Chapter Summaries

The Straw Hat Alliance agreed to sail directly from Kuri to Onigashima and attack Kaido before his forces could return. After three days of preparations, Luffy led the assembled fleet out of the harbor, leaving Nami reassured by his confidence that they would win.

• Law proposed concentrating their forces and taking the shortest sea route to Onigashima, and Kid, Apoo, Bege, Hawkins, and the others agreed.
• Kin'emon and the Nine Red Scabbards prepared ships and routes, while Law, Sanji, Usopp, and Franky helped organize intelligence, supplies, and weapons.
• After three days, eight hundred samurai, Mink Tribe warriors, and alliance members gathered aboard the fleet at Kuri's harbor.
• Luffy led the Straw Hat crew aboard the Thousand Sunny, and the fleet sailed toward Onigashima under the Nine Red Scabbards, Inuarashi, Cat Viper, and Law's leadership.
• Nami asked Luffy if they could win, and his confident answer steadied her as the fleet sailed beneath the emerging stars.

As the Straw Hat Alliance approached Onigashima, Roy told Kaido that Luffy’s fleet was coming, and Kaido transformed into a dragon to await the battle. Yamato learned that Luffy had returned to challenge Kaido and set out, hoping to land a few blows on her father; Roy warned Kaido of her plan, and Kaido welcomed the chance to test her.

• Roy told Kaido that the Straw Hat Alliance had left Kuri with eight hundred men and over a dozen ships, led by the Thousand Sunny.
• Kaido celebrated the news, transformed into an azure dragon, and flew above Onigashima to await Luffy.
• Roy told Yamato that Luffy was coming to attack and that Kaido had gone out to warm up.
• Yamato rushed off to meet Luffy and admitted she wanted to sneak in hits on Kaido during his fight.
• Roy used Telekinesis to tell Kaido that Yamato was looking for a chance to attack him, and Kaido laughed and agreed to test her skills.

Luffy and the allied forces landed on Onigashima to confront Kaido, but their attempt to sneak in was discovered almost immediately. Hyogoro and the samurai and Mink Tribe held off the Beasts Pirates while Luffy and the others fought their way toward the skull-shaped hall.

• Kin'emon guided the ships through a secret passage beneath Onigashima's western cliff, and the alliance landed under cover of darkness.
• A Beasts Pirates sentry spotted the group and raised the alarm after Zoro struck down the crocodile-faced patrol leader.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji reached the square and prepared to attack the hundreds of gathered Beasts Pirates.
• Hyogoro asked Luffy to leave the enemies to the samurai and Mink Tribe, so Luffy agreed and headed for Kaido with the others.
• Kid, Apoo, Hawkins, Bege, Drake, the Nine Red Scabbards, and Law fought their way through the battlefield behind Luffy.

Roy kept the Beasts Pirates’ officers inside the great hall while Luffy and the other Supernovas advanced toward the Skull Palace. The chapter ended with the alliance gathered outside the quiet palace, while Roy sensed a faint fluctuation among them.

• Hyogoro led the samurai into battle against the Beasts Pirates’ garrison as Luffy continued toward the Skull Hall.
• Roy entered the great hall and ordered the Beasts Pirates’ officers to stay put, and King backed his decision.
• Roy spread his telekinesis across Onigashima and detected a faint fluctuation among the Straw Hat Alliance.
• Yamato searched the west side of Onigashima for opponents, then headed toward the Skull Hall after hearing the Straw Hat Pirates were approaching.
• Luffy and the allied fighters reached the Skull Palace and assembled outside its unguarded entrance.

Kaido appeared above the Skull Dome in his enormous azure dragon form, frightening the samurai and allies gathered in the plaza. Luffy challenged him, and when Kaido unleashed Bolo Breath, Kin'emon leaped in front of Luffy to counter it.

• Kaido emerged from the clouds as an enormous azure dragon, and his presence caused the warriors in the plaza to lose heart.
• Kid confronted Kaido with anger over his imprisonment, while Zoro, Sanji, Law, and others prepared to fight.
• Luffy declared that he would send Kaido flying, and Kaido challenged him to prove his confidence.
• Kaido fired Bolo Breath toward the plaza, and Kin'emon leaped in front of Luffy to meet it with Blazing Flame Slash.

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.