamiliar danger during his clash with Natsu at the Summit War and retreating rather than risk death.
  • Imu concluded that Natsu was waiting for him to reveal his hand and attack first, while Natsu remained on Origin Island.
  • Imu concealed the cube and accepted that Natsu was an equal player capable of challenging his rule.

Ch. 353An Eight-Hundred-Year-Old Fox Was Indeed Hard to Scheme Against

Uchiha Natsu’s attempt to bait Imu into using Uranus failed when the ancient ruler withdrew its killing intent, leaving Natsu worried about the weapon’s power and his lack of a counter. Madara returned to Origin Island after defeating Kaido, where Izuna greeted him and was told to resolve his Reanimation restraints before going out to fight.

  • Uchiha Natsu sensed Uranus’s deadly pressure fade and lamented that Imu had pulled back.
  • Uchiha Natsu reflected that he had used Madara’s fight with Kaido to provoke Imu into revealing Uranus, but Imu had remained cautious.
  • Uchiha Natsu considered Uranus a world-ending weapon that could kill anyone below the Six Paths level outside Origin Island.
  • Izuna Uchiha met Madara Uchiha at the Origin Island docks and confirmed that he had returned unharmed.
  • Madara Uchiha dismissed Kaido as a tough opponent but no more, while Izuna said he wanted to test his skills next.
  • Madara Uchiha told Izuna to resolve the restraints of his Reanimation body before leaving the island.

Ch. 354Curious Luffy

As the Thousand Sunny sailed toward the New World, Luffy and the Straw Hats learned about the Uchiha Clan’s safe, prosperous waters and decided to visit Origin Island. The chapter then shifted to Baltigo, where the exhausted Uchiha twins complained about spending more than half a year being constantly pursued by Ace’s company.

  • Luffy read about Madara Uchiha and connected him to Natsu and Ace, while Nami scolded him for speaking casually about the powerful man.
  • Nami saw the newspaper’s account of the Uchiha-controlled waters and became eager to trade there, and Sanji agreed that the crew should visit.
  • Robin explained that the Uchiha Clan had expanded methodically and brought order to the West Blue before growing into the New World.
  • Luffy called out to Madara, asking where Natsu was and whether Ace was doing well, as the Thousand Sunny continued toward the New World.
  • Near Baltigo, Yakumi and Yaoyu stood by their speedboat and complained about their exhausting recovery, during which Ace had visited them from dawn until dusk.

Ch. 355Two Weary Brothers: Why Was There Someone So Outrageously Sociable?!

Ace traveled with Yaoyu and Yakumi to Baltigo to find his long-lost brother Sabo, whom he had learned was alive and serving in the Revolutionary Army. The ship reached the island, and Ace prepared for their long-awaited reunion.

  • Natsu’s discovery that Sabo had survived and joined the Revolutionary Army reignited Ace’s desire to reunite with him.
  • Ace persistently persuaded Yaoyu and Yakumi to escort him from Spirit Awakening Island to the Revolutionary Army headquarters.
  • Yaoyu and Yakumi confirmed that the barren island ahead was Baltigo and reminded Ace that they would not interfere in the Revolutionary Army’s affairs.
  • Ace thanked the twins and watched the island, eager to find Sabo as their ship approached the guarded dock.

Ch. 356Dragon's Surprise

The Uchiha vessel arrived at Baltigo, prompting Dragon to put the Revolutionary Army on alert before allowing the visitors to land. Yaoyu, Yakumi, and Ace came ashore, and Dragon greeted them cautiously as Ace searched for someone he had long wanted to see.

  • A Revolutionary Army lookout spotted an Uchiha vessel approaching Baltigo and sounded the alarm.
  • Dragon ordered the soldiers not to intercept the ship, explaining that Ace was aboard and the visitors did not appear to be seeking a fight.
  • Dragon ordered the main gate opened and instructed his forces to remain on alert without acting rashly.
  • Yaoyu, Yakumi, and Ace disembarked from the black vessel and walked onto the shore.
  • Dragon greeted the visitors and let his gaze settle on Ace.

Ch. 357Ace: I'm Here to Find Sabo

Ace reached Baltigo with Yaoyu and Yakumi and told Dragon he had come to find his sworn brother Sabo. Dragon accepted Ace’s memories as proof, explained that Sabo had lost his past, and led Ace into the city to meet him.

  • Dragon asked why Ace had come, and Ace said he wanted to find Sabo, his sworn younger brother.
  • Ace recounted private details about Sabo and their childhood, convincing Dragon that they had been brothers.
  • Dragon confirmed Sabo was in Baltigo and explained that a head injury had erased his memories of Ace, Luffy, and their past.
  • Ace said he would introduce himself to Sabo again even if Sabo did not remember him.
  • Dragon led Ace, Yaoyu, and Yakumi through Baltigo toward the Revolutionary Army’s base as soldiers gathered along the lanes.

Ch. 358Curious Members of the Revolutionary Army

Ace met Dragon at Revolutionary Army headquarters to find his lost brother Sabo, who had no memories of his past. When Sabo arrived, Yaoyu and Yakumi waited outside while Ace watched Sabo’s familiar writing posture, recognizing a childhood habit as their reunion began.

  • Yaoyu and Yakumi calmly counted the Revolutionary Army soldiers watching them as Dragon led them and Ace into the reception room.
  • Dragon told Ace that Sabo was away on a mission and remembered nothing from before the Revolutionary Army rescued him.
  • Ace said that he had come to tell Sabo he had brothers and family, and that Sabo would always be his little brother.
  • Yaoyu and Yakumi left the room to wait outside, predicting that Sabo would cry and someone would give him a handkerchief.
  • Sabo returned and began working on a battle report without turning around, while Ace silently recognized his familiar childhood habit of tilting to one side as he wrote.

Ch. 359Brothers Reunited

Ace reunited with Sabo and restored his memories of their childhood and brotherhood, then promised to take him home. The chapter ended with Izuna Uchiha angrily criticizing Tobirama Senju’s flawed Impure World Reincarnation technique.

  • Ace greeted Sabo, and Sabo’s memories of their childhood and Ace’s apparent death returned.
  • Ace pulled Sabo into an embrace, and Sabo wept as he remembered their promise and the years he had felt someone was missing.
  • Ace promised Sabo he would take him home, and the brothers held each other close.
  • Izuna Uchiha slammed an annotated scroll onto a table in Origin Island’s ninjutsu research laboratory and complained that Tobirama Senju’s Impure World Reincarnation was a careless, unfinished technique.

Ch. 360Izuna Uchiha's Frustration

Izuna Uchiha complained while relentlessly optimizing Tobirama Senju’s Impure World Reincarnation and the Hashirama Cells genetic drug. Natsu then decided to correct Sasuke’s growing arrogance with a practical combat lesson after spotting dangerous flourishes in his training.

  • Izuna Uchiha identified wasted Chakra and flaws in Tobirama Senju’s Impure World Reincarnation, then resumed refining it while grumbling.
  • Caesar Clown and Vallen wondered who Tobirama Senju was, while Natsu watched and chose not to interrupt Izuna Uchiha’s work.
  • Izuna Uchiha improved the jutsu’s stability and Chakra efficiency and increased the Hashirama Cells genetic drug’s extraction efficiency.
  • Natsu recalled that Sasuke had awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and become arrogant after receiving praise from his Clan Academy companions.
  • Natsu watched Sasuke practice at the courtyard Training Ground and noticed his unnecessary, showy movements created a dangerous opening.

Ch. 361When the Skies Cleared and the Rain Stopped, Sasuke Felt Like He Could Do It Again

Natsu corrected Sasuke’s prideful fighting style and began putting him through rigorous basic training. At Revolutionary Army headquarters, Sabo took Ace to his private room so they could talk in private, and the brothers reminisced about their childhood.

  • Sasuke tried to impress Natsu with flashy spins, but Natsu warned that the moves would leave him vulnerable in battle and reminded him that Three Tomoe was only the beginning.
  • Natsu told Sasuke to abandon flashy movements and strengthen his fundamentals, then challenged him to use his strongest Fire Release technique.
  • Sasuke launched Great Fire Extinguishment at Natsu, who calmly dodged it and told him to improve his control before trying again.
  • Sasuke trained with Natsu until nightfall and later told Rin that Natsu was not human, which Rin silently agreed with.
  • Sabo pulled Ace away from the crowded reception room and brought him to his simple private room at Revolutionary Army headquarters.
  • Ace and Sabo joked about their personalities and recalled sharing a cramped bed as children.

Ch. 362Brothers Catch Up

Ace and Sabo discussed Luffy’s coming voyage and the Uchiha Clan, then reaffirmed their bond as brothers. At Revolutionary Army headquarters, Dragon asked Yaoyu and Yakumi to deliver his request for a meeting with Uchiha Natsu, and Yaoyu agreed to pass it along for Ace’s sake.

  • Ace told Sabo that Luffy was training under Rayleigh and would eventually encounter the Uchiha Clan, but would bear them no hostility because they had saved Ace.
  • Sabo observed that Ace had become steadier and more caring, and Ace agreed to keep being his big brother.
  • Dragon told Yaoyu and Yakumi that he wanted to meet Uchiha Natsu to discuss the balance and future of the sea.
  • Yaoyu explained that he could not guarantee Natsu would receive or answer Dragon’s request.
  • Dragon gave Yaoyu his encrypted Den Den Mushi and asked him to relay the request; Yaoyu agreed to deliver it personally for Ace’s sake.
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