Recaps

Luffy challenged Smoker in town but struggled to fight him, drawing scorn for his weakness. Smoker revealed that he had witnessed the Pirate King's execution twenty-two years earlier and dismissed Luffy as pathetic.

• Luffy declared that he had to defeat Smoker before continuing and announced his attack out loud.
• Luffy's feet got tangled above him before he could launch his attack, leaving Naruto and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki embarrassed to know him.
• Smoker complained that Luffy was not fighting properly and waited for him to attack.
• Luffy charged slowly, and Smoker said his fists alone were enough to defeat him.
• Smoker said he had watched the Pirate King's execution twenty-two years earlier and mocked Luffy's fighting skills.

Luffy fled from a powerful opponent and went to sleep, while Naruto and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki prepared to look for him. A cloaked man then walked through gunfire unharmed, leaving Naruto fascinated by his ability.

• Luffy launched himself into the sky to escape the fight, landed safely, and went to sleep.
• Naruto and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki decided to go find Luffy, who had a poor sense of direction.
• A hooded man approached as nearby children aimed their guns at him.
• The children collapsed when the guns fired, while the cloaked man remained unharmed.
• Naruto wondered if he could learn the man's ability, but recognized that he was not strong enough yet.

Naruto brought Nami to watch Sanji get challenged by Carmen, a chef who claimed to be the best in the East Blue. Carmen demanded that Sanji face her at the market’s cooking competition that afternoon.

• Naruto took Nami to the crowd so she could see Sanji, hoping his behavior would put her off him.
• Carmen’s men showed Sanji pictures of chefs who had lost to her and declared her the best chef in the East Blue.
• Carmen said she had been searching for Sanji, and her underlings exposed that she had only looked for him for ten days.
• Carmen knocked her two underlings away with a frying pan and challenged Sanji to compete with her at the market that afternoon.

After Carmen defeated a man, Sanji praised her but refused to enter the cooking competition, while Naruto expected him to get involved later. Luffy then ran into two masked men at the dining hall, where a falling money bag prompted him to challenge them.

• Carmen sent a man flying, and he crashed to the ground unconscious.
• Sanji praised Carmen but declined to enter the cooking competition, and Naruto suspected he was only pretending to stay out of it.
• Two masked men complained about being unable to find Luffy and grew angry as they ate.
• Luffy finished his meal and thanked someone for the money bag that fell onto his head.
• Luffy recognized the two masked men, accepted their apparent offer to pay, and said he would finish them off.

Sanji entered a cooking contest to win the Elephant Koi, while Naruto and Nami arrived to watch. As the contest was about to begin, a fat man shuffled onto the main platform.

• Sanji searched the shore for ingredients and learned that the Elephant Koi would go to the winner of a cooking contest.
• Sanji immediately entered the contest and declared that he wanted at least two Elephant Koi.
• Naruto and Nami arrived and praised Sanji for how focused he became when cooking.
• A fat man slowly shuffled onto the main platform.

The contestants gathered for a competition whose prize was the elephant carp, while Sanji flirted with Carmen and was struck with a frying pan. Nami called him back and warned him to stay away, while Sanji defended his actions as gathering information.

• The fat man welcomed the contestants and announced that the winner would take home the elephant carp.
• Several contestants bragged that they would win, and Carmen told Sanji she was glad he had stayed for the competition.
• Sanji rushed over to Carmen and flirted with her, so she struck him across the face with a frying pan.
• Naruto said they would need to prove themselves through their actions, and Nami shouted for Sanji to return before he embarrassed them further.
• Sanji hurried back, but Nami stepped away and warned him to keep his distance as he insisted he had only been gathering information.

Sanji entered the cooking competition to win the Elephant Koi and advanced easily to the finals against Carmen. Their final contest began, leaving the winner undecided.

• The referee explained that contestants would compete one-on-one and advance based on their evaluation scores.
• Sanji said he wanted to win the Elephant Koi, which was important to him.
• Sanji and Carmen both advanced through their matches with ease.
• The referee announced Sanji and Carmen as the finalists competing for the Elephant Koi.
• Carmen tossed carrots with her dagger while Sanji sliced open a fish, and Naruto waited to see who would win.

Sanji won his cooking match against Carmen, who admitted defeat and praised his dish. As the crowd celebrated, Nami sensed that rain was coming, and she and Naruto set off despite Long Nose's doubts.

• Sanji wondered how a fish from the West Blue had reached their sea, then focused on finishing his dish against Carmen.
• The judges tasted Sanji and Carmen's final dishes, but Carmen interrupted the referee to concede defeat.
• Sanji accepted Carmen's praise and playfully offered to challenge her again.
• Naruto joked with Nami about Sanji's smugness as the crowd discussed how to use the fish.
• Nami sensed rain despite the clear sky, and Naruto urged Long Nose to follow her as they set off.

Luffy ended up on the Execution Platform, where a woman carrying a Spiked Club confronted him and recalled that he had once punched her. As the crowd declared her the most beautiful thing on the sea, she rose into the air.

• Sanji scolded Long Nose for doubting Nami and urged him to look after her, while Naruto ran ahead.
• A fierce gust blew Luffy's hat away, and chasing it brought him back to the square and the Execution Platform.
• Luffy celebrated the chaos on the platform, while Smoker grew angry at his arrogance.
• A woman carrying a Spiked Club blocked Luffy and said he was the first man to hit her, recalling his punch to her stomach.
• Naruto asked Kaguya Ōtsutsuki whether they should bring the woman into their world as a helper or servant.
• The woman asked everyone to name the most beautiful thing on the sea, received the crowd's unanimous answer that it was her, and rose into the air.

Alvida bewildered the Marines with her beauty until masked figures intervened and addressed her by name. She struggled to reconcile the scene with her hazy memories as she realized the situation had changed.

• Nami watched as the people around her praised Luffy’s strength and anticipated a fight.
• A squad of Marines ordered Alvida to leave and threatened to arrest her.
• Alvida’s beauty captivated the Marines, but their captain drew his sword and ordered them to seize her.
• Three Marines suddenly fell, and masked figures closed in around Alvida.
• The masked figures apologized for being rough and called her “Beautiful Miss Alvida,” leaving her confused about her memories and the changed situation.

Alvida revealed that the Smooth-Smooth Fruit had transformed her and made attacks slide off her skin. Naruto teased Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and offered to get the fruit for Nami, while Luffy stayed to watch as Alvida prepared to fight.

• Luffy struggled to recognize Alvida and asked how she had changed so much.
• Alvida explained that she ate the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, which made attacks slide off her skin without harming it.
• Naruto asked Kaguya Ōtsutsuki whether she found Alvida attractive, but Kaguya said she was uninterested.
• Naruto offered to take Alvida's fruit for Nami, and Luffy swallowed his retort and kept watching.

Luffy finally remembered Buggy’s name, but called him “Horse Manure” instead, leaving Buggy furious. Naruto laughed at Luffy’s mistake as they watched the clowns below.

• Nami grew flustered while Naruto casually dismissed the matter they had been discussing.
• Naruto suggested they watch the fight that was about to begin.
• Luffy stared at the masked group, then excitedly claimed he had remembered a man’s name.
• Luffy called Buggy “Horse Manure,” and Naruto burst out laughing.
• Buggy angrily corrected Luffy and demanded that he remember his name.
• Luffy watched the clowns below with satisfaction, pleased with himself.

Buggy trapped Luffy beneath a falling stone tablet and prepared to execute him while Nami warned that a powerful storm was bearing down on the island. Naruto realized the island was becoming a battlefield as Smoker deployed his forces to surround the plaza and prevent pirates from escaping.

• Cabaji dropped a huge stone tablet onto Luffy, pinning him in place, and Buggy celebrated the prospect of executing him.
• Nami sensed an abnormal drop in air pressure and warned Naruto that a powerful storm was heading toward the island.
• Naruto worried that Luffy would face several powerful opponents, including the approaching Smoker.
• Smoker ordered his units to the seaside, around the plaza, and within firing range, instructing them to attack any pirates and keep them from leaving the island.
• Nami asked what they should do as the storm and Smoker's plan threatened to make the situation more dangerous.

Naruto refused to rescue Luffy yet, believing Luffy was hiding his strength and would survive the public execution. As Luffy remained pinned on the Execution Platform, Smoker waited for his death before ordering his men to capture Buggy and his crew.

• Naruto said he would wait for Luffy to reveal his strength and insisted Luffy would not die.
• Observers wondered how Luffy had become so weak and lost interest as he appeared close to death.
• A subordinate urged Smoker to act while Luffy was vulnerable, but Smoker told him to wait.
• Smoker ordered his men to surround Buggy and his crew as soon as Luffy was executed.

Buggy prepared to execute Luffy in front of a laughing crowd, while Naruto and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki watched from nearby. Naruto expected the storm clouds to create an opening to save Luffy, though he warned that they might need another plan.

• Buggy gloated that he would execute Luffy himself as the crowd gathered for the spectacle.
• Luffy grinned on the Execution Platform, then shouted for help after realizing that he was the one being executed.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki asked Naruto whether he would intervene and warned that Luffy's death could have serious consequences.
• Naruto said the storm clouds had appeared at a convenient moment and might save Luffy, with luck or another approach as a fallback.
• Buggy watched Luffy with triumph and malice while Naruto suspected that Luffy was in for a rough time.

As a storm batters the ship, Naruto assigns Kaguya to protect it while he and Nami watch. Elsewhere, Buggy’s men expect Luffy to have been defeated, but Luffy remains relaxed on the Execution Platform as Buggy confronts him.

• Nami agreed that the storm was unusually dangerous and warned that the crew could lose their chance to escape.
• Naruto asked Kaguya to protect the ship while he and Nami stayed to keep watch.
• Kaguya complained about being assigned menial work but headed to the side of the ship to handle it.
• A man riding a large lion approached and said Captain Buggy had likely dealt with Luffy, then ordered Luffy’s ship burned to prevent his escape.
• Luffy remained relaxed on the Execution Platform as Buggy looked at him smugly and apologized for what had happened.

Luffy shouted that he would become the Pirate King while tied to the Execution Platform, stunning the crowd. Nami urged Naruto to rescue him and seize the attention of the spectators, and Naruto ran to the highest point to make his move.

• Luffy remained defiant as the executioner demanded his last words.
• Luffy shouted, "I'm going to be the Pirate King!" and the crowd fell silent in shock.
• Nami told Naruto that rescuing Luffy would let him make a powerful impression on the crowd.
• Naruto agreed and ran to the highest point while the spectators watched in confusion.

Naruto summoned lightning from the sky, destroying a building and terrifying everyone who witnessed his power. He left the rest of the fight to others, while the captain and his group remained too frightened to act.

• People below questioned Naruto's decision to climb so high, while Naruto grinned and said he still had to bail Luffy out.
• The captain watched Naruto from a distant rooftop and told his men to stay sharp rather than retreat.
• Naruto used Lightning Release: Lightning Rod, summoning bolts of lightning that struck the ground and collapsed the building ahead.
• The crowd panicked, and some people fell to their knees as the lightning, rubble, and rain overwhelmed them.
• Naruto descended, brushed off his clothes, and said he would leave the rest of the fight to others.
• The captain and his group hesitated in fear, unable to flee despite their trembling legs.

The Marines debated whether to attack Luffy and his companions, trusting that Naruto would stay out of the fight. As they closed in, Luffy charged forward with a smile that reminded the captain of the Pirate King’s final smile, leaving the Marines uncertain whether to continue.

• The Marines feared Naruto’s strength, but their captain ordered them to surround their opponents because he believed Naruto would not interfere.
• Luffy eagerly charged toward the growing crowd, excited by the prospect of a large fight.
• The captain questioned Luffy’s strange smile and compared it to the Pirate King’s smile before his execution twenty-two years earlier.
• A Marine reported that Luffy and the others were likely heading for their ship, where Naruto was guarding them.
• The captain hesitated over the risky plan as the Marines grew tense and Luffy continued charging forward.

Smoker vowed to keep Naruto and his crew on the island despite the wind favoring their escape. Aboard the ship, Kaguya complained about her dull duties, while Nami warned that Smoker might come after them and their voyage could end in disaster.

• Smoker acknowledged that his Marines could not defeat their opponent and swore to stop him from leaving the island.
• Smoker prepared to draw everyone into his Small World, where his side would gain the advantage.
• Kaguya complained to Naruto that guarding the ship was boring and asked for a more challenging job.
• Naruto said the Marines would be easy to send into the Small World and believed they might even welcome it.
• Nami warned the crew that Smoker would likely try to stop them and that they might not escape if he pursued them.

Buggy led his crew toward Luffy at Marine Headquarters, confident they would win, but Smoker and the Marines trapped the pirates with smoke and iron nets. The crew was captured, including a woman whose ability could not protect her from the strange attack.

• Buggy dismissed the Marines as weak and ordered his crew to pursue Luffy, believing their ship was being burned to block their escape.
• Mada brought Buggy the iron-wheeled battle cart, and Buggy prepared to charge ahead.
• Smoker surrounded the pirates with smoke and immobilized them using White Gale.
• The Marines fired iron nets that trapped the immobilized pirates.
• A woman struggled against the nets and wondered why they could touch her skin despite her ability.

Smoker prepared to pursue Buggy's group on his Motorcycle while Naruto and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki watched a man struggle to light matches in the rain. The man sicced his lion on Long Nose, who missed with an egg shot, leaving the group facing an unexplained sense of danger.

• Smoker dismissed Buggy's complaints and ordered someone to bring him his Motorcycle so he could go after the group.
• Naruto asked Kaguya Ōtsutsuki why a man was trying to light matches in the rain, and she explained that he wanted to sneak aboard.
• Long Nose warned the match-lighting man to behave, but the man ordered his lion to attack him.
• Long Nose fired an egg from his slingshot, missed the lion, and watched the projectile land as a sense of danger struck them.

Smoker confronted Luffy on the road and challenged him to a fight before he could reach the Grand Line. Luffy accepted confidently, and the two faced off.

• The lion hurried over and devoured the egg while Naruto complained that the earlier fight had been boring.
• Smoker raced toward the others on his motorcycle, determined not to miss his chance.
• Naruto reached the roadside, where Smoker had parked his motorcycle and confronted Luffy.
• Smoker reminded Luffy that he would not reach the Grand Line unless he beat him.
• Luffy accepted Smoker's challenge and boasted that he could knock him down with one punch.
• Smoker stood his ground as he and Luffy faced off.

Luffy challenged Smoker in Loguetown but could not damage his smoke body and was badly beaten. Naruto considered intervening, but Kaguya Ōtsutsuki argued that Luffy would change with time and that they would soon take the residents away, so neither stepped in.

• Luffy declared that he would defeat Smoker and become Pirate King.
• Smoker used the Smoke-Smoke Fruit to engulf Luffy and threw him to the ground.
• Luffy attacked Smoker with Gum-Gum Gatling, but his punches passed through Smoker's smoke without hurting him.
• Smoker struck Luffy with White Fist, grabbed him, and slammed him into the ground.
• Naruto asked Kaguya Ōtsutsuki whether he should rescue Luffy, but she said intervention would make no difference and they would take the residents away later.
• Naruto and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki chose not to intervene.

Smoker nearly captured Luffy, but Dragon intervened and helped the Straw Hat crew escape Loguetown. Naruto discovered a dangerous fissure beneath the island and decided to use the storm to persuade its residents to leave.

• Smoker defeated Luffy with his smoke powers and Seastone Jitte, while Zoro and the others arrived to rescue their captain.
• Smoker's smoke overwhelmed the crew, but Dragon appeared and used a powerful gale to free Luffy from his grasp.
• Zoro caught the unconscious Luffy, and Smoker ordered the marines to evacuate residents as the storm intensified.
• The Straw Hat crew carried Luffy toward the Going Merry while Naruto and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki watched Dragon's intervention.
• Naruto sensed a huge fissure beneath Loguetown and decided to help relocate its residents before the island collapsed.