Recaps

Naito received the rank of major, then learned that he, Ain, and Binz had been left without ordinary assignments because Zephyr was recruiting them for a new Marine Guerrilla Unit. Naito agreed to join, and the unit prepared to leave for G-1 Base in the New World to pursue Luna and the other fugitives.

• Zephyr promoted Naito to major, and the newly commissioned officers completed their oath and received their assignments.
• Zephyr summoned Naito, Ain, and Binz to his office after leaving their postings unannounced.
• Zephyr explained that he was forming the Marine Guerrilla Unit to hunt pirates and fugitives in the New World, and invited the three recruits to join.
• Binz and Ain eagerly accepted Zephyr's invitation, while Naito agreed after learning Zephyr would control the unit's operations.
• Zephyr ordered the new unit to pack and leave immediately for G-1 Base to pursue Luna and the others.

After the Impel Down escapees made headlines, Whitebeard, Kaido, King, and Big Mom reacted to the newly revealed criminals, including a Lunarian woman. On the voyage to G-1 Base, Naito asked Zephyr to teach him advanced Armament Haki, and Zephyr began explaining how its techniques depended on control.

• The World Economy News Paper reported that over a hundred prisoners had escaped Impel Down, including Byrnndi World, Edward Weevil, and a Lunarian woman.
• Marco showed Edward Weevil’s poster to Whitebeard, who dismissed the claims about Weevil and Miss Bakkin as baffling.
• Kaido and King discussed the Lunarian woman, and Kaido considered waiting until Big Mom cornered her before offering her a place with the Beasts Pirates.
• Big Mom ordered Katakuri to bring the Lunarian woman to her.
• Aboard the warship, Zephyr trained with a barbell while Naito asked to learn advanced Armament Haki techniques.
• Zephyr tested Naito’s Hardening and judged him ready to learn flowing and projecting Haki, then demonstrated how control shaped Armament Haki techniques.

Zephyr taught Naito Flow Armament Haki while training him, Ain, and Binz on the voyage to G-1 Base. At the base, Admiral Kizaru greeted Zephyr and reported that Sengoku’s five warships and five thousand soldiers had assembled.

• Zephyr demonstrated Flow Armament Haki and had Naito try to gather his Haki into his right hand.
• Naito nearly concentrated the Haki on his first attempt, then tried again while Zephyr praised his progress.
• Ain and Binz asked Zephyr to train them, so he assigned them to master the remaining Six Powers before beginning Haki training.
• Zephyr’s group reached G-1 Base, where Kizaru appeared and greeted his former teacher.
• Kizaru told Zephyr that Sengoku’s five warships and five thousand soldiers were already assembled.

Zephyr organized the officers and assignments for the Marine Guerrilla Unit, then offered to demonstrate Naito’s strength after senior officers questioned his appointment as adjutant. The chapter ended with Naito and Commodore Doll facing off on the base roof, while Binz and Ain urged him on.

• Kizaru told Zephyr that he would return to Marine headquarters soon, and the group arrived at the base, where five enormous warships awaited them.
• Zephyr appointed Vice Admiral Simon deputy commander, assigned Rear Admirals Gavin and Marcus to logistics and military affairs, and put five Commodores in command of the ships.
• Zephyr named Binz and Ain his assistants and made Naito his adjutant, prompting Gavin and other officers to question whether Naito was qualified.
• Zephyr praised Naito’s ability and challenged the officers to test him; Naito objected, but Commodore Doll volunteered to spar with him.
• Zephyr chose Doll as Naito’s opponent, and they faced each other on the base roof as Binz and Ain encouraged Naito.

Naito easily defeated Commodore Doll in a sparring match, astonishing the officers with his speed, Haki, and evasive skills. Zephyr then gathered the Marines at G-1 Base to announce the official formation of the Marine Guerrilla Unit.

• Zephyr ordered Naito and Doll to begin their match as the officers speculated about who would win.
• Doll attacked with Soru and Sound Soul Impact, but Naito evaded her with Razor and stopped her Tempest Kick with his Haki-coated arm.
• Naito dodged Doll’s rapid punches, caught her fist, and knocked her unconscious with a powerful right hook.
• The officers praised Naito’s strength, and Zephyr ended the match before ordering the troops to assemble.
• Zephyr prepared to announce the Marine Guerrilla Unit at G-1 Base, while Doll stood on the platform with her face bandaged.

Doll watched Naito train relentlessly while the newly formed Marine Guerrilla Unit prepared its soldiers and ships. By evening, Naito was eating after using the Dream World to rest while his body continued training remotely.

• Doll organized morning training and team-building for her newly assigned detachment.
• Doll saw Naito run with an enormous barbell, continue strength training, and eat a tableful of food despite his exhaustion.
• During shipboard coordination exercises, Doll noticed Naito practicing advanced Armament Haki.
• Doll watched Naito punch an iron block with bloody fists, train Haki, and resume strenuous physical exercises.
• That evening, Naito ate in the cafeteria after slacking off in the Dream World while remotely controlling his body to train.

The Marine Guerrilla Unit set sail and chose Black Axe Leonard and the Leonard Pirates as its first target, with Naito volunteering to confront Leonard. As the Marines began their assault on the Ruins Kingdom, Naito raced ahead while a cannon barrage engulfed the pirate harbor and nearby buildings in fire.

• Zephyr ended the Marine Guerrilla Unit’s training, and its five warships set sail to hunt dangerous pirates.
• Zephyr named Black Axe Leonard, whose crew had occupied the Ruins Kingdom, as the unit’s first target and asked Naito if he was confident taking him on.
• Zephyr outlined a plan to bombard the pirates’ harbor and infiltrate the area to capture Leonard while minimizing civilian casualties.
• The Marines approached the Ruins Kingdom and opened fire on the harbor as Zephyr and the officers used Geppo to advance.
• Naito combined Geppo and Soru to race ahead of the others as cannonballs struck the harbor, destroying ships and setting nearby buildings ablaze.

Naito fought Black Axe Leonard and awakened the ability to flow Armament Haki, overwhelming the pirate captain. He charged at Leonard again as the battle continued.

• Leonard ordered his pirates to prepare for battle after the Marines destroyed their ships and harbor.
• Naito confronted Leonard while Zephyr and the others intercepted the pirate officers.
• Leonard's Haki-coated attacks sent Naito flying, but Naito realized the clashes had helped him master flowing Armament Haki.
• Naito caught Leonard's full-strength battle-axe with one hand, then used Soru to rush toward him.

Naito defeated Black Axe Leonard with a powerful Haki punch, then used Conqueror’s Haki to incapacitate thousands of pirates besieging the Marine officers. After the Marines arrested the pirates and left the island, Naito decided not to involve himself further in protecting its residents.

• Naito struck Leonard with a Haki-charged Serious Punch, killing him and blasting a long passage through the ruined palace and its surroundings.
• Zephyr, Doll, and the other officers reacted to Naito’s overwhelming display as they fought the pirates gathering around the palace.
• Naito used Conqueror’s Haki to knock thousands of pirates unconscious, ending the battle at once.
• Marine soldiers arrived aboard five warships and arrested the pirates, while the island’s frightened residents fled from Naito and the Marines.
• Naito declined to take responsibility for the island’s future, and the five warships sailed away after the arrests.

Naito and the Marines continued toward a G-5 Base, where Naito’s relentless training inspired Doll and Zephyr. Meanwhile, Naito arrived at Punk Hazard with Luna and Anthony, smashed through its gates, and seized a Marine officer who recognized him as Byrnndi.

• Simon praised Naito’s strength and work ethic, while Zephyr said Naito would become no one but himself and resumed rehabilitation.
• Doll pushed herself through weighted exercises after watching Naito train, but collapsed beneath the iron block.
• Naito, possessing World, reached Punk Hazard with Luna and Anthony and blasted open the metal gates with an invisible giant sword.
• Naito sent the boat flying into Punk Hazard’s port, where it broke through the area’s defenses and threw guards and Marines into chaos.
• Naito caught a lieutenant commander in an invisible giant hand, and the officer recognized him as Byrnndi.

Naito and the escaped prisoners invaded Punk Hazard, prompting Sengoku to order an evacuation and send Doflamingo to stop them. As Naito’s group advanced into the research base, they reached a sealed gate and were caught in a release of anesthetic gas.

• Naito forced a Marine lieutenant colonel to lead him to someone who knew where Vegapunk’s collection was kept.
• Sengoku learned that Byrnndi World’s escaped prisoners had attacked Punk Hazard and ordered Sentomaru to evacuate Vegapunk while requesting reinforcements.
• Sengoku and Saint Saturn decided to send Doflamingo from nearby Dressrosa to stop the prisoners.
• Doflamingo reluctantly agreed to Saturn’s order and crossed the sea toward Punk Hazard by attaching strings to the clouds.
• Sentomaru hurried Vegapunk toward a backup exit while Naito’s group entered the research base.
• Naito’s group reached a heavy metal gate, and anesthetic gas poured into the corridor as the lieutenant colonel identified it.

Naito and his group fought their way into Punk Hazard’s research base, where they discovered giants frozen in unbreakable ice and encountered Caesar Clown. Meanwhile, Zephyr received orders to support the defense and rushed toward the island as Naito slept aboard his ship.

• Naito stopped the anesthetic gas, then Weevil blasted the Marines guarding the passage while Naito subdued a Rear Admiral.
• Naito’s group found giants, including members of the Ancient Giant Tribe, frozen in ice that Naito could neither break nor reach with his Dream-Dream Fruit power.
• Naito continued through the research base with Buckingham, Anthony, Luna, and their Marine guide, defeating more groups who tried to stop them.
• Zephyr received Sengoku’s urgent order to support Punk Hazard, changed the Marine Guerrilla Unit’s course, and told Naito to rest.
• Caesar Clown appeared in the research base, and Buckingham recognized him as Naito’s group approached.

Naito captured Caesar and forced him to lead the group through the Marine base to a storeroom, where they found Vegapunk’s copy of the Azure Dragon Devil Fruit. Luna ate it and transformed, gaining powerful new abilities, and Naito then ordered Caesar to take them to the real storeroom.

• Naito put Caesar to sleep, then made him lead the group through the base while killing the guards and destroying the Surveillance Den Den Mushi.
• Caesar led Naito, Buckingham, Anthony, and Salt to a storeroom containing a copied Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon.
• Naito gave the fruit to Luna, who ate it despite Caesar’s claim that Vegapunk’s copy was a failure.
• Luna transformed into a dark-red-scaled dragon-human form and demonstrated her new fire, wind, and lightning abilities.
• Naito praised Luna’s strength and ordered Caesar to take them to the real storeroom.

Naito raided Punk Hazard’s specimen storage room, claimed its inventions and weapons, and escaped with the prisoners. As he headed toward the base’s port, he sensed Doflamingo approaching and flew straight toward him.

• Naito and the escaped prisoners entered the storage room after defeating the island’s remaining defenses.
• Naito gave Salt a Devil Fruit-powered black mamba sword and ordered the group to take useful inventions and equipment.
• Naito told Buckingham to exchange scientific knowledge with Caesar, especially how to make weapons eat Devil Fruits.
• Naito drilled a passage through the ceiling and carried the prisoners and selected specimens out, leaving Caesar to cover his tracks.
• Naito sensed Doflamingo approaching Punk Hazard and accelerated toward him.

Naito ordered Luna to test her new Red Dragon Fruit powers against Doflamingo, who had arrived to stop the escapees. After Luna shrugged off his attacks and unleashed a combined wind-and-fire assault, Doflamingo faced a devastating tornado of flame.

• Doflamingo arrived over the island and asked Naito to pretend he had not seen him.
• Naito sent Luna to test her abilities, and she transformed into a gigantic red dragon.
• Luna blasted the coast with dragon fire, while Doflamingo's Haki-coated string whip bounced harmlessly off her scales.
• Luna attacked Doflamingo with wind blades and lightning, and he defended himself with his strings.
• Luna combined her flames with her wind to create a raging tornado of fire that threatened Doflamingo.

Luna defeated Doflamingo in a test of her strength, but Naito ordered her to let him escape so Marine Naito could claim the credit later. Naito then led the escapees toward the New World to find a populous non-Affiliated Nation, while Anthony asked how they should address him.

• Luna's flaming dragon form overwhelmed Doflamingo's thread attacks and sent him flying, but he survived and fled.
• Naito stopped Luna from pursuing Doflamingo, explaining privately that he wanted Marine Naito to capture him later.
• Naito judged Luna's strength to be at the level of a Shichibukai and led everyone toward the port of Punk Hazard.
• Naito set sail for an unclaimed area between the Beasts Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates, intending to find a populous non-Affiliated Nation for his world.
• Anthony asked Naito how they should address him, and Naito reacted with surprise.

Naito returned to Zephyr’s Marine force as it rushed toward Punk Hazard, where Zephyr feared the attackers had overwhelmed the base. Zephyr and the officers reached the island by running across the sea and entered the devastated harbor.

• Naito told the escapees to call him the Night King, and they sailed away from Punk Hazard.
• Doflamingo returned to the island after the group left and decided to search for anything he could use to help himself.
• Zephyr learned that the Marines had lost contact with Punk Hazard and worried they would arrive too late.
• Naito woke aboard Zephyr’s ship and learned that the group was still about fifty nautical miles from Punk Hazard.
• Zephyr ordered the senior officers and Naito to run across the sea with Geppo while the rest of the force continued toward Dressrosa.
• Zephyr led the exhausted officers into Punk Hazard, where Naito saw a harbor strewn with corpses.

Zephyr’s group reached Caesar in the Punk Hazard passage, where Naito mistook the scientist’s arrogance for hostility and grabbed him. Doflamingo revealed that the escapees had left northeast more than two hours earlier, and when Doll challenged his story, Naito snapped a thread above her head and accused Doflamingo of making a move in front of him.

• Naito seized Caesar by the face until Zephyr identified him as a Science Unit doctor, and Caesar said he had hidden after Vegapunk fled.
• Doflamingo emerged and claimed the escapees had left at least two hours earlier, heading northeast.
• Doll questioned why Doflamingo had not notified the government and asked what he had been doing at the base.
• Doflamingo dismissed Doll’s suspicion and claimed he had only been searching for survivors.
• Naito pulled a thread from above Doll’s head and confronted Doflamingo for making a move in front of him.

Naito struck Doflamingo after he threatened Zephyr and Doll, then fought him above the base as Doflamingo unleashed his awakened string powers. Naito overwhelmed Doflamingo with his Haki and began using an unfamiliar illusion-like technique, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Doflamingo taunted Zephyr, and Naito punched him through the corridor walls after Doflamingo invited an attack.
• Naito challenged Doflamingo and rose into the air while Zephyr stayed below to protect the officers.
• Naito cut through Doflamingo's awakened threads with Tempest Kick and overpowered his Conqueror's Haki.
• Doflamingo attacked Naito with waves and curtains of thread, but Naito dodged and repeatedly cut through them.
• Naito's body turned illusory and scattered dark shadows as Doflamingo stared in shock.

Naito defeated Doflamingo with his upgraded illusions and a powerful punch, then pursued him to a Marine warship and accused him of helping the escapees flee. The G-5 commander hesitated to arrest Doflamingo without government orders, while Vergo feared that he and Doflamingo might not escape together.

• Naito's illusions fooled Doflamingo's Observation Haki, allowing Naito to catch him off guard and send him flying with a Haki-coated punch.
• Doflamingo landed on a Marine warship, where the Marines recognized him as a Shichibukai and Vergo secretly worried about his injuries.
• Naito followed Doflamingo to the warship, introduced himself as a Marine Headquarters major, and accused Doflamingo of colluding with the escapees.
• The Marines moved away from Doflamingo, but the G-5 commander questioned whether the escapees had fled and whether Doflamingo had betrayed them.
• Doflamingo challenged the commander to arrest him without a government order, leaving the commander silent as Vergo feared they could not escape Naito.

Naito confronted Doflamingo over his conduct on Punk Hazard, but Akainu arrived and brought the dispute before the Five Elders. Doflamingo talked his way out of punishment for lack of evidence, leaving the Marines frustrated and Naito unimpressed.

• Naito resumed his attack on Doflamingo with powerful phantom clones until Akainu arrived on the warship.
• Naito accused Doflamingo of colluding with the escapees, and Akainu praised Naito before demanding an explanation from Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo told the Five Elders that a Lunarian woman with an Azure Dragon-like power had forced him to retreat, and Caesar claimed Vegapunk had created a copy of Kaido's fruit.
• The Five Elders dismissed the Marines' accusations because they had no evidence and warned Doflamingo not to get caught doing anything suspicious.
• Doflamingo mocked Naito for looking unhappy as the Marines left without being able to punish him.

Naito punched Doflamingo into a distant mountain, and the Marines resumed their pursuit after the Five Elders ordered Zephyr to continue. The Guerrilla Unit set sail again, while Naito ate aboard ship and Binz asked about his fight with Doflamingo.

• Naito struck Doflamingo with a Haki-coated punch, and a Five Elder warned him before ending the confrontation.
• Doflamingo flew back to attack Naito, but Akainu stopped him with a Hell Hound, and Doflamingo left after the Elder ordered him to stand down.
• Zephyr and Akainu praised Naito, while Marines captured the Leonard Pirates and transferred supplies to the Guerrilla Unit.
• Akainu remained behind as Zephyr's fleet sailed after their quarry, while the World Government began searching the surrounding sea.
• Naito ate aboard the Guerrilla Unit's ship, and Binz excitedly asked whether he had beaten Doflamingo.

Naito was promoted to headquarters colonel after killing Black Axe Leonard, while Big Mom and Kaido learned that the group they were tracking had reappeared. In the Dream World, Buckingham Stussy pressed Caesar for information, as Hakimi fought another colossal being.

• Doll and the other officers teased Naito, who dismissed the idea that Doll could be worthy of him.
• Zephyr announced that headquarters had promoted Naito directly to colonel after the Five Elders praised his actions against the Leonard Pirates.
• Charlotte Perospero told Charlotte Linlin that the group had attacked the Marine Science Unit and sailed northeast, prompting her to send Katakuri and the others to search those waters.
• Kaido learned that the group had shown up and ordered King to go after them.
• Buckingham Stussy revealed her true appearance to Caesar Clown and urged him to share his information before Lord Night King became angry.
• Hakimi fought another colossal being on the highest level of the Dream World.

Naito and Zephyr sparred aboard the Marine Guerrilla Unit's ship, and Naito discovered how much Zephyr had recovered during rehabilitation. The fight continued as Zephyr calmly countered Naito's projected Rokuogan barrage.

• Naito and Luna discussed confronting the Charlotte Family, the Beasts Pirates, and the Marine Guerrilla Unit rather than avoiding them.
• Naito trained aboard the ship, and Zephyr asked him to test his rehabilitation progress in a spar.
• Naito attacked Zephyr with Tempest Kick: Black Flash and Serious Punch, but Zephyr blocked both with ease.
• Naito used Life Return to unleash a rapid, unpredictable assault, while Zephyr effortlessly defended himself.
• Naito filled the sky with projections and sent hundreds of Haki-infused Rokuogan shock waves at Zephyr, who countered one with an invisible Haki wall.

Luna and the escaped prisoners arrived at Pirate Island to restock before their planned decisive battle, drawing the attention of the Charlotte Family and the Beasts Pirates. As those forces moved toward the island, Naito trained his Observation Haki aboard Zephyr’s ship.

• Salt, Anthony, and Luna arrived at Pirate Island, while Buckingham and Weevil stayed aboard with Byrnndi World.
• Luna burned a pirate who tried to capture her and destroyed a row of buildings, frightening the island’s residents into clearing a path.
• After learning the group was on Pirate Island, Katakuri ordered the Charlotte Family ship to change course and summoned Cracker and Daifuku to prepare for battle.
• King and Queen discussed going to Pirate Island, where Kaido wanted them to help if the Charlotte Family cornered the prisoners.
• Naito practiced dodging Ain, Binz, and Doll to train his Observation Haki and learn Future Sight.