Chapter Summaries

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.

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.