Chapter Summaries

Sengoku defeated Doflamingo on Minion Island while Uchiha Huayue watched, then Huayue questioned him about why the Celestial Dragons hunted people whose names bore the D. Doflamingo offered to reveal the Celestial Dragons’ hidden secret if Huayue saved him from Sengoku.

• Doflamingo taunted Sengoku and questioned Marine justice as Sengoku sentenced him and his accomplices to Impel Down.
• Sengoku attacked Doflamingo with Buddha Shockwave, shattered his Five-Color String, and knocked him unconscious with a golden fist.
• Sengoku incapacitated the Donquixote Family, while Huayue stopped Buffalo and invited Baby 5 to join him.
• Huayue asked Sengoku why the Celestial Dragons hunted those whose names bore the D, and Sengoku admitted he did not know about it.
• Doflamingo offered to tell Huayue the Celestial Dragons’ hidden secret if Huayue saved him from Sengoku.

Uchiha Huayue escaped Minion Island with Baby 5 and the treasure, while Trafalgar D. Water Law was revealed to have been hidden in a chest and taken to Spring Island. Huayue told Law that Rosinante was dead and Doflamingo would eventually be released, then proposed a deal.

• Uchiha Huayue refused Doflamingo’s offer, took Baby 5 and the treasure, and vanished through a magic circle.
• Sengoku ordered Tsuru to escort Doflamingo to Impel Down and learned that Law was not aboard the Marine ship.
• Doflamingo realized his younger brother had fooled everyone, while Sengoku concluded that Huayue had taken Law and the Ope Ope no Mi.
• Tsuru’s Marines restrained Doflamingo, and Sengoku recovered and buried Rosinante’s body beneath the snow.
• Law emerged from a treasure chest on Spring Island and demanded to know what had happened to Corazon-san.
• Huayue confirmed Rosinante was dead, said the Five Elders would release Doflamingo, and offered to make a deal with Law.

Huayue forced Trafalgar Law into a deal: he would teach Law combat and medicine in exchange for Law’s Lineage Factor. After Law tried out the Ope Ope no Mi and collapsed from exhaustion, news arrived that Who's-Who had seized the Gum-Gum Fruit.

• Huayue explained that Doflamingo had been released because the World Government valued his usefulness, and revealed that Corazon and Doflamingo had been Celestial Dragons.
• Huayue offered Law strength, medical knowledge, and a return to the North Blue in exchange for his Lineage Factor, which he wanted to use to replicate the Ope Ope no Mi’s power.
• Law accepted the deal and learned to create ROOM, then used it to slice Baby 5 apart without killing her.
• Huayue explained that strong Haki could negate Devil Fruit powers and warned Law that stamina mattered; Law then collapsed from exhaustion.
• In Mariejois, Who's-Who reported to the Five Elders that he had seized the Gum-Gum Fruit.

The Five Elders learned that Who's-Who had found the Gum-Gum Fruit, but Red-Haired Shanks seized it and defeated him. Imprisoned in Impel Down, Who's-Who heard of Sun God Nika and began to connect the legend to the fruit.

• Jaygarcia Saturn praised Who's-Who for finding the Gum-Gum Fruit and promised him the CP9 chief position, while the Five Elders discussed keeping the fruit from anyone who might use it.
• Red-Haired Shanks and his crew attacked the World Government transport ship, and Shanks knocked Who's-Who unconscious with Divine Avoidance: Gryphon.
• Shanks took the Gum-Gum Fruit, gave Uta a necklace, and sailed with his crew toward the East Blue.
• Who's-Who reported the theft to the Five Elders, and several months later the World Government imprisoned him in Impel Down.
• A guard told Who's-Who about Sun God Nika, and after the guard failed to return the next day, Who's-Who realized the Gum-Gum Fruit might be connected to Nika.

Doflamingo was released from Impel Down after promising the Five Elders he could track Uchiha Huayue, while Law trained to avenge Corazon. Huayue traveled to Foosha Village as Luffy ate the Devil Fruit, and a connection between worlds opened, bringing a familiar blonde figure from the Ninja World.

• Jaygarcia Saturn released Doflamingo and his subordinates after Doflamingo claimed he could locate Uchiha Huayue through the Donquixote Family.
• Huayue trained Law on an island near Amazon Lily, then told him Doflamingo had been released and urged him to keep building his stamina.
• Law vowed to avenge Corazon and trained harder as Huayue used his Observation Haki to watch possible futures.
• Huayue left for Foosha Village, where Luffy argued with Shanks and Uta before eating the fruit in a treasure chest.
• Huayue watched the destiny tide reach its peak, and a blonde figure from the Ninja World descended through the newly formed connection between worlds.

Huayue caught Tsunade, a traveler from a future world where Kaguya had been sealed, after she emerged in his unfamiliar world. At a bar, he learned that she had entered the Karma Divine Tree to escape the danger surrounding it, while he noticed Luffy’s Devil Fruit power.

• Huayue used Kamui to save Tsunade from falling and recognized her as the Tsunade from a future world line.
• Tsunade resisted Huayue, who restrained her and explained that they were in a world without ninja or ninja villages.
• Huayue took Tsunade to PARTYS BAR, where they saw Luffy’s arm stretch after he ate a Devil Fruit.
• Tsunade told Huayue that no one dared approach the Karma Divine Tree and that she had charged into it rather than die in the strange world.

Tsunade told Huayue that the Karma Divine Tree had become a Fate Black Hole, and he understood the proposed way to stabilize its expanding worlds. Shanks then challenged Huayue to show him the bearing of the sovereign above the Four Emperors.

• Tsunade told Huayue that the Karma Divine Tree was devouring fates and branches, making the Ninja World more than three times its original size.
• Tsunade relayed Orochimaru and Sanzu Amado's suggestion to create a second, symmetrical black hole, and Huayue immediately explained how it could restore temporary balance.
• Tsunade drank Huayue's whiskey and recalled that they had last met eleven years earlier at Roger's execution.
• Shanks asked Huayue to demonstrate the gap between himself and the world's strongest beings, while the Red-Haired Pirates recognized Huayue's identity and bounty.
• Shanks explained that he wanted Huayue as an impossible goal to surpass after struggling to defeat Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido.

Huayue arranged a fight with Shanks before leaving, then teased Tsunade while the two traveled through a peaceful village. After Huayue beat the Higuma Pirates, he offered Tsunade a choice about returning to the Ninja World, while Otsutsuki Momoshiki sensed something unusual about Kaguya’s planet but continued his mission.

• Huayue agreed to meet Shanks on a nearby beach on the Red-Haired Pirates’ last night, and Shanks’s crew discussed their slim chances against him before restarting their banquet.
• Tsunade told Huayue she wanted to return to Konoha, then confronted him over his claims about another version of Shizune and their past encounters.
• The Higuma Pirates approached Huayue and Tsunade on the road, and Huayue knocked out the Mountain Bandit King and his men with invisible Natural Energy.
• Huayue asked Tsunade to share a bed willingly and said he would otherwise wait ten years to open the World-Crossing Gate to the Ninja World.
• Otsutsuki Momoshiki wondered what had happened to Kaguya’s assigned planet, but decided to continue the mission.

Otsutsuki Momoshiki and Kinshiki traveled toward the Ninja Planet to plant a God Tree, while Urashiki secretly followed them, planning to interfere. At the Hueco Mundo outpost, Orochimaru and Amado discussed the coming Otsutsuki threat and the allies and weapons prepared to oppose it.

• Momoshiki rejected Kinshiki's offer to be consumed and said he hoped to profit from Kaguya's failure to report a Divine Tree Fruit.
• Momoshiki and Kinshiki set off for the Ninja Planet, hoping to plant a God Tree and claim its fruit before Urashiki learned of their plans.
• Urashiki realized Momoshiki had deceived him, then decided to follow the pair and wait for a chance to put them to sleep.
• At the Hueco Mundo outpost, Orochimaru and Amado discussed Tsunade's vanished life signs and the approaching Otsutsuki threat.
• Orochimaru listed the powerful allies and Espada prepared to defend the Ninja World, then wondered what purpose Uchiha Huayue's blade served.

Huayue merged a branch of the Karma Divine Tree with the God Tree, but told Tsunade it would take fifteen to twenty years to return to the Ninja World. He proposed an experiment to restore her youth, while Shanks lost an arm saving Luffy and prepared to duel Whitebeard the next day, when a mysterious figure arrived.

• Huayue merged the Karma Divine Tree with the God Tree, creating a connection that could eventually return the planet to the Ninja World.
• Huayue told Tsunade that the God Tree would need fifteen to twenty years to bear fruit, then offered her an experiment that could preserve her youth and vitality.
• Shanks saved Luffy from the Lord of the Coast at the cost of his arm and placed his straw hat on Luffy's head, promising to meet him again when he became a pirate.
• Shanks returned to the Red-Haired Pirates, reassured them, and said he would settle his duel with Whitebeard in a single move despite his injury.
• The next day, a sky island descended onto the shore of Foosha Village, and a black-robed, bandaged figure greeted Shanks.

Uchiha Huayue defeated Red-Haired Shanks, demonstrated a world-shaping Haki strike, and took the rubbings of the Poneglyphs as the price for sparing his life. As Huayue departed on the sky island, the injured Shanks prepared to sail to Elegia, leaving Luffy and Uta upset that he was leaving.

• Shanks challenged Huayue with Divine Departure, but Huayue caught Gryphon between two fingers and dismissed the attack.
• Huayue told Shanks he had chosen the wrong opponent, then used Haki Imbuement: World to wound him and split the ocean into two towering waterfalls.
• Shanks accepted defeat, and Huayue claimed the rubbings of the Poneglyphs as payment for sparing his life.
• Huayue returned to the sky island and departed, while the Red-Haired Pirates gathered around the bleeding Shanks.
• Beckman ordered Hongo to treat Shanks, and Luffy asked whether Shanks would die.
• The Red-Haired Pirates said they were heading to Elegia, and Luffy realized that Shanks was leaving.

Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates sailed for Elegia after saying goodbye to Luffy, while Huayue welcomed Tsunade to his group on Spring Island and spoke with Law about his power and the world's future. Outside Amazon Lily, Yamato continued training under Rayleigh, who asked whether he had thought of an excuse for Hancock and the others.

• Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates left for the New World, and Luffy vowed to become Pirate King and find them again.
• Law attacked Huayue with ROOM, but Huayue used Dust Release to destroy the attack, and Law swapped places with a pebble to escape.
• Huayue told Law his Green Blood experiments had succeeded and ordered Law and Baby 5 to train alongside Tsunade, who had joined them.
• Tsunade recognized Law as a revenge seeker and questioned Huayue about the God Tree, while Huayue said the world's fate might not be sealed even if its fruit ripened.
• Tsunade asked Baby 5 to show her Huayue's wine cellar, while Huayue disappeared to avoid her.
• Yamato trained outside Amazon Lily as Rayleigh watched and asked whether he had thought of an excuse for Hancock and the others.

Huayue offered to remove the marks on the Boa Sisters’ backs and demonstrated his Green Blood-based Devil Fruit Dial, while Law received a dial containing Rosinante’s Silence ability. As Law sailed away to pursue Doflamingo, Baby 5 and Hiyori prepared to visit Amazon Lily, but a ringing Den Den Mushi interrupted them.

• Rayleigh recalled Shanks giving Roger’s straw hat to a boy and losing his left arm, while Flame Flower challenged the Boa Sisters’ decision to hide their past.
• Huayue offered to remove the marks on the Boa Sisters’ backs and took them with him to the sky island using ROOM.
• Hiyori demonstrated a Devil Fruit Dial that could reproduce abilities through Green Blood and gave Law a dial containing Rosinante’s Silence Lineage Factor.
• Law accepted the gift, activated Silence, and vowed to defeat Doflamingo before sailing toward the North Blue.
• Baby 5 watched Law leave, then Hiyori invited her to visit Amazon Lily, whereupon Baby 5’s Den Den Mushi began ringing.

Flame Flower urged Uchiha Huayue to father gifted heirs for Amazon Lily, but he rejected the idea of being tied to the island. Elsewhere, Baby 5 told Doflamingo that Silvers Rayleigh was training Law alongside Huayue, leaving Hiyori confused.

• Flame Flower explained Amazon Lily's succession problem and asked Huayue to father children, suggesting Hancock as a potential partner.
• Huayue refused to be trapped on Amazon Lily, and Flame Flower insisted that securing the island's future was her duty.
• Doflamingo contacted Baby 5 and asked about her location and the notable people around Huayue.
• Baby 5 told Doflamingo that Silvers Rayleigh was training Law, and Doflamingo told her to report any further news secretly.
• Hiyori questioned Baby 5 because she thought Law had already left for the North Blue, and Baby 5 explained that she had been following His Majesty's instructions.

During Amazon Lily’s celebration for the Boa Sisters’ return, Elder Nyon learned that Yamato was Kaido’s daughter and heard how she had chosen to follow Uchiha Huayue. Huayue then ignored Amazon Lily’s ban on men and went to join the festivities, where Hancock waited for him.

• Hiyori reassured Baby 5 and invited her to explore Amazon Lily and find Yamato.
• At Elder Nyon’s home, Yamato revealed that Kaido was his father and said he wanted to explore the world and grow stronger beside Uchiha Huayue.
• Huayue gave Yamato gold coins and sent him to meet Hiyori and the others beneath Kuza Castle.
• Huayue told Elder Nyon that rules were meant to be broken and vanished to attend the celebration despite Amazon Lily’s ban on men.
• Hiyori and the others enjoyed the busy festivities while Hancock searched the newcomer ceremony crowd and wondered whether Huayue had come.

Boa Hancock was crowned Empress of Amazon Lily, but Uchiha Huayue’s arrival sparked a confrontation over the island’s ban on men. Hancock granted Huayue an exemption, then learned he planned to leave with the children he had entrusted to her and Flame Flower.

• Boa Hancock was crowned Empress of Amazon Lily, and the Kuja Pirates celebrated her beauty and power.
• Uchiha Huayue arrived with Yamato, Hiyori, and Baby 5, prompting Yamato to introduce him as her Four Emperors big brother.
• The Kuja Pirates drew their bows at Huayue because Amazon Lily’s laws forbade men from entering the island.
• Boa Hancock ordered the warriors to lower their weapons and granted Huayue a special exemption from the law.
• Uchiha Huayue congratulated Hancock and thanked her and Flame Flower for looking after the children, then said they were preparing to leave.

Uchiha Huayue’s arrival sparked Boa Hancock’s confession of love, and he left her a Flying Raijin Kunai before departing with Yamato, Hiyori, and Baby 5. After learning Hiyori came from Wano’s ruling family and hearing that Doflamingo had asked about their whereabouts, Huayue chose their next destination, while news spread that Doflamingo had become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

• Boa Hancock confessed that Uchiha Huayue was the one she had always wanted, then fainted amid romantic fantasies as the citizens carried her into Kuza Castle.
• Flame Flower scolded Huayue for winning Hancock’s affection and demanded that he either marry her in Amazon Lily or leave.
• Huayue said he had no interest in going to Laugh Tale, then joked about abducting princesses or overthrowing nations for fun.
• Hiyori revealed that her father had been a daimyo of Kuri and her grandfather the shogun of Wano Country, prompting Huayue to suspect Doflamingo’s message pointed them toward their next destination.
• Huayue gave Flame Flower a Flying Raijin Kunai for Hancock and departed with Yamato, Hiyori, and Baby 5.
• The World Economic Journal announced that Donquixote Doflamingo had officially become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Doflamingo advanced his plans to take over Dressrosa while Gecko Moria recruited the grieving surgeon Hogback with the promise of resurrecting Victoria Cindry. The chapter ended with Cindry’s grave robbed and Thriller Bark setting sail again.

• Doflamingo told the Donquixote Family officers that they were already enemies of a Four Emperor and ordered Monet to continue infiltrating the Riku Royal Family.
• Doflamingo entrusted Sugar’s safety to Trebol and planned to reclaim Dressrosa once Vergo sent word.
• Hogback drove patients from his clinic and mourned Victoria Cindry, who had died before he could confess his love to her.
• Gecko Moria offered to bring Cindry back to life if Hogback joined his crew and helped preserve powerful corpses.
• Hogback accepted Moria’s offer, and the next day Cindry’s grave was found dug up as Thriller Bark headed toward the Grand Line.

As Huayue’s crew chose a pirate flag, Huayue sensed a nearby ship and sailed into the fog toward it. Elsewhere, Gecko Moria brought Thriller Bark into the Grand Line and prepared to lure in guests for his zombie army plan.

• Yamato and Hiyori debated what symbol should represent Huayue’s pirate crew, while Baby 5 struggled to choose between their designs.
• Huayue selected a flag showing an azure eye with nine tomoe hanging beneath a tree, explaining that it represented humanity’s transformation into divinity.
• Huayue sensed a nearby ship in the fog and turned the warship toward it.
• Gecko Moria arrived at Thriller Bark with Perona, Hogback, and his zombies, planning to recruit guests for his zombie army and seek revenge on Kaido.
• A skeleton on a battered ghost ship silently raised an empty teacup within the fog.

Brook met Huayue, Yamato, and Hiyori aboard his ghost ship, and learned that Huayue remembered the Rumbar Pirates. After Brook thanked him and vowed to find new companions and Laboon, Huayue sent Yamato and Hiyori to confront an approaching ship carrying Wano treasures and an old friend’s corpse.

• Brook encountered Yamato and Hiyori aboard his ship and explained that the Yomi Yomi no Mi had revived him after death.
• Huayue questioned Brook about his ability, then departed with Yamato and Hiyori after identifying him as Captain Soul King Brook of the Rumbar Pirates.
• Huayue told Hiyori that being forgotten was the greatest pain and said Brook would find hope and new companions.
• Brook thanked the unnamed Four Emperor for remembering the Rumbar Pirates and promised to find companions and Laboon.
• Huayue spotted an approaching ship carrying two Wano treasures and an old friend’s corpse, then sent Yamato and Hiyori to board Thriller Bark.