Raizo

On the rooftop, Kaido watches Luffy bouncing and laughing to the rhythm of "Doom dut da da." Luffy tries to decide what to call his last move and jokes that it was "Gomu Gomu no... something," while Kaido, still battered, asks him, "Just tell me one thing. Who the hell... are you?" The sound of the Drums of Liberation also reaches Zunesha, who says the rhythm is nostalgic and calls, "Joyboy... Hey, Joyboy..." The page holds the aftermath of Gear Fifth's reveal in place. Kaido is no longer only fighting an upstart rubber man; he is facing something he cannot identify, while Zunesha recognizes the same rhythm from eight centuries ago.

Luffy answers Kaido's question with his own name and dream. As the rhythm continues and the island looms above the Flower Capital, Zunesha thinks that it is as if Joyboy is right there and that the whole situation feels like fate. Kaido asks who Luffy is, and Luffy replies, "Who, me? I'm Monkey D. Luffy!! The man who's gonna... surpass you and become... King of the Pirates!!" His grin fills the page, making the answer both ordinary and enormous. Even after the mythic Nika reveal, Luffy defines himself in the same terms he always has: by his name, his will, and the dream of becoming Pirate King.

Kaido accepts that Luffy still has spirit and calls his transformation an awakening, saying that Luffy's mind and body are finally able to harness the potential of his ability and that it is a ridiculous power. He also says he has lost a lot in this war, including his men, his castle, and everything he built, and asks whether the same is true for Luffy. Luffy answers that he is not through yet and is taking back everything Kaido stole, no matter what. Kaido attacks with "Gundari Meteor Shower!!" and Luffy is hammered by a barrage of blows, shouting in pain while trying to keep his rubbery body moving. The page restates the stakes of the duel as loss and recovery.

Smoke from the burning castle reaches the rooftop. Luffy coughs and worries that if the fumes reach that high, the whole castle must have gone up in flames, meaning thousands of Kaido's men are trapped in the inferno below and will roast to death. Kaido says he left everything happening down there to his subordinates, and Luffy answers that he has nothing to worry about other than sending Kaido flying because he left the lower floors to his allies. Kaido then uses "Devastating Gust!!" and Luffy is forced to dodge the slicing wind. The page shows Luffy's trust in the alliance: even with the whole castle burning, his role is to defeat Kaido while others handle the rescue.

Inside the dome, the live floor is engulfed by fire. Fighters yell, "Put it out!!" and realize it is not just the castle but the towers too that are going up. Nami checks on Chopper, but Chopper says they still have to worry about Zoro, Sanji, Franky, Usopp, Robin, Brook, and Jinbe, who may still be trapped. Zeus warns that a flame this big would eat him up, and others say Onigashima is basically a giant pyre now. Since the island is floating in the sky, there is nowhere to run unless they find a way to land. This page turns the fire into a raid-wide emergency, with even the strongest allies unable to simply fight their way out.

The fire spreads through the castle basement, first floor, and other levels. People scream that there is no escape and that they are surrounded. Bepo suffers in the heat and the Heart Pirates beg their captain to save them, while injured allies say they may not make it. In the basement, Robin and Brook search for a way outside, but Robin says there may not be one. Everywhere, flames and falling debris cut off routes. The page surveys the disaster level by level, showing that the fire is no longer background damage from the raid. It has become a mass casualty threat for pirates, samurai, and Beast Pirates alike, and the people inside are running out of air, space, and options.

More groups hit dead ends. In the Pleasure Hall left brain tower, Sanji, Hiyori, and others realize that even if they get outside, the garden is gone, so there is nowhere safe to go. In the basement, a large-bodied ally is told that there is no point having a big body if he does not use it, while others yell to break through a wall even if it costs an arm. Flames press in from every side. The page keeps tightening the trap: escape routes are blocked, the outside areas have collapsed, and the castle is full of wounded allies who cannot move quickly. The urgency sets up why Raizo and Jinbe's preparation is the only viable rescue.

In the basement, Usopp uses "Lethal Green Star: Sprinkler!!" but his plant-based water is far too small to matter. A nearby ally says he is wasting his energy, but Usopp refuses to stop. He says he has to save Kinemon, Kiku, and himself too, and tells them not to forget him. Elsewhere, Franky keeps carrying Zoro and worries that he must find Chopper soon or Zoro will not make it, while people around them scream that the fire is getting out of hand. The page shows smaller acts of resistance against the disaster: Usopp's sprinkler is almost comically inadequate, but his refusal to abandon wounded friends matches the raid's larger spirit.

On the fourth floor, Jinbe tells Raizo that the water is ready. Raizo thanks Jinbe for agreeing to put his faith in him, and Jinbe answers that Luffy decided to ally with the samurai, so how could he doubt them. Raizo says that ever since that day he swore he would never be unprepared again, thinking of Oden's castle burning and the inability to protect Momonosuke's family. He calls out to Toki, Hiyori, and Momonosuke in his memory and says he will never again let himself be that helpless. The page reveals why the chapter is named after Raizo: his long preparation is born from the trauma of failing to save Oden's family from fire twenty years ago.

Raizo unveils the source of the water. He explains that when Zunesha washed itself with an insane amount of seawater, he captured some of it in his scroll. He refuses to allow the men who bravely joined the raid to die to a mere fire and apologizes for the delay, telling everyone to prepare to be doused with an unbelievable supply of water. Raizo uses "Ninpo: Scroll-Scroll Jutsu" and releases the stored water in an "Elephant Bath Restoration!!" Jinbe immediately follows with Fish-Man Jujutsu, using "Ocean Current Shoulder Throw!!" to direct the flood through the castle. The page turns Raizo's preparation and Jinbe's water control into a coordinated rescue technique.

Jinbe's ocean current surges through the castle like a massive river, flooding floor after floor. On the third floor, fighters cry that another dead end had trapped them, but now the water blasts through and starts washing the flames away. Some are stunned, asking who started all these fires in the first place, while others scream as the flood sweeps them along. The page shows the scale of the rescue: this is not a bucket brigade or a small sprinkler, but enough water from Zunesha's bath to course through Onigashima's interior and fight the blaze everywhere at once. The fire that seemed unbeatable moments earlier finally meets an answer large enough to matter.

The flood spreads to every corner of the castle, and Jinbe urges it onward, saying, "Go! Flood every corner... of the castle!!" The water rushes through floors and hallways, and people plead that it not be too late. On the first floor, Killer tells others that this is the least they can do for Kid and Law, and the group realizes that everything is suddenly flooding. The same water that terrifies people at first becomes salvation, with fighters shouting that they are saved. The page shows the practical payoff of Raizo and Jinbe's plan: by pushing the water through the structure, they turn a floating inferno into something survivable.

Above the castle, Yamato sees that Kaido is still alive and tells Momonosuke to hurry. Momonosuke realizes Kaido is at his limit and will not be able to sustain his flame clouds much longer. Yamato says it is up to Momonosuke now: he needs to make clouds strong enough to hold Onigashima, because that was always their only option. Momonosuke is shocked, but the logic is unavoidable. If Kaido's flame clouds disappear before Momonosuke can replace them, the entire island will fall onto the Flower Capital. The page shifts the rescue problem from fire inside the castle to gravity beneath it, placing the final responsibility for Wano's civilians in Momonosuke's hands.

Luffy rises above Kaido with lightning crackling around him and declares the looming disaster: "Onigashima... is about to fall!!" Kaido, still in dragon form, faces him as the battle continues and the island's unstable flame clouds swirl around them. The caption says the future is being taken into their own hands, and the final page emphasizes the two linked stakes of the climax: Luffy must defeat Kaido, while Momonosuke must create clouds strong enough to keep the island from crashing down. The bottom of the image includes a scan-site promotion, but the story content ends with Luffy's grim recognition that defeating Kaido alone is not enough if Onigashima falls first.

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