Chapter 972

Chapter 972 is titled "I am Oden, And I Was Born to Boil".

Cover Page
Color Spread - The Straw Hat Pirates and their counterparts from the "Hungry Days" commercial series.

Short Summary
Shocked by the revel, the citizens change their behaviors and starts to cheer for Oden, discovering they are surrounded by Orochi's men. Nearing the end of the set time, the citizens count down and an hour passed, Orochi have Oden and his men held at gun point, still in the pot, claiming he changed the sentence a minute prior. Oden tosses his men above the crowd, saving them, and leave them with his wish to open the boarders of Wano to the world as Kaido shoots him, and the samurai body disappear in the oil.

Back in Kuri, news arrive to Toki and she recalls Oden in prison, giving her his swords for their children, and the letter he left to her before he left, asking her to use her power in preparation for a great war in 20 years time.

Chapter Notes

 * Oden revealed that the reason the Kozuki Family isolated Wano Country was to protect it from a great force.
 * Oden explained the meaning of opening Wano Country's border and that is about welcoming a certain individual to Wano Country.
 * Seeing Oden surviving the boiling pot, Orochi changed the sentence and ordered a firing squad.
 * Oden managed to save the Nine Red Scabbards by throwing them away from the execution site, and they ran towards Kuri.
 * Kaido revealed that he killed Kurozumi Higurashi prior to Oden's execution.
 * Kaido executed Oden with a pistol.
 * While in prison, Oden handed his swords to Toki.
 * It is revealed that Oden was the one who came up with the plan for Toki to use her Toki Toki no Mi to travel 20 years into the future.