Episode 525 showcases two years of growth as the Monster Trio downs the Kraken with new techniques. A deep-sea current then splits Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji from the ship as the rest of the crew braves volcanoes and sea beasts.
Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji square off against the Kraken, each unveiling the fruits of their training. Sanji debuts Blue Walk and a fresh kick, Zoro carves the beast with a new three-sword technique, and Luffy finishes it with a Haki-charged Gear Third strike. A grateful shark then emerges from inside the creature and departs into the depths.
After the Kraken falls, a t-shirt-wearing shark surfaces from within it, offers thanks, and swims off, just as a deep current swallows Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji. The remaining crew searches in vain along the route to Fish-Man Island. Caribou, having hidden in a barrel, plots murder, but Franky overhears him and seals him away. Reaching a field of undersea volcanoes teeming with huge creatures, the crew grows tense, and Franky resorts to Coup de Burst four times, each weaker than the last because the bubble shrinks with every use. After narrowly escaping the jaws of a giant anglerfish, the group watches Wadatsumi knock the creature out, and the episode ends with the Flying Dutchman emerging from the gloom.
In the manga Franky seals Caribou the moment he is spotted, whereas here Caribou notices him and clumsily tries to hide again. Wadatsumi's dorsal fin appears earlier than in the source. Sanji performs his new Diable Jambe variant with his right leg rather than the left. Franky finally clarifies the underwater limitation of Coup de Burst, and uses it repeatedly to flee the monsters. Megalo specifically thanks the trio for the rescue. Zoro and Sanji's training flashbacks are featured, and Robin pushes the ship with her feet instead of her hands.

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The Straw Hats get separated in episode 525 when a deep sea current swallows Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji right after they defeat the Kraken, sweeping the trio away from the Thousand Sunny.
Sanji debuts his Blue Walk technique and a new kick, Zoro carves the Kraken with a fresh three sword technique, and Luffy finishes it off with a Haki charged Gear Third strike.
Caribou hides in a barrel aboard the Sunny and plots murder, but Franky overhears his scheme and seals him away before he can act.
Franky resorts to Coup de Burst four times to escape a field of undersea volcanoes, but each blast grows weaker because the coating bubble shrinks with every use.
After the Kraken falls, a grateful shark wearing a t shirt emerges from inside it, thanks the crew, and swims off into the depths.
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