Recaps

After Luffy’s heartbeat returns, his body transforms and heals as he awakens to a strange new power. He tests his rubbery abilities in the crater and erupts into uncontrollable laughter.

• Luffy’s growing heartbeat makes Kaido, Garp, the Straw Hat Pirates, Yamato, and the others stop fighting and turn toward the crater.
• White smoke rises from Luffy as his hair turns silver-white and his body changes, leaving Garp and Yamato astonished by the unfamiliar aura.
• Luffy’s final heartbeat shakes the Skull Dome, and he opens his red-glowing eyes as his wounds rapidly heal.
• Luffy discovers that the ground yields and rebounds beneath his hand, then laughs and bounces wildly around the crater.

Luffy awakened his Devil Fruit and emerged from the pit transformed, laughing as his power split the clouds above Onigashima. After Garp tested his newly resilient body with a punch, Yamato left the battlefield and the Straw Hat Pirates rushed to reunite with Luffy.

• Luffy's awakening unleashed immense Conqueror's Haki, shattered the pit, and revealed a full moon above Onigashima.
• Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Chopper, Kid, Law, and Garp watched Luffy laughing beneath the moon, and Garp felt pride and relief at his grandson's growth.
• Luffy landed, greeted Garp, and Garp punched him in anger, but Luffy's awakened rubber body absorbed the blow without pain.
• Yamato saw that Luffy had awakened and the Marines had arrived, then left the battlefield with his club Genzo.
• The Straw Hat Pirates ran to Luffy, and Nami stopped herself from punching him and embraced him instead.

Luffy recovered after awakening the Gum-Gum Fruit, reuniting with his crew in a new white-haired form. Roy stopped Fujitora from rescuing Ryokugyu and headed to the Skull Dome roof, where the forces converged as Kaido and Roy assessed Luffy’s new power.

• Nami and the Straw Hat crew gathered around Luffy after he revived, while Chopper confirmed that he had completely recovered.
• Law sensed dramatic changes throughout Luffy’s body and wondered what his awakened Gum-Gum Fruit could do.
• Fujitora tried to use the Press-Press Fruit to move Ryokugyu, but Roy’s Gravity Domain crushed the attempt and Roy used telekinesis to return Ryokugyu to King, who restrained him with Seastone chains.
• Roy flew toward the Skull Dome roof to see Luffy’s awakening, and Sengoku, Fujitora, King, and the others followed.
• Roy arrived beside Kaido on the roof, where Kaido described Luffy’s transformation and praised the power of his burst of Conqueror’s Haki.

As Luffy, newly awakened as Sun God Nika, faced Kaido and Roy on Onigashima, he confronted Roy over supporting Kaido’s rule in Wano. Luffy declared that he would help Kin’emon and the others reclaim their country, even if that meant fighting his former friend.

• Sengoku told Garp and Fujitora that Ryokugyu had been captured, and they discussed how dangerous Roy had become.
• The Marines, Beasts Pirates, and Straw Hat alliance formed a tense three-way standoff atop the Skull Dome.
• Luffy vowed to send Kaido flying, then recognized Roy, who had once trained him in Foosha Village and Zoro in Shimotsuki Village.
• Luffy demanded to know why Roy was helping Kaido, and Roy explained that Wano was his territory and the Straw Hats had invaded it.
• Luffy said Wano belonged to Kin’emon and the others and declared that he would help them take it back, even if he had to fight Roy.

Luffy and the alliance launched their battle against Kaido, Roy, and the Beasts Pirates, while Roy faced Garp and Sengoku inside his Telekinesis Domain. As the fights continued, Roy used the pressure of the battle to push the Soul-Soul Fruit toward a new level.

• Luffy challenged Kaido, and Garp, Sengoku, and Fujitora agreed to fight alongside the pirates against the common enemy.
• The battlefield split into three battles: Luffy against Kaido, Roy against Garp and Sengoku, and Fujitora and the others against King and the Beasts Pirates' officers.
• Luffy used his awakened rubber powers and Conqueror's Haki to trade blows with Kaido, bouncing back from attacks and driving the dragon backward.
• Roy isolated Garp and Sengoku within his Telekinesis Domain, then exchanged punches with Garp and blocked Sengoku's golden palm strike.
• Roy used his mental powers to hinder Garp and relied on enhanced Observation Haki to evade both men's attacks.
• Roy continued using the Soul-Soul Fruit during the melee to temper its power and pursue the level he wanted to reach.

Roy awakened the Soul-Soul Fruit while fighting Sengoku and Garp, gaining overwhelming control over soul power and strengthening his mental abilities. He repelled both opponents’ attacks and announced that he would fight more seriously.

• Roy’s Soul-Soul Fruit awakened under pressure from Sengoku and Garp, releasing a pillar of soul light that slowed and weakened them.
• Roy struck Garp with a soul-powered punch and hit Sengoku with a soul slash, sending Garp flying and making Sengoku spit blood.
• Roy sensed his enhanced perception and mental power as Sengoku and Garp recovered and realized he had awakened his Devil Fruit during their battle.
• Roy told Sengoku and Garp he would be more serious, then stopped Garp’s Conqueror’s Haki-infused fist with a screen of mental power.
• Roy countered Sengoku’s three Buddha shockwaves with a soul shockwave carrying Conqueror’s Haki, eroding them before they reached him.

Roy and Kaido's side gained the upper hand, forcing Sengoku, Garp, and Fujitora to organize a retreat with the battered Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy reluctantly faced the choice of leaving as Fujitora lifted their group on a slab of rock.

• Roy struck Sengoku with Soul Impact and fought off Garp, while Kaido adapted to Luffy's awakened powers and sent him flying.
• King and Fujitora battled fiercely as the Straw Hat Pirates and Beasts Pirates officers fought to a standstill, with the Straw Hat Alliance nearing exhaustion.
• Sengoku and Garp decided to retreat, and Fujitora prepared an escape while they coordinated a final attack to distract Roy and Kaido.
• Sengoku urged Luffy to retreat, and Garp stopped him and pointed out that his exhausted crew could not keep fighting.
• Luffy hesitated after seeing his crewmates' injuries, while Kaido and Roy advanced and Fujitora raised the group into the air on a huge slab of rock.

Roy stopped Fujitora from retreating with the rubble platform, but Garp and Sengoku’s attack created an opening for the Marines to escape. Sengoku stayed behind to face Kaido’s forces while Roy let Luffy go, waiting until he could master his awakened power.

• Roy used his spiritual power and Telekinesis to pin Fujitora’s rubble platform in midair, despite Fujitora’s attempts to break free.
• Garp and Sengoku attacked Roy together, cracking his soul barrier and allowing Fujitora to propel the platform toward the sea.
• Luffy stayed on the fleeing platform despite wanting to jump back, while Nami held his arm and he remembered Garp’s warning.
• Sengoku sent Garp onto the platform with a Buddha palm, then stayed behind as Garp shouted and Fujitora restrained him from returning.
• King, Queen, Jack, and the Flying Six surrounded Sengoku, who prepared to fight them as Kaido approached.
• Roy told Kaido that Luffy’s newly awakened Nika power was unstable and let him escape so he could master it before their next fight.

Roy persuaded Kaido to delay attacking the World Government while they prepared to strengthen the Beasts Pirates. After Sengoku fell and joined Ryokugyu in captivity, Kaido celebrated victory in Wano and learned that replicated Devil Fruits could soon empower his officers.

• Roy told Kaido that capturing Ryokugyu and Sengoku and destroying the Navy's G-1 and G-2 bases had weakened the Navy, while Luffy's emergence as Nika would distract the World Government.
• King, the All-Stars, and the Flying Six fought Sengoku for three days until he collapsed, and Jack and Queen bound him in Seastone chains.
• Sengoku was thrown into the dungeon, where he found Ryokugyu; the two Navy officers talked about their defeat and Garp and Fujitora remaining safe.
• King led the purge of Wano's captured samurai and Mink Tribe warriors as Kaido toured the battlefield and celebrated the Beasts Pirates' victory.
• At the feast, Kaido asked Roy when they would attack Mary Geoise, and Roy said they should wait until replicated Devil Fruits strengthened the officers.

Roy and Yamato left Wano with Sengoku and Ryokugyu as prisoners while Morgans published news of the Marines’ defeats and the captives’ capture. At Marine Headquarters, Akainu refused to launch an immediate attack on Hachinosu and called Mary Geoise for guidance.

• Kaido warned Roy to watch Sengoku closely as Roy and Yamato departed for Hachinosu with Sengoku and Ryokugyu imprisoned in Seastone cages.
• Morgans sent News Coos around the world with reports that two Marine bases had been destroyed and Sengoku and Ryokugyu had been captured.
• People across the seas reacted with shock, grief, or celebration as they read the news and saw pictures of the captives and the wrecked G-1 Base.
• At Marineford, Akainu rejected the officers’ demand to attack Hachinosu, citing the Marines’ weakened forces and threatened defenses.
• Akainu burned the newspapers in anger, vowed that Roy and Hachinosu would die, and called Mary Geoise for an answer.

The Five Elders reported Luffy’s awakened Nika form to Imu, who ordered them to find him at any cost. Meanwhile, the battered Straw Hat Pirates rested on a deserted New World island, where Luffy sat alone watching the sea.

• Akainu told the Five Elders that Sengoku and Ryokugyu had been captured, Navy forces were retreating, and the G-1 and G-2 bases had been destroyed.
• The Five Elders refused Akainu’s request to prioritize rescuing Sengoku and Ryokugyu, directing the Navy to restore order and confront the Revolutionary Army instead.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter led the Five Elders to Imu and reported that the Nika Fruit had awakened.
• Imu remembered Joy Boy, ordered the Five Elders to locate Luffy at any cost, and destroyed the newspaper bearing his photograph.
• On a deserted New World island, Chopper treated the wounded Straw Hat Pirates while Luffy sat alone on the beach watching the sea.

Luffy accepted Garp’s warning that he was not yet strong enough to challenge Kaido and Roy, then sailed away with his companions. Garp and Fujitora headed back to Marine Headquarters as Roy returned to Hachinosu with Sengoku and Ryokugyu captured.

• Garp told Luffy that his Awakening was only a beginning and warned him not to challenge Kaido and Roy again until he was certain he could win.
• Luffy promised Garp he would stop acting recklessly, thanked him, and sailed away aboard the Thousand Sunny.
• Fujitora questioned Garp about letting Luffy go, and Garp told him to report the truth about their defeat to Marine Headquarters.
• Fujitora lifted himself and Garp toward Marine Headquarters, while an unidentified black submarine surfaced beneath the distant sea.
• Roy arrived at Hachinosu with Sengoku and Ryokugyu in Seastone cages and ordered them taken to the joint research base.

Roy visited Vegapunk’s research facility on Hachinosu and discovered more than a hundred replicated Devil Fruits, which he collected for the crew. The Navy had been driven from the New World, and Roy prepared to strengthen Hachinosu for the coming great age.

• Sengoku and Ryokugyu were brought blindfolded to Hachinosu’s research facility, where Vegapunk eagerly examined the captured Admirals.
• Roy asked Vegapunk about the replicated Devil Fruits, and Vegapunk revealed a collection of more than a hundred fruits created from gathered Lineage Factors.
• Sengoku and Ryokugyu saw the fruits and feared what Hachinosu’s officers could become if they gained additional Devil Fruit powers.
• Roy thanked Vegapunk and promised to meet his research needs, then used Telekinesis to collect every fruit in the storage cabinets.
• Roy left the facility with Yamato and said that Hachinosu would grow stronger now that the Navy had abandoned the New World.

After the victory in Wano, Roy distributed Devil Fruits to Hachinosu’s officers and sent gifts to the Beasts Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Revolutionary Army to strengthen them. As those groups trained and advanced their own goals, Roy continued cultivating his power on Hachinosu and said the time was near.

• Roy announced that Luffy’s Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika had awakened, Sengoku and Ryokugyu were captured, and the Marines had withdrawn from the New World, then invited Hachinosu’s officers to choose Devil Fruits.
• Tesoro ate the Cerberus Fruit and challenged Mihawk, who coolly offered to fight him.
• Roy gave Tesoro Devil Fruits for Kaido’s All-Stars and Flying Six, sent another batch to Ace for the Whitebeard Pirates, and entrusted Stella with fruits for the Revolutionary Army.
• Kaido summoned his officers to choose fruits, Ace passed the Whitebeard Pirates’ fruits to the division commanders, and Dragon accepted Roy’s silent gift for the Revolutionary Army.
• The Beasts Pirates, Whitebeard Pirates, Revolutionary Army, and Hachinosu’s officers intensified their training and campaigns.
• Roy meditated on a cliff as black mist and Dark Water churned around him, then said, “Soon.”

Over six months, Roy’s officers grew stronger through battles on Hachinosu’s expanded training grounds, and Roy judged their combined strength sufficient. Hawk Eyes, having been outmatched by several comrades, accepted that he needed to make a decision about relying on more than swordsmanship.

• Bullet and Crocodile fought across the training grounds until the Red Count joined in and the three turned over the island’s terrain.
• Tesoro tested a synchronized three-fruit combination, striking the ground with lightning and flattening a distant hill with Cerberus’s attack.
• Roy observed the officers’ progress across the six training islands and concluded that their force was enough.
• Hawk Eyes recalled being surpassed by Bullet and Tesoro and remembered the Red Count’s warning that fruits were tools, not things to reject.
• Hawk Eyes looked at his hands and decided it was time to make a decision.

Hawk Eyes ate the Glint-Glint Fruit, the More-More Fruit, and the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon, then tested their powers in a devastating sword slash. Meanwhile, the Marines repeatedly failed to infiltrate Hachinosu, and after six months of attacks and training, the Straw Hat Pirates sailed into Whitebeard Pirates territory.

• Hawk Eyes ate three Devil Fruits and combined their powers with his swordsmanship in a slash that split the clouds.
• The Marines' infiltration attempts around Hachinosu failed, while Garp fought Bullet and Hawk Eyes before Roy told him to stop wasting his time.
• Roy allowed Garp to keep returning so he could pressure Savi, Yamato, Enel, and the others as a training opponent.
• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates endured thirty-seven attacks in six months and grew stronger through repeated battles.
• The Straw Hat Pirates sailed the Thousand Sunny into waters controlled by the Whitebeard Pirates.

Luffy reunited with Ace in Whitebeard territory, where the brothers caught up before the Five Elders attacked under Imu's command. The Straw Hats and Whitebeard Pirates fought back, but the Five Elders' strength began to overwhelm them.

• Luffy reunited with Ace at the harbor, and the Straw Hat Pirates joined the Whitebeard Pirates for a lively gathering.
• Ace told Luffy that Hachinosu's technology let him and other commanders wield multiple Devil Fruit powers, then urged Luffy to get stronger and claim the Pirate King's seat.
• A magic circle opened in the sky, and the Five Elders appeared; Saint Nusjuro attacked while declaring that Imu had ordered Luffy's death.
• Zoro and Ace blocked Saint Nusjuro's strike, while Luffy entered Gear Fifth and clashed with Saint Garling.
• Ace fought Saint Warcury, Marco battled Saint Mars, and Vista and Jozu confronted Saint Shepherd Ju Peter as the other pirates joined the fighting.
• Zoro struggled against Saint Nusjuro, and within twenty minutes the Whitebeard Pirates' side began to tire.

Luffy and Ace combined their powers to drive the Five Elders away, and Roy ordered his intelligence network to track them after learning of the attack. Aboard the Thousand Sunny, Luffy decided to visit Hachinosu, and his crew was startled when someone agreed to go.

• Luffy and Ace used their combined attack to send Saint Garling crashing into a sand dune, forcing the Five Elders to retreat.
• Ace contacted Roy and reported the attack, and Roy ordered Stella to strengthen surveillance and make tracking the Five Elders a priority.
• Luffy read Ace's note about attacking Mary Geoise together and tucked it into his straw hat.
• Luffy announced that the Straw Hats should go to Hachinosu, alarming Nami, Usopp, Sanji, and Franky.
• Luffy explained that he wanted to see Roy and ask him some things, and a calm voice agreed to go.

The Straw Hat Pirates voted to sail to Hachinosu, where Roy had arranged for them to arrive unopposed. They reached the island and were astonished by its bustling port, while Robin noticed that the locals were quietly watching them.

• Zoro said he wanted to fight Hawk Eyes and argued that Roy had no reason to kill the crew; the Straw Hats voted, and Luffy led the majority in choosing to go to Hachinosu.
• Nami prepared for danger during the voyage, but the sea stayed calm and a Hachinosu patrol ship let the Thousand Sunny pass without a fight.
• Roy ordered the patrol fleets to clear the way and allowed the Straw Hats to visit the island outside its restricted areas so Luffy could see the training grounds.
• The Thousand Sunny arrived at Hachinosu, where the crew marveled at the busy port and its abundance of shops and food.
• Robin noticed that vendors and passersby were watching the unfamiliar Straw Hats as they moved through the street.

Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates searched for Roy on Hachinosu, where Kuina appeared and revealed to Zoro that she had survived her supposed death. She explained that Roy had saved her and helped her fake her death so she could pursue becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman, leaving Zoro to face their unfinished promise.

• Luffy ate his way through Hachinosu's food street while Sanji admired deep-sea ingredients and Nami haggled for a bracelet.
• Luffy asked a vendor for Roy, and the vendor summoned a patrol that surrounded him and questioned his claim of friendship with Roy.
• Kuina arrived on Roy's orders, stopped the patrol, and greeted Zoro, who recognized her as his childhood friend.
• Kuina confirmed her identity by recalling details from their childhood, and Zoro asked if she was still alive.
• Kuina told the Straw Hats that Roy had saved her after her fall and helped her fake her death so she could pursue becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Kuina reminded Zoro that they still had a promise to fulfill and said she had continued training without letting up.

The Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Hachinosu’s training ground and learned that its core officers each wielded three Devil Fruits. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji chose opponents, and their battles began as Luffy transformed into Gear Fifth.

• Kuina led the Straw Hat Pirates to the training ground, where Bullet fought Crocodile and Tesoro battled the Red Count while Hawk Eyes trained nearby.
• Kuina explained that Dr. Vegapunk’s laboratory had developed a way for Hachinosu’s core officers to wield three Devil Fruits each.
• Luffy called out Roy and challenged him to finish their unfinished fight from Wano Country.
• Roy invited the Straw Hat Pirates to choose sparring partners, and Zoro selected Dracule Mihawk, Sanji chose Tesoro, and Luffy picked Bullet.
• Luffy immediately transformed into Gear Fifth and charged into battle against Bullet.

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji sparred against Bullet, Hawk Eyes, and Tesoro, respectively. The fights ended with the Straw Hats battered but eager to improve, while Hawk Eyes challenged Zoro to return after forging all three swords into Black Blades.

• Luffy and Bullet traded punches that cracked the training field, and Bullet’s strength kept Luffy on the defensive despite his resilience.
• Zoro attacked Hawk Eyes with Black Rope Dragon Twister and Demonic Aura Nine-Sword Style, but Hawk Eyes stopped his strikes and said Zoro was still far from beating him.
• Sanji used Diable Jambe and Ryuo against Tesoro, who unleashed Golden Domain and a fire-and-lightning attack that sent Sanji crashing onto the field.
• Luffy and Bullet ended their match by mutual agreement after a final clash, with Bullet praising Luffy’s troublesome ability and Luffy smiling through his injuries.
• Hawk Eyes told Zoro to return when he had forged all three swords into Black Blades, and Zoro solemnly agreed.
• Tesoro and Sanji finished their fight with Tesoro’s suit scorched; Sanji offered to teach him how to care for it in exchange for a drink.

Roy hosted a banquet for the Straw Hat Pirates on Hachinosu, where Luffy declared he would become Pirate King. Roy then revealed that he knew something about the last Road Poneglyph, leaving the crew with a possible lead toward Laugh Tale.

• Roy praised Luffy for his fight with Bullet and invited everyone to a banquet.
• The Straw Hat Pirates and Hachinosu officers ate, drank, and celebrated together, while Robin and Crocodile quietly acknowledged Luffy's dependability.
• Luffy stood on the table and declared that he would become Pirate King, prompting the Hachinosu officers to compare their ambitions with his.
• The Red Count explained that the Pirate King had found Laugh Tale and that Hachinosu sought what lay beyond the truth of the world.
• Roy asked how many Road Poneglyphs the Straw Hats had located, and Robin confirmed they knew the locations of three.
• Roy said he knew something about the whereabouts of the last Road Poneglyph.

Roy told Luffy the last Road Poneglyph was in Elbaf and advised the Straw Hats to train on Hachinosu before going there. The crew spent two weeks training, with Luffy improving his Gear Fifth stamina and Zoro relentlessly sparring with Hawk Eyes.

• At the banquet, Roy promised to tell Luffy about the last Road Poneglyph the next day, while Luffy and Zoro separately vowed to settle their scores with Kaido and Hawk Eyes.
• Roy told Luffy that the last Road Poneglyph was in Elbaf and warned that the Five Elders could ambush him there.
• Roy urged Luffy to stay on Hachinosu for half a month to undergo bloodline enhancement and recover, and Luffy agreed before promising to fight Roy afterward.
• The Straw Hat Pirates trained on Hachinosu for two weeks, with Luffy fighting Bullet, Crocodile, and the Red Count and extending his Gear Fifth duration from ten minutes to twenty.
• Zoro practiced with Kuina and sparred daily with Hawk Eyes, repeatedly getting back up as Hawk Eyes showed him his full swordsmanship.

The Straw Hat Pirates completed their training on Hachinosu and departed for Elbaf, while Roy prepared to exploit the World Government’s response to Luffy’s journey. The Five Elders mobilized their forces toward Elbaf, setting Roy’s plan to strike the World Government in motion.

• Kuina and Zoro sparred each morning, while Sanji, Nami, Usopp, Chopper, Franky, and Brook advanced their skills through training on Hachinosu.
• Hachinosu’s intelligence network spread word that Luffy would seek the final Road Poneglyph at Elbaf, prompting the Five Elders to gather elite forces and keep pressure on Roy.
• Stella told Roy that World Government forces were concentrating on Elbaf and that Mary Geoise’s defenses would be weakened, so Roy ordered his plan prepared within a week of Luffy’s departure.
• At Hachinosu’s farewell banquet, Zoro and Kuina affirmed their rivalry, Sanji shared a drink with Tesoro, and Luffy told Roy he would not lose to him next time.
• The Straw Hat Pirates sailed from Hachinosu aboard the Thousand Sunny, and Kuina gave Zoro a box of improved sword oil for Wado Ichimonji.
• As the Five Elders advanced toward the New World, Roy watched the Sunny depart and told Luffy to uncover the truth of the past at Laugh Tale while he waited at the end.