Chapter Summaries

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.

After breaking through to Level 8 Haki and swordsmanship, Moonlight unleashed Space-Time Slash and incapacitated most of the enemy forces at Onigashima. He headed for Kaido’s Road Poneglyph while Luffy and the others advanced toward the final battle, but a Thunder Bagua struck at Moonlight as he opened the Poneglyph room.

• Moonlight’s Haki and swordsmanship reached Level 8, and he comprehended Space-Time Slash.
• Moonlight’s attack shattered space-time across a thousand meters and incapacitated most of the advancing ability users, while King, Queen, and Jack fled toward the summit.
• Brook, Franky, Chopper, Nami, Ace, Vista, Jinbe, and the others marveled at Moonlight’s strength, while Zoro questioned Luffy about recruiting him.
• Moonlight told Luffy and the others to handle the remaining enemies, then used Dragon Severing Void to head for Kaido’s Road Poneglyph.
• Luffy, Zoro, Kin'emon of the Foxfire, and the others resumed their advance, while Marco and Chopper stayed behind to prepare the antidote.
• Moonlight located the Poneglyph room with his Observation Haki, but a spiked club swung at him with Thunder Bagua as he opened the door.

Moonlight uncovered Yamato’s identity, freed him from Kaido’s explosive cuffs, and obtained rubbings of the Poneglyphs. At Onigashima’s summit, Kaido effortlessly defeated the Nine Red Scabbards, and Luffy ordered the others evacuated.

• Yamato attacked Moonlight with Thunder Bagua, but Moonlight’s Haki shattered his mask and revealed his identity.
• Moonlight offered to take Yamato to sea with the Straw Hat Pirates if he helped find the Poneglyphs, and Yamato agreed.
• Yamato led Moonlight to one Road Poneglyph and three Historical Texts, while Moonlight made rubbings and removed his explosive cuffs.
• Yamato learned Kaido had given him genuine explosive cuffs, declared their father-son relationship dissolved, and vowed to defeat Kaido.
• At the summit, Kaido struck down the Nine Red Scabbards with one Thunder Bagua as Luffy and the others watched.
• Luffy told Luo to transport the others away and ordered everyone to leave the summit.

The Nine Red Scabbards and the others retreated after Kaido overwhelmed them, while Kid and the other Supernovas confronted him alongside Luffy. Kaido struck Luffy and Kid during their argument, but both emerged ready to continue fighting.

• Kin'emon, Hiyori, and Momonosuke despaired after Kaido sent the Nine Red Scabbards flying with one attack, and Luo helped Nami and the others evacuate.
• Kid, Killer, Hawkins, and X-Drake appeared and challenged Kaido, surprising Luo and the others.
• Luffy and Kid argued over who would defeat Kaido first, ignoring Luo and the others' warnings to work together.
• Kaido attacked with Thunder Bagua, smashing Luffy into a mountain and driving Kid from the summit to the bottom of Onigashima.
• Luffy transformed into Gear Fourth and emerged from the crack, while Kid also shot out of his crater.

Luffy, Kid, and Zoro attacked Kaido, but his immense durability and rapid healing made their strongest blows ineffective. Zoro’s Enma-infused Flame Dragon wounded Kaido with a power reminiscent of Oden’s, yet Kaido healed at once, leaving the assembled fighters despairing as Big Mom stood ready to join him.

• Luffy and Kid struck Kaido together, but he stood unharmed and dismissed their attacks as insufficient.
• Zoro stepped forward and slashed Kaido with Purgatory Oni Giri, but Kaido healed the wound almost instantly.
• Enma unleashed its power through Zoro, and he followed with Flame Dragon, cutting a distant mountaintop and wounding Kaido.
• Kaido recognized Oden’s power in Zoro’s slash, but his wound healed immediately, convincing the onlookers that he could not be defeated.
• As Kaido’s anger rose and Big Mom prepared to join the battle, someone called out to Ace in a delighted voice.

Yamato reunited with Ace, disowned Kaido, and attacked him before declaring himself Kozuki Oden. Big Mom then challenged Moonlight, whose clash with her left Big Mom forced back and Moonlight standing firm.

• Yamato and Moonlight reached the summit, where Yamato joyfully reunited with Ace.
• Yamato declared that he was ending his father-daughter relationship with Kaido, called himself Kozuki Oden, and attacked Kaido.
• Kaido caught Yamato, threw him toward King, Queen, and Jack, and accused Moonlight of removing Yamato’s Bomb Bracelet; Moonlight admitted it.
• Big Mom attacked Moonlight with Ikoku, and their clash unleashed destructive Conqueror’s Haki across the battlefield.
• Moonlight blocked Big Mom’s strike and forced her back without moving from his spot.

Moonlight repelled Big Mom with a powerful sword strike, then used Luffy as a rubber umbrella to withstand Big Mom and Kaido’s combined attack. He left both Four Emperors facing him while the Straw Hat Crew and onlookers reacted in disbelief.

• Moonlight’s strike drove Big Mom back and convinced Kaido that Moonlight had surpassed her.
• Kaido transformed into a dragon and attacked Moonlight with Heat Breath while Big Mom summoned Zeus and unleashed Indra.
• Luffy rushed to help Moonlight, but Moonlight stretched him into an umbrella to block Big Mom’s lightning.
• Moonlight sliced Kaido’s Heat Breath apart and emerged unharmed as the lightning faded.
• The Straw Hat Crew and the other onlookers laughed and marveled at Moonlight’s use of Luffy, then Moonlight put Luffy down.

Moonlight unleashed his strongest slash against Kaido and Big Mom, severely wounding both Four Emperors and separating them. He took Big Mom for himself and left Kaido to Luffy, whose crew had resolved to fight so Wano's people could return home.

• Luffy accepted that defeating Kaido and Big Mom could cost him his life, but said he had to face them to become Pirate King and help Momonosuke and Hiyori.
• Zoro, Usopp, Franky, Brook, Nami, and Robin stood with Luffy, while Chopper stayed behind to prepare the antidote.
• Kaido and Big Mom mocked Luffy's ambition, and Moonlight challenged them by unleashing his Space-Time Slash.
• Moonlight's slash destroyed Zeus and Prometheus, badly wounded Big Mom, and inflicted devastating damage on Kaido.
• Moonlight flew toward Big Mom and told Luffy to fight Kaido.

Moonlight overwhelmed Big Mom, while Luffy and Zoro were defeated by Kaido despite his injuries. Kaido rescued Big Mom and fled, leaving the rooftop battle unresolved.

• Moonlight wounded Big Mom with a surprise attack and drove her back with his sword strikes.
• Luffy and Zoro fought Kaido while the Straw Hat crew held off the All-Stars and Kid’s group attacked the Beasts Pirates.
• Luo helped Momonosuke, Hiyori, and the Nine Red Scabbards evacuate as they hoped to drive Kaido’s forces from Wano.
• Perospero, Daifuku, Oven, Opera, and other Big Mom Pirates rushed to protect Big Mom, but Moonlight’s Sky-Breaking Iai Slash wounded them.
• Kaido defeated Luffy and Zoro, then carried Big Mom away after blasting Moonlight with Ice Breath.

Kaido unleashed a devastating attack combining ice, fire, lightning, and wind across Onigashima before leaving to rescue Big Mom. Marco healed the survivors, who resolved to free Wano, but Kid warned that Kaido could return and still threatened their victory.

• Kaido's elemental disaster ravaged Onigashima, injuring nearly everyone, while King rescued Queen and Jack and fled.
• Moonlight protected Robin as the attack continued, and Kaido left to save Big Mom.
• After the storm ended, Marco used his regenerative flames to heal the wounded.
• Luffy, Zoro, Kid, Kin'emon, and the others reflected on how far Kaido surpassed them, while Momonosuke and Hiyori focused on freeing Wano.
• Kid warned that Kaido remained a threat and would not abandon the SMILE factories.

After hearing that Sabo had supposedly been killed in a clash at Mary Geoise and that the Shichibukai System had been abolished, Luffy decided to investigate the report. Moonlight, Luffy, and Ace set out for the Holy Land to learn the truth, while Moonlight doubted Sabo was really dead.

• Ace told Luffy and the others that Sabo had died, shocking everyone in Wano Country.
• Ace revealed that the World Government had abolished the Shichibukai System, adding to fears that the balance of power was collapsing.
• Luffy said he would go to Mary Geoise to find out what had happened to Sabo and asked Moonlight for help.
• Moonlight agreed, doubted the report because it lacked details, and privately gave Robin instructions before returning.
• Ace joined Luffy and Moonlight, apologized to Marco for leaving Wano Country, and the three set out for Mary Geoise.

Ace, Luffy, and Moonlight left Wano Country to rescue Sabo, while the Straw Hats learned that Moonlight had warned Robin about a Poneglyph, CP0, and a secret weapon. In the Flower Capital, CP0 met with Kurozumi Orochi and agreed to protect him, setting up a new threat for the alliance in Wano.

• Ace set the course, Luffy took the helm, and Moonlight kept watch as they sailed away to rescue Sabo.
• Marco warned the others that Kurozumi Orochi might resist surrendering Wano, and Momonosuke decided they would rest before planning an attack on the Flower Capital.
• Robin told the Straw Hats that Moonlight had left her the words Poneglyph and CP0, along with a secret weapon, but kept the weapon's details secret.
• Lucci, Stussy, and Kaku learned that Kaido and Big Mom had been defeated and suspected Moonlight was responsible.
• Kurozumi Orochi asked CP0 to protect him in exchange for Wano's resources, and Stussy agreed to cooperate.

After defeating Kaido and Big Mom, Luffy, Ace, and Moonlight sailed toward Mary Geoise to rescue Sabo, struggling to navigate and facing a shortage of food. The Marine prepared to meet them, and Akainu agreed to send Kizaru, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu rather than mobilize the entire force.

• Luffy and Moonlight failed to steer the Sunny correctly, so Ace took over as both navigator and helmsman.
• Luffy and Ace grew hungry after their battles, and Moonlight found the ship had only a day's worth of food; Ace reassured him that they could gather more along the way.
• News spread that the Straw Hat Crew had defeated Big Mom and Kaido and that Luffy, Ace, and Moonlight were heading to Mary Geoise to rescue Sabo.
• Akainu, Kizaru, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu discussed the threat posed by the three approaching pirates and the Celestial Dragons' order to deploy the entire Marine.
• Ryokugyu offered to send the three Admirals to confront them, and Akainu accepted.

The Admirals debated whether three of them could face Luffy, Ace, and Moonlight after the Straw Hats defeated Big Mom and Kaido. Fujitora proposed using the Navy’s new SSG weapon alongside the Admirals, and the chapter ended with the Five Elders discussing whether Vegapunk had truly developed it.

• Fujitora warned Akainu, Kizaru, and Ryokugyu that Moonlight’s strength made three Admirals an uncertain match for the Straw Hats.
• Akainu rejected mobilizing the Navy for three enemies, while Kizaru and Ryokugyu acknowledged the threat was serious.
• Fujitora proposed combining the three Admirals with SSG, the weapon Vegapunk had developed to balance the Shichibukai.
• Akainu contacted the World Government after Fujitora urged him to report the threat and seek approval for SSG.
• The Five Elders met in the World Government conference room, where one Elder asked whether Vegapunk had truly developed the new weapon.

The Five Elders approved activating SSG and mobilizing forces to stop Luffy, Moonlight, and Ace as they headed for Mary Geoise to rescue Sabo. As the trio neared the Holy Land, Luffy proposed detouring to Marine Headquarters to learn what had happened to Sabo, and Moonlight agreed that they needed a careful plan.

• Akainu told the Five Elders that Big Mom and Kaido had been defeated and that Luffy, Moonlight, and Ace were heading for Mary Geoise.
• Fujitora recommended activating SSG because ordinary Marines could not handle the three, and the Five Elders approved.
• Akainu sent Kizaru, Fujitora, Ryokugyu, SSG, and a small Marine force to Mary Geoise to protect and evacuate the Celestial Dragons.
• The Celestial Dragons learned that the trio was approaching and demanded that the Marines punish the attackers.
• Moonlight warned that Mary Geoise was heavily defended, and Ace agreed that the Marines had been letting them pass while monitoring them.
• Luffy suggested going to Marine Headquarters to confirm Sabo's situation, and Moonlight agreed but cautioned that they needed to account for the Marines tracking them.

Moonlight decided to seek Hancock’s help on Amazon Lily, while the Marines attacked the island to arrest the former Shichibukai. As the Kuja Pirates struggled against the Marines’ advanced weapons, Hancock took to the air to confront them.

• Moonlight spotted the Kuja Pirates’ flag on the sea chart and proposed going to Amazon Lily for Hancock’s help and to learn what enabled the Marines to abolish the Shichibukai.
• Hancock ordered the Kuja Pirates to fight after the Marines arrived to arrest her and seize Amazon Lily.
• Sandersonia and Marigold led the Kuja warriors against Onigumo’s forces, but the Marines’ upgraded weapons quickly overwhelmed them.
• Hancock recognized that Vegapunk’s inventions had given the Marines their new advantage and leaped into view to stop the bombardment.