Chapter Summaries

After the Marines exposed Buggy’s past as a Pirate King crew member and Shanks’s sworn brother, the prisoners rallied behind him, and Buggy spun their excitement into support for the journey to Navy Headquarters. Xi Yan’s group continued toward the battle, with Xi Yan promising to use Water Release Technique to bypass the Gate of Justice.

• The Marines revealed Buggy’s background and warned the pirates that they would never reach Navy Headquarters without opening the Gate of Justice.
• The prisoners celebrated Buggy’s past and proposed seizing the ship, but Buggy persuaded them to join the war and pursue their dreams.
• Luffy and his allies avoided fighting the prisoners, while Crocodile and Mr. 3 stayed wary of Buggy and his followers.
• Jinbe raised the problem of the Gate of Justice, and Xi Yan said he could carry the warship away with Water Release Technique.

Xi Yan and the escaped prisoners sailed through the Gate of Justice toward Navy Headquarters, where Luffy planned to rescue Ace. Along the way, Luffy revealed Ace was Gol D. Roger’s son, and Ivankov explained the Marines’ strategy and how the Four Emperors protected territories.

• Xi Yan lifted the warship with his Water Release Technique, then set it back on the current as the Gate of Justice began opening for unknown reasons.
• Buggy took credit for the gate opening, while Jinbe steered the warship safely through it toward Navy Headquarters.
• Ivankov suggested Dragon might come to save Luffy, and Luffy revealed that Ace was Gol D. Roger’s son, shocking the prisoners and Buggy.
• Ivankov reasoned that the Marines planned to use Ace’s execution to lure and defeat Whitebeard and intimidate other pirates.
• Ivankov explained that the Four Emperors protected islands with their flags in exchange for fees, and Xi Yan learned that Celestial tribute burdened civilians.

Sengoku revealed that Ace was the son of Pirate King Gol D. Roger, shocking the world as the Navy prepared to execute him. Xi Yan told Shakky and Rayleigh that she and her companions had escaped the Underwater Great Prison and were heading to Navy Headquarters to rescue Ace, while Rayleigh stayed behind.

• Sengoku learned that the Gate of Justice had opened and the control room had gone silent, and he suspected Whitebeard's forces were near Marineford.
• Sengoku announced that Ace was Roger's son, prompting shocked reactions from the Marines and people watching the broadcast.
• Hawkins read a ninety-nine percent chance of both Ace's survival and death, and concluded that an unusual variable could decide his fate.
• Rayleigh tried to find a way to reach Navy Headquarters, but Shakky told him the Navy had removed the Sabaody warships to prevent him from stealing one.
• Xi Yan called Shakky and confirmed that she and her companions had escaped the Underwater Great Prison and were going to Navy Headquarters to rescue Ace alongside the Whitebeard Pirates.

Whitebeard arrived at Marineford and unleashed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, causing a seaquake that sent powerful currents across the sea. Xi Yan used a Water Dragon to carry the warship toward Navy Headquarters, where the approaching tsunami threatened everyone aboard.

• Whitebeard’s fleet emerged from beneath Marineford’s bay, and Whitebeard greeted Sengoku before promising to rescue Ace.
• Whitebeard shattered the atmosphere with his fists, causing a seaquake and towering columns of water that swept away from Navy Headquarters.
• Whitebeard told Ace he had sent him on his mission, while Marco and the other pirates vowed to rescue their companion.
• Xi Yan observed the violent currents carrying his ship backward, then used a Water Dragon to steer it toward Navy Headquarters.
• Jinbe identified the currents as the result of Whitebeard’s seaquake and warned Xi Yan that a tsunami was coming.
• Xi Yan called for everyone to hold on as the tsunami approached the ship.

Xi Yan rode a Water Dragon up onto the tsunami carrying his group toward Navy Headquarters, while Aokiji froze the tsunamis threatening Marineford. As the Marines and Whitebeard Pirates began fighting on the ice, Hawkeye tested Whitebeard with a slash that Jozu deflected.

• Xi Yan guided the warship onto the top of the tsunami, and his companions held on as they headed toward Navy Headquarters.
• Garp warned Marineford that Whitebeard's seaquake had become a tsunami, and Aokiji froze both enormous waves into icebergs.
• Aokiji froze the bay and withdrew to watch for the Blood-Eyed Ninja, giving the Whitebeard Pirates a path to attack across the ice.
• The Whitebeard Pirates and Marines charged into battle as Sengoku watched the fighting begin.
• Hawkeye slashed at Whitebeard, but Jozu blocked the attack and redirected it into the sky.

The Whitebeard Pirates attacked Navy Headquarters as Marco blocked Kizaru and Akainu countered Jozu’s assault with magma. As the battle raged, Little Oars charged toward Ace and killed a Giant vice admiral, leaving the rescue attempt ongoing.

• Borsalino attacked Whitebeard, but Marco intercepted his light barrage and drove him into a building with a Haki-coated kick.
• Jozu hurled an enormous block of ice toward the plaza, and Akainu destroyed it with Great Fire Breath before scattering Magma Bullets across the pirates and their ships.
• Whitebeard blocked a massive Magma Bullet and exchanged threats with Akainu as reporters and pirates watched the battle broadcast.
• Law, Apoo, Moria, and Absalom discussed the war and its possible consequences while watching the broadcast.
• Little Oars ignored Ace’s warning and fought a Giant vice admiral, shattering his weapon and killing him with a massive saber strike.

Little Oars fought through the Marines to reach Ace, but Bartholomew Kuma knocked him down before he stood back up and kept advancing. As Luffy, Xi Yan, and the escaped prisoners fell toward Marineford aboard the General Warship, Hancock revealed her infatuation with Xi Yan, and Ace and Garp recognized Luffy.

• Little Oars charged toward Ace, and Whitebeard ordered the pirates to cover his advance as he struck down a giant Vice Admiral.
• Bartholomew Kuma blasted Little Oars with a compressed air bomb, leaving him collapsed on the ice while Ace grieved.
• Garp sat beside Ace, wept over his grandson, and refused to rescue him despite his anguish.
• Little Oars regained his feet and continued toward Ace, but Doflamingo halted his attack after noticing figures falling from the sky.
• Luffy, Xi Yan, Buggy, Crocodile, Ivankov, and the other escapees argued as they fell aboard the General Warship, while Xi Yan tried to find a way to cushion their landing.
• Hancock blushed at the sight of Xi Yan, kicked a Marine who interrupted her, and Sengoku realized Xi Yan had opened the Gate of Justice; Ace and Garp then recognized Luffy in the sky.

Xi Yan attacked the Marines at Navy Headquarters with lightning-infused water dragons, then escaped into the sea with Luffy and the others. The live broadcast reached pirates and the Charlotte Family, where Galette hoped Xi Yan would survive the war.

• Xi Yan created a shadow clone and launched several lightning-infused water dragons at the Marines in the plaza.
• Aokiji froze the dragons, but their lightning cracked his body and the ice dragons exploded, scattering electrified shards that knocked out many Marines.
• Xi Yan plunged into the sea with Luffy and the others as reporters broadcast his attack and questioned reports that the Straw Hat Pirates had been annihilated.
• Capone Bege, Apoo, Law, Moria, Shakky, and Rayleigh watched the broadcast and reacted to Xi Yan's role in the war.
• Galette and the Charlotte Family watched Xi Yan, and Katakuri said he did not think Xi Yan belonged to Whitebeard.
• The Charlotte siblings discussed investigating Xi Yan and taking Whitebeard's territory if he died, while Galette silently wished Xi Yan would survive.

Xi Yan and the other Devil Fruit users recovered aboard a warship at Navy Headquarters as the battle continued and Luffy reunited with Ace. Xi Yan challenged all three Marine Admirals at once, leaving the Marines, pirates, and Big Mom’s family wondering whether he could back up his boast.

• Xi Yan told Luffy and the others they were at Navy Headquarters, and Luffy rushed to find Ace.
• Bartholomew Kuma struck Little Oars and knocked him unconscious, while Xi Yan was relieved to see Kuma unharmed.
• Luffy shouted to Ace that he had come to save him, as Ivankov, Buggy, and the okama joined him on deck.
• Sengoku, Garp, Borsalino, Aokiji, and Akainu reacted to Luffy and Xi Yan arriving, while Akainu declared that both Xi Yan and Luffy must die.
• Xi Yan challenged the three Marine Admirals to come at him together, and Ivankov warned him that his immortal body could still be overcome if he ran out of stamina.
• Galette defended Xi Yan’s strength to her family, and they debated whether he could truly face an Admiral as they watched the broadcast.

Luffy confronted Crocodile and Whitebeard, loudly declared that he would become Pirate King, and then charged toward the execution platform to save Ace. Whitebeard accepted Luffy’s determination, while Xi Yan, Jinbe, Ivankov, and the pirates joined the advance; Bon Clay remained elsewhere, safe for now.

• Crocodile attacked Whitebeard, but Luffy stopped him, and Whitebeard recognized the straw hat as one Shanks had worn.
• Luffy told Whitebeard that he would become Pirate King, and Whitebeard acknowledged his resolve while warning him not to get in the way.
• Moria promised to increase Absalom’s training tenfold, while Law insisted he would not give up his own dream of becoming Pirate King.
• Whitebeard thanked Luffy for telling him that the Navy had moved up Ace’s execution, and Luffy leaped from the ship to rush toward the execution platform.
• Luffy blasted Marines out of his way as Jozu led the pirates forward, and Xi Yan and Ivankov led their allies into the battle.
• Jinbe asked Xi Yan about Bon Clay, and Xi Yan said Bon Clay was safe before Jinbe attacked the Marines with Fish-Man Karate.

Xi Yan fought off the Marines surrounding him at Marineford, using his strength and Mangekyō Sharingan to overwhelm Rear Admiral Aikas and make him attack his own comrades. As Xi Yan rejoined Luffy and the advancing pirates, the Five Elders decided to let the Marines handle him for now and send CP0 and God's Knights after him if they failed.

• Aokiji headed toward Sengoku after receiving a summons, while Xi Yan told Luffy and the others to continue ahead without him.
• Xi Yan charged into the Marine ranks, defeated Commodore Tade with a Haki-enhanced punch, and rapidly took out more than half the surrounding Marines.
• Xi Yan stopped Rear Admiral Aikas's attack, seized him, and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control him and turn him against the Marines.
• Xi Yan left Aikas fighting the Marines and rushed after Luffy as the pirates followed toward the execution platform.
• The Five Elders discussed Xi Yan's hypnosis and immortality, rejected deploying God's Knights during the war, and agreed to send CP0 and then God's Knights after him if the Marines could not capture or kill him.

Xi Yan discovered that Kuma’s consciousness had been erased, then used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control him during the battle. With Ivankov taking Luffy toward the execution platform, Xi Yan ordered Kuma to attack Doflamingo.

• Borsalino attacked Xi Yan and Luffy with a laser, but Kuma’s intervention and Ivankov’s Death Wink moved them out of the blast zone.
• Kuma attacked Ivankov, and Doflamingo revealed that the World Government had erased Kuma’s consciousness, turning him into a weapon.
• Xi Yan wondered whether Vegapunk could restore Kuma and turned down the chance to join Doflamingo’s crew.
• Xi Yan sent Ivankov and Luffy toward the execution platform and approached Kuma while Doflamingo tried to stop him.
• Xi Yan used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control Kuma, then ordered him to fire a laser at Doflamingo.

Xi Yan defeated Smoker after Doflamingo withdrew, and Sengoku revealed to the battlefield that Xi Yan possessed an immortal-body ability. Watching the broadcast, Big Mom became determined to obtain Xi Yan’s bloodline and threatened the Straw Hat Pirates if he refused to join Totto Land.

• Xi Yan drove off Doflamingo while Kuma attacked him, then Smoker confronted Xi Yan over Rear Admiral Aikas’s behavior.
• Smoker used his smoke and weapons against Xi Yan, but Xi Yan tracked him down and struck him into the Navy Headquarters plaza with a Haki-covered punch.
• Sengoku warned the Marines that Xi Yan had an immortal-body ability and told lower-ranking soldiers not to approach him.
• Vista and Marco considered how Xi Yan’s abilities could help the pirates hold off the Admirals.
• Big Mom watched Xi Yan on the live broadcast, decided she wanted his bloodline in Totto Land, and threatened to kill the Straw Hat Pirates if he refused.
• Katakuri left to check on Big Mom while Smoothie and the others continued watching the broadcast.

Xi Yan used hypnosis to control Bartholomew Kuma, and Sengoku warned the battlefield that the Blood-Eyed Ninja could hypnotize people and was supposedly immortal. As Xi Yan prepared to use Kuma’s Devil Fruit power to reach the Execution platform, Boa Hancock protected him and declared him her man.

• Sengoku announced that Xi Yan could hypnotize people and had turned Bartholomew Kuma into his puppet, prompting alarm across the battlefield.
• Queen and King discussed Xi Yan’s abilities and agreed Kaido would handle recruiting him, while Jack regretted that he would not get to fight him.
• Bony, the pirates, and Rayleigh’s group reacted to Kuma’s capture and Xi Yan’s powers; Moria encouraged Absalom to challenge Xi Yan and resolved to face Kaido again.
• Xi Yan considered using Kuma to reach the Execution platform but chose not to risk Kuma being destroyed, then prepared to have Kuma launch him alone.
• Several Rear Admirals attacked Xi Yan, but Boa Hancock blocked their Flying Slashes and demanded to know what they were doing to her man.

Xi Yan asked Hancock to pretend he had hypnotized her so she would stay out of the fighting, and she gave him the key to Ace’s Sea Stone handcuffs. The Marines and observers misread her cooperation as proof of Xi Yan’s hypnotic power, leaving the battlefield fearful of his influence.

• Hancock attacked the Marines who accused Xi Yan of controlling her, then agreed to pretend she was hypnotized and retreat to safety if danger arose.
• Hancock gave Xi Yan the key to Ace’s Sea Stone handcuffs, while Marines and Doflamingo concluded that Xi Yan had hypnotized her.
• Sengoku warned the battlefield that Hancock had been hypnotized and considered the implications of Xi Yan controlling Shichibukai, while Hawkeye turned back toward Luffy.
• Buggy’s followers praised Xi Yan, Mr. 3 wondered why he had not hypnotized Crocodile, and Whitebeard and Marco recognized the advantage Hancock could bring.
• Crocodile grew irritated at Xi Yan, while reporters at Sabaody decided Xi Yan had targeted Hancock because he desired her and vowed to publicize the accusation.

Xi Yan used Kuma’s ability to reach the execution platform, but Garp intercepted him with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated punch that shattered his Susanoo and sent him crashing into the ice. Garp’s attack lifted Marine morale and unnerved the pirates, while Hancock roared at him, vowing not to forgive him.

• Shakky and Rayleigh hoped Xi Yan and Hancock would end up together, while Law, Apoo, and Moria discussed Xi Yan’s abilities.
• In Totto Land, Smoothie and Perospero considered recruiting Xi Yan, but the Marine Headquarters broadcast suddenly went dark.
• Sengoku ordered the execution preparations and prepared to stop Xi Yan if he used Kuma’s ability to reach the platform.
• Xi Yan had Kuma send him flying toward the execution platform, where Garp charged at him instead of Sengoku.
• Xi Yan activated his right-eye Dojutsu, but Garp’s Conqueror’s Haki punch shattered his Susanoo and hurled him into the bay’s ice.
• Garp’s attack cleared the clouds and boosted Marine morale, while Whitebeard rallied the pirates; Hancock then roared that she would not forgive Garp.

Hancock attacked Garp after believing he had harmed Xi Yan, but Xi Yan caught her and revealed his immortal body was intact. Meanwhile, Whitebeard sent Vista to protect Luffy from Hawkeye, and Buggy turned the chaos into a chance to broadcast his supposed heroism to the world.

• Hancock charged Garp and clashed with him in the air, but Garp overpowered her and sent her flying.
• Xi Yan caught Hancock, reassured her that his immortal body had healed him, and urged her not to forget their plan.
• Whitebeard told Marco to protect Luffy, so Marco sent Vista to stop Hawkeye while Ivankov helped Luffy escape.
• Hawkeye cut Buggy apart, but Buggy survived and was blasted away by his own returning Maggy Bullet.
• Vista challenged Hawkeye and drew him into battle, allowing Luffy and Ivankov to flee.
• Buggy's subordinate revealed he had obtained an Image Den Den Mushi, and Buggy declared that the world would see him as its hero.

Xi Yan gave Luffy the key to Ace’s handcuffs and urged him to confront Garp while the Marines learned that Xi Yan’s control over the two Shichibukai could fail. Amid the battle’s devastation, Kevin overcame his fear and rescued his younger brother Casey, and they set out together toward the plaza.

• Xi Yan rejoined Luffy with Boa Hancock and Bartholomew Kuma under his control, then gave Luffy the key to Ace’s handcuffs and told him he had to face Garp himself.
• A Marine secretly reported Xi Yan’s limits to Sengoku, who chose to proceed with the plan to drive the pirates into desperation rather than try to free the Shichibukai.
• Kevin watched the fighters’ destructive clashes, was trapped beneath ice, and escaped when Xi Yan’s attack sent a Marine Rear Admiral crashing into a warship.
• Kevin heard Casey calling for him but fled when Pacifista lasers struck nearby and Ace warned Luffy that the execution platform was dangerous.
• Luffy shouted that he would save Ace even if he died, prompting Kevin to turn back and pull Casey from beneath the ice.
• Casey helped Kevin, whose right leg was broken, and the brothers headed together toward the plaza, determined to survive.

Xi Yan’s clone distracted Aokiji while Bon Clay infiltrated Navy Headquarters to reach the Execution Platform, and Xi Yan tried to delay Aokiji with a large-scale Water Release attack. Meanwhile, the Marines’ live broadcast continued as Whitebeard was pierced by Squard, shocking the witnesses and leaving Rayleigh and Shakky to reflect on Whitebeard’s declining condition.

• Xi Yan’s clone warned Bon Clay about the danger of rescuing someone from the Execution Platform, then sent him onward when Aokiji appeared.
• Aokiji attacked Bon Clay, but Xi Yan raised an Earth Wall to block the ice spear and let Bon Clay escape.
• Xi Yan drew Aokiji to the shore and used a Great Exploding Water Shockwave, but Aokiji froze the water and surrounding sea.
• Bon Clay disguised himself as a stranded civilian and followed a Navy soldier toward the headquarters building, planning to reach the executioners.
• Sengoku learned that Impel Down prisoners had stolen an Image Den Den Mushi, but the Marines’ cannon barrage failed to stop the broadcast.
• Buggy, the Supernovas, and the reporters watched Squard pierce Whitebeard, while Rayleigh and Shakky recognized Whitebeard’s poor physical condition.

Squard stabbed Whitebeard after Akainu tricked him into believing Whitebeard had sold out the subordinate pirate crews to save Ace. Whitebeard exposed the deception and opened escape routes, while Xi Yan began treating his injuries with Medical Ninjutsu.

• Akainu’s scheme convinced Squard that Whitebeard had made a deal with the Marines, so Squard stabbed Whitebeard and accused him of trading the pirates’ lives for Ace.
• Squard revealed that Ace was Roger’s son and that Akainu had promised to spare the subordinate crews if he assassinated Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard embraced Squard, explained that Ace’s parentage did not change their bonds as family, and revealed that the Marines had deceived him.
• Whitebeard shattered the ice walls to open escape routes, turning the pirates against the Marines as they realized Squard had been manipulated.
• Xi Yan arrived aboard the Moby Dick and offered to heal Whitebeard, warning that his Medical Ninjutsu might consume some of Whitebeard’s lifespan.
• Whitebeard agreed to the treatment, and Xi Yan began using Medical Ninjutsu to heal his injuries.