Chapter Summaries

The Uchiha tested their strength against Don Krieg’s crew and annihilated them with a single Tailed Beast Bomb. Uchiha Kazama then asked Buggy to explain the world’s powers and combat system.

• The Buggy Pirates and Krieg Pirates identified each other, and Don Krieg launched an attack with boats, rifles, and cannons.
• Uchiha Kazama permitted Uchiha Natsume and the others to fight, and the five stood on the sea to meet Krieg’s approaching force.
• The five Uchiha activated Tailed Beast transformations and Susanoo, leaving Buggy to mistake them for awakened Mythical Zoan users.
• Uchiha Natsume fired a Tailed Beast Bomb that vaporized Don Krieg and his crew, blasting a huge crater into the sea.
• The Uchiha returned to the deck and asked Buggy to explain the world’s power rankings, territories, and combat systems.

Buggy explained the world’s powers to the Uchiha clan, who discussed attacking the World Government and raising Buggy’s bounty. When Dracule Mihawk arrived, Uchiha Kazama chose Uchiha Roy to face him, while Buggy grew excited about his crew’s strength and his ambition to become an Emperor of the Sea.

• Buggy described the Marines and World Government, and Uchiha Nagasawa suggested attacking Mary Geoise and then Marineford.
• Uchiha Kazama said their immediate goal was to raise Buggy’s bounty and make him a super pirate.
• Uchiha Roy spotted Dracule Mihawk approaching, and Buggy panicked before realizing his powerful crew could improve his standing.
• Buggy declared that he would lead the crew to become an Emperor of the Sea, and Uchiha Roy volunteered to fight Mihawk.
• Uchiha Kazama assigned Uchiha Roy to face Mihawk because Roy was the clan’s best swordsman and his tailed beast ability would help in the battle.

Uchiha Roy fought Hawk-Eye in a sword duel at sea, impressing the world’s greatest swordsman with his speed and strength. Roy ended the fight because Hawk-Eye could not use his full power in those conditions, leaving Hawk-Eye curious about the powerful newcomers aboard Buggy’s ship.

• Uchiha Kazama took Buggy and his companions to meet Hawk-Eye, while Cabaji and Mohji led the pirates in salvaging Don Krieg’s ship and treasure.
• Uchiha Roy drew Murakumo and challenged Hawk-Eye, who stood and drew Black Blade Yoru.
• Roy and Hawk-Eye clashed swords across the sea for half an hour, with Roy attacking from varied angles and Hawk-Eye adapting to his style.
• Roy stopped fighting, praised Hawk-Eye’s strength, and returned to stand behind Kazama.
• Hawk-Eye recognized Buggy and asked whether Roy belonged to his crew.

Buggy and Uchiha Kazama’s group decided to raise their profile by placing bounties on Marines and targeting their bases, while Hawk-Eye left after meeting them. Days later, Hawk-Eye arrived at a Red Hair Pirates banquet and approached Shanks.

• Rimoku Uchiha invited Hawk-Eye to join Buggy’s crew, but Hawk-Eye departed after saying he might seek them out someday.
• Uchiha Kazama proposed placing bounties on Marines and Celestial Dragons, and Buggy’s crew hyped Buggy into agreeing.
• Buggy declared that the crew would use its wealth to fund bounties and raid major pirate groups and Marine bases.
• Buggy and the others planned to begin at Shells Town, capture Nezumi, and target the Arlong Pirates.
• A few days later, Hawk-Eye reached an island where the Red Hair Pirates were holding a banquet and spoke with Shanks.

Hawk-Eye told Shanks that Buggy’s growing crew included a dangerous first mate, prompting Shanks and his crew to set out to find them. Meanwhile, Uchiha Kazama’s squad defeated Arlong’s forces and forced Arlong to offer submission and his wealth to avoid being crippled.

• Hawk-Eye told Shanks that he had met Buggy’s crew, described its strength and dangerous first mate, and said Buggy had invited him to join.
• Shanks ordered his crew to prepare to leave and find Buggy in the East Blue.
• At Cocoyasi Village, Uchiha Kazama and five others stormed the Arlong Pirates’ headquarters and swiftly subdued Arlong’s crew.
• Kazama gave Arlong the choice of joining the Buggy Pirates or being taken to a Marine base, then ordered his men to cripple Arlong when he hesitated.
• Arlong panicked and offered to join Buggy’s crew and hand over his wealth, but Kazama said it was already too late.

Uchiha Kazama accepted Arlong as a subordinate and set his sights on Fish-Man Island, while the Buggy Pirates sailed to Nezumi’s Marine base. The Uchiha stripped Nezumi’s office of its money and left a flag behind.

• Uchiha Kazama found Nami at Arlong Park and agreed to let Arlong join the Buggy Pirates, telling him to wait there.
• Uchiha Kazama told Buggy and the Uchiha that Arlong’s crew could guide them to Fish-Man Island as they searched for the ninja tool that could return them to the Shinobi World.
• Buggy declared that the pirates would target Fish-Man Island, and his followers became excited about challenging the Four Emperors.
• Uchiha Kazama explained that he planned to use Buggy’s crew to search for the ninja tool and build a powerful pirate force.
• Uchiha Nagasawa caught Nezumi’s bullet and cut his pistol in two at the Sixteenth Branch.
• Uchiha Natsume, Uchiha Roy, Rimoku Uchiha, and Uchiha Nagasawa took Nezumi’s safes and left a flag behind.

After Mouse was robbed by the Buggy Pirates, he exaggerated their strength to Marine Headquarters to provoke a response. Sengoku ordered Garp to watch for the crew in the East Blue, where Garp also intended to retrieve his grandson and make him a Marine.

• Mouse found the Buggy Pirates' bounty records and contacted Marine Headquarters after being robbed.
• Mouse falsely reported that the Buggy Pirates had strength on par with an admiral and were preparing to attack the Goa Kingdom.
• Sengoku recognized Buggy as a former member of Roger's crew and ordered Carl's to contact Garp.
• Sengoku called Garp, explained Mouse's alarming report, and asked him to handle the Buggy Pirates.
• Garp agreed to keep an eye out for the Buggy Pirates and said he would bring his grandson back to become a Marine.

Uchiha Kazama persuaded Buggy to target the Goa Kingdom by claiming he could create thousands of powerful clones, then discovered Nami had been following the crew. Nami asked to join them so she could save her village, leaving Kazama to question what she intended to do.

• Uchiha Kazama chose the Goa Kingdom as the Buggy Pirates’ next target and proposed conquering it.
• Uchiha Kazama claimed his ability let him create thousands of vice-admiral-level clones and demonstrated their strength to Buggy.
• Buggy agreed to attack the Goa Kingdom, and his pirates began boosting his confidence again.
• Uchiha Kazama confronted someone hiding aboard his ship and found Nami, who said she wanted to join the crew and save her village.

Uchiha Kazama let Nami leave and led his group to Shells Town, where Buggy declared the town under his control. Uchiha Natsume killed Captain Morgan, and Buggy began negotiating an annual payment with Mayor Winterst.

• Uchiha Kazama teased Nami, then let her depart in a small boat and planned their route toward the Grand Line and Loguetown.
• Three days later, Buggy led his crew, including Uchiha Kazama and the other five, to the Marine Base in Shells Town without harming civilians.
• Morgan killed a Marine who entered his office without knocking, then went outside to confront Buggy and his crew.
• Buggy announced that Shells Town was under his management and ordered Morgan and the Marines to leave.
• Uchiha Natsume killed Morgan with a quick sword strike, and Buggy ordered the remaining Marines to get out.
• Winterst identified himself as the mayor, and Buggy demanded ten million Belly a year, which Winterst agreed to pay.

Buggy and his crew prepared to seize the Goa Kingdom while Uchiha Kazama planned to confront Garp, who had come to the area after learning of the Buggy Pirates’ ambitions. The chapter ended with Kazama eager to test his strength against the Marine hero as the attack approached.

• Buggy’s crew raised a new pirate flag over the destroyed Marine branch, and Sengoku informed Garp that the Buggy Pirates were targeting the Goa Kingdom.
• Garp learned that Luffy had gone to sea, confronted Curly Dadan, and decided to deal with Buggy before searching for his grandson.
• At sea, Uchiha Kazama worried about the people he had left behind in another world, but resolved to finish his work before returning.
• As the crew entered Goa Kingdom waters, Kazama ordered Buggy to lead while Natsume, Rinboku, Roy, and Liunian protected him, and Nagasawa organized an attack on the nobles.
• Kazama revealed that he would face Garp, while Buggy realized the vice captain intended to challenge the Marine hero himself.

Uchiha Kazama confronted Vice Admiral Garp on Mount Colubo to hold him off while Buggy carried out his plans. After Garp offered the Buggy Pirates a chance to protect the Goa Kingdom, Kazama attacked with several elemental techniques, but Garp smashed them with a haki-coated punch.

• The system rewarded Uchiha Kazama with top-tier Observation Haki and a stronger physique after Buggy thought he was mad to challenge Garp alone.
• Uchiha Kazama reached Mount Colubo, where Garp had prepared to fight him, and asked whether Garp had kept his name and bounty out of the News Coo.
• Garp and Uchiha Kazama exchanged a powerful punch that devastated the surrounding area, astonishing Curly Dadan and her bandits.
• Garp offered the Buggy Pirates a role protecting the Goa Kingdom and a reserve slot among the Seven Warlords of the Sea if Kazama proved his abilities.
• Uchiha Kazama unleashed Ice Release, Fire Release, and Wind Release attacks, but Garp used Conqueror's Haki coating to shatter them.

Uchiha Kazama and Garp escalated their fight, with Kazama revealing enough power to make Garp take him seriously. Kazama declared that he would help Buggy claim a Four Emperor seat and oppose the Celestial Dragons, then launched a deadly attack that left Garp fighting to survive.

• Uchiha Kazama used Lightning Release to engulf Garp, but Garp endured the strike with Armament Haki.
• Garp coated his surroundings in Haki and unleashed a devastating shock wave, while Kazama survived by activating Susanoo and Ten-Tails chakra.
• Kazama told Garp he would help Buggy become one of the Four Emperors and would target the Celestial Dragons along the way.
• Garp fixed Kazama with killing intent, and Kazama answered with his Mangekyō Sharingan before the two exchanged powerful attacks.
• Kazama used Flying Thunder God: Ten Shadow Burial, surrounding Garp with black phantoms and spatial power as he promised to spare Garp and Windmill Village if Garp survived.

Uchiha Kazama defeated Garp but healed him and warned him to choose a side. Garp urged Sengoku to bring the Buggy Pirates into the Seven Warlords of the Sea, while Sengoku reviewed their sparse records and faced the threat posed by Kazama.

• Uchiha Kazama healed Garp after defeating him, then warned that he would show no mercy next time if Garp still refused to decide where he stood.
• Garp watched Kazama disappear and chose not to intervene in the battle at the Goa Kingdom, though he planned to stay in Windmill Village and watch its people leave.
• Garp told Sengoku that the Buggy Pirates had defeated him and advised bringing them into the Seven Warlords of the Sea before they became another Emperor crew.
• Garp refused Sengoku’s implied request to return, warned him to consider resigning as Fleet Admiral, and ended the call.
• Sengoku reviewed the Buggy Pirates’ records, found almost no information about Kazama or the other Uchiha, and heard a calm voice address him.

Sengoku and Tsuru decided to offer Buggy a position among the Seven Warlords and sent Gion to approach him. Meanwhile, Buggy took the throne of the Goa Kingdom, and three days later he learned that the Buggy Pirates’ bounties had risen dramatically.

• Tsuru advised Sengoku to let Buggy choose which Warlord to replace, and Sengoku agreed to send Gion.
• Buggy became king of the Goa Kingdom, appointed Castemans acting king, and announced new laws and reforms after the former king and powerful opponents were executed.
• Buggy declared that the kingdom would leave the allied nations and pay the Buggy Pirates an annual tribute of one billion Belly.
• Three days later, Buggy showed Uchiha Kazama the crew’s new bounty posters, including Buggy’s 350 million Belly bounty, Kazama’s 300 million, and bounties of 100 million or 80 million for other members.

Uchiha Kazama persuaded Buggy and his crew to leave the Goa Kingdom, assigning the others to protect them as they sailed for Loguetown. A day later, Shanks arrived at Windmill Village and learned from Makino how Goa Kingdom’s new administration had changed local taxes and prices.

• Buggy, Cabaji, Mohji, and Richie worried that their increased bounties would make sailing dangerous, but Uchiha Kazama offered to have Natsume and the others guard them.
• Uchiha Kazama ordered the crew to set sail, and Buggy agreed to prepare the ships.
• The Buggy Pirates formed a fleet of more than a dozen ships, organized under Buggy, Uchiha Kazama, and four division commanders, then headed for Loguetown.
• Shanks and his unusual group of pirates arrived at Windmill Village and found that Makino’s bar was busy after local prices fell.
• Makino told Shanks that Goa Kingdom’s administration had reduced taxes and that Buggy was now the country’s pirate king.

Shanks learned that Buggy had become a king and reacted with excitement, while Vice Admiral Gion headed toward the Buggy Pirates to seek a chance to prove herself. At sea, Uchiha Kazama continued training Buggy and defeated a Sea King, leaving Buggy unable to escape his demanding regimen.

• Makino told Shanks about Buggy's rule and policies, and Shanks laughed as he recalled Roger's words.
• Makino said Luffy had recently set sail, and Shanks wondered whether he might encounter Buggy.
• Gion refused to contact Smoker and set her sights on the Buggy Pirates, especially their vice captain, Uchiha Kazama.
• Gion bought a newspaper from a News Coo and studied the Buggy Pirates' route and portraits.
• Uchiha Kazama cut down a small Sea King, impressing the pirates, who began preparing seasonings for the catch.
• Uchiha Kazama rejected Buggy's attempt to stop training and insisted he could grow stronger.

Uchiha Kazama struck a publicity deal with Morgans and gave him information intended to draw attention to the crew. After learning that Vice Admiral Gion was nearby, Kazama ordered his people to prepare for a bold move against the Marine branch in Loguetown.

• Buggy pushed through his training before being carried off to eat Sea King.
• Uchiha Nagasawa connected Kazama with Morgans, who offered five billion Belly for exclusive rights.
• Kazama negotiated eight billion Belly, ten percent of profits from news about him, and permission for Morgans to broadcast live.
• Kazama sent Morgans a list of information to publicize, earning a system reward of four World Transfer Stone Fragments and twenty physique points.
• Morgans warned Kazama that Vice Admiral Gion was near and that she would be in his way if he headed to Loguetown.
• Kazama told Nagasawa to prepare the crew to make noise and take over the Marine branch in Loguetown.

Buggy and Uchiha Kazama approached Loguetown, where Kazama proposed taking control of the Marines’ important port while a live broadcast transformed Buggy’s public image. Powerful figures, including Crocodile, Nico Robin, and Blackbeard Teach, took notice of Kazama, and Teach decided to pursue his unknown Devil Fruit ability.

• Uchiha Kazama asked Buggy whether he wanted to seize Loguetown, and Buggy promised to support Kazama’s decisions if they could hold it.
• Kazama revealed that News Coos were broadcasting Buggy’s training as part of a deal with Morgans, and Buggy’s confidence and performance surged once he learned he had an audience.
• Viewers around the world praised Buggy’s apparent strength and discipline as the broadcast spread.
• Crocodile read about Buggy and Kazama, considered meeting Kazama, and received a Marine message about recruiting the Buggy Pirates into the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
• Nico Robin wondered whether Kazama could accomplish something and slipped away, while other powerful figures also focused on him.
• Blackbeard Teach bought information about Kazama from Morgans, learned that Kazama’s unknown fruit might be a Logia with multiple abilities, and declared that the fruit would be his.

Vice Admiral Gion boarded the Buggy Pirates’ ship to invite them to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but Uchiha Kazama rejected the offer. After Gion attacked, Uchiha Natsume countered with powerful techniques, and Kazama spared and threw her back onto her warship as the pirates continued toward Loguetown.

• The Buggy Pirates spotted a Marine fleet led by a Headquarters Warship as they approached Loguetown, and Uchiha Kazama identified its commander as Vice Admiral Peach Rabbit.
• Gion boarded the Buggy Pirates’ flagship and offered Captain Buggy a place among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but Uchiha Kazama dismissed the offer.
• Gion attacked Uchiha Kazama, and Uchiha Natsume blocked her strike before using a powerful Lightning Release defense and an attack that split the sea.
• Uchiha Kazama pulled Gion clear of Natsume’s attack, explained that killing her would disrupt their plans, and tossed her back onto her warship.
• Gion refused to pursue the Buggy Pirates, who continued toward Loguetown.

Uchiha Kazama brought the Buggy Pirates openly into Loguetown, overwhelmed Smoker's Marines, and ordered the crew to establish a base there. At the execution platform, Red-Hair Shanks invited Buggy to join his plans, but Buggy refused and challenged him over the territory.

• Uchiha Kazama unleashed Conqueror's Haki, knocking out most of Smoker's Marines and Tashigi while Smoker remained standing.
• Uchiha Kazama ordered Natsume and Nagasawa to destroy the Marine branch and build a Buggy Pirates base in Loguetown, then told Smoker he wanted to throw the world into chaos.
• Uchiha Kazama and the Buggy Pirates passed Smoker and went with Buggy to the execution platform, where Buggy recalled his lingering questions about his captain and Laugh Tale.
• Shanks appeared at the execution platform, and Buggy angrily greeted his old companion as the pirates reacted to seeing a Four Emperor speak with their captain.
• Shanks invited Buggy to join his plans, but Buggy refused and demanded to know whether Shanks intended to fight him for Loguetown.