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Chapter 1056: Cross Guild

Arc: Wano Country · Saga: Four Emperors (Yonko) · Released: 2022-08-01

Summary

In the recovering Flower Capital the gaunt Scabbards convalesce (Raizo, Shinobu) and Kin’emon — back from Kuri — learns Otsuru survived Okobore Town’s burning with a facial scar. On Wano’s behalf Inuarashi and Nekomamushi announce they will stay and serve Momonosuke as Kozuki samurai, naming Carrot the new ruler of Mokomo Dukedom (her heart “carries Pedro’s will”), with Wanda to help her. Momonosuke and Hiyori are then reunited with a relative thought dead: the blacksmith Tenguyama Hitetsu reveals himself as Kozuki Sukiyaki, Oden’s father and their grandfather, who had hidden behind the tengu mask; he asks to return to seclusion (“this era is yours to build”) and confirms that the Ancient Weapon Pluton lies in Wano — the very weapon whose blueprints Franky burned at Water 7, and which Oden once meant to unleash. Robin, overhearing, resolves to inform “a certain someone” (“first Poseidon, now this”). Days later Momonosuke, newly hailed as Shogun, searches the castle only to find the Straw Hats gone — they slipped away that morning without telling him or Kin’emon. At Tokage Port the alliance dissolves: Luffy, Law and Kid pick departure directions by a game (Luffy loses), and a newspaper unveils the Cross Guild — Buggy the “Genius Jester” fronting Crocodile and Mihawk, now bounty-hunting the Navy itself. Law reveals he copied Kaido’s Road Poneglyph (as the crews did with Big Mom’s), and the captains gird for the all-out war over the One Piece, hinging on finding “the man with the burn scar.” Yamato, atop the castle roof, declares the intent to leave and live the way Oden did.

New reveals

• Tenguyama Hitetsu is Kozuki Sukiyaki. The Amigasa blacksmith reveals himself as Oden’s father — Momonosuke and Hiyori’s grandfather — alive in the present day and hidden behind the tengu mask (pp.5–7). He asks to resume his seclusion (“this era is yours to build”) and offers only to teach.
• Pluton is in Wano. Sukiyaki confirms the Ancient Weapon Pluton — “which bears the name of a god,” the weapon Oden wanted to unleash — lies in the country; Luffy declines to want it (“Aah, I’m good!!”). Franky’s blueprint-burning at Water 7 is named on-page (p.7).
• Robin’s reaction: “First Poseidon, now this?! I gotta let a certain someone know about this!!!” — she will carry the Pluton news off the island (p.9).
• Momonosuke is Shogun of Wano, leading reconstruction funding from each domain; crowds hail him “Lord Shogun” (pp.9–10).
• The Mink leadership splits: Inuarashi and Nekomamushi stay in Wano as samurai of the Kozuki clan; Carrot is named the new ruler of Mokomo Dukedom (carrying Pedro’s will), with Wanda to assist (pp.4–5).
• Shinobu, aged/haggard by an “accident”, is drawn as a beautiful mature woman; Otama becomes her ninjutsu apprentice and vows to join Luffy’s crew next time (p.8).
• The alliance is over. Luffy, Kid and Law leave Wano as rivals; they pick directions by a game and Luffy loses (pp.12–13).
• The Cross Guild is unveiled by newspaper: Buggy the “Genius Jester” as figurehead, with Sir Crocodile and Dracule Mihawk; the company puts bounties on the Navy, leaving Marines fearing assassination by civilians (pp.14–15).
• Road Poneglyph rubbings: Law has copied Kaido’s Road Poneglyph (“the same thing we took off Big Mom’s general”); the captains will fight to take part in the all-out war over the One Piece, which hinges on “the man with the burn scar” (p.16).
• Yamato declares the resolve to leave Wano and “live the way Kozuki Oden did” (p.17).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Appearing: Kozuki Sukiyaki (= Kozuki Sukiyaki, revealed), Momonosuke, Kozuki Hiyori, Kin’emon, Shinobu, Raizo, Otama, Carrot (Mink), Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, Wanda, Luffy, Zoro, Nico Robin, Franky, Yamato, Trafalgar Law, Eustass Kid
• Depicted via newspaper / Cross Guild flag (not present in person): Buggy, Crocodile, Mihawk — Cross Guild
• Mentioned / referenced: Kozuki Oden (Pluton-unleasher; the late father), Otsuru (survived with a facial burn), Pedro (his will carried in Carrot’s heart), Kaido & Big Mom (the Road Poneglyphs taken off them), Ancient Weapons (Pluton, Poseidon), Road Poneglyph
• Locations: Flower Capital, Wano Country, Okobore Town (reported burned down), Kuri (Kin’emon returns from), Mokomo Dukedom / Zou (left to the young generation), Tokage Port, Udon; the Calm Belt + log-pose needle map (p.13)

Notable panels

• Page 1 — Title page “Chapter 1056: Cross Guild.” Cover side-story banner: “Germa 66’s Ahh… An Emotionless Excursion, Vol. 15: ‘Katakuri and Oven Arrive!!’” — Germa 66 figures with Charlotte Katakuri and Charlotte Oven arriving.
• Pages 5–7 — The Sukiyaki reveal: Momonosuke and Hiyori weep before their living grandfather; the tengu-mask line; “Pluton is in this country?!”
• Page 9 — Robin’s reaction panel: “First Poseidon, now this?!”
• Page 14 — Full-page Cross Guild jolly-roger splash: BUGGY (“The Genius Jester”) centered above SIR CROCODILE and DRACULE MIHAWK, over the “CROSS GUILD” wordmark. Restages the villain label-splash grammar as an organization debut — the figurehead-plus-flanking-lieutenants Arlong skeleton (Ch. 69) fused with the team-name-band ensemble tell (Germa, Revolutionary captains), in the ironic-inflation register (Buggy the figurehead over the genuinely powerful Crocodile/Mihawk). See Cross Guild Reveal Restages The Villain Label-Splash Grammar As An Organization Debut. (mirror)
• Page 17 — Yamato on the castle roof, declaring the resolve to live like Oden; final beat before “To be continued.”

Open questions raised

• Who is “the man with the burn scar,” and how does finding him advance the road to the One Piece?
• Who is the “certain someone” Robin intends to tell about Pluton?
• Will anyone move to claim the Pluton hidden in Wano now that its location is openly known to the reader (and to Robin)?
• How will the Cross Guild’s Marine-bounty scheme reshape the balance between pirates and the Navy?
• Will Yamato actually leave Wano to follow Oden’s path and reach Luffy’s crew?