Recaps

As the Ninja World expanded its campaign into the Pirate World, privateers and republics destabilized East Blue while the Navy struggled to contain them. Uchiha Tokimitsu brought overwhelming reinforcements to East Blue and cornered Kizaru’s battered fleet, demanding its surrender.

• Hanzō’s fleet destroyed most of the Navy ships near Impel Down, then bombarded the fortress while the Ninja forces prepared for a prolonged siege.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu launched a privateering program, secured the Tailed Beasts and sages as allies, and planted a Divine Tree sapling in the Pirate World.
• Asura captured Black Zetsu, founded the Goa Republic, and helped establish republics across East Blue, while Dragon founded the Revolutionary Army.
• Kizaru and Garp organized the Navy East Sea Frontier Army to break the rebels’ encirclement, while Asura and the Republic Alliance prepared to oppose them.
• Ninja raids, sabotage, and poison weakened the Navy, and Uchiha Tokimitsu mobilized the Second Legion, the sages’ avatars, and the Tailed Beasts toward East Blue.
• Asura lured Kizaru’s fleet toward Dong Island as Uchiha Shiina planned to draw the Navy south and strike its rear from the Calm Belt.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu’s concealed fleet and six Tailed Beasts devastated Kizaru’s fleet with Tailed Beast Balls, then Tokimitsu advanced in Perfect Susanoo and demanded the survivors surrender.

Uchiha Tokimitsu’s forces expanded through the East Blue while Namikaze Minato armed the Four Emperors and drew them toward war with the Navy. The Navy captured Ace through its alliance with Marshall D. Teach, leaving Whitebeard rushing to confront Sakazuki.

• Tokimitsu defeated Kizaru and withdrew his forces, while the Republic Alliance expanded across the East Blue and Dragon learned of the Navy’s defeat.
• Tokimitsu secured Vegapunk’s loyalty and assigned him and Orochimaru research, while Minato negotiated a Seastone-for-cannons trade with Kaido and proposed uniting pirate forces against the World Government.
• The Navy and the Four Emperors prepared for war as Tokimitsu sent more legions into the Pirate World, and Big Mom joined Kaido, Whitebeard, and Shanks at Onigashima.
• Big Mom attacked the Marine G1 Branch with Kaido’s forces, but Minato teleported her away from the encircling Marines while Hanzō’s forces assaulted Impel Down.
• Tokimitsu’s forces destroyed Loguetown’s port and captured the town, while Thatch found the Dark-Dark Fruit and Teach killed him to take it.
• Sakazuki recruited Teach by offering him the fruit and a place among the Seven Warlords, then used him to lure Ace and Whitebeard’s forces into a Navy ambush.
• Sakazuki defeated Ace, had him restrained with Seastone and displayed on a mast, then taunted Whitebeard as he withdrew to draw him into battle.