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Chapter 367: Sniper King

Arc: Water Seven · Saga: Water Seven Saga · Released:

Summary

The converted Sea Train Rocketman, carrying Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Chopper, Sanji (separately), the Franky Family and Kokoro’s group, charges into the towering Aqua Laguna wave. The Franky Family’s cannons can’t dent it, so Luffy (Gum-Gum Three-Hundred Pound Cannon) and Zoro (a “two times 108” / 216-count cannon) launch a combined blast that punches a hole clean through the wave — Rocketman bursts out the far side (“WE GOT THROUGH!!”) and rides on toward Puffing Tom. Sanji, ahead with Nami’s group, gets filled in by Den Den Mushi: Robin sacrificed herself to the government to keep the six of them safe. Luffy tells Sanji to “go ahead and tear things up,” and Sanji vows not to hold back. Franky pledges his help. Usopp, having quit the crew, agonizes that he can’t rejoin without shame — so he reappears in a mask and cape and declares himself a new ally: “MY NAME… IS SNIPER KING!” Aboard Puffing Tom, CP9’s on-board agents discover the criminals (Robin and Franky) have escaped their car; Nero attacks with “Metallic Star,” and Wanze is flagged in the kitchen car.

New reveals

• Usopp debuts the masked Sniper King persona (page 19) to fight alongside the crew without admitting he wants back in after quitting at Water Seven.
• Nero (page 18, “I found them!” / “Metallic Star!!” page 18) and Wanze (page 18, “Mr. Wanze… Car Four (kitchen)”) are named aboard Puffing Tom as the immediate on-board threat to the captured Robin/Franky.
• Rocketman cannot stop on its own and is “already going faster than the ship can handle” (page 14) — it can only push forward toward Puffing Tom.
• Robin sacrificed herself to the World Government specifically so the remaining six Straw Hats would be safe (pages 15–16): “She did it for all of us.”
• Luffy sends Sanji ahead alone to “tear things up” on the train; Sanji and Zoro both confirm they’ll hold nothing back after hearing Robin’s story (pages 12–13).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Luffy — fires Gum-Gum Three-Hundred Pound Cannon (page 6); tells Sanji “go ahead, tear things up” (page 12).
• Zoro — “two times 108” (216) cannon combined with Luffy’s (pages 6–9); vows not to hold back after Robin’s story (page 13).
• Sanji — ahead with Nami’s group; receives the situation by Den Den Mushi; “I won’t… hold back!” (pages 4, 12–13); first to recognize Sniper King is Usopp (page 19 lead-up).
• Nami — relays Robin’s story to Sanji by snail (page 12); urges Luffy not to be reckless.
• Usopp — agonizes over rejoining; debuts as Sniper King (pages 17–19).
• Franky — Franky Family cannon barrage on the wave (pages 3–4); pledges “I, Franky, master builder of the Franky Family… will lend you a hand” (page 16).
• Tony Tony Chopper — aboard Rocketman, reacting through the wave run.
• Nico Robin — referenced throughout (her sacrifice is the chapter’s emotional core); captive on Puffing Tom.
• Kokoro — drives/operates Rocketman; “we can’t stop on our own anymore!” (page 14).
• Chimney / Gonbe — aboard Rocketman.
• Nero — CP9 agent aboard Puffing Tom; “Metallic Star!!” (page 18). First appearance.
• Wanze — CP9-affiliated, kitchen car (Car Four), page 18. First appearance.
• Franky Family — manning Rocketman’s “custom cannon” (page 3).
• CP9 — guarding the captured criminals aboard Puffing Tom.
• Sea Train — Rocketman (the gun-mounted converted engine) and Puffing Tom (ahead). Rocketman first appears/named on-page.
• Aqua Laguna — the wave breached this chapter.

Notable panels

• Page 1 — Cover: “Ms. Golden Week’s Big Plan, A Baroque Reunion, Vol. 7: ‘Ink Washes Off in the Rain’” (Baroque Works cover-story serial).
• Page 3 — Franky Family fire the “Super Scrap Cannon!!” at Aqua Laguna; “Target: Aqua Laguna!” (Rocketman’s cannons established).
• Pages 6–9 — Zoro counts “216 = two times 108,” Luffy winds up “Gum-Gum… Three-Hundred Pound… Cannon!!”; combined blast.
• Page 10 — “HCONNK / WE GOT THROUGH!!” — Rocketman bursts through the wave.
• Page 12 — Luffy: “GO AHEAD. TEAR THINGS UP!!!”
• Pages 15–16 — Robin sacrificed herself “for all of us”; the others weep over her story.
• Page 16 — Franky pledges his help (“I, Franky, master builder of the Franky Family…”).
• Page 18 — Car Three / Car Four; Nero “I found them!” → “Metallic Star!!”; Wanze in the kitchen.
• Page 19 — Final splash: “MY NAME… IS SNIPER KING!” — Usopp’s masked persona debut.

Open questions raised

• Will the crew (especially Sanji and Luffy) play along with the obvious Sniper King disguise, and how long until Usopp formally rejoins?
• Who exactly are Nero and Wanze within CP9’s structure, and how strong are they relative to the full agents?
• Can Rocketman, unable to stop, safely intercept Puffing Tom — or will it crash into it?