Chapter Summaries

Sengoku investigated Enies Lobby’s destruction and suspected Rodney and the Straw Hat Pirates, but chose to leave the matter to the CP agents while ordering them monitored. In Water Seven, Rodney waited for Garp and reflected on the coming Summit War as the Straw Hats prepared to depart.

• Sengoku reviewed the destruction of Enies Lobby, found no reliable evidence, and ordered the Marines to watch Rodney and the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Sengoku learned that Garp had gone to Water Seven, scolded him by phone, and told him to check on Rodney while visiting Luffy.
• Rodney rested in Water Seven while Robin reported that the Franky Family and the Straw Hats were helping Iceburg build a new Going Merry from Tree Adam wood.
• Rodney realized he had forgotten to tell Luffy that Sabo was alive and anticipated that the Summit War would bring him a transformation.
• Rodney said his growing network would let him cut ties with Doflamingo after returning and eventually take over the connections Doflamingo had provided.

Vice Admiral Garp arrived at Franky's House and confronted Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates over the Enies Lobby incident. The reunion ended with Garp beating Luffy while Rodney and Garp laughed at Luffy's determination to face Shanks.

• Garp broke into Franky's House and woke Luffy with a punch, then revealed that he was Luffy's grandfather and a Marine Vice Admiral.
• Garp questioned Luffy about Enies Lobby and praised him for the incident, while Rodney denied involvement and discussed the destruction of Punk Hazard with Garp.
• Garp explained that he had tried to train Luffy and Ace to become Marines, but Luffy insisted that he wanted to be a pirate because Shanks had saved him.
• Garp grabbed Luffy after he defended Shanks, and the two fell asleep before Garp woke and beat Luffy again.
• Garp told the Straw Hat Pirates that Shanks was one of the Four Emperors and described Rodney's Shichibukai strength.
• Luffy declared that Shanks was his target, but Rodney knocked him down and Garp and Rodney laughed at him.

The Straw Hat Pirates set sail from Water Seven aboard the rebuilt Going Merry, with Franky joining the crew. Garp attacked them with cannonballs and a massive iron ball, but the ship’s secret weapon launched it into the air and escaped the blow.

• Garp left after lecturing Luffy, then stayed in Water Seven when Sengoku demanded an explanation about his inquiry.
• Iceburg, Franky, and Dock One’s shipwrights completed the enlarged, redesigned Going Merry, and Franky joined the Straw Hat Pirates at its launch banquet.
• Garp pursued the ship and threw cannonballs at it, while Luffy, Sanji, and Rodney worked together to block and deflect them.
• Rodney used water and Shuriken techniques to counter Garp’s cannonball barrage as Franky ordered the crew to take in the sails.
• Garp hurled a gigantic iron ball at the Going Merry, but Franky’s secret weapon sent the ship into the air, allowing it to dodge.

Rodney brought the Straw Hat Pirates to Sabaody Archipelago, where he directed them toward Rayleigh for ship coating and Haki training while choosing to relax at Shakky’s bar. Luffy and the others set off to explore and look for Rayleigh, while Robin stayed with Rodney.

• Rodney advised Luffy and the crew to train in Haki before entering the New World and refused to teach them, recommending Rayleigh instead.
• The Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Sabaody Archipelago, explored its bubble-filled landscape, and traveled to Shakky’s Rip-off Bar.
• Shakky showed the crew their wanted posters, which listed Luffy’s bounty at 450 million Berries and Chopper’s at 50 Berries.
• Rodney asked Shakky about Rayleigh, learned he might be at the human auction house, and said he planned to send the Straw Hats to him for coating and training.
• Luffy learned that Rayleigh was the Pirate King’s right-hand man and excitedly led the crew out to explore and find him.
• Robin recalled Roger’s writing on the Sky Island Poneglyph, then stayed beside Rodney as he lounged at the bar.

Rodney went to the human auction house to meet Trafalgar Law, but found Luffy, Kid, and Law surrounded by Marines after the Celestial Dragons were taken hostage. He refused to rescue the Celestial Dragons, offered Law a favor in exchange for help, and warned the group to flee as a Marine admiral might arrive.

• Rodney considered capturing a Supernova to earn money for Hashirama Cells and went to the human auction house, where Marines had surrounded Luffy, Eustass Kid, and Trafalgar Law.
• The Marines ordered Rodney to rescue the Celestial Dragons, but he refused to help without an order from the World Government.
• Kid, Law, and Luffy repelled the Marines' cannon fire with their abilities, and Rodney joined Law's side.
• Rodney offered Law a favor in exchange for help with an unspecified task, but Law said he would consider the offer.
• Rodney warned Law and the others that an uninvited guest might arrive and a Marine admiral could be on the way, urging them to run.

Rodney helped Luo and the Straw Hat crew as Marines converged on Sabaody after Luffy attacked a Celestial Dragon. He then reached the commercial district, where Admiral Kizaru was fighting Basil Hawkins, and faced the admiral himself.

• Rodney identified the apparent Bartholomew Kuma as a Pacifista and gave Luo a book and directions to Aviledon before Luo left with Bepo and his new companion.
• Kid attacked a Pacifista while Rodney freed Nami from her explosive slave collar, and Zoro led the Straw Hat crew onward without Rodney.
• Rodney headed to the commercial district, where Kizaru had attacked Basil Hawkins while searching for Sentomaru.
• Rodney appeared beside Kizaru, who recognized him as Shichibukai Rodney and remarked on his vacation.

Rodney captured Apoo and headed back to stop Borsalino from hurting the Straw Hat Pirates. He kicked Borsalino away just as the admiral was about to strike Zoro.

• Borsalino fought Hawkins and Urouge while Rodney overpowered Drake, who was undercover as a Marine defector.
• Rodney spotted Apoo watching from a rooftop, chased him down, and captured him to exchange with the Marines for money.
• Borsalino learned that Sentomaru had found the Straw Hat Pirates and left to confront them.
• Rodney went after Borsalino, found him standing over Zoro with a glowing kick raised, and kicked his leg away, sending him crashing into a red tree.

Rodney fought Admiral Kizaru to protect the Straw Hat crew, but Kuma sent the crew away with his ability. A week before Portgas D. Ace’s public execution, the World Government summoned Rodney to Marineford, and Rayleigh prepared to act as well.

• Rodney clashed with Kizaru on Sabaody, using Haki and lightning-enhanced speed to stop him from leaving.
• Kuma arrived and sent Zoro, Luffy, Sanji, and the rest of the Straw Hat crew away with his Paw-Paw Fruit ability.
• After Kuma and Kizaru left, Rayleigh joined Rodney, and they went to Shakky’s Rip-off Bar for a drink.
• Vice Admiral Gion ordered Rodney to attend Ace’s public execution at Marineford in one week or lose his Shichibukai position.
• Rodney accepted the summons, and Rayleigh said he would move again as Shakky warned that the Marines had prepared for a confrontation with him.

Rodney accepted the mission to rescue Portgas D. Ace and planned to go to Impel Down to question him before the battle at Marineford. Rayleigh trusted Rodney to save Ace, while Gion agreed to seek permission for Rodney to enter the prison.

• Rodney told Rayleigh that he would rescue Ace while continuing to oppose and kill pirates, and Rayleigh agreed to leave the rescue to him.
• Rodney received an S-rank mission to rescue Portgas D. Ace, with a list of ninja abilities and other rewards.
• Rodney asked Robin to stay with Rayleigh and Shakky, then said he would go to Impel Down to meet Ace.
• Rayleigh and Shakky discussed the coming battle at Marineford, and Rayleigh said he believed Rodney would claim a place for himself on the seas.
• Rodney met Gion and asked to visit Ace in Impel Down, and Gion said she would apply to Fleet Admiral Sengoku for permission.

Rodney persuaded Sengoku to let him visit Ace in Impel Down under Garp’s supervision. He and Garp arrived at the prison and began making their way toward Magellan, intending to see Ace.

• Rodney proposed wearing Seastone Handcuffs and traveling with Garp, and Sengoku agreed to send them to Impel Down together.
• On the warship, Garp said he did not regret letting Ace choose his own path, while Rodney said he planned to beat Ace up.
• Garp and Rodney reached Impel Down, where Vice Warden Hannibal welcomed them and revealed his ambition to become warden.
• Hannibal led them through the prison’s first three levels to the Blazing Hell, where Rodney complained about the heat.
• Hannibal said Magellan was likely in the bathroom and guided Garp and Rodney toward his office.

Garp visited his imprisoned grandson Ace in Impel Down and reflected on the choices that had led him to become a pirate. Rodney then joined Garp to see Ace, leaving Ace and Jinbe surprised by his appearance.

• Magellan met Garp and Rodney and led them to the sixth level, where Rodney asked him to leave Garp alone with Ace.
• Garp sat with the battered Ace and said the war had already begun, then spoke about his hope that Ace and Luffy would become Marines.
• Ace said he accepted responsibility for his choices and recognized Whitebeard, not Roger, as his father.
• Garp failed to change Ace's mind and called Rodney over to speak with him.
• Rodney greeted Ace, who and Jinbe were both stunned to see him.

Rodney told Ace that the Whitebeard Pirates would come to Marineford and die trying to rescue him, and declared that he intended to fight them and use their defeat to build his campaign against pirates. Ace and Jinbe tried to dissuade him, but Rodney insisted that his conflict with Whitebeard was inevitable.

• Rodney summoned Big Slug Sister to heal Jinbe while telling Ace that the future he had shown him would come to pass.
• Rodney warned Ace that the Whitebeard Pirates would come to Marineford and that he would fight them, prompting Ace to beg him to spare them.
• Rodney erupted with Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo, then said he intended to wipe out every pirate and use the Whitebeard Pirates to establish his power in the New World.
• Jinbe defended the Whitebeard Pirates for protecting Fish-Man Island, but Rodney argued that pirates as a whole should be eliminated.
• Count Red recognized that Rodney sincerely intended to change the world, and Rodney set his first goal as taking down one of the Four Emperors.
• Rodney restrained Ace with a Chakra arm and said he would fight Whitebeard directly, while Ace vowed to stop him.

Rodney left Impel Down after visiting Ace and Count Red, then returned to Marineford as preparations for war against Whitebeard continued. He discussed the coming battle with Doflamingo, and Dracule Mihawk arrived as another Shichibukai.

• Ace doubted that Whitebeard should risk his family for him, while Rodney explained that Sengoku had summoned the Marines and Shichibukai in anticipation of Whitebeard coming to save him.
• Rodney refused to heal Ace, then told Count Red that Brook was alive and working as a music teacher in Aviledon; Count Red looked forward to meeting him again.
• Rodney left Impel Down with Garp, and they returned to Marineford with five days remaining before the war.
• Rodney and Doflamingo discussed which Shichibukai would fight and the shifting balance of power, while Doflamingo said he would stay out of danger.
• Dracule Mihawk entered the Marines' suite, carrying his black blade Night.

Rodney spent the day relaxing with Mihawk, Garp, and Kuzan at Marine Headquarters, where a fishing trip turned into a battle with several Sea Kings. That night, the group enjoyed a barbecue while Sakazuki worked alone and wondered where everyone had gone.

• Mihawk asked Rodney about Shusui, and Rodney explained that he kept the blade as a weapon rather than as a swordsman.
• Rodney left Doflamingo and Mihawk to go fishing with Garp, with Kuzan joining them to slack off.
• Garp caught a fish that was swallowed by a series of increasingly large Sea Kings, and he punched the largest one before dragging it ashore.
• Garp tried to make Rodney and Kuzan cook the Sea King, but Rodney explained that his subordinates had banned him from the kitchen after he blew it up.
• A Marine Headquarters chef prepared the evening barbecue for Rodney, Garp, Kuzan, Borsalino, and other marines.
• Sakazuki worked overtime alone in the meeting room and wondered where everyone was.

On the eve of the Summit War, Boa Hancock questioned Rodney about his friendship with Luffy, while Rodney prepared to seize an opportunity in the coming battle. The next day, the Marines assembled their forces at Marineford to face Whitebeard’s crew, with Rodney among the Shichibukai and the world watching.

• Boa Hancock arrived at Marineford with Vice Admiral Momonosuke and went to question Rodney about his ties to Luffy.
• Rodney resisted Hancock’s Love Love Fruit charm with his Mangekyō Sharingan and said Luffy could be his friend or enemy depending on whether they opposed each other.
• Rodney declared that the coming war would be his path to transformation, drawing the attention of Mihawk and Doflamingo.
• The Marines gathered over one hundred thousand elite officers, warships, cannons, the Shichibukai, and their top fighters at Marineford to confront Whitebeard’s Pirates.
• The Marines began broadcasting the standoff worldwide, as people waited to see who would win the war.

Sengoku revealed that Ace was the son of Gol D. Roger, then Whitebeard’s forces arrived at Marineford by traveling beneath the sea. Whitebeard attacked with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and Aokiji froze the tsunamis and bay, leaving both fleets trapped in ice.

• Sengoku announced that Ace was Gol D. Roger’s son, despite Ace insisting Whitebeard was his only father.
• Rodney told Doflamingo that he had caught Ace once and prepared for the battle with Shusui and the Flame Gunbai.
• The Whitebeard Pirates bypassed the Marine blockade using coated ships and surfaced in Marineford’s bay.
• Whitebeard greeted Ace, then struck the sea with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and sent enormous tsunamis toward Marineford.
• Aokiji froze the tsunamis, clashed with Whitebeard, and then froze the bay, immobilizing the pirate and Marine fleets.

The Marines and Whitebeard Pirates clashed at Marineford as Rodney joined the battle and declared himself Whitebeard’s enemy. After refusing Sengoku’s request to fight for money, Rodney revealed his Three Tomoe Sharingan and prepared to slaughter his way across the battlefield.

• Mihawk attacked Whitebeard with a sword slash, but Jozu blocked it and hurled it into the sky.
• Marco intercepted Borsalino’s Yasakani no Magatama, healed from the attack, and kicked Borsalino into nearby buildings.
• Jozu hurled a huge chunk of ice at the Marines, and Rodney destroyed it with Elbaf Spear—Ikoku and Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.
• Rodney told Whitebeard he intended to make an enemy of him, and Whitebeard warned Rodney to prepare to die in battle.
• Rodney argued that the Whitebeard Pirates would collapse without Whitebeard, angering the pirates as Ace pleaded with him not to attack them.
• Sengoku ordered Rodney to carry out the government’s summons, and Rodney revealed his Three Tomoe Sharingan as he prepared to fight.

Rodney slaughtered Whitebeard Pirates with ninjutsu and Taijutsu, then defeated Jozu and returned to the battle. He continued fighting the pirates and challenged their commanders after repelling a hammer-wielding commander.

• Rodney used Black Spotted Panther, Lacerating Star, and Over-Vaporizing Kill to attack pirates who charged him.
• Rodney fought through the pirate ranks with Taijutsu, weapons, Explosive Tags, and genjutsu, killing many of them.
• Jozu charged Rodney, but Rodney overpowered him and slammed him through the ice into the sea.
• Pirates rescued Jozu, who ordered them to leave Rodney to the commanders.
• Rodney used Great Dragon Fire Technique and explosive shuriken against the pirates, then reflected a commander’s hammer strike with Uchiha Reflection.

Rodney fought Vista, then used ice techniques to disrupt the Whitebeard Pirates’ advance as Little Oars was mortally wounded trying to reach Ace. After Marco confronted him, Rodney entered a dangerous power-amplified state and prepared to fight him.

• Rodney matched Vista’s swordsmanship and copied his Rose Dance technique.
• Little Oars pushed through the Marines’ defenses to reach Ace, but Doflamingo severed his calf and cannon fire left him unconscious.
• Whitebeard attacked a Giant vice admiral, then ordered the pirates to advance past Little Oars toward Marineford’s plaza.
• Rodney summoned a One Horned White Whale at Whitey Bay’s icebreaker, but Whitebeard shattered it before Rodney followed with another ice attack.
• Marco flew to stop Rodney, and the two clashed before Rodney set aside his weapons and activated a dangerous combination of powers.
• Rodney vanished from Marco’s sight as their fight began in earnest.

Rodney clashed with Marco during the Summit War, then shifted attention to Luffy’s arrival with the escaped Impel Down prisoners. He used Sage Mode and Big Slug Sister to heal wounded Marines, strengthening the Marines’ position as Whitebeard considered entering the battle himself.

• Rodney used Life Return to increase his speed and continued fighting Marco on the ice.
• Luffy, Buggy, and the Impel Down prisoners fell from the sky and landed in a patch of sea, where Jinbe helped rescue them.
• Luffy called out to Ace, while Garp urged Rodney to capture his grandson and Rodney refused.
• Rodney left Marco, entered Sage Mode on the execution platform, and summoned Big Slug Sister.
• Big Slug Sister healed wounded Marines, who returned to battle, while Whitebeard worried that the Marines would wear his crew down.