Chapter Summaries

Kazu offered King Cobra protection for a street in Alubarna in exchange for its tax revenue, then led Cobra and his guards into the desert to prove his strength. The chapter ended as Kazu unleashed a powerful aura that stunned Chaka and Pell.

• Kazu proposed flying the Blond Hair Pirates' flag over a street in Alubarna and splitting its tax revenue with Cobra in exchange for protecting it.
• Cobra decided he trusted Kazu, while Pell and Chaka warned him not to lower his guard around a pirate.
• Kazu led Cobra, Pell, Chaka, and their men out of town to demonstrate his strength.
• Behrens prepared to photograph Kazu, and Kazu promised to double his spending allowance.
• Kazu released his aura in the desert, leaving Chaka and Pell shaken by its immense pressure.

Kazu demonstrated the overwhelming power of Shattered Space to King Cobra and his companions, destroying the desert before them and convincing them not to oppose him. Cobra agreed to have the Blond Hair Pirates’ flag made and invited them to a royal banquet, leaving Pell rushing ahead to prepare it.

• Kazu used Shattered Space to shatter and collapse the desert across a vast area, killing the creatures hidden there.
• Cobra, Chaka, and Pell were stunned by Kazu’s strength and expressed relief that they had not made him an enemy.
• Kazu told Cobra to have the Blond Hair Pirates’ flag reproduced from its newspaper design, and Cobra promised to do so.
• Cobra invited Kazu and the others to a grand banquet at the royal palace, which they gladly accepted.
• Cobra ordered Pell to fly ahead and arrange the banquet, and Pell transformed into a bird and sped toward the palace.

King Cobra showed Kazu and the Blond Hair Pirates around Alubarna, then hosted them at the palace with a lavish banquet. Kazu and his companions stayed for several days, enjoying the city and its food before their next move.

• King Cobra led Kazu and the Blond Hair Pirates on a tour of Alubarna with royal guards clearing the way.
• Cobra invited the group back to the palace for a banquet after several hours of sightseeing.
• Kazu and his companions praised the Alabastan dishes, especially golden lizard, and asked to take food with them.
• The group stayed overnight in the palace, and Cobra continued showing them around Alubarna over the following days.
• Kazu and his companions feasted for seven days, while Igaram, Chaka, and Pell joined in the lavish meals.

Kazu and the Blond Hair Pirates left Alubarna after Kazu gave King Cobra a Den Den Mushi to contact them for protection. They set sail for Jaya Island, where Kazu planned to help Behrens obtain the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and promised Carlmand first choice of a future Mythical Zoan.

• Kazu thanked King Cobra for his hospitality and gave him a Den Den Mushi, placing Alabasta under the Blond Hair Pirates' protection.
• Kazu teleported his crew from Alubarna's royal palace to their ship and announced that they were heading to Jaya Island.
• Kazu told Behrens that the legendary Sky Island held the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and explained how its powers would strengthen his abilities as a sniper.
• Kazu promised Carlmand priority if they found a Mythical Zoan Fruit, and Behrens and Carlmand eagerly competed to massage him.

The Blond Hair Pirates arrived at Jaya Island and went to a tavern to eat before planning to head to Sky Island. Behrens killed the pirate Zambaron with one shot, and the tavern learned the newcomers had a combined bounty of 2.077 billion Beli.

• Kazu and the Blond Hair Pirates reached Jaya Island and docked at the harbor.
• Kazu led the group to the town’s best tavern and ordered an extravagant meal.
• Zambaron approached Kazu’s table to rob the group, but Behrens shot him through the forehead with an Armament Haki-coated bullet.
• The tavern owner found the Blond Hair Pirates’ wanted posters and announced their 2.077 billion Beli bounty.
• The pirates in the tavern recognized the Blond Hair Pirates and hurried out.

After the Blond Hair Pirates rested in Mock Town, Kazu took them to Sky Island using his Space-Space Fruit. He located the Rumble-Rumble Fruit in Birka and set out to claim it before Enel could find it.

• The Blond Hair Pirates ate at a tavern and stayed overnight at Mock Town’s finest inn, whose owner cleared rooms for them.
• After breakfast, Kazu used Space Swap ten times to bring the ship above Sky Island’s clouds.
• The crew explored the cloud-covered island while Behrens eagerly searched for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Kazu used his spatial perception to identify Birka and teleport there alone.
• After searching Birka for over half an hour, Kazu found the fruit’s location in a temple that had fallen out of use.

Kazu found the Rumble-Rumble Fruit hidden inside a temple on Sky Island and gave it to Behrens, who ate it and gained its electrical power. Behrens accidentally scorched Kazu’s clothes with a lightning bolt, and the others gathered to see what had happened.

• Kazu examined the temple’s moon-related murals, found a hollow section of wall, and used Spatial Severing to retrieve the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Kazu returned to the beach, where Carlmand and Behrens had mistaken Sky Island coconuts for pumpkins, and showed Carlmand how to drink one.
• Kazu gave Behrens the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and told him it was among the best in the world.
• Behrens ate the fruit and released a bolt of lightning, scorching holes into Kazu’s clothes before Kazu stopped him.
• Carlmand, Robin, and Makino came over, and Carlmand joked that Behrens had become an electric mouse.

After Behrens gained the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Kazu went to Upper Yard and claimed a gold pillar. The crew prepared a celebratory feast with friendly locals while Kazu prepared to leave Sky Island with his main goals accomplished.

• Behrens protested Carlmand calling him an electric rat and declared himself the Mighty Thunder General after demonstrating his new power.
• Robin praised the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and Makino encouraged Behrens as he vowed to help the crew.
• Kazu left to collect gold while the others prepared a feast and welcomed winged locals from Angel Beach.
• Kazu searched around the giant beanstalk in Upper Yard, found a gold pillar, and stored it in his Independent Space.
• Kazu decided he had accomplished his two main goals on Sky Island and could leave.

Kazu returned to Angel Beach with a golden pillar from the lost City of Gold, Shandora, and revealed its history to Robin. The group celebrated with Angel Island residents, while Carlmand and Behrens jokingly sought Kazu’s favor.

• Kazu took the golden pillar, leaving the locals to search for it and name its disappearance the golden pillar disappearance incident.
• Kazu returned to Angel Beach, where Behrens and the others were talking with residents, and Carlmand went back into the sea of clouds to catch more fish.
• The group and more than fifty Angel Island residents held a bonfire banquet that lasted until dawn.
• Kazu showed the golden pillar to Carlmand, Behrens, and Robin, and doubled Carlmand and Behrens’s spending allowance after they teased him.
• Robin examined the pillar, and Kazu explained that it came from Shandora, the City of Gold carried to Sky Island by the Knock Up Stream four hundred years earlier.

Kazu agreed to help Robin investigate the history of the Void Century, and the group traveled to Upper Yard to explore the City of Gold. There, Robin found an Ancient Script inscription beneath the Golden Bell and prepared to decipher it.

• Robin told Kazu she wanted to uncover the Void Century's history, and Kazu agreed to take everyone exploring.
• Kazu, Robin, and Makino rested for the day, then Kazu led the group to Upper Yard the next morning.
• Carlmand and Behrens marveled at the enormous trees as the group crossed the forest.
• When Shandian warriors challenged them, Kazu used his Conqueror's Haki to knock them unconscious.
• The group found the entrance to the ruins and entered the City of Gold without taking any of its treasure.
• Robin discovered Ancient Script on a stone tablet beneath the Golden Bell, and Kazu urged her to decipher it.

Robin discovered that the Sky Island Poneglyph described Poseidon and found Gol D. Roger’s message, while Kazu reassured her that the crew would help her pursue her dream. After leaving the Golden Bell behind, the Blond Hair Pirates set sail for Water 7 to have their own ship built.

• Robin read that Poseidon was a mermaid princess who could command every Sea King.
• Behrens spotted Gol D. Roger’s name and Robin read his message about guiding the text to its final destination.
• Kazu comforted Robin and promised that the crew would handle the fighting and seizing Poneglyphs so she could focus on her dream.
• The crew left the Golden Bell and Poneglyph on Sky Island and returned to their ship.
• Kazu chose Water 7 as their next destination so they could have a ship of their own built.

Kazu and his companions returned from Sky Island and arrived in Water 7, where they explored the waterways and shopping district. Kazu bought more than a thousand catties of Water Water Meat, leaving the shopkeeper with a huge sale and profit.

• Kazu used Space Swap to bring the ship safely down onto the sea, and the crew set course for Water 7.
• After seven days of sailing, Kazu and his companions reached Water 7 and entered the town by its harbor.
• Kazu rented five Bulls so the group could explore the town’s waterways.
• Kazu bought Water Water Meat and shared some with his Bull, then offered to buy all the shopkeeper’s remaining stock.
• The shopkeeper called a friend to supply more Water Water Meat, and Kazu bought over a thousand catties for five hundred thousand Beli.

Kazu and his companions reached Water 7’s shipyard to commission a new pirate ship. Kazu set a ten-billion-Beli budget, leaving the shipwright stunned and asking him to bring over the boss.

• Kazu, Makino, Robin, Carlmand, and Behrens rode the water gate elevator up to Shipbuilding Island.
• Kazu shared Water Water Meat with Carlmand, Behrens, and their Bulls.
• The group admired Water 7’s fountain and headed to the shipyard to choose a new pirate ship.
• A shipwright stopped them from entering and explained that outsiders could not go inside.
• Kazu asked to speak with the person in charge and announced a ten-billion-Beli budget for a ship built with the finest materials and craftsmanship.
• The shipwright gaped in disbelief as Kazu calmly asked him to fetch his boss.

Kazu commissioned Galley-La to build a lavish giant ship, offering a huge block of gold and insisting on the best materials and workers. He asked Iceburg to have Tom build it, and Iceburg hurried off to speak with his mentor after learning Kazu might be able to save him from the World Government.

• Kazu asked Iceburg to design a weaponless ship several hundred meters long with luxurious facilities and the finest materials.
• Iceburg estimated the ship would cost about five billion Beli and take close to a year to build because of the Treasure Tree Adam keel.
• Kazu produced a massive block of gold worth at least nine billion Beli, and Iceburg sent Kirk and other workers to exchange it.
• Kazu asked Iceburg to have Tom personally build the ship, but Iceburg said Tom was occupied with the Sea Train.
• Kazu showed Iceburg his 2.077 billion Beli wanted poster and offered to take Tom away from the World Government.
• Iceburg asked to speak with Tom before answering, then sent Kazu to the VIP lounge and hurried to find his mentor.

Iceburg failed to persuade Tom to flee and offered to build Kazu’s ship himself. Kazu approved the plan, settled his crew in Water 7 for a year of training, and accepted Iceburg’s ship design.

• Iceburg told Tom about Kazu’s offer, but Tom refused to leave because he wanted to protect Water 7 and his apprentices without making Iceburg feel guilty.
• Iceburg returned to the shipyard and told Kazu that Tom had declined, offering instead to personally lead the construction of his ship.
• Kazu trusted Iceburg’s skills and left the ship’s construction in his hands.
• Iceburg sourced Treasure Tree Adam wood and assembled the shipyard’s best shipwrights.
• Kazu bought a villa near the shipyard and ordered his crew to stay in Water 7 for a year, training five days a week while they waited for their ship.
• Iceburg brought the ship design drawings to Kazu, who approved them and told him to proceed.

After receiving a year-end reward, Kazu strengthened his Conqueror’s Haki and tested its new coating technique with Muramasa over the sea. He returned to Water 7 to celebrate with his companions while Iceburg neared completion of the Blond Hair Pirates’ ship and worried that Tom would not change his mind.

• Carlmand and Behrens improved their Haki under Kazu’s guidance, while Robin and Makino awakened theirs more slowly.
• Kazu claimed a year-end reward that enhanced his Conqueror’s Haki and taught him several advanced techniques.
• Kazu teleported to a deserted stretch of sea, coated Muramasa with Conqueror’s Haki, and split the clouds with a Flying Slash.
• Kazu returned to the villa, told Carlmand and the others about his improved Haki, and agreed to celebrate with a banquet.
• Iceburg continued fitting out the nearly completed ship and worried that Tom would not relent before the opportunity to hand it over passed.

Kazu reviewed his Haki techniques while waiting for his new ship to be completed. Iceburg brought him to see the finished vessel, which Kazu loved and named the Divine Dragon.

• Kazu studied Conqueror's Haki Defense and Observation Haki Killer, concluding he needed to develop his Haki further before using them.
• Iceburg, worried about delaying the Blond Hair Pirates, visited Kazu and said the new ship had passed inspection.
• Kazu and his crew went with Iceburg to the temporary shipyard and admired the huge red-and-yellow vessel, built with dragon designs.
• Iceburg explained that the luxurious ship had cost eight billion Beli and offered to return the remaining money.
• Kazu named the ship the Divine Dragon and declared it their new vessel.

Kazu and the Blond Hair Pirates left Water 7 for the Sabaody Archipelago, while Sengoku monitored their movements and reinforced Marine defenses in the New World. When two pirate ships approached the Divine Dragon, Kazu ordered his crew to turn toward them and bring the ship alongside.

• The Blond Hair Pirates packed their belongings, left their villa key with Iceburg, raised their flag, and sailed from Water 7.
• Marine intelligence reported the crew's departure to Sengoku, who ordered continued surveillance and discussed reinforcing Sakazuki against rising pirate activity.
• Kazu and his crew enjoyed the luxurious voyage aboard the Divine Dragon for two days.
• Kazu spotted two pirate ships approaching from a nearby island, and his crew hurried out to see them.
• Kazu ordered the Divine Dragon to turn to port and bring the ship alongside the approaching pirates.

The Blond Hair Pirates confronted the Claude Pirates, who tried to flee after recognizing Kazu’s crew. Kazu sent Behrens to stop them, and Behrens destroyed the pirates and their ship with a Thunder Shot.

• David Claude mistook the Divine Dragon for an easy target, but his lookout recognized the Blond Hair Pirates and revealed Kazu’s 2.077 billion Beli bounty.
• Claude ordered his ships to turn around and flee, but Kazu told Behrens to pursue them and demonstrate the power of his Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Behrens transformed into lightning and caught up with the Claude Pirates’ ship.
• Claude ordered his crew to shoot Behrens, but their bullets passed through his Logia body without harming him.
• Behrens fired Thunder Shot, engulfing the Claude Pirates and reducing their ship to dust.

Behrens wiped out the remaining Claude Pirates with a lightning strike, then returned to the Divine Dragon and received more guidance from Kazu. The Blond Hair Pirates reached a heavily industrialized island, where the locals recognized their ship and made way as they entered town.

• Punk ordered the remaining Claude Pirates to fight after Behrens blocked their escape.
• Behrens destroyed their ship with Falling Thunder, coating his lightning with Armament Haki.
• Behrens complained that his opponents had been too weak, and Kazu scolded him for whining despite his training and powerful Devil Fruit.
• Kazu ordered the Divine Dragon to head for the steel town on the island ahead.
• The Blond Hair Pirates docked at the harbor, and onlookers realized the Claude Pirates had likely been defeated.
• Kazu and the others walked toward town as merchants, civilians, and pirates cleared their path.