Recaps

Naruto destroyed the Ninja World to harvest its Chakra Fruit, while Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki confronted him to protect his divine office. Naruto took the completed fruit as the planet collapsed.

• Toads and snakes attacked Naruto with Senjutsu-powered techniques, but he answered with Shinra Tensei and the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, devastating their forces.
• Gamamaru watched the casualties mount as the God Tree absorbed the scattered natural energy and drained the planet.
• Naruto accused Gamamaru and the other creatures of stealing the planet's power and declared that they would be exterminated.
• Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki appeared and challenged Naruto, who exposed his role as the Ninja World's King of Hell and the Pure Land's dependence on the planet.
• Hagoromo warned Naruto that a divine authority would punish him, but Naruto dismissed the threat and extracted the planet's remaining vitality.
• The Ninja World withered and broke apart, and Naruto caught the golden Chakra Fruit as it descended.

Naruto defeated Isshiki and Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, then opened a portal to move the survivors into the Dragon Vein World. After sending them through, he freed Kaguya Ōtsutsuki from the moon and prepared to make her his companion.

• Naruto swallowed the Chakra Fruit, restored his strength, and captured Isshiki in Daikokuten to preserve him as a future Ten-Tails sacrifice.
• Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki tried to flee, but Naruto stopped him and sealed him inside Daikokuten.
• After sleeping in space, Naruto awoke on the moon and reunited with Little Hanabi, Hinata, Ino, Izumi, Karin, and the others.
• Naruto opened a portal to the Dragon Vein World and sent the survivors through, explaining that time there was frozen while he searched for a way to extend their lifespans.
• Naruto split the moon with Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, released Kaguya Ōtsutsuki from its core, and addressed her as Clan Head Kaguya.

Naruto and Kaguya found a planet suitable for the God Tree and arrived in Wano Country, where their landing destroyed Fujiyama. Naruto left Isshiki with the Ten-Tails and two days to find a vessel, then went to the Flower Capital to book Komurasaki.

• Naruto and Kaguya discovered a vast ocean planet after decades of searching for a world suitable for the God Tree.
• They crashed into Fujiyama, destroying the volcano and alarming Kurozumi Orochi and the people of the Flower Capital.
• Naruto rebuilt Fujiyama with Earth Release and realized the planet was the Pirate World, with Wano Country surrounding the equator.
• Naruto released Isshiki and the Ten-Tails, giving Isshiki two days to find a suitable vessel before becoming its sacrifice.
• Isshiki spotted the flying serpent Kaido and hoped to take over its powerful body.
• Naruto and Kaguya traveled to the Flower Capital, where Naruto asked to book the courtesan Komurasaki.

Naruto massacred the men in the brothel and buried Flower Capital beneath summoned gold while Hiyori’s act failed to fool him. When Kyoshiro tried to protect her by invoking Kaido, the Ten-Tails blasted Kaido from the sky, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki offered the wounded emperor godlike power.

• Naruto bound and crushed a guard with Gold Sand, then killed the fleeing patrons and ordered the women to remove their pleasure robes.
• Hiyori pretended to seek Naruto’s help escaping Orochi, but Naruto saw through her and summoned all the gold in Flower Capital to cover the city.
• Kyoshiro attacked the brothel to rescue Hiyori, but Kaguya Ōtsutsuki blocked his sword with her hair.
• Kyoshiro warned Naruto that Kaido stood behind Orochi, as Kaido arrived in dragon form and the Ten-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at him.
• Kaido charged into the blast and was badly wounded, while Naruto watched and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki offered Kaido the power of a god.

Naruto took Hiyori away through Yomotsu Hirasaka while Isshiki fought Kaido and tried to make him a vessel. Naruto had the Ten-Tails swallow Isshiki, protected the God Tree with the Six Red Yang Formation, and left with Kaguya to explore the world while the tree gathered energy.

• Naruto defeated Denjiro, seized Hiyori, and entered Yomotsu Hirasaka with Kaguya after telling Kyoshiro he would kill Kaido later.
• Kyoshiro accepted Hiyori's capture and urged her to serve Naruto for Wano Country's future.
• Isshiki and the Ten-Tails beat Kaido, and Isshiki began transferring Ōtsutsuki power into him.
• Naruto made the Ten-Tails swallow Isshiki, then protected the God Tree with the Six Red Yang Formation.
• Naruto opened Yomotsu Hirasaka and left with Kaguya while the God Tree gathered natural energy.

Naruto brought Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and Hiyori to the East Blue, where Nami returned to Arlong Park and endured the fish-men’s taunts. Naruto then used two fish-men to revive Bellemere, leaving her bewildered as he claimed he had returned from the underworld to marry her.

• Arlong dismissed Kuroobi’s concern about Nami and boasted that Cocoyasi Village kept her under his control.
• Nami returned to Arlong Park with a boat and stolen treasure, and Arlong and the fish-men mocked her while she concealed her anger.
• Naruto led Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and Hiyori to Bellemere’s grave and dragged two fish-men to him through Yomotsu Hirasaka.
• Naruto transformed one fish-man into Bellemere and used Madara’s retired Rinnegan to make the other perform the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
• Bellemere awakened, and Naruto told her he had returned from the underworld to marry her.

Naruto brought Bellemere back to life and took her to Arlong Park to reunite with Nami. When Arlong refused to honor his promise to sell Nami the village for a hundred million Beli, Naruto seized him as the Fish-Men attacked.

• Bellemere learned that Nami had joined the Arlong Pirates to buy back Cocoyasi Village, and Naruto told her the villagers were waiting for Nami to escape.
• Naruto took Bellemere to Arlong Park, where she reunited with Nami and confronted Arlong about how he had treated her.
• Naruto revealed piles of treasure, but Arlong repeatedly claimed it was not enough, exposing his promise to Nami as a lie.
• Nami accused Arlong of deceiving her, and Naruto appeared before him and immobilized him by the jaw.
• Kuroobi, Chew, Hatchan, and the other Fish-Men charged at Naruto as Nami shouted a warning.

Naruto destroyed Arlong Park, killed Arlong, and crushed his soul while Nami and Bellemere watched. After Nami questioned his demand for payment, Usopp, Johnny, and the bandaged Zoro arrived at the ruined park, unaware that the Fish-Men were already gone.

• Naruto impaled the Fish-Men at Arlong Park with Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs.
• Naruto burned Arlong alive, then seized and crushed his soul after his body turned to ash.
• Bellemere shielded Nami from the violence, but Nami watched with excitement as Arlong died.
• Naruto turned to Nami and Bellemere and asked to discuss his payment.
• Usopp, Johnny, and Zoro reached Arlong Park and found no Fish-Men; Zoro declared they should fight their way in, and two hammers struck him from behind.

Usopp and Johnny returned to Cocoyasi Village to find the villagers celebrating Arlong Park’s destruction and Bellemere’s resurrection, which they attributed to Naruto as a god. Naruto appeared, healed Zoro’s wounds, and ended the chapter with Usopp and Johnny preparing to strike him with iron hammers.

• Usopp and Johnny sailed to Cocoyasi Village while leaving the injured Zoro tied up, despite his demands to be released.
• Usopp and Johnny found the villagers celebrating Arlong Park’s destruction and learned that Bellemere had returned to life, leading them to believe a god had appeared.
• Usopp decided to leave rather than face the god, while Zoro angrily insisted that they untie him.
• Naruto sensed Usopp, Johnny, and Zoro, appeared behind them, and frightened Usopp into dropping to his knees.
• Naruto used the Mystical Palm Technique and Yang Release Chakra to heal Zoro’s wounds.
• Zoro realized Naruto was treating him, then noticed Usopp and Johnny aiming iron hammers at the back of Naruto’s head.

Naruto took Usopp to Syrup Village and used Kuro and Jango as sacrifices to revive Usopp’s mother, Banchina. After seeing the resurrection, Zoro asked Naruto to bring Kuina back and agreed to provide a sacrifice.

• Naruto opened a Yomotsu Hirasaka to take Usopp and Zoro to Syrup Village, where Usopp learned Naruto could revive the dead.
• Naruto brought Kuro and Jango to Banchina’s grave and used Jango to perform the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• Naruto used Kuro’s life force with the Outer Path technique to restore Banchina to life, and Usopp tearfully reunited with his mother.
• Naruto revealed that he knew Zoro wanted Kuina revived, and Zoro asked him to do it.
• Naruto said Zoro had to prepare a sacrifice, and Zoro agreed while considering whose life to trade.

Naruto reunited with Zoro, Usopp, and Johnny in Cocoyasi Village, where he challenged Usopp’s hopes about pirates and Yasopp. After Luffy and the others crashed ashore while searching for Nami, Naruto invaded Luffy’s mental space and discovered a will inside his Devil Fruit, identifying Luffy as a Jinchuriki.

• Naruto told Usopp that his mother and Kaya were safe in Dragon Vein Space, then criticized him for idealizing pirates and waiting for Yasopp.
• Zoro acknowledged that pirates could be brutal but defended Luffy as different and dependable when it mattered.
• A sea cow dragged Luffy’s ship into the ruins, and Luffy, Sanji, and Joseph crawled out injured.
• Zoro told Luffy that Naruto was a god and Nami’s husband, prompting Sanji to confront Naruto.
• Naruto used the Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan to enter Luffy’s mental space and discovered a will within the Nika-form Devil Fruit.

After helping defeat Arlong, Naruto speculated that Devil Fruits were fragments of the God Tree’s Chakra and imagined a hidden history linking the Ōtsutsuki Clan, Joy Boy, Imu, and the World Government. He then spotted Colonel Mouse’s warship and remembered that one corrupt Marine still remained.

• Naruto concluded that Devil Fruits resembled Tailed Beasts because both contained wills and Chakra.
• Luffy hurried toward Cocoyasi Village after Naruto announced that a celebratory banquet was underway.
• Naruto imagined that the Ōtsutsuki Clan had planted a God Tree in the Pirate World and that Joy Boy had led a rebellion against them.
• Naruto speculated that Joy Boy had left Pluton, the Poneglyphs, and other safeguards to prevent Imu’s government from becoming another Divine Kingdom.
• Naruto noticed the number 16 on the warship and remembered that Colonel Mouse was still there.

Colonel Nezumi arrived in Cocoyasi Village, shot A-Qiang, and threatened the villagers while claiming Nami's treasure. Usopp attacked him and claimed responsibility for defeating Arlong, as Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Naruto watched.

• Colonel Nezumi found the villagers celebrating and ordered his Marines to stop the banquet.
• Colonel Nezumi shot A-Qiang when the villagers ignored him, and Genzo confronted him.
• Colonel Nezumi claimed he had defeated Arlong and accused Nami of hiding a hundred million Beli.
• Colonel Nezumi ordered the Marines to aim their guns at the villagers, while Luffy said he would act if asked.
• Usopp struck Colonel Nezumi with a Firebird Star and claimed he had defeated Arlong.

Luffy and his crew defeated Colonel Nezumi’s marines, but Naruto warned the villagers that the marines might retaliate and let them decide how to deal with the threat. After the villagers killed the helpless marines, Naruto proposed moving Cocoyasi Village into his Divine Domain.

• Luffy shielded the villagers from gunfire and bounced the bullets back at the marines, while Zoro and Sanji defeated the rest of the squad.
• Colonel Nezumi fled, then threatened to report Luffy and his crew to Marine Headquarters and put a bounty on them.
• Naruto used gravity to crush the marines and told the villagers they could not be allowed to return to the marine base alive.
• The villagers attacked and killed the incapacitated marines as Luffy watched without stopping them.
• Nami, Bellemere, and Nojiko arrived, and Naruto suggested moving the villagers into his Divine Domain to protect them from the World Government.

Naruto convinced Nami to trust him, then proved his Dragon Vein World could take in the local residents and continued following Luffy’s crew. He secretly planned to use the crew’s battles to gather more people and eventually absorb Luffy into his world, and the group reached a large city that Naruto saw as his next opportunity.

• Nami chose to trust Naruto despite Luffy and Sanji’s warnings.
• Naruto transported the nearby residents into the Dragon Vein World, stunning Nami and proving his ability was real.
• Naruto insisted on following Luffy, and Sanji agreed after Naruto suggested it would bring him closer to Nami.
• Kaguya questioned Naruto about his plan, and he admitted he would absorb Luffy when he was near his limit while gathering residents along the way.
• After half a day of travel, Naruto and the others reached a large city, whose population excited Naruto as a potential addition to the Dragon Vein World.

Luffy collapsed an attic while looking for a sea chart, then continued traveling with Naruto and the crew. After Luffy celebrated receiving a thirty-million-Beli bounty, Iron Fist Fullbody decided to capture him to regain his lost position, though he did not know where Luffy was.

• Luffy kicked down a wall and its sea chart, causing the attic to collapse before Naruto pulled him away from the confrontation.
• Naruto, Nami, Luffy, and the others returned to their ship and continued their journey.
• Naruto warned Sanji not to pursue Nami, while Luffy suggested teaming up with Sanji against Naruto.
• Luffy saw his thirty-million-Beli bounty in the newspaper and trusted Naruto to protect the crew from bounty hunters.
• Iron Fist Fullbody recognized Luffy's wanted poster, gathered his subordinates, and set out to capture him, but did not know where to find him.

Naruto and Luffy fought off Fullbody’s crew, while Hawkeye arrived at the red-haired man’s island with news about the bounties. Afterward, the Straw Hats prepared to enter the Grand Line through Reverse Mountain, and Luffy eagerly chose to face the danger head-on.

• Fullbody caught up with Luffy’s ship and ordered his men to fire their cannons, but Naruto absorbed the cannonballs and launched them back at the Marines.
• Fullbody led his men in a physical attack, but Luffy knocked him away, the Marines were beaten, and Sanji frightened Fullbody off with his frying pan.
• Hawkeye reached the red-haired man’s island and told him the bounties had been issued; the two celebrated over drinks as they discussed Luffy.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki asked Nami to let them leave the ship, and Nami explained that they were approaching the Grand Line and would enter through Reverse Mountain.
• Luffy said they should cross Reverse Mountain directly, welcoming the danger, while Naruto lamented their eventful voyage.

Luffy and the others chose to head for Loguetown, where Roger was born and died, while Naruto and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki discussed Luffy’s courage. As the crew sailed on, Buggy finished a dugout canoe and vowed to reunite his crew and settle his score with Luffy.

• Nami pointed out Loguetown on the map and told Luffy it was Roger’s birthplace; Luffy eagerly agreed to visit.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki compared Luffy’s fearlessness to Naruto’s, and Naruto dismissed Luffy as too weak to compare with him.
• The crew continued sailing toward Loguetown at full speed and enjoyed a lively meal aboard the ship.
• Buggy finished building a dugout canoe and declared that he would gather his crew and get revenge on Luffy.

Buggy reached the next island only to be tasted and spat out by a giant blue bird. Meanwhile, Luffy’s crew arrived at a bustling town, where the others hurried off to shop and Sanji ran ahead to find women.

• Buggy struggled to the next island in his boat, covered in piranhas and exhausted.
• A giant blue bird caught Buggy, tasted him, and spat him out, prompting him to angrily complain that he was unpalatable.
• Luffy asked Sanji whether something had rushed past the ship, while Naruto scolded Luffy for making a fuss.
• Luffy’s crew arrived at a lively town where pirates preparing to enter the Grand Line had gathered.
• The long-nosed man and Sanji announced they would buy supplies, and Sanji sprinted ahead to look for women.

Naruto and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki wandered through town as news reached Smoker that Luffy had arrived with a thirty-million bounty. Naruto became interested in Smoker after seeing him compensate a little girl for her spilled ice cream, leaving Naruto still hoping for a chance to fight him.

• Nami left to pick out clothes, while Sanji had already disappeared.
• Naruto and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki decided to wander around and stay cautious in town.
• A man learned that Luffy had arrived and declared he would wipe out the pirates.
• Smoker gave a little girl money for a five-layer ice cream after she spilled hers on his trousers.
• Naruto told Kaguya Ōtsutsuki that Smoker seemed interesting, though he still wanted to spar with him.

Naruto and Kaguya watched as Smoker confronted the strangers he believed had trespassed in his jurisdiction. Luffy then appeared and told Smoker he wanted to see the execution platform where the Pirate King died, leaving Smoker suspicious of him.

• Smoker bound the people he mistook for Luffy and declared that the real Luffy would soon appear.
• Naruto praised Smoker while watching to see what would happen next.
• Luffy approached Smoker and asked how to reach the execution platform.
• Luffy explained that he had just arrived in town and wanted to see where the Pirate King died.
• Smoker studied Luffy doubtfully as Naruto realized Luffy was drawing attention to himself.

Luffy searched for the execution platform and stumbled into a shopkeeper’s tale about a pirate known as the Giant Killer. Naruto and Kaguya left him to continue on, while Smoker watched Luffy without revealing that he had recognized him.

• Smoker told Luffy to follow the drifting smoke, and Luffy ran off toward the execution platform.
• Kaguya asked Naruto whether Smoker had seen through Luffy’s identity, and Naruto said Smoker had recognized him but was holding back.
• Naruto and Kaguya left, with Naruto deciding to let Luffy face Smoker first and step in only if needed.
• Luffy got lost and entered a shop marked with Roger’s name, where an old hag told him to leave.
• Luffy asked the old hag about the execution platform and admired a skull on her table.
• The old hag told Luffy how Roger had defeated the Giant Killer in a single strike, and Luffy excitedly declared his admiration.

Luffy declared that he would sail to the Grand Line and become Pirate King, prompting an old woman to toast him with milk. After Luffy left, Smoker drank in the shop and remembered Roger, while Naruto confronted him and demanded that he treat Luffy fairly.

• The old woman told Luffy that Roger had sailed into the Grand Line without fear, and Luffy said he wanted to become Pirate King.
• The old woman served Luffy two glasses of milk and toasted his future before he left to find the execution platform.
• Smoker entered the shop after Luffy left, demanded liquor, and drank several bottles while recalling that Roger had sat there.
• Naruto entered and told Smoker to respect Luffy and fight him fairly.
• Smoker demanded to know who Naruto was and threatened to beat him up.

Naruto confronted Smoker in the shop and demonstrated his strength before leaving to watch Luffy face him. Smoker recovered from the beating with even greater interest in Naruto.

• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki teased Naruto about Smoker wanting to give him a boost, and Naruto rushed Smoker from behind with a Rasengan.
• Naruto struck Smoker into a wall, but Smoker recovered and challenged him to show his full strength.
• Naruto created Shadow Clones, whose attacks overwhelmed Smoker before Naruto dispersed them.
• Naruto said he had taught Smoker a lesson and left, while Smoker watched him with growing excitement.
• Naruto told Kaguya Ōtsutsuki he wanted to see Luffy fight Smoker, then left the shop with her.

Naruto and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki discussed Roger’s long-lost body while Naruto anticipated Smoker confronting Luffy. In Loguetown, Smoker challenged Luffy to defeat him before pursuing his dream of becoming Pirate King.

• Naruto said Roger had been dead too long for his body to be found easily, though he could revive him if he found it.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki warned Naruto not to act recklessly and worried that he would get into trouble.
• Naruto predicted that Smoker would soon find Luffy and said he looked forward to watching what happened.
• Luffy climbed a utility pole to look around as Smoker arrived and identified himself as the Marine captain responsible for Loguetown.
• Smoker told Luffy he was there to arrest him, but Luffy refused and declared that he would become Pirate King.
• Smoker said Luffy would have to defeat him before he could pursue that goal.