Recaps

Moonlight clashed with Kaido after discovering the Emperor had been drunk during their earlier encounter. Their first exchange devastated Borotown, and the chapter ended with Kaido enraged as Moonlight unleashed Myriad Swords Return to Origin.

• Moonlight realized Kaido had been drunk when he transformed into a dragon, while Kaido recognized the swordsman with a 2.5 billion Beli bounty and asked if Moonlight could kill him.
• Moonlight answered that they would find out and attacked with a crescent-shaped Sword Aura, which Kaido met with Thunder Bagua.
• Their collision sent a destructive shockwave through the area, killing many pirates and blasting Holdem and others away, while Jack endured the impact.
• The clash split the earth and destroyed Borotown; Luffy ordered his companions to flee as they witnessed the clouds churn above the ruins.
• Moonlight judged Kaido nearly impossible to kill and admitted Kaido surpassed him in raw strength, then Kaido erupted in anger as Moonlight launched Myriad Swords Return to Origin.

Moonlight wounded Kaido but could not defeat him, prompting Kaido to accept Big Mom’s alliance and order a hunt for the Straw Hat Crew. Luffy and the others reached the Flower Capital, reunited with their crewmates, and began planning to rescue Kawamatsu from Udon.

• Moonlight unleashed his strongest sword technique against Kaido, then left after blasting him into a fissure; Kaido soon healed and realized the alliance of forces in Wano threatened him.
• Kaido agreed to form an alliance with Big Mom and ordered Jack to contact her while Holdem and the other Beasts Pirates tightened their defenses and hunted the Straw Hat Crew.
• Luffy’s group traveled from Kuri to the Flower Capital, where Luffy, Zoro, and Nami were distracted by the city’s food, drink, and clothing.
• That night, Luffy, Moonlight, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Robin, Chopper, Usopp, Brook, and Franky reunited and shared the intelligence they had gathered in Wano.
• Kin'emon identified Kaido as their main enemy and proposed rescuing Kawamatsu, who was imprisoned in Udon’s Prisoner Mine.

Kin'emon of the Foxfire divided the alliance’s efforts between rescuing Kawamatsu, finding the Nine Red Scabbards, and gathering intelligence, while Moonlight agreed to infiltrate the Shogun’s Palace. After the group celebrated, Moonlight worried about how to overcome Kaido and the turmoil spreading beyond Wano Country.

• Kin'emon of the Foxfire proposed splitting into three groups to rescue Kawamatsu from Prisoner Mine, search for the other Nine Red Scabbards, and gather intelligence.
• Luffy volunteered to infiltrate Prisoner Mine with Raizo, while Kin'emon asked Moonlight to enter the Shogun's Palace and learn what Kurozumi Orochi knew.
• The alliance agreed to follow Kin'emon’s plan, celebrated their reunion, and Moonlight left to keep watch from the roof.
• Moonlight concluded that Seastone might be the way to seal Kaido because he could not kill him.
• Robin joined Moonlight on the roof, and he apologized for leaving her alone and warned that major powers outside Wano Country might already be moving.

Moonlight and Robin infiltrated Kurozumi Orochi’s palace, where Robin prepared to perform as a dancer while Moonlight slipped away to investigate. At Udon’s Prisoner Mine, Queen ambushed Luffy and Raizo’s operation, and Luffy was captured after Hawkins struck him with Seastone nails.

• Luffy and Raizo set out for Udon’s Prisoner Mine while the other Straw Hats and the samurai began their separate missions.
• Robin and Moonlight entered Kurozumi Orochi’s palace in disguise, where Robin prepared to dance at the banquet.
• Robin danced for Moonlight in her room, and he watched, captivated, until evening interrupted them.
• Moonlight used Observation Haki to search the palace and quietly left while Robin prepared to perform.
• Queen, Hawkins, Holdem, Bat Man, and other Headliners confronted Luffy at the Prisoner Mine, and Hawkins’s Seastone nails weakened Luffy and enabled his capture.

Moonlight infiltrated Kurozumi Orochi’s secret chamber and found evidence that Kanjuro was a spy, along with Wano’s confidential records. When Robin and Komurasaki were exposed at Orochi’s banquet, Orochi transformed into a nine-headed serpent and attacked them, but Kyoshiro stepped in to face them.

• Queen captured Luffy, while Raizo wondered how the Beasts Pirates had learned of their operation and decided to warn the others.
• Moonlight evaded the Shogun’s Palace guards and searched Orochi’s secret chamber for documents.
• Moonlight found Kanjuro’s photograph among records of Orochi’s plot against Kozuki Oden, confirming that Kanjuro had been a spy.
• Moonlight took the confidential letters and records, then learned that Robin and Komurasaki had been exposed at the banquet.
• Robin and Komurasaki fought off Orochi’s guards, but Orochi transformed into a nine-headed serpent and caught Komurasaki before Robin rescued her.
• Kyoshiro appeared before Orochi and prepared to confront Robin and Komurasaki.

Moonlight rescued Robin and Kozuki Hiyori from Kurozumi Orochi’s palace after defeating Kyoshiro in a sword clash. Robin escaped with Hiyori, while Raizo reported that Luffy had been captured by Queen the Plague.

• Kyoshiro attacked Robin with a powerful sword slash, but Moonlight emerged and cut it down, forcing Kyoshiro back.
• Moonlight identified himself as the Straw Hat Pirates’ Vice-Captain and let Robin take Komurasaki, whose true identity was Kozuki Hiyori, away.
• Moonlight overwhelmed Kyoshiro in their clash, and Kurozumi Orochi fled as the banquet hall and surrounding buildings were destroyed.
• Robin, Hiyori, and Konosuke left the Flower Capital for Hiyori’s hiding place after her identity was exposed.
• Raizo returned and told Chopper and the others that Queen the Plague had captured Luffy.

After Luffy-taro was captured, Raizo and the Straw Hats planned to scout Prisoner Mine and rescue him. Moonlight escorted Komurasaki and Konosuke to her hiding place, but news of Shimotsuki Yasuie's execution forced them to head for Ebisu Town, where Kurozumi Orochi's trap awaited.

• Raizo told the Straw Hats that Luffy-taro had been captured, and they agreed to make rescuing him their priority.
• Komurasaki revealed her identity to Moonlight and explained that Kyoshiro was Denjiro of the Nine Red Scabbards.
• Kamazo the Manslayer attacked the group, but Moonlight defeated him with one sword strike.
• Moonlight, Robin, Komurasaki, and Konosuke reached Komurasaki's hiding place without encountering more pursuers.
• Konosuke learned that her father, Shimotsuki Yasuie, was about to be executed in Ebisu Town, so the group left to go there.

Shimotsuki Yasuie was rescued from execution by Moonlight, who arrived as Kurozumi Orochi’s ambush closed around the square. With fifty thousand elite soldiers surrounding them, Moonlight and his companions faced an imminent battle.

• Ebisu Town’s villagers laughed and cried as they watched Shimotsuki Yasuie await execution, while Zoro and Sanji watched from the crowd.
• Kurozumi Orochi ordered Yasuie executed, and Yasuie declared that Toki’s prophecy would come true and Wano Country would change.
• Moonlight swept through the execution square and rescued Yasuie just before the executioner could kill him.
• Komurasaki, Robin, and Konosuke arrived, and Orochi ordered his hidden samurai to surround them as Sanji rushed toward Komurasaki.
• Yasuie revealed that fifty thousand elite soldiers lay in ambush, and Moonlight stepped forward as they charged.

Moonlight used Conqueror's Haki to defeat the attacking warriors, allowing Yasuie and the others to escape, while Sanji injured himself after missing his attempted rescue of Komurasaki. At the Prisoner Mine, Luffy refused Raizo's offer of rescue so he could keep training and grow strong enough to defeat Kaido.

• Moonlight's Conqueror's Haki knocked out fifty thousand warriors and shattered the Execution Platform and Kurozumi Orochi's palanquin.
• Sanji crashed into the ground after the warriors fell, injuring himself while trying to rescue Komurasaki.
• Yasuie urged everyone to leave, and the group departed before Kurozumi Orochi could bring his full strength to bear.
• Luffy and Kid finished moving all the mined stone in half a day, then competed to eat their rice balls.
• Raizo arrived with a key to free Luffy, but Luffy refused and chose to stay in the Prisoner Mine to strengthen himself for his fight with Kaido.
• Kid admired Luffy's determination as Raizo left to avoid the patrolling guards.

Luffy rejected Queen’s offer to join the Beasts Pirates and agreed to fight in the Grand Sumo Inferno with Hyogoro. As Kid and Killer prepared to use the tournament as an opportunity to escape, Raizo told the Straw Hats that Luffy had chosen to remain in prison and grow stronger.

• Kid sped up during the rice-ball eating contest, but Luffy narrowly beat him.
• Queen offered Luffy a place in the Beasts Pirates, and Luffy refused.
• Queen brought in the injured Hyogoro and declared that Luffy and Hyogoro could leave if they survived the Grand Sumo Inferno tournament; Luffy agreed to participate.
• Kid told Killer that the tournament was their chance to escape, and Killer agreed.
• Raizo returned to Chopper, Nami, Usopp, Franky, and Brook with the news that Luffy had refused rescue so he could train in prison.

Zoro confronted Gyukimaru over the stolen Shusui, but Komurasaki offered him Kozuki Oden’s sword Enma in exchange. Enma chose Zoro and revealed its tremendous power, then resisted his control by knocking Sandai Kitetsu away.

• Zoro chased Gyukimaru through the forest to reclaim Shusui, and Moonlight blocked the warrior monk’s escape.
• Komurasaki arrived and explained that Gyukimaru was her ally, then offered Oden’s sword in exchange for Shusui.
• Komurasaki brought out Ame no Habakiri and Enma, and Zoro felt Enma respond to him.
• Enma drained Zoro’s Haki until he forced it back, then his slash cut through a cliff and the river.
• Enma resisted Zoro’s control and knocked Sandai Kitetsu away.

Zoro chose Enma despite its power knocking Sandai Kitetsu away, while Moonlight tested Ame no Habakiri and rejected it as too limited. As Big Mom’s ship sailed toward Wano to ally with Kaido and attack the Straw Hat Pirates, a fiery attacker suddenly appeared to stop them.

• Enma drained Zoro’s Haki and knocked Sandai Kitetsu aside, but Zoro chose the sword and demanded that it bring his other blade back.
• Moonlight drew Ame no Habakiri and split the clouds with a slash, astonishing Robin, Sanji, Komurasaki, and Konosuke.
• Moonlight returned Ame no Habakiri, saying it did not meet his standards, while Zoro prepared to join the planned counterattack against Kurozumi Orochi.
• Big Mom’s ship approached Wano, and her children discussed Kaido’s alliance proposal and their plan to kill the Straw Hat Pirates.
• A flame-covered man appeared above the ship and launched a massive punch, declaring that he would not let Big Mom’s crew attack Luffy and the others.

Ace and the former Whitebeard Pirates ambushed Big Mom’s fleet, capsized her ship, and entered Wano to support Luffy. At the Prisoner Mine, Luffy continued fighting but remained dissatisfied with his Haki.

• Ace, Marco, Vista, Jozu, and the former Whitebeard Pirates arrived and attacked Big Mom’s fleet, using their assault as a feint to target her ship.
• Marco kicked Big Mom’s ship into the sea, capsizing it and temporarily stopping her advance toward Wano.
• Ace explained that the crew had come to help Luffy after escaping Edward Weevil, and they entered Wano through the currents.
• At the Prisoner Mine, Luffy protected Hyogoro and defeated wave after wave of opponents, but said his Haki was not like Rayleigh’s.

Luffy fought through the Prisoner Mine while trying to master Advanced Armament Haki with Hyogoro’s guidance, prompting Queen to enter the battle. In Kuri, Kin'emon of the Foxfire persuaded Shutenmaru to join the forces gathering to defeat Kaido.

• Hyogoro suggested a method for Luffy to use Advanced Armament Haki as Luffy tried to recreate Rayleigh’s attack.
• Luffy defeated Bat Man with a punch, then demanded more opponents so he could continue honing his Haki.
• Luffy’s continued rampage alarmed Queen, who rose and entered the fight himself.
• Kin'emon of the Foxfire explained the gathered alliance’s strength to Shutenmaru and asked him to avenge Lord Oden.
• Shutenmaru agreed to fight Kaido, deciding his life should end in battle.

Luffy fought Queen in Udon Prison and awakened Advanced Armament Haki, breaking his Seastone chains and sending Queen crashing into a wall. When news spread that Kid and Killer had escaped, the prisoners erupted into rebellion, looking to Luffy to lead them.

• Kin'emon learned that Denjiro had returned and told Shutenmaru they would go to the Prisoner Mine to meet Luffy and find Kawamatsu.
• Queen transformed into his Brachiosaurus form and attacked Luffy with Brachiosaurus Bomb.
• Luffy endured Queen's attack, awakened Advanced Armament Haki, broke his Seastone chains, and punched Queen into a wall.
• Queen climbed out of the rubble injured and prepared to attack Luffy again.
• News spread that Kid and Killer had escaped, prompting the prisoners to revolt and look to Luffy for leadership.

Luffy led a prison break at Udon Prison after defeating Queen, while Queen prepared the Plague Bomb to kill the rioting prisoners. Elsewhere, Komurasaki’s summons brought the Nine Red Scabbards and their allies together to begin their campaign against Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi.

• Luffy removed Hyogoro’s explosive collar, and Raizo, the Straw Hats, and Kawamatsu joined the prisoners’ escape.
• Queen ordered the Plague Bomb deployed as Udon Prison descended into chaos.
• Komurasaki received Raizo’s report, then sent out a summons to begin the campaign against Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi.
• Kyoshiro received Komurasaki’s summons in the Flower Capital and prepared to act as Denjiro.
• Kin'emon of the Foxfire and the others received the summons after persuading Shutenmaru and set out to join the campaign.
• Luffy’s group fought through the Prisoner Mine until Queen confronted them with the Plague Bomb.

Luffy shielded the prisoners from Queen’s Plague Breath and began recovering with help from Chopper and Kawamatsu. In Ringo, Moonlight exposed Kanjuro as Orochi’s spy, and Kanjuro admitted the truth.

• Luffy used Observation Haki and Advanced Armament Haki to stop Babanuki and Babanuki from sealing the prisoners in one area.
• Queen activated the Plague Bomb, and Luffy shielded the others from the gas until they escaped with Raizo.
• Kawamatsu and Chopper prepared an antidote, then found Luffy beginning to recover from the poison.
• Kin'emon of the Foxfire outlined the plan to stop Kaido from moving Onigashima to the Flower Capital during the Fire Festival in two weeks.
• Moonlight accused Kanjuro of spying for Kurozumi Orochi and showed the group Kanjuro’s portrait and secret correspondence as evidence.
• Kanjuro stopped denying the accusation and admitted that Moonlight had seen through him.

Kanjuro confessed to being Orochi’s spy, but Momonosuke let him leave because Kanjuro had once protected him. The allies then prepared to join Luffy at Udon Prison for the final campaign against Kaido, where Luffy recovered from the poison and the prisoners agreed to fight.

• Kanjuro admitted he had infiltrated Oden’s retainers and had tipped off the enemy about Luffy’s operation.
• Momonosuke stopped Denjiro and Shutenmaru from attacking Kanjuro and allowed him to depart, while Kin’emon warned him they would show no mercy next time.
• Hiyori urged the group to set out for Udon Prison, and Kin’emon and the others gathered their resolve to join Luffy’s forces.
• At Udon Prison, Kawamatsu and Chopper treated Luffy, who recovered from the poison and immediately devoured a huge pile of meat.
• Raizo reported that Udon Prison had collapsed and its prisoners were ready to join the campaign against Kaido.

The samurai and their allies gathered in preparation to strike at Kaido, while Queen returned to Onigashima defeated by Luffy and King set out for the Prisoner Mine. The chapter ended with Luffy’s group reuniting with Momonosuke, Kin'emon, Kozuki Hiyori, and Moonlight’s party.

• Raizo told Kawamatsu that the allies had gathered, including Momonosuke and Hiyori, and thanked Luffy’s group for helping them prepare to fight Kaido.
• Luffy ignored Raizo’s thanks and asked for more meat after eating his fill.
• Queen admitted to King and Jack that Luffy had defeated him, but claimed his Plague Bomb would kill Luffy.
• Who's-Who, X-Drake, Black Maria, Sasaki, Ulti, and Page One mocked Queen and Jack and challenged their All-Star positions.
• King flew toward the Prisoner Mine to retrieve Luffy and stop the growing conflict among the Beast Pirates.
• Luffy’s group met up with Momonosuke, Kin'emon, Kozuki Hiyori, Moonlight, and the others, completing their gathering.

As the alliance prepared to attack Onigashima, King arrived and challenged them, but Zoro faced him with his Oni Aura and defeated him with one strike. The alliance was left ready to continue its campaign against Kaido.

• Momonosuke decided the group had to act after they learned Kanjuro was a traitor.
• King descended from the sky and attacked the gathered alliance before they could set out for Onigashima.
• Kawamatsu, Denjiro, and Shutenmaru struck King together, but he easily drove them back.
• Zoro drew Enma, Nidai Kitetsu, and Wado Ichimonji after Moonlight gave him ten minutes to deal with King.
• Zoro unleashed Oni Aura and cut into King with a single strike, defeating the leader of the All-Stars.

Zoro defeated King with a powerful sword strike, and Moonlight and the others headed toward Onigashima to face Kaido. There, Big Mom and Kaido clashed, formed an alliance, and planned to formalize it at the Fire Festival, while Kurozumi Orochi's Ninja Army appeared to strike back.

• Zoro defeated King with a single strike, then told Moonlight he had only enough strength left for one minute of fighting.
• Moonlight and the others set out for Onigashima, leaving the badly wounded King behind.
• Big Mom arrived on Onigashima with her officers after Marco had delayed her crew by knocking their ship into the sea.
• Kaido and Big Mom exchanged powerful attacks, tested each other's strength, and formed an alliance to oppose the Straw Hat Pirates and pursue their ambitions.
• Kaido set the Fire Festival two weeks later as the date to formally establish the alliance, and Big Mom agreed.
• Kurozumi Orochi's Ninja Army appeared as Orochi began striking back against Luffy and the others.

Izo and Kikunojo defeated Orochi’s Ninja Army, and Luffy’s alliance reached Onigashima to begin its assault on Kaido and Big Mom’s forces. Their advance stalled before the enemy commanders, but Ace and the former Whitebeard Pirates arrived as reinforcements.

• Izo and Kikunojo defeated the Ninja Army and warned Kurozumi Orochi that they would settle their old debts with him.
• After seven days of preparation, Luffy and the others reached Onigashima and saw the combined forces of Kaido and Big Mom.
• Luffy charged toward Kaido, with Moonlight and Zoro clearing enemies while the Nine Red Scabbards and the rest of the alliance followed.
• The alliance pushed through Onigashima until the Tobi Roppo, King, Jack, Queen, and Big Mom’s officers blocked their advance with thousands of fighters behind them.
• Ace arrived with Marco and the former Whitebeard Pirates, using Fire Fist to intercept the enemy commanders.

Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates arrived to help the Straw Hat crew, while Luffy and Zoro pushed toward Kaido. Moonlight trapped and defeated all six Tobi Roppo, then went after Luffy and Zoro.

• Ace, Marco, Jozu, Vista, and Jinbe arrived, prompting Daifuku, Oven, Perospero, and the others to attack them.
• Ace told Luffy to keep moving toward Kaido, and Luffy charged for the summit as Zoro went with him.
• The six Tobi Roppo blocked Luffy and Zoro, but focused on Moonlight after recognizing him and his Black Blade Kusanagi.
• Moonlight created a Sword Domain that immobilized the six Tobi Roppo and unleashed his Extreme Ghost Sword Style: Storm Style.
• Moonlight defeated all six Tobi Roppo with his sword and chased after Luffy and Zoro.

Moonlight quickly defeated the Tobi Roppo, prompting Queen to fire his Plague Bullet Gun at Luffy and the others. The blue mist controlled many fighters, but Marco’s Flames of Regeneration cured them, leaving Queen’s weapon exposed as a threat that Marco could counter.

• Moonlight swiftly defeated the Tobi Roppo, shocking the Beasts Pirates and impressing the Nine Red Scabbards and his allies.
• Jack abandoned his plan to fight Moonlight, while King admitted the danger and Queen revealed he had another weapon beyond the Plague Bomb.
• Queen fired his Plague Bullet Gun at Luffy and the others, and its exploding blue bullets spread a mist that seized control of Nami, Chopper, and other fighters.
• Marco used his Flames of Regeneration to restore those affected, while Chopper identified the mist as a toxin that controlled the nervous system.
• Moonlight recognized the poison’s threat and saw that Marco’s Phoenix powers could counter Queen’s weapon.

Queen’s Frost Poison spread through Onigashima, driving more than a thousand poisoned fighters into a frenzy as Chopper and Marco determined that curing them would take too long. With the crowd charging toward them, Moonlight unleashed his Extreme God Sword Style: Space-Time Slash.

• Queen’s Frost Poison afflicted fighters across Onigashima, who lost control and attacked indiscriminately.
• King urged Queen to make an antidote, while Jack warned that Big Mom would retaliate if her poisoned officers died.
• Chopper and Marco examined the poison and concluded it could be cured, but not before the poisoned fighters might kill each other.
• Moonlight faced the charging crowd, gathered Sword Aura and blue Armament Haki around himself and the Kusanagi Sword, then used Extreme God Sword Style: Space-Time Slash.
• Moonlight’s attack shattered the surrounding time and space like a mirror.