Summary:
With their battle now resumed, Kaidou says that he was sure Luffy died, to which the latter agrees. He watches Luffy bounce off the ground repeatedly and deduces that he has awakened his Paramecia Devil Fruit as it is able to turn those around him into rubber. However, he notes that something is not right, as Luffy’s transformation should be more like a Zoan user. Kaidou pounces on Luffy and tries to swallow him, but Luffy swings around his guts before using Gomu Gomu no Fusen to expand not only his body, but Kaidou’s as well. Watching the battle from afar, Yamato and Momonosuke are confused by what they see and wonder if Kaido’s fattening is just one of his forms. As Kaidou becomes frustrated with his body taking on the properties of rubber, Luffy sees two lights from inside him, which turn out to be his eyes, and grabs them to latch onto his nose before using the Gomu Gomu no Dasshutsu Missile to freed himself from the Kaidou’s. body. He then begins to deflate, which sends him into the clouds and reappears in giant size by using Gomu Gomu no Gigant, much to everyone’s surprise. Kaidou bites Luffy again, but Luffy, taking advantage of his size and snake form, uses Gomu Gomu no Nawatobi to use Kaidou’s body as a jump rope.
As they descend back to the roof, Kaidou fires another Bolo Breath at Luffy, which hits him directly and causes him to fall again. However, Luffy gets frustrated and starts spinning his legs so fast that he is able to run through the air and return to the roof. As he prepares for another attack, Kaidou hits Kosanze Ragnaraku on him, sending Luffy’s head crashing through the ground and into the lower floors, much to everyone’s shock. He pulls himself back up to the roof and begins to return to normal, showing that he is becoming extremely tired and visibly aging after using the Gear 5. Kaidou assures him that he can die and someone will share the story of his fight, but Luffy refuses, saying that after death all that will be left is bones. Yamato and Momonosuke see that it is indeed Luffy, but his hair and clothes have turned white, making him hard to recognize.
As Luffy prepares to reactivate the Gear 5, he remembers several people he made promises to or owes to, such as Momonosuke, Tama, Kin’emon, and Pedro. Kaidou tells Luffy to be careful or he will die, but Luffy refuses to fear death and tells his heart to start beating louder, allowing him to reactivate Gear 5. He is suddenly hit by Kaidou’s Hassaikai again, but this time his head wraps around the weapon and her spikes, causing her to take on a sickle shape. He starts to run away in pain, but another blow from Kaidou knocks him to the ground. Luffy uses the ground as a springboard to launch himself back up and to the rock formation from which he launched himself again to return to his normal size. Kaidou, still trying to understand Luffy’s new fighting style, watches as Luffy approaches him, arms spinning like helicopter blades. Luffy punches Kaidou that seemingly goes through his head before knocking him to the ground, remarking how much fun it is.