Chapter Summaries

After enduring five minutes of Marine attacks, Uchiha Daiki's clone had grown stronger and offered the battlefield another chance to attack him. Whitebeard warned his crew to stay back, while the Marines remained poised as the clone extended the challenge to ten minutes.

• Uchiha Daiki's clone finished enduring five minutes of attacks and sensed that his strength had grown through Heaven-Defying Comprehension.
• Uchiha Daiki's clone taunted the Marines and pirates, then offered everyone another chance to attack him.
• Otsutsuki Kyōshiki noticed the clone's rising energy and asked Uchiha Daiki whether this was the effect of Heaven-Defying Comprehension.
• Marco, Vista, and Diamond Jozu debated what the clone intended, while Izō prepared to shoot him with Armament Haki and Seastone bullets.
• Whitebeard ordered Marco, Jozu, Vista, and the other pirates not to attack, sensing that doing so could get them killed.
• Uchiha Daiki's clone announced that he would give them ten minutes.

Uchiha Daiki's clone challenged the Navy and pirates to attack him, but Sengoku ordered everyone to hold back in case it was a trap. Sakazuki stepped forward to confront the clone, who revealed his name and said he had come to fight everyone; Sakazuki then prepared to attack.

• Garp wanted to confront Uchiha Daiki's clone, but Vice Admiral Tsuru warned that it could be a trap, and Garp agreed to wait.
• Sengoku ordered Navy forces across the battlefield not to act, and the clone grew irritated when no one attacked him.
• Sakazuki approached the clone while Navy soldiers and pirates watched, and Sengoku allowed him to proceed.
• Sakazuki demanded the clone identify himself and explain his purpose, and the clone said his name was Uchiha Daiki and he had come to challenge everyone.
• Sakazuki called the clone trash of the sea and threatened to kill him, then unleashed a scorching aura.

Uchiha Daiki’s weakened clone challenged Sakazuki to attack it for ten minutes without fighting back, while Daiki hoped the pressure would spur the clone’s growth. As the world watched the impending clash, Luffy used the distraction to run toward the execution platform and rescue Ace.

• Daiki sensed that his weakened clone was growing stronger under the battlefield’s pressure, and Kyōshiki agreed it could continue to evolve.
• Sakazuki transformed into magma and asked whether the clone would really let him attack for ten minutes.
• The clone restarted the timer and invited Sakazuki to attack, leaving Marines, pirates, and spectators around the world stunned.
• Moria eyed the clone as a potential zombie, while Hancock watched Luffy and Luffy ran toward the execution platform to save Ace.
• The Five Elders watched the live footage from atop the Red Line.

Sakazuki attacked Uchiha Daiki's clone with a massive magma punch after Daiki promised not to dodge or retaliate for ten minutes. The blow shattered the clone's defenses and sent him into boiling seawater, leaving the battlefield believing he was dead.

• The Elders ordered CP to investigate Uchiha Daiki's identity while they watched the broadcast.
• Sakazuki launched his Scorching River Great Eruption at Uchiha Daiki's clone.
• Uchiha Daiki's clone formed a Frozen Water Barrier, Ice Crystal Armor, and Armament Haki to defend himself.
• Sakazuki's magma fist struck the clone, shattered the ice, and left a huge hole in the frozen sea.
• The Marines and Whitebeard Pirates saw a dark-red glow sink into the boiling seawater and believed the clone had been killed.

Sakazuki appeared to destroy Uchiha Daiki's clone with a magma punch, but the clone reappeared unharmed above Marineford. He reminded Sakazuki that eight minutes remained, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Sakazuki struck Uchiha Daiki's clone with a magma fist and sent him into the sea, prompting Marines to celebrate and others to assume he was defeated.
• Whitebeard, Sengoku, the Five Elders, and others doubted the apparent victory after noticing Uchiha Daiki and Otsutsuki Kyōshiki remained calm.
• As the seawater cooled and everyone watched the ice gap, Uchiha Daiki's clone spoke from above Marineford and revealed himself unharmed.
• Sakazuki admitted he had underestimated the clone, who reminded him that eight minutes remained.
• Sakazuki accepted the challenge and prepared to face what came next.

Sakazuki unleashed repeated Meteor Volcano attacks against Uchiha Daiki's clone, determined to defeat him before the Marineford battle turned against the Navy. The clone endured the bombardment and grew stronger with each hit, while Uchiha Daiki and Otsutsuki Kyōshiki watched.

• Sakazuki decided to go all out after Uchiha Daiki's clone survived his earlier attack.
• Sakazuki launched Meteor Volcano, sending a barrage of magma meteors toward the clone.
• Navy soldiers debated whether the clone had dodged Sakazuki's previous attack, while the commanders watched anxiously.
• Sakazuki fired a second Meteor Volcano barrage after confirming the clone remained in the air.
• Uchiha Daiki and Otsutsuki Kyōshiki observed that the clone's aura had grown more than fivefold as it endured Sakazuki's attacks.

As Sakazuki bombarded Uchiha Daiki’s clone, Monkey D. Luffy reached the execution platform and rescued Ace, though Ace remained bound by Seastone chains. When the eight-minute countdown ended and the smoke cleared, Daiki’s clone was still alive and apparently unharmed.

• Monkey D. Luffy reached the execution platform and shouted that he had come to save Ace, drawing the Marines’ attention.
• Garp tried to stop Luffy, but after knocking him down once, he deliberately let Luffy’s punch send him flying.
• Luffy reached the platform and rescued Ace while Sakazuki continued attacking Daiki’s clone in the sky.
• Daiki observed that his clone’s armor and Armament Haki remained undamaged as Sakazuki’s attacks strengthened its aura.
• After the countdown ended and the smoke dispersed, Marines and pirates saw Daiki’s clone alive and seemingly unharmed.

Uchiha Daiki's clone survived Sakazuki's relentless assault and awakened Perfected Fire Variant Control, a law-like ability that granted him control and immunity over fire and temperature. His growth was erasing his temporary-summon limits, and he taunted Sakazuki into attacking him for another five minutes.

• Uchiha Daiki's clone emerged unharmed from the ashes, shocking the Marines and Whitebeard Pirates.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to enter combat and counterattack, while Sakazuki charged at the clone with Dark Dog.
• Uchiha Daiki's clone comprehended Perfected Fire Variant Control and became immune to damage from the Magma-Magma Fruit.
• Uchiha Daiki's clone realized his growing power was making him more permanent and independent.
• Uchiha Daiki's clone praised Sakazuki and invited him to keep attacking for another five minutes.

Uchiha Daiki’s clone challenged Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino to attack him together, hoping their strength would drive his evolution. As the admirals’ pressure triggered cellular growth, he extended the challenge to a full day.

• Uchiha Daiki’s clone taunted Sakazuki and invited the three admirals to attack him together.
• Sengoku ordered Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino to deal with the clone while Momousagi and Chaton intercepted Straw Hat and Garp was told to get up.
• Borsalino questioned whether the clone truly wanted them to join forces, and the clone first offered ten minutes.
• Kuzan, Borsalino, and Sakazuki released their auras and surrounded the clone, causing his cells and abilities to begin evolving.
• The clone dismissed the admirals’ pressure as insufficient and declared that he would give them one day to attack.

Uchiha Daiki's clone challenged the Navy's Three Admirals to attack him for a full day without fighting back, stunning Marineford and audiences around the world. As Whitebeard used the distraction to press his attack and rescue Ace, the Five Elders learned that CP had no information about Uchiha Daiki.

• Uchiha Daiki's clone told the Three Admirals he would give them one day to attack him, and Marines, pirates, and viewers worldwide doubted he could withstand them.
• Sengoku and Garp recognized the three newcomers as a greater immediate threat than the Whitebeard Pirates, while Sengoku urged the Navy not to provoke the two who had promised neutrality.
• Whitebeard ordered his pirates to exploit the distraction and push through the Marines as Luffy and Ace ran toward them.
• The Five Elders asked about Uchiha Daiki's origins, and Kong Garp reported that CP had found no information or leads about him.

The Five Elders reported Uchiha Daiki’s unknown origins to Imu, who ordered the Navy to focus on destroying the Whitebeard Pirates while delaying Daiki. Sengoku deployed the Pacifistas against Whitebeard’s forces, while the Three Admirals prepared to attack Daiki’s clone under his promise not to fight back for one day.

• The Five Elders went to the Flower Chamber and told Imu that they had found no information about Uchiha Daiki.
• Imu ordered the Navy to prioritize the Whitebeard Pirates, delay Daiki, and consider sending the Holy Knights if needed.
• Sengoku relayed the orders at Marineford, and Vice Admiral Tsuru directed the hidden combat units to begin their plan.
• The Pacifistas appeared and attacked the Whitebeard Pirates, causing heavy casualties as Whitebeard ordered his crew to retreat.
• Uchiha Daiki’s clone told Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino that they could attack him for one day while he would not fight back.

Uchiha Daiki's clone endured successive ultimate attacks from Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino, while his fire-element mutation control neutralized Kuzan's freezing power and his defenses withstood their physical and laser attacks. After half an hour of bombardment left a huge crater, Sengoku and Tsuru wondered whether the clone had finally been defeated.

• Sakazuki unleashed Scorching River Great Eruption, Dark Dog, and Meteor Volcano, but Uchiha Daiki's clone remained unharmed.
• Kuzan attacked the clone with Ice Age and Ice Time Capsule, but the clone maintained his body temperature and resisted the freezing power.
• Kuzan's ice blade and repeated physical attacks failed to injure the clone.
• Borsalino fired lasers and used Yasakani no Magatama, but his attacks only shattered ice covering the clone.
• After the three Admirals attacked for ten minutes each, their bombardment left a crater over a hundred meters wide, and Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru wondered whether the clone was down.

Uchiha Daiki's clone emerged unharmed after enduring the three Admirals' bombardment, shocking Marineford and shifting the battle's momentum. As the Whitebeard Pirates seized a chance to retreat, the clone taunted the Admirals to keep attacking so he could grow stronger.

• Uchiha Daiki's clone stood uninjured as the smoke cleared, leaving Sengoku, Tsuru, and the assembled forces stunned.
• Whitebeard ordered his pirates to retreat, while Sengoku commanded the Marines to keep attacking them despite many soldiers growing wary of the clone.
• The Whitebeard Pirates gained breathing room as Marco and others held off Mihawk, Jozu fought Doflamingo, and Pacifistas continued to threaten the pirates.
• Borsalino, Kuzan, and Sakazuki confronted the clone, who taunted them to continue attacking during the remaining twenty-three hours.

Uchiha Daiki's clone provoked the Marines into attacking him and devastated Marineford while destroying Pacifistas and Marine soldiers. Sengoku, Garp, and the Three Admirals finally moved to fight him, but the battle had only just begun.

• Uchiha Daiki's clone taunted the Three Admirals, but Kuzan, Borsalino, and Sakazuki refused to attack him.
• Uchiha Daiki's clone fired a Chakra beam that destroyed several Pacifistas, prompting Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru to order Sakazuki to stop him.
• Uchiha Daiki's clone aimed at the Marine soldiers, and their panicked gunfire and cannon blasts prompted him to unleash an attack that devastated Marineford and killed countless Marines.
• Sengoku entered his Great Buddha form and struck Uchiha Daiki's clone with a shockwave, but the clone remained unharmed as he destroyed more Pacifistas.
• Garp confronted Sakazuki, while Sakazuki and the other Admirals prepared to fight Uchiha Daiki's clone; Garp attacked with Armament Haki.

Uchiha Daiki's clone endured attacks from five Marine powerhouses while the Five Elders ordered the Holy Knights to Marineford. Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates arrived too late to know the full situation, and Shanks sensed a disturbing future through his Observation Haki.

• Uchiha Daiki's clone drew attacks from Sengoku, Garp, Borsalino, Sakazuki, and Kuzan while remaining unharmed.
• The Five Elders judged Uchiha Daiki's clone an unprecedented threat, and Imu ordered the Holy Knights to move out immediately.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru coordinated the Marines as they continued fighting the Whitebeard Pirates while the five powerhouses kept Uchiha Daiki's clone occupied.
• Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates arrived near Marineford aboard the Red Force after being delayed along the way.
• Yasopp sensed that another fight was underway at Marineford, and Shanks used Observation Haki to foresee the future and reacted with alarm.

Shanks sensed an extraordinary presence at Marineford and realized the war would not end soon. As Uchiha Daiki’s replica clone grew stronger under the Navy’s attacks, Blackbeard arrived with a gigantic, flickering figure and prisoners freed from Impel Down, then addressed the injured Whitebeard.

• Shanks told his crew that an extraordinary presence had appeared at Marineford and that the war would not end easily.
• Uchiha Daiki’s replica clone gained powerful new abilities while enduring attacks from Garp, Sengoku, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino.
• The fighters at Marineford spotted a colossal, partly transparent figure approaching from the sea.
• Sengoku received word that Blackbeard had used his Warlord status to enter Impel Down and free numerous prisoners, while Magellan had been injured but was not in serious condition.
• Blackbeard ignored Sengoku’s demand for an explanation and laughed as he turned his attention to the injured Whitebeard.

Whitebeard confronted Blackbeard while ordering his sons to retreat from Marineford. As the two pirate crews prepared to fight, Sengoku asked Uchiha Daiki’s replica clone to pause his battle with the Navy so they could deal with the new threat.

• Ace, freed by Luffy and Galdino, challenged Blackbeard, but Blackbeard refused to fight him.
• Marco and Jozu offered to hold off Blackbeard while the others escaped, but Whitebeard ordered them to retreat and took on Teach himself.
• Whitebeard split the battlefield with a blow, blocking most of the Navy pursuers, then advanced on Blackbeard to avenge Satch.
• Blackbeard declared that his entire crew would join the fight against Whitebeard.
• Uchiha Daiki’s replica clone complained when Sengoku, Garp, and the Admirals stopped attacking him, and Sengoku asked him to pause while they dealt with Blackbeard.

Uchiha Daiki's clone asked Sengoku to focus on Blackbeard, then wiped out the Blackbeard Pirates with a single shockwave. He returned to face the Navy and again demanded that they attack him, leaving Sengoku and the others questioning his motives.

• Sengoku told Uchiha Daiki's clone that the Blackbeard Pirates had become the Navy's priority after their betrayal and attack on Impel Down.
• Uchiha Daiki's clone vanished and struck the Blackbeard Pirates with a shockwave that destroyed their ship and sank them in a massive vortex.
• The attack's shockwave also brought down numerous Pacifistas, while people in Marineford and around the world watched in shock.
• Uchiha Daiki's clone returned and told Sengoku's forces that Blackbeard's crew was gone, then urged them to attack him.
• Sengoku and Garp questioned why Uchiha Daiki's clone wanted them to fight and whether he was trying to help the Whitebeard Pirates escape punishment.

Uchiha Daiki's clone announced that he intended to rule the world, alarming the Marines and prompting the Five Elders to order his elimination. As Shanks approached Marineford and the Marines confronted the clone, Imu considered destroying the island, leaving the battle's outcome uncertain.

• Uchiha Daiki's clone destroyed ships belonging to the retreating Whitebeard Pirates and warned the Marines not to use him against their enemies.
• Uchiha Daiki's clone told Kuzan that he wanted to rule the world, shocking Sengoku, Garp, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan.
• The Five Elders decided that Uchiha Daiki's clone had to be eliminated and learned that the Holy Knights would reach Marineford within three hours.
• Imu told the Five Elders that Marineford could be destroyed if necessary and ordered them to give the Marines time to evacuate.
• Shanks and the Red Force neared Marineford as Sengoku and Sakazuki recognized that Uchiha Daiki's clone intended to oppose the World Government and the Marines.

Uchiha Daiki's clone demonstrated overwhelming power to the Navy and promised them two choices as a reward for attacking him. Above Marineford, Uchiha Daiki and Otsutsuki Kyōshiki decided to leave the Pirate World and seek Aoshiki for a final battle.

• Uchiha Daiki's clone rejected the Navy's opposition and said its leaders were too incompetent and weak to rule the world.
• Uchiha Daiki's clone released a shockwave that split Marineford and the surrounding sea into dozens of sections, then said he was using the Navy and promised them two choices after one day if they attacked him.
• Uchiha Daiki and Otsutsuki Kyōshiki watched from above as Kyōshiki recognized that the clone was using the Navy's attacks to force his growth.
• Uchiha Daiki declined to personally attack his clone because he was too strong, then agreed with Otsutsuki Kyōshiki to leave and seek Aoshiki for their final battle.