Chapter Summaries

After Orochimaru and his companion left, the Navy assessed their proposed cooperation and discussed a missing Celestial Dragon killer, mysterious Devil Fruit users, and Ace’s fate. Sengoku ended the meeting by deciding to submit the question of Ace’s execution to the Five Elders.

• Akainu warned that the Land of Shadow’s quick agreement and modest demands suggested hidden intentions, while Sengoku ordered the Navy to monitor them.
• Sengoku refocused the meeting on finding the Celestial Dragon killer, and a vice admiral reported suspicions that he had joined the Revolutionary Army.
• A New World vice admiral reported a powerful battle near Whole Cake Island and mysterious people with multi-attribute Devil Fruit abilities who had evaded capture.
• Kizaru noted that the Celestial Dragon killer and Uchiha Shisui wore clothes with the same emblem, prompting Sengoku to consider whether they were connected.
• Akainu advocated executing Ace, while Aokiji urged caution because of Garp and the Whitebeard Pirates; Kizaru declined to choose a side.
• Sengoku decided to report Ace’s fate to the Five Elders and adjourned the meeting.

Orochimaru tested his Curse Mark on Gion, giving her a temporary surge of power and showing the Marines that outside energy could strengthen them. As Orochimaru and Shisui discussed the threat posed by Madara Uchiha, Madara appeared over Dressrosa and confronted Donquixote Doflamingo.

• Gion agreed to be Orochimaru’s first test subject despite her Marines’ protests.
• Orochimaru bit Gion and gave her a Curse Mark that transformed her body, awakened her Conqueror’s Haki, and let her draw on stored Natural Energy.
• Gion quickly mastered the Curse Mark and left with the Marines, while Shisui questioned whether the technique truly improved their strength.
• Orochimaru argued that the Marines had to recognize outside sources of power to keep growing and defend their planet from threats such as Madara Uchiha.
• Madara Uchiha arrived in Dressrosa and confronted Donquixote Doflamingo.

Madara Uchiha attacked Donquixote Doflamingo and demanded that he become his subordinate. Doflamingo fought back with his Devil Fruit awakening and strongest attacks, but Madara defeated him and left him unconscious.

• Doflamingo fired a String Bullet at Madara, but Madara's blue skeletal Susanoo blocked it, and an invisible punch sent Doflamingo crashing through buildings.
• Madara identified himself and used Banshō Ten'in to pull Doflamingo toward him, while Doflamingo's Parasite String failed to penetrate the Susanoo.
• Doflamingo escaped the Susanoo's blades with Shadow Array and Sky Path, then awakened his Devil Fruit and transformed the ground and buildings into strings.
• Doflamingo unleashed Wild Wave White String and Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart: Feather Strike String, but Madara's Perfect Susanoo cut through the attacks.
• Doflamingo struck the Susanoo with 16 Holy Bullets: God Execution and shattered it, but Madara used four invisible fists to knock him down and render him unconscious.

Madara Uchiha defeated Donquixote Doflamingo and forced him to lead the way to Kaido. As they sailed toward a deserted island, Madara revealed that he wanted to build a faction, while Doflamingo questioned how he intended to subdue Kaido.

• Donquixote Doflamingo woke after Madara Uchiha defeated him, and Madara ordered him to lead the way to Kaido or die.
• Donquixote Doflamingo stopped his family from attacking Madara, agreed to help him, and led him out of Dressrosa to avoid a battle destroying the city.
• Aboard the ship, Madara told Donquixote Doflamingo that he intended to build a faction, and Mei Terumi appeared and addressed him as Lord Madara.
• Donquixote Doflamingo explained the world's seas and Red Line as the ship approached a deserted island.
• Donquixote Doflamingo warned that Kaido would not submit easily, and Madara said that those who feared death could be subdued.

Madara Uchiha challenged Kaido to become his subordinate, and the two began a battle after Kaido arrived. Their fight escalated as Madara summoned meteors and Kaido destroyed them, before both transformed and charged at each other.

• Donquixote Doflamingo contacted Kaido and told him that Madara Uchiha wanted him to submit.
• Kaido arrived and struck Madara Uchiha with Thunder Bagua, but Madara used Susanoo to block the attack and let himself be thrown back.
• Madara Uchiha summoned two massive meteors, and Kaido shattered both with his attacks.
• Kaido offered Madara Uchiha an All-Star position in the Beasts Pirates, but Madara said he wanted Kaido as his subordinate.
• Kaido transformed into his hybrid Azure Dragon form as Madara Uchiha formed a gigantic Tengu Susanoo, and Kaido charged into battle.

Madara Uchiha overwhelmed Kaido in their battle, but Kaido refused to yield and challenged him to one final blow. Madara answered by unveiling his Three Dharma Bodies Combined as the two attacks met.

• Kaido attacked Madara Uchiha's Susanoo with his Kanabo, but Madara struck him back and wounded his dragon form with a blue Zanjutsu.
• Kaido unleashed hurricanes, and Madara countered with Wood Release and poisonous flowers before setting them ablaze with Fire Release.
• Kaido wrapped himself in flames and charged, but Madara's fire dragons and descending blade slammed him into the ground and seriously wounded him.
• Kaido returned to his hybrid form and launched a final Thunder Bagua at Madara, who formed his Three Dharma Bodies Combined and swung its tri-colored blade.

Madara Uchiha defeated Kaido, who submitted, while Donquixote Doflamingo received a Marine summons ordering the Shichibukai to gather for war. Whitebeard prepared to rescue Ace, but two unexpected figures appeared aboard his ship.

• Madara Uchiha defeated Kaido with a single strike and demanded that he submit or die.
• Kaido accepted defeat and chose to follow Madara Uchiha, while Donquixote Doflamingo and Mei Terumi approached.
• Donquixote Doflamingo received a Marine order summoning all Shichibukai and agreed to attend after Madara Uchiha permitted him.
• Madara Uchiha and Donquixote Doflamingo discussed the coming war, and Kaido said he wanted to take part.
• Red-Haired Shanks failed to persuade Whitebeard to abandon the rescue of Ace and left with his men.
• Whitebeard rallied his sons to save Ace, but two unfamiliar figures appeared beside the cabin and questioned their urgency.

Sasori offered to restore Whitebeard’s youth in exchange for an alliance, and used a dirt-gray snake to return him to his peak condition. Whitebeard then declared that his crew would rescue Ace.

• Crocodile charged at Whitebeard, but Marco intercepted him and the crew surrounded him.
• Sasori said he was traveling with Crocodile and challenged Whitebeard about his failing health before proposing an alliance.
• Sasori offered to restore Whitebeard’s youth, and Whitebeard agreed to take the risk despite Marco’s doubts.
• Sasori placed a dirt-gray snake on Whitebeard’s arm, and it entered a blood vessel as Whitebeard endured intense pain.
• Whitebeard’s injuries healed, his wrinkles faded, and his hair turned blond as he regained his youth.
• Marco confirmed Whitebeard had returned to his peak, and Whitebeard rallied his sons to bring Ace back.

Shanks prepared the Red-Haired Pirates to stop Kaido from interfering in the coming war, while worrying about the World Government’s unusual silence. Sengoku and other Marine leaders met the Five Elders in Pangaea Castle, where they discovered Imu nailed above a doorway.

• Shanks told Benn Beckman that he was worried Kaido would intervene in the war, then ordered the Red-Haired Pirates to prepare to stop the Beasts Pirates.
• Sengoku told the Marines that the World Government had decided Ace’s sentence and ordered them to prepare to defeat Whitebeard and his crew.
• Sengoku, Garp, the three Admirals, and Zephyr traveled to Mariejois after the Five Elders summoned them to a meeting.
• The Five Elders greeted the Marine leaders with eerie calm and led them deeper into Pangaea Castle to meet someone.
• Garp and the others saw Imu nailed to death above a great doorway.

Garp, Sengoku, and the other Marines confronted Uchiha Jin in Mary Geoise, but Jin overwhelmed them and revealed that he had come for Devil Fruits and to strengthen them. He forced six Marines to undergo a painful fusion, leaving them writhing on the ground.

• Garp, Sengoku, and the others attacked the Five Elders, whose bodies released a black substance that resisted their abilities.
• Garp broke through the door, and Sengoku recognized the figure on the throne as the one responsible for the deaths of the Five Elders and Imu.
• Uchiha Jin trapped the six Marines in darkness, introduced himself as an alien emperor, and said his first goal was collecting Devil Fruits, which he had already devoured.
• Jin said he also wanted to strengthen the Marines and struck Garp, Sengoku, Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Zephyr with clusters of darkness.
• The six Marines charged at Jin, but they collapsed in agony as the fusion process began.

Jin forced Sengoku, Garp, and the three Admirals to accept his demand for Devil Fruits, then the Marines returned to Mariejois and found the Celestial Dragons and their guards turning to ash. Sengoku recognized that the Navy faced its most dangerous moment and insisted they still had to fight the Whitebeard Pirates over Ace.

• Jin infused Sengoku, Garp, Aokiji, Akainu, and Kizaru with power and inflicted intense pain on them.
• Sengoku stopped Garp from attacking Jin, and Jin demanded Devil Fruits as tribute or threatened to destroy the Navy and World Government.
• Sengoku agreed to Jin's terms, and the Marines left as Jin welcomed them to return.
• At Mariejois, the Celestial Dragons and their guards disintegrated into ash while the Marines watched.
• Sengoku warned that the Navy was vulnerable without the World Government, but insisted they had to fight the Whitebeard Pirates over Ace.

Uchiha Jin tasked Orochimaru and Uchiha Shisui with helping the Marines withstand an approaching war so their six Marines could surpass their limits. At Whole Cake Island, Ōnoki learned of a contest offering a chance to advance to the Six Paths realm and decided to participate.

• Uchiha Jin watched the Marines depart and explained that the power he had given the ninjas came with the risk of darkness eventually turning them into puppets.
• Orochimaru and Uchiha Shisui joined Uchiha Jin, who told them to help the Marines in the Paramount War and said he would notify the Revolutionary Army himself.
• At Whole Cake Island, Charlotte Linlin asked Ōnoki to marry her or one of her daughters, but he refused both proposals.
• Ōnoki warned Charlotte Linlin that someone from Shadow Star might have destroyed the World Government, and a letter transformed to reveal a contest offering a chance to advance to the Six Paths realm.
• Ōnoki decided to enter the contest, hoping to strengthen his influence and Iwagakure Ninja.

At the Revolutionary Army's secret base, Hashirama Senju and Obito Uchiha discussed teaching Chakra and Natural Energy to Dragon's forces. Uchiha Jin arrived with news that the World Government had fallen and urged them to join the coming war between Whitebeard and the Marines, leaving Hashirama resigned to taking part.

• Hashirama Senju and Obito Uchiha observed Dragon gaining Chakra rapidly and Sabo using Natural Energy to unleash Dragon Claw.
• Obito questioned why Hashirama was teaching the Revolutionary Army, and Hashirama said he wanted to give them a fair chance against the World Government.
• Uchiha Jin took control of Rosso's body, introduced himself to Dragon and Sabo, and asked whether Dragon's facial mark had been caused by Garp.
• Jin invited Hashirama Senju and Obito Uchiha to join the war between Whitebeard and the Marines, promising a chance to advance to the Six Paths if they determined the victor.
• Jin told Dragon that he had destroyed the World Government and that only the Marines remained, then Rosso's body collapsed unconscious.
• Hashirama Senju concluded that the world was heading into chaos, and he agreed with Obito that they had to participate in the war.

The destruction of the World Government prompted the Beasts Pirates and Red-Haired Pirates to consider joining the growing war, while news of the Four Emperors converging on Marineford alarmed the Marines. Sengoku warned the five remaining Shichibukai that their titles depended on fighting in the war.

• Kaido laughed at the news of the World Government's destruction, and Madara Uchiha decided the Beasts Pirates would join the war while considering a path to the Six Paths Realm.
• Shanks and Benn Beckman learned that the Big Mom Pirates were heading for Holy Land Mary Geoise, and Might Guy warned them that Uchiha Jin had come to their planet.
• Sengoku met with the five remaining Shichibukai and faced Gecko Moria's question about fighting all four Four Emperors.
• Sengoku subdued Gecko Moria with Conqueror's Haki and told the Shichibukai they would lose their titles if they did not fully participate in the war.

At Marineford, Sengoku revealed that the execution was meant to draw out and kill Whitebeard, not simply punish Ace. Whitebeard arrived in his youthful prime with Sasori at his side, and the chapter ended as he and Sengoku clashed.

• Sengoku told Ace that the Navy's true target was Whitebeard, and Ace struggled against his Seastone restraints to stop them from harming his father.
• Whitebeard's ship emerged from beneath the sea with his fourteen division commanders, and Sengoku was stunned to see Whitebeard restored to his youth.
• Kizaru attacked Whitebeard, but Sasori restrained and cut him apart with black-and-blue threads before he reformed at a distance.
• Whitebeard charged Sengoku, who transformed into a black-and-gold Giant Buddha and met him head-on in a violent collision.

Whitebeard and the Marines clashed as the Whitebeard Pirates fought to rescue Ace, while the Admirals and Shichibukai engaged the pirate commanders. The Big Mom Pirates arrived, and Charlotte Linlin told Whitebeard that the conflict was no longer only his crew’s concern.

• Whitebeard repelled the Admirals’ attacks and charged into battle as Marines and pirates clashed across the frozen sea.
• Hawkeye attacked Whitebeard, but Jozu blocked his slash, while Marco fought Kizaru and Vista engaged Hawkeye.
• Whitebeard fought Sengoku until Zephyr joined the confrontation, while Shisui and Orochimaru watched from a Marine building.
• A flying ship bearing the Big Mom Pirates’ flag descended onto the battlefield, and Charlotte Linlin separated Whitebeard, Sengoku, and Zephyr with Mother’s Flame.
• Charlotte Linlin asked Whitebeard about an invitation he had not received and declared that the conflict was no longer just a matter for the Whitebeard Pirates.

After Ōnoki announced that the World Government had fallen, the pirates joined forces against the Navy, which unleashed its full strength to stop them. As the battle intensified, Ōnoki entered the fight with a devastating Dust Release technique.

• Charlotte Linlin prepared to reveal the World Government's destruction, but Garp struck her and Whitebeard began fighting him.
• Ōnoki announced that the World Government had been destroyed and that the Navy would fall, prompting Charlotte Linlin and the pirates to attack the Navy.
• The Shichibukai chose whether to join the battle: Hawkeye fought Cracker, while Boa Hancock and Gecko Moria withdrew and Donquixote Doflamingo waited.
• Sengoku raised a sea wall, and Sentomaru led Bartholomew Kuma units and New World Marines into the pirate ranks as the Navy committed all its forces.
• Whitebeard asked Garp to return Ace so the pirates could leave, but Garp refused and continued fighting.
• Ōnoki appeared above the battlefield in a transparent giant and launched Sage Art: Dust Release: Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu.

Ōnoki was overwhelmed by the Marines’ strongest fighters as the battle spread across Marineford, until Uchiha Shisui arrived and turned the tide against Whitebeard. Shisui’s fight with Whitebeard and Sasori escalated as he summoned his fully armored Crow Dharma Body.

• Ōnoki attacked the Marines with Dust Release, but Garp, Sengoku, Aokiji, and Akainu coordinated their attacks and forced him into the ground.
• Sasori watched the fighting and showed Crocodile a screen of Blackbeard speaking with chained figures in darkness while he waited for certain people to arrive.
• Uchiha Shisui descended onto the battlefield, separated Whitebeard and Akainu with a slash, and used his illusions to assault Whitebeard without being hit.
• Whitebeard struck Shisui after recognizing the real one, and Shisui turned his attention to Sasori, who appeared beside Whitebeard and confronted him about the Land of Shadow.
• Sasori restrained Shisui with Chakra Threads as Whitebeard attacked, forcing Shisui to summon his Crow Dharma Body and then expand it into its fully armored form.

Sasori defeated Donquixote Doflamingo and took his ability while the battle at Marine Base intensified. Madara Uchiha and Kaido arrived with the Beasts Pirates, leaving the armies poised for a wider clash.

• Whitebeard fought Uchiha Shisui but was overwhelmed, and his clash with Shisui's Dharma Body sent him crashing into Ōnoki, allowing Garp and Sengoku to destroy the upper half of Ōnoki's Dharma Body.
• Sasori ensnared Donquixote Doflamingo with Chakra Threads, defeated him, and absorbed his Devil Fruit ability.
• Madara Uchiha appeared atop a colossal meteor as it descended toward Marine Base, and Whitebeard, Sengoku, and Garp combined their attacks to destroy it.
• Kaido burst from the meteor's wreckage and struck Garp into a crater before ordering the Beasts Pirates to attack everyone.
• The Beasts Pirates charged onto the battlefield as Madara Uchiha watched from their ship, drawing the attention of the ninjas present.

Garp fought Kaido while Shisui defeated Ōnoki with a genjutsu, forcing Iwagakure to withdraw. As the battle grew more chaotic, the Marines unleashed the unstable Curse Mark Corps and brought in Impel Down reinforcements, while Orochimaru confronted Madara.

• Garp recovered from Kaido's attack and clashed with him using Armament Haki, while Sengoku fought Whitebeard.
• Shisui attacked Ōnoki with Susanoo and Kotoamatsukami, and Kitsuchi rescued the incapacitated Tsuchikage with the Reverse Summoning Technique.
• Momousagi led the Marines' unstable Curse Mark Corps into battle, where they rampaged among the pirates; King fought Momousagi, and Magellan and the Jailer Beasts joined the Marines against the Beasts Pirates.
• Orochimaru approached Madara and revealed his interest in Madara's path to power, prompting Madara to challenge him to a fight.