Chapter Summaries

Barn and Dragon uncovered Zephyr’s Primordial Stones plan and prepared to gather the stones for the revolution, while Barn judged himself too weak to ensure success. After Thatch was murdered and Teach fled, Barn joined Ace in setting out to bring Teach back.

• Barn and Dragon tracked down Ain and the NEO Marines, and Ain died without revealing Zephyr’s secret.
• Barn and Dragon discovered Zephyr’s plan involving the Primordial Stones, and Barn ordered the Revolutionary Army and FFF Guild to find and protect them.
• Barn spent time aboard Whitebeard’s ship and reunited with Ace, who now accepted Roger as his father and respected Whitebeard.
• Barn learned that Thatch had been killed and Teach had fled, and Ace asked Whitebeard for permission to pursue him.
• Barn told Ace he would go with him to bring Teach back.

Ace and Barn traveled to Alabasta to look for Luffy, and Ace ran into Smoker while asking about his brother. Luffy arrived by crashing into Smoker, and Ace recognized him.

• Ace admitted he did not know where to find Teach, so Barn suggested they go to Alabasta to see Luffy.
• Ace and Barn reached Alabasta, and Ace left Barn on the shore while he went into town to ask about Luffy.
• Ace asked a restaurant owner whether Luffy had been there, but Smoker confronted him and demanded that he surrender.
• Luffy crashed through the restaurant doorway into Smoker, sending him and Ace through the wall.
• Ace went to confront the culprit and recognized Luffy.

Ace reunited with Luffy in Alabasta after Smoker pursued the Straw Hat captain through town. After meeting Luffy’s crew, Ace invited Luffy and his friends to join the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Ace recognized Luffy while Smoker pinned him down, but Luffy fled as soon as he saw Smoker and Ace chased after him.
• Smoker ordered Tashigi to gather the Marines, and Luffy’s escape led the Marines to Zoro and the rest of the Straw Hat crew.
• Smoker attacked Luffy, but Ace intervened with his fire powers and told Luffy to escape while he held Smoker off.
• Luffy introduced Ace as his older brother and told his crew that Ace was a pirate pursuing the One Piece.
• Ace caught up with Luffy’s crew, greeted them, and invited Luffy and his friends to join the Whitebeard Pirates.

Ace visited Luffy, gave him Vivre Cards, and left to hunt Blackbeard. Luffy and his crew reached the Eruba Oasis, where they found Master Barn surrounded by Kung Fu Dugongs.

• Ace told Luffy that he would help Whitebeard become Pirate King, and Luffy accepted that they might fight someday.
• Ace gave Luffy Vivre Cards for himself and Master Barn, then left to pursue Blackbeard for killing a Whitebeard Pirates crewmate.
• Luffy and his companions arrived at the Eruba Oasis, where Vivi explained that Yuba was still half a day's walk away.
• Usopp challenged a Kung Fu Dugong and was beaten, while Luffy defeated others and gained them as disciples.
• Luffy spotted a white-haired man among a crowd of Kung Fu Dugongs and recognized him as Master Barn.

Luffy reunited with his youthful-looking master Barn in the desert and introduced him to the Straw Hats. The reunion took a tense turn when Zoro recognized Barn as the legendary powerhouse Asura.

• Barn reunited with Luffy and gave his water to revive Fitz, whose antics amused Nami, Vivi, and the others.
• Barn explained that he had come with Ace to do a friend a favor, then asked Luffy to help deal with the Kung Fu Dugongs surrounding him.
• The crew used food to persuade the Dugongs to leave, and Barn introduced himself as Luffy and Ace's former master.
• Barn said he was in his fifties and revealed that he looked young because he was a Life Fruit user who did not age.
• Zoro drew his sword and identified Barn as the legendary powerhouse Asura.

Zoro challenged Barn Bashut to a duel, but Barn effortlessly stopped his attacks and overwhelmed him with Conqueror's Haki. Zoro admitted defeat, and Barn left him with words of encouragement before turning away.

• Zoro recognized Barn Bashut as a legendary blind swordsman and challenged him to a duel despite Usopp's warning.
• Zoro drew three swords and attacked, but Barn blocked them with one finger coated in Armament Haki and forced him back with a flick.
• Zoro used Three-Sword Style: Rashomon, but Barn's Wave Explosion sent him flying, and Barn's slash narrowly passed his scalp.
• Zoro charged again with Three-Sword Style Secret Technique: Three Thousand Worlds, but Barn's Conqueror's Haki stopped him and left him unable to continue.
• Zoro collapsed and admitted defeat, and Barn told him he had the heart of the strong and that he would be waiting at the top of the world.

Barn traveled with Luffy and the others toward Yuba, where Vivi hoped to find the Rebel Army and save her country. A sandstorm buried the city’s oasis, and an old man told them the Rebel Army was no longer there.

• Barn defeated Zoro with his Conqueror’s Haki, then told Vivi to trust Luffy rather than asking him to save her country.
• Barn joined Luffy and the others on their journey to Yuba, and Vivi spotted a sandstorm approaching the city.
• The sandstorm buried Yuba’s oasis beneath the desert sand, leaving the city desolate and its travelers thirsty.
• Vivi asked an old man about the Rebel Army, but he angrily threw objects at the group before telling them the army was gone.

Barn entered Rain Dinners and joined Baroque Works’ officers as they awaited their boss. Crocodile revealed himself as their leader, while Barn remained in Crocodile’s seat and challenged his claim to it.

• Barn used Mind’s Eye to locate green figures beneath Rain Dinners and followed an attendant to the basement.
• Miss Doublefinger, Mr. 4, and Miss Merry Christmas argued with Mr. 2 while they waited for the meeting to begin.
• Barn arrived and sat in Crocodile’s chair, but Miss All Sunday said she did not know who he was.
• Miss All Sunday explained that they were in Rain Dinners and prepared to introduce the boss whose orders she had delivered.
• Crocodile appeared and revealed himself as Baroque Works’ boss, unsettling the officers.
• Crocodile told Barn the seat was his, and Barn questioned whether Crocodile could be sure.

Barn confronted Crocodile at a Baroque Works meeting, and Crocodile revealed that his plan to seize Alabasta centered on finding Pluton and carrying out the Utopia Project. Barn refused Crocodile’s offer to join and began addressing the other members about another choice.

• Crocodile attacked Barn with Desert Spada, but Barn blocked it with First-Generation Onikiri.
• Crocodile acknowledged Barn’s strength, moved to a seat opposite him, and silenced Mr. 1 when he questioned whether Barn was their boss.
• Crocodile told the Baroque Works members that he wanted military power and revealed his goal of finding Pluton and taking over Alabasta.
• Crocodile handed out final assignments and announced the Utopia Project, which would make Alabasta Baroque Works’ utopia.
• Barn rejected Crocodile’s offer to recruit him and told the Baroque Works members they had another choice.

Barn offered Crocodile’s Baroque Works agents the choice to join him and revealed that he was the pirate known as Asura. Crocodile attacked, then fled into the desert to fight on his home ground, where Barn prepared to challenge his confidence in his Devil Fruit training.

• Barn offered Miss All Sunday and the others the choice to abandon Crocodile’s plan and come with him, prompting Crocodile to attack with Desert Spada.
• Barn stopped Crocodile’s attack, revealed his name as Barn Bashut and his epithet as Asura, and asked the others to join him.
• Mr. 1 declared that he followed only the strong, while the rest stayed silent, and Crocodile lunged at Barn with his venom-coated hook.
• Barn blasted Crocodile away with Wave Explosion, and Crocodile escaped through a sanded wall into the desert with Barn and the others following.
• Crocodile claimed that the desert made him invincible and boasted of mastering his Devil Fruit through training; Barn compared his path to Kizaru’s and vowed to show him his foolishness.

Barn fought Crocodile in the desert, countering his sand attacks with his swordsmanship, Haki, and the Six Powers. Crocodile ultimately escaped by dragging Mr. 2 and Miss All Sunday beneath the sand.

• Crocodile used Desert Spada to turn the surrounding desert into quicksand and trap Barn's footing.
• Barn cut through the sand, used Geppo to reach Crocodile, and struck him with a Haki-coated attack.
• Crocodile unleashed Desert Rampage, but Barn's slash cleaved through the massive sand waves.
• Crocodile vanished from Barn's Mind's Eye and appeared behind Mr. 2 and Miss All Sunday.
• Crocodile used Desert Sunflower to pull Mr. 2 and Miss All Sunday underground, then escaped while Fitz returned to Barn.

Barn recruited Mr. 1, Miss Doublefinger, Miss Merry Christmas, Mr. 4, and Mr. 3, then set out with them for Nanohana. There, he saw Mr. 2 impersonating Cobra to provoke the people and the Rebel Army, rescued Koza, and sent his new subordinates to infiltrate the rebels and eliminate the fake Royal Army soldiers.

• Mr. 1, Miss Doublefinger, Miss Merry Christmas, and Mr. 4 pledged themselves to Barn, and Mr. 3 arrived and asked to join them.
• Barn accepted Mr. 3 after learning he had the Wax-Wax Fruit ability, then learned that the others' missions pointed to Nanohana.
• Mr. 2, disguised as Cobra, claimed responsibility for stealing the rain and ordered the Royal Army to destroy Nanohana.
• Koza confronted the false Cobra, denounced him for betraying the people, and was shot by the fake Royal Army soldiers.
• Barn rescued Koza, ordered Mr. 1 and the others to infiltrate the Rebel Army and take out the fake soldiers, then asked Koza who he was.

Barn healed Koza and connected him with Dragon, then revealed that Crocodile’s subordinate Mr. 2 had impersonated King Cobra. Koza learned that Crocodile’s schemes went beyond seizing the country, and the chapter ended with Koza returning to the burning battlefield and vowing to bury Alabasta.

• Barn healed Koza and told him that Dragon wanted to speak with him.
• Dragon offered to help Koza and said he knew the truth about Alabasta’s crisis.
• Barn revealed that the king was an impostor, Mr. 2, who served Crocodile.
• Koza set out to punish Crocodile, but Barn told him to act as though he knew nothing because Crocodile’s goal was more than taking the country.
• Rebel Army soldiers found the wounded child who had tried to tell them the truth, and Koza returned to cradle him.
• Koza coldly declared that they would bury the country.

Barn sent Mr. 1 and the others to Alubarna to face his apprentice’s crew, while demonstrating that even Mr. 1’s steel body could be cut. After receiving Vivi’s letter confirming Crocodile’s treachery, King Cobra ordered the Royal Army to march on Rainbase.

• Barn told Mr. 1 that Vivi was aboard his apprentice’s ship and assigned Zoro as Mr. 1’s opponent.
• Mr. 1 claimed that swords could not hurt him, so Barn split Miss Doublefinger’s diamond ring with a single slash.
• King Cobra refused to attack the Rebel Army and insisted that the true enemy was the mastermind behind the country’s unrest.
• A soldier returned with a letter in Vivi’s handwriting, revealing that Crocodile planned to overthrow the country and that Igaram had died protecting Vivi.
• King Cobra ordered the Royal Army to march on Rainbase the next morning, despite Pell’s warning that the plan could leave Alubarna vulnerable.

Koza led the Rebel Army toward Alubarna, intending to defend the kingdom from Crocodile, while Chaka prepared the city’s defenses. Vivi tried to stop the advancing rebels, but a hidden saboteur’s cannon blast drowned out her warning, and Koza ordered the charge to continue.

• Koza led the Rebel Army toward Alubarna, and Chaka ordered soldiers to hold all five gates.
• At the west gate, Mr. 1 and the other agents prepared to let Vivi enter the city and kill the rest; Zoro appeared before Mr. 1.
• Vivi waited behind a dune at the south gate with Black Duck as Koza ordered the Rebel Army to break through the gate.
• Vivi shouted that someone else had orchestrated the battle, but a soldier secretly fired a cannonball near her, drowning out her warning.
• Koza ignored a soldier’s question about the figure by the dune and ordered the Rebel Army to charge as Vivi watched them pass.

The Rebel Army broke into Alubarna as Koza headed for the palace, where Crocodile took control and confronted Vivi, Chaka, and King Cobra. Koza slipped into the palace grounds and met Barn, who led him toward the unfolding confrontation.

• Koza fought through the Royal Army and ran toward the palace, determined to demand the king’s surrender.
• Chaka learned that Crocodile had appeared in the Royal Palace, and Vivi and Chaka rushed inside to find Cobra wounded and pinned to a wall.
• Miss All Sunday used her power to shove back Royal Army soldiers charging the palace gate.
• Crocodile threatened Vivi and Chaka, then told Cobra he had come to ask him something before taking the throne.
• Koza emerged from beneath a section of palace flooring and met Barn, who said the show inside had already begun.

Crocodile revealed his search for Pluton and threatened to destroy the Royal Army square, forcing Cobra to agree to show him the Poneglyph. The Razor Claw Unit challenged Crocodile using Hero Water, but Barn and Koza arrived as Crocodile attacked them.

• Crocodile told Cobra he wanted Pluton and planned to use its power to make Alabasta a military force that could defy the World Government.
• Crocodile revealed that a bomb would destroy the Royal Army square in thirty minutes, and Cobra agreed to take him to the place holding the Poneglyph.
• The Razor Claw Unit arrived to protect Cobra, and its members drank Hero Water despite knowing it would consume their life force.
• Crocodile evaded their attacks and unleashed Desert Spada against them.
• A flash of red light destroyed Crocodile's sand blade, and Barn and Koza arrived, declaring that the real show was beginning.

Barn arrived with Koza, healed the Razor Claw Four Fists, and let Koza learn that Crocodile had engineered the rebellion and planned to blow up the palace square. As Koza and Vivi went to stop the fighting, Barn blocked Crocodile, while Zoro and Mr. 1 appeared to protect Koza from a hidden agent’s shot.

• Barn and Koza entered the palace, and Barn used a green glow to revive the fallen Razor Claw Four Fists.
• Koza confronted Crocodile, who offered Barn half the country to stay out of his plans; Barn agreed that someone else would deal with Crocodile.
• Chaka warned Koza that the palace square would be blown up in less than half an hour, and Vivi stopped him from rushing there and triggering more chaos.
• Crocodile attacked Vivi, but Barn blocked his venomous hook and sent Koza and Vivi to the square.
• Koza urged the Royal Army to put down their weapons, but a hidden Millions agent fired at him as Zoro and Mr. 1 appeared behind him.
• Crocodile accused Barn of breaking their deal and tried to reach Cobra, but Barn blocked his path.

Barn and Vivi rushed to stop the fighting and find Crocodile’s hidden shell while Luffy faced Crocodile at the Royal Palace. Miss All Sunday rescued Cobra and reached the concealed Royal Tomb, where she prepared to read the Poneglyph.

• Koza tried to stop the battle, but a Baroque Works spy fired at him before Zoro and Mr. 1 intervened.
• Luffy arrived on Pell’s back and agreed to fight Crocodile while Barn took Vivi to end the conflict.
• Barn praised Zoro and ordered Mr. 1 to help suppress the fighting, then searched for Crocodile’s shell.
• Barn found the shell in the clock tower, where Vivi confronted Mr. 7 and Miss Father's Day with two minutes remaining.
• Miss All Sunday rescued Cobra and revealed the hidden passage to the Poneglyph, confirming she could read its characters.

Barn saved Pell and Alabasta from the timed shell, then used Conqueror’s Haki to stop the fighting in Alubarna. At the royal tomb, Crocodile demanded that Nico Robin read the Poneglyph so he could find Pluton and kill Barn.

• Pell tried to carry the timed shell away, but Barn stopped him and hurled it into the sky, where it exploded safely above Alabasta.
• Vivi begged Barn to stop the battle, and he agreed to help her.
• Barn unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki across Alubarna, knocking out the fighters, including Zoro, the Straw Hat Pirates, and Mr. 1.
• Barn reassured Vivi that everyone would wake up and took her toward the last battle at the Royal Palace.
• At the royal tomb, Nico Robin confirmed that the Poneglyph recorded Alabasta’s secrets, and Crocodile ordered her to read it so he could find Pluton and destroy Barn.