Chapter 959

In the run-up to the Fire Festival, Orochi quietly dismantled the rebellion's plans. He had the bridges linking Wano's regions blown apart, struck the Thousand Sunny once its location was found, and let his enforcers prowl for any sign of the Kouzuki cause. With the storm bearing down on the empty Port Tokage, the Scabbards conclude they cannot turn back, recalling Oden's promise that the world's tides would shift only when their homeland's gates reopened.

Two days before the final battle, the allies wrapped their preparations. Franky and Usopp finished restoring the ships at Port Itachi and rejoined the crew, while Hyougoro's prisoners and Cho gathered every weapon they could find. At Amigasa Village, Hitetsu handed out kabuto armor, Zoro drew Enma after Sanji needled him about bounties, and the minks discussed using Sulong under the coming full moon. Luffy fretted over the absent Jinbe. In Okobore Town, the citizens shielded the Scabbards by falsely claiming they had eaten the stolen rations, stopping Tsuru from leading Holed'em to the truth and infuriating the Gifter.

Orochi's Beasts Pirates bombed the bridges, the alliance's ships, and the Sunny's hideout, its fate left uncertain. He knew the Scabbards had crossed through time and that some 4,000 fighters backed them, and counted on stranding them to break their morale. Holed'em torched Okobore Town after the residents took the blame. A flashback to Wano 41 years prior begins, depicting a younger Oden returning to a hostile capital after another failed attempt to set sail.