Chapter Summaries

Rodney explained that Whitebeard had come to Marineford to protect his family, while Ace grieved over the losses caused by his choices. As the Marines’ healing aid ran out and their plan drew the pirates deeper into the bay, Squard stabbed Whitebeard after Akainu deceived him, prompting Whitebeard to enter the battle to save Ace.

• Luffy fought through Marine attacks and told Ace he had come because he was his little brother.
• Rodney told Ace that Whitebeard valued his family rather than the Pirate King title, and Ace realized he had misunderstood his father.
• Big Slug Sister ran out of Chakra, ending her healing of the Marines.
• Rodney noticed the Marines retreating under orders and luring the pirates farther into the bay.
• Squard stabbed Whitebeard after Akainu convinced him that Whitebeard had traded the allied pirate crews for Ace’s safety.
• Whitebeard forgave Squard and entered the battle to rescue Ace before his failing body gave out.

Sengoku activated the Enclosing Wall Plan, trapping the Whitebeard Pirates as Akainu attacked them with Meteor Volcano. Rodney entered the battle and clashed with Whitebeard before turning his attention to the pirate ranks.

• Sengoku ordered the Marines to retreat and raised the Enclosing Wall, leaving a gap where Little Oars stood.
• Akainu launched Meteor Volcano, melting the ice and destroying the Moby Dick as Whitebeard advanced.
• A second coated ship charged into the plaza, and Little Oars caught it before Marines blasted him down.
• Luffy rushed to save Ace, but Borsalino kicked him back into Jinbe's arms as Rodney left the execution platform to fight Whitebeard.
• Rodney blocked Whitebeard's attacks with his Flame Gunbai and Water Mirror Technique, then refused Whitebeard's offer to join his crew.
• Rodney disengaged from Whitebeard and charged into the pirate ranks, attacking them as the battle continued.

Rodney used his techniques to restrain Jozu and injure Izou, then unleashed Amaterasu on Marco after Marco sent him crashing into a building. As Whitebeard shook Marineford and fought Sakazuki, the Marines sought to exploit his exhaustion and the commanders’ absence to bring his era to an end.

• Rodney wounded Jozu with Light Fang, struck Whitebeard’s allies with Thunder Cloud Wave, and trapped Jozu underground with Added-Weight Rock Technique.
• Rodney blasted Izou with an exploding Chidori Senbon, but Marco kicked him through a building with Phoenix Seal.
• Rodney emerged protected by Susanoo and ignited Marco with Amaterasu, whose flames Marco’s phoenix fire could not extinguish.
• Whitebeard shook Marineford and the surrounding seas, then split Sakazuki’s Great Eruption with Murakumogiri.
• Sakazuki attacked Whitebeard with Hound Blaze, but Whitebeard shattered the magma attack and tore apart Sakazuki’s body with a tremor punch.
• With Kuzan and Borsalino holding back Marco and Jozu, Sakazuki prepared to wear down the injured Whitebeard and declared that his era would end.

Rodney joined Sakazuki in fighting Whitebeard while Luffy fought past Garp to reach Ace on the execution platform. Just as an executioner moved to kill Ace, another executioner attacked him, and red Chakra arms seized Ace and Luffy.

• Sengoku sent Rodney to assist Sakazuki, and Rodney attacked Whitebeard with his Amaterasu Sword before Marco warned that the technique had strained his eye.
• Rodney formed Susanoo and joined Sakazuki against Whitebeard, but Whitebeard damaged Susanoo and burned Sakazuki’s face before Rodney recovered with his Hundred Healings Mark.
• Rodney used Sage Art: Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation and Scorch Release against Whitebeard, then transformed under a red Tailed Beast Cloak and fought alongside Sakazuki.
• Luffy reached the execution platform by the route Inazuma created, but Garp blocked him and declared him an enemy.
• Garp hesitated to strike Luffy, and Luffy hit him in Gear Second and continued toward Ace as Sengoku ordered the execution.
• One executioner killed his colleague, and red Chakra arms wrapped around Ace and Luffy before someone shouted, “Fire Fist!!!”

Rodney rescued Ace and Luffy, then fought Garp while the Whitebeard Pirates tried to retreat from Marineford. Whitebeard shattered Kuzan’s ice blockade and led the pirates out, remaining behind as a towering figure.

• Rodney’s Shadow Clone rescued Ace and Luffy from the execution platform, and Sengoku destroyed the clone after Rodney threatened the World Government.
• Sengoku ordered Garp to capture Rodney, but Garp chased and fought him while pretending to carry out the order.
• Sakazuki gravely wounded Whitebeard, who struck back and sent Sakazuki flying.
• The Marines rallied and attacked Ace and the retreating pirates, while Kuzan froze the escape gap and Little Oars.
• Whitebeard shattered the iceberg with a quake punch and ordered the pirates to retreat from Marineford.

Whitebeard stayed behind at Marineford to protect his crew, while Ace and Luffy tried to escape. Garp and Rodney rescued the brothers from Sakazuki, and Whitebeard began his final fight against Sengoku as the pirates prepared to flee.

• Whitebeard ordered his crew to return to the New World without him and stood alone to hold back the Marines.
• Ace turned back to confront Sakazuki after he insulted Whitebeard, but Sakazuki overpowered him and then charged at the exhausted Luffy.
• Garp struck Sakazuki to protect Ace and Luffy, then threw the brothers to Rodney and let them escape despite Sengoku's protests.
• Rodney carried Ace and Luffy to a ship and urged the Whitebeard Pirates to set sail while he held off the Marines.
• Sengoku ordered Borsalino and Kuzan to focus on the Whitebeard Pirates, then attacked Whitebeard, whose Tremor-Tremor Fruit-powered fist met Sengoku's shockwave.

As the Whitebeard Pirates retreated, Rodney confronted Aokiji and Kizaru and declared his hostility toward the World Government. Blackbeard and his new crew then appeared at Marineford to seize Whitebeard’s power and territory.

• Jozu and Marco led the Whitebeard Pirates in retreat under Whitebeard’s final order, while Rodney created an ice path and threatened the pirates who refused his help.
• Aokiji and Tsuru confronted Rodney, who said he opposed the World Government’s justice and broke free of Aokiji’s ice.
• Rodney fought off Aokiji and Kizaru with Sage Art techniques and shadow clones, while warning them not to harm civilians under his protection.
• Rodney spotted Sanjuan Wolf and the other escaped prisoners approaching Marine Headquarters with Blackbeard.
• Blackbeard’s crew appeared before Whitebeard, who smashed the execution platform with a punch; Blackbeard declared that Whitebeard was old and planned to take his power and territory.

Rodney fought Blackbeard and the escaped prisoners while Whitebeard continued to battle his former crewmate. The chapter left Blackbeard badly wounded and Rodney holding off several of his allies with Susanoo and ninjutsu.

• Blackbeard used Dark Water to pull Rodney in, but Rodney escaped with a Lightning Clone and electrocuted him before Whitebeard struck back with Sky Quake.
• Rodney raised the ground beneath Blackbeard, attacked him with an ice-infused Rasengan and Chidori Stream, and blinded his left eye with a water senbon.
• Whitebeard punched Blackbeard into the ground, then confronted him as Rodney stood at his side.
• Blackbeard ordered his allies to attack Rodney and sent the rest after Whitebeard, but Rodney trapped Avolo and Catarina in a swamp and blocked their attacks with Susanoo.
• Shiryu attacked Rodney with his sword, but Susanoo defended against him and Rodney blasted him away with Yasakani no Magatama.
• Rodney set the swamp ablaze with Fire Release, engulfing the trapped prisoners in flames.

Rodney killed Sanjuan Wolf and fought Blackbeard’s crew while Whitebeard battled Teach at Marineford. As Blackbeard’s men shot the wounded Whitebeard, he recalled the family he had built and the events that led him to rescue Ace.

• Rodney burned Blackbeard with Amaterasu, wounded Sanjuan Wolf, and killed him with an Elbaf Spear—Ikoku.
• Blackbeard attacked Whitebeard with darkness, but Whitebeard struck back and accused Teach of betraying his comrade for power.
• Blackbeard shot Whitebeard’s wound and ordered his crew to open fire as Whitebeard struggled to stand.
• Whitebeard remembered his childhood, his pirate family, his history with Roger and Oden, and how Ace became his son.
• Whitebeard recalled gathering his crew to rescue Ace after Teach captured and handed him over to the World Government.

Whitebeard died after declaring that the One Piece was real, reigniting the Great Pirate Era, while Rodney took his corpse from Blackbeard and fought the Marines. Rodney escaped Marineford, and Sengoku sent Kuzan and Borsalino to Sabaody Archipelago to capture him and Nico Robin.

• Whitebeard rejected Rodney's offer to become his son, declared that the One Piece was real, and died standing upright.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to pursue the escaping Whitebeard Pirates, while Blackbeard tried to take Whitebeard's corpse.
• Rodney stored Whitebeard's corpse in a Space Scroll and attacked Blackbeard, but Sengoku's shockwave struck Susanoo.
• Rodney transformed into Three-Tailed Isobu and admitted he had destroyed Enies Lobby to avenge his people.
• The three Admirals attacked Rodney, who used an ice wall and his shell to roll through the exit and escape into the water.
• Sengoku ordered Kuzan and Borsalino to Sabaody Archipelago to capture Rodney and Nico Robin, while he and Garp turned toward the Blackbeard Pirates.

Rodney traveled with Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates after the war, then went to Fish-Man Island to offer protection. There, as Ace struggled with Whitebeard’s sacrifice, Rodney gave him a scroll containing Whitebeard’s body.

• Rayleigh told Kuzan and Borsalino that Rodney had already taken Robin away, and the Marines left Shakky's Rip-off Bar.
• Shanks took Rodney, Robin, and Van Augur aboard his ship after Rodney said the war was over and Whitebeard had died.
• Rodney asked Shanks to take him to Fish-Man Island so he could protect it now that Whitebeard was gone.
• News of the Marines’ victory and the Great Treasure spread, and Rodney received a 1.637 billion Berry bounty poster with several disputed crimes listed.
• On Fish-Man Island, Ace wondered whether Whitebeard and the others had sacrificed too much to save him, and Rodney gave him a Space Scroll containing Whitebeard’s corpse.

After Whitebeard's death, Rodney gained Fish-Man Island's agreement to come under his protection, with Ace and Marco accepting that the weakened Whitebeard Pirates could not defend it. Rodney then used the system's Ninja Recruitment and summoned Jiraiya, who arrived confused in the New World.

• Rodney offered to protect Fish-Man Island, and Neptune and Jinbe considered his proposal after Red-Haired Shanks refused to guard the island.
• Neptune agreed to inform Marco before changing Fish-Man Island's flag, and Ace told Rodney to take responsibility for it while the Whitebeard Pirates withdrew.
• Rodney activated Ninja Recruitment with a Summoning Jutsu, and the system warned that the summoned person would be random and remain in the world permanently.
• Rodney summoned Jiraiya, who woke in the New World and asked whether he was in heaven or the underworld.

Rodney explained to Jiraiya that he had resurrected him in another world, and Jiraiya learned that Naruto had become Hokage before sending him and Tsunade verbal messages through Sage Fukasaku. When Robin arrived, she told Rodney that pirates were causing trouble on Fish-Man Island and the Whitebeard Pirates had sent for him.

• Rodney explained that Jiraiya had died in his original world and could not return, while Sage Fukasaku confirmed Jiraiya's resurrection through their summoning connection.
• Jiraiya learned that Naruto was the Seventh Hokage and asked Sage Fukasaku to relay messages to Naruto and Tsunade, but Rodney said only verbal messages could cross worlds.
• Rodney introduced Jiraiya and Sage Fukasaku to Robin, and Sage Fukasaku learned that Rodney had mastered Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode.
• Robin told Rodney that pirates were causing trouble on Fish-Man Island and that the Whitebeard Pirates had sent her to notify him.

Rodney and Jiraiya arrived at Fish-Man Island and stopped pirates from attacking its mermaids. Rodney declared the island under his protection and left the pirates terrified by a brutal public warning.

• Jiraiya marveled at Fish-Man Island and eagerly anticipated visiting its Mermaid Cafe and meeting its many peoples.
• Rodney and Jiraiya found pirates attacking a mermaid after Whitebeard's death, and Jiraiya rescued her and burned the pirates with a Great Fireball.
• Rodney defeated the remaining pirates, broke their bones, and hung them at the island's entrance as a warning.
• Rodney announced that Fish-Man Island was under his protection and used his power to intimidate the pirates gathered there.
• Rodney described death by a thousand cuts and tortured a pirate with a kunai to deter anyone else from causing trouble.

Rodney protected Fish-Man Island and left Ace with a mysterious suggestion to contact the Revolutionary Army before returning toward Aviledon with Robin, Jiraiya, and Van Augur. Marine warships ambushed them at the sea’s surface, and Rodney and Jiraiya began destroying the fleet.

• Rodney used a brutal execution method to frighten the pirates into behaving while they were on Fish-Man Island.
• Ace and the surviving Whitebeard Pirates left to take Whitebeard home for burial, and Rodney urged Ace to contact the Revolutionary Army to meet someone important.
• Rodney arranged for a clone to protect Fish-Man Island, then departed with Robin, Jiraiya, and Van Augur.
• The group surfaced to find Marine warships blocking their way, and Rodney and Jiraiya attacked the fleet.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamabro, who sank warships while they used fire and oil to spread flames across the sea.
• Rodney put Marines under illusions and struck back at a vice admiral who tried to stop him.

Rodney and Jiraiya defeated two Marine Vice Admirals and returned to Aviledon, where they found Sanji recovering. Sanji learned from Luffy’s newspaper message that the crew would reunite at Sabaody Archipelago in two years.

• Rodney shot Dalmatian with a Flying Finger Gun and knocked him out with a punch after he used Iron Body.
• Rodney defeated another Marine Vice Admiral who also relied on Iron Body, then left the burning warships with Jiraiya.
• Robin used the Eternal Pose to guide the ship toward Aviledon, and Jiraiya experienced the New World’s violent, unpredictable weather along the way.
• Rodney and his companions returned to Aviledon and found Sanji there, recovering from his injuries under Reiju’s care.
• Rodney told Sanji that Luffy was on the island where the world’s most beautiful woman lived, then showed him Luffy’s message to meet at Sabaody Archipelago in two years.
• Sanji read the message and said that he understood.

Rodney began Sanji’s demanding physical training while Jiraiya studied the local writing system. Doflamingo warned Rodney that a powerful Marine fleet led by Aokiji was coming, and Rodney chose to face it rather than retreat.

• Sanji asked Rodney to train him, and Rodney agreed in exchange for cooking duties and ordered him to wear 500-kilogram weights while running around Aviledon for six months.
• Rodney told Sanji that Zoro was with Hawk Eyes Mihawk, provoking Sanji to vow that he would not be surpassed by the green-haired mosshead.
• Jiraiya studied the world’s written language at a school, using the Transformation Technique to take on a child’s appearance and advancing to writing simple sentences.
• Robin brought Rodney a Den Den Mushi call from Doflamingo, who warned him that the Marines were preparing to attack.
• Doflamingo said Aokiji was leading fifteen warships alongside Tsuru, Gion, and other officers; Rodney refused to retreat, and Robin reacted fearfully to the mention of a Buster Call.

Rodney prepared Aviledon for an incoming Navy attack led by Admiral Aokiji, evacuating its residents and organizing his allies to defend the island. He and Jiraiya waited at the harbor as the approaching battle drew near.

• Doflamingo warned Rodney to protect Aviledon's Weapons Factory and told him that the Navy had passed Dressrosa.
• Rodney ordered Aviledon into emergency combat status, sent residents to the air-raid shelters, and shut down the Weapons Factory.
• Rodney assigned Brook, Lester, Isabella, and Perona to watch over the children and arranged for Van Augur, Conner, Reiju, and Jiraiya to support the defense.
• Rodney explained Aokiji's ice powers and warned Jiraiya that the vice admirals were also dangerous.
• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode with Sage Fukasaku and the other toad sage, while Rodney's group waited at the harbor for the Navy.

The Navy fleet arrived at Aviledon, and Rodney stopped it at sea with a wave before launching a series of attacks. As Kuzan and the Marines fought back, Rodney prepared Jiraiya and the toad sages to use senjutsu against Kuzan.

• Vice Admiral Tsuru told Kuzan that his task was to keep Rodney occupied while the Navy captured his companions, especially Nico Robin.
• Rodney rose atop a massive wave and forced the Navy fleet to face him before it could reach Aviledon.
• Kuzan froze the wave, but Rodney summoned an icy whale and wolves, then used Underworld Swamp to trap the Navy ships in mud.
• Kuzan froze the swamp and identified Rodney's two shoulder toads as the source of the technique, while he and Vice Admiral Tsuru discussed Rodney's abilities.
• Rodney asked Jiraiya and Sage Shima to attack Kuzan with senjutsu, and they unleashed Sage Art: Great Fireball using wind, oil, and flames.

Rodney fought off the Marines’ assault and confronted Kuzan, who said he had to provide an explanation to the World Government. While they talked, Rodney’s allies incapacitated most of the fleet with poison, leaving the remaining officers under threat.

• Rodney’s oil-and-fire attack struck the Marine fleet, and Kuzan blocked most of it with an ice wall before Sage Fukasaku’s wind blades wounded him.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru ordered Momonosuke and Gion to support Kuzan while Strawberry and Kashou protected the younger Marines.
• Kuzan told Rodney he had to fight to answer to his superiors, and Rodney blamed the Five Elders for the encirclement and defended his reputation as Fish-Man Island’s protector.
• Jiraiya’s voice reminded Gion and Momonosuke of their teacher Zephyr, but they remained wary of him.
• Reiju poisoned most of the Marine fleet while Conner aimed a Haki-coated arrow at Vice Admiral Tsuru, and Rodney revealed that his allies had approached by sea.