Arc 25Kuina’s Return

Uya defeated the Marines and the World Government’s weapon, destroyed Mary Geoise, and reshaped the era before resurrecting Kuina and training her. After Kuina killed Enel and Uya restored and moved Sky Island into his world, he took Ain and Kuina toward Fish-Man Island, where New Fish-Man Pirates sent a sea beast to intercept them.

  • Uya defeated Sengoku and the three admirals, then survived their combined attacks and drove them from Sabaody Archipelago.
  • Uya arrived at Mary Geoise, killed Kong, survived the Five Elders’ golden beam, and used a spatial slash to destroy the Holy Land and split the Red Line.
  • Uya resurrected Kuina from the past and trained her in his secluded world until she became a great swordsman, then removed the time-and-space rejection affecting her.
  • Kuina and Ain arrived at Sky Island as Enel threatened Upper Yard, and Kuina cut apart his Raigo before killing him with her Sword Domain.
  • Uya restored Angel Island and erased the Raigo, then moved Angel Island, Upper Yard, and the surrounding sea into his world after Luffy and his crew left.
  • Uya took Ain and Kuina underwater toward Fish-Man Island, froze the Sea King pursuing Camie, and followed Camie’s offer to guide them.
  • Near Fish-Man Island, New Fish-Man Pirates spotted Uya’s group and ordered a sea beast to intercept them.
Chapters 609–633 Vol. 7 Read

Ch. 609The speed of light? Too slow!

Uya used an ice power to freeze Aokiji, the blizzard, and the Navy’s cannonballs across several kilometers, then used control over time to slow Kizaru and kick him away. Sengoku and the other admirals were left facing Uya’s overwhelming abilities.

  • Sengoku ordered the warships to bombard Uya as Aokiji unleashed a blizzard across the battlefield.
  • Uya created a frozen world that stopped the blizzard and cannonballs and froze Aokiji within it.
  • Kizaru transformed into light and rushed at Uya, but Uya’s power slowed him until he could not move.
  • Uya walked up to Kizaru and kicked him into the frozen world, scattering ice on impact.
  • Sengoku, Akainu, and the distant onlookers struggled to understand how Uya had overwhelmed Kizaru’s speed.

Ch. 610I Can Do That Too

Uya overwhelmed Aokiji, Kizaru, Akainu, and Sengoku with his speed, Haki, shock waves, and spatial abilities. He stopped Akainu’s Meteor Volcano and began to use Amaterasu, leaving Akainu facing another attack.

  • Uya froze Aokiji and kicked Kizaru away, then blocked Akainu’s Great Eruption with his Armament Haki.
  • Sengoku attacked Uya with a shock wave, but Uya countered with Shinra Tensei and blasted Sengoku through the ice.
  • Akainu launched Meteor Volcano, and Uya made the volcanic bombs vanish with his spatial ability.
  • Uya warned Akainu against setting fires on the island, then pointed at him and used Amaterasu.

Ch. 611Going all out!

Uya overwhelmed Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Sengoku with his powers, leaving the Marines stunned. Sengoku and the three Admirals then joined forces and launched an all-out attack against him.

  • Uya covered Akainu in the Flames of Amaterasu, which fed on his magma and burned him.
  • Aokiji, Kizaru, and Sengoku broke free from Uya’s frozen world of ice, which Aokiji could not control.
  • Sengoku blasted Akainu apart with a shock wave to scatter the flames, and Akainu reformed with burns across his body.
  • Uya extinguished the scattered flames, while the Marines watched in disbelief at how easily he had defeated the four leaders.
  • Sengoku, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu decided to attack together and unleashed their combined assault on Uya.

Ch. 612The Truth-Seeking Orb Appears

Sengoku and the three admirals launched a combined attack that blasted away a thousand meters of ground, and everyone feared Uya had been killed. A strange black sphere then revealed Uya alive and unharmed, leaving the Marines and his allies stunned.

  • Kizaru, Aokiji, Akainu, and Sengoku attacked Uya together with lasers, ice, magma, and shock waves.
  • The combined assault created a vast crater and swept a powerful blast across Sabaody Archipelago.
  • Akainu suggested Uya had died, while Aokiji and Sengoku doubted the attack could have killed him; Rayleigh and Ain also feared the worst.
  • After the dust cleared, everyone saw a black sphere above the crater that Observation Haki could not detect.
  • The black sphere flowed apart and revealed Uya completely unharmed, then shrank to a fist-sized orb beside him.

Ch. 613The Unshakable Truth-Seeking Orbs

Uya revealed his weakened Six Paths Mode and used three Truth-Seeking Orbs to withstand the combined attacks of the Marine admirals and Sengoku. The Marines and other witnesses watched in shock as the orbs erased another full assault without a trace.

  • Uya activated Six Paths Mode and formed three Truth-Seeking Orbs, realizing that his power was still recovering.
  • The Marine officers and Ain reacted with fear and admiration as Uya emerged unharmed from the admirals’ and Sengoku’s joint strike.
  • Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Sengoku launched another combined attack against Uya.
  • Uya shaped the Truth-Seeking Orbs into a black barrier that annihilated the magma, ice, light, and shock wave.
  • Shakky, Ain, Rayleigh, and the Marines stared in disbelief at the orbs’ power.

Ch. 614Crushed

Uya’s Truth-Seeking Orb annihilated the Marines’ attacks and left Akainu unable to restore his arm, convincing Sengoku and the admirals that they could not defeat him. Uya sent Sengoku and the three admirals flying from Sabaody, while Dark King Rayleigh and Shakky reconsidered the World Government’s chances of suppressing him.

  • The Truth-Seeking Orb erased the combined attacks of Aokiji, Kizaru, Akainu, and Sengoku without being damaged.
  • Akainu attacked Uya with Great Eruption, but the Orb pierced his magma and erased his arm even through his Logia power and Armament Haki.
  • Sengoku, Aokiji, Kizaru, and the others lost their will to fight after realizing the Orb could annihilate their abilities and bodies.
  • Uya asked whether they were finished fighting, then struck Sengoku and the three admirals out of the Sabaody Archipelago and toward the sea.
  • Dark King Rayleigh and Shakky admitted they had underestimated Uya and suggested that the conflict with the World Government might be evenly matched.

Ch. 615Holy Land Mary Geoise

After defeating Sengoku, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu, Uya appeared above Holy Land Mary Geoise, where the World Government prepared to use a legendary weapon. Kong the Steel Bone announced that Uya had already arrived.

  • Shakky and Rayleigh wondered whether Uya could overturn the World Government’s eight-hundred-year rule, while Ain admired his strength.
  • Uya sensed a powerful presence in Holy Land Mary Geoise, dismissed it as no threat, and vanished from Sabaody for the Red Line.
  • News of Uya defeating Marine Headquarters’ fleet admiral and three admirals spread worldwide, and people turned their attention to the World Government’s response.
  • Officials in Holy Land Mary Geoise discussed using a legendary weapon that could disrupt the Grand Line’s weather and affect the Calm Belt.
  • When surveillance showed Uya had disappeared from Sabaody, Kong the Steel Bone appeared and told the officials that Uya was already there.

Ch. 616Obliterated

Uya reached the Holy Land Mary Geoise and confronted Kong the Steel Bone, who tried to defend the World Government. Uya obliterated Kong, then noticed a terrifying power gathering in the storm clouds above the Red Line.

  • Uya arrived at Mary Geoise, where Kong the Steel Bone went out to stop him from attacking the World Government.
  • Uya intimidated Kong with his aura and sent a Truth-Seeking Orb at him, forcing Kong to dodge and attack at close range.
  • Uya blocked Kong's attacks with Truth-Seeking Orb barriers, and one Orb erased Kong's fist when it brushed against it.
  • Uya struck with the Power of Tremors, shattered space, and turned Kong's body into a cloud of blood mist.
  • Uya looked up as dark clouds covered Mary Geoise and a terrifying presence began gathering in the sky.

Ch. 617Unless he was a god

After Uya defeated the Navy’s top forces, the Celestial Dragons invoked a power hidden for eight hundred years, and a blazing pillar of light descended on the Holy Land. Dragon and the Revolutionary Army watched from afar before withdrawing, believing Uya could not survive unless he was a god.

  • In Mary Geoise, Yarrod told his sons that the World Government had a sacred relic capable of defeating Uya, while the wounded Vashraide vowed to mutilate him.
  • A crushing presence spread across the world, alarming Garp at Marine Headquarters and Sengoku and the other defeated Marines near Sabaody.
  • Dragon and the Revolutionary Army gathered near the Red Line, where Dragon ordered his officers not to act and said the World Government was about to reveal its absolute power.
  • A dazzling pillar of light descended toward the Holy Land as Dragon and the Revolutionary Army watched from afar.
  • Dragon said Uya could not survive the attack unless he was a god, then led the Revolutionary Army away while some officers mourned the loss of a potential ally.

Ch. 618Disappearance

The Five Elders unleashed a world-erasing beam at Uya, destroying a vast stretch of the Red Line and apparently killing him. As the Elders prepared to deal with the aftermath, one spotted something unexpected in the crater.

  • The Five Elders directed a devastating beam from Mary Geoise toward Uya, who showed a trace of surprise.
  • The beam annihilated the Red Line around Uya, leaving a vast pit and making him appear to vanish completely.
  • Rayleigh and Shakky feared the World Government’s power, while Dragon and the Revolutionary Army officers paused before continuing on.
  • The Five Elders concluded that Uya had been killed and prepared to exploit the aftermath to strengthen the World Government.
  • One of the Five Elders noticed something astonishing in the enormous crater.

Ch. 619One-tenth

Uya reappeared above the Holy Land Mary Geoise unharmed after absorbing natural energy from the Five Elders’ attack, and revealed that his power had recovered to nearly one-tenth of its peak. As the Five Elders prepared another strike, Uya grasped the void like a sword and slashed toward Mary Geoise and the Red Line.

  • A Revolutionary Army officer spotted a distortion in the sky above Mary Geoise, and Dragon and the others turned to look.
  • Uya emerged from the distorted space unharmed, shocking the Five Elders, the Celestial Dragons, and the Revolutionary Army officers.
  • Uya explained that the golden pillar had contained natural energy, which he absorbed to restore his power to nearly one-tenth of its peak.
  • The Five Elders began gathering another golden pillar of light, but Uya said he no longer needed its natural energy.
  • Uya grasped the void as though it were a sword and slashed toward the Holy Land Mary Geoise and the Red Line.

Ch. 620A new era

Uya used a devastating spatial slash to destroy Holy Land Mary Geoise and sever part of the Red Line, then left as the surviving Revolutionary Army officers watched. More than two hundred nations formed a new World Government, and the world entered an era known as the Age of Gods.

  • Uya revealed a slash that compressed space and cut through it at a speed beyond light.
  • The spatial rift swallowed Holy Land Mary Geoise and split part of the Red Line, while people across the world witnessed the strike.
  • The rift healed, leaving Mary Geoise destroyed and a gap in the Red Line that connected the first and second halves of the Grand Line.
  • Uya judged the slash a successful test of his new power and vanished, while Dragon and the surviving Revolutionary Army officers watched reverently.
  • More than two hundred nations formed a new World Government, and the era ceased to be called the Great Pirate Era and became the Age of Gods.

Ch. 621East Blue

Uya stayed in the world to continue studying time and traveled with Ain to East Blue, where he began an experiment at Kuina’s grave. The chapter left Koshiro watching as Uya used his power to reverse time.

  • Uya discovered that time abilities did not work in the turbulent void, so he decided to remain in the world longer.
  • Uya and Ain arrived at a small island in East Blue and encountered Koshiro at a graveyard.
  • Koshiro recognized Uya, bowed to him, and invited him and Ain to his dojo.
  • Uya identified the grave as Kuina’s and used his time-reversal ability on it.

Ch. 622Changing the past

Uya used his temporal power to change the past and bring Kuina from the moment before her death into the present. Koshiro and Ain watched as Uya confirmed that the resurrection had succeeded, though one final step remained.

  • Uya reversed time around Kuina's grave until it vanished, making Koshiro and Ain realize that he was attempting to resurrect her.
  • Uya overpowered the laws of time, twisted the past, and pulled Kuina across the boundary between past and present.
  • Uya suppressed the temporal and spatial chaos and repaired the damaged ground, leaving Kuina floating in the air without responding.
  • Koshiro called to Kuina, and Ain asked Uya whether his attempt had failed.
  • Uya said the resurrection had succeeded and that only one final step remained.

Ch. 623Resurrection and Rejection

Uya resurrected Kuina by restoring her body and soul, but discovered that time rejected her because he had forcibly brought her from the past. He offered to suppress the rejection and take her as his disciple, then left with Ain after Kuina agreed.

  • Uya used Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth to stabilize Kuina’s body and soul, and she awakened and reunited with Koshiro.
  • Uya immersed himself in his new understanding of time, while Koshiro explained to Kuina that she had been resurrected from the past.
  • Uya detected that time rejected Kuina and warned Koshiro and Kuina that she might eventually disappear.
  • Uya offered to suppress the rejection if Kuina became his disciple, and Kuina agreed after seeing Koshiro’s reaction.
  • Uya told Kuina to return in three days, then vanished with Ain.

Ch. 624One year later, Sky Island

One year after leaving the East Blue, Uya had spent more than ten years cultivating with Kuina and Ain in a hidden world above Sky Island, where time flowed ten times faster than outside. Kuina had become a great swordsman and was honing her skills when someone opened a long-closed cottage door.

  • Enel ruled Sky Island after defeating Gan Fall, while Luffy and his crew arrived and became embroiled in a three-way conflict with Enel and the Shandians.
  • Uya's secluded world remained undetected above Sky Island, and its time flowed ten times faster than the world outside.
  • Kuina cultivated swordsmanship under Uya for more than ten years and grew stronger than Ain.
  • Uya forged Kuina a sword after she reached the realm of a great swordsman, and she continued training after he told her to keep honing her skills.
  • Kuina meditated as her Sword Intent gathered, while a hand opened the door of a cottage that had been shut for a long time.

Ch. 625Raigo

Uya mastered the power to change the past, removed Kuina’s rejection by the Pirate King world, and prepared to leave with Kuina and Ain. As Enel threatened to destroy Upper Yard with a second Raigo, two figures appeared through a black passage in the sky.

  • Uya revealed that he had mastered changing the past and erased the time-and-space rejection affecting Kuina.
  • Uya told Kuina to wake Ain, sent them through a spatial passage to Sky Island, then shrank his small world and absorbed it into his body.
  • Enel used Raigo to destroy Angel Island and announced that he would wipe out Upper Yard as well.
  • Enel formed an even larger lightning ball over Upper Yard while Luffy and the others watched in despair.
  • A black passage opened between the lightning ball and Upper Yard, and two figures appeared, reacting with surprise to what they saw.

Ch. 626Kuina's sword strike

Kuina appeared in the sky with Ain and split Enel’s island-sized Raigo in two with a single sword strike. Her arrival left the Straw Hat Pirates stunned, while Robin recognized Ain and Zoro realized the swordswoman was Kuina.

  • Kuina and Ain emerged from a black passage in the sky as Enel prepared to approach the golden bell at Shandora.
  • Kuina used One Sword Style: Iai to cut the enormous Raigo cleanly in half.
  • Luffy, Nami, Robin, Usopp, Zoro, and the Sky Islanders stared in shock at Kuina’s swordsmanship.
  • Robin recognized Ain and wondered whether the man she associated with her was present too.
  • Zoro recognized Kuina by her presence and trembled in disbelief because he had believed she was dead.

Ch. 627Was there anything a sword couldn't cut?

Kuina reunited with Zoro after cutting apart Enel’s Raigo, then proved she could also slice through lightning itself. Her question about whether a sword could cut anything left Zoro in sudden enlightenment, while she turned her attention to Enel.

  • Kuina split Raigo with one slash and landed beside Zoro, recognizing him as he recognized her.
  • Kuina teased Zoro about his wounds, and he asked how she could be alive after believing she had died.
  • Enel angrily attacked Kuina with God’s Judgment, but she cut the lightning apart and sent a sword slash through his cloud platform and into the clouds above.
  • Zoro asked how Kuina had cut lightning, and her questions about what a sword could cut left him in sudden enlightenment.
  • Kuina faced Enel and said she did not like being struck by lightning.

Ch. 628Slaying

Kuina fought Enel, whose lightning and Observation Haki could not save him from her swordsmanship. After Enel called himself a god and attacked her, Kuina killed him with a single strike, leaving the onlookers stunned.

  • Kuina launched into the sky and cut Enel’s flying ship in half with a sword slash, severing his earlobe as he dodged.
  • Enel flew into a rage over his ruined ship and transformed into his 200,000,000 Volt Amaru form to attack Kuina.
  • Kuina blocked Enel’s golden trident and declared that he had no right to call himself a god because his words insulted Uya.
  • Kuina unleashed her Sword Domain and killed Enel with a single stroke, splitting his body and his lightning form in two.
  • Enel’s body fell to the island, and Robin and the other witnesses stared in astonishment at Kuina’s power.

Ch. 629Reactions

Kuina killed Enel with a Haki-infused slash, then reunited with her master, Uya, who praised her swordsmanship and asked her to accompany him. Robin recognized Uya as the legendary destroyer of the former World Government, while Luffy noticed her reaction and asked who he was.

  • Nami, Luffy, and Zoro watched in shock as Kuina killed Enel, and Zoro resolved to surpass her and Hawk-Eye.
  • Kuina explained Armament Haki to Zoro and said she had learned it from her master.
  • Uya appeared beside Kuina, praised her swordsmanship, and offered her a choice between seeking out Hawk-Eye or joining him; Kuina chose to go with him.
  • Robin recognized Uya as the god who had destroyed the former World Government and trembled at his presence.
  • Luffy arrived with Nami, saw Robin staring at Uya, and asked who he was.

Ch. 630The plot that remained unchanged

After Kuina defeated Enel, Uya revealed himself to the Straw Hat Pirates and went to the edge of the enormous void left by Raigo’s destruction of Angel Island. As the Sky Islanders and the Straw Hats watched, Uya began to do something that left them all astonished.

  • Robin identified Uya as a man revered as a god, and Nami warned Luffy not to offend him.
  • Uya reflected that Robin had still joined the Straw Hat Pirates and that they had come to Sky Island as he remembered.
  • Uya vanished in an instant and reappeared at the edge of the hole where Angel Island had been.
  • After Enel’s defeat, the Sky Islanders mourned Angel Island and watched in shock as Uya acted toward the destroyed island.

Ch. 631A miracle

Uya reversed time across Angel Island, restoring the island Enel had destroyed, then erased the restored Raigo with a wave. The Sky Islanders worshipped him as a god, while Uya decided to wait because Luffy’s group was still there.

  • Uya reversed time across Angel Island, stopping the spreading hole and restoring the destroyed island.
  • Uya erased Enel’s Raigo, which had reappeared frozen above Angel Island.
  • Ain and Kuina admired Uya’s power, while Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Robin, and Zoro reacted with shock.
  • The Shandians, Sky Islanders, and Gan Fall prostrated themselves before Uya and treated him as a god.
  • Uya noticed that Luffy’s group was still present and decided to wait a little longer.

Ch. 632Packing up

After Luffy’s crew left Sky Island, Uya used Divine Amenominaka to move Angel Island, Upper Yard, and the surrounding White-White Sea into his own world. He then took Ain and Kuina toward Fish-Man Island, hoping the coming Summit War would give Kuina a chance to become the world’s greatest swordsman.

  • Luffy and his crew left Sky Island, and Uya waited until they had reached the Blue Sea before acting.
  • Uya used Divine Amenominaka to take Angel Island, Upper Yard, and nearly a hundred li of the surrounding White-White Sea into his world.
  • Uya appeared before Ain and Kuina, opened a spatial passage, and showed them the place where Sky Island had been.
  • Uya told Ain and Kuina that he had moved the Sky Island and sea into his world, leaving both women stunned.
  • Uya said they were going to Fish-Man Island and considered how the Summit War could help Kuina earn recognition as the world’s greatest swordsman.
  • Uya, Ain, and Kuina descended through the clouds and landed on the sea.

Ch. 633Meeting Camie Again

Uya, Ain, and Kuina encountered Camie being chased by a Sea King and continued with her toward Fish-Man Island. Near the island, members of the New Fish-Man Pirates spotted them and moved to intercept.

  • Uya took Ain and Kuina underwater toward Fish-Man Island after noticing Camie in danger.
  • Uya froze the Sea King pursuing Camie, and Ain recognized the mermaid they had rescued before.
  • Camie greeted Uya and offered to guide the group to Fish-Man Island, where she led them deeper underwater.
  • Near Fish-Man Island, New Fish-Man Pirates discussed capturing human pirates for Boss Hody and spotted Uya's group.
  • The leading fish-man ordered the sea beast to intercept the newcomers.
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