Recaps

Uya faced Hawk-Eye Mihawk in the arena and revealed his sword intent and Ame-no-Murakumo Sword. After copying Hawk-Eye’s sword technique, Uya blocked his attack and stood firm against their close-range clash, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Uya condensed his sword intent and introduced himself to Hawk-Eye Mihawk, who announced Black Blade Yoru.
• Uya summoned the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, a golden blade that could merge into his body.
• Hawk-Eye unleashed a powerful blue-green sword-energy slash, and Uya copied the technique with a golden slash of his own.
• Hawk-Eye’s stronger attack shattered Uya’s sword energy, but Uya blocked the remaining force without being harmed.
• Hawk-Eye charged and clashed blades with Uya, who held his ground under the immense sword pressure.

Uya fought Hawk-Eye Mihawk in a sword duel and matched the world’s greatest swordsman with a strike that split the sky, island, and sea. The duel ended in a draw, and news of Uya’s strength spread across the seas, drawing the attention of countless factions.

• Hawk-Eye attacked Uya with a storm of sword strikes, but Uya blocked them and steadily improved his swordsmanship during the fight.
• Hawk-Eye revealed his Sword Domain and launched his most powerful strike, while Uya gathered his remaining power to face him.
• Uya and Hawk-Eye struck at nearly the same time, splitting the sky, the island, and the sea between them.
• Uya called the battle a draw and disappeared, while Hawk-Eye wondered whether Uya had held back before leaving.
• News of Uya’s draw with Hawk-Eye spread across the sea, and countless factions turned their attention to him.

News that Uya fought Hawk-Eye to a draw spread across the seas, prompting the Marines and the Four Emperors to assess the unknown young swordsman. Sengoku sent Kizaru to find and recruit or eliminate Uya, while Whitebeard and Shanks considered the threat and possibility of meeting him.

• Sengoku received a report that Uya had fought Hawk-Eye to a draw, and photographs showed their battle had split an island in two.
• Sengoku learned that the Marines had no records of Uya and ordered Kizaru to travel to the New World to find him and attempt to recruit him.
• Kizaru reluctantly left Marine Headquarters aboard a warship for the New World.
• Marco and Vista discussed Uya's reported duel aboard the Moby Dick, while Whitebeard judged him remarkable but not yet a threat to his era.
• Shanks reacted with disbelief to the report and said he wanted to trade blows with Uya and invite him aboard, while Beckman urged caution.

Uya reflected on swordsmanship and struggled to control the powerful Armament Haki he had cultivated while his strength recovered on an island in the New World. He sensed Marine admiral Kizaru approaching and wondered whether he had come for him.

• Doflamingo and Trebol discussed recruiting Uya, but Doflamingo decided to wait for more information about his strength.
• Crocodile dismissed the newspaper report of Uya's draw with Hawk-Eye and said Hawk-Eye should give up his Warlord position.
• Uya assessed his slow recovery and reasoned that his remaining one percent of power still placed him among the world's strongest.
• Uya outlined the levels of swordsmanship, from sword radiance and sword pressure to sword intent and sword domain, and said his own techniques needed refinement.
• Uya explained that he had learned Observation Haki easily but struggled to control his unusually powerful Armament Haki, while he had yet to learn Conqueror's Haki.
• Uya sensed Marine admiral Kizaru arriving and wondered if Kizaru was there for him.

Admiral Kizaru arrived to invite Uya to Marine Headquarters, but Uya attacked him to hone his swordsmanship. Kizaru finally retaliated with a laser after Uya evaded his warning shot, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Kizaru reached the island and found Uya on a cliff, then invited him to visit Marine Headquarters on behalf of the Marines.
• Uya accepted the invitation but drew the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword and attacked Kizaru without delay.
• Uya used only swordsmanship to launch a barrage of slashes, while Kizaru dodged and judged him too inexperienced to be a match for him.
• Kizaru warned Uya that he would fight back, then fired a laser at him after dodging another sword strike.
• Uya vanished as Kizaru's laser struck the cliff and blasted it apart.

Uya fought Marine Admiral Kizaru, countering his light-speed attacks with overwhelming swordsmanship and a spatial slash. Kizaru survived through elementalization but was left shaken by Uya’s speed and power.

• Kizaru unleashed Yasaka Magatama, and Uya deflected most of the golden lasers with sword energy.
• Kizaru stopped firing when he sensed Uya had survived, then found him completely unharmed and suspected he was a Logia user.
• Kizaru attacked Uya with a light-speed kick, but Uya turned intangible and made the kick strike the ground.
• Uya appeared behind Kizaru and used a spatial slash that split Kizaru’s body before elementalization restored him.
• Uya realized Kizaru’s elementalization had prevented the spatial attack from injuring him, while Kizaru grew frightened by Uya’s attack.

Kizaru realized that Uya’s spatial abilities had made him far more dangerous than he expected, but Uya declined to continue their fight. When they returned to the Marines, the Marine rear admiral mistakenly assumed Uya had been killed and reduced to bones.

• Kizaru deduced that Uya had a spatial Devil Fruit and wondered if it was the legendary Space Fruit, but Uya denied it.
• Kizaru considered continuing the fight to learn more about Uya’s powers, then hesitated because he feared the unknown technique.
• Uya ended the fight and suggested they go look at Marine Headquarters, having learned enough from Kizaru.
• The Marine rear admiral saw Kizaru return unharmed and assumed Uya had been killed so completely that no bones remained.

Uya accompanied Kizaru to Marine Headquarters after surviving their encounter, leaving the Marines shocked by Kizaru’s caution toward him. Sengoku met Uya at the fortress and studied the unexpectedly young-looking visitor.

• A Marine rear admiral assumed Kizaru had killed Uya, then saw Uya standing unharmed beside Kizaru on the warship.
• Kizaru invited Uya aboard for tea and treated him cautiously because Uya’s spatial ability could threaten his life.
• Uya drank the tea and considered seeking a swordsman at Marine Headquarters to help improve his swordsmanship.
• Kizaru brought Uya safely to Marine Headquarters, where the fortress’s scale impressed him.
• Sengoku welcomed Uya and judged that he looked younger and less physically imposing than expected.

At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku invited Uya to join the Marines and offered him the rank of rear admiral, unaware of how powerful he was until Kizaru corrected him. Garp then tested Uya by grabbing his shoulder, but his hand passed straight through, leaving everyone puzzled by Uya’s strange ability.

• Sengoku invited Uya to join the Marines and offered to promote him directly to rear admiral.
• Kizaru told Sengoku that he was not confident he could defeat Uya, shocking Sengoku with the confirmation of Uya’s strength.
• Garp arrived, recognized Uya as the young man who had fought Hawk-Eye to a draw, and greeted him.
• Garp tried to test Uya by patting his shoulder, but his hand passed through Uya’s body.
• Garp used Armament Haki to grab Uya again, but still caught nothing but air.

Uya demonstrated his spatial ability and overwhelming strength to Sengoku and Garp, then agreed to join the Marines as a Headquarters vice admiral on the condition that he would not be ordered around. News of his appointment spread across the seas, where Whitebeard, Marco, and Vista viewed his choice with contempt.

• Armament Haki could not touch Uya, and he hurled a teacup that shattered against Garp's fist and forced Garp several steps back.
• Sengoku apologized and offered Uya the rank of Marine Headquarters vice admiral, and Uya agreed to join if he would not be ordered around.
• Sengoku appointed Uya a vice admiral with the privilege of attending Marine leadership meetings without being subject to admirals' orders.
• The Marines and powers across the Grand Line learned of Uya's appointment, surprising officers and other forces.
• Whitebeard, Marco, and Vista criticized Uya for joining the Marines, and Vista warned that he would fight Uya if he caused trouble for them.

The Five Elders and Akainu reacted to Uya’s unusual strength and special vice admiral appointment, while Uya trained his Haki and searched for time-related Devil Fruits. He identified Ain, the Marine lieutenant commander who possessed the Return-Return Fruit, as his first lead.

• The Five Elders discussed Uya’s strength, agreed to keep him placated, and mentioned the legendary Time Fruit.
• Akainu received notice that Uya had become a special Marine Headquarters vice admiral and vowed to deal with him if he acted against justice.
• Uya used Marine training methods to improve his control of Armament Haki and noted that his power had recovered to roughly fifteen percent.
• Uya decided to pursue time-related Devil Fruits after learning about their potential and searched for information through the Marines’ intelligence network.
• Uya identified Ain, a Marine lieutenant commander and user of the Return-Return Fruit, as his first lead.

Uya requested Ain as his adjutant, and Sengoku approved the transfer and promoted her to commander. Ain reported to Uya, learned that the young man before her was the Marine vice admiral who had fought Hawk-Eye to a draw, and Uya began considering how to use his fellow officers to train his swordsmanship while prioritizing the study of his time ability.

• Uya asked Sengoku to assign Ain as his adjutant, and Sengoku approved the request and promoted her from lieutenant commander to commander.
• Ain arrived at Uya's office and was struck by his appearance and presence before learning that he was Vice Admiral Uya.
• Ain recognized Uya as the Marine who had fought Hawk-Eye to a draw and presented him with her service record.
• Uya saw that Ain had previously served as Vice Admiral Onigumo's adjutant and decided not to worry about Onigumo's reaction.
• Uya considered using the Marine vice admirals to hone his swordsmanship, while keeping his study of the time ability as his priority.

Ain demonstrated the Return-Return Fruit for Uya, who asked her to use it on him so he could examine its power. After the ability turned Uya into a child and revealed his extraordinary aura, he scattered into points of light and restored himself, leaving Ain stunned that he had negated her power.

• Uya recognized Ain's Return-Return Fruit and asked her to demonstrate it, so she turned a stone teacup back into a rough piece of stone.
• Ain restored the objects she had affected, while Uya struggled to analyze the fruit's temporal power.
• Uya ordered Ain to use her ability on him, and she reluctantly turned his eighteen- or nineteen-year-old body into that of a seven- or eight-year-old child.
• Ain sensed Uya's overwhelming, godlike aura as he examined the effects of being turned back in time.
• Uya dissolved into points of light and reassembled in his original form, leaving Ain unable to believe he had negated her ability.

Uya repeatedly experienced Ain’s Return-Return Fruit ability in an effort to understand the Arc of Time, but realized he needed a time-related Devil Fruit as a catalyst to truly touch its power. He asked Ain to gather information on time-related abilities and rewarded her by using natural energy to increase her strength and stamina.

• Uya asked Ain to use her Return-Return Fruit ability again and explained that his body could resist time moving forward or backward.
• Ain repeatedly reversed Uya’s age until she was nearly exhausted, while Uya’s perception of the timeline grew clearer.
• Uya concluded that he needed a time-related Devil Fruit, such as the Return-Return, Slow-Slow, or Speed-Speed Fruit, as a catalyst to grasp time’s power.
• Uya thanked Ain and asked her to rest, then gather information on time-related Devil Fruit abilities.
• Uya used natural energy to transform Ain’s body, nearly doubling her strength and stamina and dispelling her fatigue.

Uya assessed Ain’s potential and the Marines’ strength before sensing a group of people he wanted to find and vanishing. At Marine Headquarters, vice admirals gathered and argued about Uya’s reputation, his supposed duel with Hawk-Eye, and his role in Ain’s transfer.

• Uya reflected that his enhancements could make Ain a fighter capable of briefly challenging a Marine admiral, then left her in charge of gathering intelligence.
• Uya surveyed Marine Headquarters and judged that the Marines could contend with two Emperor crews but would lose to three.
• Uya sensed people nearby, said they would save him the trouble of finding them individually, and disappeared.
• Marine Headquarters vice admirals gathered in the recreation room, where Momonga, Dalmatian, and others discussed their duties before Strawberry arrived.
• Strawberry noted that someone was missing, prompting the vice admirals to discuss Uya and his reported fight with Hawk-Eye.
• Onigumo complained that Uya had arranged Ain’s transfer and questioned why he was exempt from admirals’ orders like Garp.

Uya challenged Onigumo to a swordsmanship spar after hearing him boast that he could expose Uya as a fraud. Their sword intents clashed in the Marine Headquarters lounge, drawing the attention of powerful Marines across the headquarters.

• Onigumo questioned Uya’s reported draw with Hawk-Eye and claimed he would prove his swordsmanship superior.
• Uya appeared without any of the vice admirals noticing and asked Onigumo to spar.
• Onigumo accepted, drew his sword, and unleashed his sword intent.
• Uya summoned the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword and revealed a dominant sword intent that convinced the vice admirals his skill was genuine.
• Uya and Onigumo’s sword intents collided, forcing the vice admirals to clear the space and alerting other Marines with strong Observation Haki.

Uya and Onigumo clashed in the Marine Headquarters lounge, where Uya’s sword intent and skill overwhelmed the veteran Marine. Onigumo’s attacks failed to break through, leaving Uya firmly in control of the duel.

• Aokiji and Akainu sensed the disturbance in the lounge and each sent a Marine to investigate.
• Uya’s domineering sword intent suppressed Onigumo’s, leaving Onigumo worried that he would soon be unable to attack.
• Onigumo used his Eight-Sword Style: Flower Wheel, but Uya casually shattered the converging sword energy with the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword.
• Onigumo charged with Eight-Sword Style: Scattering Flowers and attacked with Armament Haki, but Uya blocked every strike with ease.
• Uya judged that Onigumo’s swordsmanship lacked the unity of a great swordsman and continued to dominate him with his superior sword intent.

Uya defeated Onigumo without taking a single step, leaving the Marine Headquarters officers stunned by the gap in their swordsmanship. He then challenged Momonga and every other vice admiral present to spar with him.

• Onigumo used Soru and his Ten-Sword Style ultimate attack against Uya, but Uya remained in place and parried him.
• Onigumo's eight swords shattered, and he fell with a bloody wound after Uya's counter defeated him.
• Momonga explained that Uya's swordsmanship overwhelmed attacks with superior strength, and the other vice admirals understood why Onigumo had lost.
• Uya invited Momonga to spar, then challenged all the vice admirals in the room, shocking the gathered marines.

Uya faced Vice Admiral Thor, a master of defensive swordsmanship, and stopped Thor’s full-strength attack with one hand. Thor’s sword was damaged by the recoil, leaving him stunned and questioning the power of Uya’s blade.

• Thor stepped forward to challenge Uya, and the marines praised his strength and defensive swordsmanship.
• Uya’s golden sword energy was shattered by Thor, who then charged and brought down his greatsword.
• Uya met Thor’s heavy strike with one hand and remained completely unmoved.
• The recoil knocked Thor’s sword aside and left a notch in its blade.
• Thor realized Uya had used no Armament Haki and demanded to know what kind of sword Uya wielded.

Uya defeated Vice Admiral Thor by blocking his powerful sword strikes and breaking his blade with an even heavier attack, revealing his ability to absorb and incorporate other swordsmen’s techniques. Vice Admiral Doberman stepped forward to challenge him next.

• Thor attacked Uya with a horizontal sweep, but Uya blocked it one-handed without moving.
• Uya recognized Thor’s forceful sword style and struck back with a blow that drove Thor into the floor and shattered his sword.
• Thor fell defeated, while Momonga and the other Marines realized Uya had learned and adapted Thor’s swordsmanship during their fight.
• Doberman accused Uya of using the vice admirals to hone his sword and drew his weapon to challenge him.

Uya faced Marine Headquarters vice admirals in a series of sword challenges and defeated them, including Doberman, Strawberry, Onigumo, and Momonga. After defeating ten vice admirals, his Sword Intent grew increasingly condensed and soared through Marine Headquarters.

• Doberman attacked Uya with Armament Haki, but Uya's swordsmanship damaged Doberman's blade and forced him to retreat.
• Uya broke Doberman's sword and defeated him, earning Doberman's acknowledgment before he left the lounge.
• More vice admirals challenged Uya, and he defeated each one, including Strawberry, Onigumo, and Momonga.
• Uya defeated ten Marine Headquarters vice admirals as their Sword Intents tempered his own.
• Uya's Sword Intent grew so powerful that even ordinary Marine soldiers sensed its sharpness across Marine Headquarters.

Sengoku reconsidered Uya’s potential after learning of his swordsmanship, while noting that his apparent weakness was Haki. Uya defeated every Marine Headquarters vice admiral in swordsmanship, leaving the Marines wondering whether he could rival an admiral.

• Sengoku learned that Uya had challenged the vice admirals to sword fights and worried that his strength across several areas could make him a rival to Whitebeard, though he thought Uya’s Haki was still weak.
• Uya defeated the Marine Headquarters vice admirals one after another as the swordsmen among them chose to fight him despite expecting to lose.
• The final vice admiral was defeated, and the gathered Marines accepted Uya’s superiority with awe and respect.
• The Marines wondered whether Uya had reached admiral-level strength, while two defeated vice admirals said proficient Haki could let him rival an admiral.

Admiral Akainu arrived at the lounge and reprimanded the vice admirals for fighting there, then confronted Uya as the latter was nearing a breakthrough in swordsmanship. Uya provoked Akainu with his dismissive replies, leaving the furious admiral on the verge of attacking him.

• Uya absorbed the sword intents he had experienced and neared the realm of a great swordmaster before Akainu interrupted him.
• Akainu entered the lounge, scolded Momonga and the other vice admirals for fighting, and accused Uya of starting the disturbance.
• Akainu confronted Uya over fighting in the lounge, but Uya dispersed his sword intent and replied, “So what if I do?”
• Akainu erupted in anger and demanded that Uya recognize who he was, but Uya asked him, “Who are you?”
• The vice admirals fell silent as Akainu's fury and heat filled the lounge, fearing he would attack Uya and damage Marine Headquarters.

Uya effortlessly blocked Akainu’s attacks with the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, then struck him with a barehanded punch that blasted him through Marine Headquarters and into the plaza. The Marines realized Uya’s strength rivaled Garp’s, explaining his standing at Headquarters and his draw with Hawk-Eye.

• Akainu attacked Uya with a full-strength magma punch, but Uya stopped it with the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword.
• Akainu threw a second punch, and Uya blocked that one just as easily.
• Uya merged the sword into his body and punched Akainu, blasting him through several floors and out into the plaza.
• The watching Marines, including Vice Admiral Momonga, realized Uya’s strength could rival Garp’s and understood why he held such high standing.

Uya sent Akainu crashing through Marine Headquarters and into the plaza, leaving Akainu injured and the fortress badly damaged. Sengoku and the other senior Marines stopped them from fighting again, but Sengoku was left facing the difficult question of how to punish them.

• Uya reflected on how much his strength had recovered after punching Akainu into the plaza.
• Kizaru, Aokiji, Garp, and Sengoku arrived and saw the damage to Marine Headquarters and the crater below.
• Akainu climbed out of the crater, injured and furious, and prepared to attack Uya again.
• Uya descended into the plaza, but Aokiji, Kizaru, Garp, and Sengoku stepped between him and Akainu.
• Sengoku rebuked Akainu for attacking Uya against orders, while Akainu argued that Uya was unfit to be a Marine.
• Sengoku wondered whether he should punish Uya, Akainu, or both.