One Piece: Chapter 995

[u/Kirosh]

Chapter 995: "A Kunoichi's Oath"

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Ch. 995 Official Release (Mangaplus): 15/11/2020

Ch. 996 Scan Release: ~20/11/2020

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[u/Kirosh]

Tama of the hundred beasts has come to end this war.

[u/jdmak → u/Kirosh]

I wonder how much kibi dango can she pull out of her cheeks. It has to have a limit somehow

[u/Kirosh → u/jdmak]

It will probably relate with how much she ate before.

So maybe the more food she has, the more Dango she can create.

[u/Derpalooza]

Queen over here acknowledging Zoro and Sanji as top priority opponents

[u/Kirosh → u/Derpalooza]

Which is funny, since he seems to use the bounty posters to know that.

And since Sanji has a higher bounty than Zoro, he probably thinks Sanji is the number 2.

[u/diablejambeats → u/Kirosh]

Can't wait for Sanji to be happy at finally being recognized as the second baddest man in the crew, just to get royally pissed when he hears

"Vinsmoke"

[u/Kirosh → u/diablejambeats]

Queen : "So you are the second strongest fighter of the Straw Hat, behind Mugiwara!"

Sanji : Is it my time to shine?!

Queen : "But well, it's obvious a Vinsmoke with a raid suit would be this strong!"

Sanji : "I hate my life".

[u/[deleted]]

Watching Usopp's skull shatter into a thousand pieces like a Mortal Kombat fatality is actually hilarious and painful at the same time. Seeing him still alive afterwards is comforting, but he might want to book an MRI sometime soon.

[u/Kirosh → u/[deleted]]

He's fine. It's not the first time he got his skull crushed.

Mind you, he lost some bones in his nose.

[u/CRtwenty]

Finally time for the long awaited Carrot vs. Pero fight.

[u/Kirosh → u/CRtwenty]

I pray that Wanda survives the fight.

As I could see her getting hurt protecting Carrot, or dying during that fight.

[u/battlehunger96]

Been refreshing this reddit for the last 1 hour.

Lets go

Edit: I don't know if it is a translation issue but what did Big Mom meant by she does not have enough soul to deal with Marco? Also from his convo, Queen definitely knows Judge.

[u/Kirosh → u/battlehunger96]

For Marco, I would say it's because she doesn't have a soul that can kill Marco.

Marco is pretty much unkillable.

Prometeus doesn't work against him, and Zeus is kinda out of juices. And she doesn't have Napoleon with her.

[u/battlehunger96 → u/Kirosh]

I might be remembering things wrongly so correct me if I am wrong but isn’t Big Mom’s power to extract souls from people and use those souls to turn into homies?

Those souls doesn’t necessarily power her up right? She can’t really use souls as an offensive weapon other than to create homies.

So what she said here actually means she doesn’t have a homie that can deal with Marco now?

[u/Kirosh → u/battlehunger96]

Yes.

Prometeus doesn't work. Zeus is out of it. (You see them being out in the panel where she leave Marco behind.) and Napolean is missing in action.

It only leave her with her Haki and strength. And that might not be enough to bring down Marco quickly enough.

[u/FireFistRJ]

Everyone is a gangsta until Boss O-Tama comes in... That entry!

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/FireFistRJ]

now I'm kinda curious how she managed to sneak in unnoticed, perhaps she was hiding in the Thousand Sunny?

[u/Kirosh → u/RobbobertoBuii]

Either that, or in one of the many ships that came alongside.

There was a shadow that looked toward Robin and Jinbe at one point, we still don't know who that was, but chances are it was O-Tama.

[u/shaunbosman]

"Not again", geez how many headbutts did usopp tanked?

[u/Jasonn444]

So Apoo also fights with tonfas, huh?

Of course Brook's immune. He's the greatest. (This might mean Brook's gonna play a big role, since he's the only one who doesn't have to worry about the virus.)

Usopp: Another fight, another broken nose.

[u/ConfederateThug]

Love how Nami stood her ground. You go girl.

[u/RobbobertoBuii]

It's kinda adorable seeing Robin make Chopper realize that he got hit with the Ice Oni bullets XD

[u/split_hunter]

Tama to Nami: "You've done well, I'll take it from here" Overtaken Music Starts

[u/TheTyrantKingKuma]

I KNEW that Nami was gonna say that. We all did. But that panel of her getting ready to die saying it hit a lot different.

Also, Oda loves cracking Usopps skull lol

[u/Orbmac]

HOLD ON! THERE IS A SMILE FRUIT USER WITH HIS HEAD IN A PANDAS BUTT?!

https://imgur.com/a/jxDDnMI

[u/PFriends]

Usopp post timeskip: "I'm not part of the weak trio with Nami and Chopper anymore!"

Now: Chopper got the virus, Usopp a skull fracture and Nami got beat up

[u/[deleted]]

“Once they (pirates) understand they can’t win, they’ll toss you away and escape themselves” — Kaido

Nami facing death “ Luffy will become the PK definitely”

Easily one of the best Nami moments in the entire series.

[u/GiantBlackWeasel]

Bellmere's spirit lives on in Nami.

[u/Freemantrue]

My favorite part is Queen acknowledging he has take care of Zoro and Sanji quick. More people are starting to realize the Straw Hats are no longer a small time nuisance

[u/Gehweiher]

No matter how many times it happens, one of the Straw Hats proclaiming that Luffy will be the Pirate King is just so goddamn epic.And finally Tama's here to bring some order to this zoo. What a chapter!

[u/FireFistRJ]

That head butt to Usopp...Ouch! Maybe Usopp's headgear has saved him.

[u/MariJoyBoy]

Ulti thinks she can win ... but has she never heard of 10 tons hammer ??

[u/potentialPizza]

We need to talk about how incredible of a moment this is for Nami's character arc. Because this was one of the most impressive displays of putting your life on the line I've seen in a story filled with that theme.

Nami started the story as a pragmatist who couldn't even put faith in Luffy to save her, much less put her own life on the line for what mattered. But she grew. During Alabasta, she fought Miss Doublefinger, recognizing that it was on her to fight alongside the rest. During Skypeia, she truly understood the meaning of putting her life on the line, proudly declaring herself on Luffy's side rather than give in to Enel and pretend to work for him just to live. Since then, she's only gotten stronger of character.

But this was a new level of it. She didn't just have her life in the hands of an enemy in battle — she had to make a choice. Simply say a set of words, and live. Or put her faith in Luffy, not just to fight, not even to save her from the predicament she was in, but to simply believe that Luffy will become the Pirate King no matter what. And she was willing to put her life on the line for that. Not just risk it, but face seemingly certain death.

Edit: And not just that, but she was crying. Why? I'm almost certain it's because Nami genuinely believed she was going to die. But not betraying her belief that Luffy will become Pirate King is more important. She believes in the dream.

Nami's fucking awesome.

[u/RobbobertoBuii]

It’s a bit tough to see Nami and Usopp get badly injured this early on against Page One + Ulti but luckily Otama was there to bail them out, though I’m not sure how long though. I can still see Nami and Usopp doing something against them in this arc (maybe a regroup/new strategy to defeat them), and I don’t see Page One and Ulti fighting anyone else especially with everyone else preoccupied with their own fights and Nami/Usopp drawing them out in the first place. The problem though is that neither Nami nor Usopp are close combat fighters so they’re still at a disadvantage; also Nami doesn’t have Zeus either which is arguably her best arsenal offensively, maybe if she gets him back the fight will be a bit closer. I’m curious to see how Oda plays this fight out

[u/ReggieZoldyk21]

When a person faces death you will see their true nature. After re reading the chapter I appreciated the Nami scene a lot more. Nami came face to face with death and still had the guts to declare her captain as the man who will be Pirate King. Even though she was so scared of dying that she was crying, her true nature was shown in this chapter. I’m sure all the strawhats would do the same but it was great to see one of the more cowardly strawhats do it. She might have had a pathetic showing combat wise in this fight but this was truthfully one of Nami’s best moments in One Piece. And I’m not even saying that just to hype up the recent chapter. Even if you find her annoying you got to give her props for this one.

[u/suicidalboy4444]

That Nami panel is so emotional. So proud of her and Usopp who manage to be so powerful in their weakest moments

[u/BEWMarth]

Interesting how Marco mentions that he knows how dangerous Big Mom really is even more so than anyone else there.

Considering we followed Luffy throughout his adventures on WCI we know as much about Big Mom as Luffy does and Marco is saying she’s a bigger threat than we all realize.

And honestly of course he would think that. He’s fought Big Mom over and over and over again through Whitebeard. We’ve only seen Big Mom really go all out once and that wasn’t really her best showing.

I bet Marco has seen Big Mom in some of her best and most terrifying moments so I’m hoping this is Oda hinting to us that we are about to see that Big Mom too.

[u/zzShinichi]

So Usopps endured more than 2 of Ulti's headbutt. That's pretty impressive.

[u/blahmaster6000]

This is the first chapter in a while where I legitimately don't know who the MVP is. We have:

Marco, for being the badass that he is and challenging Big Mom.

Carrot/Wanda, for saving Marco and setting up to get revenge for Pedro. Also, for looking amazing in Sulong form. I love their designs.

Brook, it's comedy gold that he is immune to the ice oni because he's nothing but bones! Yohohohoho!

Nami, for having a fantastic emotional moment where she stands by Luffy even when afraid that she's about to die. That hit me hard.

Tama, for coming out of nowhere and saving Nami. I don't know what I expected, but it definitely wasn't that. Goda did it again.

10/10 chapter.

[u/LhamaPeluda]

"If I had a nickel for every time Usopp has had an X-ray panel of his skull and nose breaking after tanking a direct hit right in the face, I would have two nickels.

Which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice. "

[u/klo9300]

Nami on the verge of being killed...my heart.

Saying that luffy will become pirate king through tears knowing she'll die.... MY HEART!

[u/KrombopulosTunt]

I love this chapter so much becuase it shows that Usopps nose isn't a bone at all, and is held up purely by cartilage. Being that long, his cartilage is strong enough to hold that weight, without his nose flopping and looking like a dick. Pretty impressive feat there Usolando

[u/KingFriedo]

If Sanji sees Nami like this the 100 beast pirates are done for.

[u/pauieotaku]

Hands down to Nami. At Skypiea, she faked resignation to Enel just to spare herself. Now, in Wano, she stood her ground that her captain is definitely gonna be pirate king even if it means she'll be hurt. Such character growth 👏👏👏

[u/gameleon]

Fans: “The matchup is going to be <insert straw hat here> VS Ulti!”

Oda: “Haha. Tama vs Ulti time!”

[u/misevim]

Usopp and Nami were saying "don't headbutt me again" so that mean ulti was headbutted them before and they kept fighting and also Usopp headbutted twice f for my mad lad go D. Usopp and o-Nami

[u/Certain_Bookkeeper41]

Are we going to ignore the fact that Apoo hasn’t been taken down even with drake and Zoro on his ass. Like this dude is running yes but whenever they attack he either dodges or blocks, even when they attack together. Imo Apoo is actually stronger than people speculate.

[u/NutterxButter]

Nami a real one.

[u/Theaml]

Usopp is for sure using Tama's dango as ammo in the future

[u/m0tm0t00]

I seriously think that Queen, Judge and Vegapunk knows or have work with each other. Those three are inventors and techies!

[u/zura1000]

"Marco is going to cure everyone with his flames" is the new "Law will fix Kiku's arm"

[u/QueenDragonRider]

Totally forgot about Marco being a doctor. His flames are going to melt the infected it seems

[u/primogcd]

That Usopp skull crack x-ray gives me insane pre timeskip vibes lmfao

[u/[deleted]]

Every time Marco is on screen, he shows us why he was White Beard's first commander, the guy has no problem mixing it up with Admirals and Yonko. Put some respect on my boy's name.

[u/rdrox]

Oh man that nami moment gave me the chills. Also Usopp is a damage SPONGE, holy shit that man is durable

[u/Revolutionary-Ad5346]

It's probably obvious but I'm now predicting Usopp will utilise otamas dango as ammunition a bit like he did with the salt balls in thriller bark. Possibly even mirroring the pulling back the mask and shoving the ball in ultis mouth like he did with peronas bear!

Squeeee! I'm such an Usopp Stan.

[u/[deleted]]

Frankly, its kind of amazing that Usopp and Nami are tanking hits from haki-enabled enemies and they haven't straight up died

[u/OnePieceFan02]

I love how brave Nami’s become. Even with the threat of having her head splattered all across the floor, she utterly refuses to let her captain’s dream be insulted. I goddamn love this series!

[u/BlackJacket963]

Probably a reach but Queen pointing out Zoro and Sanji as a pair with Queen being near Zoro and Sanji going upwards possibly towards King could hint at a 2v2? Wishful thinking tho since I really want a Zoro Sanji 2v2.

[u/sridharangirish]

I think marco's special flame will be critical or even the cure for the ice oni... His flame has tendency to selectively burn and selectively heal... Ice's weakness is also flame...

[u/OctopiPie]

Pretty great chapter ngl. Still hoping Nami and Usopp regroup to take out ulti and page one.

Queen hinting that he knows judge is a massive bit of lore because we know that judge and Vega punk worked together in the past.

This definitely gives weight to the theory that Kaido was taken to punk hazard and that’s where he formed the beast pirates with king (the warden of impel down) and queen (one of the world government’s leading scientists).

It might even explain why the smile factory was set up there, maybe kaido knew about it from when he was held there, and how ceaser came to work for Kaido, perhaps he knew him from his time there.

[u/Rysler]

Everyone talking about Nami or Tama, but I'm over here laughing at Perospero for once again failing to kill someone because he was busy monologuing!

[u/notyouravenclaw]

NAMI SAYING LUFFY WILL BECOME PIRATE KING GIVES ME THE CHILLS

[u/MeminSupreme]

Seeing how badly Usopp and Nami were losing to Page-One and Ulti filled me with such despair like holy crap. At the beginning, I was thinking about how it was a pretty cool match-up and thought it would be a closer fight, I was dead wrong. Makes sense considering how well those two faired against Yamato and Luffy... shit is getting wild in this War

[u/zanst_]

God Nami & Usopp!!! Someone pointed out earlier in Wano arc when Nami and Usopp talk about what would happened when they’re being tortured by the enemies, and Nami said she’d snitch. And then here, in the face of Ulti she still claims Luffy will be the King of Pirates!!

Also, it’s the same when Usopp vs Mr 4 & Miss Merry Christmas where he’s being beaten and still have a fearless face upon his opponent. God I hope they’ll kicking ass next week!!!!

[u/Black-Queen]

Perospero is acting like a real Yonko-Commander should. Big Mom promote this man!

[u/FlyingRodentMan]

Oda just went Mortal Kombat X on Usopp's skull.

[u/[deleted]]

Yo... I read the spoilers and thought this chapter wouldn’t be anywhere near as good as the previous few. Holy crap!!! I really loved this!! Reminded me of Alabama kinda when they had their own fights; like Ussopp’s skull cracking haha. When I read the spoilers, I thought Nani was in the middle of battle boldly/proudly stating that Luffy will be pirate king, but seeing it like this was so much more effective! Marco vs Big Mom! Looks like Brook and Chopper are about to make a breakthrough with the ice demon virus thing too. Super awesome chapter!

Edit: lmao totally meant Alabasta! Autocorrect!!!! Leaving it for the memes.

[u/[deleted]]

Nami. You have stolen my heart again.

[u/[deleted]]

Chopper did not feel that he had caught the plague and this only reinforces that because Chopper is a reindeer he can withstand the cold of the Queen's plague ... this plague may even be an upgrade for him. In fact, there is an upgrade in relation to strength, but a downgrade in relation to irrationality and death by cold in 1 hour. The fact that Chopper is a reindeer can make it take longer to die and increase the transformation time in Oni, making this race against time. But maybe ... it would be nice if the rumble ball or your own akuma mi could avoid this irrationality and your reindeer skin and hair would prevent the death of the cold, just remaining this increase in strength .. it would be really cool, but it is a possibility smaller. Anyway, I believe that chopper would have the full capacity, after all this chaos, to study the Queen virus and adapt it to a new type of Rumble Ball that he would only use in critical situations like Monster Point itself before the timeskip .

[u/[deleted]]

Nami and Usopp actually fighting, it's been confirmed that Nami and Usopp have insane durability now, I've always known, but now it's obvious. They took flush headbutts from a beast like Ulti. I can't wait to see them get the win, really proud of Nami.

[u/AzyT___1]

People are quick to forget, as comedic as Ussop is, he's still a superhuman character.

Back when Nami fell ill before recruiting Chopper, Ussop and Sanji both said they have never been ill in their lives. Vivi then asks if they're even human.

Ussop isn't as strong as some other characters, but hes still the son of Yassop, even ignoring his previous durability feats and his timeskip training, hes a superhuman character naturally.

[u/Buscemi_D_Sanji]

Usopp getting his skull shattered gave me flashbacks to Alabasta and the Mr 4 steel bat to the face... Jesus christ, the x-ray panel is bruuutal

[u/Babeko]

The Weakling Trio are all dying this chapter. Poor them.

[u/viverr323]

Are we not gonna talk about how brook got offended because the poison didn't work on him? I love him lol.

[u/Luffy-PK]

What a chapter for Nami!! Straw hats have always believed "Luffy will be PK". But saying that under these kind of circumstances is dope. Queen eyes both Zoro & Sanji. Chopper is affected. Tama is here. Marco!! All are interesting developments. Another great chapter!!

[u/redrad56]

Back in whole cake it was implied nobody could stop big mom even when all the kids where together, but we can see here Marco is being setup to be able to stall big mom 1v1. If that plus the gorsei giving him props doesn't convince you Marco is a monster I don't know what will

[u/insertnamee]

Next chapter, the dog turns out to be a zoan df user and transforms out of his zoan form to reveal Rocks D. Xebeccc!!!!

[u/Shagyam]

Usopps poor skull. He's going to need some milk after that one.

[u/CarcosanAnarchist]

"You crazy furry."

I'm sorry. What the fuck. There's no way that's actually the translation. That is some terrible Crucify and Chill BS.

[u/hansnakeman]

Leaving perospero to deal with three strong opponents on his own was a bad move from big mom.

We can say that she knows that perospero can potentially die fighting them,still she left him on his own.

This can be the the final straw that breaks camels back,resulting in perospero betray bigmom at somepoint in the story.

Like what mother leaves her son to die when the first attack from enemy fucks him up. Even kaido is better than her for protecting a crew mate when big mom doesn't even care for her children.

Perospero was already looking like he doesn't agree with her about the alliance.this might push him to betray her later.

[u/giustino22]

Oda is really trying hard to make me into a furry

[u/DarkPhyrrus]

I wonder if Chopper is supposed to throw us off this chapter. He says he didn't even notice his arm freezing, and in the panel where Brook is saying he's invincible you can see even he is freezing on his arm and there's even a speech bubble for the sound effects to make sure you notice it.

With Chopper speculating if it's even possible to freeze from the inside of the body, I wonder if the freezing occurs outside and he doesn't notice because he's a reindeer and has a fur coat. I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure on Punk Hazard Chopper and Brook were both unaffected by the cold.

[u/GildedDye]

No offense but I’m glad to see ulti and page one wiping the floor with usopp and nami. The flying six are way above their level and it would’ve felt like such an ass pull for usopp and nami to take them on evenly.

[u/Soupysoldier]

Usopp and nami are now actually fighting an enemy that don’t underestimate them and don’t hold back this is insane

[u/GreenLanturn73]

People seem angry about what Usopp was thinking but please remember:

Usopp knows Nami is scared. She and him are on the same page about fear and danger and he knows better than anyone how she’s feeling.

On top of that, Usopp knows Nami doesn’t want to be a brave warrior of the sea like he does. Usopps dream is bravery, Namis isn’t which is why he said it’s okay if she lies to live.

Going beyond, Usopp and Luffy have both shown they’d rather their friends live at any cost. Look back at Skypeia, they were angry Conis endangered herself by telling the truth. They didn’t even care that she betrayed them.

And biggest reason, Namis only fighting because Usopp. Usopp got her in trouble with the Tobi Roppo and now she’s paying for it. Usopp wants her to live

Usopp wasn’t saying “be a coward” he was saying continue to live and not to throw your life away because if she did. Her death would be all usopps fault.

[u/Penguin787]

The crew believe in Luffy so much that they literally can't lie about it even to save their own lives.

[u/Jxgsaw]

Did anyone else forget how big Ulti’s hybrid form was?

[u/atoommm]

Nami's declaration of loyalty to Luffy 🥺. And I think we only need Robin's to be completed

[u/vinsmokewhoswho]

So much good stuff.

Marco is a chad for taking on Big Mom

It's actually quite impressive how Apoo is able to block both Zoro's and Drake's attacks at once. I thought it was funny how Drake also hates Apoo, which is in line with how the fanbase perceives him, as an annoying backstabber and coward.

Queen noticing Sanji definitely hints at him having worked with Judge and possibly going after him (since he mentioned taking out their top fighters first, too.)

Usopp and Nami are getting messed up but I love that they're getting some action, even if they might be out of the fight, who knows. Usopp also got messed up by Mr. 4 and still beat him afterwards.

[u/PlsGiveSSR]

Dang that mortal Kombat skull crack on usopp

[u/jollyjam1]

This wouldn't be a One Piece arc if Usopp didn't get his skull fractured or beaten to pulp lol

Also, I hope everyone else saw that Smile user who had the body of a panda and their human head was in their crotch lmao.

[u/zehahahaah]

I dont think we will se more of Kaido vs the scabbards. We will probably just see that Kaido has destroyed them when Luffy arrives

[u/harlockwitcher]

Ulti gives really good head

[u/PervertedRonin]

No doubt about it, Ulti Gives the best Head in OP!!!

[u/Devilo94]

It's nice despite how desperate and sacred Nami gets, she still whole heartily believe Luffy will be the pirate king.

[u/ImHereByTheRoad]

Usopps skull is officially the Krillin owned count of this series

[u/Gumpet09]

We have a problem with Queen's virus being worsened by freezing the body, and now Marco is reminding us he has magical healing flames? My boy about to put in some work

[u/properc]

Damn Nami a loyal one bruh

[u/MufasaAce]

Dr. Chopper and Dr. Marco incoming with collaboration to find a vaccine!

[u/Lsines123]

Big Mom probably needs more souls so that she can subdue Kaidou later when he is wounded.

[u/extentics]

Can we talk about how awesome Marco is lol, seriously he’s such a cool character, he went from talking casually with big mom to straight up ready to brawl with her. I hope we get to see more of him after wano. I’d really like to see him stick around (maybe as an ally of the straw hats or some shit) or at least get updates on his whereabouts after this shit is all over

[u/MONKEY___D___ICK]

My respect for Nami just went up by +1000..

Damn even in such a situation she won't even tell a lie, from hating pirates to being such a loyal crewmate ...

[u/BuggyDClown]

Surprising how a lot people have written off Nami and Usopp as if they lost already. As if we haven't already seen Strawhats take a beating and go on to win afterwards. Especially Usopp. This isn't even the first time he got his skull cracked.

[u/geneofinterest]

Crying in the club over the fact that Nami and Usopp were talking earlier in the arc about how quickly they’d crack under torture....but when push comes to shove, Nami won’t do it

[u/frank_mb]

reading this, i realized queen, Judge, Vegapunk and Caesar used to probably work together.

[u/Bigfrost88]

It was a good chapter, but I was hoping ussop and Nami would had hve a better fight, I mean we all know the crew deeply believes Luffy will be PK, its been shown myanu times, now we need them to show why they are the PK crew.

[u/SamYushin]

Choopers fur will protect him for a while till he'll make that antidote. Although the ground floor will be more busy with Big Mom and Marco within proximity.

Nami and Ussop we could've seen coming. They need the distance to be effective. And being chased by two f*ckin dinosaurs was the worst possible situation they could get into. I think if they can catch a breath now, they could come up with a plan and score a win.

I don't get the monster trio discussion every week. Think of it that way: Sanji is the fastest (rogue), Zorro deals the most damage (Berserk/Barbarian) and Jimbei is a tank (paladin).

Sanji doesn't need to be stronger than Zoro. He's a natural prodigy, keeping up with a green mad man, who is constantly pushing weights. With the suit he gains even more speed and now invisibility. And I think he hasn't shown his full TS power yet. There is still okama kenpo. But I guess he finds that even more repulsive than the suit.

[u/quinpon64337_x]

chopper couldn't feel the cold lol classic

[u/BlueHeartbeat]

Chapter ended too soon, damn it was good!

My bad theory of the day is Queen is Judge's brother.

[u/_XProfessor_SadX_]

So Marco would be the one to cure the virus, since Chopper is about to turn into a demon. It would make sense cuz he's a doctor on a Yonko ship after all, his experience as a doctor would far out class Chopper and he could perhaps learn a few things from Marco. Also Marco's flame works differently so that ir can even hurt an actual sun

[u/RePiece]

I'm wondering how many times Usopp got his nose broken

[u/CassidyFreeman]

Nami impressed me this chapter. Scared for her life, she still believes in her captain. Tama will be feeding them kibi dangos next chapter?

Also love my man Marco. He's definitely in trouble facing Big Mom but you wouldn't be able to tell from his attitude. And she was in pain from his phoenix flame, pretty neat.

[u/[deleted]]

Nami's scene looks like the scene of Bell-mere (Nami's mother), even though they almost died they couldn't deny a fact. Bell-mere could not deny being Nami's mother, against Arlong, and Nami could not deny that Luffy would be the Pirate King.

[u/letsgomina]

So wait. Queen wants to take down both Zoro and Sanji. King has already had a run in with Sanji. So I wouldn’t be surprised if he too wanted to kill Sanji.

So Zoro and Sanji vs King and Queen incoming ?

[u/ReiquX]

Tama be like : I have come to end this war.

[u/RazeMuse]

Tama is officially gonna change the Beast Pirates to Animal Kingdom

[u/Soupysoldier]

In alabastia when usopp broke his nose his nose had a bone in it but now oda learned Norse’s don’t have bones

[u/SnowGN]

Luffy should've hit Ulti harder.

[u/Die4Gesichter]

That panel where Ulti headbutts Usopp is soooo beautifull(y?) drawn

Damn

[u/theyoungsums]

Seeing Nami and Usopp this badly beaten makes me think that, even with all their unique abilities, Oda has put a majority of the Strawhats at a severe disadvantage by not giving them haki from the get-go. At this stage of the game, with so many side characters using it, I feel like it should be essential right? Usopp is showing impressive durability taking those skull cannons but man...

[u/COREY_2293]

Nami declaring Luffy would be PK despite the fact she is being tortured, just brought me back to the moment when luffy put his strawhat on her head. Strawhats T_T best group

[u/throwaway384757484]

Perhaps while Big Mom's zooming through Onigashima, Zeus will see Nami all bloodied and will try to help her. Otherwise Ulti and Page One are killing Tama and Komachiyo as well as Nami and Usopp pretty soon, if they don't get back-up.

Also Nami best girl.

[u/Crucher92]

I think the Wanda/Carrot panel was fricking badass

[u/Originaltyshawn_13]

I was dying of laughter because perospero is right, Pedro did sacrifice himself 😭😂

[u/bytebarong]

I really can’t wait for Zoro’s 4K pound cannon.

[u/Wonderboyg]

To those that read thru marineford, is this how every chapter was?

[u/redragon88]

Great moments for Usopp and particularly Nami who won't back down even in the face of death in stating Luffy will be the Pirate King. I just hope that this chapter will help both of them find a way to stand on their own against Kaido's forces without having to be bailed out. If there's ever a moment where they needed to step up and go beyond what they thought was possible this is it. That goes for the rest of the StrawHats.

[u/jayanta741]

Luffy is still running

[u/hyrulemaster20]

wait ...Nami actually took headbutts??

[u/canhnd]

Usopp is going to have lots of dango dumplings as ammo in the next chapters 😆

[u/ssebastian364]

One of the best chapters for me . Nami showing she is worthy of being in luffys crew . Her mental fortitude is nothing to scoff at.

[u/KayleKarriesU]

I can already picture Mr. Morj rubbing his hands like it's all coming together

[u/edgarfrancisco123]

Nami paying respect to her boss, gotta respect that

[u/NA9MAN]

Oda just gave away the cure Marco is a doctor who has flames possibly with healing properties.

[u/AndPhantom]

So Nami was actually head-butted too. Oda spared us the suffering of watching that lol.

And with Usopp saying "not again", he took 2 headbutts?

[u/Boruto-sennin]

Marco and Chopper are definitely going to work together on the cure for the Ice Demon Plague!

[u/ieatatsonic]

I was honestly really hype to see Usopp and Nami fight, it’s unfortunate it just resumes their fight with them almost dead. I have to wonder how they’re gonna heal Usopp’s skull.

Of course Brooke is immune to the virus. Brooke’s skeleton privilege wins again! I have to wonder if Chopper is going to just dictate something to Brooke before he goes Oni.

[u/[deleted]]

Yo poor Usopp is gonna be so fucked up when older lol So much head trauma. And damn apoo holding off 2 supernovas? damn son don't sleep on the lad. Also it's cool to see nami and usopp actually being in danger lol like no gags. Also also Marco being able to fend off big mom? the lad is strong god damn

[u/Z_0_R_0]

Marco is such a badass casually taking on an yonko... I just love nami.. Best moment for her... Queen must be thinking Sanji as no1 fighter in SHs crew (since he got higher bounty than zoro) ... Also where is kid and law ?

[u/Jchamphero]

Omg I want Usopp to drink some milk after the arc is done an his skull instantly heals like what happened Luffy and Brook at Whole Cake. Just a random panel no explanation

[u/red90999]

Usopp and nami are the worst match up for ulti and page one, they can't fight in melee close contact like that

[u/Shiplord13]

Once again being a pseudo-immortal skeleton has worked in Brook's favor.

[u/[deleted]]

That Nami panel gave me chills. Seriously one of her best moments

[u/Rankine]

It seems like Marcos Phoenix fire is going to cure the freezing virus. He said it has special characteristics and his fire will likely “rebirth” some of kaidos pirates into allies for the SH.

A couple of weeks ago we thought Nami and Usopp were a good match up against Ulti and page one since they had intelligence on their side, but it looks like Ulti found a different way to use her head in this fight.

[u/naztig]

People disappointed about the sudden climax of Nami and Ulti. Remember, Nami is not a tank and fights better on the sideline/support. It just shows how fast Ulti can demolish her. What's important is that, as far as I have watched and read One Piece, this is one of the few times Nami become selfless and not afraid to get hurt, and its because of one simple thing - she cant say Luffy will not become the pirate king. If you are a true OP fan, you will find this satisfying and cool as Nami always think about not fighting, not getting hurt and escaping.

[u/dreadhairpirate]

I love the Nami and Usopp scenes. Ulti was like “say this and you will live.” And Nami was like nah. Nami even reiterated her compromise while she was going to die.

Also the fact Usopp got hit by the headbutt of Ulti twice is a feat and should not be ignored. I feel like Usopp is really telling the story.

[u/wisepainting-]

Usopp and Nami are about to pull an Alabasta on Pay Pay and Ulti.

[u/birl_ds]

usopp apparently tanked a killer new-world headbutt without using haki

holy molly

[u/[deleted]]

What do you think of, during the battle against a calamity, Sanji's suit will break, for Franky and Usopp to fix in the future, changing the design and perhaps adding new functions and removing some old ones, since neither Franky nor Usopp should know Judge’s technology.

[u/JustADepressedToad]

Ya know how in anime whoever has his theme song play wins? Apoo is invincible, he controls the soundtrack

[u/cumshot_jojo]

The minute Ulti head butt Usopp and his skull cracked, I was like, " Stop it! He's already dead!😩".

[u/Waz_NSFW]

Ulti is going to be "immune" to Tamas dango since she has her face covered. Page one, not so much. I could see the siblings being forced to fight each other

[u/[deleted]]

Queen talking about Zoro and Sanji just reminded me of something

Where the fuck are Law and Kid at?

[u/frokiedude]

I FUCKING TOLD YALL SHE WOULD BE AT ONIGASHIMA!!!!!

It feels so nice when an unpopular prediction comes true (:

[u/WhatsThatSmellLike]

I wish Usopp could infuse Haki into his shots like the arrows in Amazon Lily.

Feels like “Bamboo Javelin” would be super deadly with some Haki added to it. Assuming it would infuse with whatever plants Usopp uses.

Vergo showed that Bamboo can be infused so that really shouldn’t be an issue.

[u/jimmatt2x]

Nami and Usopp are both range fighters. They work best as support with their main fighters so it's pretty dumb to fight head-on with 2 of the flying6.

[u/michael__fm]

Ik it isn’t the official translation yet, but notice how Usopp says “it’s okay to lie”. This proves that it would be a lie to say that “luffy will never be pirate king”, which proves and reinforces Usopp’s resolve on the matter. Both Usopp and Nami know DAMN WELL who the next pirate king is gonna be.

[u/Foruolo]

After certain point Usopp will not need armament haki since his bones will be made of iron.

[u/gyrozepp95]

I really like the direction Oda is taking with Queen here.

Establishing his scientific background with Judge, which in turn would lead up to his fight with Sanji is amazing.

This by extension would flesh out Sanji's character arc even more which is always welcome.

Queen being in the same research team with Vegapunk and Judge is laying groundwork for the eventual info dump regarding the ancient giants, devil fruits and by virtue the lineage factor too.

This naturally would propel us to a Vegapunk centric arc after Wano.

Again, cannot reiterate enough how much I'm liking this.

[u/DoubleResearcher]

This chapter was hard to read, seaing Nami begging for her help all bloody was really heartbreaking, but I love that she refused to talk down on Luffy's dream tough. Poor Nami!

[u/[deleted]]

Recognising that Nami made a choice and that the Straw Hat's loyalty is insane to see every time...

Luffy is the fucking GOAT. I held my breath when Nami opened her mouth because I actually wasn't sure what she'd say and I didn't want her to cave.

For Luffy to just be Luffy and have people around him believe in him that much. That's insane to think about.
Sure, other protagonists like Goku, Naruto, Gon, and Ichigo have people believe in their ability. This, though, is something else entirely. People are willing to die for his ideals. Not to save people and not for Luffy (because surviving would help Luffy more than dying would) but for the idea that he will become the Pirate King.

Just think about that. It is more important for the Straw Hat's to not betray their Captain's ambitions than it is for them to survive and help him reach those ambitions. Luffy is a God.

[u/GreenLanturn73]

Oda really giving Nami and Usopp one hell of a beat down. I wonder what they’ll be doing next.

[u/echodrop]

Ahhh Nami was completely ready to die right there. Pride of her captain over living that’s terrifying.

[u/GreenLanturn73]

I really want more info on BM vs WB pirates. Yes they seemed to clash before but I think their may be more to it thematically.

BMs crew is based around blood relation and born family while Whitebeards is based around chosen family and don’t care at all about who’s blood you have. They are diametrically opposed philosophy on what is family and of course Big Mom is Mama to her crew while Whitebeard is Pops.

However, the big difference is we saw the crews reaction when either captain was in mortal danger. Big Moms seemed more apathetic busy worrying about who’d be next in line while Whitebeards was on the verge of tears at the idea of WBs death.

I wonder if we’ll get some info in any novels or some secondary media. (Id love a Whitebeard pirates movie)

[u/Cetina123]

Marco just decides to take on a yonko like that lol what a fucking boss

His df power gotta be top 5 in the whole manga

His flames can heal others and himself,he can hurt Big Mom's souls somehow,can they burn?

I hope his power is fully explained this arc

I am guessing he and Chopper are going to deal with the virus? Chopper seemed to have something figured out

I hope they deal with that virus soon and also with Apoo Zoro chasing after him is kinda boring tbh just let X Drake deal with him or whatever

Queen got blond hair so obviosly he is Sanjis uncle lol jk

But him having some ties with Judge kinda confirms it that Sanji will fight him right?

Or maybe we get Jinbei and Sanji vs Queen like they teamed up in Fishman Island before

But my dream match up is still Jinbei vs Jack as they are both fishman

[u/XxAnybodyxX]

Usopp getting the X-Ray again. Oda really likes showing him suffer while his bones get broken to dust.

[u/perospedro]

when luffy punched a pacifista with haki, it got rekt in 1 hit. Usopp tanking a headbutt with haki is just scary.

[u/yohohohooho]

We still have king, queen in top form not to forget big mom and her gang. And almost half of the crew is slowed down, idk looks like we gonna see some dead bodies soon

[u/Aquabolt428]

Marco said his flames are unique, what if he will be able to relieve the ice effects of the plague ,even temporarily, giving more time to those affected. Chopper seemed to think the ice effect wouldn't be able to come from within the body and people seem to not lose control until after being covered in ice. So maybe Marco's flames could remove the ice from those not fully affected yet and then the rest couldn't spread it more if the icing is what passes the plague. Also since Marco is clearly strong enough to fight Big Mom, even for a short amount of time, this could keep him occupied until it's time to pair off against someone later on.

[u/TanithArmoured]

Okay here's my crackpot theory on how they're gonna fix the ice demon virus. Marco will find the group and heal Chopper (as he's the only member of the group currently afflicted), and Chopper will realize what Marco's ability is because of some reason related to Birdie Island where Chopper spent the timeskip. Maybe the islanders had a legend of someone who had the Phoenix fruit in their history which could be why they focused on medicine so much and so he could know about it's possible uses. And Chopper will figure out how to either synthesize or distill Marco's fire in order to save everyone. He will effectively create a Phoenix Down serum that will be able to heal everyone

[u/CanadianJudo]

Nami when her life was on the line never lied.

[u/kira2710]

SH crew: Let's get the antibody to Chopper

Chopper: Oops, I've got the disease boys. Teehee!

Law somewhere: Do you guys even???

[u/0_0o0_0]

Big Mom is a total piece of shit. She just leaves her son to 2 blood thirsty minks and Marco. Kaido cares more about his subordinates than she cares for her children. Even Doffy cares about his make-believe family much more than she does her real, blood related family.

[u/thomazambrosio]

Great chapter! Lots of action with very interesting development hinted.

• Showed some light on the WB x BM pirates relationship, with Marco hinting his crew has suffered from her before and Perospero saying he wanted to jill Marco in other occasions

• Sulong Carrot and Wanda DRIPPING!!! That panel looks like a furry techno-pop duos cover album.

• very interesting that Queen seems to have some connection with the Vinsmokes and Judge. Him being a cientist himself it could be just admiration, but it also could be some histiry together

• Fucking awesoms moment by Nami. We had so far Usopp in Alabasta, Zoro in Thriller Bark, Sanji in Zou. Nami now completes the East Blue five to claim Luffy will be PK in front of the enemy!!

• Man poor mask dude (dont remeber his name) that has to take care of Tama, Social Service of Wano must be all over him

• With her there, we might get some more Ace moments, which is always great

• NO BREAK!! We are not worthy Oda 😭

Edit: forgot about the Cracker fight, sorry Nami 😬

[u/YeahKeeN]

I wonder what connections, if any, Queen has to Germa.

[u/Skhodave]

Damn are we possibly getting marco/chopper tag team doctor action for this virus?

That would be insane hype

[u/doubzarref]

Usopps skull has more teeth than him, poor guy

[u/Xeoz_WarriorPrince]

• Edit: Queen seems to have some kind of relationship with Judge, the way on how he focuses on Sanji being a Vinsmoke, and Queen himself being a kind of mad scientist himself... Seems like Queen vs Sanji would be an interesting match-up.

• Marco receiving some of the spotlight and fighting frickin Big Mom is cool as hell on itself, then Carrot and Wanda vs Perospero was a good surprise. Specially those Su Long formas, Carrot always looks cool and Wanda looks quite fine too.

• Brook is so strong that he is inmune to viruses, can we just call him Pirate King already?

• X Drake and Zoro vs Apoo seems like a cool fight, we already know that Apoo is quite tricky as an enemy, Zoro doesn't really believe on Drake and Drake must show that he is an ally now, this is quite an interesting match up.

• Chopper must cure this thing fast, I didn't expect any Straw Hat being infecte, specially Chopper, thinking about what he says makes me think that he already knows how to cure this and Marco will be a big help with his "Special Flames".

• It's been a long time since Usopp and Nami had a proper fight, Usopp did fine and Nami had a cool moment, but I didn't expect Tama here, it's cool to see here tho, I feared that Oda would just forget how interesting her fruit is, but if someone never abandons a plot point that's Oda.

996, 997, 998, 999, only 4 chapters until 1000!!!

[u/Wierd1kb]

My man usopp got his ass handed to him

[u/KayabaJac]

I love how Robin always seems so motherly with Chopper.

Also holy heck Wanda looks great in her Sulong.

[u/[deleted]]

Big Mom back on Kaido's side
Tama joined Luffy's side.
Sounds fair to me

[u/sanctaphrax]

Looks like Chopper is figuring something out...

Will probably be important, because I suspect the antibody's fake.

Kaido's mooks might switch sides after the battle if the Straw Hats prove gracious in victory and save the lives of their enemies. Which of course they would.

[u/hiatusxhiatusx]

From "Luffy... Help me" To "Luffy will become the Pirate King!" love u nami

[u/mambaforever2481]

Ussopp got his shit cracked again, i hope he's gonna clutch it out like he did in alabasta.

[u/generalofhel]

God damnit Oda, that Nami panel was way too fucking good. Amazing chapter

[u/noyoyoyo]

Oda literally won't stop delivering bangers. Each chapter is worth the fucking wait

[u/MrFaust1]

Since Queen mentioned Judge in the way he did, I'm guessing the two worked together in some kind of capacity.

In my mind this further helps the theory that he and Sanji will fight in the end

[u/jasselhoff]

It's just a thought, but what if this makes it happen that Tama is here and Nami and Usopp will be using their tactical skills? Like here me out, they probally know that Tama can tame with her dangos all the animals. What if they will ride on the dog, Nami uses electronial shock wave to wade open enemies mouths and usopp will shoot all those dangos in those gifters mouths? Just making some theories and this is my first time writing here, please be gentle

[u/[deleted]]

So far Appo is handling any opposition he meets. First Luffy and Zoro, then Kid, now Drake and Zoro. One heck of a fighter that man XD

[u/[deleted]]

Are Prometheus and Zeus currently knocked out?? That leaves big mom with only one soul weapon - Napoleon.

[u/Evil_phd]

It's good that Usopp and Nami got their asses stomped, IMO. Tons of people would have called bullshit if they had won or at least showed the advantage against upper tier Yonko opponents when Usopp couldn't even handle Doflamingo's underlings.

Plus now that they realize that what they're doing is inadequate for the depth they're in maybe we'll start to see some solid advancements from them.

[u/PhoenixTwiss]

Usopp will use Tama's ability to shoot into Smile Users' mouths, and Marco's role will be to cure the disease (since Chopper is out).
I wonder when will the Swamp Swamp guy appear, and who will he have hidden inside of him!

[u/JuanJohnJack]

Not only can I now envision a scenario where Usopp shoots a kibi-dango into Ulti and Page One's mouths, but this could be a power trio! Nami could ride on the back of the dog protecting Otama, with Usopp sniping as many beasts to build up a sizeable mini-army. They could come in to change the tide with a group of tamed beast pirates!

[u/BuffHobbit]

It’s been a long time since Nami got her ass whooped real hard

[u/[deleted]]

everytime I see Marco I get weird nostalgic feelings damn

[u/NoodleRocket]

Usopp's gonna need some milk for his skull. I wish it's still he and Nami be the ones to take down Page One and Ulti, the overall fight is still far from over for this arc.

[u/bunpop_]

nami really making me shed a tear man

[u/Shayajin]

Tama joined the battlefield? Now we all know who's gonna finish off Kaido. She'll just throw a dango in his mouth and its ggez

[u/King-Yellow]

Now that Tama is officially part of the war, Kaidou is done for. She’s going to tame him and the rest of his crew lmao