Chapter Summaries

Sakazuki killed Who's-Who with an overwhelming display of the Six Powers, then escaped Kaido's attack by turning into magma. He tracked down the invisible Queen in the sky and confronted him.

• Who's-Who transformed into a saber-toothed tiger and attacked Sakazuki, but his fangs could not pierce Sakazuki's body.
• Kaido launched Vajra Arrow at Sakazuki, and Who's-Who used Shave to flee before Sakazuki caught him and killed him with Finger Cannon.
• Kaido struck Sakazuki with Roaring Thunder Bagua, but Sakazuki turned into magma and escaped the blow.
• Kaido ordered his remaining subordinates to flee after realizing Sakazuki was killing them to take revenge on him.
• Sakazuki used Hell Hound to pierce the invisible Queen and forced the researcher to reveal himself in the sky.

Sakazuki fought Queen in his Brachiosaurus form and overwhelmed him despite Kaido’s intervention. As Kaido demanded Queen’s release, Sakazuki taunted him and crushed Queen’s chest, leaving Kaido facing him in fury.

• Sakazuki pierced Queen’s body as Queen tried to flee, and Queen transformed into a Brachiosaurus to fight back.
• Sakazuki became a magma giant, pinned Queen, and tore off both of his mechanical arms despite Queen’s lasers.
• Kaido fired a Bolo Breath at Sakazuki, but Sakazuki kept hold of Queen and used him to strike the ground near Kaido.
• Kaido demanded that Sakazuki release Queen, while Sakazuki mocked Kaido’s past and his supposed dream of freedom.
• Sakazuki drove his foot through Queen’s chest as Kaido watched in fury.

Sakazuki told Kaido that he had manipulated his rise and questioned whether Kaido’s encounter with Queen had been arranged. He then warned that Kaido’s power and dreams depended on Wano Country, leaving Kaido fleeing toward it in fear of what might remain.

• Sakazuki killed Queen and challenged Kaido’s belief that Queen had happened to fall into his hands by chance.
• Sakazuki taunted Kaido about their past and claimed he had kept Kaido and Charlotte Linlin powerful to undermine Hale Nock and Red-Hair.
• Sakazuki struck Kaido with a massive Armament Haki-coated magma fist while Kaido was stunned by his accusations.
• Sakazuki reminded Kaido that Wano Country, his ambitions, and his family were at stake, then asked how much might still be left.
• Kaido abandoned the fight and flew toward Wano Country, convinced Sakazuki had deceived him.

Sakazuki explained how he had shattered Kaido’s convictions by making him believe his life’s work and power in Wano Country were under threat. After ordering an attack while Kaido remained shaken, Sakazuki wondered aloud about destroying Wano after Kaido regained his confidence, and Carol said Kaido would go insane.

• Carol and the modified Mihawk appeared beside Sakazuki after Kaido fled, and Carol remarked on how Sakazuki had broken Kaido’s convictions.
• Sakazuki reflected that Kaido had fled in fear of losing Wano Country, revealing how deeply Sakazuki’s taunts had unsettled him.
• Carol said Kaido had been too rattled to notice them during the fight, and Sakazuki ordered an attack, noting that Kaido would not recover soon.
• Sakazuki suggested destroying Wano Country after Kaido regained his confidence, and Carol said Kaido would go insane.

With Kaido drinking in seclusion after Sakazuki defeated him, King called Charlotte Linlin for help as the Navy overran Beasts Pirates territory. Meanwhile, Beckman told the Red Hair Pirates that Linlin’s trip to Wano suggested something had happened to Kaido, leaving them questioning what occurred at Qibu Island.

• The Navy captured nearly half of Kaido’s territory while Kaido drank on Onigashima and ignored King.
• King contacted Charlotte Linlin, who agreed to go to Wano Country and departed from Whole Cake Island.
• The Red Hair Pirates debated whether to retake islands the Navy had abandoned, suspecting the easy victories might be a trap.
• Beckman reported that Linlin had sailed for Wano and suggested Kaido was in trouble.
• Shanks wondered what had happened at Qibu Island.

Shanks rallied his allies to begin a counterattack, while Hale Nock agreed to join and prepared to use the newly acquired Dark-Dark Fruit against Sakazuki. At New Marineford, Sakazuki responded to the Revolutionary Army’s rapid advance by ordering Dr. Vegapunk to give them Calm Belt-crossing warship technology to slow them down until the Marines were ready for a decisive battle.

• Shanks set aside the meeting’s earlier concerns and led the Red-Hair Pirates in agreeing to launch a counterattack.
• Hale Nock accepted the Red-Hair Pirates’ invitation and told his subordinate to confirm the attack’s timing.
• Hale Nock’s new fifth commander revealed the Dark-Dark Fruit’s power, and Hale Nock urged him to save it for a chance to ambush Sakazuki.
• Sakazuki learned that the Revolutionary Army could conquer the Four Blues far sooner than expected, while Carol warned him that Fleet Admiral Kong was repeatedly calling.
• Sakazuki ordered Carol to have Dr. Vegapunk give the Revolutionary Army Calm Belt-crossing warship technology to slow its advance before the Marines’ final battle.

The Revolutionary Army discovered that the World Government had been framing them by slaughtering royal families before their forces arrived, and Vegapunk identified tapped Den Den Mushi as the likely source of the leaks. He offered Dragon warship technology for crossing the Calm Belt, while Charlotte Linlin arrived in Wano Country and tried to recruit King.

• Cipher Pol agents killed King Derrick and the royal convoy, then staged their bodies at the palace before the Revolutionary Army arrived.
• Sabo found the slaughtered royal family and reported that the World Government had repeatedly reached targets ahead of the Revolutionary Army.
• Dragon told Vegapunk that even orders he had issued personally had been exposed, and Vegapunk suspected the Revolutionary Army's Den Den Mushi were tapped.
• Vegapunk advised Dragon to replace the Revolutionary Army's Den Den Mushi and offered him warship technology for crossing the Calm Belt.
• Charlotte Linlin arrived in Wano Country and invited King to join her, saying her country still lacked three races.

Charlotte Linlin reached Onigashima and fought Kaido after rousing him from his stupor, while Dragon briefed the Revolutionary Army on Vegapunk’s warning about eavesdropping technology. The chapter left the two Emperors clashing and the Revolutionary Army preparing a cautious communications workaround.

• Charlotte Linlin refused King’s request, then blasted through the skull palace with Ikoku Sovereignty to wake Kaido.
• Kaido emerged from the rubble, but dismissed the Four Emperors’ title and refused to discuss his defeat by Sakazuki.
• Charlotte Linlin and Kaido exchanged threats and attacked each other with Emperor Sword: Cognac and Drunken Thunder: Ragnaraku.
• Dragon told Sabo and the Revolutionary Army commanders that Vegapunk believed their communications could be monitored.
• Dragon ordered the Logistics Department to obtain new Den Den Mushi, slow but continue offensives, and deliver the devices personally to each base leader.

Dragon gave Sabo Navy warship blueprints and ordered him to build a fleet for a two-pronged assault on Mary Geoise after the Revolutionary Army took the Four Blues. Meanwhile, Zoro, Luffy, John, and Johnny continued sailing in the East Blue as Zoro warned Luffy that pirates might soon disappear.

• Dragon asked Sabo about Bonney, who was still consumed by grief and revenge over Kuma's death and the destruction of the Sorbet Kingdom.
• Dragon handed Sabo blueprints for Navy warships designed to cross the Calm Belt and told him to organize shipwrights to build as many as possible.
• Dragon planned for the Revolutionary Army to attack through Reverse Mountain and across the Calm Belt toward Mary Geoise, while reflecting that spreading its ideals mattered even if the army failed.
• On a boat in the East Blue, Zoro chased Luffy after Luffy tried to hang a pirate flag, while John and Johnny questioned whether Luffy really knew Shanks.
• Zoro warned Luffy that the escalating war between pirates and the Navy could soon wipe out pirates, but Luffy insisted that pirates were the freest people in the world.

Zoro told Luffy that Shanks might not be alive long enough for them to meet, while Nami secretly returned to Cocoyasi Village to leave money and take oranges. At Sabaody, Sengoku realized Sakazuki might be preparing to destroy the archipelago and called to warn him, but Sakazuki insisted he knew what he was doing and ordered Sengoku to obey.

• Zoro warned Luffy that he might not reach the New World in time to see Shanks again, prompting Luffy to demand an explanation before they started fighting.
• Nami sneaked into Bellemere's home in Cocoyasi Village, left Beli in a drawer, and took two bags of oranges.
• Bellemere and Nojiko noticed Nami's return and discussed Bellemere's refusal to let her sail away.
• Rosinante asked Sengoku why Marines were urging people to leave Sabaody Archipelago, and suggested Sakazuki might intend to destroy it.
• Sengoku realized Sakazuki could be planning to blow up Sabaody Archipelago and called him to raise the concern.
• Sakazuki cut Sengoku off and told him to follow orders.

Sakazuki ordered the immediate evacuation of the Sabaody Archipelago Branch and the destruction of the route into the New World, while Enel tested the Marines’ new Aerial Fleet against pirate ships. The Sabaody soldiers prepared to leave for Fish-Man Island, and Enel’s fleet recorded data from its devastating attack.

• Sakazuki ordered the Sabaody Archipelago Branch to evacuate and garrison Fish-Man Island under Sengoku, with Jinbe ready to receive them.
• Sengoku learned of the evacuation order, realized Sakazuki did not trust him, and invited Rosinante to walk around the islands before they were gone.
• The Marines withdrew from the New World battlefronts as Sote's Aerial Fleet helped Kuzan evacuate civilians and soldiers.
• Enel powered the new fleet’s energy cannons and destroyed nearly a thousand pirate ships with a volley of electric energy spheres.
• Enel ordered the researchers to record and upload the experimental data, then prepared to go back to sleep.

After Enel returned to Egghead Island, Sakazuki ordered the Marines to split their forces and cut across pirate territory to break the stalled fronts near Whole Cake Island and Wano Country. The chapter ended as Aramaki received orders to attack toward the Steam Sea Pirates’ territory.

• Enel delivered the airborne ships to Egghead Island, complained about powering them, and left to sleep while Vegapunk inspected them.
• Carol reported to Sakazuki that the Marines were stalled near Whole Cake Island and Wano Country, where powerful pirates were blocking their advance.
• Sakazuki ordered Aramaki and Borsalino to split off half their forces and cut across into the Steam Sea Pirates’ and Red Hair Pirates’ territories, while Enel and Kuzan guarded supply routes.
• Borsalino told Issho that Headquarters had given him a troublesome assignment.
• A messenger told Aramaki that he had orders to split off part of his forces and attack toward the Steam Sea Pirates’ territory.

Aramaki set out to attack the Steam Sea Pirates while Kuzan and Hale Nock fought through a day of inconclusive battle at Padre Harbor. After the pirates retreated, exhausted Marine Isaac reflected on the war, his fallen comrades, and his family’s hatred of pirates.

• Aramaki received orders to split the Steam Sea Pirates’ territory and, believing he was free to wipe them out, flew toward the warship.
• At Padre Harbor, Kuzan fought Hale Nock, whose steam attacks repeatedly shattered Kuzan’s ice body as Kuzan countered with freezing attacks.
• Kuzan and Hale Nock failed to overcome each other, and Hale Nock’s forces retreated after a day of fighting.
• Isaac dragged a dead Marine away from the battlefield, rested, and touched his father’s medal as he thought about the comrades he had lost.
• Isaac remembered how his mother had urged him to give money to Sakazuki, kill pirates, and avenge his father.

Isaac reflected on the war and learned that a fellow Marine had been without a home since childhood, while pirates on Walkworth Island struggled under the Hale Nock Pirates’ control. Sakazuki’s plan to split the Marines’ forces drew the Four Emperors’ attention, as he prepared a devastating strike that would leave the story poised for the final battles.

• Isaac considered the possibility of dying in the war, and a fellow Marine told him he had been without a home since he was six.
• On Walkworth Island, a pirate urged his companions to flee, but he was shot after breaking down and denouncing the war.
• Hale Nock learned that the Marines had split their forces and told Charlotte Linlin, who prepared her forces for battle; Kaido and Red-Hair also received the news.
• At New Marineford, Sakazuki explained to Carol that the Marines had nearly exhausted the pirates’ rank-and-file forces and were ready to target their elites.
• Sakazuki marked islands for a planned magma strike that would kill many pirates and residents, while Aramaki and Borsalino would drive the survivors toward Whole Cake Island and Wano Country.

Sakazuki ordered Carol to prepare to recover Crocodile’s Sand-Sand Fruit and left Robin’s fate to him, while planning a final purge that would eliminate pirates, the World Government, and the Revolutionary Army. In Mary Geoise, the Five Elders plotted to use Red-Hair and the Marines’ lack of funding to weaken Sakazuki’s forces, unaware that the coming conflict would decide which power ruled the world.

• Sakazuki told Carol that Crocodile had outlived his usefulness and ordered him to find a chance to recover the Sand-Sand Fruit.
• When Carol asked about Robin, Sakazuki said she was of no consequence and told him to handle her as he saw fit.
• Sakazuki planned to send the Headquarters Poneglyph into the starry void and begin a great purge against pirates, the World Government, and the Revolutionary Army.
• The Five Elders learned that the Revolutionary Army’s offensive had slowed, forcing them to put their plan to fleece the evacuated royal families on hold.
• The Five Elders identified Sakazuki and the Marines as their main threat and decided to share intelligence with Red-Hair to keep the Marines occupied for a year or two.
• The Five Elders expected the World Government to prevail by exploiting the Marines’ lost funding and letting pirates and the Revolutionary Army weaken its rivals.

Robin struggled to contact Dragon while Crocodile prepared to seize Pluton in Alabasta. After Enel, Bullet, and Carol monitored Crocodile, Carol chose to wait and see whether Pluton would emerge.

• The Five Elders decided to let pirates weaken the Navy, and one of them planned to contact Red-Hair.
• Robin worried that Crocodile’s plan and the delayed Revolutionary Army advance would doom Alabasta, then failed to reach Dragon by Den Den Mushi.
• Crocodile returned to Rain Dinners and told Robin that the Rebels would soon reach the Royal Capital and Pluton would emerge.
• Crocodile grew suspicious when Robin’s Den Den Mushi rang, but Dragon improvised a routine report that reassured him.
• Enel revealed that he had used his electromagnetic scan to monitor Crocodile and Robin, and Carol decided that he, Enel, and Bullet would keep watching for Pluton rather than attack immediately.

Sakazuki dismissed the threat of Crocodile finding Pluton while Shanks used maps supplied by the World Government to revise the Red Hair Pirates’ campaign against the Navy. Meanwhile, Sabo’s team adapted Vegapunk’s Calm Belt-crossing ship designs for the Revolutionary Army as Dragon arrived to ask about production.

• Carol teleported away with two men, leaving Crocodile unaware that he had narrowly escaped death.
• After hearing Carol’s report, Sakazuki told him to handle Pluton as he saw fit and considered the conflict a struggle between himself and the World Government.
• Shanks showed Beckman, Yasopp, Snake, and the others detailed New World nautical charts and Navy island defense maps, claiming he had obtained them through a trade with World Government officials.
• Shanks changed the Red Hair Pirates’ target to avoid Enel, while Beckman reported that Kizaru had entered their territory and that the Navy might split its forces.
• Sabo and technicians trained by Lindbergh worked to adapt Vegapunk’s Calm Belt-crossing warship blueprints for the Revolutionary Army.
• Dragon appeared outside the laboratory and asked Sabo whether the ships had gone into production.

Sabo learned that Vegapunk had supplied the Revolutionary Army with new warship technology and weapon blueprints, though Dragon suspected the help was meant to divert the World Government. After the World Government aided pirate attacks on Navy islands, Sakazuki prepared to reinforce Kuzan and personally confront Red-Hair while pretending to respond in anger.

• Sabo told Dragon that the Revolutionary Army had begun building ships for seastone outer wheels while struggling to reverse-engineer the technology.
• Dragon revealed that Vegapunk had also provided blueprints for improved weapons, and he told Sabo to accept the help despite his suspicions about Vegapunk's motives.
• Carol reported that pirates had seized several islands in Enel's area through fast, precise strikes that targeted defensive weak points.
• Sakazuki concluded that the World Government had leaked Navy defense maps to the pirates to slow his campaign and keep the government from facing both the Navy and the Revolutionary Army.
• Sakazuki ordered the Seraphim sent from Egghead Island to Kuzan, directed that Aramaki and Borsalino leave no survivors, and transferred Bullet to Kuzan's side.
• Sakazuki decided to deal with Red-Hair himself and planned to make his response look like a sincere reaction to the Navy's losses.

Aramaki attacked Heshengnai Island, draining the Steam Sea Pirates’ life force while gathering information about nearby islands. On Lace Island, the Red Hair Pirates faced Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, whose clash with Shanks ended in an explosive collision.

• Aramaki flew ahead of the Marine fleet and unleashed a tide of vines on the pirates defending Heshengnai Island, draining their life force.
• Aramaki pierced and questioned captured pirates about nearby islands, then left as the island’s vegetation ran wild.
• On Lace Island, Shanks, Beckman, and Yasopp prepared for the Marines, but Sakazuki arrived alone instead of Bullet and Enel.
• Shanks met Sakazuki’s falling attack with Griffin, and their weapons and Conqueror’s Haki collided in a massive blast.

Sakazuki fought the Red Hair Pirates across the island and sea, repeatedly using magma attacks to evade their strikes and overwhelm them. After his Lava Burst Orb scattered the crew, he killed Yasopp by crushing his neck.

• Yasopp and Beckman shot Sakazuki, but his Lava Burst Orb sent their bullets flying back and destroyed the island.
• Shanks wounded Sakazuki and warned the Red Hair Pirates to stay off the ground after their coordinated shots pierced his chest.
• Sakazuki re-formed elsewhere and attacked the crew, while Shanks repeatedly intercepted him and destroyed the harbor to counter his magma.
• Sakazuki unleashed the Meteor Volcano, and Shanks slashed apart the falling magma fists, but Sakazuki vanished again.
• Sakazuki appeared among the Red Hair Pirates and detonated another Lava Burst Orb, then crushed Yasopp's neck and sent his head flying.