Chapter Summaries

Kazu and the Blond Hair Pirates prepared on Crushed Stone Island for their coming battle with the Whitebeard Pirates. After a day of training and waiting, Whitebeard’s crew arrived, leaving both sides on the brink of the fight.

• Makino demonstrated that her Medicine-Medicine Fruit could transform objects into medicine, and Kazu praised her as the crew’s future medicine chest.
• Carlmand trained with the Chilly-Chilly Fruit, while Kazu and the others traveled to Crushed Stone Island and prepared to meet the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Kazu rested on the island as Robin read, Makino prepared medicinal drinks, Hancock joined Kazu, and Carlmand, Oulait, Behrens, and Drew trained.
• After lunch the next day, Marco spotted Crushed Stone Island, and Whitebeard rose with Murakumogiri, eager for the battle.

Whitebeard rushed ahead to test Kazu’s strength, but Kazu’s Conqueror’s Haki-coated strike overpowered his attack and injured his arm. Whitebeard returned to the Moby Dick, where Marco healed him, and admitted that Kazu might already be as strong as he was.

• Whitebeard told his crew to show the Blond Hair Pirates their courage but warned them not to kill anyone.
• Whitebeard leapt from the Moby Dick and attacked Kazu with Murakumogiri and his Tremor-Tremor Fruit power.
• Kazu countered with Conqueror’s Haki and spatial power, overpowering Whitebeard’s attack and sending him flying backward with an injured arm.
• Whitebeard landed on the Moby Dick, while the division commanders assumed he had defeated Kazu.
• Marco used his Phoenix Flames to heal Whitebeard’s arm, and Whitebeard told him Kazu might be no weaker than he was.

Kazu and Whitebeard clashed on Crushed Stone Island, where Kazu wounded Jozu before Whitebeard stopped his slash in a draw. Whitebeard learned Kazu was his son, but Kazu said they would have to catch up after he fulfilled Her Navia’s last wish, revealing that she had died.

• Kazu sent a Conqueror’s Haki-coated slash at the Whitebeard Pirates, and Jozu tried to block it with his diamond body.
• Kazu’s spatial power pierced Jozu’s defenses, wounded his chest, and sent him flying.
• Whitebeard met Kazu’s slash with Murakumogiri, splitting the clouds and shattering the island and surrounding sea before both men stepped back.
• Oulait turned his attention to Vista, hoping to fight the Whitebeard Pirates’ swordsman.
• Whitebeard asked about Kazu’s relationship with Her Navia, and Kazu confirmed that she was his mother.
• Kazu told Whitebeard he knew him as his father but had to fulfill Her Navia’s last wish first, and Whitebeard learned that she had died.

Kazu told Whitebeard that Navia’s last wish was for him to beat Whitebeard once he was strong enough, and the two began their fight. Kazu wounded Whitebeard and was struck by an Air Quake, then resumed attacking with a Shigan and Space Swap.

• Kazu revealed Navia’s last wish, and the division commanders realized he was Whitebeard’s biological son.
• Whitebeard agreed to fight Kazu, and Kazu used Space Confinement to slash his back without hitting a vital organ.
• Whitebeard countered with an Air Quake that struck Kazu and tore his clothes, though Kazu suffered little injury.
• Kazu charged again, jabbed Whitebeard in the kidney with Shigan, and used Space Swap to evade Whitebeard’s counterattack.

Kazu and Whitebeard fought while Oulait and Vista, and Behrens and Marco, each began their own battle. Carlmand kept forming an ice battlefield beneath the fighters as Whitebeard’s tremors repeatedly destroyed it, and Marco and Behrens continued trading attacks.

• Whitebeard realized his and Kazu’s Devil Fruit abilities interfered with each other, then used vibrations to disrupt Kazu’s Space Swap and charged at him.
• Kazu met Whitebeard head-on as the space around them repeatedly shattered and repaired itself, while Marco treated Jozu’s superficial wounds.
• Oulait challenged Vista, and the two began a sword fight with neither gaining a decisive advantage.
• Marco challenged Behrens, who accepted, while Carlmand formed an ice battlefield for the fighters.
• Whitebeard’s tremors repeatedly destroyed Carlmand’s ice, and Carlmand kept making more as Oulait and Vista fought on it.
• Marco attacked Behrens with a kick, and Behrens countered with a Thunderous Fist and lightning balls before Marco blocked them with blue flames and sent fireballs back.

Behrens trapped Marco in a Thunder Prison and caught him with a lightning spear as he escaped, while Kazu and Whitebeard continued their fierce fight. After a day of combat, Marco and Behrens stopped fighting and acknowledged each other’s strength.

• Behrens used the Thunder God to lure Marco into close range, then turned its lightning into a Thunder Prison around him.
• Marco repeatedly kicked through the prison, but Behrens struck his wing with a Haki-coated lightning spear as he escaped, sending him crashing into the ice.
• Kazu and Whitebeard exchanged attacks coated in Conqueror’s Haki, escalating their fight until it drowned out the other battles.
• Vista and Oulait fought for a day and a night, then stopped to share wine after neither gained the advantage.
• Marco and Behrens called off their fight a day later, shook hands, and praised each other’s strength.

Whitebeard and Kazu continued their duel while the Whitebeard Pirates toured the Divine Dragon and were amazed by its luxuries and generous allowances. As the crews began a banquet, Carlmand protested being left to work, and Whitebeard started to tire while fighting Kazu.

• Whitebeard and Kazu continued battling as Behrens, Oulait, and Drew showed the Whitebeard Pirates around the Divine Dragon.
• The visitors saw the ship’s facilities, food, and spending allowances, and privately envied the Blond Hair Pirates’ benefits.
• Behrens suggested that everyone eat rather than keep watching the duel, and the crews began drinking and feasting.
• Carlmand demanded food from below and threatened to stop working, but Kazu told him to hang on a little longer.
• Whitebeard grew short of breath after fighting for over a day, while the shattered surrounding space slowed Kazu’s Space Swap and helped Whitebeard guard against surprise attacks.

Kazu unleashed Ultimate Ghost Swordsmanship: Storm Style against Whitebeard in their final clash. After a rapid series of strikes, Kazu appeared before Whitebeard with Muramasa poised for a final upward slash.

• Kazu told Whitebeard that his next move was for Navia, then prepared to end their exhausting fight.
• Whitebeard increased his speed and strength by vibrating his body with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, despite the damage the technique caused him.
• Kazu formed a twenty-four-sword formation, coating the swords in Armament Haki and Muramasa in Conqueror's Haki.
• Kazu attacked Whitebeard with more than a dozen rapid slashes, and Whitebeard blocked some before taking the rest.
• Kazu appeared in front of Whitebeard and swept Muramasa upward as Whitebeard guarded against the lethal blow.

Kazu defeated Whitebeard after their final clash and caught him before he fell into the sea. Marco treated Whitebeard, who accepted his defeat and praised Kazu’s strength and training.

• Whitebeard’s burst of strength ended as his stamina and injuries caught up with him during the clash.
• Kazu broke through Whitebeard’s attack and struck him with the back of Muramasa, sending him toward the sea.
• Kazu used Space Swap to catch Whitebeard and lower him safely to the ground.
• Marco treated Whitebeard and found that he had no fatal injuries, though his internal wounds needed several days of care.
• Whitebeard accepted his loss and praised Navia for training Kazu, while Kazu claimed he had worked hard since childhood.

Kazu accepted Whitebeard as his father, and Whitebeard celebrated by holding a three-day feast aboard the Divine Dragon. As the celebration continued, Kazu asked Marco whether his Phoenix Flames could help Whitebeard’s worsening health.

• Kazu accepted Whitebeard’s request to be his father, and Whitebeard embraced him.
• Whitebeard announced a three-day feast, and Kazu chose the Divine Dragon as the venue because Crushed Stone Island had been destroyed.
• The Whitebeard Pirates prepared the feast and celebrated aboard the Divine Dragon.
• Kazu outdrank several division commanders, while Drew noticed that empty wine jars seemed to have refilled.
• Marco urged Whitebeard to drink less because of his health, but Whitebeard refused.
• Kazu asked Marco whether his Phoenix Flames could help Whitebeard’s old ailments.

Kazu asked Marco what herbs Whitebeard needed, then had Makino use her Medicine-Medicine Fruit to create the three missing ingredients. Marco took the herbs back to the Moby Dick to prepare medicine for Whitebeard.

• Marco explained that Whitebeard's old injuries and internal illnesses required three herbs the crew had not found: Red Sun Grass, Seven-Colored Lingzhi, and Fortune and Auspiciousness Root.
• Kazu asked Marco to bring an illustrated herbal guide from the Moby Dick so Makino could see what the herbs looked like.
• Makino transformed an apple into Red Sun Grass, astonishing Marco, Whitebeard, and the division commanders.
• Makino used her Fruit ability to create Seven-Colored Lingzhi and Fortune and Auspiciousness Root from a banana and an orange.
• Kazu gave all three herbs to Marco, who returned to the Moby Dick to prepare medicine for Whitebeard.

Kazu exposed Marshall D. Teach as Rocks's son and a spy seeking the Dark-Dark Fruit, forcing Whitebeard to choose whether to trust Kazu or one of his longtime crew members. Whitebeard remained torn as Teach panicked and Thatch defended him.

• Whitebeard watched Marco and Kazu celebrate finding medicinal herbs that could cure his injuries and illness.
• Teach approached the group and praised Kazu, prompting Kazu to recognize him as a future traitor.
• Kazu identified Teach as Marshall D. Teach, a descendant of the Davy Clan and possibly Rocks's son, shocking Whitebeard and the crew.
• Teach denied the accusation and tried to toast Kazu, while Kazu told Whitebeard that Teach had joined the crew to find the Dark-Dark Fruit.
• Thatch defended Teach as a modest and well-liked crewmate, leaving Whitebeard torn over whom to believe.

Kazu forced Blackbeard to reveal that he had joined the Whitebeard Pirates to search for the Dark-Dark Fruit, then rescued Thatch from being taken hostage. As Kazu attacked Blackbeard, Teach made one final attempt to stab him.

• Kazu slashed at Blackbeard, prompting him to seize Thatch and hold a dagger to his throat.
• Blackbeard admitted he had joined the Whitebeard Pirates to search for the Dark-Dark Fruit and blamed Kazu for exposing him.
• Thatch urged Whitebeard and Kazu to kill Teach rather than let him escape.
• Blackbeard tried to stab Thatch, but Kazu used Space Swap to bring Thatch safely beside him.
• Kazu charged Blackbeard with a fist empowered by Conqueror's Haki and spatial power, while Blackbeard stabbed back with his dagger.

Kazu killed Blackbeard after he attacked a fellow pirate, then joined the Whitebeard Pirates in celebrating. After the banquet, Whitebeard took Marco’s medicine and recovered his health, while Whitebeard invited Kazu to become his Second Division Commander.

• Kazu shattered Blackbeard’s dagger, crushed his chest, beheaded him with Muramasa, and threw his corpse into the sea.
• Kazu urged the Whitebeard Pirates to resume the music and dancing after Blackbeard’s death.
• Marco brought medicine for Whitebeard, but Whitebeard insisted on waiting until after the three-day banquet to take it.
• Marco prepared Whitebeard’s medicinal bath, and Whitebeard emerged feeling decades younger and visibly healthier.
• Whitebeard thanked Kazu and Marco for helping him recover, then invited Kazu to become his Second Division Commander and make his crew a subordinate crew.

Kazu and the Blond Hair Pirates parted ways with Whitebeard after restoring his health, then set sail to search for Pure Gold, which could grant eternal life. After Kazu explained that the lost substance had vanished with a giant Sea King, his crew eagerly agreed to hunt for it.

• Kazu declined Whitebeard's offer to join the Whitebeard Pirates but exchanged Den Den Mushi and left a Space Mark aboard the Moby Dick so he could provide support.
• Kazu and the Blond Hair Pirates said goodbye to Whitebeard and his crew, who planned to find an island for supplies and another banquet.
• Kazu directed the Divine Dragon toward the early New World and searched for the anglerfish Sea King believed to have swallowed Alchemi.
• Kazu told his crew that a scientist had created Pure Gold on Alchemi to freeze a person's body in time and grant eternal life.
• Robin confirmed that Ohara's records mentioned Pure Gold, and the crew eagerly supported Kazu's search for the Sea King.

Kazu and the Blond Hair Pirates found the lanternfish carrying Alchemi, killed it, and moved the island to Mukelong. They then reached the hidden laboratory where Pure Gold was stored and entered past its traps.

• Kazu spotted a glowing Sea King in the deep sea and used Space Swap to bring the lanternfish into the sky.
• Kazu killed the lanternfish with Muramasa and Space Slash, then cut open its belly and revealed the island of Alchemi.
• Kazu teleported Alchemi and the Divine Dragon to Mukelong, where the father and daughter found themselves free of the fish’s belly.
• Kazu led the Blond Hair Pirates to an abandoned pit and found the laboratory entrance marked with Myskina Acier’s warning.
• Kazu protected the crew with spatial power as they entered the laboratory and passed through hundreds of arrow traps.

Kazu and his companions bypassed the remaining trials and found the Pure Gold in an underground laboratory. Kazu secured it in his Independent Space and told the others he would give it to them once they had reached their peak strength.

• Robin deciphered the harp clue, but Kazu drained the poisonous pool with his spatial power instead of attempting the music trial.
• Kazu carried everyone across the Eagle Bridge cliff with his fruit power.
• Kazu unlocked the crocodile mechanism by using the outermost keyhole in the bottom-right corner, then jumped through the floor with the others following.
• Kazu and his companions entered the laboratory and found a large piece of Pure Gold on a table.
• Kazu placed the Pure Gold in his Independent Space and explained that he would give it to his companions when their strength stopped increasing.

After obtaining Pure Gold, Kazu had Behrens make engraved rings for the crew and brought one to Whitebeard. Whitebeard happily accepted the gift and wore it aboard the Moby Dick.

• Kazu had Behrens use Thunder Metallurgy to craft an engraved Pure Gold ring sized for Whitebeard.
• Kazu asked Behrens to make engraved rings for the crew, and everyone entrusted their rings to Kazu for safekeeping.
• The crew returned to the Divine Dragon, where Kazu arranged a banquet before leaving to deliver Whitebeard's ring.
• Kazu appeared on the Moby Dick and presented Whitebeard with the ring.
• Whitebeard accepted the gift joyfully and put the ring on his left hand.

Kazu gave Whitebeard a Pure Gold ring, then received an urgent call from Nami asking him to save Cocoyasi Village from a group of Fish-Men. The chapter left Nami pleading for help for Bellemere, Nojiko, and the villagers.

• Kazu gave Whitebeard a ring made from Pure Gold, and Whitebeard was deeply moved by the gift.
• Whitebeard told the division commanders to behave themselves, while they secretly planned how to persuade Kazu to give them Pure Gold.
• Kazu returned to the Divine Dragon, where Carlmand and the others had prepared a pool party.
• Nami called Kazu and said Fish-Men were terrorizing Cocoyasi Village and demanding monthly Beli payments.
• Nami begged Kazu to save Bellemere, Nojiko, and the village.

Kazu arrived in Cocoyasi Village after Nami called for help and confronted Arlong, who had been terrorizing the villagers. The villagers welcomed Kazu as hope for their rescue.

• Kazu used his Space Mark to reach Cocoyasi Village and found Arlong's crew collecting protection money from the villagers.
• Arlong threatened to kill a villager who could not pay, but Kazu's slash severed Arlong's arm and freed the man.
• Arlong ordered his underlings to find the attacker, then Kazu walked into the square and rebuked the Fish-Men for threatening his sisters.
• Arlong recognized Kazu and panicked at his reputation, while Nami, Nojiko, and Makino hurried to greet him.
• Kazu comforted Nami and Nojiko, and Bellemere, Genzo, and the villagers took heart at his arrival.