Chapter Summaries

After defeating Enel, Uchiha Huayue drew the Skypieans and Shandians back to Jaya Island, where Dracule Mihawk arrived and recognized Huayue as a Four Emperor. Kuina prepared to challenge Mihawk, while Enel unleashed Raigo and the chapter ended with Huayue facing the world’s strongest swordsman.

• Uchiha Huayue defeated Enel, who struggled to understand how Haki had wounded him and vowed that he was still a god.
• The Skypieans and surviving Shandians reached Jaya Island, saw the Golden City and Mont Blanc Cricket, and recognized that their ancestral promise had been fulfilled.
• Bellamy denied the islands’ return until Dracule Mihawk cut apart the Hyena Pirates’ ship and came ashore.
• Mihawk praised Uchiha Huayue and identified him as a figure above the other Four Emperors, shocking the pirates on Jaya Island.
• Kuina eagerly asked to see the gap between herself and the strongest swordsman, while Enel prepared to unleash Raigo.

Huayue defeated Enel and his Raigo before Enel could destroy Jaya Island, while Kuina challenged Hawkeye and lost after a fierce duel. As dawn arrived, Huayue asked the people of Skypiea and Jaya Island to make their decision.

• Enel unleashed Raigo against Jaya Island, but Huayue destroyed the attack with Sage Art: Yin Release Lightning Dispatch and killed Enel.
• The islanders celebrated their survival and drew inspiration from Huayue’s strength as Hawkeye prepared to leave.
• Kuina challenged Hawkeye for the title of World's Strongest Swordsman, and they fought at the edge of Jaya Island.
• Sarquiss urged Bellamy to flee, and Bellamy left after taking one last look at the Golden City.
• Kuina returned wounded and told Huayue that Hawkeye’s black blade stored and shared Haki before Huayue asked the people of Skypiea and Jaya Island to decide what to do.

Golden City Jaya and the sky islands came under Uchiha Huayue’s protection, ending the conflict between the Shandians and Skypieans. As Huayue’s ship sailed away with the Poneglyph, he and Hiyori discussed the Ancient Weapons, while Kuina resolved to train until she became the World’s Strongest Swordsman.

• Huayue declared Golden City Jaya his territory, banned fighting on the islands, and forbade anyone from taking the city’s gold without his permission.
• The residents of Jaya and the sky islands welcomed the protection, while Wyper objected to trusting Huayue and tried to stop the Poneglyph from being taken.
• The Shandian chief stopped Wyper, and Gan Fall declared that the war between the Shandians and sky islands had ended in peace.
• Huayue’s ship sailed away with the Poneglyph, and Huayue speculated with Hiyori that Poseidon was a living being, possibly the Mermaid Princess.
• Kuina left to train despite her injuries, determined to become the World’s Strongest Swordsman.

Huayue’s group set sail for Water 7 to have their ship renovated, while Iceburg faced renewed pressure from the World Government to reveal the blueprints for Pluton. At Galley-La’s opening, Iceburg saw an enormous vessel that looked disturbingly familiar.

• Huayue decided to take the ship to Water 7 for repairs and improvements, and Hiyori eagerly supported the destination.
• Iceburg announced the creation of Galley-La Company, formed from the merger of seven shipbuilding companies, and appointed Bari foreman of Dock One.
• Spandam confronted Iceburg about the blueprints for Pluton, but Iceburg denied knowing anything about them.
• Iceburg worried that the World Government’s repeated interrogations meant something was happening with the Ancient Weapons.
• At Galley-La’s opening, workers spotted a huge ship at the docks, and Iceburg said it looked too much alike.

Uchiha Huayue arrived in Water 7 aboard a massive metal warship and asked Iceburg to replace its outer layer. After Huayue revealed his identity, Kalifa left to alert the World Government about the Four Emperor’s presence.

• Bari marveled at Huayue’s metal warship as it entered Water 7’s harbor, and Iceburg ordered the city gate opened.
• Huayue and his companions disembarked, and Violet noticed that a Masked Carnival was approaching.
• Iceburg welcomed Huayue and escorted him to the Galley-La conference room while Huayue’s companions went exploring.
• Huayue asked Iceburg to replace the ship’s exterior material and warned him not to reveal his identity to the World Government.
• Huayue removed his mask, and Iceburg recognized him as Uchiha Huayue.
• Huayue ordered Kalifa to leave, and Kalifa resolved to notify the Five Elders that a Four Emperor had come to Water 7.

Huayue revealed that the ship he entrusted to Iceburg was Pluton, which he had discovered beneath Wano Country, and dismissed Iceburg’s fears that he would use it to destroy the world. After Kalifa reported Huayue’s arrival in Water 7 to Jaygarcia Saturn, Saturn ordered her to obtain Huayue’s genetic information as a sacrifice for the World Government.

• Huayue told Iceburg that he had found Pluton beneath Wano Country and explained how he had discovered it with his Senrigan.
• Iceburg collapsed in despair, lamenting that the blueprints he had protected had become a warship in Huayue’s hands.
• Kalifa went to Blueno’s bar and told him that Uchiha Huayue was in Water 7 meeting with Iceburg.
• Blueno and Kalifa reached Spandam’s office and used his Den Den Mushi to report Huayue’s arrival to Jaygarcia Saturn.
• Jaygarcia Saturn ordered Spandam and Blueno to leave and instructed Kalifa to bring back Huayue’s genetic information.

Kalifa received a secret World Government mission to obtain Uchiha Huayue’s genetic information, while Huayue left Iceburg to work on Dark King and went to the Masked Carnival. Kalifa then wondered what kind of woman a powerful man like Huayue would like.

• Jaygarcia Saturn ordered Kalifa to obtain Uchiha Huayue’s genetic information and offered her a chance to join CP0 if she succeeded.
• Kalifa took responsibility for dealing with Huayue and told Blueno and Spandam to continue investigating Dark King and eliminate Iceburg if necessary.
• Huayue encouraged Iceburg to keep a youthful outlook, left him Dark King’s plans and materials, and went to the Masked Carnival.
• Kalifa entered Iceburg’s meeting room and asked what kind of woman a powerful, esteemed man would like.

Huayue ate at Grandpa Penpen’s stall while reflecting on homesickness and the distant threat approaching the ninja world. Meanwhile, Hiyori and Yamato noticed CP0 agents in Water 7, where CP0 prepared to support Kalifa’s mission against Huayue before he and his companions left.

• Iceburg’s advice prompted Hiyori to consider a bold plan and thank him for his help.
• Huayue paid Grandpa Penpen for egg fried rice with valuable wine, then reflected on missing home and the three Otsutsuki approaching the ninja world.
• Hiyori said Huayue was her steadfast white moonlight, while Yamato noticed powerful presences and identified them as World Government agents.
• At Blueno’s bar, CP0 agents told Blueno they had come to assist Kalifa and would replace her if she failed.
• Guernica marked the waterways where Huayue might be, and the long-haired fox urged Kalifa to act before his group left Water 7.

Huayue met Kalifa in Water 7, where she offered CP9 secrets and intelligence in exchange for protection from the World Government. After their bargain, another familiar woman questioned Huayue about giving his genetic information to the Government, and he implied that delegating certain tasks eased his conscience.

• Pink Bull turned away from a crowd in Water 7, but Kalifa climbed onto its back and revealed that she was still a CP9 agent.
• Huayue dismissed Kalifa’s tale of her troubled childhood and demanded that she state her purpose.
• Kalifa offered CP9 training methods, Iceburg’s secret, and a steady flow of World Government intelligence in exchange for protection if she betrayed CP9.
• Huayue demanded a connection that would keep the World Government from killing him if it discovered their arrangement, and Kalifa took him into a deserted alley.
• After Kalifa left for Blueno’s bar, another familiar woman questioned Huayue about giving his genetic information to the World Government, and he said that having someone else handle certain things kept his conscience at ease.

Hiyori and her brother set off to watch Aqua Laguna from the tsunami, while the World Government studied Uchiha Huayue’s genetic specimen and began planning how to create powerful, loyal offspring from his bloodline. The Five Elders considered possible maternal bloodlines before realizing their plan might be far more outrageous than they intended.

• Hiyori reunited with her brother, climbed onto Pink Bull, and agreed to ride Aqua Laguna with him while Yamato went to find Baby 5.
• The World Government’s scientists discovered that Uchiha Huayue’s specimen contained power similar to the sea and reported its potential to the Five Elders.
• Jaygarcia Saturn Saint concluded that Huayue’s strength came from an innate bloodline rather than a Devil Fruit, prompting the Five Elders to consider using his genes to create powerful fighters.
• The Five Elders debated which bloodline could serve as a maternal host, rejecting options including Lunarians, Charlotte Linlin, Giants, and Ancient Giants.
• As the Five Elders listed the traits their chosen bloodline would need, Jaygarcia Saturn Saint froze, and Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro Saint nervously pointed upward at the seemingly outrageous possibility they had realized.

The Five Elders received Imu’s order to use the blood of the world’s greatest sinner to create a weapon against Uchiha Huayue, while Imu watched battle footage and studied a photograph of a little girl. The next morning, Huayue woke in Water 7 as shipwrights neared completion of his metal ship, unaware that CP0 agents had planted listening devices aboard; Bari then found a shocking newspaper.

• The Five Elders debated which race’s bloodline to use for a weapon against Nika before Imu’s attendant summoned them to the Throne of Emptiness.
• Imu ordered the Five Elders to eradicate Uchiha Huayue and gave them scarlet blood for the experiment, saying Mū awaited their results.
• Imu watched recordings of the battle in the Flower Room and studied a photograph of a smiling, sky-blue-haired girl.
• Huayue woke beside Hiyori in Water 7 and observed that the Galley-La Company’s workers expected to complete the initial ship construction within a week.
• Rob Lucci and Kaku secretly installed listening devices on Huayue’s metal ship while Bari worked nearby.
• Bari picked up a newspaper that left him stunned and worried that the sea was about to change again.

Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates attacked Big Mom’s forces on Whole Cake Island to obtain her Poneglyph rubbing. After clashing with Big Mom and her crew, they escaped with the rubbing and celebrated claiming one quarter of the path to Laugh Tale.

• Shanks proposed exchanging Poneglyphs with Big Mom, but she attacked him and declared she would take his crew’s treasures.
• Shanks fought Big Mom while Ben Beckman confronted Katakuri and Hongo made a rubbing of the Poneglyph in the treasure room.
• Bennick Snake and Yasopp fought Smoothie and Cracker’s forces as the Red-Haired Pirates coordinated their retreat.
• Lucky Roux led the Red Force through the blockade, and Big Mom pursued the escaping crew aboard Zeus.
• Shanks struck back with Divine Departure, reached the Red Force with the Poneglyph, and announced that they had one quarter of the path to Laugh Tale.

The Marines raised Red-Haired Shanks’s bounty to four billion Beli, making him a new Four Emperor and stirring concern across the seas. As Hancock, Doflamingo, Whitebeard, Teach, and Kuma reacted to the news, Kuma learned that the former king had returned to Sorbet Kingdom with the Marines and set fires that killed many people.

• Sengoku ordered Red-Haired Shanks’s bounty raised to four billion Beli, intending to provoke the Four Emperors into conflict.
• Shanks entered the ranks of the Four Emperors, and Hancock tore up his poster while praising Huayue as the only worthy Pirate King.
• Doflamingo recognized Sengoku’s plan to provoke the other Emperors into attacking Shanks.
• Whitebeard’s crew debated whether to challenge Shanks, while Teach stayed focused on obtaining a Devil Fruit.
• Kuma heard that Sorbet Kingdom’s former king had returned with the Marines and set fires that killed many people, and a resident begged him to save the kingdom.

Bekori reclaimed the throne of Sorbet Kingdom and set fire to the Lawless Zone, killing countless residents. After rescuing survivors, Kuma learned Bekori was responsible and vanished toward the city walls as Bekori’s men announced the return of the full Heavenly Tribute.

• Bekori watched the Lawless Zone burn and ordered his men to beat the former king to death.
• Kuma rescued two siblings from a collapsing house, but their parents had already died in the fire.
• Kuma carried survivors to the coast and tried to save as many people as he could before the inferno died out.
• A dying guard told Kuma that Bekori had returned and copied Goa Kingdom’s policy of burning the Lawless Zone.
• Kuma vanished toward Bekori’s occupied city while guards warned that the Marines and World Government supported the king.
• Bekori’s men threatened the northern citizens with the full Heavenly Tribute and warned that anyone who resisted would share the Lawless Zone’s fate.

Kuma returned to Sorbet Kingdom and overthrew Bekori, punishing him for burning the Lawless Zone and killing the old king. As Kuma prepared to leave, Navy warships arrived off the coast.

• Kuma blasted through the city gate, defeated the soldiers without harming civilians, and headed for Sorbet Palace.
• Kuma sent Bekori's guards away and confronted him over the Lawless Zone massacre and the old king's murder.
• Kuma transported Bekori to the Lawless Zone and healed the injured by removing their pain and fatigue.
• Kuma forced the enormous pain-and-fatigue bubble into Bekori, leaving him unconscious as the suffering continued.
• A cannonball flew toward the coast as Navy warships approached Sorbet Kingdom.

Kuma stopped the Navy’s attack on Sorbet Kingdom civilians and defeated Vice Admiral Onigumo, who took the wounded King Bekori away. Back at Kuma’s home, the people gathered and asked him to become king.

• Onigumo ordered the Navy to fire on the shore despite a lookout’s warning about civilians, then killed the lookout when he objected.
• Kuma used compressed Air Cannons to destroy the incoming shells and blast Onigumo into the Navy warships.
• Kuma left so the civilians would not be implicated, while Onigumo survived, seized Bekori, and questioned him about the man in the spotted hat.
• Bekori identified Kuma as the culprit behind the riot, and Onigumo set off to take him to Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
• Bonney woke to urgent knocking, and the gathered people of Sorbet Kingdom asked Kuma to become their king.

Bartholomew Kuma accepted the people’s plea to become Sorbet Kingdom’s king, while Bekori’s accusations led the Marines to label Kuma a criminal and set a bounty on him. The Five Elders learned he carried Buccaneer blood and reacted with hostility.

• The people of Sorbet Kingdom begged Kuma to become king, and Bonney encouraged him to accept; Kuma agreed and was celebrated by the crowd.
• At Marine Base 147, Bekori complained about his treatment while Vice Admiral Onigumo questioned him about Sorbet Kingdom’s choice of Kuma as its next king.
• Bekori accused Kuma of crimes, and Onigumo ordered the testimony sent to Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku deemed Kuma a dangerous criminal, set his bounty at 200 million Beli, and ordered warships sent to Sorbet Kingdom.
• At Pangaea Castle, Jaygarcia Saturn identified Kuma as a Buccaneer and a former slave, prompting the Five Elders to condemn the survival of the Buccaneer bloodline.

Uchiha Huayue left Water 7 aboard the rebuilt Pluton after Iceburg secretly gave him Pluton’s blueprints. On the way to the New World, Huayue discussed the weapon’s history and teased Monet about the coming conflict between Trafalgar Law and Donquixote Doflamingo.

• The Five Elders learned that Buccaneer blood still survived and ordered Rob Lucci to ensure Huayue did not obtain Pluton.
• Huayue approved the sail-less, reinforced ship, silenced the noisy harbor, and prepared to depart Water 7.
• Iceburg tossed Huayue a farewell gift, which turned out to be his handwritten copy of Pluton’s blueprints.
• Lucci and Kaku suspected the box might contain Pluton but left the matter for the rest of the CP Organization to investigate.
• Aboard the ship, Huayue told Hiyori that Pluton had been designed for Joy Boy and suggested that betrayal had helped the World Government win.
• Huayue asked Monet who would win between Trafalgar Law and Donquixote Doflamingo, and Monet insisted that Law could not defeat her Young Master.

Huayue explained how the World Government distorted the news about Bartholomew Kuma, while Hiyori challenged Monet’s faith in Doflamingo. Months later, Kuma left Sorbet Kingdom to seek a cure for Bonney, and Miss All Sunday joined Crocodile’s Baroque Works as vice president.

• Huayue laughed at the report calling Kuma a tyrant and argued that the World Government had blamed him for the fires in Sorbet Kingdom to discredit his rule.
• Hiyori warned Monet and Sugar that they could not return to the Donquixote Family, while Monet insisted Doflamingo would become Pirate King.
• Months later, Kuma left Sorbet Kingdom so the Marines would not punish its people, entrusting Bonney to the townspeople as he continued searching for a cure.
• Bonney ran to see Kuma off, then returned home and ate food secretly prepared by Sorbet’s fishermen.
• In Alabasta, Crocodile appointed Miss All Sunday vice president of Baroque Works, and she accepted to prolong her life.

Ace left Foosha Village to become a pirate, while Garp punished Luffy and Dadan’s Family for revealing the truth. Six months later, Ace had become a 300-million-Beli pirate and defeated the Warlord Lizard King Hanafuza, as a confrontation on a reptilian island continued.

• Ace said farewell to Dadan’s Family and Foosha Village, then sailed toward the Grand Line on a bamboo raft.
• Dadan told Luffy to hide that Ace had become a pirate, but Garp overheard them and beat Luffy and Dadan’s Family.
• Garp recalled Roger’s request and worried that Ace’s identity would eventually be exposed, then left Luffy unconscious after he declared he would become Pirate King.
• Six months later, Marine Vice Admirals learned that Ace had a 300-million-Beli bounty, led the Spade Pirates, and had defeated Warlord Lizard King Hanafuza.
• Ace burned the reptilian creatures attacking him and confronted Hanafuza over turning people into monsters, while Hanafuza boasted of using Ancient Zoans to challenge the Four Emperors and World Government.