Chapter Summaries

Borsalino tried to secure fake documents so he could work undercover at Twin Grass Kindergarten, but the document maker reported him to the Land of Grass Guard Department. Teacher Zephyr and a group of Land of Grass Marines confronted him at the kindergarten and recognized him as Borsalino.

• Borsalino met a fake-document maker called Divine Tree Certification and asked for a remote identity with two and a half years of kindergarten-teacher experience.
• Borsalino paid one million Beli for documents under the name Takakura Bunta, and the young man promised to deliver them that night.
• After Borsalino left, the young man called the Land of Grass Guard Department and reported a suspected spy seeking fake documents.
• Borsalino resumed his Teacher Takakura Bunta disguise and headed to Twin Grass Kindergarten, expecting to collect the documents later.
• Teacher Zephyr arrived at the kindergarten with Land of Grass Marines and revealed that Garp and the others had received the report.
• Teacher Zephyr recognized Borsalino and rebuked him for getting fake documents, leaving Borsalino stunned as his former colleagues looked on.

Borsalino was exposed as a Navy Headquarters spy after forging documents to enter the Land of Grass, and he confessed when Zephyr and the others confronted him. Madara Uchiha revealed he had come for someone else, then kicked the captured Zetsu for forging documents.

• Garp and the former Navy Headquarters officers mocked Borsalino after learning he had forged documents.
• Borsalino claimed he had left Navy Headquarters and forged papers because he was tired of being a Marine, earning sympathy from the other Marines.
• A Den Den Mushi call exposed Borsalino’s connection to Sengoku’s operation, and Zephyr realized he had been sent to infiltrate the Land of Grass.
• Borsalino accepted that he had been caught and said he would not betray his own justice, while Zephyr asked Madara Uchiha to leave the matter to him.
• Madara said Borsalino was not the reason he had come, and the Military Police Force brought a captured document forger before him.
• Madara kicked the forger and angrily revealed that the culprit was one of the Zetsu.

Madara punished the White Zetsu original body for his fake-ID scheme, while Borsalino was arrested and Sengoku was unexpectedly seized during a call with Zephyr. Meanwhile, Kabuto examined children in cultivation chambers on Egghead Island, unaware of the upheaval at Navy Headquarters.

• Madara kicked the White Zetsu original body and ordered him to stop making fake IDs before taking him home.
• Borsalino asked Zephyr to help him recover the one million, but Zephyr ordered the Marines to take him away.
• Zephyr answered Sengoku's call, and Sengoku denounced Zephyr, Garp, and their allies as traitors to the World Government.
• Root Marines interrupted Sengoku and arrested him as a suspected spy, cutting off the call.
• Kabuto watched children in cultivation chambers on Egghead Island as the old man announced that his work was finished.

Navy Rear Admiral Kabuto learned that Vegapunk resented the World Government’s threats and withheld research funding, and believed the scientist wanted a place where he could pursue his dreams. Kabuto offered him a document from the Land of Grass, leaving Vegapunk to consider its talent-introduction proposal.

• After completing the weapon experiment, Vegapunk praised Kabuto and explained that he preferred technology that made people’s lives better.
• Vegapunk complained about the World Government withholding funds and praised the Land of Grass for helping his old friend.
• Kabuto questioned Vegapunk about his anger, then suggested he wanted to leave the World Government and find a place to pursue his research.
• Vegapunk secretly alerted his clone Shaka in case he needed to flee.
• Kabuto presented Vegapunk with a Land of Grass talent-introduction document and invited him to look it over.

Rear Admiral Kabuto tried to recruit Vegapunk to the Land of Grass, while Vegapunk mistakenly believed Kabuto was a spy protected by Sengoku. The chapter ended with Kabuto stunned after Vegapunk said Sengoku had been caught secretly contacting Zephyr.

• Kabuto presented Vegapunk with the Land of Grass Talent Introduction Plan and urged him to pursue his dreams there.
• Vegapunk concluded that Kabuto was an undercover agent planted by Lieutenant General Danzo, and Kabuto agreed that he had made a lucky choice.
• Shaka brought Vegapunk news from Navy Headquarters, prompting Vegapunk to warn Kabuto that his identity had been exposed and offer him an escape ship.
• Vegapunk said Sengoku had been caught contacting the Navy rebel Zephyr and identified him as Kabuto's protector.
• Kabuto stared at Vegapunk in confusion when he heard Sengoku had been caught.

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.