Kuma is able to drive Bekori away. Shortly afterwards Bonney had unexpectedly aged due to unknowingly eating a Devil Fruit. Bekori is able to get the support of the World Government, and by fighting them off Kuma officially became a wanted criminal. Kuma then travels around looking to cure Bonney of the Sapphire Scales, and Dragon directs him to Vegapunk at his new laboratory. Vegapunk agrees to cure her, in exchange for Kuma donating his blood to create clone soldiers based off him.