Chapter Summaries

Yuu protected Luffy and Ace from Aokiji and Akainu during the Summit War, helping Luffy free Ace from the execution platform. The chapter left Yuu holding off Akainu while Ace and Luffy escaped.

• Yuu blocked Aokiji's ice attacks with Black Blade Shusui and used its flames to keep Aokiji at bay.
• Luffy reached the execution platform as Whitebeard fought Akainu and Sengoku, and Mr. 3 made a wax key that Luffy used to free Ace.
• Ace celebrated his freedom and praised Luffy, but Akainu attacked them as they tried to leave.
• Yuu remembered Ace's death in the original story and intercepted Akainu's Magma Fist before it could hit Ace.
• Yuu held off Akainu, and Ace led Luffy away.

Ace asked Marco about Yuu and learned that Yuu had no intention of joining the Whitebeard Pirates. Meanwhile, Yuu continued battling Akainu at Marineford, keeping slightly ahead without defeating him as the battlefield was devastated.

• Ace asked Marco who Yuu was and whether he had joined the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Marco described Yuu as a mysterious but good person and said he had no intention of joining the crew.
• Yuu attacked Akainu with One-Sword Style - Great Shock, and Akainu countered with Dogtooth Crimson Lotus.
• Yuu and Akainu's battle shook the battlefield, forcing people nearby to retreat as Marineford was torn apart.
• Yuu shattered Akainu's magma attacks and maintained a narrow advantage without defeating him.

Yuu countered Akainu’s indiscriminate Ryusei Kazan with Blazing Inferno, engulfing Marineford and forcing the Marines to make him their main target. The chapter ended with Sengoku ordering the Navy to attack Yuu together.

• Akainu unleashed Ryusei Kazan, raining magma fists across the battlefield without regard for the Marines around him.
• Yuu answered with One-Sword Style: Blazing Inferno, which swallowed Akainu’s magma and melted the ice.
• Yuu’s flames burned through Marineford, destroying buildings and the execution platform where Ace had been held.
• Akainu urged Sengoku to prioritize defeating Yuu, recognizing him as the most dangerous threat to the Marines.
• Sengoku ordered the Vice Admirals to attack Yuu together.

Yuu faced Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru together while the battle was broadcast around the world. He unleashed his new technique, Dark Heavenly Court God, and Aokiji’s attempt to freeze the ghostly apparition passed through it.

• Yuu’s Great Shockwave sent everyone flying, and Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru joined forces against him.
• Buggy the Clown livestreamed the battle as viewers around the world wondered why the Three Admirals were targeting Yuu instead of Whitebeard.
• Marco and Ace offered to help Yuu, but he refused and told them to handle the other Navy Soldiers or rest.
• Yuu unleashed One-Sword Style—Dark Heavenly Court God, turning the sky pitch-black and filling the battlefield with terrifying ghostly wails.
• Aokiji attacked the apparition with Ice Flow All Things, but his ice passed straight through it.

Yuu cut through the Three Admirals’ combined attack and struck all three, leaving Sengoku to call on Garp. Garp finally confronted Yuu, and their clash showed that Garp was stronger than the Admirals.

• Yuu’s sword slash broke apart the Three Admirals’ combined attack and hit Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji despite their elemental transformations.
• The pirates cheered Yuu’s victory while Sengoku demanded that Garp get up and fight.
• Garp revealed he had been pretending to sleep so he could avoid fighting his grandsons and assess Yuu’s strength.
• Garp used Soru to appear before Yuu and strike with a Love Fist.
• Yuu met Garp’s Iron Fist with his Haki-coated fist, and neither fighter yielded as the Marines cheered Garp on.

Yuu fought Garp at Marineford, then drank wine Marco brought him and unleashed enough strength to leave Garp battered. A new vice admiral named A Xin stepped in to protect Garp, while Ace and Luffy watched the fight unfold.

• Yuu exchanged punches with Garp and retreated to widen the distance, while the Navy soldiers cheered for Garp.
• Yuu called to Marco for wine, and Marco flew to the Whitebeard Pirates’ ship to retrieve it while the Warlords remained occupied.
• After several more exchanges with Garp, Yuu caught the flask Marco tossed him and drank from it.
• Yuu declared that he would stop playing around and slashed at Garp, driving him back and shredding his clothes.
• A Xin blocked a sword strike aimed at Garp, and Garp thanked him as Ace watched in dismay and Luffy cheered Yuu on.

After completing the mission to save Ace, Yuu gained a new form for Black Blade Shusui that wielded black flames capable of burning a Navy Soldier to ashes. Yuu urged the Whitebeard Pirates to leave Marineford, and Whitebeard agreed to follow his lead.

• The system rewarded Yuu for completing the mission to save Ace, granting him 500 Swordsmanship Value and a new Scorching Flame Form for Black Blade Shusui.
• Yuu tested the sword's black flames, which burned a Navy Soldier to ashes and continued burning in midair.
• Yuu decided to leave because Ace had been rescued, but Marco questioned whether the pirates should retreat while they had the advantage.
• Whitebeard agreed with Yuu and ordered the pirates to retreat.

Whitebeard ordered his crew to retreat after Yuu rescued Ace and overwhelmed the Marines. Blackbeard Teach then arrived at Marineford to claim Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and Whitebeard attacked him over Satch’s death.

• Whitebeard ordered his pirates to withdraw, and Sengoku stopped the Marines from pursuing them to avoid further casualties.
• Sengoku admitted that the Marines had lost the Summit War and took responsibility for their defeat.
• Blackbeard Teach arrived at Marineford with his crew and the giant battleship San Juan Wolf.
• Teach revealed that he had come to seize Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit after Whitebeard died.
• Whitebeard charged at Teach, grabbed him by the throat, and accused him of killing Satch.

Yuu helped Whitebeard drive off Blackbeard and burned Teach with black flames, while the Navy watched the two pirate crews clash. As the Whitebeard Pirates prepared to leave, the Red Hair Pirates arrived at the summit, leaving Sengoku facing another powerful crew.

• Whitebeard struck Teach with a Tremor-Tremor Punch, and the Blackbeard Pirates rushed into the fight as Marco, Jozu, Vista, and the others moved to help Whitebeard.
• Teach ordered his crew to retreat, but Whitebeard stopped Ace from pursuing them because he feared Ace would be harmed.
• Yuu slashed Teach across the back with Shusui, leaving black flames burning on his wound, and told the others not to chase the fleeing Blackbeard Pirates.
• Ace thanked Yuu for helping the Whitebeard Pirates, and Yuu said he had only been looking for some fun.
• The Whitebeard Pirates cleaned up the battlefield and prepared to leave before the Red Hair Pirates arrived, alarming Sengoku.

Shanks arrived at Marineford after the fighting with the Kaido Pirates and announced that he had come to help the Whitebeard Pirates. The Summit War ended as the wounded Marines let the victorious pirates leave, and Sengoku was left to take responsibility for the defeat.

• Momousagi and Chaton wondered how the Red Hair Pirates had reached Marineford so soon after fighting Kaido’s crew.
• Shanks greeted Luffy, and Luffy told him he had become a pirate captain and set sail as promised.
• Shanks said he had come to help the Whitebeard Pirates, welcomed Ace’s rescue, and asked about Yuu.
• Shanks invited Luffy aboard his ship, and Luffy left with the Red Hair Pirates as the other pirates prepared to depart.
• The Marines, exhausted and badly wounded, did not pursue the Whitebeard Pirates as they left Marineford.
• Sengoku collapsed after the war, and he was told he would have to shoulder the blame for the defeat.

After the Whitebeard Pirates rescued Ace and defeated the Marines at Marineford, Yuu rejected Whitebeard’s offer to join the crew and focused on collecting his promised wine. The crew returned to Sicilia Island, where civilians welcomed them.

• Akainu argued with Sengoku, while Aokiji blamed Akainu for failing to stop Whitebeard and Kizaru intervened before leaving.
• Sengoku checked on Garp, who laughed about surviving the battle with his grandsons alive.
• Whitebeard thanked Yuu for helping rescue Ace, and Ace, Marco, Jinbe, and the other commanders praised Yuu’s strength.
• Whitebeard invited Yuu to become family and join his crew, but Yuu refused and asked for the fine wine Whitebeard had promised.
• Whitebeard promised to give Yuu two bottles of legendary wine and additional wines when they reached Sicilia Island.
• The Whitebeard Pirates returned to Sicilia Island, where the civilians gathered at the harbor to welcome them.

Yuu returned to Sicilia Island after the Whitebeard Pirates won the Summit War and was welcomed by fans and Bonney before joining the pirates’ celebration. Meanwhile, the Navy faced public disgrace, and Sengoku resigned as Fleet Admiral to take responsibility for the defeat.

• The people at the port cheered for Whitebeard and Yuu, while Bartolomeo and Bonney’s crew also reacted to Yuu’s return.
• Yuu greeted the Saiki Yuu Fan Club, and Bonney overcame her shyness to welcome him and cling to his arm.
• Yuu joined Whitebeard and the division commanders at a celebratory bonfire, where the pirates raised their glasses.
• The Marines worried that news of their defeat would spread after Buggy’s live broadcast, and Sengoku submitted his resignation as Fleet Admiral.

Yuu received two ancient wines from Whitebeard and sailed away alone to drink them. After finishing the Void Century Romanée-Conti, he gained 500 Swordsmanship Points, and his Conqueror's Haki began advancing.

• Whitebeard gave Yuu Romanée-Conti from the Void Century and Edward Whiskey, an ancient wine inherited from his ancestors.
• Yuu left the Whitebeard Pirates and took the Bonney Pirates' ship out to sea alone so the wine's powerful aroma would not affect anyone.
• Yuu opened the Romanée-Conti and drank the entire bottle, savoring its rich flavor.
• The system awarded Yuu 500 Swordsmanship Points for enjoying a legendary wine, and his Conqueror's Haki began advancing.

Yuu drank Whitebeard’s treasured Edward Whiskey and advanced his Conqueror’s Haki into the intermediate stage of the Conqueror’s Domain. After waking, he unleashed the power, devastating nearby sea life and unsettling Sicilia Island, where the Whitebeard Pirate Crew remained.

• Yuu opened the Edward Whiskey and found its aroma so potent that it drunkenly affected fish across the surrounding sea.
• Yuu drank the whiskey, and the system announced that his Overlord’s Domain had advanced to the intermediate stage of the Conqueror’s Domain.
• Yuu slept through the night and woke the next day to find the ship and surrounding waters still affected by the alcohol.
• Yuu released his Conqueror’s Domain, killing nearby fish and frightening a Sea King into considering flight.
• Yuu’s domain left the residents of Sicilia Island dizzy, while the Whitebeard Pirate Crew was still on the island.

After awakening Conqueror's Domain, Yuu read about his role in the Summit War and discovered his bounty had risen to 3.9 billion Beli. He decided to form his own pirate crew, received a system mission to build one with a combined bounty above 100 billion, and reached Sicilia Island to find everyone asleep.

• Yuu's evolved Conqueror's Domain awakened the Whitebeard Pirates, and Whitebeard identified Yuu as its source.
• Yuu read a newspaper that credited him with defeating the Three Admirals and Hero Garp and revealed his 3.9 billion Beli bounty.
• Yuu decided to form a powerful pirate crew, and the system assigned him a mission to gather a crew with a total bounty exceeding 100 billion.
• Yuu sailed to Sicilia Island and found everyone there asleep.

Yuu realized his Conqueror's Haki had left people on Sicilia Island drowsy, then thanked Whitebeard for the wine that helped him grow stronger. He told Whitebeard he planned to form his own Pirate Crew and left to tell Bonney he would no longer travel aboard her ship.

• Yuu visited the Whitebeard Pirates and thanked Whitebeard for the two bottles of fine wine.
• Whitebeard told Yuu that his Conqueror's Haki had affected people as far away as Sicilia Island, and Yuu realized he had caused their drowsiness.
• Yuu told Whitebeard he planned to establish his own Pirate Crew, and Whitebeard wished him well and offered the Whitebeard Pirates' help if he needed it.
• The Whitebeard Pirates' captains thanked Yuu for helping them repay their debt at Marineford.
• Yuu went to Bonney and told her he was forming his own Pirate Crew and would stop traveling on her ship.

Yuu accepted Bonney and her crew as his own, renamed their ship and formed the Saiki Yuu Pirate Crew. After entering the New World, he held a news conference to openly challenge anyone who opposed him, drawing worldwide attention.

• Yuu thanked Bonney for letting him use her ship, and Bonney begged him not to leave her behind.
• Yuu agreed to let Bonney and her crew follow him, valuing Bonney's Devil Fruit and the crew's help aboard the ship.
• Yuu transformed Bonney's ship into the Black Pearl-like Saiki and named the crew the Saiki Yuu Pirate Crew.
• Yuu created a pirate flag depicting Black Blade Shusui and the Three Admirals, openly taunting the Navy Government.
• After the Saiki reached the New World, Yuu held a news conference to announce his crew and challenge anyone who opposed him.

Saiki Yuu intimidated tavern patrons who doubted how long he would survive, then declared that he would become Pirate King. He decided to make a bigger show of his strength by targeting the Four Emperors and pursuing the route Luffy would take, while learning that Kizaru had become temporary Fleet Admiral.

• Yuu heard tavern patrons discussing his challenge to the Navy Government and predicting that he would not last three months.
• Yuu revealed his identity, frightened the patrons, and declared that he would become the Pirate King without killing them.
• Yuu decided to prove his strength by going after Big Mom and Kaido and by taking the route Luffy would follow.
• Yuu considered targeting Doflamingo and recalled that Punk Hazard had not yet become Caesar's experimental site.
• Yuu learned that Kizaru had become temporary Fleet Admiral, while Akainu and Aokiji had not fought for the position.

Yuu set course for Dressrosa, where Bonney suspected he might challenge Doflamingo, but Jinbe unexpectedly arrived and asked to join the Saiki Yuu Pirate Crew. Yuu questioned what Whitebeard would think of Jinbe leaving the Sun Pirates’ affiliation.

• Yuu told Bonney they were sailing to Dressrosa, and she wondered if he planned to fight Doflamingo.
• Jinbe emerged from the sea and boarded the Saiki, where Yuu recognized him from the Summit War.
• Jinbe thanked Yuu for intervening on Fish-Man Island and helping restore peace under Neptune.
• Jinbe asked to join the Saiki Yuu Pirate Crew, offering his services as a helmsman.
• Yuu asked Jinbe what Whitebeard would think of his decision.

Jinbe joined Yuu’s Pirate Crew, and the crew set sail for Dressrosa after celebrating his arrival. On the way, Jinbe shared what he knew about Doflamingo, and the story left them approaching Green Bit with Yuu aware of Doflamingo’s ties to Kaido and the underworld.

• Jinbe told Yuu that Whitebeard had agreed to let him leave the Whitebeard Pirates, and Yuu invited him to join the Saiki Yuu Pirate Crew.
• Jinbe accepted Yuu’s invitation, and Yuu held a banquet aboard the Saiki to celebrate.
• The Saiki set sail for Dressrosa, and Jinbe explained that Doflamingo had seized the throne after persecuting King Riku and was affiliated with Kaido.
• Yuu asked Jinbe about Doflamingo, and Jinbe described him as the Heavenly Yaksha, an underworld power and former Celestial Dragon.
• The crew approached Green Bit as Yuu learned more about Doflamingo’s connections.