Chapter Summaries

Nagato accepted Konoha’s role in protecting humanity, while Konan left to reunite with Uchiha Hikari and the Akatsuki fell apart. Obito and Black Zetsu fled to the Grass Ninja Village, where Jigen appeared and killed Black Zetsu.

• Nagato yielded to Konoha after learning the hidden truths of the Shinobi World and stayed with Orochimaru for experiments.
• Jiraiya sent Konan to find Uchiha Hikari, and Konan left the Hokage Building to meet her.
• Obito and Black Zetsu escaped to the Grass Ninja Village and discussed how they might continue their plans.
• Jigen appeared before Obito and Black Zetsu, and Black Zetsu recognized him as Isshiki Otsutsuki.
• Jigen pierced Black Zetsu with Chakra Black Rods and reduced him to ashes.

Obito joined forces with Isshiki to create Kara and seek a vessel for Isshiki, while the Shinobi World descended further into conflict. Gaara began attending Konoha's ninja academy, where Naruto tried to befriend him but was ignored.

• Isshiki told Obito that the Infinite Tsukuyomi would turn its victims into White Zetsu and offered to help him revive Rin and take revenge.
• Obito left with Isshiki, and they formed Kara to gather strength and find a suitable vessel for Isshiki's revival.
• The daimyo of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth allied against their own ninja villages, plunging both countries toward civil war.
• Gaara arrived for his first day at Konoha's ninja academy as Temari and Kankurō worried that he might lose control.
• Naruto introduced himself to Gaara and tried to connect as a fellow Jinchūriki, but Gaara ignored him and entered the classroom.

Konoha prepared to explore another world to gather intelligence and secure a potential retreat from the Ōtsutsuki threat. The mission was unanimously approved, and Konoha mobilized forces toward the Land of Water as Jiraiya’s team prepared to depart.

• Gaara remained cautious in Konoha, where powerful young ninja such as Haku and Kimimaro made him wary of acting recklessly.
• Konoha continued hunting Obito and Black Zetsu while shifting its plans from unifying the Shinobi World to exploring other worlds.
• Orochimaru asked Konoha’s leaders and Hidden Mist representatives to accept the risks of exploration, and everyone voted in favor.
• Orochimaru assigned Jiraiya, Kisame, Mangetsu Hōzuki, and Shisui Uchiha to the mission and placed Konoha on war readiness.
• Konoha moved ninja toward the Land of Water using the Konohamaru Ship, alarming the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning.

Jiraiya, Shisui, and two others crossed a spatial passage from the Shinobi World to investigate another world while Konoha’s leaders waited behind. They emerged over a vast ocean, where Shisui found that returning with Flying Thunder God would require nearly all his chakra.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Jiraiya a protective jade pendant and healing pills before the mission, and Tsunade urged Jiraiya to return safely.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju objected to Konoha’s rapid expansion and the risks of exploring another world.
• Jiraiya sensed the unstable spatial node and explained that his Rinnegan abilities could open and stabilize or destroy the passage.
• Jiraiya and three others sailed toward the node, opened a passage, and crossed over while the Konohamaru Ship stayed behind.
• Jiraiya and the others emerged in a vast ocean, where Shisui sensed that using Flying Thunder God to return could consume nearly all his chakra.

Jiraiya and his companions explored the new world by sea, found a News Coo carrying newspapers, and obtained books and a map of the nearby waters. They chose to sail toward Water 7 to learn more about the world.

• Shisui left a Flying Thunder God mark beneath the sea before the four set out to search for land.
• After sailing for a day, Jiraiya used Universal Pull to bring a newspaper-carrying News Coo aboard.
• Shisui paid the News Coo with gold and asked it to bring information about the world and a map.
• Jiraiya and the others read the newspapers and wanted posters, learning about the World Government, the Straw Hat Pirates, and the world’s bounty system.
• The News Coo returned with books and a map, and Jiraiya picked Water 7 as their next destination.
• Shisui and the others learned about Devil Fruits and the Celestial Dragons from the books.

Jiraiya and his companions encountered Vice Admiral Garp’s Navy warship while seeking directions to Water 7, and both sides mistook the other for a threat. Their first attacks revealed the fighters’ formidable abilities, leaving Garp warning that Konoha had made the Navy its enemy.

• After leaving Luffy at Water 7, Garp departed by ship and was alerted to an unidentified vessel approaching.
• Jiraiya chose to approach the Navy warship to negotiate, but Kisame charged toward it as the group sought to test this world’s strength.
• Garp sensed three powerful presences with Observation Haki, while Shisui told him they were from Konoha Country and had become lost at sea.
• Jiraiya announced himself as Konoha’s gallant, and Garp attacked with a cannonball using Fist Bone Meteor.
• Shisui countered with Great Dragon Flame Technique, and Garp dispersed the fire dragons with Armament Haki-coated fists.
• Garp warned Jiraiya and his companions that Konoha would become the enemy of the entire world for offending the Navy.

Jiraiya’s group met Garp and his Marines, and the two sides agreed to test their strength on a nearby island. Shisui fought Garp first, but his rapid attacks failed to pierce Garp’s Armament Haki.

• Jiraiya challenged Garp after the Marines reacted to his remark about Garp’s age.
• Garp proposed a match on a nearby island and wagered that Jiraiya’s group would join the Marines if they lost.
• Jiraiya countered that Garp should join Konoha if he lost, then chose Shisui to fight first.
• Shisui introduced himself and attacked Garp with clones, Ninja Crows, and Flying Thunder God techniques.
• Garp blocked Shisui’s repeated strikes with Armament Haki and emerged uninjured.

Shisui tested his strength against Bogart and revealed his enormous Susanoo, which Garp had to counter to save his adjutant. Shisui then used a Flying Thunder God mark to reappear above Garp and Bogart, leaving the Marines facing his sudden attack.

• Garp sent Bogart to test Shisui's swordsmanship, while Kisame objected to Shisui being underestimated.
• Shisui activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and used Susanoo to block Bogart's sword strike.
• Shisui expanded Susanoo into its towering Perfect form, alarming the Marines and forcing Bogart to attack with Armament Haki.
• Garp used Galaxy Impact to blast apart Susanoo's Spiral Sword before it could strike Bogart, but Shisui reforged the weapon with chakra.
• Shisui revealed that he had marked Garp with Flying Thunder God and teleported Susanoo above Garp and Bogart.

Shisui and Garp fought fiercely on Water 7, and Jiraiya decided to capture Garp and take his ship. As Garp called Marine Headquarters for reinforcements, Sengoku was dealing with Blackbeard’s offer to trade Ace for a Shichibukai position.

• Garp clashed with Shisui’s Susanoo, damaging it while suffering serious injuries alongside Bogart.
• News Coos flocked to Water 7 to photograph and broadcast the battle between Garp and the unknown newcomer.
• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and ordered his group to capture Garp and take his ship.
• Shisui’s Sharingan genjutsu briefly affected Garp, but Garp broke free and ordered his soldiers to request reinforcements.
• A Marine called Sengoku, who had just learned that Blackbeard had captured Ace and wanted to trade him for a Shichibukai position.

Kisame, Jiraiya, and their allies overwhelmed Garp’s forces at Water 7, capturing the Marines and defeating Garp and Kuzan. Jiraiya opened a spatial passage and took the prisoners and warship away, while Morgans witnessed the event, setting the world on the brink of turmoil.

• Sengoku learned that Garp had been attacked near Water 7 and sent Aokiji and Kizaru to reinforce him.
• Kisame flooded Water 7 and unleashed sharks, allowing Hozuki Mangetsu to move Garp’s warship while the Marines were captured.
• Bogart attacked Garp under Shisui’s genjutsu, and Garp knocked him unconscious before confronting Jiraiya’s group.
• Kuzan arrived and attacked Jiraiya’s group, but Jiraiya repelled his ice and pulled him and Garp in with Banshō Ten'in.
• Shisui used genjutsu as Jiraiya sealed Garp and Kuzan with Black Rods and Sealing Jutsu.
• Jiraiya opened a spatial passage, and Kisame and Hozuki Mangetsu took the warship and captured Marines through it as Morgans watched the battle.

After Konoha captured Garp and Aokiji, Morgans spread the news worldwide, shocking the Marines and pirates. Sengoku ordered the search for the captives and Konoha while insisting that Ace's execution would proceed.

• Kizaru found the island devastated, killed the remaining pirates, and told Sengoku that the attackers had vanished.
• Sengoku and the Marine officers discussed executing Ace and worried that Garp and Aokiji could not be reached.
• A Marine brought Morgans's newspaper, which reported that Konoha had captured Garp and Aokiji; Sengoku learned that the World Government still demanded Ace's execution.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to summon the Warlords and other officers, search for Garp and Aokiji, and investigate Konoha.
• Morgans spread the report around the world, and Usopp told Luffy that Garp had been captured; Luffy chose to wait for the Marines to act.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha with Garp, Aokiji, and other captives from the Pirate World, while Shisui and Orochimaru arranged to establish a foothold there. Shisui used Kotoamatsukami to change Garp and Aokiji’s loyalties, and the chapter ended with them willingly sharing secrets and agreeing to help Konoha obtain a Shichibukai position.

• Jiraiya brought the ships and captives through the Space-Time Passage to Konoha, where Shisui briefed Orochimaru on the Pirate World.
• Orochimaru ordered the Interrogation Division to question a Navy officer and began plans to build an island near the passage.
• Konoha’s leaders had Garp and Aokiji brought in and removed the seals that prevented them from moving.
• Shisui used Kotoamatsukami to make Garp fond of Konoha and weaken Aokiji’s faith in the Navy’s justice.
• Garp and Aokiji disclosed confidential information about the Navy and World Government, and Garp agreed to discuss Konoha’s request for a Shichibukai position with Sengoku.

Konoha built an island beside the repaired passageway, entered the Pirate World, and used Garp and Aokiji as bargaining chips to seek influence over Water 7 and a Shichibukai position. The World Government accepted Orochimaru’s demands and told Sengoku to focus on executing Ace.

• Konoha’s ninjas built an island in half a day and began constructing facilities as Orochimaru planned to expand from Water 7 while secretly developing Konoha’s strength.
• Jiraiya repaired the passageway using the Rinnegan, and the Konohamaru Ship carried Konoha’s people into the Pirate World.
• Hiruzen sensed abundant spiritual energy in the Pirate World, while Garp, Aokiji, and the Marines remained sealed or trapped in genjutsu.
• Orochimaru answered Sengoku’s call and demanded that the World Government accept Konoha’s influence over Water 7 and grant it a Shichibukai position, offering to release Garp and Aokiji.
• Sengoku reported Orochimaru’s terms to the World Government, which accepted them and ordered Sengoku to concentrate on executing Ace.

Orochimaru secured Konoha’s agreement to seek a Seven Warlords of the Sea position and establish a base near Water 7, while the Marines and World Government remained suspicious of Konoha’s intentions. After returning to the Shinobi World, Konoha shifted its focus to developing the Land of Water as the other great villages struggled to govern their countries.

• Orochimaru agreed that Konoha would defeat a current Seven Warlord of the Sea to claim a position and identified Water 7 as a valuable place to expand Konoha’s influence.
• Konoha returned Garp and Aokiji to the Marines under genjutsu, and they described their capture as a misunderstanding when Sengoku contacted them.
• Sengoku ordered Garp and Aokiji to return, provide intelligence on Konoha, and help restore the Marines’ reputation before Ace’s execution.
• The Konohamaru Ship returned through the spatial passage, and Orochimaru directed Konoha to focus on the Land of Water and its new island.
• Konoha’s policies won support in the Land of Fire and the Land of Water, while A and Onoki struggled to govern after defeating their countries’ daimyo alliances.

Nagato and Konan returned to the Hidden Rain Village, now part of Konoha, and took charge of improving it with Akatsuki. In the Pirate World, Sengoku told Garp that Ace would be publicly executed, leaving Garp questioning the Navy’s justice as Konoha quietly prepared for its next move.

• Nagato and Konan returned to the Hidden Rain Village after Nagato recovered, and Nagato brought Kakuzu and Zabuza Momochi back to serve there.
• Konan reflected that peace remained uncertain, but she and Nagato could focus on making the Land of Rain better under Akatsuki’s rule.
• Sengoku told Garp that Blackbeard had traded Ace to become a Seven Warlord and that the Navy planned to execute Ace publicly.
• Garp accepted Sengoku’s announcement but began doubting the Navy’s justice because it protected the Celestial Dragons and World Government.
• Garp and Aokiji appeared in public after their return while Konoha researched Curse Marks and planned its preparations for the Pirate World.

Konoha developed a new Curse Mark, investigated the laws within Devil Fruits, and prepared to expand its operations in the Pirate World. After two months, its ninja created a new island near the Land of Water and began drawing the Navy’s and pirates’ attention.

• Orochimaru and the Second Hokage developed a Curse Mark that protected Konoha’s secrets and destroyed evidence when its bearer died.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered fragments of laws in Aokiji’s blood, leading Konoha to plan to collect Devil Fruits for research and alchemy.
• Konoha selected ninja to establish an intelligence network, contact Water 7, and send a decapitation squad after Gecko Moria.
• The ninja crossed into the Pirate World, where Jiraiya summoned meteors and Konoha’s forces shaped the ocean into a new island.
• Onigumo spotted Konoha’s island and contacted Marine Headquarters, while several pirate ships headed toward it.

Konoha established Konoha Island in the New World while the Marines monitored its arrival and feared its growing power. With the island taking shape, Konoha prepared to seize Gecko Moria’s Shichibukai position and announce itself during the coming Marineford War.

• Sengoku learned that Konoha had appeared again and ordered Onigumo to monitor it before returning to Marine headquarters.
• The Three-Tails, guided by Kisame’s plans, stabilized Konoha Island and destroyed pirate ships that approached it with Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Konoha named the expanding island Konoha Island and brought civilians from the original village, including Teuchi and Ayame, to help establish it.
• Konoha decided to seek a Shichibukai position by targeting Gecko Moria and planned to use the Marineford War to reveal its ambitions to the world.
• Fugaku and Shisui led the Uchiha decapitation squad against Moria while Jiraiya led another team toward Water 7.

Jiraiya led a Konoha delegation to Water 7 and secured the island’s entry into Konoha’s sphere of influence. Konoha’s flag was raised there, and construction began on a Sea Train connecting Water 7 to Konoha Island.

• Jiraiya arrived in Water 7 with Ino–Shika–Cho and Ibiki Morino while a group of Uchiha set out to target Gecko Moria.
• Jiraiya met Iceburg and told him that the World Government had offered Water 7 to Konoha as a bargaining chip.
• Jiraiya used his presence to pressure the Water 7 leaders, then asked Shikaku to continue the talks.
• Shikaku and Iceburg reached an agreement, bringing Water 7 into Konoha’s sphere of influence.
• Konoha raised its flag over Water 7 and began building a Sea Train to Konoha Island.

The Uchiha tracked down Gecko Moria and defeated him, capturing him and Absalom for Konoha. After Fugaku answered a World Government call summoning Moria to Marine Headquarters, he declared that the Uchiha would take Moria’s place as a Seven Warlord of the Sea, and the caller agreed.

• The Uchiha traveled across the seas, gathering intelligence and locating Gecko Moria’s hiding place.
• Fugaku, Shisui, and the Uchiha attacked Moria at night, using genjutsu and ninjutsu to defeat him.
• The Uchiha captured Moria and Absalom, intending to bring the Devil Fruit users back for Konoha’s research.
• Fugaku answered a World Government call summoning Moria and the other Seven Warlords to Marine Headquarters.
• Fugaku announced that the Uchiha would replace Moria as a Seven Warlord of the Sea, and the caller told them to come to Marine Headquarters.

As the Marineford War approached, the World Government replaced Gecko Moria with Fugaku as a Seven Warlord of the Sea and summoned the Warlords to Marine Headquarters. Shisui reported the situation to Orochimaru, while Konoha sent a delegation to Marine Headquarters and brought Moria and Absalom to Orochimaru’s laboratory.

• The World Government gave the Seven Warlord position to Fugaku, while Shisui returned to Konoha Island and told Orochimaru that the Warlords had been summoned.
• Orochimaru considered the coming Marineford War an opportunity for Konoha as the Marines prepared to execute Ace and draw out Whitebeard.
• Konoha brought Gecko Moria and Absalom through the spacetime tunnel and sent them to Orochimaru’s laboratory for research.
• Fugaku Uchiha, Shisui Uchiha, other Uchiha, Shikaku Nara, and Jiraiya traveled to Marine Headquarters to assess the Marines’ intentions.
• The Marines summoned the remaining Seven Warlords to Marine Headquarters, with Fugaku replacing Gecko Moria and Crocodile already stripped of his title.