Chapter Summaries

Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the New Marines faced an assault on Starting Island as Garp, Kong, Borsalino, and Major General Rocca moved against them. Yoriichi held off Garp while Mihawk confronted Borsalino and Kuma evaded Kong, but the New Marines remained wary of more enemy reinforcements.

• Major General Rocca acknowledged that Yoriichi’s instincts had let him evade his attack, then entrusted the fight to Garp and Kong.
• Garp charged Yoriichi, who met his punch with his sword and forced him back, declaring he would not return to Marine Headquarters.
• Borsalino’s laser attacked Yoriichi from behind, but Mihawk blocked and reflected it before taking on Borsalino.
• Yoriichi and Garp clashed again as Kong targeted Kuma; Yoriichi knocked Garp from the air, then blocked Garp’s counterattack without looking away from Kong.
• Kong reached for Kuma, but Kuma used the Paw-Paw Fruit to vanish from his grasp, while Borsalino formed a Light Sword to fight Mihawk.
• The battle divided into three confrontations, while Issho, Abel, Tesoro, Koshiro, and the other New Marine officers stayed alert for additional enemy forces.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi battled Garp, broke through his Haki, and was impaled by Yoriichi before Garp restrained him to capture him. As Major General Roka approached with an ability that could disable opponents, Yoriichi burned through Garp’s defenses, but Garp refused to let go.

• Garp and Tsugikuni Yoriichi clashed, and Yoriichi judged that Garp was powerful but past his prime.
• Yoriichi wounded Garp’s hand with a slash and then ran his sword through Garp’s lower abdomen, but Garp seized him and said he meant to bring him back to Marine Headquarters.
• Major General Roka advanced toward them, while Issho, Tesoro, and Abel tried to stop him; Roka’s ability left Abel unable to move.
• Mihawk drove Roka back with a distant sword slash before Roka could fully affect Yoriichi.
• Yoriichi spread Golden Flames over Garp, weakening his Haki and warning him that he would die if he kept holding on, but Garp refused to release him.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi killed Garp and Major General Rocca while fighting off the Marine force on Starting Island. Kong refused to retreat and unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, setting the stage for a clash with Yoriichi.

• Garp’s weakening grip let Tsugikuni Yoriichi free himself, and Yoriichi killed Garp after warning that he would protect the New Marines.
• Yoriichi’s slashes killed Major General Rocca while Kong fought Kuma; Kuma’s arm broke when he tried to stop Kong.
• Yoriichi confronted Kong and was sent flying by Kong’s powerful punch, while Vice Admiral Burgas used Abel to urge Kong to retreat.
• Kong covered Rocca’s corpse with his cape, refused to withdraw, and unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki across Starting Island.
• Yoriichi answered with his own Conqueror’s Haki, and the two forces collided as Mihawk and Borsalino watched.

After Garp and Major General Rocca died, Tsugikuni Yoriichi confronted Commander-in-Chief Kong, who tried to kill the New Marines and prove his strength. Their first exchange showed Kong’s formidable Haki, but Yoriichi’s healing and stamina gave him confidence as the fight continued.

• Kong’s rage grew after Garp and Major General Rocca were killed, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi challenged him over Marine Headquarters’ role in the battle.
• Kong attacked by hurling an unconscious New Marine at Yoriichi, then used two more soldiers as human shields as Yoriichi charged.
• Yoriichi struck through a shield while avoiding the soldier’s vital organs, and Kong blocked the thrust with his knuckle guards and Conqueror’s Haki.
• Kong and Yoriichi traded close-range blows, each injuring the other before being thrown apart.
• Yoriichi’s golden flames rapidly healed his chest wound, and he realized Kong’s strength was beginning to weaken as he warned Kong to protect his head.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Kong fought across Starting Island as the New Marines defended against Marine Headquarters’ landing. Yoriichi gained the upper hand in their duel, but a Magma Meteorite suddenly changed the course of the battle.

• Yoriichi warned Issho and the others to stay back before Kong unleashed a punch that tore through Starting Island.
• Yoriichi revealed that his leap had been a Golden Flames decoy and ambushed Kong from behind, but Kong sensed the attack and countered.
• Yoriichi and Kong exchanged close-range attacks as Yoriichi used his Golden Flames and sword to keep Kong on the defensive.
• Yoriichi noticed New Marines dying in the battle and pressed his attack while Marine Headquarters’ forces failed to break through the island’s defenses.
• Aramaki held off the landing force with the Mori Mori no Mi, but a Magma Meteorite streaked across the sky and turned the battle.

Sakazuki’s arrival turned the Marine Headquarters forces’ retreat into an advance, but Aramaki’s forest powers soon threatened them. Borsalino joined Sakazuki and revealed that Garp and Rocca had been killed by Tsugikuni Yoriichi, and Kong needed their help.

• Sakazuki’s Magma Meteorite struck the New Marines’ defensive position, forcing them to flee and giving the Marine Headquarters forces room to regroup.
• Sakazuki emerged from the magma and faced Aramaki, who defended his troops with a Fireproof Forest and transformed into a colossal tree man.
• Aramaki’s vines drained the water from thousands of Marine Headquarters soldiers, enraging Sakazuki and prompting him to threaten Aramaki.
• Borsalino arrived, struck Aramaki with a laser, and told Sakazuki that Garp and Rocca had been killed by Tsugikuni Yoriichi and that Kong needed their help.

After learning that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had killed Garp and Rocca, Sakazuki and Borsalino secured a foothold on the island while the New Marines withdrew. Sengoku refused to send reinforcements to Kong, and after the Gorosei flew to the island, he resolved to balance Marine Headquarters’ power against the World Government.

• Borsalino told Sakazuki that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had killed Vice Admiral Garp and Major General Rocca, and Sakazuki insisted on reporting the deaths to Sengoku before changing his mission.
• Sengoku ordered Borsalino and Sakazuki to establish a foothold on the island and avoid advancing, while Sakazuki attacked Aramaki and the New Marines retreated.
• Aramaki’s attack put several headquarters Marines to sleep, but Borsalino and Sakazuki resisted its effects and helped stabilize the Marine landing position.
• The Gorosei appeared aboard Command Ship No. 0 and rebuked Sengoku for not ordering the admirals to reinforce Kong before flying toward the island.
• Sengoku watched the Gorosei depart and decided Marine Headquarters needed to balance its strength against the World Government to retain some autonomy.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi fought Commander-in-Chief Kong while the Gorosei rushed to Starting Island. The Gorosei arrived and attacked Yoriichi and his allies, shifting the battle in their favor.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi overwhelmed Kong, who suffered severe injuries but used Life Return to keep fighting.
• Yoriichi sensed several powerful auras approaching and realized the Gorosei had arrived, possibly after the Crimson Valley assassination attempt failed.
• Saint Marcus Mars transformed into a Garuda Bird and unleashed a Conqueror's Haki-enhanced cry, but Yoriichi slashed his wing and sent him crashing down.
• Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro attacked Yoriichi from behind as Kong charged from the front, but Yoriichi deflected the tail and evaded the pincer attack.
• Saint Marcus Mars recovered unharmed, while Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, and Saint Topman Warcury attacked Issho, Mihawk, and the others.

The Gorosei and Kong confronted Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the New Marines, forcing Yoriichi to abandon his attack on Kong when the Gorosei intervened. Yoriichi wounded Saint Nasjuro and planted a ring inside his heart; the ring stopped Nasjuro’s regeneration, leaving him terrified as his strength faded.

• The Gorosei and Kong arrived as Issho lowered Starting Island, and Yoriichi learned that the World Government had attacked because the New Marines threatened its power.
• Yoriichi targeted Kong, but Issho used gravity to pin Kong and two Gorosei while Yoriichi launched his attack.
• Saint Marcus Mars pulled Kong aside and fired Seastone bullets, which Yoriichi redirected into Saint Nasjuro, wounding him.
• Yoriichi shifted his attack to Saint Nasjuro, slashed through his body, and planted his ring inside Nasjuro’s heart before Mars forced him away with gunfire.
• Kong engaged Yoriichi while Mars guarded Nasjuro, but Nasjuro’s wounds failed to heal and he began to panic as his strength ebbed.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi attacked the Gorosei while trying to keep his method of suppressing their regeneration secret, but Kong interrupted him and struck Starting Island with a blow that shattered it. Saint Marcus Maz recovered from Yoriichi’s slash, leaving the Gorosei’s vulnerability uncertain as Yoriichi faced Kong in the crater.

• Mihawk cut Saint Saturn in half, but Saint Saturn regenerated, while Saturn realized that Yoriichi’s attack had left Saint Nasjuro unable to heal.
• Yoriichi struck at Saint Marcus Maz as he tried to carry Saint Nasjuro away, then cut Marcus in half and sent Nasjuro’s broken body flying.
• Kong interrupted Yoriichi’s pursuit, and his clash with Yoriichi’s blade drove Starting Island into the sea and shattered it despite Issho slowing its fall.
• Saint Nasjuro’s body rejoined under black flames without healing, while Saint Marcus Maz fully regenerated and laughed in apparent relief.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi fought Kong while Saint Marcus Mars fled with the injured Saint Nasjuro. Kong revealed that he had sided with the Gorosei in hopes of gaining immortality, but Yoriichi survived Kong’s fatal blow through his Mythical Zoan regeneration and killed him.

• Saint Marcus Mars carried Saint Nasjuro into the air, but Tsugikuni Yoriichi watched him while holding off Kong.
• Kong revealed that the Gorosei had lived for eight hundred years and said he wanted to kill Yoriichi to earn immortality.
• Kong struck Yoriichi with a fatal blow, but Yoriichi healed rapidly with Golden Flames and cut off both of Kong’s arms.
• Yoriichi explained that his regeneration came from awakening a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, while Kong realized Yoriichi had baited him.
• Yoriichi killed the disarmed Kong with a swift strike that severed his head.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi killed Kong, drove the Gorosei from the battlefield, and destroyed Saint Nasjuro after capturing him. He headed to speak with Sengoku, while Luffy suddenly felt a stabbing pain in his chest and began crying.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi killed Kong, prompting Saint Saturn and the other Gorosei to retreat as Saint Marcus Mars carried the gravely wounded Saint Nasjuro away.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi caught Saint Nasjuro after Saint Marcus Mars escaped through a teleportation circle, then returned to the Starting Island as the remaining Gorosei abandoned the battlefield.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ended Saint Nasjuro's last breath and burned his body, while asking Kuma to gather the bodies of Kong, Garp, and Rocca for burial.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi led his companions toward the Marines' camp to speak with Sengoku, and Bruglath slipped away from the battlefield.
• At Marineford, Luffy suddenly suffered chest pain and struggled to breathe; after the pain passed, he wept as Ace and Sabo looked after him.

After defeating the Gorosei at Starting Island, Tsugikuni Yoriichi confronted Sengoku and demanded Marine Headquarters surrender and sever its ties to the Celestial Dragons. Sengoku refused to openly join him, so Yoriichi declared himself the new Fleet Admiral and ordered the senior officers to accept the change.

• Sengoku learned that the Gorosei had withdrawn and met Yoriichi with Admirals Borsalino and Sakazuki.
• Yoriichi offered to spare Marine Headquarters if it stopped serving the Celestial Dragons, exposed their crimes, and stood for justice, but Sengoku refused to commit while the Gorosei remained a threat.
• Yoriichi announced that he would replace Sengoku as Fleet Admiral and present their alliance as if the Marines and New Marines had always been on the same side.
• Sengoku stepped aside, and Borsalino and Sakazuki silently followed as Yoriichi entered the Marine camp.
• Yoriichi ordered Sengoku to convene a meeting for every rear admiral and higher-ranking officer on the island.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi was accepted as Sengoku’s successor despite Onigumo’s protest, then announced reforms and exposed Marine Headquarters’ role in the God Valley massacre. He challenged the officers to reject the Celestial Dragons’ supposed superiority, leaving them confronted with the idea that Marines themselves upheld justice.

• Sengoku named Tsugikuni Yoriichi as his successor, and Yoriichi used his Conqueror’s Haki to silence Onigumo before Sakazuki and Borsalino acknowledged him as an admiral.
• Yoriichi announced plans to reform Marine Headquarters and redefine its values, purpose, and position.
• Tensei and Issho distributed documents revealing that the Celestial Dragons massacred people and slaves at God Valley, while Marine Headquarters supported them and Garp allied with Roger against the Rocks Pirates.
• Commodore Yuchimura defended the Celestial Dragons, and Yoriichi questioned what they had done for peace while reminding the Marines of their own sacrifices.
• Yoriichi declared that Marines stood behind justice and would judge anyone who opposed it, including the Celestial Dragons.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned to Marineford as Fleet Admiral and began reshaping Marine Headquarters, announcing plans to control Heavenly Gold and improve Marines’ pay. Sakazuki realized that Yoriichi’s policy threatened the World Government’s financial lifeline and would provoke the Gorosei.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi traveled toward Marineford with Headquarters officers while New Marines remained on Starting Island and prepared to transfer stranded Marines to the Four Blues.
• Marine Headquarters announced Sengoku’s retirement, Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s appointment as Fleet Admiral, and Issho and Mihawk’s promotions as Admirals.
• Zephyr and Kuzan struggled with Garp’s death and the prospect of facing Tsugikuni Yoriichi when the Dawn arrived at Marineford.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi asked Sakazuki and Borsalino to keep their subordinates in line and accepted Sakazuki’s pledge to obey his decisions.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi announced troop adjustments and plans to collect and redistribute Heavenly Gold for Marine Headquarters and its soldiers.
• Sakazuki recognized that Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s plan would cut off the World Government’s funding and target the World Nobles.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi discussed dividing the seas with Dragon and returned to Marineford as the new Fleet Admiral. His arrival triggered Kuzan, grieving Garp, to attack him, but Issho and Sengoku stopped the assault.

• Sakazuki realized Tsugikuni Yoriichi planned to overthrow the Celestial Dragons without necessarily destroying the wider World Government.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi apologized to Dragon for Garp's death, then asked the Revolutionary Army to consolidate its power in the North Blue and West Blue.
• Dragon agreed to cooperate and asked when Tsugikuni Yoriichi would strike the Holy Land again; Yoriichi said he would bring Dragon along next time.
• Dragon mourned Garp at an unmarked grave in the North Blue after ending the call.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned to Marineford, where the Marines saluted him as Fleet Admiral, while Zephyr chose not to meet him.
• Kuzan attacked Tsugikuni Yoriichi in grief over Garp's death, but Issho repelled him with gravity and Sengoku stopped the fight.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi defeated Kuzan after Kuzan attacked him at Marineford, then announced a gathering for the next morning. That night, Yoriichi visited Zephyr, discussed Garp’s burial and his plans for Marine Headquarters, and eased some of the distance between them.

• Sengoku stopped Kuzan from openly challenging Yoriichi, but Kuzan attacked him anyway, and Yoriichi knocked him unconscious before ordering soldiers to take him to the hospital.
• Yoriichi told the Marines to organize their units and rest before an assembly the next morning, while rumors about his actions deepened divisions at Headquarters.
• Yoriichi visited Zephyr, who had shut himself away after the transfer of power, and Zephyr invited him inside.
• Yoriichi told Zephyr that Garp’s remains would be brought from Starting Island to Marineford for burial and that Sengoku and Tsuru could serve as staff advisers.
• Yoriichi said he planned to send Kuzan to the East Blue, Borsalino to the South Blue, and Sakazuki to the Grand Line, and Zephyr recognized the plan as a way to put the admirals to work while delegating authority.
• Yoriichi and Zephyr drank tea together, and the tension between them gradually eased.

After Garp’s funeral, Tsugikuni Yoriichi reorganized Marine forces and challenged the World Government’s control over Heavenly Gold. He gave the grieving Kuzan an East Blue transfer order, and Kuzan discovered that pirates had seized Alabasta and overthrown its royal family.

• Zephyr brought Luffy to Garp’s funeral, where Luffy mourned his grandfather as Sengoku and the others buried him.
• Yoriichi left the cemetery and wondered whether Garp’s death would change Luffy’s path.
• Yoriichi sent Borsalino to the South Blue and Sakazuki to the first half of the Grand Line, then announced that Marine Headquarters would collect Heavenly Gold.
• Saint Saturn rejected Yoriichi’s Fleet Admiral authority and insisted that Cipher Pol would continue collecting Heavenly Gold.
• Yoriichi gave Kuzan East Blue battle reports and a transfer order, urging him to take Zephyr and stop by Alabasta.
• Kuzan returned to the reports and learned that pirates had occupied the Alabasta Kingdom and overthrown its royal family.

Kuzan accepted Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s transfer order and set sail with Zephyr’s group, intending to inspect Alabasta on the way to the East Blue. At Marine Headquarters, Yoriichi explained that he was letting the Revolutionary Army’s advance pressure the World Government’s rulers, leaving Brannew troubled by his strategy.

• Kuzan boarded the ship with Zephyr, Luffy, Ace, and Sabo, and tried to encourage Luffy after Garp’s death.
• Kuzan told Zephyr he was heading to Alabasta because pirates had occupied the kingdom and Sakazuki was too busy to respond.
• Zephyr revealed that Alabasta’s Nefelt royal family descended from the twenty founding kings and was known as the Nefelt D clan, making Kuzan suspect his mission had another purpose.
• Brannew reported that Marine transfers were complete but the headquarters lacked ships and resources to respond to growing crises in the North Blue and West Blue.
• Yoriichi said he would let the Revolutionary Army’s gains pressure the World Government’s rulers and directed Brannew to publicize their victories.
• Brannew objected that civilians would suffer, but Yoriichi argued that the conflict belonged to the opposing sides and that the Marines should follow their own principles.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi began consolidating Marine power and planned to blockade key routes to isolate the Celestial Dragons and contain piracy. Meanwhile, Kuzan approached Alabasta to rescue its royal family from Crocodile, then set off across the sea on his bicycle with Luffy, Ace, and Sabo.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ordered Fujitora to seize control of Enies Lobby, bring its court to Marine Headquarters, and leave Mihawk in command there.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi assigned Fujitora to control Sabaody and described a plan to blockade key islands and tighten control over Loguetown.
• Brannew recognized that Yoriichi intended to suppress piracy despite the Celestial Dragons' reliance on pirates, while Yoriichi counted on Devil Fruits and Dr. Vegapunk to sustain Marine power and development.
• Kuzan stopped outside Alabasta and explained that he suspected Crocodile had taken the royal family hostage, warning Ace and Sabo that the Logia user had survived a confrontation with Whitebeard.
• After Luffy urged him to stop observing from the ship, Kuzan made an ice road and rode toward Alabasta with Luffy, Ace, and Sabo riding along.