Chapter Summaries

Tsugikuni Yoriichi killed Blamenco and the pirates in a tavern, then headed toward the harbor to confront the Whitebeard Pirates. Whitebeard sensed Yoriichi’s Conqueror’s Haki and attacked him, and their clash devastated the surrounding street.

• Yoriichi confronted Blamenco in the tavern and killed him with a single sword strike.
• Yoriichi cut down the fleeing pirates and burned away their corpses with Golden Flames, sparing the tavern itself.
• Whitebeard sensed Yoriichi’s Conqueror’s Haki and ordered Marco to recall the crew before rushing toward the source of the slash.
• Whitebeard found Yoriichi in the street and demanded to know what he had done to his son.
• Yoriichi said he had sent Whitebeard’s son where he belonged and met Whitebeard’s attack head-on, unleashing a clash that destroyed the nearby buildings.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi fought Whitebeard on Milk Island, diverting a golden fireball toward the Moby Dick before returning to ambush and badly wound him. As Yoriichi pressed the attack, Whitebeard’s Fifth Division captain Vista arrived to help.

• Whitebeard mistook Yoriichi’s words for a confession that he had captured one of Whitebeard’s sons and attacked him with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but Yoriichi took the blow rather than let it devastate the civilians behind him.
• Yoriichi sent a mass of Golden Flames toward the Moby Dick, where Marco tried and failed to stop it before Whitebeard returned and shattered the fireball with a punch.
• Yoriichi appeared behind Whitebeard and stabbed through his back and chest, narrowly missing his heart.
• Whitebeard demanded to know why Yoriichi had attacked his sons, and Yoriichi said he was hunting pirates and asked whether Whitebeard needed to hear what Blamenco had done.
• Whitebeard declared Yoriichi his enemy for killing Blamenco and fought back, using rapid vibrations to disrupt Yoriichi’s sword as Yoriichi attacked.
• Vista arrived from above and ambushed Yoriichi as Whitebeard’s reinforcements reached the fight.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi fought off several Whitebeard Pirates commanders after injuring Whitebeard, while the crew rallied around their wounded captain. He demanded that Whitebeard leave Whole Cake Island or face the destruction of his crew, and Whitebeard answered by preparing to fight.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi knocked Vista back with a powerful slash as Whitebeard's commanders gathered around their injured captain.
• Whitebeard ordered his sons to return to the ship, but Vista, Jozu, and Satch persuaded him to let them face Yoriichi while he watched over them.
• Namul attacked Yoriichi with a sea dragon, and Vista and Jozu joined the assault while Marco examined Whitebeard's wound.
• Yoriichi kicked Jozu away, countered Vista, and avoided further attacks from Lacroix and Namul as the commanders surrounded him.
• Whitebeard accused Yoriichi of starting a war by killing Blamenco, and Yoriichi demanded that the Whitebeard Pirates leave Whole Cake Island or none of them would escape.
• Yoriichi ignited golden flames across his body and blade as Whitebeard planted Murakumogiri in the beach and made the ground shake.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi attacked Whitebeard and his crew, targeting them while trying to limit the danger to Cheese Town. Whitebeard defended his sons from the assault and leaped to meet Yoriichi’s golden Phoenix, leaving their clash poised to erupt.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi decided to confront Whitebeard, then broke through the division commanders’ encirclement and attacked him with Golden Rockets.
• Whitebeard shattered the fiery barrage with his Tremor-Tremor Fruit, while Yoriichi vanished from sight and moved toward the harbor.
• Yoriichi unleashed a massive black slash at the ships, killing Namul and nearby pirates and carving a trench through the sea.
• Yoriichi transformed into a golden Phoenix and sent a rain of fireballs toward the harbor, but Whitebeard’s vibrations deflected them away from the ships.
• Whitebeard threw Marco and Satch toward the Moby Dick, then leaped at the diving Phoenix with Conqueror’s Haki gathering around Murakumogiri.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi overwhelmed Whitebeard in their clash on Whole Cake Island, but Whitebeard protected his sons and ordered them to escape to Wano Country. As the Moby Dick sailed away, Yoriichi and Whitebeard continued fighting on the shore.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi struck Whitebeard from the sky and sent him crashing onto the shore, then threatened Marco and the other commanders.
• Whitebeard intercepted Yoriichi’s attack, shielded his sons, and ordered them to leave Whole Cake Island for Wano Country.
• Marco, Jozu, Vista, and the other commanders boarded the Moby Dick and sailed away while Yoriichi let them go.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Whitebeard resumed their duel on the shore as the departing Marco cried out to his father.
• Whitebeard dodged a strike from Yoriichi that grazed his cheek and left a shallow cut.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi fought Whitebeard through the day and night, gradually wearing him down until Whitebeard could no longer stand. As Yoriichi held a blade to his throat, Whitebeard revealed that he had held some strength in reserve and offered to trade the release of their people.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Whitebeard fought at close quarters, and Yoriichi pierced Whitebeard's shoulder while enduring a blow from the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Whitebeard charged again, but Yoriichi evaded his attacks as their battle continued into the night.
• Issho and Abel led the New Marines fleet to surround Milk Island, while Issho ordered the fleet to stay back and maintain the blockade.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi kicked Whitebeard down, and Whitebeard was unable to rise as Yoriichi pressed his blade to his throat.
• Whitebeard laughed at his defeat, then told Tsugikuni Yoriichi he had saved some strength to negotiate a deal: their people would be released in exchange for Yoriichi releasing Whitebeard's crew.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi captured Whitebeard but chose not to kill him, then sent him toward Marine Headquarters while using the capture to influence the Gorosei and the balance of power. When the news reached the Whitebeard Pirates, Marco and the crew resolved to seek Kozuki Oden’s help to rescue Whitebeard.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi lowered his blade and spared Whitebeard, who lost consciousness after insisting his sons would shape their own futures.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ordered the New Marines to cuff Whitebeard with Seastone, treat his wounds, and hold him for transfer to Marine Headquarters, explaining that Whitebeard’s capture had already secured their reputation.
• The New Marines publicized Whitebeard’s capture, prompting urgent meetings at Marine Headquarters and among the Gorosei, who feared the New Marines’ growing power and the turmoil ahead.
• Marco read the news aboard the Moby Dick and tried to leave to rescue Whitebeard, but Satch and the others stopped him.
• Satch urged Marco and the crew to go to Wano Country and enlist Kozuki Oden, giving the Whitebeard Pirates hope of rescuing their captain.

After capturing Whitebeard, Tsugikuni Yoriichi kept him aboard the Dawn and arranged to hand him over to Sengoku, setting up a confrontation that threatened the Whitebeard Pirates and strained Marine Headquarters’ ties with the World Government. Meanwhile, the Moby Dick reached Wano Country, where Kozuki Oden realized something had happened to Whitebeard.

• After Whitebeard’s capture, the Whitebeard Pirates gathered their scattered forces while other pirates began attacking their former territories.
• Whitebeard woke in a Seastone prison aboard the Dawn, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi explained that he intended to exchange him with Marine Headquarters for his bounty.
• Whitebeard recognized that Yoriichi’s plan could draw his sons into a disastrous conflict, but he was powerless to warn them.
• Sengoku agreed to take custody of Whitebeard, and news coverage implying close ties between the New Marines and Marine Headquarters prompted suspicion from the Gorosei.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi sailed toward Marineford with Whitebeard as Mihawk and Kuma headed there to join him, while the New Marines placed Whole Cake Island under martial law.
• The Moby Dick reached Wano Country, and Kozuki Oden saw the grieving commanders aboard and realized Whitebeard was missing.

Kozuki Oden agreed to join the Whitebeard Pirates in rescuing Whitebeard, left Wano with his father's swords, and entrusted his family to Kin'emon. Meanwhile, Edward Weevil defended Whitebeard's hometown from attacking pirates, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived at Marineford, where he greeted Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

• Kozuki Oden agreed to help Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates rescue Whitebeard, despite Kin'emon's objections, and entrusted him with protecting Kuri, Momonosuke, and Hiyori.
• Sukiyaki gave Kozuki Oden the swords Second Generation Kitetsu and Oden Mitsuyo, and Oden promised to return to Wano after rescuing Whitebeard.
• Edward Weevil killed the pirates attacking Sphinx Island, while Buckingham Stussy told him he was Whitebeard's son and should inherit his estate.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived at Marineford aboard the Dawn warship and greeted Fleet Admiral Sengoku as Garp, Zephyr, and the headquarters Marines watched.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned to Marine Headquarters with Whitebeard, handed the prisoner over, and negotiated to stay until his subordinates arrived. Zephyr later brought Yoriichi to the Marine Academy, where he met its finest student, Akin, and recognized a familiar figure in the youth.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived at Marine Headquarters with Whitebeard, and Sengoku’s Marines took custody of the pirate.
• Garp and Whitebeard exchanged thoughts about their uncertain futures and agreed to share a proper drink before Whitebeard’s execution.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi asked Sengoku to let his crew remain at the harbor while he awaited two subordinates, and Sengoku assigned Kuzan to supervise him.
• Kuzan supplied Yoriichi’s crew and accompanied him as he caught up with Zephyr and Garp.
• Zephyr took Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Kuzan to the Marine Academy, where Zephyr asked Yoriichi to guide the cadets.
• Zephyr called out Akin, the class’s finest student, and asked Yoriichi to give him a thorough lesson; Yoriichi recognized a familiar figure in the youth.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi visited the Marine Academy, sparred with Akin and other top students, then explained to Kuzan and Zephyr why he had sent Whitebeard to Marine Headquarters. After Zephyr revealed that God Valley had been a Celestial Dragon hunting ground, Yoriichi invited Kuzan to join the New Marines.

• Zephyr introduced Tsugikuni Yoriichi to the academy students and arranged for Akin to spar with him.
• Akin attacked with dual short swords and Soru, but Yoriichi disarmed him and defeated him, then praised his talent and offered advice.
• Yoriichi sparred with fifteen outstanding students before Zephyr took him and Kuzan to his office.
• Kuzan confronted Yoriichi about sending Whitebeard to Marine Headquarters, and Yoriichi asked him about the God Valley incident.
• Zephyr revealed that Celestial Dragons had held a triennial killing hunt at God Valley, and Yoriichi asked Kuzan to join his side and the New Marines.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi tried to recruit Kuzan and urged him to help redirect Marine Headquarters, but Kuzan chose to remain an Admiral while investigating both sides. At Headquarters, Tensei concealed most of their conversation from the surveillance report, and Sengoku let Cipher Pol receive only the edited record.

• Yoriichi invited Kuzan to join the New Marines, while Zephyr objected and feared for his disciple’s future.
• Kuzan urged Yoriichi to return and help reform Marine Headquarters, but Yoriichi said his blade—not the Marines—had stopped the Celestial Dragons from reviving their hunting events.
• Yoriichi pressed Kuzan to act on his doubts, and Zephyr interrupted; Kuzan then vowed to verify Yoriichi’s claims and judge both the Marines and the New Marines while remaining Admiral Aokiji.
• After talking with Zephyr for nearly three hours, Yoriichi left, and Tensei secretly omitted most of the conversation from the surveillance record he sent to Sengoku.
• A Cipher Pol agent read the edited report and asked Sengoku what to report, and Sengoku told him to relay it truthfully before dismissing the inquiry as a low-level probe.

After leaving Marine Headquarters, Tsugikuni Yoriichi brought the New Marines to Sabaody Archipelago and explored the island while awaiting his friends. He met Rayleigh and Shakky at her bar and told them he would stay until Whitebeard’s execution.

• Yoriichi accepted Sengoku’s plan to keep the New Marines out of the execution broadcast and left Marine Headquarters for Sabaody Archipelago.
• Yoriichi ordered his subordinates to obey military law and take turns watching the ship while the others enjoyed leave on the island.
• Yoriichi wandered through the amusement district, where little Ain ran into him and spilled ice cream on his trousers; he comforted her and gave her a coin for another ice cream.
• Ain’s father, a Marine Headquarters colonel, recognized Yoriichi and told his wife who he was after Yoriichi left.
• Yoriichi visited Shakky’s bar, met Rayleigh and Shakky, and said he would remain on Sabaody until Whitebeard died.

As Whitebeard’s execution began, the New Marines prepared for the Whitebeard Pirates’ likely rescue attempt, and Ginny joined their ranks after reuniting with Kuma. The chapter ended with the Whitebeard Pirates attacking the Fish-Man Island branch and leaving Jinbe gravely wounded.

• Marine Headquarters announced Whitebeard’s public execution for March 1st and planned to broadcast it around the world.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ordered his forces in Sabaody to monitor coating mechanics and prepare for an underwater approach to Marine Headquarters.
• Mihawk and Kuma arrived with Ginny, who told Tsugikuni Yoriichi she had left the Revolutionary Army and asked to join the New Marines.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi welcomed Ginny, recognizing her as someone with the potential to become a hero.
• On March 1st, guards led Whitebeard from his Seastone prison cell toward his execution.
• The Whitebeard Pirates attacked the New Marines branch on Fish-Man Island, and Jinbe, badly wounded, warned King Neptune to notify Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Marine Headquarters before collapsing.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi learned that Kozuki Oden had attacked the Fish-Man Island Branch and joined the Whitebeard Pirates, then watched Marine Headquarters begin Whitebeard’s public execution. The Whitebeard Pirates stormed Marineford to rescue Whitebeard, and Oden confronted the Marines as Garp recognized how much stronger he had become.

• Issho informed Tsugikuni Yoriichi that the Fish-Man Island Branch had been attacked, Jinbe was unconscious, and the attacker was likely Kozuki Oden.
• Yoriichi assessed Oden as a Four Emperors-level fighter and watched Marine Headquarters’ execution broadcast with the New Marines.
• Whitebeard arrived at the execution platform, ignored a guard’s orders to kneel, and knocked out two guards with his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Five Whitebeard Pirates ships surfaced in Marineford’s inner harbor as their forces attacked the outer defenses.
• Kozuki Oden appeared on the Moby Dick and shouted that he had come to rescue Whitebeard, who angrily ordered him to retreat.
• Garp recognized Oden and remarked that the samurai had grown much stronger.

Rayleigh left Shakky's bar to intervene in the Marineford war, and Yoriichi sent Mihawk to keep him on Sabaody. At Marineford, Kozuki Oden led the Whitebeard Pirates' charge, knocked Kuzan away with one strike, and continued toward Whitebeard despite his warnings.

• Shanks recognized Kozuki Oden on the broadcast and told the Red-Haired Pirates about Oden's ties to Whitebeard and the Roger Pirates.
• Rayleigh left Shakky's bar, intending to go to Marineford, and warned her to leave Sabaody.
• Yoriichi noticed Rayleigh's departure and sent Mihawk to stop him from leaving the island.
• Kuzan froze Marineford's inner harbor, trapping the Whitebeard Pirates' ships in ice as Sengoku ordered the coastal artillery to fire.
• Oden led the pirates across the ice and struck Kuzan so hard that he crashed into the harbor wall.
• Whitebeard urged Oden to retreat with Marco and the others, but Oden charged toward the execution platform and came under Marine gunfire.

Kozuki Oden broke through the seawall defenses and fought his way toward Whitebeard, while Tsugikuni Yoriichi chose not to intervene in the Marineford battle. Just as Oden neared the execution platform, Kizaru struck him with a light-speed kick and sent him flying away.

• Kozuki Oden endured the Marines' gunfire, defeated Lieutenant Colonel Binji, and leaped past the seawall defenses.
• Little Oars smashed a frozen Moby Dick through the seawall, letting Whitebeard's commanders and pirates charge onto land.
• Kozuki Oden fought through the plaza and held off seven Marine Vice Admirals as Whitebeard taunted Sengoku and the battle was broadcast worldwide.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi decided not to help the Marines, reasoning that their losses would benefit the New Marines, while Mihawk and Pluton Rayleigh approached Sabaody.
• Kozuki Oden deflected Sakazuki's laser, but Kizaru appeared behind him and kicked him away from the execution platform.

Kozuki Oden fought through Marine defenses to reach Whitebeard, but Garp stood in his way as the battle spread across Marineford. Tsugikuni Yoriichi watched the Marines gain control until a burst of Conqueror's Haki erupted from Island 13.

• Borsalino blasted Kozuki Oden through a wall, but Oden counterattacked and engaged him in a fierce sword fight.
• Oden used Togen Totsuka to break past Borsalino and rush toward the execution platform, while Marco kicked Borsalino away.
• Oden cut through the platform's supports, forcing Sengoku to pull Whitebeard down as the structure collapsed.
• Oden reached Whitebeard, but Garp stepped between them and challenged him as the Whitebeard Pirates and their allied fleets pressed the Marines.
• Kuzan and Sakazuki returned to the fighting, while Sengoku revealed that the Marines intended to eliminate the Whitebeard Pirates and protect their reputation.
• Conqueror's Haki erupted from Island 13, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi realized that another battle had begun there.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi separated Mihawk and Rayleigh from the surrounding islands while the two fought, then went to watch the Marineford broadcast. At Marineford, Garp crushed Kozuki Oden into a fissure, but a sudden slash from below suggested Oden was still fighting.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi marked off a battle zone around Mihawk and Rayleigh, who clashed with swords and Conqueror's Haki on the shore.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived at the GR-16 plaza and watched the Marineford broadcast as Sakazuki and Kuzan joined the fighting.
• Garp struck Kozuki Oden into a deep fissure, shaking Marineford and forcing the nearby fighters to steady themselves.
• Sengoku scolded Garp for damaging Marineford while Whitebeard's commanders rushed toward Oden.
• A slash burst from the ground and narrowly missed Garp, prompting him to suspect Kozuki Oden had changed.

Garp subdued Kozuki Oden and the Marines gained control of the battle, leaving Whitebeard ready to order a retreat. Before he could, Charlotte Linlin and Kaido arrived above Marineford, and Whitebeard greeted his former shipmates before telling them to leave.

• Garp blocked Jozu and Vista, threw them aside, and caught Kozuki Oden as Oden tried to reach Sengoku and Whitebeard.
• Borsalino stopped Jozu and Vista while Sengoku transformed into a golden Buddha and sent Marco flying.
• The pirates lost morale as the Marines pressed their advantage, and Whitebeard prepared to order his sons to retreat.
• Charlotte Linlin and Kaido descended from the clouds above Marineford and called out to Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard smiled at his former shipmates, then told Charlotte Linlin and Kaido to leave.