Chapter Summaries

After the war at Marineford ended, Karn collected Whitebeard’s corpse and refused Shanks’s request to return it, while the Red Hair Pirates brokered a ceasefire. Karn then attacked Jack the Drought’s ship, leaving Shanks convinced that a major upheaval was coming to the New World.

• Karn recovered Kaido from the seabed, restrained him with Seastone chains, and stored him in the Pet Bag to harvest his blood and lineage factor.
• At Marineford, Luffy rescued Ace, but Akainu killed Ace and Whitebeard died after fighting the Marines.
• Karn appeared beside Whitebeard’s body and stored it, then warned the Whitebeard Pirates not to challenge him.
• Red-Haired Shanks stopped Akainu from killing Koby and persuaded Sengoku to end the fighting.
• Karn refused Shanks’s request for Whitebeard’s body unless Shanks paid him fifty Devil Fruits.
• Karn struck Jack the Drought’s pirate ship with Raigo and flew toward Jack after the ship sank.

After the Paramount War, Karn planned to move the Karn Chamber of Commerce’s headquarters to the New World and claim territory left vulnerable by the defeat of the Whitebeard and Beasts Pirates. Meanwhile, the Navy learned that Impel Down had suffered a mass escape and that the World Government’s Holy Land Mary Geoise had been attacked.

• Karn imprisoned Kaido and Jack in Rainbase City, then assigned a shadow clone to extract Whitebeard’s Devil Fruit ability serum.
• Karn told Nico Robin and the others that the Karn Chamber of Commerce would pursue territory in the New World, while Wiper and his group prepared to scout ahead.
• Nico Robin identified Sinaan Island as a possible new headquarters, and Karn told Vivi that the Chamber of Commerce would leave Alabasta because the World Government’s actions put it at risk.
• Wiper and the others departed aboard a flying ship, while Nico Robin began arranging the move and Karn planned to withdraw from the Shichibukai and end the Navy arms trade.
• Sengoku learned that Shiryu had joined Blackbeard, injured Magellan, and helped prisoners escape from Impel Down’s Infinite Hell.
• A Navy captain reported an explosive attack on Mary Geoise and lost contact with the World Government, so Sengoku ordered Kuzan and Borsalino to provide support.

After the World Government learned that a Karn Chamber of Commerce impostor had bombed its headquarters, Sengoku left in anger and reconsidered the Marines’ plans. Back in Amazon Lily, Hancock revealed a decision that shocked Granny Nyon: she wanted to ally with the Karn Chamber of Commerce.

• Pirates looted Whitebeard’s former territories while the World Government’s destruction boosted the Revolutionary Army’s reputation.
• The Four Elders told Kong, Sengoku, and others that Rob Lucci had delivered the bomb, prompting Sengoku to accuse CP0 of undermining the Marines’ war plans.
• Sith Bartin reported that the real Rob Lucci had been executed by the Karn Chamber of Commerce four days earlier, revealing that the attacker had been an impostor.
• Sengoku warned the Elders against targeting Mage Karn, left with Kuzan and Borsalino, and decided to adjust the Marines’ plans.
• Granny Nyon asked Hancock what had been troubling her, and Hancock’s proposed alliance with the Karn Chamber of Commerce shocked her.

Hancock chose to pursue cooperation with the Karn Chamber of Commerce as the New World grew more unstable, while the Marines and Alabasta prepared for the consequences of Karn’s move. The chapter ended with Karn’s forces claiming islands once protected by Whitebeard and continuing their campaign against pirates.

• Hancock rejected Granny Nyon’s offer to negotiate and decided to speak with the Karn Chamber of Commerce herself.
• Sengoku learned that Magician had withdrawn from the Shichibukai and stopped arms sales to the Marines, then ordered preparations to manufacture Karn’s weapons.
• Cobra and Igaram reluctantly agreed to let Vivi travel to the New World, while Alabasta relied on its remaining Karn branch and newly supplied weapons.
• The Red Eye Pirates seized a former Whitebeard island and demanded heavy tribute from its towns.
• Valentine killed Red Eye, and Miss Doublefinger and Mantis placed the island under Karn’s protection before heading to their next target.

King Neptune chose the Karn Chamber of Commerce over the Big Mom Pirates to protect Fish-Man Island, while Hancock traveled to Alabasta to negotiate an alliance with Karn. Karn proposed relocating Amazon Lily to the New World and showed Hancock a plan for expanding their shared territory.

• King Neptune and his ministers agreed to seek protection from the Karn Chamber of Commerce rather than the Big Mom Pirates.
• Hancock arrived in Alabasta with the Kuja Pirates and traveled by Maglev Train to Rainbase City.
• Hancock left Gandamaru and Marigold in the reception room and went to meet Karn alone.
• Karn proposed a new location for Amazon Lily and offered the Kuja airship support.
• Karn showed Hancock a map of islands the alliance could occupy and explained the benefits of moving Amazon Lily to the New World.

Hancock returned to Amazon Lily with an alliance agreement that would relocate the kingdom to the New World, and its leaders accepted the deal’s promised territory, ships, and weapons. Meanwhile, Blackbeard set out to build his power in the New World, while Big Mom’s crew reconsidered provoking Karn after his strength became clear.

• Hancock told Marigold, Gandamaru, Granny Nyon, and the Kuja Warriors that Amazon Lily would ally with Karn and move to the New World.
• Granny Nyon and the others read the agreement and accepted its offer of at least twenty-one islands and advanced ships and weapons.
• Hancock ordered preparations for the relocation and planned to leave the Shichibukai once Amazon Lily reached the New World.
• Blackbeard learned of Karn’s actions and ordered his crew to head to the New World, recruit more power, and seek suitable Devil Fruits.
• Big Mom’s children stopped her from attacking Fish-Man Island, and she ordered them to gather information on Karn while they planned to negotiate for desserts.

Karn strengthened his forces and expanded the Karn Chamber of Commerce’s reach after defeating the Beasts Pirates and making Wano Country a vassal. He left Wano after installing Kozuki Hiyori as daimyo, while Nico Robin stayed to help secure her rule, and the chapter ended with Karn preparing to pursue Aramaki.

• Karn developed underwater, Azure Dragon, and Mammoth serums, then used the Azure Dragon serum to enhance Wiper and the Shandia warriors.
• The Karn Chamber of Commerce expanded into the New World, allied with the Amazon Lily Kingdom, and gained attention after Wiper captured pirate crews.
• Karn destroyed the Beasts Pirates, killed Queen, drove King away, and obtained blood from Yamato before releasing him.
• Karn killed Kurozumi Orochi and installed Kozuki Hiyori as Wano Country’s daimyo after she agreed to make the country a vassal.
• Karn sent Nico Robin and her people to help Kozuki Hiyori stabilize her rule, then left Wano Country to pursue Aramaki, whom the Chamber of Commerce had located.

After returning to the Marvel Universe, Karn reviewed his One Piece World haul, set plans for several Devil Fruit abilities, and began investigating the Time-Turner and his other collected knowledge. Meanwhile, Betty expanded Umbrella’s operations, and Tony Stark received intelligence about Kane Penter and the Wizarding World as S.H.I.E.L.D. continued searching for spies.

• Karn returned to Karn Manor with dozens of Devil Fruit ability serums and planned to give the Woods-Woods Fruit to Tsunade, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to Kushina, and the Snow-Snow Fruit to Nonō.
• Karn confirmed that his Azure Dragon ability had reached the limit his body could safely handle, then went to study the Time-Turner and the Legendary Wizard’s legacy.
• Betty learned that Karn had returned, spoke warmly about their relationship, and continued overseeing Umbrella’s expanding military security contracts.
• Phil Coulson gave Tony Stark intelligence that Kane Penter had mentioned the Wizarding World, and Tony agreed to investigate it with Banner and T’Challa.
• Tony decided to have Pepper monitor Stark Industries while he supported the Avengers, as Nick Fury kept S.H.I.E.L.D. investigators unaware of the suspected spies inside the organization.

Pepper Potts broke into Stark Industries to investigate its weapons division, but Karn caught her and arranged for her arrest. As Tony Stark and the Avengers considered how to free her, Nick Fury revealed that he had secured help from a mysterious superpowered woman.

• Pepper Potts used Tony Stark's spoofing hard drive to access Stark Industries' network and discovered files on new-energy mechanical guards.
• Karn confronted Pepper Potts, accused her of stealing company and state secrets, and offered to spare her if she left Tony Stark's side.
• Karn triggered the alarm and left Pepper Potts trapped in the office, where security personnel arrested her.
• The military took Pepper Potts into custody, and Tony Stark learned she could face more than a century in prison over the sensitive files.
• Steve Rogers and Nick Fury urged Tony Stark to help Pepper Potts, and Nick Fury said a mysterious superpowered woman had agreed to help him twice.

Nick Fury organized efforts to find a way to reach Pepper Potts while warning Tony Stark not to act alone. Meanwhile, Kane decided to establish a magic school for orphans and went to seek The Ancient One’s help, leaving Betty to begin organizing it.

• Nick Fury told Tony Stark to contact lawyers about seeing Pepper Potts while he investigated the military, and warned Stark to coordinate with Coulson instead of acting alone.
• Kane concluded that spreading magic might let him influence time and decided to cultivate young orphans as wizards rather than wait for natural-born magic to emerge.
• Kane planned an orphanage and magic school, then headed to the New York Sanctum to meet The Ancient One and consult Kamar-Taj’s library.
• Betty assigned Sharon Nia to organize the school, set a four-month target for classes to begin, and asked Laura to recruit two more assistants.

Karn learned about the Vishanti’s magic from the Ancient One and left Kamar-Taj with books to study. Meanwhile, Sharon Carter and Simmons infiltrated Karn Manor, where Karn exposed their identities and confronted them alongside the giant snake Aoda.

• Karn discussed magic with the Ancient One, traded alchemical items and magical insights for books, and departed Kamar-Taj using Apparition.
• The Ancient One told Mordo that Kamar-Taj could not practice Karn’s magic, though his alchemy might help sorcerers bear magic’s price.
• Coulson sent Simmons and Sharon Carter to investigate Karn Manor while Karn was away at a Pent Group board meeting.
• Sharon Carter and Simmons discovered the manor’s hidden grounds and entered its largest villa, where the giant snake Aoda appeared and asked Karn if he could eat them.
• Karn revealed that he had blocked their signals, identified Sharon as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, and used magic to strip both women of their equipment.
• Aoda entered the villa and addressed Karn as his master.

Kane captured S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Sharon Carter and Simmons, coerced them into accepting his sexual demands, and sent them away with intelligence exposing Hydra’s leaders. Nick Fury ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. missions sealed while Kane prepared to travel to the Shinobi World.

• Kane read Sharon Carter’s memories, learned about S.H.I.E.L.D.’s deployment, and threatened to feed her and Simmons to Aoda unless they went upstairs with him.
• Coulson lost contact with Sharon Carter and Simmons, then heard their cries over the restored communicators and sent agents to Karn Manor, but the agents were arrested and transferred to the military.
• Sharon Carter and Simmons left Karn Manor hours later with a hard drive of intelligence, and Sharon reported what had happened to Coulson and Nick Fury.
• Nick Fury discovered that Councilman Malick, Alexander Pierce, and other senior figures belonged to Hydra, then ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. missions sealed and gave Captain America temporary Level 8 clearance.
• Kane and Betty urged Thaddeus Ross to use the Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. conflict for his presidential campaign, then Kane set off for the Shinobi World.

As the Land of Fire prospered under Karn’s policies, Hanzō lured Danzo to Amegakure and killed him after exposing his scheme to obtain the Rinnegan. The chapter ended with Tsunade finding Karn back home holding their daughter Yoko.

• Kushina continued overseeing the Land of Fire’s reforms while its growing economy drew commoners from neighboring countries.
• Hanzō summoned Danzo to Amegakure with a false promise of help locating the Akatsuki leader.
• Danzo sent scouts ahead, then arrived with twenty Root shinobi and urged Hanzō to act quickly.
• Hanzō poisoned Danzo and his men with Ibuse’s venom, then severed Danzo’s arm and killed him.
• Hanzō decided to take Danzo’s body to the Land of Fire to claim the five-hundred-million-ryō bounty.
• Tsunade found Karn holding Yoko at home and greeted him with an angry kick.

Karn returned to Tsunade and Yoko, strengthened Tsunade with several powerful abilities, and then reunited with Kushina and Naruto. He agreed to handle Konoha’s relocation plans and Tsunade’s unexplained absence before declaring he would begin training Naruto.

• Karn urged Tsunade to return with Yoko and promised to take responsibility for their years apart.
• Karn strengthened Tsunade with the Extremis Virus, T-virus, Hashirama Cells, and Woods-Woods Ability Serum, awakening her control over trees.
• Karn returned to Kushina and told her about his gains, then promised to strengthen her with the Tremor-Tremor ability serum.
• Kushina told Karn that Nawaki needed approval and funding for Konoha’s relocation, and Karn agreed to discuss the plans with him.
• Kushina explained that Nawaki had been unable to find Tsunade for two years, and Karn said he would investigate.
• Karn picked up the sleeping Naruto and told him that he would personally begin training him the next day.

Karn told Kushina that Tsunade had given birth to a child, and Kushina eventually forgave him. Tsunade returned to Konoha with Yoko, reunited with Nawaki, and learned that the village was preparing to relocate.

• Kushina demonstrated the Tremor-Tremor Fruit Serum’s destructive power, and Karn worried about telling her about Tsunade and Yoko.
• Karn told Kushina that Tsunade had given birth to a child, and she forgave him by dawn.
• Tsunade prepared to visit Konoha with Yoko, while Kushina and Nawaki planned to discuss relocating the village.
• Karn brought Tsunade and Yoko to the Hokage Building, where Konoha’s ninjas celebrated Tsunade’s return.
• Hyuga Hiashi discreetly left Nawaki alone with Tsunade, Karn, and Yoko, and Tsunade explained her absence before Nawaki accepted her return.
• Nawaki turned his attention to Karn’s plans for relocating Konoha and eagerly focused on the village’s future.

Karn and Nawaki arranged Konoha’s relocation and planned to deny Hanzō the five hundred million ryō bounty for Danzo’s corpse. As Konoha’s clans prepared for political change, Uchiha Fugaku turned his hopes toward Shisui and Kushina, while Itachi questioned what a ninja should do if the village threatened the Shinobi World.

• Karn told Nawaki that the ninja clans needed to lead Konoha’s relocation and that classified departments should move first.
• Nawaki said Hanzō was bringing Danzo’s corpse to claim a five hundred million ryō bounty, and Karn argued the money should fund schools instead.
• Nawaki used the possibility that Hanzō had stolen Konoha’s secrets to justify investigating him, then gathered shinobi to confront him.
• Karn and Nawaki discussed border conflicts and plans to integrate Konoha’s military, finances, education, and healthcare with the Land of Fire.
• At dinner, Tsunade asked about Nawaki’s marriage, while Fugaku decided Mikoto should take Sasuke to visit Kushina and build ties for Shisui’s future Hokage prospects.
• Itachi asked Fugaku how Konoha’s ninjas should respond if the village threatened the Shinobi World, and Fugaku told him to remember his duties to the Uchiha and Konoha.

Uchiha Itachi continued secret training with Sarutobi Shinnosuke while Konoha captured Hanzō and obtained Danzo’s sealed corpse. Nawaki then secured Karn’s support for a campaign against Amegakure, and Karn headed toward Ryūchi Cave after suspecting Orochimaru had caused a tailed beast incident.

• Uchiha Itachi met Sarutobi Shinnosuke outside the village, and they trained through sparring as Itachi prepared to visit the Sarutobi Clan on weekends.
• Hatake Sakumo and Konoha’s forces trapped Hanzō and his escorts inside a Four Violet Flames Formation, then defeated them after Uchiha Itachi ordered the attack.
• Hatake Sakumo’s party recovered Hanzō’s corpse and Danzo’s sealed corpse and returned toward Konoha despite suffering injuries.
• Nawaki obtained two hundred Biochemical Mechanical Warriors from Karn to support an invasion of Amegakure, and Uchiha Fugaku took command with Uchiha Shisui as his second-in-command.
• Karn spoke with Yakushi Nonō about his plans, then summoned Ichikishimahime after suspecting Orochimaru had caused the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki’s recent rampage.

Karn gave Orochimaru samples and serums for a pair of nine-headed dragons, then injected Ichikishimahime with Kaido's azure dragon ability serum. As Konoha moved toward occupying Amegakure, Nagato refused to abandon the Land of Rain and Konan prepared to seek negotiations; the chapter ended with Karn visiting the isolated Rin Nohara.

• Karn asked Orochimaru to create two nine-headed dragons using the samples he brought and the tailed beast chakra Karn would provide.
• Karn injected Ichikishimahime with Kaido's azure dragon ability serum after she tried to escape.
• Konan told Nagato that Hanzō was dead and Konoha planned to search Amegakure, while Obito explained that Danzo was probably dead as well.
• Nagato decided the Akatsuki would stay in the Land of Rain, and Konan agreed to gather its members and try negotiating with the Land of Fire.
• Karn visited Rin Nohara, who had spent nearly two years isolated, and apologized for not coming sooner.

Karn secured Rin Nohara’s agreement to belong to him in exchange for leaving confinement, then marked her with a Magic Rune Cursed Seal and planned to use her against Obito Uchiha. In the Land of Rain, Shisui Uchiha led Konoha’s forces toward Amegakure while Obito discovered a hologram of Rin asking him to gather the Tailed Beasts to save her.

• Karn told Rin about Obito’s Eye of the Moon Plan and made her freedom conditional on belonging entirely to him.
• Rin agreed, and Karn placed a Magic Rune Cursed Seal on her neck before telling her that her cooperation would help provoke Obito.
• In the Land of Rain, Uchiha Fugaku put Shisui Uchiha in command as Konoha’s ninjas and Biochemical Mechanical Warriors prepared to attack Amegakure.
• Obito entered the Kamui Dimension and found a device projecting an older Rin Nohara, who begged him to gather the Tailed Beasts before someone pulled her away and ended the projection.

Amegakure’s forces attacked Konoha’s much smaller group, but Nawaki’s Biochemical Mechanical Warriors routed them with missiles, guns, and devastating explosions. Uchiha Itachi witnessed the slaughter with Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi, then returned home resolved to grow stronger and keep Sasuke from becoming like their father.

• Yu Zang mobilized more than seven hundred Rain ninja to attack the Konoha force and planned to search for Hanzō afterward.
• Shisui Uchiha pulled Konoha’s squads back as the Biochemical Mechanical Warriors advanced and engaged the Rain ninja.
• The Biochemical Mechanical Warriors used missiles, cannons, and heavy machine guns to inflict massive casualties and rout Amegakure’s forces.
• Uchiha Fugaku and the Konoha ninja watched the battlefield, while masked Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed the slaughter with Uchiha Itachi.
• Minato Namikaze returned Uchiha Itachi near Konoha, where Itachi went home and vowed to protect Sasuke from becoming like their father.