Chapter Summaries

Bai Yu's golden skeletal defense stopped Ginkaku's sword, and the Nine-Tails crushed Ginkaku's Tailed Beast Bomb while acting affectionately toward Bai Yu. Ginkaku and the others were left wondering whether Bai Yu was the Sage of Six Paths reincarnated.

• Tobirama Senju sensed danger and turned toward Bai Yu as Ginkaku rushed to attack him.
• Ginkaku's Seven-Star Sword struck Bai Yu's neck but was repelled by a golden skeleton surrounding him.
• At Kinkaku's urging, Ginkaku transformed into a Tailed Beast and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Bai Yu.
• The Nine-Tails appeared on Bai Yu's shoulder, caught the bomb with a tail, and crushed it before nuzzling Bai Yu.
• Ginkaku asked whether Bai Yu was the Sage of Six Paths reincarnated, and Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju, and the others began to agree.

Bai Yu rejected Ginkaku’s claim that he was the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths, then killed Ginkaku and Kinkaku with overwhelming speed and a single devastating slash. The Second Raikage survived, but as his subordinates crowded around him, he wondered whether Bai Yu could really be the Sage of Six Paths.

• Ginkaku claimed he had placed a cursed word spirit on Bai Yu with the Kohaku no Jōhei and fled, expecting Bai Yu to be drawn into the Benihisago.
• Bai Yu released the Eight Gates and cut off Ginkaku’s head before he could escape.
• Kinkaku attacked Bai Yu with the Bashōsen, but Bai Yu’s thousand-meter slash tore through the elemental attacks and obliterated Kinkaku.
• The Gold and Silver Elite Force rushed to tend to the grievously wounded Second Raikage, while he accepted that he might die.
• The Second Raikage looked at Bai Yu’s blade and wondered when the Sage of Six Paths had started wielding one.

Bai Yu returned from the Konoha Ninja Village Cloud Ninja Rebellion dungeon after saving the Second Raikage and refusing Hashirama Senju’s invitation. After the system confirmed the One-Punch Man dungeon had been cleared too, Bai Yu opened the blind box reward from his own dungeon clear, hoping to gain power to counter Imu and the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

• Hashirama Senju asked Bai Yu if he was the Sage of Six Paths’ reincarnation and invited him to Konoha Ninja Village, but Bai Yu denied it and urged him to save the wounded Second Raikage.
• Hashirama Senju sent Mito Uzumaki to treat the Second Raikage, then realized Bai Yu had already left and wondered if they would meet again.
• Bai Yu emerged from the ancient tower on a deserted island in the Sea King world and considered how to prepare others for future dungeons.
• The system announced that Garp and the other challengers had cleared the One-Punch Man dungeon and would receive blind box rewards.
• The system awarded Bai Yu a blind box for clearing the Konoha Ninja Village Cloud Ninja Rebellion dungeon, and Bai Yu opened it, hoping for power to counter Imu and the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

Bai Yu obtained Hashirama Senju's Wood Release Kekkei Genkai and chose to stay away from Marine Headquarters to see what Garp and the others had gained. At Marine Headquarters, Ryokugyu and the Marines faced an attack by a huge force of Sea Kings and a hidden enemy in the clouds.

• Bai Yu received the Sage Body Wood Release Kekkei Genkai and considered experimenting with Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.
• Bai Yu sensed that someone was attacking the dungeon tower at Marine Headquarters, but decided not to return because the Five Elders were injured and he wanted to see what Garp and the others had gained.
• A gigantic figure lurked in the storm clouds near Marine Headquarters as a mass of Sea Kings gathered around the island.
• A Marine Rear Admiral asked Ryokugyu what to do, and Ryokugyu said there was only one path before them as the Sea Kings began their assault.
• The Marines fired their cannons at the charging Sea Kings, but wave after wave pressed toward the warships.

T Bone demonstrated the strength of Eight Gates Released by killing a giant Sea King, and explained how Marines could learn the technique. Kaido appeared and attacked the warship, where Ryokugyu moved to intercept his Bolo Breath.

• T Bone split a hundred-meter Sea King in two with a sword strike empowered by opening three gates.
• T Bone told Ryokugyu that Eight Gates Released was Admiral Bai Yu’s technique and that Marines could learn it according to their rank.
• T Bone said the loss of Devil Fruit abilities had driven Marines to train in Taijutsu and the Six Powers.
• Kaido emerged from the thunderclouds, dismissed Taijutsu, and declared that he would kill the Marines while waiting for Bai Yu.
• Kaido fired a Bolo Breath at the warship, and Ryokugyu stepped in front of T Bone to block it with his katana.

Ryokugyu fought Kaido after losing his Devil Fruit, while Kaido revealed that Bai Yu was trapped by the Five Elders and Doflamingo was headed to Totto Land. Akainu emerged from the ancient tower, opened the Fifth Gate, and charged Kaido with a punch.

• Ryokugyu clashed with Kaido’s Demolition Gust and ordered T Bone to defend the ancient tower until Akainu and the others emerged.
• Kaido struck Ryokugyu with Thunder Bagua, sending him flying toward the tower doors.
• Akainu opened the tower doors and stopped Ryokugyu’s flight before he hit them.
• Akainu activated the Fifth Gate and rushed at Kaido with a punch.

Akainu pushed Kaido back with the Sixth Gate and then unleashed the Seventh Gate, overpowering him with Daytime Tiger. Kaido was left reeling but insisted he would not lose and claimed his agreement with the Five Elders gave him other means.

• Akainu opened the Sixth Gate and bombarded Kaido with Morning Peacock, forcing him to defend with his spiked club.
• T Bone urged Garp to intervene, but Garp said Akainu and Kizaru were Taijutsu geniuses.
• Akainu struck Kaido into a deserted island, where Kaido broke free of the Sixth Gate's suppression.
• Akainu opened the Seventh Gate and pinned Kaido with his aura before attacking with Daytime Tiger.
• Kaido roared that he would not lose to Devil Fruitless fighters and said his agreement with the Five Elders had given him more means.

Kaido transformed into his devil form and tore apart Akainu’s Seventh Gate attack, leaving the Marines facing his overwhelming defense. Garp, Akainu, Sengoku, and another Marine combined Eight Gates Released with Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist and battered Kaido until he could no longer control his body.

• Kaido swallowed Devil's Medicine, transformed into a devil, and ripped apart Akainu’s Daytime Tiger.
• Akainu told Garp and the others that the Seventh Gate could not break Kaido’s defense and that only the Eighth Gate might succeed.
• Kaido mocked Akainu and insisted that Taijutsu could not defeat him.
• Garp, Akainu, Sengoku, and the fourth Marine synchronized their Eight Gates Released and unleashed Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist: Roaring Aura Sky Ripping Fist.
• The four men’s repeated blows overwhelmed Kaido, leaving him in pain and unable to control his body.

Bai Yu killed Kaido and revealed that Akainu had gained powerful taijutsu, then reassured the Marines that his confrontation with the Five Elders had uncovered Imu’s secrets. He left them expecting a future battle against Imu once Bai Yu’s chances of victory improved.

• Kaido begged Killer to save him, but Bai Yu appeared and killed him with an internal force that shattered his body.
• The surviving Marines watched the sea calm and struggled to comprehend Bai Yu defeating Kaido with his fists.
• Bai Yu and Garp praised Akainu’s newly acquired Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, while Akainu joked about his taijutsu and Zephyr.
• Garp asked whether the Five Elders had captured Bai Yu, and Bai Yu explained that he had entered their game willingly to learn about Imu and had also killed Killer.
• Bai Yu said he had a fifty percent chance of defeating Imu for now, but expected it to reach one hundred percent soon, and Garp agreed they would fight Imu then.

Bai Yu sent Akainu to unite the Marines with Whitebeard and other pirates against Imu, then entered the ancient tower. The system triggered a random Nightmare-level dungeon, the highest tier, leaving Bai Yu facing an unknown challenge.

• Bai Yu urged Akainu to cooperate with Whitebeard and the other pirates, explaining that they needed to unite against Imu.
• Akainu accepted the mission and agreed to share the tower’s secrets with the others.
• Bai Yu sent Akainu away with a Flying Thunder God Kunai, expending much of his power in the long-range transfer.
• The system announced that Bai Yu had triggered a random Nightmare-level dungeon after completing three dungeon runs and one subordinate dungeon run.
• Bai Yu considered the dangers of the highest dungeon tier, recalling that his Hell-level dungeon had contained Madara Uchiha.

Bai Yu accepted the rare Nightmare Dungeon and left Sengoku and Ryokugyu to handle Marine Headquarters while he went to investigate it. In Mary Geoise, Killer and Daps plotted to unleash chaos on the sea, while Akainu arrived near Totto Land and saw something that shocked him.

• Bai Yu chose to enter the Nightmare Dungeon, assigned Ryokugyu to the next dungeon group, and asked Sengoku to return to Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku offered to help guide people through future dungeons, and Bai Yu vanished to investigate the Nightmare Dungeon.
• Daps told Killer that Kaido seemed to have been killed and said Imu expected Bai Yu to be eliminated within three to six months.
• Daps and Killer planned to throw the sea into chaos by releasing their stored-up “dogs,” and Daps revealed he had already let some loose.
• Akainu was thrown through a spatial rift onto a deserted island near Totto Land, where he spotted something that made him wonder if he was seeing a ghost.

In Totto Land, Red-Haired Shanks explained how the Cause-Cause Fruit let him borrow other people's abilities, then the group discussed their losses after the Devil Fruits vanished. Akainu arrived alone, approaching the shore on a fire-propelled speedboat.

• Whitebeard teased Red-Haired Shanks about watching Tornado and asked him to explain the Cause-Cause Fruit.
• Red-Haired Shanks revealed that making someone agree to a favor created a cause-and-effect connection that let him borrow their abilities.
• Red-Haired Shanks said he had hidden the fruit's power and warned that losing Devil Fruits had likely gravely weakened Marine Headquarters.
• Aokiji said Bai Yu would make up for Marine Headquarters' loss and that he would believe Bai Yu even if he said the sky was falling.
• Tornado spotted Akainu approaching alone in a red floral shirt, and the group stood to face him as he came ashore.

Akainu arrived at Whitebeard’s gathering claiming Bai Yu had sent him to form an alliance, but he attacked Whitebeard and was revealed to be an impostor. The real Akainu destroyed the impostor with a single powerful punch, while the others grew curious about the new power he had gained from Bai Yu.

• Akainu told Whitebeard he had come on Bai Yu’s orders and tossed him a bundle, then attacked him with a magma hound.
• The real Akainu intercepted the magma attack and kicked Whitebeard aside to save him.
• Aokiji recognized the fist-wielding Akainu as the real one and said he had grown stronger after their past fight.
• Red-Haired Shanks and the others became eager to learn what new power Akainu had gained from Bai Yu.
• Akainu opened the Seventh Gate and killed the impostor with a Daytime Tiger punch.

Akainu and Aokiji faced the Marine clones as the battle spread across the ruins of Totto Land. After Aokiji opened the Seventh Gate, Akainu used Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist to shatter the impostor Sengoku’s Buddha Shock Wave and send him flying.

• Akainu and Aokiji agreed to fight together, with Akainu taking on the impostor Sengoku.
• The impostor Aokiji and Kizaru launched ice and laser attacks as the battle began, and the fighters countered with swordsmanship and ranged attacks.
• Aokiji opened the Seventh Gate and punched apart the Wood Dragon bursting from the ground.
• The impostor Sengoku transformed into a giant Buddha and unleashed Buddha Shock Wave at Akainu.
• Akainu used Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist: Roaring Aura Sky Ripping Fist to crack the shock wave and blast the impostor Sengoku backward.

Bai Yu entered a nightmare-level dungeon in an unknown world, where the system stripped away most of his strength and then activated a Sword Saint Template. He learned that he would need to gather attribute fragments to improve it, but he had no sword or clear way to defend himself.

• Bai Yu opened the randomly generated nightmare-level dungeon while Imu remained inactive and his allies were strong enough to protect the Pirate World.
• Bai Yu arrived in a peaceful-looking Western-style town and discovered that the system had cleared his attributes, leaving him with only five hundred Doriki Value.
• Bai Yu complained that the system had sent him into a dangerous survival scenario without protection, and the system activated his Sword Saint Template with three skills.
• Bai Yu learned that he had to collect attribute fragments to upgrade the template, then realized his Zanpakuto was missing and he had only ten thousand in cash.

Bai Yu discovered that the system had given him only ten thousand in cash and no weapon, so he went to a weapon shop to find an affordable blade. There he recognized Erza and realized he had landed in a world where magic and scantily dressed, beautiful women were common.

• Bai Yu found that his Zanpakuto and liquor were missing, leaving him with only ten thousand in cash.
• Bai Yu entered a weapon shop and learned that its magical weapons and armor cost far more than he could afford.
• The shopkeeper offered Bai Yu a thousand-unit ordinary weapon, then canceled the promised discount when he learned how little money Bai Yu had.
• Erza entered the shop, and the shopkeeper showed her the black-winged armor she had ordered, priced at one million five hundred thousand.
• Bai Yu recognized Erza and concluded that he was in a world of magic and strikingly beautiful women.

Bai Yu stepped in to help Erza bargain for a suit of armor, then used his favor to search a weapon rack for ordinary weapons. He left Erza puzzled by his claim that the strong did not need magic weapons.

• Erza argued with the shopkeeper over the price of the armor, but struggled to bargain him down from 1.3 million.
• Bai Yu approached Erza unnoticed and offered ten thousand to help her buy the armor for 1.21 million.
• The shopkeeper accepted the deal rather than risk losing Erza's future maintenance business.
• Bai Yu asked to rummage through the shop's worthless weapons as a commission for helping close the sale.
• Erza asked whether Bai Yu wanted a magic weapon, and he replied that ordinary weapons were enough in the hands of the strong.

Bai Yu declined Erza's offer of magic weapons and asked instead for two ordinary swords, an introduction to Fairy Tail, and a bottle of liquor. The shopkeeper challenged him to beat Erza using ordinary weapons to win his treasured ten-year rum, and Erza hoped Bai Yu would accept.

• Erza offered Bai Yu some of her discarded magic weapons, but he refused and asked her to introduce him to Fairy Tail and give him liquor.
• Bai Yu chose two old ordinary swords and told Erza that weapons varied from person to person.
• The shopkeeper gave Bai Yu the swords and warned him he might regret turning down magic weapons.
• Bai Yu spotted the shopkeeper's rum and asked for a bottle, prompting the shopkeeper to wager his ten-year vintage on Bai Yu beating Erza with ordinary weapons.
• Erza asked Bai Yu whether he planned to challenge her for the liquor.

Bai Yu challenged Erza to a duel for liquor and defeated her with a swift draw, leaving her stunned and nearly killed. He took the liquor and agreed to fight her again so she would recommend him to Fairy Tail.

• Bai Yu challenged Erza to a sword fight in exchange for a bottle of liquor, and Erza accepted while promising to use an ordinary weapon.
• Bai Yu's presence unnerved Erza, and he realized the will of a Great Swordmaster remained branded on his soul despite the system erasing his template's power.
• Bai Yu crossed the distance in an instant and held his katana an inch from Erza's throat, winning the duel.
• Bai Yu thanked the shopkeeper, drank the liquor, and asked Erza if they could leave; Erza insisted the fight did not count and demanded another challenge before she would recommend him to Fairy Tail.
• The shopkeeper gave Bai Yu another bottle of rum and promised him a secret discount and liquor whenever he visited.

Bai Yu explained the weapon shop owner’s argument with his wife as part of ordinary life, then discovered that Erza’s attribute fragments could improve his Sword Saint Template. After collecting three new skills, he left Erza stunned by casually patting her head, while Lucy and Happy speculated about their relationship.

• Bai Yu showed Erza that the weapon shop owner was happy to give him liquor despite his wife’s scolding, and Erza was moved by the scene.
• Bai Yu told Erza that life involved relying on others, and Erza warned him that joining Fairy Tail would require passing tests.
• Bai Yu noticed three golden fragments fall from Erza and wondered whether becoming stronger meant fighting people.
• Bai Yu collected the fragments and gained Silver Light Falling Blade LV1, Auto Guard V1, and Upward Slash LV1.
• Bai Yu patted Erza’s head and walked ahead, leaving her frozen as Lucy and Happy wondered if he was her fiancé.