Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Hikari read the latest newspapers, confirmed the Summit War had not yet begun, and prepared to seek out Whitebeard so Esdeath could challenge him. Bulma activated the Blue Planet’s flight mode, and the airborne ship approached Whitebeard’s vessel.

• Uchiha Hikari received a year’s bundle of newspapers from Morgans and read a report about Aokiji joining the Dimensional Pirate Crew to kill Jack.
• Uchiha Hikari confirmed there were no reports of Ace being sent to Impel Down or the Straw Hat Pirates reaching Sabaody, then agreed that Esdeath could challenge Whitebeard as long as she did not kill him.
• Uchiha Hikari told the others to set out for the coordinates Morgans had provided, about three hundred kilometers away.
• Bulma adjusted the Blue Planet’s controls, and the destroyer rose into the air and sped toward its destination.
• Naruto asked Uchiha Hikari how the ship was flying, and she encouraged him to study technology with Bulma.
• Marco spotted the Blue Planet flying toward Whitebeard’s ship and stared in disbelief.

Bulma’s crew arrived near the Whitebeard Pirates aboard the Blue Planet and demanded an audience with Whitebeard. Uchiha Hikari demonstrated her strength by striking Marco with a sword slash, and Esdeath joined the fight as Marco charged their ship.

• The Blue Planet approached the Moby Dick, and Uchiha Hikari introduced Bulma and her crew as the Dimensional Pirate Crew seeking an audience with Whitebeard.
• Marco refused to let them meet Whitebeard, so Uchiha Hikari asked whether a display of strength would earn them an audience.
• Uchiha Hikari struck the Moby Dick with a Crescent Moon Slash, and Marco intercepted it in Phoenix form but suffered a wound across his chest.
• Uchiha Hikari explained Marco’s healing flames to Esdeath as Marco flew toward the Blue Planet.
• Esdeath intercepted Marco with an ice-wrapped punch that sent him flying back, and he then launched another punch at her.

Esdeath overwhelmed Marco and prepared to finish him with a massive Ice Meteor, but Whitebeard unleashed his Haki and struck at the meteor with his Naginata. Uchiha Hikari activated her Mangekyō Sharingan to observe how Whitebeard's Haki compared with Kaido's.

• Esdeath battered Marco while criticizing his slow attacks and crude use of his abilities.
• Bulma filmed the fight, planning to send the footage to Morgans, while Uchiha Hikari chose not to join in.
• Esdeath knocked Marco toward the sea and summoned a huge Ice Meteor to crush him.
• Marco trapped himself in a hollow beneath the waves but found himself cornered by the meteor and surging seawater.
• Whitebeard released a powerful aura that pressed the Blue Planet's weaker fighters to the deck, then swung his Naginata at the Ice Meteor.
• Uchiha Hikari activated her Mangekyō Sharingan to compare Whitebeard's Haki with Kaido's.

Esdeath unleashed her Ice Storm Grand General against Whitebeard, who joined the battle after Marco returned to the Moby Dick. Uchiha Hikari watched their clash from the Blue Planet and considered studying Whitebeard’s Devil Fruit and seeking out Vegapunk.

• Esdeath shattered the Ice Meteorite with a Conqueror’s Coating attack infused with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, allowing Marco to return to the Moby Dick.
• Whitebeard appeared on deck and told Marco to leave the fight to him.
• Esdeath challenged Whitebeard, unleashed Ice Storm Grand General, and charged toward the Moby Dick as Whitebeard raced across the frozen sea to meet her.
• Uchiha Hikari explained to Bulma how Haki and Qi differed while analyzing Esdeath and Whitebeard’s fighting techniques.
• Uchiha Hikari expanded the Blood Coral Barrier to protect the Blue Planet from Whitebeard’s tremors and considered asking him for tissue samples and meeting Vegapunk.

Uchiha Hikari and Esdeath fought Whitebeard, whose illness and age weakened him despite his initial advantage. After Hikari healed their recent injuries with a Senzu Bean, she revealed that her crew had come because of Portgas D. Ace and asked Whitebeard to speak privately.

• Esdeath's ice construct was shattered by Whitebeard, and he broke her sword in their ensuing clash.
• Esdeath noticed Whitebeard's illness as his stamina and strength began to falter, then ended the fight.
• Uchiha Hikari introduced herself and Esdeath, gave Whitebeard and Esdeath a Senzu Bean, and restored their recent injuries.
• Whitebeard asked why Hikari had mentioned his son, and she identified Portgas D. Ace as the reason for her crew's visit.
• Uchiha Hikari asked Whitebeard to step aside and speak with her privately.

Uchiha Hikari’s crew met with Whitebeard and warned him that Ace might be targeted by the Five Elders and Blackbeard. She also proposed examining Whitebeard’s poor health in exchange for small samples of his blood and hair, leaving the deal awaiting his answer.

• Whitebeard recognized Yamato as Ace’s friend and invited her to become his daughter, but Uchiha Hikari said joining crews was not an option.
• Uchiha Hikari told Whitebeard that the Five Elders knew Ace was Roger’s son and might target him for a public execution.
• Marco agreed to contact Ace and confirm his whereabouts after Whitebeard considered the possibility that Ace was in danger.
• Uchiha Hikari offered a medical examination of Whitebeard in exchange for small samples of his bodily tissue and asked whether he would accept.

Uchiha Hikari assembled a medical team to examine Whitebeard, whose accumulated internal damage left him with a critical prognosis. The doctors believed treatment could extend his life, while Kikyo proposed using Purification Light; Bulma then asked Tamayo about a hesitant suggestion.

• Uchiha Hikari brought Tamayo and Yushiro from the Dragon Ball World to help Kikyo and Bulma examine Whitebeard.
• Tamayo told Uchiha Hikari that Whitebeard was critically ill and might not live beyond two years without treatment.
• Kikyo explained that Whitebeard's internal organs and blood vessels had worn down over time, possibly from using the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Tamayo and Kikyo said surgery, medication, and rest could help Whitebeard, while Kikyo suggested trying Purification Light.
• Uchiha Hikari decided she needed to meet Vegapunk to learn more about Devil Fruits.
• Bulma noticed Tamayo's hesitation and asked what she wanted to say.

Tamayo proposed using an experimental Ghoulification Potion to treat Whitebeard, and Uchiha Hikari explained the risks and demonstrated a demon’s regeneration. The crews agreed to begin treating Whitebeard’s illnesses and recruit volunteers for trials, then held a joint banquet.

• Tamayo explained that Ghoulification Potion 2.0 could provide powerful healing without demonic bloodlust, but its effects on Whitebeard were uncertain.
• Uchiha Hikari described the demons’ healing abilities to Whitebeard, and Nakime regenerated her severed arm to demonstrate them.
• Marco promised to do anything for the Dimensional Pirate Crew if they could cure Whitebeard.
• Uchiha Hikari proposed treating Whitebeard’s manageable illnesses first while the Whitebeard Pirates recruited volunteers to test the potion.
• The Dimensional Pirate Crew and the Whitebeard Pirates held a large joint banquet that night.

Uchiha Hikari advised Yamato to become Whitebeard’s daughter, and Yamato also asked Minato Namikaze to be her father. After the banquet, the group began Whitebeard’s treatment and prepared for further research, while Hikari made trips to have the Dragon Bone Sword reforged and visit Konoha and Dr. Gero.

• Uchiha Hikari told Yamato that she could accept Whitebeard as an adoptive father while still asking Minato Namikaze to be her father.
• Yamato asked Minato Namikaze in the group, and Whitebeard welcomed her as his daughter alongside Ace and the other Whitebeard Pirates.
• Whitebeard told Uchiha Hikari that Red-Haired Shanks had recently sent someone to dissuade him from letting Ace pursue Teach, leading Hikari to expect Shanks to arrive soon.
• The Blue Planet and the Moby Dick reached a nearby harbor, where the Whitebeard Pirates began recruiting volunteers for the New Ghoulification Potion experiment.
• Tamayo and Kikyo began removing Whitebeard’s lesions, while Bulma studied his blood sample for clues about Devil Fruit transformations.
• Uchiha Hikari took the broken Dragon Bone Sword and forging materials to Toto Sai, then traveled to Konoha and Dr. Gero’s place.

Uchiha Hikari reviewed the Uchiha Clan’s gains from the first-phase experiment, checked on Orochimaru’s research and reports about the Akatsuki, then traveled to the Dragon Ball World to inspect a new mechanical armor prototype. The chapter ended with her facing the Ultimate Mechanical Three-Dimensional Armor Strike Freedom Form Prototype No. 02 at Red Ribbon Army Headquarters.

• Shisui told Uchiha Hikari that the Gene Targeting Agent had helped several Uchiha advance and that the Third Hokage and Jiraiya were asking after her and Naruto.
• Uchiha Hikari told Shisui to keep the village out of Naruto’s whereabouts and gave Orochimaru Demonification Agent 2.0 to study.
• Orochimaru reported progress on releasing the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and said the Akatsuki had appeared in Rice Country asking about him and Otogakure.
• Uchiha Hikari told Orochimaru to monitor the Akatsuki and inform her if anything changed, then left Konoha.
• Uchiha Hikari arrived at the Red Ribbon Army’s underground base and examined Dr. Gero’s new armor prototype with him, his wife, and Mechamaru.

Uchiha Hikari inspected Kokichi Muta and Dr. Gero’s powerful No. 02 mech and learned it could be ready for a test run in about a month. Meanwhile, the group learned Ace had been captured by Teach, and Bulat asked whether anyone knew about the Celestial Tribute.

• Kokichi Muta showed Uchiha Hikari the enlarged, redesigned No. 02 mech, and she praised his work and promised him time off to ask Kasumi Miwa on a date.
• Dr. Gero presented No. 02’s weapons and capabilities, estimating that it would be about 90% complete in a month and ready for Uchiha Hikari to pilot.
• Bulat and Minato Namikaze discussed political systems after Bulat witnessed oppression during a visit to nearby towns with Akame, Leone, and the others.
• Yamato told the chat group that Ace had been captured by Teach, and Bulma explained that Ace had gone to find Blackbeard near Banaro Island.
• Uchiha Hikari reassured Yamato but privately accepted the possibility of Ace’s capture, then Bulat asked the group about the Celestial Tribute.

Bulat reported that Sara Kingdom officials were taking food from the people for the Celestial Tribute, and the group decided to investigate a plan to seize tribute from all 170 World Government member nations. Uchiha Hikari returned to the Pirate World, where Red-Haired Shanks's fleet finally arrived.

• Bulat told the group that Sara Kingdom officials were depriving locals of food to supply the Celestial Tribute.
• Bulma offered to join Bulat, Akame, and Leone in taking action, and Uchiha Hikari proposed seizing tribute from all 170 member nations.
• The group tentatively agreed to seize the Celestial Tribute and assigned Bulat, Akame, and the others to gather intelligence about its schedule and Marine escort route.
• Uchiha Hikari returned to the Pirate World and, with Esdeath, the others, and the Whitebeard Pirates, welcomed Red-Haired Shanks's fleet.

Red Hair arrived and met Uchiha Hikari's crew after Whitebeard credited them with improving his health. Esdeath challenged Red Hair to test his strength, but his Haki revealed her ice ability's resemblance to Aokiji's, and she asked where to find him.

• Whitebeard introduced Red Hair to the Dimensional Pirate Crew and explained that Kikyo and Tamayo's treatments had greatly improved his condition.
• Kikyo and Tamayo declined Whitebeard's offers to become his daughters, with Tamayo explaining that she was over three hundred years old.
• Bulma and Uchiha Hikari greeted Red Hair, and Bulma remarked that he looked handsome but old.
• Esdeath challenged Red Hair to fight, and he recognized that her ability resembled Aokiji's Ice-Ice Fruit power.
• Esdeath asked Red Hair to tell her Aokiji's location so she could meet him.

Esdeath fought Red Hair across a frozen sea, forcing him to unleash his powerful Divine Departure. The strike engulfed her in ice and snow, but Uchiha Hikari remained confident that Esdeath would survive.

• Esdeath froze the sea near the harbor, and she and Red Hair began a fierce sword fight.
• Red Hair praised Esdeath's strength, while Esdeath challenged him to reveal the full extent of his Haki and swordsmanship.
• Red Hair released his Haki and attacked Esdeath with Divine Departure, creating a massive red shockwave.
• Uchiha Hikari watched the attack through her Mangekyo and reassured Bulma that Esdeath would be fine.
• As Divine Departure nearly swallowed Esdeath, a burst of Haki erupted from her position.

Esdeath awakened an overwhelming Haki and fought Red Hair in a devastating duel, defeating him after their final clash broke her sword and knocked Griffin from his hand. She returned to Uchiha Hikari and asked whether her aura-wreathed appearance resembled Hikari’s “Flame Form.”

• Red Hair sensed Esdeath’s immense Haki and countered its shockwave with a sword slash as the clash unleashed a storm across the sea.
• Whitebeard braced the coastline with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, while Uchiha Hikari opened the Blood Coral Barrier to protect Bulma and the others.
• Esdeath and Red Hair resumed their duel, creating an enormous eye of the storm as their battle spread across the sea.
• Esdeath broke her sword and knocked Griffin from Red Hair’s hand, then declared the fight over and returned to Uchiha Hikari.
• Esdeath showed Uchiha Hikari her icy-blue Haki aura and asked whether it looked like Hikari’s “Flame Form.”

Esdeath defeated Red-Haired Shanks in a duel, drawing attention to her strength and the crew’s unfamiliar power system. Shanks praised Bulma’s leadership and offered help with Ace, then revealed he knew something about the Celestial Tribute.

• Uchiha Hikari recognized that Esdeath’s awakened state resembled her earlier awakening of Fire Thunder God and explained that Esdeath had used a Qi technique similar to Haki.
• Bulma celebrated Esdeath’s victory and wondered whether the Dimensional Pirate Crew would gain enormous bounties, while Uchiha Hikari explained that they had not yet attracted the Marines’ attention.
• Red-Haired Shanks reassured his crew that Esdeath had defeated him, then praised her strength when he approached Uchiha Hikari and the others with Whitebeard.
• Shanks complimented Bulma’s leadership and offered to help if the crew needed support rescuing Ace, but he did not join their plans.
• Shanks stopped Uchiha Hikari and offered to share information about the Celestial Tribute.

Uchiha Hikari learned from Red Hair where the Navy's Celestial Tribute convoy might travel and organized the Dimensional Pirate Crew's next moves. Three days later, the crew split into groups, with Hikari's party heading toward Sabaody Archipelago and Bulma switching their ship to flight mode.

• Red Hair shared his predictions for the Celestial Tribute convoy's departure points and routes, and Uchiha Hikari thanked him and promised Demonification Agent 2.0 when it was ready.
• Uchiha Hikari and Bulma assigned Kikyo, Tamayo, Tanjiro, and his sister to continue the experiments and Whitebeard's treatment, while Bulat, Akame, Yamato, and others went to check on Ace and scout Navy routes.
• Uchiha Hikari decided to take Bulma, Esdeath, Little Naruto, and the others to Sabaody Archipelago to contact the Revolutionary Army through Kuma.
• Three days later, the Dimensional Pirate Crew split up at the dock, and Bulma activated the Blue Planet's flight mode after finding its underwater speed too slow.

Uchiha Hikari and her crew reached the Sabaody Archipelago and visited Shakky to locate Rayleigh and learn about Ace and Luffy. Shakky sold them news that Ace had been arrested and the Straw Hat Pirates had defeated Gekko Moriah.

• Bulma landed the Blue Planet near Sabaody and shrank it into a Capsule Corp, astonishing the crew.
• Uchiha Hikari led the crew to Shakky's Rip-off BAR on Grove 13 to ask about Rayleigh.
• Shakky questioned the crew's claim that they were friends of Red Hair and asked where they came from.
• Uchiha Hikari explained that a crewmate wanted to rescue Ace and asked whether Monkey D. Luffy had recently arrived.
• Shakky charged Uchiha Hikari ten thousand Beli for each of two reports: Ace had been arrested by the Marines, and the Straw Hat Pirates had defeated Gekko Moriah.

Uchiha Hikari told Shakky that Ace was Roger’s son and secured her help in finding Rayleigh. While Hikari and Esdeath went for coffee, the Straw Hat Pirates arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago.

• Uchiha Hikari explained Ace’s connection to Roger, and Shakky returned the 20,000 Beli and agreed to introduce the group to Rayleigh.
• Shakky said Rayleigh’s whereabouts were uncertain, so Uchiha Hikari’s group could rest at the bar while she searched for him.
• Bulma agreed to help serve customers and hoped to meet Luffy and Sanji, while Uchiha Hikari warned her to be careful around Sanji.
• Uchiha Hikari left Erii and Naruto with a Shadow Clone and walked around the island with Esdeath, who held her hand and invited her for coffee.
• The Straw Hat Pirates sailed into the Sabaody Archipelago, and Hachi offered to take Luffy and the others to a coating mechanic.

Uchiha Hikari’s group met Rayleigh and the Straw Hat Pirates at Shakky’s bar, where they discussed Ace’s capture and Luffy’s plan to rescue him. After Hikari calmed Luffy and sent him to rest, the group shared a feast, and Rayleigh asked for details about Ace’s capture.

• Shakky brought Rayleigh to her bar, where Uchiha Hikari’s group and the Straw Hat Pirates arrived; Esdeath froze Brook after he made an obscene remark, and Hikari accepted Luffy and Nami’s apology.
• Bulma asked Luffy to demonstrate his Gum-Gum Fruit powers, and Hikari described Orochimaru’s Snake-Snake Fruit, Soft Form.
• Hikari told Luffy that Ace had been captured by the World Government, and Luffy immediately tried to rush off to rescue him.
• Hikari used hypnosis to put Luffy to sleep and told the Straw Hat Pirates to return the next day to discuss what she could share about Ace.
• Sanji cooked a lavish meal using ingredients from Bulma, and Rayleigh then asked about the details of Ace’s capture.