Chapter Summaries

Whitebeard chose the Nurturing Series so he could become a better father and help his sons grow into strong, worthy people. As he opened its jars and learned new ways to educate and bond with them, he eagerly looked forward to putting those lessons into practice.

• Shen Mo explained that the Nurturing Series could improve Whitebeard’s sons’ talent, character, and opportunities until they qualified to board the Destiny Ship.
• Whitebeard chose the series, saying he wanted to fulfill his responsibilities as their father, and Shen Mo presented him with hundreds of jars.
• While opening the jars, Whitebeard compared his wish to strengthen his family with Shen Mo’s interest in watching people grow, and the two found common ground.
• Whitebeard discovered educational methods for tailoring lessons to each child, tempering their wills, and strengthening bonds among his sons.
• Whitebeard opened the nine Level 3 Series chests, finding useful items but no Grand Prize.

Whitebeard received the Lord of the Gate profession, which let him establish a sect and strengthen his family as a collective. After deciding to spend the Whitebeard Pirates’ accumulated treasure on jars, he learned the profession’s disciple system and eagerly continued opening jars in hopes of winning the Grand Prize.

• Whitebeard used his blood to activate the jade token and received the Lord of the Gate profession.
• Shen Mo explained that the profession strengthened a collective rather than its leader alone, and Whitebeard welcomed it as the change he wanted.
• Whitebeard agreed to spend the pirate crew’s treasure on jars, and Shen Mo filled the deck with them.
• Whitebeard learned that Contract paper granted apprentice disciple slots and allowed him to manage and support his family.
• Shen Mo mentioned skills that could summon and resurrect deceased disciples, leaving Whitebeard eager to open more jars.

Whitebeard opened Jars that gave him a gravity-training facility, an arena, and a sect skill that strengthened united disciples. He enhanced himself for the coming conflict with the Marines and Dragon, while learning how contracts connected his family to the sect’s powers.

• Shen Mo explained that sect Jars balanced attribute points with more powerful direct rewards, and Whitebeard opened a Beginner Physical Training Ground with gravity training up to ten times normal.
• Shen Mo described more powerful training facilities that could appear in higher-grade Jars, leaving Whitebeard eager to obtain them while he continued opening chests.
• Whitebeard used red bottles and all his attribute points to strengthen himself after learning the Marines meant to keep Jars from his sons, and he recognized Dragon as another enemy.
• Whitebeard opened an Arena building model, then found the United Will sect skill, which boosted the health, defense, and speed of ten or more united disciples.
• Whitebeard realized sect contracts granted access to powers like United Will and celebrated the prospect of his family growing stronger together.

Whitebeard opened more Jars, gaining a fire dragon he named Fal, several valuable sect and combat rewards, and a new resolve to fight for the Level 4 Chest. He chose to compete despite the Marines and Revolutionary Army also preparing, while Shen Mo believed Whitebeard’s chances were slim.

• Whitebeard opened a red Young Dragon, contracted with it, and named the male dragon Fal after it singed his mustache with a burst of flame.
• Shen Mo explained that Fal possessed magic and could grow into a powerful battle pet if Whitebeard raised it well.
• Whitebeard opened a Medical Hall, a Sword Array, the Yang Pole Cover, and a Nine Ring Great Saber, then tested the saber and approved of it.
• Whitebeard decided to fight for the Level 4 Chest so he could grow stronger and secure a future for his sons.
• Shen Mo noted that Garp’s side had bought a thousand Level 3 Chests and judged Whitebeard’s chance of winning the competition to be exceedingly slim.

Whitebeard opened an Epic Grade skill from a Level 3 Chest, giving him a way to draw strength from his sect disciples. After opening the rest of his chests, he returned to his sons determined to bring them into the sect and face the forces competing for Level 4 Chests.

• After opening more than a hundred chests without a Grand Prize, Whitebeard opened an Epic Grade treasure and learned it was the sect skill Unity of All Hearts.
• Shen Mo explained that the skill let willing sect disciples transfer some of their attributes to one person, and realized it could help Whitebeard contend for Level 4 Chests.
• Whitebeard celebrated the treasure, thanked Shen Mo, and resolved to lead his sons toward greater strength.
• Whitebeard opened the remaining chests, gaining a Body Tempering Inheritance and another building, then said he had to return to his sons.
• Shen Mo sent Whitebeard back to the broken wooden plank, where Whitebeard looked forward to confronting those who called themselves gods.

Shen Mo decided to wait before approaching Red-Hair and invited Bismarck and Ikaros to watch the world’s original story with him. Meanwhile, Whitebeard secretly returned to Alabasta, where the Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders anxiously awaited news of him.

• Shen Mo told Bismarck that Red-Hair should face more hardship before he was offered Jars, and wondered whether his influence came from strength or something else.
• Shen Mo took Bismarck and Ikaros to watch anime, explaining the characters and their pasts as the night fell.
• Whitebeard evaded the remaining soldiers and entered Alabasta after finding that the Navy had largely abandoned its sea blockade.
• Near Erumalu, Marco explained to Vista and the other commanders that Whitebeard had kept his plan secret because they would have opposed it.
• Ace reassured Lakyo that Whitebeard would return, while Marco thanked Vivi and Robin for helping Ace.

Vivi shared what she knew about the Destiny Ship with the Whitebeard Pirates, and Whitebeard returned after boarding it himself. He invited Robin to become his daughter, but she declined because she had decided not to join another pirate crew.

• Vivi explained the Destiny Ship's benefits to Marco and the others, showed them her Member Badge, and opened a Level 3 Chest.
• Robin deduced that Whitebeard had used up the crew's money, which explained why they could no longer sign Contracts on Drift Chests.
• Whitebeard returned with a Charmander he named Fal and announced that Fal was his son too.
• Whitebeard recognized Nico Robin and invited her to become his daughter, while his crew cheered and Vivi looked startled.
• Robin declined Whitebeard's offer, saying she had decided not to join any pirate crew again.

Whitebeard introduced his crew to the Sect and urged them to pursue their own dreams, promising the family would support one another. Robin revealed her dream of uncovering the true history of the blank period, and Whitebeard dismissed the accusations against Ohara’s scholars, leaving her with a trace of hope.

• Whitebeard gave everyone Contract papers, and those who signed became his Sect’s apprentice disciples and received information about its powers.
• Whitebeard explained the Sect’s Training Ground and inheritances, then shared knowledge and used attribute points to strengthen several people.
• Whitebeard admitted he had been wrong to keep his sons by his side and urged them to board the Destiny Ship and pursue their dreams.
• Whitebeard told his sons they could also stay with him, saying he wanted the family to live as they wished and grow stronger together.
• Robin asked whether Whitebeard would support her dream and revealed that she wanted to learn the true history of the blank period by searching for the Poneglyphs.
• Whitebeard rejected the claim that Ohara’s scholars wanted to destroy the world, and Robin felt a trace of hope.

Whitebeard welcomed Robin into his family after she accepted his invitation to join the Whitebeard Pirates and pursue her dream. As the crew discussed the Destiny Ship, Whitebeard warned Ace that Teach’s ambition could carry him farther, then declared that his own dream was for one of his sons to surpass him.

• Whitebeard invited Robin to become his daughter and promised to support her search for history, while his crew assured her they would protect her from the World Government.
• Robin accepted the invitation and signed the Contract paper, joining the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Shen Mo learned that Robin had joined Whitebeard’s crew and realized the Whitebeard Guild’s potential had grown, but decided not to interfere.
• The Whitebeard Pirates discussed dreams and the Destiny Ship, and Ace declared that he wanted to defeat Teach and bring him back.
• Whitebeard told Ace that Teach’s ambition could help him board the Destiny Ship and reminded Ace that becoming Pirate King had once been Ace’s own dream.
• Whitebeard said his dream was for one of his sons to surpass him, and that he hoped it would be one of them rather than Teach.

Whitebeard urged his crew to aim to surpass him, and Ace reaffirmed his goal of becoming the strongest. The next day, Ace’s squad clashed with Aokiji over a Level 3 Chest, but Belo Betty arrived and stirred the fighters’ ambition.

• Whitebeard told his crew to strive to surpass him, and Ace vowed to become stronger than his old man.
• Whitebeard ordered the pirates to form squads and compete to seize the five newly appeared Level 3 Chests.
• Ace, Fossa, and Jozu led a squad toward a chest in the desert and encountered Marines led by Aokiji.
• Fossa and Jozu offered to hold Aokiji back so Ace could reach the chest, but Ace insisted on facing the Admiral himself.
• Belo Betty appeared, identified herself as a Revolutionary Army commander, and roused the fighters with her flag and words.

Pirates, Marines, and Revolutionary Army commanders fought across five battlefields while Garp and Dragon remained locked in a stalemate. Shanks and Hawk Eyes agreed to cooperate by trading money for seven hundred Level 3 Chests and the Level 4 Drifting Jar, drawing Shen Mo’s attention as the final battle’s key players gathered.

• Belo’s Inspiration Devil Fruit drove retreating pirates to charge the Marines, and Aokiji realized the power also drew out their potential and strengthened them.
• Garp and Dragon continued their fierce stalemate above five battlefields, while Whitebeard stayed out of the fighting and Blackbeard Teach hid in Crocodile’s territory.
• Shanks showed Hawk Eyes a newspaper report about Garp and Dragon, and they concluded that the Marines and Revolutionary Army had each acquired roughly a thousand Jars.
• Shanks proposed trading money for Jars, and Hawk Eyes accepted his offer of funds for seven hundred Level 3 Chests in exchange for the Level 4 Drifting Jar.
• Shen Mo noticed the purchase and judged that the major participants in the final battle had nearly all arrived.

The Red-Hair Pirates arrived at the Alabasta battlefield, where Shanks told Sengoku he intended to end the war and secure the Level 4 Chest. Sengoku refused to let a pirate claim it, so Shanks prepared to pursue it by force.

• Sengoku met Kizaru at the coast, where Kizaru reported losing a Jar to a Revolutionary Army commander who could turn into a crow.
• The Red-Hair Pirates reached the harbor with Hawk Eyes, prompting Sengoku and Kizaru to reconsider the balance of power because Hawk Eyes had boarded the Destiny Ship.
• Shanks told Sengoku he had come to end the war, then privately proposed keeping the Level 4 Chest unopened to use as leverage in future negotiations.
• Sengoku rejected Shanks's proposal, citing Marine dignity and the Five Elders' order to obtain the Chest.
• Shanks accepted that mediation would not work and signaled that he would use his own method to obtain the Chest.

Shanks and Hawk Eyes left the Navy, with Hawk Eyes forming an alliance with Red-Hair and Sengoku unable to stop them. As the factions prepared for the final prize, the Level 4 Chest appeared to be hidden beneath the sea, leaving Kizaru searching the beach.

• Sengoku urged Hawk Eyes to answer the Navy’s call, but Hawk Eyes said he was no longer a Shichibukai and had allied with Red-Hair.
• Shanks and Hawk Eyes departed while reporters recorded the Navy’s loss of authority, and Sengoku ordered his forces back to a meeting.
• Shen Mo returned to the Naruto world, saying he would come back soon, while the factions finished contesting the Level 3 Drift Chests.
• Whitebeard, the Navy, the Revolutionary Army, Red-Hair’s group, and rival pirates prepared for the Level 4 Chest as dawn approached.
• Shen Mo declared the contest could begin, and the factions rushed toward the coastline where they sensed the chest.
• Kizaru arrived first, found nothing on the beach, and suspected the Level 4 Chest was beneath the sea.

Kizaru, Garp, Dragon, Whitebeard, Shanks, Hawk Eyes, and the Navy gathered at the shore after sensing the Level 4 Chest beneath the sea. As the chest rose, an oppressive aura spread across the battlefield, and enormous tentacles burst from the water.

• Kizaru discovered that the Level 4 Chest was deep beneath the sea, leaving him unsure how to reach it.
• Garp prepared to dive for the chest, but Dragon attacked him, and Whitebeard arrived to challenge Garp.
• Shanks asked the Navy to let the pirates claim the chest, but Sengoku refused as both sides and the Revolutionary Army assembled.
• The chest began moving upward, so Dragon and Kizaru prepared for battle while Whitebeard, Hawk Eyes, and Red-Hair readied their weapons.
• The sea boiled and erupted in a black beam, and enormous brown tentacles burst through the water.

Shen Mo unleashed the Ten-Tails to guard the Level 4 Chest, forcing the Marines and pirates to fight the monster while Kizaru tried to reach the chest. The Ten-Tails survived Kizaru’s assault and fired a Tailed Beast Ball, which Garp redirected away from the Marines.

• Shen Mo revealed that the tentacled monster was the Ten-Tails, and Sengoku realized the Level 4 Chest was inside it.
• Sengoku and the Marine forces engaged Whitebeard, Red-Hair, Garp, and Dragon to hold them back while Kizaru rushed toward the monster.
• Whitebeard’s slash halted the Admirals’ attacks but failed to stop Kizaru from reaching the Ten-Tails.
• Kizaru bombarded the Ten-Tails with Yasakani no Magatama, but it rapidly healed its wounds.
• The Ten-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Ball toward the fighters and the Marines behind them.
• Garp intercepted the blast with a Green Lantern-powered punch and knocked it out to sea, where it exploded into a massive tsunami.

The Ten-Tails charged the fighters gathered over the sea, and a message revealed that whoever landed the final blow would win the Level 4 Drifting Jars. As the factions began fighting over the prize and Hawk Eyes unleashed a powerful sword technique, Shen Mo stirred the Ten-Tails to remind them it was still the true threat.

• Sengoku, Garp, and Aokiji recognized the Ten-Tails as an unusually powerful monster as it charged across the water.
• A message announced that the fighter who killed the Ten-Tails would become owner of the Level 4 Drifting Jars, prompting Akainu, Whitebeard, and the others to attack and disrupt one another.
• Hawk Eyes unleashed Azure Sea Tide, but Garp used Hero's Shield to withstand the waves of Sword Aura.
• Red-Hair and Hawk Eyes agreed that the other factions stood in their way, and the fighters turned their attention from the Ten-Tails to their rivals.
• Shen Mo stirred the Ten-Tails, whose roar reminded everyone that it was the true boss.

The Ten-Tails transformed into its Imperfect Second Form and attacked the battlefield, forcing the Marines and pirates to fight while competing for the final blow. Whitebeard stopped its Tailed Beast Ball with the Whitebeard Pirates’ United Will, and Dragon began a plan to restrain everyone with lightning and destroy the monster with Karma Fire.

• The Ten-Tails transformed into its Imperfect Second Form, revealing a sharp increase in strength and firing a Tailed Beast Ball toward Whitebeard.
• The Whitebeard Pirates activated United Will, concentrating their attributes in Whitebeard, who caught the Tailed Beast Ball.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to attack, but the Ten-Tails struck Akainu into the sea and blocked Sengoku; Garp rescued Akainu, who returned to the fight.
• Dragon finished preparing a storm that struck the Ten-Tails and everyone else with lightning, then ignited Karma Fire of All Beings to destroy the monster.

Dragon’s attempt to strike the Ten-Tails was thwarted when the monster seized control of the weather and unleashed disasters centered on itself. The factions refused to cooperate and resumed their fight, turning the battle into a contest over their respective dignity as well as the chest.

• Whitebeard hurled the Tailed Beast Ball away and challenged Dragon, while Sengoku ordered Kizaru to stop Dragon’s attack.
• Dragon poured his Fortune into a lightning barrage and charged the Ten-Tails, but the monster interfered with the lightning and survived.
• The Ten-Tails used Heaven and Earth Change to summon lightning, torrential rain, seawater vortices, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
• Shanks proposed that the factions work together against the Ten-Tails, but Akainu and Sengoku rejected cooperation with pirates.
• Dragon charged the Ten-Tails, and Aokiji and Akainu moved to confront him; Shanks, Hawk Eyes, and the others joined the battle.

Shen Mo pushed the Ten-Tails into a third, more powerful transformation, and its attack sent Akainu flying. The chapter ended as the Ten-Tails began charging a gigantic Super Large Tailed Beast Ball.

• Shen Mo restored the Ten-Tails' chakra and triggered its third transformation.
• Shanks cleared the mist, revealing the Ten-Tails' stronger, flower-headed form.
• Shanks asked Akainu to cooperate, but Akainu charged the Ten-Tails and was knocked onto the shore by its tail.
• Reporters broadcast Akainu's defeat, spreading fear of the Ten-Tails throughout the world.
• The Ten-Tails began gathering a Super Large Tailed Beast Ball, shocking Kizaru and the fighters watching.

The Marines, pirates, and Revolutionary Army joined forces to stop the Ten-Tails’ enormous Tailed Beast Ball, then redirected it toward the beast. The attack suddenly expanded above the sea, leaving the outcome unclear.

• Momousagi and the Marines realized that retreat would not save them, while Sengoku ordered Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Garp to keep the Tailed Beast Ball from hitting the ground.
• Hawk Eyes, Shanks, Whitebeard, Dragon, and Garp joined the Admirals to face the attack, prompting reporters to document the historic cooperation.
• Garp, Whitebeard, Sengoku, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Dragon combined their strength to halt the Tailed Beast Ball’s advance.
• Akainu tried to attack Whitebeard, but Shanks blocked him and Hawk Eyes watched; Akainu then joined the effort to push back the attack.
• Shanks and Hawk Eyes added their sword strikes, and the united fighters sent the Tailed Beast Ball back toward the Ten-Tails.
• The Tailed Beast Ball suddenly expanded above the sea into a small black sun.