Chapter Summaries

Naito used his superior speed and Future Sight to outmaneuver Kaido, then demanded an apology if Kaido wanted their Artificial Devil Fruit deal to continue. Kaido realized he could neither catch Naito nor safely risk making him an enemy, and the confrontation ended with his decision unresolved.

• Naito dodged Kaido’s attacks and wounded him with a slash to the waist despite Kaido’s attempt to evade.
• Kaido increased his speed and power with Great Vajra, but Naito avoided the attack and stayed beyond his reach.
• Naito told Kaido to apologize or lose the Artificial Devil Fruit deal, and Kaido resisted the demand.
• Naito warned that he could attack Wano Country and devastate the Beasts Pirates, leaving Kaido unable to dismiss the threat.
• Kaido acknowledged to himself that he had underestimated Naito and did not dare become his enemy.

After Kaido apologized for attacking Naito, Naito demanded a shipment of Seastone, and Kaido left. The Marines then learned that Golden Lion was recruiting pirates in World’s territory, leaving Sengoku to consider the danger to nearby Affiliated Nations.

• Kaido admitted he had wronged Naito, agreed to send Seastone, and flew away as a dragon.
• Kizaru read a newspaper notice announcing Golden Lion’s recruitment drive for New World pirates.
• Naito and the Marines learned that Golden Lion had chosen a meeting place in World’s territory, raising the possibility of conflict between the two pirates.
• Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru discussed Golden Lion’s motives and the threat that a clash could pose to nearby Affiliated Nations.

Sengoku ordered Naito and the Marines to wait near Golden Lion’s recruitment gathering, while the Night King decided to attend and recruit pirates for his expanding territory. At Blackstone Island, Golden Lion watched pirates gather and revealed that he planned to use the event to investigate the connection between the Night King and World.

• Sengoku rejected sending Borsalino and other Admirals to confront Golden Lion and World, then ordered Naito’s group to wait at a nearby Affiliated Nation.
• The Night King planned to attend Golden Lion’s gathering and recruit pirates to strengthen his forces.
• Pirates began arriving at Blackstone Island ahead of Golden Lion’s announced recruitment event.
• Golden Lion watched the arrivals from a floating warship and said he wanted to confirm the connection between the Night King and World.
• Dr. Indigo worried that Golden Lion’s gathering on World’s turf could provoke a dangerous conflict.

Naito planned to protect the Dream World from World Government spies and chose to recruit Enel after the gathering, then the Golden Lion opened his recruitment on Blackstone Island by ordering the pirates to kill one another. Byrnndi World arrived and interrupted the contest, drawing the gathered pirates’ attention.

• Naito considered ways to keep spies from entering the Dream World and decided to seek Enel after the recruitment gathering.
• More than two hundred pirate crews gathered on Blackstone Island for the Golden Lion’s recruitment event, where several large fights had already killed hundreds.
• The Golden Lion arrived by ship from the sky and effortlessly killed two pirates who attacked him.
• The Golden Lion ordered the assembled pirates to kill one another, declaring that the survivors would become his subordinates.
• Byrnndi World appeared in the sky, and the pirates recognized him as the man who had defeated Ochoku.

Naito and Golden Lion met above an island crowded with pirates, where Golden Lion recognized Naito as the Night King behind World. They agreed to let the pirates choose between them, and the pirates learned that World and Golden Lion were allies.

• Naito surveyed the pirates gathered on the island and considered recruiting them to strengthen his forces.
• Golden Lion recognized Naito despite his appearance as World and questioned how his ability worked.
• Naito refused Golden Lion’s request to take the pirates, explaining that he needed ordinary people to help keep the territory peaceful.
• Naito said the pirates could choose whether to follow him or Golden Lion.
• Golden Lion announced that he and World were allies, shocking the pirates and government agents among them.
• The pirates eagerly called out to join Golden Lion or World.

Naito and the Golden Lion split the pirates gathered on Blackstone Island, with most choosing to follow Naito. The Golden Lion departed to pursue his own ambitions in the New World, while Naito ordered his new recruits to subdue the remaining settlements in his territory.

• Most of the gathered pirates joined Naito, leaving the Golden Lion with fewer than a fifth of them.
• The Golden Lion rejected Naito’s offer to pay him five billion Beli to move an island and said he planned to claim territory in the first part of the New World.
• The Golden Lion warned Naito that World Government spies might be among the pirates, then used his Float-Float Fruit to carry his followers and their ships into the sky.
• Naito asked the pirates with bounties over a hundred million to step forward, and five came out to lead groups of recruits.
• Naito ordered the five leaders to conquer the small settlements remaining in his territory, and they eagerly accepted.

Naito sent the recruited pirates out under his rules and headed toward Sky Island as news of his alliance with Golden Lion shocked the world. The Marines and New World powers reacted to the alliance, while Naito's Marine companions prepared to leave their current country, unaware that Golden Lion was about to act.

• Naito warned the gathered pirates not to harm ordinary people, then sent them out with giant beasts to watch over them.
• Naito rode Zeus toward the first half of the Grand Line, while newspapers reported that nearly fifty thousand pirates had gathered and that Golden Lion had allied with World.
• Sengoku ordered Kuzan and the Marine Guerrilla Unit to remain in the New World and sent Akainu to command at G-1 Base.
• Kizaru, Gion, Ain, and Binz discussed leaving their country to avoid endangering it, but Naito questioned how trustworthy the alliance was and hinted that Golden Lion was about to move.
• Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, Whitebeard, Loki, and Gaban reacted to the alliance and considered what it meant for the New World.

Naito and Kizaru observed World's pirates claim Seagull Island without harming its residents, then returned to the Marine fleet. Naito revealed that he had mastered Future Sight and decided to train his Conqueror's Haki next.

• World's pirates declared Seagull Island and its residents the property of Lord World, while the islanders feared their fate.
• Naito and Kizaru watched from above and chose not to intervene because Seagull Island was not a government Affiliated Nation and the pirates had not harmed anyone.
• Naito told Kizaru he had mastered Future Sight and planned to focus on training his Conqueror's Haki.
• Naito returned to the fleet, where Binz reacted in shock and Sanji eagerly promised to work toward Future Sight.
• Naito ignored Binz's request for reassurance and drew on his Conqueror's Haki, while Vice Admiral Gion praised his progress.

Luna and the crew reached Sky Island while searching for Birka, where they learned that Enel had destroyed the country and taken control of God's Domain. Luna forced the islander Urouge to guide them there.

• Zeus carried Luna, Buckingham Stussy, Anthony, and Salt above Sky Island, where they saw the cloud sea and its residents.
• Luna descended onto the island and used Conqueror's Haki to knock out most of the residents.
• Luna demanded directions to Birka from a muscular monk, then kicked him through several buildings when he challenged her.
• The injured man revealed that Enel had destroyed Birka and gone to God's Domain, where he replaced Gan Fall as ruler.
• Luna contacted Naito through the Dream World and ordered the man to lead them to God's Domain.
• The man agreed to guide Luna after she threatened to destroy the island if he refused.

Naito’s group reached God’s Domain, where Naito recruited Urouge and revealed that the island was once part of Jaya Island, carrying the legendary City of Gold into the sky. The story left them approaching the island as a lightning-wielding man emerged from the divine palace to confront them.

• Urouge guided Naito’s group toward God’s Domain and discovered that the man he had mistaken for a nobody was Lord Night King.
• Naito declared that Urouge would join his group, and Buckingham forced the protesting Urouge to comply.
• A man in the divine palace sensed the newcomers, transformed into lightning, and vanished to meet them.
• Naito explained that a Knock Up Stream had carried half of Jaya Island into the sky four hundred years earlier.
• Naito revealed that the island was the City of Gold Noland had claimed to find, leaving Salt excited by the discovery.

Naito’s group encountered Enel on Sky Island and saw his Rumble-Rumble Fruit powers in action. After the tiger-man hurt Enel with Haki, Naito sent Salt to capture him, and Salt knocked Enel unconscious.

• Naito said Tesoro could use the gold they had found.
• Enel appeared on the tiger-man’s shoulder and attacked him with lightning.
• The tiger-man struck Enel with a Haki-coated paw, badly injuring him despite his Logia powers.
• Naito recognized Enel and asked him to read his thoughts, confirming that Enel could use Mantra.
• Naito ordered Salt to take Enel, and Salt struck him with a Haki-coated punch before he could become lightning again.

Naito and his companions found the Golden Bell and a Poneglyph that recorded Poseidon’s location on Fish-Man Island, along with a message left by Gol D. Roger. Naito withheld what he knew about Poseidon and had Zeus carry the bell toward Shandora, whose ruins Enel had not yet discovered.

• Anthony, Salt, and Buckingham marveled at the Golden Bell and estimated it contained tens of thousands of tons of gold.
• Buckingham identified a Poneglyph embedded in the bell’s base and read that Poseidon was on Fish-Man Island.
• Buckingham found Roger’s added message on the stone, and Naito explained that Poseidon had not been born when Roger died.
• Naito ordered Zeus to carry away the Golden Bell and descend toward the ruins of Shandora.

Naito recruited Urouge and Enel after taking the gold from the City of Gold, then sent Enel into a mysterious void. Enel found his injuries healed and his powers restored, but he could not escape or move away from a strange figure.

• Naito and his crew took the City of Gold’s treasure and set sail for Water 7 to seek Pluton’s blueprints.
• Naito offered Urouge a place on his crew, and Urouge agreed before Naito put him to sleep.
• Naito tempted Enel with the promise of reaching Endless Vearth, and Enel pretended to join while secretly planning to escape.
• Enel awoke in a void with his injuries healed and his lightning powers restored, then discovered he could not move from his spot when he tried to flee a mysterious figure.

Naito made Enel one of his followers and gave him the ability to enter Night City and Valhalla. Enel tried to flee, but Naito’s control brought him back to Zeus, leaving him furious and unable to escape.

• Naito offered Enel a ball of light, and Enel accepted it, becoming one of Naito’s followers.
• Enel woke on Zeus’s back as Urouge celebrated receiving the dream he wanted from Naito.
• Naito removed Enel’s Seastone shackles, and Enel regained his strength before turning into lightning and fleeing.
• Naito’s voice took control of Enel’s body and brought him back to Zeus within seconds.
• Enel demanded to know what Naito had done and threatened to fight him, while Naito said Enel still did not understand.

Golden Lion began seizing non-member nations in the New World, forcing the Bagli Kingdom to surrender and warning World Government agents to stay out of his way. He left his pirates to continue the campaign while the agents realized the operation threatened the Government’s interests.

• Naito reminded Enel of the pain he had suffered and warned him against defying him again.
• Golden Lion ordered his pirates to take every non-member nation in the waters while avoiding World Government Member States.
• Golden Lion arrived over the Bagli Kingdom aboard a floating island and demanded its surrender.
• The king surrendered, deciding the kingdom could rely on Golden Lion for protection from other pirates.
• Golden Lion asked Dr. Indigo whether he had filmed the surrender, then told his pirates to seize the remaining non-member nations.
• Golden Lion warned the hidden World Government agents to tell the Government not to interfere with his campaign.

The World Government responded cautiously to Golden Lion’s threat to seize non-member countries, while Naito’s fleet welcomed the pressure being diverted from World’s crew. The story then shifted to Water 7, where Iceburg was introduced as he worked to fulfill Master Tom’s dream of revitalizing the city.

• Golden Lion threatened to drop islands on countries that refused to submit, prompting the Five Elders to avoid confronting him until they could locate him and to reinforce the area around Mary Geoise.
• The World Government ordered Zephyr and others to return, while Cipher Pol increased its efforts to track Golden Lion.
• Golden Lion’s demand was publicized in the World Economy News Paper, causing an uproar across the world.
• Naito told his fleet that he could handle World’s crew as long as Borsalino dealt with World, easing the concerns of Ain, Gion, and the others.
• Zeus arrived above Water 7, where Iceburg was shown working tirelessly as the city’s mayor and Galley-La Company president to fulfill Master Tom’s wish.

Naito broke into Iceburg’s office in Water 7 and forced him to surrender Tom’s Pluton blueprints, then left Iceburg trapped in a dream. He gave the plans to Buckingham to study, while Iceburg awoke in a familiar place from his past.

• Naito entered Iceburg’s office through the window and demanded the blueprints Tom had entrusted to him.
• Naito threatened Water 7, and Iceburg revealed the hidden compartment and handed over Pluton’s blueprints.
• Naito incapacitated Iceburg with a dream and flew back to Zeus, where he gave the plans to Buckingham.
• Buckingham recognized the plans’ complexity, and Anthony and Salt realized they were blueprints for the Ancient Weapon Pluton.
• Iceburg found himself among the wrecks of Scrap Island and followed a familiar path toward its end.

Iceburg was left unconscious after an intruder broke into his office and stole something from a hidden compartment, then World Government agents abducted him to investigate the possibility that the stolen item was Pluton's blueprints. Meanwhile, Golden Lion's pirates expanded across non-member nations, and a country that had resisted them waited for his retaliation as its guards began to relax.

• Iceburg saw a familiar man on Water 7's shore, but after the man clapped him on the back, Iceburg broke down in tears; the scene then shifted to Iceburg being found unconscious in his office.
• Dora learned from the doctor that Iceburg could not be awakened, while Kokoro discovered that his office window was broken and a hidden compartment had been opened.
• A black-suited man with a white pigeon and his long-nosed companion inspected Iceburg's office and decided to take him to the hospital, then World Government agents forcibly removed him.
• Naito learned that World Government doctors had failed to wake Iceburg, who was likely to remain hospitalized for years.
• Golden Lion's pirates planted their flag across non-member nations, but one country drove them back, prompting rumors that Golden Lion had been bluffing.
• The resisting country's soldiers kept watch for Golden Lion's retaliation, but after several quiet days, the morning guards began to grow drowsy.

Golden Lion’s attack devastated a country, allowing him to seize control of the surrounding waters and join the other four major New World powers. After Morgans named them the Five Emperors, the rulers and pirates across the sea reacted to the new title, while Charlotte Linlin began plotting to find Loki and gain the giants’ power.

• Golden Lion dropped a colossal island on a country; Zephyr, Aokiji, and Garp shattered it, but its fragments destroyed the land, and the Marines began search and rescue.
• Golden Lion’s pirates conquered the nearby non-member states, establishing him as the overlord of those waters while the World Government failed to halt his expansion.
• Morgans published a report naming Whitebeard, Kaido, Byrnndi World, Charlotte Linlin, and Shiki the Five Emperors of the New World.
• Pirates debated whether to join an Emperor or challenge one, as the Five Emperors reacted to Morgans’s report.
• Charlotte Linlin decided she needed greater power and resolved to find Loki, believing the giant could help her conquer the New World.

Naito sparred with Kizaru while thinking about the Marines’ limits against the New World emperors and planning to secure the Op-Op Fruit. On Swallow Island, Yamato arrived to find a recruit, while Law sneezed in Joy Town.

• The Golden Lion celebrated his position at the entrance to the New World and declared his ambition to become King of the World.
• Sanji questioned why the Marines allowed powerful pirate crews to remain unchallenged, and Gion and Binz explained the risks of fighting them.
• Yamato landed on Swallow Island with the warriors from the Dunas Kingdom and set off toward Joy Town to find the person Night King had mentioned.
• Law sneezed in Joy Town, unaware that Yamato was coming to recruit him.
• Naito dodged Kizaru’s attacks during their sparring match and reflected on his growing Haki skills.
• Naito recalled Law’s history on Swallow Island and hoped Yamato would recruit him so he could obtain the Op-Op Fruit.