3 years after Gear 5, a fragment finally confirms Luffy's next power up

a piece Currently Elbaf is on arc and fans are witnessing some big revelations here after another. From lore to some of the biggest battles of the past, Loki flashbacks showed fans it all. Through this incredible stretch of chapters that fans have been receiving lately, Oda has also made it clear that he has the series' protagonist, Monkey D. There are huge power-ups planned for Luffy.

As most fans are well aware, it's been a long time since Luffy got his last power-up in the story. At the moment, Luffy's biggest and most recent power-up is Gear 5, and it is with the help of this incredible ability that he is finally able to overthrow the King of Beasts, Kaido. The last saga of a piece However, new enemies have arrived, and Gear 5 is no longer enough. It was clear to fans that Luffy needed a new power-up if he was going to face off and win against characters like Emu, and Oda has finally addressed that by showing fans what it is. Power-up Luffy Another benefit will be. After years of Gear 5, Oda was now officially on the line Luffy's upcoming new power.

Luffy will gain advanced Haki in the Final Saga

The rocks showed new hockey abilities in God Valley

• Luffy needs to learn Haki Barrier and Haki Blasts

• Luffy's Haki needs to improve

When it comes to Devil Fruit abilities, Luffy has already done as much as he can. Devil Fruit Awakening is the pinnacle of the Devil Fruit's power and Luffy expressed it in the Wano Country arc. After awakening his Devil Fruit, Luffy clearly stated that he was now at his peak, and this naturally implied his Devil Fruit powers.

Luffy can't get more from his Devil Fruit and that's obvious, but he can still grow in terms of Haki, and Scopper Gaban clearly tells Luffy that he needs to pay attention to how he uses his Haki. Luffy's next power-up is coming in the Haki department.

in a piece Chapter 1165, Odale Rocks d. Jabek performed using very strange powers, and That is the ability of a high-level winner to use hockey as a deterrent. essentially, Rox's hockey was very strong That it automatically nullified every attack made on him. It almost acted like a barrier between him and the enemy, and the stronger the Haki, the stronger this barrier.

Luffy has yet to learn this ability, and he still needs to learn how to use Haki shockwaves like Rocks, Roger, Garp, and Shanks. In other words, Luffy hasn't fully mastered Haki, and Oda has finally revealed to fans what he needs to do to get to the next level of the story.

Luffy will greatly improve his Haki on Elbaf

Luffy's Haki is required to reach Shanks' level

for now, a piece Elbaf is in the Loki flashback of the arc, but that won't be for long. In the next few months, Flashback will officially end, and when it does, Luffy Vs Imu and the Holy Knights will begin. This is the battle Will give Luffy the perfect base to master his Haki and take it to the next level. Fans should be ready to see Luffy reach a new level, and the fact that Oda revealed these Haki powers in a flashback of the Elbaf arc means they'll soon be heading Luffy's way. All fans have to do is wait for the flashbacks to wrap up and for Luffy to start fighting on Elbaf.

The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1165 is November 9, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.

Release date

October 20, 1999

network

Fuji TV

directors

Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Ito, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Noimauji, Tokahiro, Enoji Maudo Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

The authors

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Usaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey d. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)