Chapter Summaries

Barn fought through the zombies on the Ghost Ship, while Perona awoke after sensing his attack and sent her Zombie Dolls to capture him. When the dolls proved resistant to Barn’s Haki, Brook arrived and freed the shadows trapped inside them.

• Barn destroyed a Three-Headed Zombie Dog and battled the zombies surrounding him.
• Perona woke from a nightmare about Barn, ordered her Zombie Dolls to capture him alive, and went to see Lord Moria with Kumashi.
• Barn unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, but the Zombie Dolls remained animated because their shadows were trapped by their stitches.
• Brook sliced open the dolls’ stitches and used small packets to free the shadows inside them.
• Brook told Barn he was as impulsive as he had been during their battle fifty years earlier.

Barn reunited with Brook after fifty years on Thriller Bark and learned that Brook had lost his shadow to Ryuma. Barn promised to help Brook recover it, while Perona went to report to the resting Moria.

• Barn sheathed his sword and reunited with Brook, who explained that his soul had taken a year to find his body and that he had become a skeleton.
• Brook told Barn he feared Laboon would not recognize him, and Barn held back the news that Laboon had come with him.
• Brook revealed that Ryuma had his shadow and that sunlight would destroy him without it, so Barn promised to help him retrieve it.
• Brook described meeting Luffy and his crew, and Barn recognized them and teased Brook about asking to see the women’s panties.
• Perona complained about Barn to Kumashi and entered Moria’s room, where Moria woke and asked what had happened.

Moria learned that Barn had arrived on Thriller Bark and prepared to use the intruders’ shadows for his ambitions. Meanwhile, Brook challenged Ryuma alone to reclaim his shadow, but Ryuma defeated him with Arrow Feather Slash.

• Perona told Moria that Barn had arrived and destroyed her Negative Hollows, and Moria recognized him as a powerful swordsman from his past.
• Absalom reported that the Straw Hat Pirates had also invaded, prompting Moria to prepare to capture their shadows and pursue the Pirate King’s throne.
• Barn and Brook found Ryuma at the church, and Brook insisted on facing the samurai zombie alone to reclaim his shadow.
• Ryuma overpowered Brook repeatedly, while Brook explained the history behind his Arrow Feather Slash technique.
• Brook and Ryuma exchanged their final attacks, and Brook collapsed after Ryuma called out Arrow Feather Slash.

Barn fought Ryuma to reclaim Brook’s shadow and return Ryuma’s remains to Wano Country, but Ryuma refused to go peacefully. After a fierce sword duel, Barn won with Arrow Feather Slash.

• Ryuma knocked Brook down and threatened to cut off his afro, but Barn intervened, freed Brook, and promised to take Ryuma on himself.
• Barn and Ryuma discussed Wano Country, Shusui, and Barn’s Onikiri before agreeing to settle their dispute through swordsmanship.
• Barn and Ryuma exchanged powerful attacks, and Barn wounded Ryuma and severed his arm.
• The swordsmen agreed to decide the duel with one final strike, exchanged positions, and Barn declared his Arrow Feather Slash.

Barn defeated Ryuma and restored Brook’s shadow, but Moria arrived before they could escape. After Brook fled with Ryuma’s corpse and Shusui, Moria’s shadow double restrained Barn as Moria prepared to cut out his shadow.

• Barn defeated Ryuma, who returned Brook’s shadow and died, leaving Shusui beside his corpse.
• Barn warned Brook that Moria was approaching and urged him to escape with Ryuma and Shusui.
• Moria entered, revealed his desire to use his Zombie Army to become Pirate King and take revenge on Kaido, and attacked Brook as he tried to flee.
• Barn destroyed Moria’s shadow bats with Thunderfire Wave Sword, allowing Brook to escape from the room.
• Moria sent a Shadow Horn Spear at Barn, then used Doppelman to seize his arms and reached for his shadow.
• Moria produced scissors and began Shadow Cut.

Moria stole Barn’s shadow and planned to use it to create a powerful zombie. Barn woke with Brook’s help and went to search for Luffy, while Moria revealed Barn’s shadow to his subordinates as the strongest shadow.

• Moria cut Barn’s shadow from his body, leaving him unconscious, then took the shadow away.
• Brook found Barn and used a Tone Dial playing Binks’ Sake to wake him; Barn realized his shadow was gone.
• Barn and Brook set out to find Luffy, whom Barn identified as his apprentice.
• Moria gathered Perona, Absalom, and Hogback and announced that a Great Warrior was about to be born.
• Nami, Chopper, and Usopp hid inside Kumashi as Moria’s subordinates discussed the captured Straw Hat pirates.
• Moria revealed Barn’s shadow and called it the shadow of the legendary pirate Asura Barn.

Moria captured Barn’s shadow and stole Luffy’s shadow, intending to use them to animate powerful zombies. He prepared Oars’s corpse for resurrection as Brook returned to Thriller Bark and the zombies reported that Tararan had been defeated.

• Moria celebrated capturing Barn’s shadow and planned to place it in Zombie No. 900, while also deciding to take Luffy’s shadow.
• Luffy bit through his cage bars and escaped, but Perona’s Negative Hollows made him collapse, and the zombies tied him to a pillar.
• Moria removed Luffy’s shadow and ordered Hogback to bring Zombie No. 901, while Absalom sent Spider Rats to carry Luffy’s body away.
• Spider Rats reported that Tararan had been defeated and his shadow had escaped; Hogback and Absalom recognized Brook as the likely culprit.
• Moria entered the special freezer room, revealed the chained giant Oars, and announced that the legendary demon would be resurrected.

Moria tried to put Barn's shadow into Oars, but it escaped and entered Zephyr's frozen corpse, reviving him instead. Zephyr remembered who he was and attacked Absalom after learning that Moria's crew were pirates.

• Moria attempted to place Barn's shadow into Oars, but Barn's shadow resisted and escaped.
• Barn's shadow entered a nearby corpse, and Zephyr slowly revived from the ice.
• Zephyr took Hogback's sunglasses and told Absalom that he remembered his name and that Moria had revived him.
• Absalom explained that Moria's crew were pirates who wanted to become Pirate King, and Zephyr struck him unconscious with Steel Bone.
• Zephyr recognized Gecko Moria as one of the Shichibukai and faced him with a cruel smile.

Zephyr attacked Moria after awakening with Barn's shadow and memories, while Moria used Luffy's shadow to revive Oars. Oars awakened hungry and challenged Zephyr, and their first clash shook the Freezer Room.

• Zephyr rejected Moria's attempt to control him and charged at him, forcing Nami, Usopp, and Chopper to hide inside Kumashi.
• Perona and Hogback sent zombies and Negative Hollows against Zephyr, but he shattered the ghosts with Conqueror's Haki and defeated the zombies.
• Moria used Luffy's shadow to awaken Oars while Zephyr fought through the guards.
• Oars broke free of his chains and awoke, prompting Nami, Usopp, and Chopper to flee the Freezer Room.
• Oars ignored Moria's claim that he was his master, declared his ambition to become Pirate King, and clashed fists with Zephyr.

Zephyr defeated Oars and overpowered Moria, but paused before killing him after learning that his own existence might end if Moria died. He decided to let Moria live for now because he had remembered something interesting.

• Zephyr used Steel Bone techniques to break Oars's arm and knock him down, leaving Moria terrified.
• Zephyr charged Moria, destroyed his Doppelman, and was trapped in Moria's Shadow Box.
• Zephyr broke out of the Shadow Box and explained that darkness could not threaten him because he had lived as Barn's shadow.
• Zephyr struck Moria and sent him crashing into a steel plate, then asked whether Moria's death would return his shadow to Barn and make him cease to exist.
• Moria nodded, so Zephyr lowered his fist and chose to let him live a little longer.

Oars revived as a zombie rejected Moria’s offer to become his subordinate, broke out of the steel freezer, and declared his dream of becoming Pirate King. Franky and Robin reunited with Nami, Usopp, and Chopper, and the Straw Hats found Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji aboard the Thousand Sunny before two unexpected figures appeared.

• Oars devoured the island’s remaining food, rejected Moria’s offer, and smashed through the freezer walls while declaring he would become Pirate King.
• Franky and Robin reunited with Nami, Usopp, and Chopper, who explained that Zephyr had been revived using Mr. Barn’s shadow and had gone after him for revenge.
• The group reached the Thousand Sunny and found it covered in muddy footprints, then discovered Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji asleep in the dining room.
• Usopp woke Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji by shouting that a beautiful swordswoman had brought meat.
• Mr. Barn and a skeleton appeared, prompting the group to turn and look.

Barn joined the Straw Hats and helped them prepare to rescue Vivi and reclaim their shadows. Brook reunited with Laboon, and Barn gave Zoro the sword Shusui before declaring the battle was beginning.

• Barn revealed that Moria had stolen his shadow too, and the crew realized Vivi might have been taken to marry the Invisible Man.
• Barn, Franky, and the Straw Hats agreed to rescue Vivi, reclaim their shadows, and find food; Brook explained that salt could return a stolen shadow.
• Franky apologized to Brook for an earlier question, and Nami learned that Barn had taken Laboon with him before Luffy set sail.
• Barn gave Zoro Shusui, the sword Brook had carried, and explained its connection to the legendary Dragon-Slaying Swordsman.
• Fitz brought Laboon to the Thousand Sunny, and Brook and Laboon joyfully reunited.
• Barn announced that the battle to reclaim their shadows was beginning.

Barn and the Straw Hats divided up to confront Moria and his allies before dawn, when sunlight would make them vulnerable. Moria learned Barn had arrived and sent Perona to delay the pirates while ordering Hilton to tell Zephyr that Barn was there.

• Barn warned the crew that dawn was their deadline, then assigned Luffy to face Moria, Sanji and the others to rescue Vivi, and himself to find Zephyr.
• Usopp handed out bags of supplies, and Barn led the crew toward their targets, declaring they would reclaim everything before dawn.
• Moria learned that the three people whose shadows had been taken had awakened and were charging toward Thriller Bark with Barn and the others.
• Moria ordered Perona to hold off the approaching pirates and sent Hilton to tell Zephyr that Barn had arrived.
• Zephyr sat fishing on Thriller Bark as someone remarked that the shadow was his and that he had caught no fish.

Barn confronted Zephyr on Thriller Bark and battled him, discovering that Zephyr’s resurrected body had gained new strength and Conqueror’s Haki. Zephyr survived Barn’s lightning attack and revealed that he blamed Barn not for killing him, but for destroying his dream and turning him into a monster.

• Barn met Zephyr on the shore and confirmed that his eyes had been cured and Zephyr’s body had been altered.
• Zephyr attacked Barn with his Haki-coated fists, using a doubled strike that drove Barn backward.
• Barn countered with Wave Burst and the 300-Million-Volt Ghost Seal Bead, engulfing Zephyr in lightning.
• Zephyr released overwhelming pressure that Barn recognized as Conqueror’s Haki, shattering the lightning attack.
• Zephyr emerged horribly burned and told Barn that he hated him for destroying his dream and making him a monster.

Barn defeated Zephyr after Zephyr broke through his strongest slash, then discovered Kazaan had been controlling him. After destroying Zephyr, Barn imprisoned Kazaan in his inner world, where Kazaan’s power-draining and attempts to claim Barn’s body left him trapped in a lightning cage.

• Zephyr charged Barn with a sixfold Steel Bone attack and shattered Barn’s Asura Evil Light Slash.
• Barn transformed with Thunder God’s Breath and immobilized Zephyr and Kazaan with Heavenly Thunder Wave Sword.
• Barn summoned Indra Heaven, which struck Zephyr and Kazaan with its Demon-Subduing Vajras, leaving Zephyr’s body destroyed.
• Barn confronted the captured Kazaan in his inner world and learned Kazaan had drained his power and claimed Barn’s body as his own.
• Barn imprisoned Kazaan in a lightning cage that sank into the darkness of his inner world.

Moria commanded the obedient Oars to attack the Straw Hat Pirates, and Oars’s rampage wrecked Mast Mansion and crushed Hogback. At the harbor, Barn met Kuma, who had come to confirm something, and stopped him from sending Perona away, saying he still had a use for her.

• Moria ordered Oars to hunt down the Straw Hat Pirates, and Oars declared himself invincible despite Moria’s warning about Barn.
• Oars attacked Luffy, smashed through the mansion, and crushed Hogback while Cindry refused to save him.
• Oars burst outside and called for the Straw Hat Pirates, while Perona decided to escape and ordered the zombies to load treasure and food onto the Thousand Sunny.
• Barn encountered Kuma at the harbor, where Kuma said he had come to confirm something.
• Kuma asked Perona where she would go on a trip, but Barn stopped him and said he still had a use for her.

Barn captured Perona, Hogback, and Absalom with Seastone Handcuffs while Oars overwhelmed the Straw Hat Pirates at the Mast Mansion. Oars then found Barn and the captives.

• Barn shocked Perona into revealing that Hogback and Absalom were at the Mast Mansion, which Oars had destroyed.
• Oars used Luffy's techniques against the Straw Hat Pirates, caught Sanji, and knocked Zoro away despite attacks from Usopp, Franky, and Zoro.
• Oars hurled a tower onto Franky, then smashed the bridge and knocked Usopp, Chopper, and Robin unconscious.
• Barn found the unconscious Absalom, had Perona wake him, and put Seastone Handcuffs on him.
• Oars poked through the wall, spotted Barn, Perona, Hogback, and Absalom, and called out to them.

Barn confronted Oars and stopped his massive punch before the Straw Hat Pirates reappeared, and he joined them in the fight. Elsewhere, Kuma told Moria that the government feared the Straw Hats might defeat another Shichibukai, leaving Moria determined to face them himself.

• Barn destroyed the wall hiding Oars, then caught Oars's full-powered punch with his Ghost Hand without moving.
• The Straw Hat Pirates appeared alive, and Barn greeted them before declaring that he would join the fight.
• Thriller Bark emerged from the fog, alarming the zombies as the ship's surroundings changed.
• Kuma told Moria that Blackbeard had replaced Crocodile as a Shichibukai and warned that the government feared the Straw Hats could defeat another member.
• Moria rejected Kuma's offer of help and insisted that he would defeat the Straw Hats, despite worrying about Barn.

Barn and the Straw Hats exploited Oars's frostbitten left arm to bring him down, and Barn severed the arm with a powerful slash. Oars staggered with a broken knee as Moria arrived and decided to handle the fight himself.

• Barn and the others spotted severe frostbite on Oars's left shoulder and identified his left arm as a weakness.
• Barn told Sanji to draw Oars's attention with his left hand while Zoro, Robin, Usopp, Franky, and Chopper prepared to attack.
• Sanji launched Barn toward Oars as Usopp and Franky hit Oars with a firebird, Robin restrained his foot, and Franky struck his chin.
• Zoro smashed Oars's knee with a stone pillar, making him fall, and Barn cut off his left arm with the Asura Evil Light Slash.
• Oars rose despite losing his arm, but his injured knee buckled and cracked as Moria arrived and vowed to fight himself.

With dawn approaching, Barn and the others prepared to defeat Oars and reclaim Luffy’s shadow, but Moria appeared inside Oars and revealed how Shadow Revolution let him alter Oars’s body. After Oars blocked their route to the kitchen, Brook arrived with salt, leaving the crew to fight before sunrise.

• As the fog cleared and dawn neared, Barn and the Straw Hats decided to attack Oars rather than wait for sunlight to destroy them.
• Moria appeared inside Oars and challenged the crew to defeat Oars before they could reach him and free the shadows.
• Moria explained that Shadow Revolution let him reshape Oars’s shadow, restoring his severed arm and giving him Luffy’s stretching abilities.
• Barn told Usopp to find salt so they could purify Oars, but Moria ordered Oars to smash Usopp and the path to the mansion.
• Brook saved Usopp and brought salt, and the crew readied themselves for a final fight against Oars.