Chapter Summaries

Naito led the escaped prisoners through Impel Down as Doflamingo searched Level Five and reunited with his executives. After Naito defeated Magellan, he confronted Shiryu and demanded an answer about joining him.

• Naito drilled through the ceiling and led the prisoners and newkamas into Level Five, where he ordered Doflamingo to search for his allies.
• Doflamingo used his awakened powers to gather the prisoners and reunite with Trebol, Diamante, and Pica, who learned that he served the Night King.
• Magellan arrived with the guards and attacked the escapees, but Naito warned him that the tables had turned.
• Naito used Paris's Target-Target Fruit ability to guide a Haki-coated projected sword through Magellan's Poison Dragon and pin the warden to the ground.
• Magellan identified Naito as the Night King and urged the guards to flee, while Naito asked Shiryu whether he had made up his mind.

Naito recruited Shiryu after Shiryu killed Magellan and the guards at Impel Down, then freed the imprisoned Donquixote Family officers and prepared to head toward Mary Geoise. Sengoku learned of the prison’s fall as Shiki arrived to meet Naito’s group.

• Shiryu pledged loyalty to Naito, saying he wanted a more exciting life and found Naito’s goal thrilling.
• Magellan tried to stop the prisoners with his awakened Venom-Venom Fruit, but Shiryu pierced his chest and killed him.
• Naito let Shiryu deal with the guards, and the group rescued the imprisoned Donquixote Family officers amid the chaos Doflamingo had caused.
• Naito parted ways with Ivankov and secretly added more Newkama as hubs, then told Bullet the final battle with the King of the World had not yet begun.
• Sengoku learned that the sixth-level prisoners and Shiryu had defected, then smashed his desk as he worried about Naito’s hidden pawns.
• Shiki approached Naito’s group, and Redfield recognized him.

Naito dropped a floating island toward Mary Geoise, but Imu destroyed it with black flames and a beam before it could crush Pangaea Castle. Naito then descended to confront Imu.

• Naito released Shiki’s ability and sent the enormous island falling toward Mary Geoise as a welcome gift.
• Imu ordered the Five Elders to search for Naito and Loki, then transformed as the island approached.
• The falling island’s shadow terrified the guards, and Imu’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out people throughout Pangaea Castle and the Celestial Dragons’ residential area.
• Imu flew out of Pangaea Castle and blasted the island apart with the Grudge Demon Sword and Solar Eclipse Critical Strike.
• Naito watched Imu destroy the island’s fragments, then plunged down toward him.

Naito confronted Imu in the sky, declared himself the Night King, and warned that he would oppose Imu until the final war. Imu attacked, and their battle began with Naito’s strongest strike breaking against Imu’s black-flame defense before Imu launched a more powerful assault.

• Naito met Imu in the sky and taunted him about Roger, the One Piece, and his inability to leave Mary Geoise freely.
• Naito declared war as the Night King and warned Imu to keep Marines and agents out of his territory.
• Imu attacked Naito, who evaded the strike and countered with a giant projected sword that shattered against Imu’s black-flame barrier.
• Imu unleashed black flames at Naito, and Naito answered with countless projected blades, triggering explosions across the sky.
• Imu transformed his weapon into a long katana and struck; Naito foresaw the attack and raised an invisible barrier as a black fireball engulfed the sky.

Naito tested Imu’s strength while piloting World’s body, then escaped after confirming Imu could not pursue him far from Mary Geoise. He rejoined the ship, where Bullet asked when the final battle would happen.

• Imu attacked Naito with explosive and life-draining sword techniques, forcing Naito to dodge and counter from a distance.
• Redfield, Bullet, Shiki, Doflamingo, and the others watched the distant battle from their ship, and Shiki refused Bullet’s request to approach Mary Geoise.
• Naito judged that Imu was holding back and that his current projection could not defeat him, then ended the fight and escaped using the More-More Fruit’s speed.
• Imu stopped pursuing Naito rather than leave Mary Geoise behind.
• Naito landed on the ship, and Redfield acknowledged Imu’s overwhelming presence while Bullet asked when Naito would hold the final showdown.

Naito warned Bullet and Golden Lion to grow stronger before the final battle, then offered Redfield a Devil Fruit. After Imu ordered the Five Elders to find Night King and Loki, the Marines debated how to respond and their fleet halted in the New World, fearing Night King's forces.

• Naito appeared behind Bullet, told him he was still far from Roger's level, and urged him to train before the final battle.
• Golden Lion accepted that Naito was a formidable enemy and promised to grow stronger, while Redfield said his weakened body left him unable to fight.
• Naito asked Redfield if he wanted a Devil Fruit.
• Imu ordered the Five Elders to find Night King and Loki, and left the decision about sending the Marines to Elbaf to them.
• Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru discussed the threat posed by Night King's allies and worried about how to evacuate Zephyr and the others from G-14 Base.
• Aokiji and Kizaru told the assembled Marine officers that entering Night King's waters could expose the fleet and leave them vulnerable to being wiped out.

The World Government leaked news of Night King’s power and Impel Down’s fall to the World Economy News Paper, hoping to provoke the New World pirates and ease pressure on the Marines. The resulting reports shocked the world with Night King’s five-billion-Beli bounty and Loki’s alliance with him, while Teach studied Loki’s photograph aboard the Moby Dick.

• Morgans ordered the World Economy News Paper to publish the World Government’s account of Night King, Impel Down’s destruction, and the prisoners who had joined him.
• Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru discussed how publicizing the news could alarm the New World pirates and help Naito’s mission proceed.
• News Coos spread the papers around the world, and readers learned that Night King had controlled World and had a five-billion-Beli bounty.
• Readers discovered Loki’s four-and-a-half-billion-Beli bounty and learned that he had joined Night King alongside Golden Lion and other powerful allies.
• Aboard the Moby Dick, Teach read the newspaper and fixed his attention on Loki’s photograph.

Naito arrived at G-14 Base, where the Marines were trapped under the Night King's threat, and prepared to use an island-wide illusion to help everyone escape. He left the plan’s success resting on his ability to conceal the island and the departing fleet.

• Whitebeard and his commanders realized the Night King had gathered Loki, Bullet, Red, and other powerful allies, leaving the Whitebeard Pirates in danger.
• Kaido’s crew learned World had been controlled by the Night King, and Kaido wondered whether the Night King had also arranged Yamato’s escape.
• Charlotte Linlin redirected her hatred from World to the Night King and ordered Perospero to contact Kaido about joining forces.
• Gaban and the red-haired man reacted to the news about Loki, with the red-haired man deciding to return to Elbaf.
• Naito arrived at G-14 Base and reunited with Vice Admiral Gion and Zephyr, who agreed to his plan to conceal the island and fleet with illusions so the Marines could escape.

Naito used his awakened Illusion-Illusion Fruit to conceal Zephyr’s people and their warships as they escaped the island. The fleet sailed into a violent New World storm, where the Marines struggled to keep their ships stable.

• Naito spread illusions across the island, hiding the people who were evacuating while illusory doubles continued their usual activities.
• Zephyr and Gion praised Naito’s power, and the Marines, officers, and scientists boarded the repaired warships.
• Naito concealed the fleet and its waves with illusions as the ships sailed out of the port.
• Zephyr wondered whether to tell Naito what Night King had said about the World Government, but decided to investigate first.
• A sudden storm battered the invisible fleet, and the Marines took in their sails and worked to stabilize the warships.

Naito confronted the Night King, who had possessed Luna, after she caught up with Zephyr’s fleet and attacked it. Naito stopped her first strike, but their clash left the warships threatened by invisible blades.

• The storm abruptly cleared, but Luna descended over the fleet and conjured a fire dragon to attack a warship.
• Naito smashed the fire dragon apart with a Haki punch and landed on the warship’s mast as the marines cheered.
• Luna revealed that the Night King was controlling her and confronted Naito, who challenged him and flew into battle.
• Naito and Luna-Naito clashed with Haki, and the resulting shockwave filled the fleet’s sails and sent the ships speeding forward.
• Luna-Naito launched enormous invisible blades at the warships, and Naito shattered many with Haki shockwaves, but some blades continued to fall.

Naito stayed behind to hold off Luna Naito while Zephyr and the fleet escaped, then met with Luna and planned to expand his influence further. The chapter left Naito preparing to take down several Affiliated Nations and begin another major expansion.

• Naito created illusions and urged Zephyr to lead the fleet away while he held off Luna Naito.
• Zephyr ordered the warships to flee, and Gion helped intercept Luna Naito's invisible blades as the fleet escaped.
• Zephyr and Gion watched from the retreating fleet and hoped Naito would survive.
• Luna reported that turning everyone into Hubs would take at least three more months.
• Naito told Luna to take down several infiltrated Affiliated Nations before beginning a new round of expansion.

Naito arranged to begin with Wano Country and checked Luna’s progress before returning to the Navy fleet. The fleet’s anxiety turned to celebration when Naito reappeared, and Zephyr welcomed him as a hero while the marines and scientists cheered.

• Naito told Luna that the next stop would be Wano Country and asked her to notify Yamato.
• Naito asked Luna about her Conqueror’s Haki training, then spent time with her while waiting for the fleet to get farther away.
• The Navy fleet grew anxious when Naito’s illusion disappeared, while Gion and Zephyr worried about his safety.
• Naito flew back to the fleet, and Zephyr embraced him and welcomed him home.
• Gion and the marines watched as Zephyr praised Naito, while the fleet cheered for him.

Naito returned to the Navy and discussed the Night King's claims about the World Government with Zephyr and Gion. He argued that if those claims were true, the Navy and government needed reform, and the chapter ended as he challenged Zephyr's acceptance of the status quo.

• Zephyr and Gion welcomed Naito home, and he told them the Night King had not seemed intent on fighting him.
• Naito learned that Zephyr and Gion had already heard the Night King's claims about the Void Century, the World Government, and the King of the World.
• Naito said the Navy would need reform if those claims were true, and Zephyr warned that the Night King could be trying to turn the Navy against the government.
• Naito questioned whether the World Government and the Celestial Dragons deserved unquestioned authority, prompting Zephyr to reconsider his acceptance of the way things had always been.
• Naito told Zephyr that he had tolerated the government's flaws because it maintained order, but began to argue that this was not enough.

Naito convinced Zephyr to consider changing the World Government and agreed to investigate the King of the World, while the Marines faced the consequences of evacuating G-14 Base. In the Auguste Kingdom, rebels seized the palace and held the king, royal family, and ministers captive in the name of the Night King.

• Naito told Zephyr he intended to carry out his own justice as Fleet Admiral, and Zephyr agreed to keep their plans secret and investigate the King of the World.
• Naito, Gion, and Zephyr returned to the warship, where the Marines welcomed Naito, and Zephyr reported the fleet's escape to Sengoku.
• Zephyr asked Sengoku how the Marines would deal with the Night King's crew, and Sengoku described the panic caused by evacuating G-14 Base without warning the Affiliated Nations.
• The king of the Auguste Kingdom angrily confronted a World Government official over the Marines' withdrawal, but the official dismissed his concerns and ended the call.
• Armed soldiers and civilians led by Albert's second-in-command stormed the palace, saying they had imprisoned Albert and acted because the Night King had spoken.
• The rebels surrounded the king, his family, and the ministers in the palace hall, leaving the king to ask what they intended.

Rebellions backed by Night King loyalists overthrew Auguste, Bauhinia, and other World Government-affiliated nations, prompting the Five Elders to plan a response. Meanwhile, Yamato and her companion sailed toward Little Garden, eager to meet Dorry and Brogy before continuing their adventure.

• Stein declared that Night King was a god and revealed that his followers had taken control of Auguste, while Albert condemned their devotion and was beaten.
• Rebels bombarded the Bauhinia Kingdom palace and breached its gates after citizens helped them defeat the king’s forces.
• Rebellions spread through every World Government Member State in the waters, and the Five Elders discussed making the affiliated nations believe the government would act against Night King.
• Yamato and a black-haired woman discussed Yamato’s strength, her connection to Night King, and her wish to keep Kaido from interrupting her adventure.
• Yamato checked Oden’s logbook and said they were heading to Little Garden to see Dorry and Brogy, with a Log Pose prepared for the Drum Kingdom.

Yamato explored the Island of Ancient Times with her new companions, Robin, Hawkins, and Bartolomeo, and tamed a Tyrannosaurus. After a rumble drew them through the jungle, they arrived in time to witness two giants fighting.

• Yamato subdued a Tyrannosaurus and rode it through the jungle while Bartolomeo and Hawkins dealt with a charging Triceratops and tiger.
• Yamato recalled how Robin, Hawkins, and Bartolomeo had joined her crew, leaving the group ready for a new adventure.
• An earthshaking rumble and rising smoke prompted Yamato to hurry toward a fight, with her companions following.
• Yamato and her companions emerged from the forest and saw two giants battling with an axe and a huge sword.

Yamato and her companions watched Dorry and Brogy finish their 68,342nd duel in a draw, then joined them for a banquet. Robin questioned whether the giants should keep dueling while Elbaf was in trouble.

• Hawkins and Robin watched Dorry and Brogy fight, and Robin recognized them as the former captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates.
• Dorry and Brogy collapsed from exhaustion and announced that their 68,342nd duel had ended in a draw.
• Yamato greeted the giants and gave them booze, and they invited her to seek their help as a friend.
• Yamato and her companions shared a banquet with Dorry and Brogy, and Yamato said she wanted to see the world and live her own way.
• Robin asked Dorry and Brogy whether they should keep dueling when things were not looking good in Elbaf.