Recaps

Kabuto learned that Sengoku had been exposed as a Land of Grass spy, then Root Navy soldiers arrested Kabuto at Egghead Island after he confessed and surrendered. Sengoku’s capture sparked another uproar across the seas, while Kabuto was being taken to Navy Headquarters under strict precautions.

• Vegapunk told Kabuto that Sengoku had allegedly been caught collaborating with the Land of Grass by Shimura Danzō.
• Vegapunk warned Kabuto that Navy Headquarters forces had landed and urged him to escape, but Root Navy soldiers surrounded them.
• Root Navy accused Kabuto of secretly defecting to the Land of Grass, and Kabuto admitted he was a spy before surrendering without resistance.
• Root Navy restrained Kabuto and placed a specially made muzzle over his mouth on Shimura Danzō’s orders.
• News that Sengoku had been confirmed as a Land of Grass spy and captured caused an uproar across the seas.

The Land of Grass reacted to Sengoku’s arrest and Kabuto’s capture, while Shimura Danzō took charge of Navy Headquarters’ Anti-Grass Special Unit. Danzō then entered a tense Navy meeting and sat in Sengoku’s former seat.

• The sea questioned Sengoku’s alleged defection after the World Government sent him to Impel Down, while Kusana praised Danzō’s contributions to the Land of Grass.
• Robin warned Kusana not to underestimate Danzō, and Kusana insisted that he respected Danzō as both a friend and an enemy.
• Robin reported that Kabuto had surrendered to the Root Navy and identified himself as a Land of Grass spy, further convincing the World Government that Sengoku had betrayed it.
• Kusana told Robin to ask Mujie to bring Kabuto back if necessary and to make sure he escaped if anything went wrong.
• Robin revealed that Danzō had become the chief person in charge of Navy Headquarters’ Anti-Grass Special Unit.
• Danzō entered a meeting of angry Navy officers, sat in Sengoku’s former seat, and demanded that they keep their remarks brief.

Danzo defended his accusations that Sengoku and Kabuto were infiltrators as Marines demanded answers and Tsuru challenged his evidence. He ended the dispute by insisting they turn to resisting the Land of Grass.

• Marines, including Sakazuki and Tsuru, condemned Danzo for occupying Sengoku’s seat and demanded an explanation for his accusations.
• Danzo claimed Sengoku had secretly contacted Zephyr and planned to undermine Navy Headquarters to strengthen the Land of Grass Navy, leaving the Marines unable to refute the evidence.
• Tsuru questioned Danzo’s arrest of Kabuto and accused him of gagging Kabuto to frame him and Sengoku.
• Danzo said Kabuto had admitted to being an infiltrator and that the World Government now doubted both Kabuto’s and Sengoku’s identities.
• Danzo dismissed the dispute and called on the conference to discuss how to resist the Land of Grass.

Shimura Danzō took charge of the anti-Grass campaign and ordered the Navy to ally with pirates and other forces for a decisive attack on the Land of Grass. He left for a conference with World Government member states, while Grass Ninja Kabuto was brought to Impel Down, where a prisoner recognized him.

• Shimura Danzō announced plans to join forces with pirates and other allies to launch a decisive attack on the Land of Grass.
• Sakazuki refused to cooperate with pirates, but Danzō said the World Government had approved the operation and Sakazuki stormed out.
• Danzō told the Navy officers he would convene the World Government member states and said Sengoku would remain imprisoned until his case was resolved.
• Danzō learned that Grass Ninja Kabuto had been sent to Impel Down with his mouth sealed shut.
• Kabuto was brought into Impel Down's sixth level, where an old man recognized him.

The Land of Grass prepared for an impending war with the World Government while Kusana learned that Mujie had been arrested and sent to Impel Down. Robin reported that Mujie had surrendered willingly, and White Zetsu had taken over the BBC News Agency, which was celebrating the arrest as a big story.

• The Land of Grass learned that the World Government's affiliated nations conference had been moved up and prepared for the coming conflict.
• Robin told Kusana that the Gorosei had lured Mujie to Mary Geoise with a promise of a subsidy, where he was captured.
• Robin reported that Mujie had begged the Gorosei to let him become the Celestial Dragons' dog, but Shimura Danzō rejected his plea.
• Kusana learned that Mujie had been sent to Impel Down and decided not to arrange a rescue as long as Mujie and Kabuto were alive.
• Robin said White Zetsu was temporarily leading the BBC News Agency and celebrating Mujie's arrest as big news, and Kusana approved.

Kusana learned that Black Zetsu had been captured by CP9 while he was inspecting the Divine Tree that had borne a strange fruit. The chapter left Kusana discovering that a White Zetsu reporter had recorded Black Zetsu’s capture and planned to publish a rumor calling him Kusana’s adopted son.

• Kusana inspected the Divine Tree’s newly grown fruit as Robin asked about the tree and Black Zetsu’s attachment to it.
• A White Zetsu reporter announced that Black Zetsu had been captured, and Kusana asked where and when it happened.
• The reporter explained that CP9 agents disguised as Water Seven shipwrights had trapped Black Zetsu in bubbles and taken him through a door.
• Robin questioned why the reporter had only watched, and he admitted he had recorded the capture as breaking news.
• Kusana took the reporter’s notebook and found a headline claiming Black Zetsu was the king’s suspected adopted son.

After the World Government ordered CP9 to withdraw from the Land of Grass, Lucci and the others captured Black Zetsu to secure a final accomplishment. Kusana and Robin learned that White Zetsu had watched the abduction without intervening, and Kusana wondered why Danzo had captured three heirs to the Spirit of Grass.

• After receiving orders to withdraw, Lucci secretly gathered CP9 and decided they would capture the Land of Grass king’s adopted son before leaving.
• CP9 ambushed Black Zetsu on his way back from a mysterious place, and Kalifa restrained him with her Bubble-Bubble Fruit while Bruno opened a door for their escape.
• CP9 took Black Zetsu away, unaware that White Zetsu had witnessed the abduction and did nothing to stop it.
• White Zetsu told Kusana and Robin what had happened, explaining that he had considered Black Zetsu’s capture a contribution to the news agency.
• Kusana wondered why Danzo had captured Mujie, Kabuto, and Black Zetsu, whom he considered the Land of Grass’s finest heirs to the Spirit of Grass.

Danzo decided to send Black Zetsu to Impel Down after CP9 captured him, believing him to be Kusana’s adopted son. He also moved to fill Trafalgar Law’s vacant Shichibukai position and called for a Shichibukai meeting, while Black Zetsu arrived in prison and encountered familiar inmates.

• Hiruzen suspected Black Zetsu’s capture was a trap, but Danzo recalled him from the Chunin Exam and judged that the capture could be genuine.
• Danzo ordered Black Zetsu sent to Impel Down under extra seals and planned to put him on public trial to provoke Kusana.
• Danzo learned that Trafalgar Law had fallen into the Land of Grass’s hands and appointed the captain of the Buggy Pirates to replace him as a Shichibukai.
• Danzo ordered notices sent to the Shichibukai and called for a meeting, while Hiruzen acknowledged his instructions.
• Black Zetsu protested as guards carried him into Impel Down, then recognized familiar inmates in the cells opposite him.

As the World Government gathered nations, Shichibukai, and pirates to oppose the Land of Grass, Blackbeard and Whitebeard considered their own interests in the coming conflict. Whitebeard accepted the Marines’ alliance in exchange for Ace’s return, as forces converged on Marineford for a major war.

• Blackbeard discussed attending the Shichibukai meeting and said his crew would side with whoever offered the greatest benefit.
• A Marine asked Whitebeard to join the fight against the Land of Grass, citing its threat to the seas and its treatment of pirates.
• Whitebeard demanded compensation for Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Marine offered Ace’s return, Shichibukai authority, and canceled bounties.
• Whitebeard accepted the alliance and warned the Marines to keep their promise to return Ace.
• Forces from across the seas gathered at Marineford as Shimura Danzō prepared to begin the anti-Grass operation meeting.

Danzo gave a grand speech rallying pirates and World Government member nations to join the war against the Land of Grass, while Hiruzen and a White Zetsu reporter watched. In Impel Down, Black Zetsu received a visit from a woman who claimed he could call her Mom.

• Danzo addressed the gathered factions and urged them to unite against the Land of Grass.
• Hiruzen praised Danzo’s speaking abilities while a White Zetsu reporter discussed the preparations for war and secretly recorded Hiruzen’s comments.
• Black Zetsu relaxed in Impel Down as Mujie ignored him and waited for the Land of Grass to rescue him.
• A woman with long black hair and snake-shaped golden earrings visited Black Zetsu and told him he could call her Mom.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha's advisors removed Black Zetsu from his cell, believing he was the King of the Land of Grass's stepson and preparing him for a public trial. Mujie realized the trial could become a major story, and the chapter ended with Kabuto appearing after his seal was removed.

• A woman visited Black Zetsu and claimed she would become his mother, while Black Zetsu angrily insisted he had only one mother.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura arrived, and Fleet Admiral Sengoku demanded to know what they and Danzo were planning.
• Hiruzen and the advisors opened Black Zetsu's cell, restrained him when he tried to escape, and said his father was preparing for the public trial.
• Black Zetsu denied being the King of the Land of Grass's son, but Hiruzen and the advisors took him away.
• Mujie recognized the trial as major news, then saw Kabuto appear with his seal removed.

Kabuto revealed his many roles and his ties to the Land of Grass, leaving Sengoku stunned as he realized Danzo had maneuvered the Navy into a war. With the World Government’s declaration of war reaching the Land of Grass, Leader Mang prepared to answer the challenge by arranging a reunion between Black Zetsu and his mother.

• Kabuto freed himself from Homura’s sealing jutsu and told Sengoku that he was a Land of Grass agent, research specialist, Otogakure leader, Mujie’s son, BBC News Agency president, and World Government infiltrator.
• Kabuto and Mujie revealed that Danzo was a close friend of the King of the Land of Grass and that Hiruzen, Homura, and Koharu were involved as Sengoku had suspected.
• Sengoku realized Danzo had helped provoke the war and tried to warn the Gorosei and stop him, but Kabuto said the Gorosei no longer trusted him and offered him a Land of Grass talent introduction instead.
• The World Government announced that it would put Black Zetsu on trial at Marineford and called on the Land of Grass to face the assembled powers of the sea.
• After learning of Danzo’s plan, Leader Mang told the Land of Grass meeting that it was time for Black Zetsu to reunite with his mother.

As the World Government gathered pirates and allied nations for Black Zetsu’s public trial, Cobra, Whitebeard, and their companions wondered whether the Land of Grass would come despite the overwhelming odds. Jinbe revealed that the Land of Grass was protecting Princess Shirahoshi, while Kisame Hoshigaki awaited her on the Ryugu Kingdom’s side.

• Cobra worried that the Land of Grass could not win against the assembled forces, but Vivi said King Mang had refused to avoid battle.
• Whitebeard praised King Mang for standing by Black Zetsu, while Marco noted that Black Zetsu had been cursing his adoptive father and captors nonstop.
• Jinbe reflected on the Land of Grass’s treatment of Arlong and his former comrades, and Whitebeard offered to speak with King Mang about retrieving their remains after the war.
• Marco asked whether the Whitebeard Pirates would assist the World Government and how they would handle Blackbeard and Ace; Whitebeard said Ace should deal with Blackbeard and that he only wanted to adventure with his family.
• Jinbe told the Whitebeard Pirates that the Land of Grass was protecting Princess Shirahoshi, and a timid voice asked Kisame Hoshigaki to protect her.

Kisame reassured Neptune that the Land of Grass would handle the public trial of Black Zetsu, while Neptune asked him to protect Shirahoshi and received a Talent Introduction document. As the Land of Grass fleet arrived, Danzo prepared to use Black Zetsu to settle matters with the Grass Ninja Village Leader.

• Kisame teased Shirahoshi aboard the ship as Neptune approached and asked him about the Land of Grass.
• Kisame told Neptune to protect Shirahoshi and offered him a document about Talent Introduction after Neptune asked Kisame to take his daughter to safety if necessary.
• Black Zetsu cursed the Konoha men holding him on the execution platform and insisted that he was not the Grass Ninja Village Leader's son.
• Danzo recalled being captured by the Land of Grass, then stabbed Black Zetsu while declaring that he would settle things with the Grass Ninja Village Leader.
• Danzo sensed the Land of Grass fleet arriving and wondered what the Grass Ninja Village Leader would do with Black Zetsu in his hands.

Kusana and his allies prepared to confront the World Government’s assembled forces while insisting that Danzo was his best friend, even as Danzo abused Black Zetsu. The Gorosei believed Danzo’s trap was working, but news of a massive riot and mass escape at Impel Down disrupted their plans.

• Robin questioned Kusana about his grudge against Danzo, but Kusana and Lord Hanzō claimed they were Danzo’s best friends and showed a photograph as proof.
• Robin pointed out that Danzo was beating Black Zetsu on the execution platform, and Kusana insisted it was merely an uncle disciplining his nephew.
• Kusana asked Karatachi Yagura if he was ready to begin their plan, while Yagura silently looked at Danzo with sympathy.
• The Gorosei praised Danzo’s plan to gather the world’s forces and lure the Land of Grass into a trap, while discussing sending Black Zetsu to Vegapunk for research.
• A Marine reported that a massive riot had broken out in Impel Down and all the pirates had escaped.

The Gorosei dismissed reports of a conspiracy and sent Jiraiya and Tsunade away, while the two Admirals abandoned their mission to loot Navy Headquarters’ treasury. As enormous waves formed walls of ice around Marineford and Danzo fled with Hiruzen, Homura, and Koharu, everyone looked up in horror at something overhead.

• The Gorosei ordered Jiraiya and Tsunade to suppress the Impel Down riot, and Danzo agreed with sending them away from the battle.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade headed for Navy Headquarters’ reserve treasury, where they found Obito stealing its Beli and learned the Grass Ninja Village Leader planned to set off fireworks.
• A Marine told the Gorosei that Sengoku had called Danzo the Grass King’s closest friend and urged them to stop the war and send the Knights of God to Impel Down, but they dismissed him.
• The Gorosei saw massive waves rise around Marineford and freeze into enclosing walls, while Danzo grabbed Hiruzen and fled with Homura and Koharu.
• Everyone looked up at the sky and reacted in horror to the enormous object above them.

A massive meteor descended on Marineford, forcing the gathered pirates, Marines, and World Government forces to unite and destroy it. As they celebrated surviving, a second, even larger meteor appeared, and Danzo fled with Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura.

• Ice walls trapped the forces around Marineford as Whitebeard, the Red-Haired Pirates, Mihawk, Hancock, Kuma, the Marines, and the Gorosei prepared to confront the falling meteor.
• Buggy and Blackbeard fled, while Danzo returned with Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura and rallied the remaining Marines to fight.
• Robin questioned whether Danzo could survive, and Kusana insisted he trusted his friend before revealing that Madara's Tengai Shinsei came in pairs.
• The gathered forces attacked together and shattered the first meteor, celebrating as its fragments fell around them.
• Hiruzen spotted a second, larger meteor, and Danzo ran with Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura.

A second meteor sent Marineford into panic, disrupting the World Government’s plan and forcing Whitebeard to rush toward Impel Down to rescue Ace. As the Gorosei prepared to use Uranus, Sakazuki ordered the Marines to hold their ground, while Danzo’s companions announced they would surrender; a familiar teacher then appeared behind them.

• Whitebeard abandoned the attempt to stop the meteor and led the Moby Dick toward the ice wall to rescue Ace.
• The Gorosei decided to use Uranus despite the expected devastation and ordered that the Land of Grass’s adopted son be kept alive.
• Tsuru and Gion questioned Danzo’s loyalties as panicked Marines asked what to do, and Sakazuki ordered them to hold the line.
• A cheerful voice offered the Marines information about the Land of Grass’s Talent Introduction program.
• Hiruzen suggested surrendering, but Danzo insisted the World Government’s trump card had yet to appear.
• Danzo’s three companions declared they were tired of the farce and wanted to surrender, then the four saw someone they called “Teacher.”

Tobirama Senju confronted Danzo and the other former Konoha leaders, who had been tricked into thinking a meteor was about to fall. Danzo claimed he had loyally served the Land of Grass, while Tobirama corrected his explanation for losing; elsewhere, Sakazuki challenged four Navy traitors who had appeared before the Navy soldiers.

• Tobirama Senju told Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu that he had mistaken their actions for an attempt to become traitors to the ninja world.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized Tobirama Senju had been truly revived, and Tobirama revealed that his elder brother, Madara Uchiha, and the Sage of Six Paths' mother had also been revived.
• Shimura Danzō claimed he had already accepted Konoha's defeat and had diligently served the Land of Grass, supposedly holding back only because he worried about his friends.
• Tobirama Senju asked Danzo why he had lost again, and Danzo blamed his defeat on being less shameless than his opponent.
• Tobirama Senju clarified that he meant Danzo might have made his opponent's life difficult if he had been given a few more years.
• Sakazuki confronted Kuzan, Garp, Zephyr, and Borsalino after the four Navy traitors appeared before the Navy soldiers.

Zephyr, Kuzan, and Garp tried to persuade Tsuru and the Marines at Navy Headquarters to leave the World Government, while Sakazuki resisted them. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu sowed suspicion among the Gorosei before Danzo and his companions returned to announce a counterattack.

• Sakazuki confronted Zephyr, Kuzan, and Garp as Navy traitors, but Tsuru stopped him from attacking.
• Zephyr urged Tsuru to abandon the World Government, and she asked whether Sengoku had truly defected and whether Danzo was the King of the Land of Grass’s close friend.
• Zephyr denied that Sengoku had betrayed Navy Headquarters but gave Tsuru an uncertain answer about Danzo.
• The Gorosei prepared the Knights of God, Vegapunk’s artificial humans and weapons, and Uranus to counter the meteor, while Black Zetsu claimed the meteor was part of a trap.
• Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu returned and declared that their counterattack was beginning.

Kusana learned that Danzo had exposed the Land of Grass’s scheme and was coordinating with Konoha’s former leaders, while the World Government prepared a counterattack using the Holy Mother Flame. As the world’s factions descended into chaos, Kusana implied that Tobirama would have to deal with the weapon and worried about the fate of his four disciples.

• Tobirama Senju warned Kusana that Danzo had seen through the Land of Grass’s plan and would fight alongside Hiruzen and the other two, prompting Tobirama to suspect Kusana might be setting them up.
• A Grass Ninja reported that the World Government had gathered pirates and affiliated nations and would deploy the Holy Mother Flame against the Land of Grass after Danzo claimed both sides’ meteorites would restrain each other.
• The Grass Ninja reported that Sengoku had tried to expose Danzo as a spy, but the Gorosei branded Sengoku a traitor, while Zephyr and Garp rescued him and the Knights of God were sent after Danzo.
• Kusana learned that Kabuto and Mujie were joining the Rebel Army’s effort to free prisoners from Impel Down, while Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates attacked Blackbeard; Kusana agreed to help Blackbeard.
• Obito Uchiha reported that Madara could not maintain the meteorite much longer, and Kusana turned Tobirama’s question about the Holy Mother Flame back on him, making Tobirama fear for his four disciples.

Danzo and the Gorosei believed the World Government had turned the battle around, but the meteor began falling as the Holy Mother Flame was activated. Tobirama Senju redirected the meteor and beam toward the World Government, leaving the allied fleet facing the Land of Grass with its intended target devastated.

• Danzo predicted that the ice wall would soon fall, and pirate ships and allied vessels poured through to attack the Land of Grass.
• Hiruzen, Homura, and Koharu noticed the meteor descending, and Danzo and the Gorosei realized it was accelerating.
• The Gorosei ordered the Holy Mother Flame activated and summoned the Knights of God and angels to prepare to stop the meteor.
• Kusana told Tobirama Senju that the delivery was due, and Tobirama vanished to redirect the danger.
• Tobirama sent the Holy Mother Flame's beam and the meteor toward the World Government, leaving the allied fleet to turn toward the nearby Land of Grass fleet.

A devastating beam and meteor destroyed Marineford, but the Gorosei survived by relying on Kaido- and Charlotte Linlin-model Pacifistas. As pirates and allied nations turned against the World Government, Obito transported rescued Navy personnel and offered them the Land of Grass’s Talent Introduction program.

• A beam and meteor struck Marineford, wiping out Navy Headquarters and unleashing enormous waves that forced ships to flee.
• Pirates and allied nations abandoned their attack on the Land of Grass and turned toward Holy Land Mary Geoise, while Kusana and Robin wondered whether the Gorosei had survived.
• The Gorosei, Knights of God, and Vegapunk’s angels emerged alive, protected in part by Kaido-model and Charlotte Linlin-model Pacifistas.
• Obito charged Zephyr one hundred million Beli for transporting the rescued Navy personnel, and Zephyr agreed to find a way to pay him.
• Obito showed the dejected Navy soldiers and silent Garp a document about the Land of Grass’s Talent Introduction program.

Navy forces and people across the sea watched Kabuto expose the Celestial Dragons’ atrocities and call for their overthrow, while Kabuto and Belo Betty prepared for what might follow. Kabuto remained at Mary Geoise, waiting to discover why a mysterious figure had not appeared.

• White creatures broadcast images of tragedies caused by the Celestial Dragons, leaving Marines and civilians shaken and angry.
• The Gorosei ordered the World Government to intercept the broadcast, but the images had already spread.
• Kabuto urged people to overthrow the Celestial Dragons, and a cannon fired on Mary Geoise as his speech ended.
• Belo Betty questioned Kabuto’s ability to stir people’s anger, and he explained that the edited images and music had exploited human nature.
• Kabuto rejected the idea that Mary Geoise had been left undefended and said he had provoked the attack to draw out a mysterious person.

The Gorosei tried to negotiate with Kusana, believing the Land of Grass had agreed to withdraw, while Danzo suspected a delaying tactic. The Land of Grass did not pull back, and Madara Uchiha appeared before the Gorosei.

• After a Rebel Army attack on Mary Geoise, the Gorosei decided to negotiate with the King of the Land of Grass rather than risk dividing their forces.
• Robin told Kusana that the World Government offered to recognize the Land of Grass's rule over the East Blue and grant the Grass royal family status equal to the Celestial Dragons.
• Kusana told the Gorosei the Land of Grass agreed, but Danzo warned that the offer was likely a scheme and proposed using Black Zetsu to pressure Kusana.
• The Gorosei chose to wait for the Land of Grass to withdraw, while Danzo continued stabbing Black Zetsu despite their decision.
• After the Land of Grass failed to withdraw, Saint Topman Warcury questioned whether Danzo had been right, and Madara Uchiha appeared before them.