Chapter Summaries

Tsugikuni Yoriichi discovered that Kozuki Oden could detect his attacks through the Voice of All Things and launched his strongest slash. Just as Yoriichi nearly struck Oden, Gol D. Roger intervened and sent him flying, leaving Roger facing Oden on the mountaintop.

• Kozuki Oden shrugged off the deep wound on his chest and asked Tsugikuni Yoriichi for his name while Shanks and Buggy emerged from hiding.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi attacked from behind, but Kozuki Oden blocked him and explained that he had heard the attack.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi realized Oden might possess the Voice of All Things and prepared his strongest slash for a direct attack.
• Yoriichi feinted toward Oden’s abdomen and redirected his blade toward Oden’s neck, but he stopped and blocked when he sensed an incoming strike.
• Gol D. Roger arrived and struck Yoriichi with a black lightning-wreathed slash, sending him crashing into a mountainside.

Gol D. Roger arrived in time to save Kozuki Oden from Tsugikuni Yoriichi, then reunited with Garp amid a clash between the Pirate King and the Marines. The battle took a dire turn when Whitebeard’s Moby Dick rode a towering tsunami toward Water Seven.

• Roger slashed Tsugikuni Yoriichi away from Oden and rescued Oden, whose neck was cut by the Haki from Yoriichi’s blade.
• Yoriichi emerged unharmed from Roger’s counterattack, and Roger recognized and praised the young Marine officer.
• Garp arrived, identified Yoriichi as the brigadier general who had cut off Golden Lion Shiki’s arm, and clashed with Roger using Conqueror’s Haki.
• Roger began coughing after the clash, while Garp briefly showed regret that Yoriichi noticed but the others missed.
• Garp and Roger sensed violent tremors at the harbor as a tsunami hundreds of meters tall approached Water Seven with Whitebeard’s Moby Dick at its crest.

A tsunami sent by Whitebeard threatened the Marines and Roger’s crew at Water Seven, forcing both sides to flee as Sengoku and Rayleigh tried to blunt the waves. Whitebeard arrived at the harbor and demanded to know where Kozuki Oden was.

• Sengoku sensed Whitebeard approaching atop the tsunami and ordered the Marines to retreat, while Rayleigh urged his companions toward high ground.
• Marine officers and pirates fled the harbor, with some officers abandoning their men and others staying behind to protect them.
• Sengoku struck the tsunami with a shockwave, opening a gap in the waves but sending a destructive flood back toward the harbor.
• Rayleigh split the flood with a Flying Slash, clearing a path as Whitebeard’s Moby Dick sailed into the Naval Port.
• Whitebeard appeared at the bow of the Moby Dick and asked the Marines where Kozuki Oden was.

Whitebeard arrived at Water Seven to retrieve Kozuki Oden, helping avert an immediate clash between the Marines and the Roger Pirates. As the pirates regrouped, Tsugikuni Yoriichi attacked Marco to test his phoenix recovery, and Oden returned to protect him, bringing Garp back to the brink of confrontation.

• Whitebeard docked at Water Seven and told Sengoku he had come to collect Kozuki Oden, while Marco flew inland to find him.
• Rayleigh greeted Whitebeard and explained that the Roger Pirates were retrieving their separated apprentices; Whitebeard agreed to wait for Oden.
• Roger sent Oden, Shanks, Buggy, and the others toward the harbor, then asked Tsugikuni Yoriichi about his interest in the secret of the Final Island; Yoriichi declined to hear it.
• Roger left after warning that Yoriichi and Shanks would become good companions, and Garp and Yoriichi headed toward the docks.
• Marco arrived and Yoriichi tested his phoenix healing with two attacks; Oden returned, kicked Marco clear, and blocked Yoriichi's stronger slash.
• Garp challenged the pirates after Oden's return and warned that the Marines would fight if they intended to stay and resist.

Garp defeated Marco after Marco attacked him, then continued down the mountain with Tsugikuni Yoriichi. At the foot of the mountain, Roger met the battered Marco and Oden, and Marco learned the identities of Garp and Yoriichi.

• Marco accused Garp of attacking first, declared that the Whitebeard Pirates feared no one, and charged at him.
• Garp stopped Marco's claw with his chest, then repeatedly slammed him into the ground before throwing him away.
• Oden caught Marco but was carried down the mountain by the force, while Garp told Yoriichi to teach reckless troublemakers a hard lesson.
• Roger arrived at the mountain's foot and found Oden and Marco recovering; Marco complained about the Marines, and Roger laughed at him.
• Roger identified the middle-aged Marine as Garp, and Shanks told Marco that the red-haired Marine was Tsugikuni Yoriichi, who had cut off Golden Lion's arm.

Roger and Whitebeard led their crews out of Water Seven while Sengoku and the Marines struggled to stop them. After Garp arrived, Yoriichi gave Sengoku a torn Vivre Card that could help track Roger’s crew.

• Marco learned that the red-haired young man who had attacked him was Tsugikuni Yoriichi, while Roger carried Marco and hurried with Shanks and the others to the port.
• Roger reunited with Rayleigh, then joined Whitebeard’s ship, where Oden and the injured Marco returned to Whitebeard’s side.
• Whitebeard attacked the Marines with his quake powers, but Roger and Oden persuaded him to leave Water Seven instead of starting a prolonged battle.
• Whitebeard raised a wave to carry the Moby Dick and the Oro Jackson away, then sent a tsunami toward the Marines to cover the pirates’ escape.
• Garp arrived with Yoriichi after stopping the tsunami, and Yoriichi handed Sengoku a torn Vivre Card belonging to one of Roger’s crewmates so the Marines could track them.

After the battle at Water Seven, Sengoku praised Tsugikuni Yoriichi for securing a Vivre Card and planned to establish a Marine Branch there while waiting for the Roger and Whitebeard Pirates to separate. Garp learned why Yoriichi had spared several pirates and assigned him to serve under Kuzan at the new branch, urging him to grow stronger and build influence.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi gave Sengoku a Roger Pirates crew member’s Vivre Card, and Sengoku planned to track the pirates and establish a Marine Branch at Water Seven.
• Garp questioned Yoriichi about the Marines’ war against the Roger Pirates and why he had held back against Shanks, Buggy, and Marco.
• Yoriichi explained that he spared Shanks and Buggy because they had harmed no one, and spared Marco to prevent the Marines from fighting both pirate crews at once.
• Garp told Yoriichi to follow his own justice but warned that he needed strength and influence to defy his superiors.
• Garp said he would recommend Kuzan to command the new Water Seven branch and assigned Yoriichi to go with him.
• The Roger Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates reunited on an island in the New World.

After completing his voyage with the Roger Pirates, Kozuki Oden decided to return to Wano Country, and Roger announced that he would disband his crew. The next morning, a World Government ship arrived at Water Seven, where Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Kuzan were helping repair a Marine ship.

• Kozuki Oden told Whitebeard about his adventures with the Roger Pirates and said he planned to return to Wano Country to see Toki, Momonosuke, and Hiyori.
• Roger announced that he had decided to disband the Roger Pirates after completing his dream.
• Roger reassured Shanks and Buggy, then took Whitebeard aside to tell him something privately.
• The next morning, Sengoku directed the Marines as they repaired Water Seven's port and damaged warships.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Kuzan saw a World Government ship approaching Water Seven.

After the Roger Pirates escaped the Marines’ encirclement, CP0 arrived at Water Seven to question Sengoku and Garp about how the captured pirates had been rescued. The chapter ended with Garp revealing that he had guarded the prison as CP0 demanded the guards be taken for questioning.

• Sengoku and Garp argued over whether the Marines should keep pursuing the Roger Pirates, with Sengoku stressing the need to curb the pirates’ growing influence.
• A subordinate reported that a World Government vessel had arrived at Water Seven, prompting Sengoku and Garp to go to the harbor.
• Sengoku and Garp watched the luxurious white vessel dock and saw four masked CP0 agents leap onto their warship.
• The CP0 leader questioned why the Marines had not executed the captured pirates and announced that CP0 would investigate their escape.
• The CP0 leader demanded that the Marines who guarded the prison be taken for questioning, and Garp said he had been the one guarding it.

CP0 came to Water Seven to take Tsugikuni Yoriichi, but Garp claimed responsibility for guarding the prison and confronted them. After the clash, Sengoku appointed Kuzan to lead the new G-ICE Branch at Water Seven, with Yoriichi as his deputy.

• Garp challenged CP0’s authority and demanded to know whom they intended to take from the Marines.
• Garp threw a CP0 agent into the sea after the agent named Tsugikuni, while Sengoku restrained Garp from escalating further.
• The CP0 leader said CP0 would join the coming pursuit of the Roger Pirates, then left without addressing Garp’s attack.
• Garp urged Sengoku to establish the new Marine branch with Kuzan as commander and Yoriichi as deputy, then left before Sengoku could object.
• Sengoku issued orders making Kuzan commander of the G-ICE Branch and assigning Kuzan and Yoriichi to prepare its establishment at Water Seven.

After the Marine fleet left Water Seven, Kuzan and Tsugikuni Yoriichi discussed how to build the G-ICE Branch into a stable force in the New World. Sengoku approved their request for experienced officers, leaving the branch with six future cornerstones.

• Garp and Sengoku escorted the Marine fleet from Water Seven, and the Marines captured pirates along the return route.
• Kuzan proposed recruiting a thousand Marines, but Tsugikuni Yoriichi warned that the branch’s inexperienced recruits were not ready for the New World.
• Kuzan and Tsugikuni Yoriichi agreed to survey nearby waters, establish a communications network, and train the branch’s existing Marines before expanding.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi asked Kuzan to request Kyros and several capable Marine Academy graduates from Headquarters.
• Sengoku transferred Kyros, Momonga, Kibin, and Shuen to the G-ICE Branch, joining Kuzan and Tsugikuni Yoriichi as its six future cornerstones.

Kuzan and Tsugikuni Yoriichi sailed to Migo Town to recruit residents and establish a supply route for the Water Seven Marine Branch. They arrived to find the townspeople pleading for help because many children had gone missing.

• Kuzan and Tsugikuni Yoriichi set out with Marines to recruit residents of Migo Town and secure supplies for their branch.
• The G-ICE warship docked at Migo Town, drawing a crowd of residents to the harbor.
• Mayor Siso knelt before Kuzan and Tsugikuni Yoriichi and begged them to help the townspeople, especially mothers and children.
• Kuzan introduced himself as the G-ICE Branch commander and promised to help.
• A woman and other residents told Kuzan that their children had disappeared, showing him photographs as they pleaded for help.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi watched the grieving crowd and wondered whether the New World's evil had become commonplace.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi investigated the disappearance of several dozen children from Migo Town while Kuzan handled plans for a new Marine Branch. His review of the families’ accounts and port records pointed toward a World Government ship, and he prepared to test his suspicion.

• Mayor Siso told Kuzan and Tsugikuni Yoriichi that several dozen children had disappeared from Migo Town, and the Marines collected photographs of them.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi questioned Siso about the town and proposed interviewing the families, checking recent ships, and continuing the island search.
• Kuzan assigned Tsugikuni Yoriichi to lead the investigation while he focused on establishing the Marine Branch, and Yoriichi reassured Siso that the Marines would help without guaranteeing a result.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi spent the day taking statements from the families and later found that the children had vanished within roughly one week.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi examined the port records, ruled out a slave ship, and identified a World Government ship as the only vessel that had docked for more than a week.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi secured a warship and sailors from Kuzan to pursue leads on the child disappearances in Migo Town, then headed toward the Marine fleet with Sengoku's Vivre Card. Meanwhile, the Marines caught up with the Roger Pirates and began a battle that Roger declared might be their last against them.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Kuzan he had leads on the child disappearances and asked for sailors and a long-voyage ship.
• Kuzan gave Yoriichi a warship and more than a dozen Marines, and told him to ask Vice Admiral Garp about contacting the World Government ship.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi sailed from Migo Town using Sengoku's Vivre Card as a guide after confirming the ship was with Garp and Sengoku.
• The Marine fleet led by Sengoku and Garp caught up with the Roger Pirates, and Garp hurled cannonballs at the Oro Jackson.
• Roger countered the Marine bombardment with a slash and ordered his crew to prepare for what might be their last battle against the Marines.

Roger led the Roger Pirates into battle with the Marines after Garp deflected his attack and Roger refused to flee. As the Marines began losing ground, Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived in a blaze and sent Jabba flying, prompting Roger and Rayleigh to withdraw from their opponents and face him.

• Garp caught Roger's Divine Departure with his bare hands and redirected it into the sky, clearing a vast rift in the clouds.
• Roger refused Rayleigh's suggestion to escape, brought the Oro Jackson toward the Marine fleet, and boarded Battleship No. 0 to ask Garp how the Marines had tracked them.
• Roger and Garp began fighting while Rayleigh and Sengoku faced each other, and the other pirates and Marines clashed across the deck.
• Jabba and the Roger Pirates gained the advantage against the Marine officers, while Garp and Sengoku could not break away to aid their men.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived on the battlefield, struck Jabba with his sword, and sent him flying as Roger and Rayleigh pulled back to face him.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived during the Marines’ battle with the Roger Pirates, then uncovered a prison full of children aboard the CP0 ship. After exposing the World Government’s crimes, he attacked the CP0 agents, leaving the conflict poised to escalate.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived and ignored Sengoku’s order to help fight the Roger Pirates, instead turning his attention to the CP0 ship.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi boarded the CP0 vessel, cut through its deck, and revealed dozens of imprisoned children in the hold.
• Garp, Sengoku, and the Roger Pirates recognized that the children were likely connected to the disappearances in Migo Town, and Roger challenged the Marines’ justice.
• A CP0 agent demanded to know whether Tsugikuni Yoriichi would attack the World Government, and Yoriichi answered with a thunderous sword strike that sent four pillars of blood from the deck.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi killed the CP0 agents and Cipher Pol officers after declaring that he was carrying out his own justice, putting his future in the Marines at risk. Sengoku and Garp helped conceal the truth, while Roger destroyed the World Government ship and left; three days later, the public blamed Roger’s crew for the deaths.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi beheaded four CP0 agents and then killed the other Cipher Pol agents aboard the World Government ship.
• Garp questioned Yoriichi, who insisted he would not tolerate evil hidden behind justice; Sengoku stopped a vice admiral from confronting him.
• Sengoku realized the Marines needed to protect Yoriichi’s future, while Roger understood his plan and cut apart the World Government ship before leaving with his crew.
• Three days later, newspapers blamed Roger and his crew for the CP0 and Cipher Pol deaths, and Roger’s bounty rose to 5.5 billion Beli.
• Marine officers concealed what had happened, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s name became a guarded subject among them.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned to Migo Town with the rescued children and reunited with Kuzan, who confronted him for keeping the kidnapping investigation secret. After learning Headquarters had barred Yoriichi from Marineford and Sabaody unless summoned, Kuzan asked him to help establish a Marine stronghold in Migo Town.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi arrived in Migo Town aboard the G-ICE warship and oversaw the children reuniting with their families.
• Yoriichi told Kuzan that he had suspected the World Government ship was behind the kidnappings and confirmed it after encountering them.
• Kuzan angrily accused Yoriichi of not trusting him, and Yoriichi promised to report everything to him in the future.
• Yoriichi explained that Headquarters had forbidden him from returning to Marineford or approaching the Sabaody Archipelago unless summoned.
• Kuzan proposed establishing a Marine stronghold in Migo Town to support Water Seven, and Yoriichi agreed to begin organizing the branch.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi established a Marine outpost in Migo Town, where Kuzan arrived to prepare for the pirates’ harvest-season raids. Yoriichi spotted a fleet of nearly a hundred ships approaching, led by Golden Lion Shiki, who ordered his crew to land and attack.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi built a Marine outpost in Migo Town with help from the residents, and Kyros took charge of training its recruits.
• Kuzan arrived at the outpost and told Kyros that the Marines needed to defend Migo Town from the pirates who raided during harvest season.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi meditated by the sea and spotted nearly a hundred pirate ships approaching the island.
• Golden Lion Shiki rejected the idea of destroying Migo Town from afar and ordered his crew to land and cause havoc.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi faced Golden Lion Shiki’s airborne pirate fleet as it arrived at Migo Town to take revenge on the Marines. Shiki recognized Yoriichi on the shore and sent his men to capture him, but Yoriichi immediately killed the first attacker, Graffit Bass.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi sensed nearly a hundred pirate ships approaching Migo Town and recognized Golden Lion Shiki among them.
• Golden Lion Shiki ordered his fleet to attack the Marines at Migo Town before continuing to Water Seven, driven by the pain of the wound Yoriichi had inflicted on him.
• Shiki learned that the red-haired swordsman on the shore was Yoriichi and raised the entire fleet into the air with his Devil Fruit power.
• Shiki ordered his pirates to capture Yoriichi, and several powerful fighters leaped from the ships toward him.
• Graffit Bass attacked Yoriichi with a punch, but Yoriichi stopped it with one hand and cut Bass's throat with his sword.