Chapter Summaries

Big Mom and Kaido joined the battle at Marineford, freed Whitebeard, and turned the fight against the Marines. As Tsugikuni Yoriichi left Sabaody for Marine Headquarters, Whitebeard unleashed his power and began shaking the island.

• Big Mom and Kaido landed at Marineford and declared their intent to fight the Marines and rescue Whitebeard.
• Kaido attacked Sengoku while Big Mom freed Whitebeard, and Jozu knocked Garp away from Kozuki Oden.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Kuma he was going to Marine Headquarters, then flew away from Sabaody as Rayleigh and Mihawk continued fighting.
• Big Mom and Kaido's intervention lifted the Whitebeard Pirates' morale, and Whitebeard threw off his chains.
• Whitebeard shook Marineford and unleashed his tremor power as Borsalino approached.

Whitebeard broke free and fought off Borsalino and Sakazuki, but his old injury hindered him as Garp overpowered him. After Garp badly injured Kozuki Oden and Whitebeard rescued him, Whitebeard ordered the pirates to retreat; a meteor then struck Marineford’s shoreline.

• Whitebeard broke free, knocked Borsalino away with his Tremor-Tremor Fruit power, and repelled Sakazuki before his wound reopened.
• Garp clashed with Whitebeard, exploited his weakness, and slammed him into the ground.
• Kozuki Oden attacked Garp to save Whitebeard, but Garp seized his swords and beat him unconscious.
• Whitebeard struck Garp away, lifted Oden, and ordered his sons to retreat with Kaido and Big Mom.
• As the pirates withdrew toward the shoreline, a Golden Streamer fell from the sky and struck Marineford.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived at Marineford and blocked the pirates’ retreat, forcing Whitebeard, Kaido, and Big Mom to confront him. As the three emperors’ battle began, Whitebeard split the island and ordered his crew to escape, while Yoriichi was sent flying by Kaido’s counterattack.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived on the coast, drew a vast fissure as a boundary, and killed a pirate who tried to cross it.
• Whitebeard, Kaido, and Big Mom faced Yoriichi, while Kaido urged Whitebeard to fight and Whitebeard offered to help if Kaido escorted his sons away.
• Big Mom and Kaido charged Yoriichi as Whitebeard split Marineford with a punch and ordered Marco and the pirates to prepare to board the ships.
• Yoriichi deflected Big Mom’s sword and Kaido’s Thunder Bagua, then pierced Kaido’s shoulder before Kaido’s tail struck him into the ground.
• Whitebeard urged the pirates to use the opening to reach their ships, and the pirates crossed Yoriichi’s boundary as Yoriichi demanded that they stop.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi battled Kaido and Big Mom while Whitebeard tried to get his crew to safety, then Whitebeard held Yoriichi in place so Kaido and Big Mom could strike them both with Sea Dominance. Kaido believed the attack had killed them, but a golden light and a fierce sound rose from the pit, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Yoriichi cut down hundreds of Whitebeard Pirates who crossed his boundary, even as Kaido and Big Mom attacked him.
• Whitebeard ordered his crew to keep fleeing, then shattered Yoriichi’s slash and charged him while Kaido healed his shoulder wound and joined the assault.
• Yoriichi targeted Whitebeard, cutting into his hands, but Whitebeard gripped Yoriichi and held him in place as Kaido and Big Mom prepared their combined attack.
• Kaido and Big Mom struck Yoriichi and Whitebeard with Sea Dominance, blasting open a vast pit and sending the battlefield into chaos.
• Kaido and Big Mom celebrated, while Jozu, Vista, and the other Whitebeard Pirates mourned and Kaido blamed them for Whitebeard’s sacrifice.
• A golden gleam and a fierce howling sound emerged from the bottom of the pit, startling Kaido and Big Mom.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi survived the combined attack, while Whitebeard used his final strength to wound him, pass leadership of the Whitebeard Pirates to Marco, and proclaim that the One Piece was real before dying. As the Marines pursued the fleeing pirates, Yoriichi chased Kaido but watched him escape through a mysterious black hole, confirming that Kaido and Big Mom had helpers.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi emerged from the abyss alive, carrying Whitebeard's bloodied body, and the Whitebeard Pirates caught their captain.
• Whitebeard rose long enough to name Marco the new captain, urge his sons to live on, and throw Marco toward the Moby Dick.
• Whitebeard attacked the Marines with a final shockwave and declared that the Great Treasure was real before falling into the abyss and dying.
• Marco ordered the Whitebeard Pirates to retreat, while Sengoku sent the Marines after them and Kaido and Charlotte Linlin fled in opposite directions.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi pursued Kaido, but Kaido escaped through a mysterious black hole before Yoriichi's slash could reach him.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi concluded that Kaido and Big Mom had helpers.

After the Marines defeated the Whitebeard Pirates, Tensei proposed that Marine Headquarters revoke the bounties on Tsugikuni Yoriichi and unite with the New Marines, setting off a division among the leadership. Sengoku demoted Tensei, but the proposal left some officers questioning the World Government and foreshadowed a split within Marine Headquarters.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi wondered who had helped Kaido and Big Mom escape, then left the battlefield as the Marines celebrated their victory and began tending to casualties and prisoners.
• The Marines’ attempt to boost their prestige through Whitebeard’s public execution backfired as his final words reignited pirate ambitions, while Tsugikuni Yoriichi gained the title of the world’s strongest man.
• At a Marine Headquarters meeting, Brannew reported a surge in new pirate bounties and Tensei warned Sengoku that low morale threatened the Marines’ stability.
• Tensei proposed revoking the bounties on Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the New Marines and declaring them part of Marine Headquarters, arguing that an alliance could restore morale and strength.
• Tensei questioned whether the Marines needed the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, prompting Sengoku to interrupt him and demote him to rear admiral at West Blue Branch 77.
• Some Marine officers began considering Tensei’s proposal, while Garp suspected that Tensei had been acting as Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s informant.

Tensei told Tsugikuni Yoriichi he planned to recruit Marine officers to the New Marines despite the danger, then survived an assassination attempt at Headquarters. After Kuzan took charge of the investigation, he told Tensei that more than one road led to justice, leaving Tensei hopeful that Kuzan would not side firmly with the World Government.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi urged Tensei to leave Headquarters for the New World, but Tensei said he intended to contact Marine flag officers and persuade them to defect.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi promised to return to Headquarters within fifteen minutes if Tensei needed help.
• A young Marine officer and a lion-maned accomplice attacked Tensei in his tent, but Tensei used Armament Haki to resist the dagger and defeated both assassins.
• Kuzan arrived, took over the investigation, and reminded Tensei that he was no longer head of the Criminal Investigation Department and would soon leave Headquarters.
• Tensei asked whether Kuzan thought Tsugikuni Yoriichi had betrayed the Marines, and Kuzan replied that more than one road led to justice.

After surviving an assassination attempt, Tensei left Marine Headquarters under Sengoku’s watch while its officers debated whether the New Marines offered them another path. Once Tensei’s ship departed, newspapers bearing his articles and a New Marines recruitment campaign spread across Marineford, exposing scandals and leaving Sengoku furious as Zephyr confirmed the reports were credible.

• Sengoku concealed the assassination attempt from the Marines and assigned Kuzan to investigate it in secret.
• Nichama Goodman told Doberman that Tensei’s path toward the New Marines might offer dissatisfied officers a way forward.
• Tensei stayed quiet, helped clear rubble and tend wounded Marines, then left Headquarters aboard a warship under an official transfer order.
• After Tensei’s departure, newspapers announced the New Marines’ recruitment offer, including retained ranks, higher pay, and relocation for military families.
• Newspapers carried articles by Tensei exposing the God Valley Incident, Marineford corruption, and his reasons for leaving Headquarters.
• Sengoku reacted furiously to the papers, while Zephyr told a student that the reported incidents were basically credible.

Tensei’s revelations undermined Marine Headquarters, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi challenged its Marines before returning to the Dawn and entrusting Tensei with New Marines intelligence and inspections. Months later, Whole Cake Island drew hundreds of thousands for the recruitment drive, including Smoker, Kujaku, and Virgo, who arrived as spies sent by Sengoku.

• Tensei’s newspaper exposed Marine Headquarters’ dark side, prompting Sengoku to confiscate copies and assemble the Marines for a speech.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi appeared over Marineford, urged the Marines to question the World Government and seek justice with the New Marines, then flew away after Sengoku predicted he would fail.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi praised Tensei, appointed him to oversee New Marines intelligence and internal inspections, and said Mihawk would assist him.
• In early June 1510, hundreds of thousands gathered on Whole Cake Island ahead of the New Marines recruitment examination as spies, traders, and settlers also arrived.
• Smoker, Kujaku, and Virgo toured Chocolate Town as Sengoku’s spies, and Kujaku excitedly admired its chocolate buildings.

Smoker intervened when Zubin Hagen injured a young chocolate stall owner and tried to escape, but Cavendish arrived and demanded that Smoker apologize to his steward. Cavendish attacked with his sword, and Smoker struck him back, leaving the two young men facing off in the street.

• Kujaku admired the chocolate figurines in Chocolate Town while Smoker and Virgo stayed nearby.
• Zubin Hagen accused a young stall owner of extortion, threw a chocolate carriage at her, and wounded her.
• Smoker grabbed Zubin Hagen and demanded that he take responsibility, while Kujaku comforted the injured girl.
• Cavendish arrived, sincerely apologized to the girl for Zubin Hagen, then demanded that Smoker apologize to his steward.
• Cavendish drew his sword and thrust at Smoker, but Smoker dodged and punched him in the abdomen.
• Cavendish recovered his footing, and he and Smoker exchanged tense looks.

Irene and Nico Robin broke up a street fight in Chocolate Town, investigated the assault, and punished those responsible while Smoker was released. After Yoriichi noticed Smoker’s name in their report, Cavendish caused a midnight commotion by smashing his cell door.

• Smoker and Cavendish fought in the street until Irene and Nico Robin restrained them and intervened in the dispute.
• The shop owner explained that Zubin Hagen had injured her, and Robin established that he had ignored her posted prices and rules.
• Irene and Robin took the group to the peace office, where Zubin Hagen received six months of labor, Cavendish received a week in confinement, and Smoker was released.
• Kujaku followed Smoker to the station, with Virgo trailing behind and reflecting that he had relied on Doflamingo only to survive.
• Yoriichi read Robin and Irene’s case report, recognized Smoker’s name, and wondered whether he was the Smoker he knew.
• At midnight, Cavendish woke the detention room by slamming both fists against his cell door, drawing the Marines toward the cells.

Cavendish broke out of his cell at night and attacked another prisoner, revealing a savage side that Irene had never seen before. Irene stopped and defeated him, then wondered why his aura and behavior had changed so drastically.

• Cavendish battered his cell door, knocked out the guard who tried to stop him, and stole the guard’s keys and saber.
• Cavendish cut through another prisoner’s cell bars and raised his sword to kill him.
• Irene arrived, subdued Cavendish, and realized he seemed like a different person from the youth she had arrested that afternoon.
• Cavendish escaped Irene’s hold and slashed her chest, but Irene blocked his attacks with her Bone Sword.
• Irene struck Cavendish several times until he collapsed unconscious, then decided to report the strange change to Brother Yoriichi.

After Irene reported Cavendish’s escape and violent outburst, Tsugikuni Yoriichi visited him in prison and confirmed that a murderous second personality emerged when Cavendish lost consciousness. Recognizing Cavendish’s exceptional swordsmanship talent, Yoriichi arranged to take him to Cake Island and seek treatment.

• Irene reported Cavendish’s prison escape and attack to Tsugikuni Yoriichi, who decided to meet him and consider a path forward for the troubled young swordsman.
• Irene questioned Cavendish about the previous night, but he denied the accusations because he had no memory of what happened.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi explained that Cavendish might have a mental illness and knocked him unconscious to bring out his other personality.
• Cavendish’s murderous second personality awakened, cut through the cell bars, and attacked Tsugikuni Yoriichi, who disarmed and subdued him.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Irene to show Cavendish the recording and bring him to Cake Island, where he would try to treat his illness.

Cavendish learned that he had attacked Tsugikuni Yoriichi during an episode caused by his illness, and Shimotsuki Koushirou promised to help him recover at the New Marines’ academy. Meanwhile, Tsugikuni Yoriichi set out a half-year recruitment plan that would test applicants’ character through shared training before giving exceptional recruits a chance to advance.

• Shimotsuki Koushirou showed Cavendish a recording of his transformation and attack on Tsugikuni Yoriichi, then told him he would stay on Cake Island for treatment.
• Cavendish said he was an orphan and, fearing his illness had driven others away, broke down in tears; Koushirou comforted him and gave him an application form to join the New Marines.
• Tensei reported that nearly twenty thousand applicants had passed preliminary screening and asked Tsugikuni Yoriichi how to assess them.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ordered the applicants divided into two hundred recruit companies for regular training, with a military district tournament after half a year and promotions and Devil Fruit rewards for standout performers.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi explained that training strong and weak recruits together would reveal whether the powerful empathized with the weak, and that only those with the right character should rise in the New Marines.

New Marine recruits arrived at Cake Island for six months of training, where Smoker and Kujaku encountered the arrogant Logia user Aramaki. The chapter ended with Aramaki binding Smoker in trees after Smoker confronted him over knocking Kujaku down.

• Recruits gathered at Cake Island, and Smoker worried that the New Marines had accepted people too easily.
• Kujaku bumped into Aramaki, who mocked her and the other recruits before walking away.
• Smoker helped Kujaku up and demanded that Aramaki apologize, but Aramaki refused and taunted him.
• Smoker attacked Aramaki, who dodged and used his Mori Mori no Mi powers to trap Smoker in vines and a tree.
• Aramaki asked Smoker whether he understood his mistake, and Smoker realized he could not break free from the powerful Logia user.

Smoker and Aramaki’s fight was interrupted when Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived and ordered the recruits to settle into their barracks. As training preparations began on Whole Cake Island, Sengoku approved requests for Zephyr and Garp to go to sea.

• Aramaki restrained Smoker and demanded an apology, but Kujaku used her whip to command the vines holding him to release him.
• Smoker charged Aramaki again, and Aramaki prepared to retaliate until Tsugikuni Yoriichi appeared and stopped them.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi sent the recruits to their assigned dormitories and explained that they had a day to settle in before training.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi assigned Ginny and Portgas D. Rouge to oversee the female soldiers and Abel and Kuma to train the recruits.
• Sengoku approved Zephyr’s request to take recruits to sea for training, then approved Garp’s request to go to sea to recuperate.

Garp brought Zephyr to the East Blue to meet the two boys Tsugikuni Yoriichi had chosen for his Logia Devil Fruits, while Luffy accidentally ate the Nika Fruit and Shanks left Windmill Village after entrusting him with the Straw Hat. After Shanks and Uta departed, Garp arrived in the village and called out to Luffy.

• Garp told Zephyr that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had chosen two boys to receive the Mera Mera no Mi and Goro Goro no Mi, and Zephyr agreed to meet them in the East Blue.
• Luffy ate the Rubber Fruit, and Shanks realized it was the Nika Fruit but kept its true identity secret from him.
• Shanks resolved to guide Luffy, then lost an arm saving him during the Mountain Bandit King incident and entrusted him with his Straw Hat.
• Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates left Windmill Village with Uta, while Luffy vowed to become Pirate King.
• Garp arrived at Windmill Village and called out to Luffy in the tavern.

Garp and Zephyr visited Luffy in Windmill Village, where Luffy revealed he had eaten the Rubber Fruit and declared that he wanted to become Pirate King for the sake of freedom. Garp then took Zephyr toward Mount Colubo to meet Ace and Sabo, where they found the boys confronting a tiger.

• Garp reunited with Luffy at Makino's tavern and learned that Luffy had eaten the Rubber Fruit Shanks had left behind.
• Luffy demonstrated his rubber body, but Garp's iron fist still hurt him and reminded him that becoming a Devil Fruit user would not make him immune to Garp's punches.
• Luffy told Zephyr that he wanted to become Pirate King because he believed that title belonged to the freest person in the world.
• Garp and Zephyr left Luffy with Village Chief Usopp Slap, then headed for Mount Colubo so Zephyr could meet Ace and Sabo.
• Garp and Zephyr heard a tiger roaring on the mountainside and found Ace and Sabo facing it with a steel club and an iron pipe.

Ace and Sabo hunted a Raging Tiger together, revealing their growing strength and ambition to sail the seas. Garp and Zephyr arrived and offered to take them to Marine Headquarters for training, but the boys resisted until Garp mentioned that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had been Zephyr’s disciple.

• Ace and Sabo worked together to knock out and kill a Raging Tiger, then began butchering it for food and money.
• Garp and Zephyr emerged from the forest, and Ace and Sabo cautiously prepared to defend themselves before recognizing Garp.
• Zephyr suspected Ace was Roger’s child after noticing Roger’s sword and connecting it to Ace’s name and background.
• Garp introduced Zephyr as the Marines’ chief instructor and suggested taking Ace and Sabo to Marine Headquarters for systematic training.
• Ace and Sabo refused to leave, but Garp made them pause by telling them Tsugikuni Yoriichi had been Zephyr’s disciple.

Ace and Sabo became Zephyr’s disciples and joined Luffy aboard a Marine warship bound for Marine Headquarters, while Garp concealed the boys’ identities by presenting all three as his grandsons. Meanwhile, the New Marines expanded into former Whitebeard territory, where Aramaki and Smoker led troops against pirates on Samia Archipelago.

• Ace and Sabo asked Zephyr to teach them, and he accepted them as his disciples.
• Garp and Zephyr took Ace and Sabo from the Kingdom of Goa, and Garp added Luffy to their group before they sailed for Marine Headquarters.
• Garp publicly introduced Ace, Sabo, and Luffy as his grandsons, giving Ace and Luffy cover for their identities.
• The New Marines absorbed most of the islands once controlled by the Whitebeard Pirates and began expanding their influence across the New World.
• On Samia Archipelago, Colonel Aramaki ordered Lieutenant Smoker and the Marines to build a defensive line as pirates attacked.
• Aramaki used his Mori Mori no Mi to raise wooden defenses and pierce the attacking pirates, quickly ending the battle.