Recaps

Ron joined the Rocks Pirates, fought the Marines over the Heavenly Tribute, and gained the Nine-Tails powers after finding a Devil Fruit. After Roger confronted him over the slaves, Ron suspected Ochoku had betrayed him and rushed to find Annika.

• Rocks rejected Ron, so Ron joined the Rocks Pirates and proved himself by fighting Kaido.
• Ron and Kaido teamed up with the Kuja Pirates to ambush a Heavenly Tribute convoy, but the Marines anticipated the attack and split the Rocks Pirates across three routes.
• Ron fought Garp and Sengoku, stole treasure from the Marine warship, and found the Earth-Earth Fruit and Lucia Annika among the prisoners.
• Ron gained Nine-Tails abilities through the Mysterious Roulette and transformed into a colossal fox demon during the battle, forcing the Marines to retreat with heavy losses.
• Ron reunited with Kaido, Whitebeard, and Stussy, then kept Annika as his hostage after helping her escape the warship.
• Roger accused Ron of abandoning the other slaves, and Ron fought Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban until Whitebeard and Kaido arrived to back him.
• Ron suspected Ochoku had informed Roger about the Kuja incident, but learned that Annika had gone out shortly before and hurried to find her.
• Ochoku secretly called Sengoku to demand payment for betraying Annika's location, then hid when Ron approached.

Ron rescued Annika, gained new abilities, and taught Kaido to use the Eight Gates as the Rocks Pirates clashed with the Marines over a legendary Devil Fruit. The arc left Ron, Rocks, and Whitebeard fighting Imu on a shattered island while Golden Lion fled.

• Ron killed Ochoku, found Annika in a cave, and brought her safely back to the ship.
• Ron unlocked Ice Release and the Eight Gates, then chose to remain with the Rocks Pirates after Annika decided to stay with him.
• Ron used the Seventh Gate to fight Roger and Rayleigh, then began teaching Kaido and Annika Ultimate Taijutsu with the Nine-Tails’ chakra.
• Kaido became a full member of the Rocks Pirates after fighting Rocks, then secretly left for Saint Sebastian to claim a legendary Devil Fruit.
• Kaido was caught in Sengoku’s trap, and Ron, Whitebeard, and Rocks arrived as the Marines and God's Knights confronted the Rocks Pirates.
• Ron fought Sengoku and used the Seventh Gate to blast him, but Imu appeared and pursued Ron, Kaido, and Golden Lion.
• Ron brought Golden Lion back to Rocks and Whitebeard, who joined him in attacking Imu as Kaido’s Tailed Beast Bomb shattered the island.
• Ron gave Rocks and Whitebeard chakra cloaks, and Whitebeard drove Imu into a deep crater while Ron faced Imu’s questions about his origins.

Ron escaped Imu with Rocks, Whitebeard, and Kaido, then faced Harald on Elbaf after the World Government demanded that Harald remove Ron from the Rocks Pirates. The battle escalated as the crew joined in, while a parallel scene showed Roger eating the Gum-Gum Fruit.

• Ron destroyed Imu’s shadow and fled the sinking island with Whitebeard, Rocks, and Kaido, while Imu ordered an investigation into Ron and Garp.
• Harald agreed to help the World Government secure Elbaf’s membership by removing Ron from the Rocks Pirates, but Rocks refused and fought Harald when he threatened Ron.
• After Whitebeard warned Ron that Harald wanted him dead, Ron and the others went to face the conflict, and Harald challenged Ron to withstand three moves.
• Ron unleashed a barrage of attacks from his Golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, but Harald dodged the first Tailed Beast Bomb by charging toward Rocks.
• Golden Lion, Linlin, Silver Axe, and Kaido entered the fight, while Harald struck down Golden Lion and Silver Axe and Kaido challenged him before withdrawing.
• Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban found the Gum-Gum Fruit, and Roger ate it despite their warnings that he would lose the ability to swim.
• Rocks called on Whitebeard and Ron to join him against Harald as Kaido and Linlin also prepared to fight.

Ron rescued Linlin’s children, fought Saint Gunko and the Five Elders, and released the Tailed Beasts to help him battle them. Linlin defeated the immortal impostor while Ron’s fight left the island devastated, and she reunited with Ron after the Tailed Beasts mistook her for an enemy.

• Rocks defeated Harald on Elbaf and left him alive, while Loki promised to wait until he could join Rocks and help him become King of the World.
• Shakky and Gloriosa arrived at a harbor where pirates gathered to meet Ron, but Alice described him as a vicious impostor recruiter.
• Rocks trained Ron and Kaido, while the crew dealt with Linlin’s hunger pangs and repaired their damaged ship.
• Linlin told Ron that the Marines had captured her children, and Ron agreed to help rescue them in exchange for Devil Fruits.
• Ron gained Eight-Tails and Sage Mode, then struggled with Linlin’s hunger pangs before reaching Ilrus Island with her.
• Ron met Saint Gunko, rejected her offer, and defeated her after she attacked him, while Linlin freed her children and sent them away.
• The Five Elders pursued Ron, who fought them while Linlin tried to help, then used the system to release Kurama, Gyuki, and Son Gokū.
• The Tailed Beasts and Ron bombarded the Five Elders, flattening much of the island, while Saint Shepherd Ju Peter warned Imu that Ron could summon people from his world.
• Linlin recognized Fake Ron, struck him down despite his regeneration, and told a rescued man that the real Ron had never left the Rocks Pirates.
• After Skeleton Horse vanished, Ron and the Tailed Beasts mistook Linlin for an attacker and bombarded her until Ron recognized her.