Recaps

Kin'emon cut through Kaido's Bolo Breath, inspiring the samurai and their allies to join Luffy's attack. Luffy confronted Kaido in Gear Fourth and forced the dragon's head downward with King Kong Gun.

• Kin'emon sliced Kaido's fire pillar apart and declared he would avenge Oden, reviving the samurai's fighting spirit.
• Hyogoro rallied the samurai, and Luffy called the Straw Hat Alliance to attack Kaido as their fighters launched into the sky.
• Luffy charged Kaido in Gear Fourth and struck him with King Kong Gun.
• Luffy's growing strength pushed against Kaido's dragon horns until Kaido's head and body were dragged off balance.

Luffy knocked Kaido from the sky, but Kaido recovered and tested him with Conqueror's Haki. After their Haki clashed, Kaido charged Luffy and unleashed Hakai at the Straw Hat Alliance.

• Luffy's punch sent Kaido's dragon form crashing into the Skull Dome roof, and Luffy reverted from Gear Fourth.
• Kaido emerged from the dust in human form, praised Luffy's improved punch, and released his Conqueror's Haki.
• Kaido's Haki overwhelmed several members of the alliance, but Luffy stood his ground and met it with his own.
• Kaido withdrew his Haki after judging Luffy's strength, then charged at him with Hassaikai.
• Kaido swung Hassaikai and sent a Conqueror's Haki-wreathed shock wave toward the Straw Hat Alliance with Hakai.

Kaido charged into the Straw Hat Alliance, overwhelming the fighters with his immense strength and nearly unbreakable defenses. Law used his Operating Room to move the weaker fighters to safety, then returned to the front as Kaido challenged the regrouped alliance to keep fighting.

• The alliance combined its attacks to disperse Kaido's Conqueror's Haki shockwave, but Kaido charged through the smoke and sent fighters flying with Hassaikai.
• Kaido shrugged off attacks from the Nine Red Scabbards, damaging their weapons and leaving several of them injured.
• Law expanded his Operating Room and used Tact to transport the weaker Straw Hat Pirates and Heart Pirates to safety, then evaded Kaido's strike.
• Law returned beside Luffy and Zoro and narrowed the Operating Room so everyone else on the roof could fight.
• The alliance regrouped as Kaido planted Hassaikai on the ground and challenged them to see how long they could last.

Luffy and the others used coordinated hit-and-run attacks to wound Kaido with Ryuo, but Kaido battered them in return. After Luffy was pulled from a crater, he unleashed a powerful new attack combining his Gum-Gum Fruit, Ryuo, and flames, leaving the strike rushing toward Kaido.

• Luffy, Kid, Zoro, Sanji, the Nine Red Scabbards, Apoo, Bege, and Hawkins coordinated attacks against Kaido, whose delighted smile never faded.
• Zoro and Sanji pierced Kaido's defenses with Ryuo, while Kin'emon, Denjiro, Kikunojo, Ashura Doji, Luffy, and Kid struck him from multiple sides.
• Kaido knocked Zoro and Sanji away and smashed Luffy into the flagstones, leaving him injured in a human-shaped crater.
• Kin'emon pulled Luffy from the crater, but Luffy stood on his own and transformed his arm as steam rose from his skin.
• Luffy stretched his arm far behind him, gathered Ryuo and flames around his fist, and launched a devastating strike at Kaido.

Luffy hurt Kaido with a Ryuo-infused punch, but Roy judged that Kaido was using only half his strength and that the Straw Hat Alliance could not defeat him as they were. Roy hoped Kaido’s pressure would push Luffy toward awakening, while the samurai and Mink Tribe warriors continued fighting the Beasts Pirates’ garrison.

• Luffy struck Kaido with a Ryuo-infused punch, sending him crashing into a rock wall.
• Kaido rose from the rubble, praised Luffy’s progress, and prepared to continue the fight.
• Roy sensed Luffy’s attack and assessed that Kaido was using at most half his strength, while Luffy had already revealed nearly all his trump cards.
• Roy concluded that the Straw Hat Alliance could not defeat Kaido at full strength and worried that Kaido might not push Luffy far enough to awaken his fruit.
• The samurai led by Hyogoro and the Mink Tribe warriors fought fiercely against the Beasts Pirates’ garrison, inflicting heavy casualties.
• Roy silently spread his Telekinesis outward toward the plaza.

King led the Beasts Pirates officers into the plaza and ordered them to kill Hyogoro, the samurai, and the Mink Tribe, overwhelming the defenders. On the Skull Dome roof, Kaido pressured Luffy, and a sudden fierce wind erupted as Luffy tried to withstand Kaido’s Conqueror’s Haki-coated attack.

• Roy ordered King to take men and wipe out the samurai and Mink Tribe in the plaza.
• King led Ulti, Page One, Queen, Jack, and the Flying Six out of the great hall and attacked the defenders.
• The Beasts Pirates officers slaughtered samurai and Mink Tribe warriors, while Hyogoro fought King and tried to rally his men.
• Kaido knocked Zoro, Sanji, and Kid back before Luffy blocked his club with both arms.
• Luffy struggled beneath Kaido’s Conqueror’s Haki-coated attack, then a fierce wind suddenly swept across the roof.

Roy secretly brought Robin from the rooftop battle to examine a red stone tablet in Onigashima, where she deciphered clues to Laugh Tale. The tablet revealed three routes that narrowed down the island’s location but did not provide enough information to find it precisely.

• A gale powered by Roy’s Telekinesis disrupted the rooftop battle, and Robin vanished from the Straw Hats’ safe area as it ended.
• Robin met Roy in his room and told him she had enjoyed being with the Straw Hat Pirates, especially because Luffy accepted her without judging her past.
• Roy led Robin through a hidden corridor to a secret chamber containing the red stone tablet he had brought back from Zou.
• Robin deciphered the tablet and found three places and navigational markers along routes leading toward Laugh Tale.
• Robin explained that the routes formed a triangle with Laugh Tale at its center, but Roy noted that they lacked the reference points needed to locate the island precisely.

Robin asked Roy for permission to tell Luffy what the Road Poneglyphs revealed, and Roy let her choose freely before sending her back to the Straw Hat Pirates. Meanwhile, Kaido continued overwhelming the fighters on the Skull Dome roof as Roy focused on obtaining the Elbaf Poneglyph and helping Luffy awaken his power.

• Robin asked Roy to let her tell Luffy about the Road Poneglyphs, and Roy said the choice was hers as long as she kept Hachinosu secret.
• Roy told Robin he had placed her with the Straw Hat Pirates to help Luffy grow strong enough to awaken his Gum-Gum Fruit for a coming war.
• Roy thanked Robin and said she could choose her future after the conflict, then sent her away from the secret room.
• The battle on the Skull Dome roof continued, and Zoro, Sanji, Kid, Law, Kin'emon, Denjiro, and the others attacked Kaido without bringing him down.
• Kaido repelled the fighters with overwhelming strength and Haki, knocking Inuarashi and Cat Viper down and taunting the group as the battle continued.

Kaido overwhelmed the Straw Hat Alliance, then struck Luffy down with Roaring Thunder Bagua after Luffy declared he would become the Pirate King. With Zoro, Sanji, and Law unable to reach Luffy, Kaido challenged the wounded fighters to prove they were strong enough to pursue their dreams.

• Kaido sent Zoro, Sanji, and Kid flying while the alliance struggled to dodge his attacks, and Law pulled Chopper back from rushing in.
• Luffy rose from the rubble and told Kaido he would become the Pirate King and defeat anyone who stood in his way.
• Kaido erupted in anger at Luffy's declaration, questioning whether the young pirate was worthy to claim the title.
• Kaido struck Luffy in the chest with Roaring Thunder Bagua, sending him through the Skull Dome and burying him beneath rubble.
• Zoro, Sanji, and Law attacked Kaido together, but he knocked them all back before declaring that the weak were unworthy of their dreams.

Yamato intervened as Kaido advanced on the buried Luffy, giving the injured Straw Hat Alliance a chance to regroup while he fought his father. Law and Chopper began treating Luffy, whose life-threatening injuries were worsened by Kaido’s Conqueror’s Haki energy.

• Yamato landed between Kaido and Luffy and challenged Kaido to prove his strength against her.
• Yamato and Kaido clashed with their spiked clubs, and Kaido acknowledged her growth while insisting she was still not strong enough.
• Zoro, Sanji, and Law reached Luffy as Chopper arrived with medical supplies, and they cleared the rubble from him.
• Law examined Luffy and found broken ribs, a punctured lung, ruptured organs, severe internal bleeding, and lingering Conqueror’s Haki energy.
• Chopper began emergency treatment while Law worked to remove the Haki energy that continued damaging Luffy’s body.

Law and Chopper stabilized Luffy’s injuries, and Luffy woke as the alliance’s fighters began to lose hope against Kaido. Luffy’s refusal to run rallied the Supernovas to keep fighting, while Yamato continued battling Kaido.

• Law repaired Luffy’s injuries while Chopper treated his wounds and Zoro and Sanji guarded them as Yamato fought Kaido.
• Law finished the operation and collapsed from exhaustion, and Luffy woke after coughing up blood.
• Law warned Luffy that his repairs were temporary, while Apoo, Hawkins, Bege, and Drake questioned whether the alliance could continue fighting.
• Luffy told the others to leave if they were afraid and declared that he would keep fighting Kaido even alone.
• Kid, Apoo, Hawkins, Bege, and Drake each committed to continuing the battle, and Kid challenged Luffy to a fight after Kaido was defeated.

After Law temporarily repaired Luffy’s injuries, Luffy and the others regrouped and launched another coordinated assault on Kaido. Kaido transformed into an azure dragon and unleashed devastating area attacks, leaving the alliance scattered and many fighters injured as the battle continued.

• Law temporarily held Luffy’s broken bones and damaged organs together, and Luffy rapidly healed after eating Sanji’s meat.
• Luffy, Yamato, Zoro, Sanji, Kid, and Law attacked Kaido together while the others supported them, but Kaido’s wounds healed quickly.
• Kaido drove the attackers back with Conqueror’s Haki and transformed into an azure dragon above Onigashima.
• Kaido engulfed the alliance with Bolo Breath, and Law used his Operating Room to move nearby fighters out of the flames.
• Kaido followed with Tatsumaki and Lightning, injuring Zoro, Sanji, Kid, Apoo, Hawkins, Bege’s subordinates, Drake, Kikunojo, Kawamatsu, Inuarashi, and Cat Viper.

Kaido’s relentless bombardment devastated the Skull Dome and left the Straw Hat Alliance’s fighters badly wounded or unable to move. With only Luffy and Yamato still standing, Kaido declared that Luffy was not strong enough to challenge him, while Luffy silently trembled beneath his straw hat.

• Kaido’s bombardment destroyed much of the Skull Dome and injured the Straw Hat Alliance as Yamato repeatedly attacked him, but her freezing breath melted and his Bolo Breath burned her shoulder.
• Kaido descended in his human-beast form and found the Nine Red Scabbards, Mink Tribe warriors, and allied fighters unable to continue fighting.
• Kaido mocked the fallen fighters, invoked Kozuki Oden’s defeat, and told Luffy that his talent was not enough to overcome him.
• Kaido claimed that he and Roy had already claimed the seas’ thrones and said Luffy would die without earning a place among the strongest.
• Luffy remained silent with his head lowered, his fists clenched and his body trembling as Kaido watched him.

Luffy learned to use Conqueror’s Haki Coating and landed a powerful punch that sent Kaido crashing through the ruins. Kaido recovered and welcomed the renewed fight, while Luffy turned to Law and asked if he still had strength left.

• Kaido raised his club to finish Luffy, but Luffy struck first with Conqueror’s Haki Coating and sent him flying into a stone pillar.
• Zoro, Sanji, Kid, Apoo, Hawkins, and Kin’emon watched in shock as Luffy displayed the advanced Haki technique.
• Roy observed the battle with Telekinesis and recognized that Luffy had mastered the basics of Conqueror’s Coating, though he was still short of awakening.
• Luffy understood how the coating worked, and Kaido rose from the rubble with a bleeding fist-shaped dent in his abdomen.
• Kaido laughed and challenged Luffy again, while Luffy renewed the coating on his fist and assessed his battered allies.
• Luffy turned to Law and asked whether he still had strength left.

Luffy sent Law to evacuate the wounded and allies, then faced Kaido alone after mastering Conqueror's Haki Coating. Their fierce battle left Luffy confident he could defeat Kaido, while the Straw Hat Alliance watched from safety.

• Luffy told Law to take everyone to safety and vowed to defeat Kaido alone.
• Law used his Operating Room to move Zoro, Sanji, Kid, Apoo, Hawkins, Bege, Drake, the Nine Red Scabbards, Inuarashi, Cat Viper, and the injured to a platform at the edge of the Skull Dome.
• Luffy revealed that Kaido's attack had helped him understand Conqueror's Haki Coating, and Kaido prepared to fight him with Hassaikai.
• Luffy and Kaido clashed with Haki-coated fists and club, trading blows across the ruins as their allies watched in astonishment.
• Luffy declared that he had mastered the same power as Kaido and would send him flying, prompting Kaido to laugh loudly.

Kaido revealed that he had been holding back against Luffy, while Roy urged him to use his full strength to push Luffy toward awakening. The chapter ended with Kaido intensifying his attacks and preparing to show Luffy the true gap between them.

• Kaido unleashed a much stronger aura and challenged Luffy to face his real strength, but Luffy refused to back down.
• Roy observed the battle and judged that Luffy needed greater pressure to reach his final Awakening.
• Roy contacted Kaido and told him to use his strongest techniques to drive Luffy to the brink of death without killing him.
• Kaido agreed to stop holding back and returned his attention to Luffy as his fighting spirit surged.
• Luffy attacked Kaido again, but Kaido parried him and swept the Hassaikai at him, leaving a shallow cut on his face.
• Kaido intensified the Conqueror's Haki coating on his club and told Luffy he would show him the true gap in their strength.

Luffy continued fighting Kaido atop the skull hall but was pushed to the brink by Kaido’s superior strength and Haki. Meanwhile, Fujitora, Ryokugyu, Garp, and Sengoku entered Wano aboard a Marine warship and waited for the battle to end before making their move.

• Kaido struck Luffy through the skull hall, but Luffy climbed out of the rubble and challenged him again.
• Luffy and Kaido clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, and Kaido’s heavier blows steadily overwhelmed Luffy.
• Fujitora used the Press-Press Fruit to lift a Marine warship over Wano’s waterfall while Ryokugyu monitored the surrounding sea.
• Sengoku warned Garp not to let his feelings for Luffy interfere with the Five Elders’ capture order, and the Marines sailed toward Onigashima.
• Kaido mocked Luffy’s weakness and struck him into the rubble, but Luffy struggled back to his feet and repeated his promise to send Kaido flying.

Luffy kept standing despite his severe injuries as Kaido acknowledged his will, but Kaido struck him down with Thunder Bagua. Luffy lay motionless in the crater as his heartbeat and breathing stopped.

• Zoro sensed Luffy weakening and moved to help, followed by Sanji and Kid.
• Yamato landed in front of them and blocked their way, fighting off their attempts to pass.
• Kaido acknowledged Luffy's will before raising Hassaikai for a final attack.
• Luffy tried to raise his arm and silently vowed to send Kaido flying, but his body failed him.
• Kaido struck Luffy with Thunder Bagua, collapsing the hall and leaving Luffy at the bottom of a crater.
• Luffy's wounds reopened, his blood pooled beneath him, and his breathing and heartbeat stopped.

After Kaido declared Luffy dead, the Straw Hat Pirates and their allies reeled in despair, unaware that a faint spark of life remained in Luffy’s heart. Kaido transformed into a dragon and struck down the retreating Supernovas, while Kin'emon and the surviving Scabbards advanced toward Luffy’s pit, determined to honor Oden’s dying wish.

• Nami, Chopper, Usopp, Brook, Franky, Zoro, Sanji, and Kid reacted in grief and shock as Luffy lay motionless at the bottom of the pit, where a faint trace of life still lingered.
• Kaido told the Straw Hat Pirates that Luffy was dead, and Nami cried out while Chopper tried to reach the pit but Yamato blocked him.
• Apoo, Hawkins, Bege, and Drake attempted to retreat, but Kaido transformed into an azure dragon and swept them all aside with his Haki-coated tail.
• Kin'emon led the wounded surviving Scabbards toward the pit, declaring that they would show Oden they had never forgotten his dying wish.

Kaido defeated the Nine Red Scabbards and the Mink Tribe warriors as Garp sensed Luffy’s life force fade and charged toward Onigashima in fury. Roy learned that Garp, Sengoku, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu had arrived, then coordinated Kaido’s response and ordered King to gather the Beasts Pirates’ officers.

• Kaido used Bolo Breath and Tatsumaki to overwhelm the Nine Red Scabbards and Mink Tribe warriors, leaving them near death.
• Garp sensed Luffy’s fading life force, erupted with Conqueror’s Haki, and charged from the warship toward Kaido.
• Sengoku sent Fujitora and Ryokugyu with him as the Marines advanced on Onigashima.
• Roy sensed the Marines’ approach and warned Kaido, who agreed to face Garp while Roy handled the others.
• Roy instructed King to assemble the Beasts Pirates’ officers and work together to hold Sengoku, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu back.

Roy arranged for Bullet and the core members to attack the Marine bases G-1 and G-2 while he prepared for battle in Onigashima. Garp fought Kaido after demanding to know where Luffy was, and Kaido's taunt drove Garp to batter him with powerful punches.

• Roy learned from Bullet that no Admirals were at G-1 or G-2 and ordered him to attack both bases with Tesoro, Crocodile, and Hawk Eyes.
• Roy told Stella to put Hachinosu on combat readiness, watch Marine Headquarters, and have Dr. Gracia continue replicating Devil Fruits.
• Roy left the hall as Kaido and Garp clashed above Onigashima, while King formed up and Yamato continued holding back the Straw Hat Alliance.
• Garp demanded to know where Luffy was, and Kaido claimed he had beaten him to death before firing a Bolo Breath at Garp.
• Garp tore through Kaido's attack with Galaxy Impact, sent him crashing into the skull-shaped hall, then rushed in and struck him with a series of punches.

Garp and Kaido continued their fierce battle while Zoro and Sanji confronted Yamato, and Roy turned the tide of the plaza battle with a sudden attack on Ryokugyu. The chapter ended with Roy holding the wounded Admiral aloft as Sengoku reacted in fury.

• Kaido and Garp traded powerful blows, with both taking injuries as their battle continued.
• Yamato fought Zoro and Sanji, then refused to let them pass while Kaido and Garp clashed nearby.
• Roy watched the battle before surveying the plaza, where King fought Sengoku and Fujitora and Ryokugyu overwhelmed the Beasts Pirates officers.
• Ryokugyu taunted the Beasts Pirates as his roots sent their fighters flying.
• Roy appeared behind Ryokugyu and pierced him through the chest with Shusui, flooding his body with Conqueror's Haki and forcing him out of his tree form.
• Sengoku spotted Roy holding the wounded Ryokugyu and reacted with fury.

Roy appeared on the battlefield, wounded Ryokugyu, and held off Sengoku while King and the other officers drove Fujitora back. Ryokugyu remained unable to stand and urged Fujitora to stop protecting him.

• Roy appeared without warning, cut Ryokugyu through the chest, and deflected Sengoku's shockwave with Shusui.
• Fujitora tried to pin Roy with his gravity field, but Roy escaped as King and the officers attacked Fujitora.
• Roy and Sengoku fought in the air, with Roy's swordsmanship countering Sengoku's miniature Buddha strikes.
• Roy considered taking Sengoku's Mythical Zoan fruit but recognized that capturing him alive would be difficult.
• King, Jack, Queen, and the Flying Six pressed Fujitora back while he protected the wounded Ryokugyu, who urged him not to worry about him.

Ryokugyu recovered by draining the Beasts Pirates’ grunts and tried to ambush Roy, but Roy used his Dark-Dark Fruit to nullify Ryokugyu’s Woods-Woods Fruit and incapacitate him. Roy then placed a hand on Ryokugyu’s head and activated the Soul-Soul Fruit.

• Ryokugyu used the Woods-Woods Fruit to drain the grunts’ life energy, healing his chest wound and restoring his strength.
• Fujitora expanded his gravity field to restrain King and the other Beasts Pirates officers while Ryokugyu charged at Roy.
• Roy detected Ryokugyu’s attack, nullified Sengoku’s Daibutsu power with the Dark-Dark Fruit, and dodged Ryokugyu’s wooden spikes.
• Roy caught Ryokugyu with Dark Water, sealed his Devil Fruit power, and overwhelmed him with mental force and Telekinesis.
• Roy activated the Soul-Soul Fruit while holding Ryokugyu’s head and asked whether he wanted to give up his soul or life.

Roy defeated Ryokugyu by sealing his Devil Fruit, disrupting his consciousness, and extracting his soul, leaving Sengoku facing a worsening battle. Meanwhile, Kaido sensed Luffy recovering in the pit and told Garp that his grandson was alive as Luffy’s Gum-Gum Fruit began to awaken.

• Roy drained Ryokugyu’s lifespan and extracted his soul, leaving him aged and helpless.
• The Beasts Pirates celebrated Roy’s victory while Sengoku and Fujitora recognized how dire the Marines’ situation had become.
• Kaido and Garp continued fighting until Kaido sensed a faint presence growing stronger beneath the Skull Dome.
• Roy and Kaido realized that Luffy’s presence was returning and that his Gum-Gum Fruit was awakening.
• Kaido told Garp that Luffy was alive, and Garp rushed toward the pit while Kaido let him go.