Recaps

Akainu and Kizaru withdrew from their battle against the pirate crew in Totto Land and learned that Aokiji had gone to the Beasts Pirates’ territory to assist Uya. Sengoku then told Akainu that Kaido of the Beasts was dead.

• Akainu and Kizaru led the Marines in an assault on the pirate-held island, but lightning and fire from the dark clouds hindered their attack.
• Kizaru urged Akainu to retreat because the Marines had suffered heavy losses, and Akainu reluctantly ordered the withdrawal.
• Akainu blamed Uya for leaving the pirate crew alive and worried that Uya’s fight with Kaido of the Beasts would create more trouble for the Marines.
• Akainu contacted Marine Headquarters to request Aokiji’s support, but learned that Aokiji had gone to the Beasts Pirates’ territory instead.
• Akainu called Sengoku to challenge the decision to send Aokiji, and Sengoku told him that Kaido of the Beasts was dead.

Uya studied the time-type Look-Back Fruit while his warship sailed toward Red-Haired Shanks' territory, then ate it to examine its power directly. Ain feared he would die from eating a second Devil Fruit, but Uya remained unharmed, leaving her to question why he had chosen such a seemingly useless fruit.

• Uya analyzed the Look-Back Fruit and tried to touch the chaotic rules of time, but could not grasp them.
• Uya ate the Look-Back Fruit, alarming Ain, who believed he already had a Devil Fruit ability.
• Uya explained that he was not a Devil Fruit user and showed no ill effects after eating the fruit.
• Ain identified the fruit as a nearly useless support ability and asked why Uya had chosen it.

Uya used the Look-Back Fruit to gain control over time, demonstrating that he could reverse a teacup’s destruction. As his power recovered, he reached Red-Haired Shanks’s island, where the story left him poised for a clash.

• Uya explained that the Look-Back Fruit had let him perceive and touch the threads of time, despite Ain believing it was only useful for viewing the past.
• Uya reversed time to restore a crushed teacup, shocking Ain, the user of the Return-Return Fruit.
• Uya realized he could control time through his own power and might eventually master reversal, acceleration, and stopping time.
• Uya learned the warship was nearing the next Emperor’s territory and identified Red-Haired Shanks as their destination.
• Uya’s warship crossed Shanks’s territory without obstruction and reached the island where Shanks was waiting, as onlookers wondered how their clash would unfold.

Uya arrived on the island to meet Red-Haired Shanks, who greeted him with Conqueror's Haki. Uya answered with his own, and their powers met in a stalemate that shocked the Red Hair Pirates' officers.

• Uya walked ashore alone and approached the clearing where Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates' officers waited.
• Shanks kept his head lowered and unleashed Conqueror's Haki directly at Uya.
• Uya remained unaffected by Shanks's Haki and remarked that it was stronger than Kaido of the Beasts' and Big Mom's.
• Uya released his own Conqueror's Haki, blasting away the clouds and cracking the ground beneath him.
• Uya's and Shanks's Haki collided, suspending stones and sand in midair as the Red Hair Pirates' officers struggled under the pressure.

Uya overwhelmed Red-Haired Shanks in a Conqueror's Haki clash, leaving the Red Hair Pirates stunned. Shanks then eased the tension by inviting Uya to drink, while privately wondering about the loneliness he had sensed in Uya.

• Uya's Conqueror's Haki crushed Shanks's, and the resulting force cracked the ground and scattered the dust.
• The Red Hair Pirates watched in disbelief and readied their weapons as Shanks slowly raised his head.
• Shanks laughed off his defeat and invited Uya to have a drink.
• Uya accepted, and Shanks grew more convinced that Uya acted independently rather than as a Marine.
• Shanks recalled the profound loneliness in Uya's aura and wondered what past could have caused it.

Uya and Shanks shared wine while the Red Hair Pirates watched, weighing Uya’s power against their captain’s chances in an inevitable fight. Uya infused the wine with Natural Energy, and Shanks drank it without harm, leaving him astonished by its flavor.

• Shanks offered Uya wine from his hometown, but Uya lifted the wine from the jar and made it hover in the air.
• The Red Hair Pirates debated whether Shanks could defeat Uya, while Benn Beckman silently considered the matchup.
• Uya asked Shanks about Devil Fruits that controlled attraction, gravity, and floating, and Shanks said he had encountered some of their users.
• Uya infused the hovering wine with Natural Energy and invited Shanks to try it.
• Shanks drank the wine, found its taste astonishing, and asked Uya what he had done.

Shanks and Uya began their long-awaited duel after Shanks challenged him for a hundred jars of wine. Shanks opened with a powerful sword-domain slash that tore through the battlefield toward Uya.

• Shanks drank more of Uya’s wine, and Uya offered him a hundred jars if he won their fight.
• Shanks revealed his fierce desire to test himself against Uya, and Beckman led the Red Hair Pirates’ officers to high ground to watch.
• Shanks drew his sword as Uya summoned the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, and their sword intents split a cloud and cracked the ground.
• The Red Hair Pirates’ swordsmen judged Uya’s sword intent more domineering but his swordsmanship a realm below Shanks’s.
• Shanks unleashed a flowing-water sword-domain slash that tore a trench through the earth and surged toward Uya.

Uya faced Shanks in a sword fight, blocking his ranged strikes without giving ground before they clashed at close quarters. Shanks gained the upper hand through superior swordsmanship, leaving Uya still composed as the island and sky were torn apart around them.

• Uya analyzed Shanks's sword energy and blocked his first slash with the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword without moving.
• Shanks coated his sword in Armament Haki and launched a concentrated strike, but Uya stopped it and the resulting energy carved a trench through the island and sea.
• Shanks rushed into close combat, and Uya intercepted his descending sword; their clash split the clouds above.
• Uya praised Shanks's swordsmanship, and the two exchanged further blows as Shanks's great-swordsman skill began to suppress Uya's.
• Observers concluded that Shanks's Haki and superior swordsmanship were countering Uya, while their battle devastated the island and clouds.

Uya and Red-Haired Shanks clashed in a sword fight, with Shanks initially seeming to hold the advantage. By learning from Shanks during their duel, Uya reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship, leaving the Red Hair Pirates and other observers stunned.

• Red-Haired Shanks pressed Uya with his swordsmanship, while Ben Beckman realized Uya was still holding back.
• Uya announced that their exchange was enough and focused on the swords as his sword intent grew more condensed.
• Uya struck Shanks back several steps, and Shanks recognized a change in Uya's sword intent.
• Uya's sword intent surged into a terrifying sword domain as he reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship.
• The Red Hair Pirates' swordsmen and other observers reacted with disbelief at Uya becoming a great swordsman.

Uya reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship during his duel with Shanks and unleashed a strike that split Red-Haired's territory and nearly cleaved the New World in two. Shanks conceded defeat, leaving Uya victorious over the third of the Four Emperors.

• Uya completed his breakthrough into the realm of a great swordsman and realized swordsmanship could concentrate all his power into a single strike.
• Uya coated the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword with Armament Haki stronger than Shanks's and swung it with the thirty percent of his power he had recovered.
• Uya's slash distorted space, opened an abyss across the island, and cleaved through the sea and Red-Haired's territory.
• Shanks recognized that he could not have blocked the strike and admitted defeat.
• Uya let the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword merge into his body.

After Uya’s enormous slash nearly cut the Grand Line in two, the world’s powers questioned whether he could surpass Whitebeard and wondered if his strength came from an Ancient Weapon. The Five Elders decided not to make an enemy of him, while other forces began searching for the lost Ancient Weapons.

• Witnesses across the world watched the sea settle after Uya’s slash and feared that Red-Haired Shanks might have died.
• Pirates, Marines, and other observers judged Uya’s power to exceed the Four Emperors’ and questioned whether Whitebeard could still rival him.
• The Five Elders agreed not to oppose Uya and decided to raise the status they granted him.
• Sengoku watched the destruction on the screen and wondered whether Uya possessed power tied to an Ancient Weapon.
• People across the world suspected Uya’s strength came from an Ancient Weapon, and some forces began searching for the three lost weapons.

Uya departed the Red Hair Pirates’ territory and confirmed to Shanks that he intended to visit Whitebeard. Shanks failed to dissuade him, while he and Ben Beckman questioned the source of Uya’s power and feared the upheaval his actions could cause.

• Uya told Shanks he was leaving to visit Whitebeard after finishing his conversation on the island.
• Shanks urged Uya not to destroy the Whitebeard Pirates, warning that their defeat could plunge the world into chaos.
• Uya dismissed Shanks’s warning about the Ancient Weapons and vanished.
• Shanks wondered whether Uya’s power came from the Ancient Weapons, and Ben Beckman said he could not see through Uya.
• Shanks and Beckman concluded that Uya’s immense strength and unpredictable nature made him a terrifying threat.

After Ace went missing, Whitebeard ordered his crew to set sail rather than let his son face Uya alone. Uya’s warship headed toward Whitebeard, as Marines and the world watched the final clash between the Marine who had defeated three Emperors and the World’s Strongest Man approach.

• A pirate reported to Marco that Ace had gone missing, and Marco suspected Ace had gone to stop Uya.
• Marco asked Whitebeard what to do as the crew grew anxious about Uya’s approach.
• Whitebeard stood and ordered his crew to set sail, declaring that he would handle Uya himself and punish Ace later.
• Uya’s warship left the Red Hair Pirates’ territory and sailed toward Whitebeard’s lands.
• Marine vice admirals watched the approaching confrontation and said Uya’s name would become legendary whether he won or lost.

Uya discovered Ace approaching his warship with Jinbe underwater, intending to stop him from pursuing Whitebeard. Ace and Jinbe prepared to board and confront Uya.

• Uya stopped Ain’s Haki training and told her that mastering Armament Haki would require real battles.
• Uya sensed Ace approaching and realized someone else was traveling underwater with him.
• Ain recognized Ace as the Whitebeard Pirates’ Second Division captain, and Uya revealed that Jinbe was in the water.
• Ace told Jinbe he would stop Uya from reaching Whitebeard, while Jinbe vowed to give everything he had.
• As their boat neared the warship, Jinbe used his Ocean Current Shoulder Throw to launch Ace upward.

Jinbe and Ace confronted Vice Admiral Uya and tried to stop him from pursuing the fourth Emperor, but Uya revealed that he had fought the others simply to pass the time. Ace’s attack failed, and Jinbe turned to the sea to try to destroy Uya’s warship.

• Jinbe used a current to bring Ace aboard the Marines’ warship, where they faced Uya and Ain.
• Jinbe urged Uya to abandon his next move, warning that fighting the fourth Emperor would plunge the world into chaos.
• Uya said he had no objective beyond passing the boring hours, stunning Jinbe and Ace.
• Ace attacked Uya with Fire Fist, but Uya scattered the flames and Ace reformed unharmed.
• Jinbe dove into the sea and stirred up a powerful current beneath the warship, making it shudder.

Uya used the Flames of Amaterasu to defeat Ace by consuming and overpowering his fire attacks. Ace survived by casting off the black flames, but they continued burning on the sea as he collapsed on the warship.

• Jinbe gathered currents underwater while Ace attacked Uya with Great Flame Commandment.
• Ace formed and hurled Flame Emperor at Uya, who turned it into a black fireball with the Flames of Amaterasu.
• Uya sent black flames at Ace, and they consumed Ace’s Cross Fire and engulfed his body.
• Ace cast off his own flames along with the Flames of Amaterasu, scattering most of the black fire onto the sea.
• Ace fell to his knees and saw the black flames burning on the sea’s surface.

Uya extinguished Ace’s black flames, then stopped Jinbe’s attempt to destroy the warship by freezing the sea for a thousand miles. Ace and the marines were left stunned by Uya’s sudden switch from fire to ice.

• Uya extinguished the Flames of Amaterasu, leaving Ace shaken by his defeat.
• Jinbe gathered a massive ocean current and launched a Super Ocean Current Strike at the warship.
• Uya stamped the deck and instantly froze the warship, the current, Jinbe, and the surrounding sea.
• Ace and the marines stared in disbelief as Uya revealed he could wield both terrifying fire and ice.

Uya froze the sea to defeat Ace and trap Jinbe, then told Ace to know himself before the Whitebeard Pirates approached his immobilized warship. The chapter ended with Uya calmly facing the crew’s overwhelming presence as Marines and observers across the world watched.

• Uya froze the sea, trapping Jinbe beneath the ice and immobilizing the warship.
• Ain pointed out that the frozen sea prevented the warship from moving, and Uya said he had created a suitable stage.
• Uya told the defeated Ace that he needed to know himself, and Ain asked whether they should arrest him.
• The Whitebeard Pirates appeared on the frozen sea and advanced toward the warship, their combined presence frightening the Marines.
• Uya remained calm as the Whitebeard Pirates approached and the world watched.

Whitebeard arrived with the Whitebeard Pirates to face Uya on the frozen sea, which he recognized as an arena for their showdown. Ace returned to his crew and Jozu freed Jinbe, leaving Uya and Whitebeard ready to begin their confrontation.

• Sengoku and people across the world watched as Whitebeard approached Uya across the frozen sea.
• Whitebeard acknowledged Uya’s arena and confronted him over Ace’s injuries, while Ace tried to explain that he had acted on his own.
• Marco called Ace back, and Uya allowed Ace to leave the warship and rejoin the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Ace asked Jozu to help Jinbe, and Jozu shattered the ice so Jinbe could escape.
• Uya watched Jinbe return to the others and announced that it was time to begin.

Uya blocked Whitebeard’s devastating tremor attack with Shinra Tensei, leaving the warship unharmed and splitting the frozen sea and sky. Whitebeard sent Marco and the other division commanders away so he could fight freely, and the two prepared to resume their battle.

• Whitebeard swung his naginata and unleashed a powerful tremor attack toward Uya’s warship.
• Uya casually pressed a hand against the air and used Shinra Tensei to stop Whitebeard’s attack, splitting the ice and clouds in their collision.
• Uya’s defense left both him and the warship unharmed, stunning Whitebeard’s division commanders.
• Uya stepped onto the frozen sea, and Whitebeard ordered Marco, Jozu, and the others to retreat so he could fight without holding back.
• Uya examined Whitebeard and sensed that his severe old injuries and aging body weakened him.
• Whitebeard looked back at Uya as their battle resumed.

Uya matched Whitebeard’s all-out attack with the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, leaving the warship and the ice behind him untouched while Whitebeard’s side was devastated. As Whitebeard followed with a Tremor-Tremor punch, Uya revealed that he wielded the same power, and their opposing tremors collided.

• Whitebeard charged Uya with a tremor-infused slash, and Uya blocked it with the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, shattering the surrounding ice.
• The clash left a precise, undamaged area around Uya and the warship, shocking Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates’ division commanders.
• Whitebeard recognized the gap between them but continued fighting, punching at Uya with a Tremor-Tremor attack while their blades remained locked.
• Uya formed a white halo around his own fist and struck the air at the same time as Whitebeard, revealing that he possessed the power of tremors.
• Cracks appeared before both fists as their tremor powers collided, and the battlefield began to rumble.

Uya overwhelmed Whitebeard in a clash of tremor powers and drove him back dozens of meters without injuring him. Whitebeard then asked why Uya possessed his power, and Uya replied that tremors were not exclusive to Whitebeard.

• Uya and Whitebeard's tremor powers collided, shattering the ice across the sea and leaving their crews stunned.
• Uya's tremor power overcame Whitebeard's, and a shock wave drove Whitebeard through an ice wall and dozens of meters backward.
• Marco and the other division commanders prepared to rush to Whitebeard, but stopped when he emerged without apparent injuries.
• Sengoku watched the clash from Marine Headquarters and wondered whether Uya possessed an Ancient Weapon.
• Whitebeard asked Uya why he had the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, and Uya said that Whitebeard was not the only one who could use tremors.

Uya defeated Whitebeard in a direct clash of tremor powers, establishing himself as the new world's strongest. Whitebeard's crew rushed to his side while Uya remained standing calmly on the frozen sea.

• Whitebeard laughed and unleashed a full-strength tremor punch at Uya.
• Uya met Whitebeard's punch with his own, and their clashing powers shattered the ice and tore apart the clouds without damaging the Marine warship behind Uya.
• Whitebeard's power was overwhelmed, sending him flying hundreds of meters and aggravating his hidden injuries until he spat blood.
• Marco, Jozu, and the other Whitebeard Pirates rushed to Whitebeard and warily faced Uya, but none dared attack.
• The witnesses watching through visual Den Den Mushi recognized that Whitebeard had lost and Uya had become the new world's strongest.

Uya faced Whitebeard as the aging pirate accepted that his body could no longer win and walked forward to continue fighting. Before they could clash, the long-missing Golden Lion Shiki appeared overhead with captured Marine warships, insulting Whitebeard and leaving the Marines stunned.

• Whitebeard recognized his physical weakness and walked toward Uya despite his sons' pleas to stop him.
• Uya and Whitebeard prepared to clash again as Whitebeard declared he had no regrets and would bring things to an end.
• Golden Lion Shiki appeared in the sky and drew everyone's attention away from Uya and Whitebeard.
• Marco, Sengoku, Garp, and others recognized Shiki, who had been missing for nearly twenty years after escaping Impel Down.
• Sengoku realized Shiki had arrived with several captured Marine warships floating behind him.
• Shiki mocked Whitebeard for being beaten by a Marine.

Golden Lion dropped Marine warships toward the ice, but Uya stopped them and pulled Golden Lion from the sky with gravity. Enraged, Golden Lion lifted the vast frozen sea into the air, leaving Uya and Whitebeard standing on the rising ice.

• Golden Lion released the warships he had been keeping aloft, and Uya halted their fall before they struck the ice.
• Golden Lion mocked Uya, but Uya used Banshō Ten'in to drag him out of the sky and slam him into the frozen sea.
• Golden Lion climbed out of the ice and attacked Uya, shattering the frozen surface and making the ice rise.
• Golden Lion lifted the frozen sea, nearly a hundred li wide, out of the ocean and into the air.