Disclosures are made and intentions are set forth in this chapter.
Practice One Piece It was revealed last week that Luffy is indeed alive and intends to return to the battlefield and end his war against Kaido. Sanji steps up to fight Queen and Perospero after Chopper lets his feelings get better with him and the two prepare to finish off both him and the samurai. Nami’s Climate Baton seems to have gained the attention and face of the late Zeus. Luffy’s submerged body was discovered by the Heart Pirates, saving him from drowning. Trafalgar Law approached Captain Kid to suggest an alliance, and Yamato challenged Kaido to a duel, with the intention of severing their family ties for good.
Chapter 1016 begins with a festival taking place in the Flower Capital. Tenguyama explains that the Fire Festival is a time when people mourn and honor those who have passed away. Toko tells her whether her father, who was killed earlier, is looking down on her, to which Tenguyama assures her that he is watching over both her and the fate of the country. We then zoomed in on the looming Onigashima Island.
Above the celebratory townspeople, the battle rages on and we know the toll of the battle against Kaido and Big Mom. After the Waiters and Pleasures turn against the Queen, add 4,000 more troops to the Straw Hats, odds are 20,000 vs 7,000. One of the Marys, Bao Huang, announced that Momonosuke had fallen and was excited at the prospect of informing the samurai.
Meanwhile, Usopp and Nami learn that Zeus is not dead yet, instead his soul is now living on Climate Baton. Zeus explains that when Nami tried to give him more power just as Hera was about to eat souls, his soul was pushed into Baton. As he was excitedly telling Nami that he had been reincarnated, she cried, “Ew!! I don’t want an annoying talking weapon!” Zeus then recalled that Nami still forgave him for following Big Mom’s orders, but also said that he couldn’t get out of Baton without Big Mom’s power. The group finally made it onto the stage when Bao Huang was about to announce that Momonosuke was dead, causing her to stop midway.
Usopp was attacked from behind, and Ulti now had Tama in hand. She is very angry with the child, believing that Tama is manipulating all of her subordinates and even Big Mom to fight the Beast Pirates. Nami swung her Baton at Ulti, and Zeus transformed into the head of a mace, striking her in the head. He tells her that a large blast of lightning can send Ulti out since she is still weak against Big Mom’s attack, but Nami refuses until Tama dodges. Usopp uses her Green Star Sargasso attack to knock Tama out of the way, and Nami prepares for her Weather Egg attack. A cloud resembling Zeus forms, but explains that it’s technically different and that Nami should give it a new name, which she does: Fluff.
Zeus, still in the Climate Baton, describes himself as “Nami’s right hand man.” She unleashed an explosion of Lightning at Ulti, who was able to dodge it. Zeus was able to maneuver the attack to turn towards her and deal a powerful blow, and Ulti was once again out of the fray. She burned and smoked after the attack, and hit the floor with a loud thud.
Bao Huang, not realizing she was still in notification mode, exclaimed that Ulti had gone down and lamented that Page One had also fallen. “Two of the Tobi Roppo are out of the fight!!!” she exclaimed, not realizing that everyone on the island could hear her. Usopp realizes that she acts as a loud speaker and encourages Tama to inform the samurai. She called out to her people, which seemed to lift their spirits as they shouted “It’s her! It’s Master!”
The chapter ends with Kaido dimly seeing Yamato in his dragon form. Yamato reveals that he intends to set sail with Luffy, confirming that he plans to join the Straw Hat Pirates after the war against his father and Big Mom is over. Kaido declares that he will never leave Wano and encourages Yamato to become a shogun in the country, but he refuses. Yamato admits that he knows he can’t win, but he will do his best until Luffy returns to finish off Kaido. The final panel shows black lightning exploding above Onigashima, with Kaido declaring, “Don’t assume I’ll go easy on you, Yamato!!”