In the Forest of Death, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are recovering from Orochimaru's attack when they're attacked by Orochimaru's Sound Ninja and at the same time, Sasuke is fighting the force implanted in him by Orochimaru's curse.

Dorry the Giant launches an attack on Luffy and crew, assuming they are the ones who gave him exploding ale. He's defeated by the rubbery power of the Gum Gum Rocket, but there's still one question: Luffy didn't do it, so who slipped Dorry the ale?

"Avalanche! Luffy and Sanji surf a tree down a mountain on a fast-moving wave of snow and just avoid being buried alive. But then the demented King Wapol suddenly appears and orders Luffy and Sanji's deaths. With no time to lose, Luffy evades their attacks. Then out of the blue, an unlikely friend comes to his rescue! A friend who was just trying to kill him only hours before"--Page 4 of cover

Morphing out of control, a stronger-than-ever Naruto turns on his own teammates. Orochinaru triggers a frightening change in Naruto and revelas a sinister plot that has been the death of far more people than anyone knew.

Luffy and pals are headed for the fabled Rainbase, the city of dreams. There they accidentally attract the unwanted attention of the Baroque Works security as well as their old "pal" Captain Smoker! While beating a hasty retreat from both, Ms. All Sunday invites the crew to the casino's VIP room, which turns out to be a trap. To make matters worse, Vivi gets separated from the others and is pursued by the Baroque Works! Will she be able to shake her...

Asuma's new team and the former Cell Number 10 battle Hidan, who may be the toughest foe ever.

When leaving Rainbase to head off the rebels in the capital city of Alubarna, Luffy gets pulled aside by Crocodile for some cozy one-on-one time! With only three minutes to fight, can Luffy take on the sand pirate on his domain?! The rest of the crew must help Vivi stop the rebels, but the formidable Officer Agents have been waiting for them at the city gates! Will Vivi be in time to stop the inevitable clash between the rebels and the Army?!

"Ichigo's mission to rescue his friend Orihime from the Hollow world has turned into a struggle for survival against a succession of enemies, each one more powerful than the next. Now another vicious challenger has entered the fray, one that happens to know the startling truth about Ichigo's new friend Nel!"--Page 4 of cover

"When Akito is unable to come up with a storyboard within the time frame he promised, Moritaka decides to break up their partnership! As they go their separate ways to create manga, it may turn out that they're actually headed in the same direction" -- p. [4] of cover.