Recaps

Naito and the Marine force sailed toward the Golden Lion’s floating island, while Viola and the others watched Naito train and bickered over his attention. After Zephyr sensed the island above the clouds, the officers and Shichibukai prepared to ascend and confront the Golden Lion.

• Viola felt encouraged by Naito’s words and resolved to join the Marine Guerrilla Unit after training, but she noticed Ain, Hancock, and Momousagi competing for his attention.
• Crocodile teased Naito about the women surrounding him, then went inside the cabin after Naito told him to leave.
• Naito trained aboard the warship while Drake, Grus, Smoker, and Binz discussed the coming battle and the Marines’ strength.
• Viola alerted Naito that they had reached their destination, and Naito ordered Ain to notify Zephyr and Borsalino.
• Zephyr sensed the Golden Lion’s island overhead and ordered Crocodile to use his sand ability to transport the group upward, while Gion and Simon’s group remained at sea.
• Kizaru transformed into light and flew upward, Naito soared into the sky, and Crocodile formed a vast sand platform for the others.

Golden Lion celebrated the fortune his Flying Pirates had extorted from non-member nations, but Kizaru attacked his sky island and revealed that the Marines had tracked him down. Zephyr, Naito, and the Shichibukai arrived to surround him, leaving Golden Lion facing an overwhelming force as he tried to escape.

• Golden Lion and Dr. Indigo celebrated the Flying Pirates’ treasure and planned to use it to recruit more men.
• Kizaru’s beam struck the treasure, destroying the building and provoking Golden Lion to attack him.
• Kizaru called for Zephyr and Naito, who arrived and forced Golden Lion to flee.
• A green slash blocked Golden Lion’s escape, and he spotted Hawk-Eyes and the Shichibukai approaching on Crocodile’s sand platform.
• Hawk-Eyes urged Crocodile to move faster as Golden Lion darted away again.

Golden Lion tried to escape Kizaru and Zephyr, but Naito used illusions to overwhelm his Future Sight and knock him down. Surrounded by the Marines and Hawk-Eyes, Golden Lion had nowhere left to flee.

• Golden Lion used Future Sight to evade Kizaru, but he could not outrun him and turned back toward the island.
• Golden Lion planned to take Naito hostage, but Naito surrounded him with illusions after Kizaru and Zephyr warned him that Golden Lion could see the future.
• Naito created illusory versions of Golden Lion being beaten, confusing his Future Sight and allowing Naito to strike him down onto the island.
• Kizaru asked how Naito had fooled Golden Lion, and Naito explained that he had used his own Future Sight to create illusions that matched Golden Lion’s perspective.
• Zephyr and Kizaru closed in on Golden Lion as Hawk-Eyes and others landed behind him, leaving him with no escape.

The Marines and Shichibukai overwhelmed Golden Lion Shiki, with Hawk-Eyes, Zephyr, Kizaru, and Naito striking him in succession. As Shiki lay battered on the shattered island, Byrnndi World suddenly appeared, possessed by Naito, and addressed him.

• Golden Lion Shiki smoked a cigarette from Crocodile before challenging Hawk-Eyes to a sword fight.
• Hawk-Eyes struck Shiki back, and Zephyr followed with a powerful blow that sent them both flying.
• Kizaru shot Shiki through the chest, Naito hit him with a serious punch, and Kizaru kicked him into the island.
• Smoker brought Hina, Grus, Ain, and Binz to the island, where Ain sent them to deal with the other pirates.
• Byrnndi World appeared at the center of the shattered island, and Naito, possessing World, looked down at Shiki.

World rescued Golden Lion from the government’s ambush, and the two escaped after World proved too fast for the Marines to stop. The failed operation left the Shichibukai and Marines behind, while Hanafuda reflected on how dangerous World’s speed made him.

• Zephyr, Kizaru, and the Shichibukai prepared to fight World and Golden Lion after World arrived to save him.
• Naito ordered Golden Lion to deactivate his power, causing the shattered island to fall and leaving the Shichibukai unable to join the battle.
• World moved Golden Lion out of Zephyr’s reach and fought Kizaru in the sky, matching the Admiral’s strength.
• World fled with Golden Lion, and Golden Lion and World’s sword attacks forced Kizaru to break off his pursuit.
• Crocodile mocked the failed operation, while Hanafuda noted that World’s speed made him exceptionally difficult to defeat or capture.

Naito rescued Golden Lion from the Marines and discussed how he could survive the World Government’s continued pursuit. The chapter ended with Naito inviting Golden Lion to join forces with him.

• Moria raged that World had ruined his chance to claim Golden Lion’s corpse, while Zephyr and the others worried that Golden Lion and World would retaliate.
• Naito carried Golden Lion away and explained that the World Government had found him through long-range detection.
• Golden Lion demanded to know how Naito had learned about the secret operation, and Naito claimed he had an informant inside the World Government.
• Golden Lion vowed to retaliate after losing his base, treasure, and longtime followers, but Naito pressed him to discuss repaying the favor.
• Naito pointed out that Golden Lion could leave the government’s surveillance range while continuing to direct his pirates from afar.
• Naito invited Golden Lion to join forces with him, and Golden Lion considered the proposal.

Naito secured Golden Lion as an ally, and Golden Lion set out to retaliate against the World Government by attacking one of its member states. After Marines learned that Byrnndi World had rescued Golden Lion, Naito warned them that retaliation could come soon.

• Naito and Golden Lion formalized their alliance, agreeing not to betray each other unless their interests fundamentally conflicted.
• Golden Lion demanded a chance to vent his anger by destroying a World Government member state, and Naito took him there despite his injuries.
• Gion learned from Viola that Byrnndi World had rescued Golden Lion after the island fell into the sea.
• Zephyr and the Marine officers discussed a possible leak, with Gavin suspecting the Shichibukai and Zephyr calling for an investigation.
• Naito warned the gathered Marines that Golden Lion's retaliation would probably come soon.

Golden Lion destroyed the Siroki Kingdom by lifting it into the sky and crashing it into the sea. Naito took Golden Lion away for treatment, while Zephyr and the Marines were left furious and unable to stop the two pirates.

• Viola reported that Golden Lion and World argued, reconciled, and changed course toward the Siroki Kingdom.
• Golden Lion raised the Siroki Kingdom into the sky and dropped it, destroying the country and causing a massive seaquake.
• Naito watched the destruction, then took Golden Lion away to have him fully treated.
• Viola told the Marine officers that the kingdom had been destroyed, enraging Zephyr and Simon.
• Kizaru asked how the Marines could bring Golden Lion and World down, and Zephyr realized they still had no way to stop them.

The World Government debated how to contain World and the Golden Lion, while Law restored Shiki’s legs and removed the ship’s wheel from his head. Naito stayed at G-1 to lead the Marine Guerrilla Unit, with his first mission set to escort Zephyr and the others to rebuild G-14 Base.

• Zephyr realized the government would hesitate to pursue World and the Golden Lion after their latest destruction, then ordered the Marines to return.
• The Five Elders discussed the threat posed by World and the Golden Lion and decided to strengthen the New World by relocating Marine forces and requiring the Shichibukai to assist there regularly.
• Law used the Op-Op Fruit to restore Shiki’s legs and remove the ship’s wheel from his head, and Shiki vowed to show Naito his former strength.
• At G-1 Base, Hancock reluctantly boarded a warship home after Naito told her to return to Amazon Lily, but she promised to visit him in the New World.
• Naito prepared to lead the Marine Guerrilla Unit on its first mission: escorting Zephyr and the others to rebuild G-14 Base.

In 1534, the Marine Guerrilla Unit attacked Kamaitachi Raifu’s pirate crew on an island in the New World. Smoker, Sanji, and the other young Marines engaged Raifu and his officers, while the fight continued.

• The Marine Guerrilla Unit bombarded the island and destroyed the pirates’ ship.
• Kamaitachi Raifu decided to steal a Marine warship, and Ain, Binz, Smoker, Drake, Grus, and Sanji confronted his crew.
• Smoker trapped and struck the burly pirate, while Sanji blocked the swordsman’s attack and Drake charged in as a dinosaur.
• Sanji shattered Raifu’s wind blades and attacked him with Diable Jambe: Concassé.
• Binz sent a wooden dragon made of vines crashing toward Raifu as Raifu raged at the young Marines’ strength.

Naito briefed the Marine Guerrilla Unit on their mission involving Charlotte Linlin and Loki as seven warships headed toward Totto Land. The officers discussed Loki’s strength and his connection to Harald, while Naito remained unsure how powerful Loki really was.

• Naito’s seven-warship Marine Guerrilla Unit gathered on the lead ship as he relayed headquarters’ orders.
• Binz, Smoker, Hina, and Drake reacted to the prospect of facing Charlotte Linlin and Loki.
• Naito told the officers that Loki was Harald’s son and had taken the giants out to sea after killing him.
• Simon said Harald had once fought Rocks and had power to rival him, leaving the officers alarmed at the possibility that Loki was even stronger.
• Naito privately questioned whether Loki truly surpassed Harald and decided he would need to see Loki firsthand to judge his strength.

Naito headed to Whole Cake Island to investigate and seek a fierce battle, while the giants led by Loki arrived to ask Charlotte Linlin for help against the World Government. Loki threatened Linlin over her past actions in Elbaf, and Lola confronted him after he frightened the children.

• Naito dismissed Ain's concerns and decided to enter Totto Land alone, while the Marine Guerrilla Unit waited with Aokiji outside its waters.
• Aokiji learned that Naito had gone ahead and prepared to charge into Totto Land if anything went wrong.
• Loki and the giants arrived at Whole Cake Island, hoping Charlotte Linlin would help them oppose the World Government.
• Loki rejected Linlin's apology for what she had done in Elbaf and threatened to smash her with his hammer if she wasted his time.
• Lola stepped forward to scold Loki for frightening the children, and Katakuri moved in front of her.

At the Whole Cake Island banquet, Loki became infatuated with Lola after she boldly confronted him, and Charlotte Linlin saw an opportunity to secure the Giant Tribe’s support through a marriage. Loki proposed to Lola, leaving her bewildered as Linlin pressed her to accept.

• Naito watched as Lola confronted Loki over his behavior at the banquet, reminding him how much work the Charlotte Family had put into welcoming him.
• Loki recognized Ida’s qualities in Lola, became captivated by her, and agreed to join the others for the feast.
• Charlotte Linlin arranged for Lola to sit beside Loki and realized the giant prince had fallen for her.
• After Linlin suggested that Loki liked Lola, Loki admitted it and bluntly asked her to marry him.
• Linlin asked Lola if she liked Loki, and Lola trembled under her mother’s warning-filled gaze.

Naito interrupted Loki and Lola’s wedding arrangement, urging Loki to ask whether Lola truly wanted to marry him. After Cracker attacked and Naito swiftly injured him, the Charlotte Family turned against Naito, who continued to address Loki as Big Mom’s forces prepared to fight.

• Naito appeared at the Charlotte Family’s wedding feast and challenged Loki to ask Lola whether she wanted to marry him.
• Cracker attacked Naito with Roll: Pretzel, but Naito dodged and shattered Cracker’s biscuit armor and face with one punch.
• Katakuri caught the injured Cracker with mochi and awakened his fruit as the Charlotte Family officers reacted in shock.
• Charlotte Linlin summoned Prometheus and Hera, while Mont-d'Or reminded Naito that he was on Whole Cake Island.
• Naito ignored the Charlotte Family’s threats and again urged Loki to ask Lola whether she wanted to marry him.

Naito stopped Charlotte Linlin’s soul weapons, struck her away, and exposed Lola’s reluctance to marry Loki. With Linlin furious and Loki dejected, Naito prepared to get down to business.

• Naito blocked Prometheus’s flames and Hera’s lightning with Armament Haki, then asked Lola whether she wanted to marry Loki.
• Naito used phantom doubles and an Internal Destruction blow to knock Charlotte Linlin flying, then tossed Katakuri aside after catching his trident.
• Loki realized Lola feared and resisted him, and he dismissed the failed marriage arrangement as her having bad taste.
• Charlotte Linlin returned and attacked Naito with Mighty Nation, but he dodged with Soru.
• Naito looked toward Linlin and the dejected Loki and said it was time to get down to business.

Naito fought Loki and Charlotte Linlin after Loki attacked him, while Marines waiting offshore worried about Naito’s mission. Naito overwhelmed the battlefield with his abilities and Conqueror’s Haki, then struck Loki with a powerful blow.

• Aokiji told Binz and Ain that only Naito could know what was happening on Whole Cake Island, and reassured them that Naito could escape if needed.
• Loki swung his war hammer Iron Thunder at Naito, who dodged the blow as it shattered the giant table and sent Charlotte Family officers flying.
• Charlotte Linlin sent a living bolt of lightning after Naito, but he kicked it aside and used Thousand Shadows to fill the sky with phantom clones.
• Charlotte Linlin unleashed countless lightning snakes to search for Naito, while Loki demanded that she leave his opponent to him.
• Naito released a tremendous surge of Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out weaker fighters and overwhelming the Charlotte Family officers and Charlotte Linlin.
• Loki laughed at Naito’s strength, but Naito struck him in the cheek and sent his massive body flying.

Naito countered Loki’s massive lightning attack with a newly mastered Conqueror’s Haki coating and a powerful punch, devastating Whole Cake Island in the process. He emerged confident that he had reached Admiral-level strength as Loki prepared to continue the fight.

• Naito knocked Katakuri out after making himself invisible to Katakuri’s Future Sight, then kicked Charlotte Linlin away.
• Loki used Primordial World to freeze most of Naito’s phantom copies, then unleashed a vast lightning attack that engulfed them all.
• Naito mastered Conqueror’s Haki coating and met Loki’s lightning with Fist Bone: Galaxy Impact.
• The collision’s shockwave wrecked much of Whole Cake Island, while Perospero shielded his unconscious siblings with syrup.
• Naito assessed that his strength now rivaled the Admirals and Four Emperors, even without fully using his projection ability.

Naito fought Loki and Charlotte Linlin on Whole Cake Island, then withdrew after judging Loki’s full strength too difficult to face. From a Navy warship outside Totto Land, Aokiji and Binz witnessed the sky clear after the battle.

• Naito knocked Charlotte Linlin away with powerful kicks, then met Loki’s Iron Thunder Hammer with a Serious Punch that split the clouds overhead.
• Loki began to swell as he prepared to get serious, but Naito said he would stop fighting and warned Loki to take Lola with him.
• Naito escaped by sending phantom clones in every direction, leaving Loki and Perospero behind on Whole Cake Island.
• Naito reflected that he had planted a seed and planned to speak with Loki about the Great Hammer Pirates after Loki left Totto Land.
• Binz and Aokiji aboard a Navy warship saw the clouds split apart, and Aokiji concluded that monsters had been fighting.

Naito returned to the Marine Guerrilla Unit and revealed that he had defeated Charlotte Linlin and clashed with Loki. After demonstrating his Conqueror’s Haki Coating, he was recognized as strong enough to serve as a Marine Admiral.

• Aokiji explained that powerful Conqueror’s Haki clashes could split the sky, and the officers wondered whether Charlotte Linlin and Loki were fighting.
• Naito arrived on deck, and the officers learned that he had disrupted Charlotte Linlin’s attempt to arrange a marriage between Loki and her daughter.
• Naito clarified that he had fought Charlotte Linlin himself and then exchanged moves with Loki.
• Naito demonstrated Conqueror’s Haki Coating, astonishing the officers and Aokiji.
• Aokiji declared that Naito was already strong enough to serve as a Marine Admiral.

Naito warned the marines that Loki was far stronger than Charlotte Linlin and led the fleet to withdraw, while Loki left Whole Cake Island without Lola. On the voyage back, Sengoku ordered Naito and Aokiji to remain nearby and watch for a chance to strike at the giants.

• Naito told the marines that Loki was much stronger than Charlotte Linlin and urged them to retreat because fighting him could cause heavy losses.
• Loki invited Lola to leave with him, but she refused, and he warned Charlotte Linlin not to hurt her before departing with the giants.
• Charlotte Linlin offered to help Loki fight the World Government, but Loki dismissed her and left; afterward, she smashed the ground and cursed Naito.
• On the return voyage, Naito asked Sengoku to create another Admiral position, but Sengoku refused and promised him treatment equal to the Admirals.
• Naito told Sengoku that Loki could match him without using his Devil Fruit powers and was unlikely to ally with Charlotte Linlin.
• Sengoku ordered Naito and Aokiji to stay near the giants’ waters and watch for an opportunity to attack them.

Naito secretly left the fleet and approached Loki’s ship to propose a partnership, but Loki insisted on testing his strength first. As the giants cleared the area, Naito urged Loki to transform into his black dragon form.

• Naito used a projection clone to conceal his departure from the fleet and flew after Loki’s ship.
• Naito landed on the giants’ ship and subdued one giant before asking them to call Loki.
• Loki emerged from the cabin and confronted Naito, who said he had visited Elbaf and wanted to propose a partnership.
• Loki turned the giant squirrel into a warhammer and challenged Naito to prove himself.
• Loki prepared to attack as lightning struck Iron Thunder, and Naito told him to use his black dragon form.

Naito challenged Loki to reveal his black dragon form in exchange for information about the King of the World, then fought him high above the sea. Loki and Naito traded lightning and ice attacks, and the battle continued as Loki summoned another storm.

• Naito told Loki he knew about his black dragon form and the identity of the King of the World, and challenged him to earn the information by beating him.
• Naito struck Loki off the ship, forcing Loki to transform into the enormous black dragon Nidhogg before he hit the sea.
• Naito and Loki flew high into the sky, where Loki fired a lightning breath attack and Naito met it with lightning of his own.
• Loki and Iron Thunder combined ice and lightning against Naito, who answered with matching powers before surprising Loki with a massive bolt.
• Loki recovered from Naito's strike and summoned dark clouds, unleashing another barrage of lightning at him.

Naito and Loki traded powerful attacks in the sky, with Naito using his speed and projections to wound the giant dragon while Loki relied on his durability and strength. Loki shifted into a hybrid form and matched Naito in a direct clash, leaving Naito surprised by his strength.

• Naito used an invisible barrier to block Loki's lightning, then wounded the black dragon with a fast sword strike.
• Loki shrank to a smaller dragon form and combined his lightning with the squirrel's freezing breath to attack Naito.
• Naito split the ice-and-lightning vortex with his sword, then met Loki's claw with a projected war hammer and cut his chest.
• Loki transformed into a dragon-man hybrid, improving his reaction speed and confronting Naito with a war hammer.
• Naito and Loki clashed head-on and were both knocked backward, and Naito admitted he could not gain an advantage in strength.

Naito and Loki ended their fierce battle without a victor, then sat down to discuss the World Government and Imu. Naito began explaining Imu’s history, leaving Loki stunned by the revelation that the King of the World had lived for over eight hundred years.

• Naito and Loki unleashed their strongest attacks, and their clash created a destructive black sphere that blasted Naito away.
• Naito assessed Loki’s strength, then stopped the fight and asked whether he qualified to work with him.
• Loki agreed to hear Naito out and explained what Shanks had told him about the Holy Knights’ contracts and how they had changed his father.
• Naito said the King of the World was Nerona Imu, one of the twenty founders of the World Government, and revealed that Imu had defeated Joy Boy eight hundred years earlier.
• Loki reacted with disbelief to Imu’s age, and Naito began explaining that Imu’s power came from a Devil Fruit.

Naito told Loki about Imu’s powers and proposed finding the Great Hammer Pirates, who might still be frozen on Punk Hazard. Loki agreed to go with him, and they set out to investigate.

• Naito explained Imu’s transformations, black flames, contracts, domination, and the teleportation circle Harald had carved on Elbaf.
• Naito warned Loki that Imu might possess an Ancient Weapon and suggested they use another Ancient Weapon against him.
• Naito revealed that the Great Hammer Pirates built Pluton and might have survived frozen in Iron Thunder’s ice.
• Loki agreed to accompany Naito to Punk Hazard, and Naito introduced himself as the Night King.
• Naito urged Loki to leave immediately rather than keep the frozen giants waiting.