Arc 19Madara and Garp Clash

Madara Uchiha confronted the Marines at Sabaody over their plot against his clan, overwhelming their forces until Monkey D. Garp arrived and met him in battle. Their clash devastated the archipelago, prompting Imu to send Saint Saturn, CP0, and the God’s Knights to stop them.

  • Akainu and Kizaru held their forces at Sabaody while Sengoku urgently summoned Garp, and Saint Green and Shamrock entered Elbaf to seek Loki.
  • Madara warned the Marines to stop targeting the Uchiha Clan, then charged their lines and defeated their attacks with his Chakra barrier, ninjutsu, and Susanoo.
  • Madara battered Akainu, Kizaru, and the Vice Admirals, broke the Marine defenses, and warned that he would destroy their order if they harmed his clan again.
  • Madara expanded Susanoo into its Fourth Form and prepared to finish the battle, but Garp arrived and shattered the Uchiha guards’ defenses with Fist Bone: Impact.
  • Madara summoned his Complete Susanoo and clashed with Garp, whose attacks devastated Sabaody, damaged the Uchiha fleet’s barriers, and killed most of the CP observers.
  • Madara recognized Garp as a rival worthy of his full strength while the Five Elders assessed the threat and the duel’s danger to the World Government.
  • Imu ordered Saint Saturn, CP0, and the God’s Knights to Sabaody, where Saturn directed them to end the battle, spare innocents where possible, and kill anyone who obstructed them.
Chapters 453–477 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 453The Wary Kizaru

Madara Uchiha’s warship appeared off the Sabaody Archipelago, where the Navy had gathered a massive force for its Global Purge Plan. Akainu ordered the Marines not to provoke Madara, while Kizaru recognized him as the man who had nearly killed Kaido; the two sides remained poised across the sea.

  • Akainu ordered the vice admirals and surveillance ships to observe Madara’s warship without approaching or starting a conflict.
  • Madara’s immense Haki pressured the Sabaody Archipelago as his dark warship advanced, bearing the Uchiha clan crest.
  • Madara surveyed the Marines’ defenses and recognized Sabaody as a key stronghold for the Navy’s Global Purge Plan.
  • Kizaru identified Madara and recalled how Madara’s Complete Susanoo had overwhelmed Kaido and left him gravely wounded.

Ch. 454Kizaru's Panic: Hurry and Get Old Man Garp!

Kizaru recognized that Madara Uchiha had overwhelmingly defeated Kaido and could threaten the Marines’ top fighters, so he urgently requested Garp’s help. As the Marines braced for the standoff at Sabaody, Akainu and the Vice Admirals realized how dangerous Madara was.

  • Kizaru concluded that Madara had effortlessly overpowered Kaido and that only Monkey D. Garp could counter him among the Marines.
  • Kizaru ordered Tokikake to contact Fleet Admiral Sengoku and request Garp’s immediate reinforcements at Sabaody.
  • Tokikake hurriedly used an encrypted Den Den Mushi to contact Marine Headquarters.
  • Akainu recognized Kizaru’s fear as proof that Madara surpassed the usual Admiral-Emperor level and prepared for battle.
  • Momonga, Bastille, Strawberry, Doberman, Lantuo, and Shouya witnessed Kizaru’s alarm as tension spread across the Marines’ positions.

Ch. 455Both Sides Face Off, Sengoku Breaks Out in Cold Sweat: Go Get Garp!

Madara Uchiha’s warship remained offshore from Sabaody Archipelago as the Marines held a tense defensive line, afraid to provoke him. Sengoku ordered Kizaru and Akainu not to escalate the standoff and sent for Garp, while Madara continued observing the island’s defenses.

  • Lantuo, Shouya, and the other Marines sensed Madara Uchiha’s overwhelming presence and braced for danger.
  • Madara stood silently aboard his warship offshore, neither advancing nor attacking as he watched the Marine deployment.
  • Tokikake reported the crisis at Sabaody to Sengoku, who froze when he heard Madara Uchiha’s name.
  • Sengoku ordered Kizaru and Akainu to hold their defensive line and avoid starting a war.
  • Sengoku ordered the Headquarters family quarters to bring Garp to his office immediately.
  • The Marines maintained their positions as Madara’s warship remained anchored and he surveyed the island with Observation Haki.

Ch. 456Enemies Face Off, Elbaf's Twin Saints Descend

The Marines faced Madara in a tense standoff at Sabaody, while Sengoku ordered them to hold back and searched for Garp. In Elbaf, Saint Figarland Garling and a young red-haired knight descended into the wilderness, leaving their purpose unclear.

  • Kizaru, Akainu, and the Vice Admirals remained on guard at Sabaody as Madara's overwhelming strength kept both sides from acting.
  • Sengoku ordered the Marines not to start a battle and directed Marine Headquarters to find Garp, whose arrival he considered essential.
  • Saint Figarland Garling and a young red-haired knight descended into the outskirts of Elbaf.
  • The chapter identified the young knight by his resemblance to Shanks, while noting that he had two arms and lacked Shanks's facial scars.

Ch. 457Saint Figarland Shamrock, Saint Green

Saint Green and Shamrock entered Elbaf under orders to subdue the Giant Tribe and seek the sealed Loki, while the Navy prepared at Sabaody for a renewed clash with Madara Uchiha. The chapter left Saint Green’s plan moving toward the giant settlement and Sakazuki and Kizaru facing the danger offshore.

  • Saint Green looked down on Elbaf and considered the World Government’s order to bring the Giant Tribe under its control.
  • Saint Green planned to locate the sealed Loki and recruit him for the World Government.
  • Saint Green ordered Shamrock to move quickly, and Shamrock silently followed him deeper into Elbaf’s forest.
  • The Navy evacuated Sabaody Archipelago and established a fortified coastal defense as it awaited reinforcements against Madara Uchiha.
  • Sakazuki and Kizaru stood ready at the shoreline, wary of the threat beyond the open sea.

Ch. 458Akainu: Madara Uchiha? What Are You Doing Here?!

Madara Uchiha confronted the Marines at Sabaody and dismissed Ryokugyu Aramaki as unworthy of notice while assessing the old generation's admirals. He had come to deliver a warning over the Marines' attempt to ambush the Uchiha Clan's younger members, and the standoff with the Marine leadership remained unresolved.

  • Akainu challenged Madara Uchiha, who had arrived offshore aboard an imposing Uchiha warship.
  • Madara named Akainu Sakazuki, Kizaru Borsalino, and Aokiji Kuzan as the admirals he considered worthy of attention, while ignoring Ryokugyu Aramaki.
  • The vice admirals realized Madara regarded Ryokugyu as beneath notice and felt humiliated by his dismissal.
  • Madara judged the three old-generation admirals to be powerful opponents and noted that Garp's presence also kept him from attacking the Marines outright.
  • Madara recalled that the Marines had planned to exploit the deserted-island battle and slaughter Uchiha youths, until Uchiha Yaoyu and Uchiha Yakumi led reinforcements to drive them back.
  • Uchiha Natsu had sent Madara to Sabaody to issue the Marine high command a solemn warning.

Ch. 459Arrogance

Madara Uchiha came to Sabaody to confront the Marines over their plot against his clan, though he had also hoped to meet Monkey D. Garp. After sensing that Garp was absent, Madara recognized Kizaru and warned the Marines that the Uchiha Clan would retaliate if targeted again.

  • Madara searched Sabaody with chakra sensing and Observation Haki but found no sign of Monkey D. Garp.
  • Madara recognized Kizaru from the battle on the deserted island, and Kizaru froze in fear under his gaze.
  • Akainu demanded to know why Madara had sailed to Sabaody, while Madara dismissed the Marines' concerns.
  • Madara accused the Marines of plotting to attack the Uchiha clansmen during the deserted-island melee and said the clan remembered their scheme.
  • Madara said Natsu had sent him to deliver a warning, and his killing intent sharpened as he faced the Marines.

Ch. 460A Provocation? Are You Worthy?

Madara Uchiha warned the Navy against targeting the Uchiha Clan and declared that none of the Marines at Sabaody could challenge him. He waited for Monkey D. Garp while the Navy mobilized in panic, and the coastal standoff remained on the brink of battle.

  • Madara warned the World Government and Navy not to spy on, scheme against, ambush, or persecute the Uchiha Clan again.
  • Madara said the assembled Marines were unworthy opponents and explained that he had come to face Monkey D. Garp.
  • The Marines at Sabaody formed a massive defensive line under Akainu Sakazuki and Kizaru Borsalino, preparing to attack Madara.
  • Sengoku ordered the headquarters to search for Garp, hoping the legendary Marine hero could confront Madara.
  • Madara's patience wore thin as the Marines continued preparing to besiege him.

Ch. 461Madara Uchiha: I Hope These People Can Entertain Me a Little

Madara Uchiha left his clan behind and charged alone into the Marines’ full-force encirclement at Sabaody, eager to test himself against their strongest fighters. He repelled their opening barrage and countered with a vast wave of fire, leaving the battle underway.

  • Madara ordered the Uchiha clansmen to stay aboard the warship and said he would face the Marine force alone.
  • Madara charged across the sea toward the Marine lines, prompting Akainu and Kizaru to intercept him.
  • Momonga, Doberman, Bastille, and the Marine troops joined the attack with swords, bullets, and artillery.
  • Madara used his Sharingan and a Chakra barrier to withstand the incoming attacks without being harmed.
  • Madara unleashed Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, sending a sea of flames into the Marines’ artillery and Akainu’s magma.

Ch. 462Akainu: Arrogance!

Madara Uchiha calmly endured the Marines’ full-scale assault and concluded that their forces were far weaker than he expected. He left the battle still waiting for Garp to appear, while the Marines seethed at his contempt and the Uchiha clan watched from a distant warship.

  • Madara blocked Kizaru’s lightspeed punch with Haki and stopped Akainu’s magma fist with a Susanoo bone arm.
  • Momonga, Bastille, Doberman, and thousands of Marines attacked Madara, but he evaded and repelled them without suffering meaningful damage.
  • Madara assessed the Marine forces and said he had used less than sixty percent of his strength and felt no pressure.
  • Madara mocked the Marines’ encirclement, provoking Akainu’s fury and deepening Kizaru’s wariness.
  • Madara declared the Marines were no more than ants without Garp, then let pale blue Chakra surge around him.

Ch. 463One man against ten thousand foes

Madara Uchiha stopped holding back and used Susanoo to strike at the Marine formation on Sabaody’s coast. After the Marines barely blocked his first blow, he entered their ranks and began overpowering them with Taijutsu.

  • Madara expanded Susanoo into its first and second stages and announced that he would show the Marines his true power.
  • Momonga ordered the Marines to hold the line as Kizaru, Akainu, the Vice Admirals, and the artillery joined forces to defend against Susanoo’s punch.
  • The Marines’ combined light, lava, Haki, and cannon defenses blocked the punch but were left shattered and exhausted.
  • Madara retracted most of Susanoo, used the Body Flicker Technique to enter the Marine formation, and sent dozens of elites flying with a single Armament Haki-coated sweep.

Ch. 464Akainu's Shock

Madara Uchiha overwhelmed the Marines at Sabaody, defeating their attempts to restrain him and forcing Akainu and Kizaru onto the defensive. As the battle shook the archipelago, civilians, merchants, and slave traders fled in panic while Cipher Pol agents watched from hiding.

  • Madara evaded the vice admirals, struck Momonga through his Haki defense, and disrupted their formation with basic ninjutsu.
  • Kizaru attacked Madara from behind, but Madara blocked him with Susanoo armor and sent him reeling.
  • Madara caught Akainu's magma fist with his armored hand and forced Akainu backward, shocking him.
  • Madara kept the Marines from mounting an effective counterattack as the battle's explosions and tremors spread across Sabaody.
  • Civilians, passengers, merchants, and slave traders abandoned their belongings and fled toward or away from the docks.
  • Dozens of Cipher Pol agents remained concealed in the archipelago's woods, pale and shaken.

Ch. 465The Terrified CP0 Agents

CP0 agents reported Madara Uchiha’s overwhelming advantage at Sabaody to the Five Elders, who ordered the Marines to hold the line, avoid reckless losses, and conceal news of the battle. Madara continued crushing the Marine forces while still holding back.

  • A terrified CP0 agent contacted Mary Geoise and reported that Madara had suppressed the admirals, vice admirals, and tens of thousands of Marines using only basic techniques and Susanoo’s first two stages.
  • The Five Elders recognized that they had underestimated Madara and warned that Sabaody must not be destroyed.
  • The Five Elders ordered Sengoku to monitor the battle, told the Marines to preserve their strength and hold the line, and forbade sending reinforcements for now.
  • The Five Elders ordered the World Government to record Madara’s abilities and suppress news of the conflict.
  • Madara continued fighting at Sabaody, shrugging off Marine attacks and keeping the military force pinned down with only a fraction of his strength.

Ch. 466Madara Uchiha: You Are Indeed Impressive, but Only That

Madara Uchiha overwhelmed the Marine forces with his taijutsu and ninjutsu, breaking their defensive lines despite their coordinated counterattacks. Kizaru launched a full-scale light-based assault at Susanoo’s weak points, leaving the battle ongoing.

  • Madara Uchiha tore through dozens of Marine elites with a single palm strike, opening a gap in their front line.
  • Momonga ordered the Marines to tighten their formation, and Doberman, Bastille, Strawberry, and other Vice Admirals moved forward to hold the breach.
  • The Marines bombarded Madara with bullets and artillery, but his Chakra barrier blocked their attacks.
  • Madara Uchiha’s Great Flame Ball forced the Vice Admirals to retreat and broke their defensive line again.
  • Kizaru transformed into light and unleashed Yasakani no Magatama at Susanoo’s joints and Chakra weak points.

Ch. 467Akainu and Kizaru Fight Desperately

Madara Uchiha overpowered Kizaru and Akainu, breaking through their strongest attacks with Susanoo defenses and Armament Haki strikes. With the Marines reeling and the vice admirals still holding the line, Madara acknowledged their courage but declared it meaningless against absolute power.

  • Madara evaded most of Kizaru’s light bullets and struck him with an Armament Haki-coated fist, shattering his light barrier and sending him flying.
  • Akainu unleashed Great Eruption and Meteor Volcano, but Madara blocked the lava assault with Susanoo’s skeletal arm.
  • Madara criticized Akainu’s reliance on brute force, and Akainu charged him as a lava meteor while proclaiming Marine justice.
  • Madara countered Akainu’s charge with one punch, dispersed the lava and severely wounded him.
  • The Marine forces fell silent as Madara advanced and told the vice admirals that courage and conviction could not overcome absolute power.

Ch. 468Madara Uchiha: You're Finally Worthy of Making Me Slightly Serious

Madara Uchiha effortlessly repelled the Marines’ attacks until Kizaru rallied Akainu and the remaining forces into a coordinated all-out assault. Madara used his Susanoo to withstand the barrage with only shallow cracks, leaving the Marines’ last hopes shattered.

  • Doberman led the vice admirals in a desperate assault, but Madara evaded and countered them with basic taijutsu.
  • Madara blasted aside nearby Marines and declared the Marines’ strength disappointing, causing panic and a mass retreat.
  • Akainu ordered the Marines to hold formation, while Kizaru urged him to coordinate their attacks against Madara.
  • Kizaru, Akainu, the vice admirals, and the Marine forces combined their attacks into a massive barrage around Madara.
  • Madara raised his second-stage Susanoo to defend himself, and the Marines’ full assault left only shallow cracks that Chakra repaired immediately.

Ch. 469What You Call Your Strongest Fighting Force?

Madara shattered the Marines’ central formation with a single Susanoo strike, leaving their forces defeated as panic consumed the Sabaody Archipelago. CP0 reported the disaster to the Five Elders, who received the news in the Void Hall of Power.

  • Madara smashed through the Marines’ final defensive line, scattering their troops and inflicting severe injuries on the vice admirals.
  • Civilians, merchants, and escaped slaves fled through Sabaody’s streets and docks as the archipelago descended into chaos.
  • Cipher Pol agents watched Madara overwhelm the Marine forces and realized the World Government had underestimated the Uchiha Clan.
  • The leading CP0 agent called the Five Elders and reported the Marines’ collapse and the scale of Madara’s power.
  • The Five Elders stopped their discussion and reacted gravely to CP0’s emergency report.

Ch. 470The Defeated Marines

Madara Uchiha defeated the Marines at Sabaody and warned them that any further attack on the Uchiha Clan would bring their destruction. The Five Elders ordered Marine Headquarters to avoid provoking him, while the surviving Marines remained broken and exhausted.

  • The Five Elders assessed Madara's overwhelming strength and ordered Sengoku to keep the Marines from escalating the conflict.
  • Madara dismissed his Susanoo and told Akainu, Kizaru, and the defeated Marines that he had come to warn them and settle accounts for their plotting against his clansmen.
  • Madara declared that he would destroy the Marines' order if they harmed the Uchiha Clan again, and his chakra pressure forced the Marines to bow their heads.
  • The battlefield remained devastated as the surviving Marines and vice admirals struggled with injuries, exhaustion, and fear.

Ch. 471Madara Uchiha: Farewell, Ants!

Madara Uchiha transformed Susanoo into its massive Fourth Form and prepared to finish off the defeated Marines. Just before he struck, a powerful figure descended from the sky, leaving Akainu and Kizaru stunned.

  • Madara Uchiha unleashed his Chakra and expanded Susanoo into a more mobile, three-hundred-meter-tall Fourth Form.
  • Madara Uchiha drew Susanoo's sword and prepared a final strike against the remaining Marines.
  • Akainu and Kizaru braced themselves for death as Madara Uchiha declared the battle over.
  • Madara Uchiha sensed a powerful presence descending from above, and Akainu and Kizaru looked up in shock.
  • A white-haired Marine vice admiral plunged toward the battlefield, surrounded by Conqueror's Haki.

Ch. 472A Galaxy Falls from the Sky! You Are Not the One to Judge Justice on These Seas!

Garp unleashed a tremendous Conqueror’s Haki attack against Madara Uchiha, and its pressure shattered the Uchiha fleet’s defenses. Madara expanded his Susanoo into its seven-hundred-meter Complete Form to meet the overwhelming force.

  • Garp gathered Conqueror’s Haki around his fist and shouted that Madara had no right to judge the justice of the seas before launching Fist Bone: Impact.
  • The Uchiha guards raised layered Water and Earth Release barriers, but Garp’s Haki aftershock shattered them and injured the Nightingale Guard.
  • Two Mangekyō Sharingan wielders summoned armored Third Form Susanoo to shield the Uchiha clansmen aboard the warships.
  • Madara sensed that his Fourth-Form Susanoo could not withstand Garp’s power and unleashed his ocular power and Chakra.
  • Madara enlarged his Susanoo into a seven-hundred-meter Complete Susanoo, whose force wrecked the coast and terrified the surviving Marines.

Ch. 473The Navy Hero! Monkey D. Garp Descends!

Garp and Madara’s ultimate attacks collided over Sabaody Archipelago, unleashing an apocalyptic shockwave that devastated the islands and surrounding sea. The Night Owl Guard’s barriers began to fail as the Uchiha Clan’s fleet faced the full force of the aftermath.

  • Akainu ordered the Marines to retreat, and Kizaru urged everyone to flee the battlefield’s center.
  • Garp descended from the sky as Madara’s Complete Body Susanoo towered over Sabaody Archipelago, and their opposing powers tore through the islands before they met.
  • Garp and Madara’s attacks collided, sending a massive shockwave across the Grand Line and shattering the sky and surrounding landscape.
  • The impact devastated Sabaody Archipelago, pulverizing buildings and raising enormous waves that battered the coast and wrecked ships.
  • The shockwave struck the Uchiha Clan’s fleet, cracking the Night Owl Guard’s Rock Dragon Vein, Mountain Screen, and Water Splendor Heavenly Guard defenses.
  • The Night Owl Guard commander warned that the defensive line could not hold as he poured his remaining Chakra into the failing barriers.

Ch. 474Akainu: This Old Man Is a Monster! He's F***ing Over Eighty!

Garp’s devastating strike sent a battlefield-wide aftershock that forced the Uchiha clansmen and surviving Marines to retreat. Akainu and Kizaru realized that Garp’s strength defied their expectations of age, while the surviving CP0 agents prepared to report the catastrophe.

  • A clan leader ordered the Nightingale Guard, Night Owl Guard, and other clansmen to retreat beneath the two Third-Tier Susanoo as the warships pulled away from the battlefield.
  • Akainu watched the distant destruction and recalled Garp’s prime, then recognized that the over-eighty Vice Admiral’s power exceeded his expectations.
  • Kizaru, shaken by the aftershock, admitted that Garp’s strength defied the limits he had believed age imposed.
  • The energy aftershock swept through the forest, killing ordinary CP agents and leaving only a few badly wounded CP0 members alive.
  • The leading CP0 member staggered up and took out a highest-authority Black Den Den Mushi.

Ch. 475CP0's Report

Madara Uchiha and Monkey D. Garp faced off at full strength in a clash that threatened to destroy the Sabaody Archipelago, while CP0 reported the disaster to the Five Elders. The Five Elders felt the battle’s distant energy surges, and the Grand Line stood on the brink of upheaval.

  • A CP0 agent reported to the Five Elders that Madara Uchiha’s Complete Susanoo and Garp’s full-power battle had devastated Sabaody and killed most CP observers.
  • Madara recognized Garp as an opponent who could rival Hashirama Senju and ignite his full fighting spirit.
  • Garp and Madara prepared to unleash their full strength against each other in a tense standoff amid the destruction.
  • Saint Saturn, Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, Saint Nusjuro, Saint Topman Warcury, and Saint Marcus Mars sensed the battle’s energy reaching Mary Geoise and became grim and wary.

Ch. 476They Can't Be Allowed to Keep Fighting Like This!

As Madara Uchiha and Monkey D. Garp’s battle threatened to destroy Sabaody and destabilize the seas, the Five Elders debated the danger and found themselves unable to intervene. An unknown supreme authority ordered three members of God’s Knights and Saint Jaygarcia Saturn with CP0 to stop the fight.

  • Saint Shepherd Ju Peter warned that the duel’s shockwaves could sink Sabaody and shake Mary Geoise.
  • Saint Zambaron V. Nusjuro, Saint Topman Warcury, and Saint Marcus Mars described the economic, political, and wider disaster the battle could cause.
  • Saint Jaygarcia Saturn dismissed the destruction of Sabaody and the deaths of mortals but agreed the fight had to end because it disrupted the World Government’s order.
  • An emotionless voice ordered Thatcherz Maffey Palace, Saint Shepherd Somaz, and Saint Rimoxiv Kirin Gorm to go to Sabaody and restrain the fighters.
  • The voice ordered Saint Jaygarcia Saturn to lead the CP0 members at Mary Geoise to Sabaody and join the God’s Knights in forcibly stopping Madara Uchiha and Monkey D. Garp.

Ch. 477Imu's Order: Saint Saturn and God's Knights Take Action

Saint Saturn received Imu's order to stop Madara Uchiha and Monkey D. Garp's battle in Sabaody, then assembled CP0 and God's Knights for the mission. The forces set out with orders to end the fight while avoiding unnecessary harm to Marines and civilians.

  • Saint Shepherd Ju Peter warned Saint Saturn that the battle was exceptionally dangerous and urged him to separate Madara Uchiha and Garp without provoking a fight to the death.
  • Saint Topman Warcury cautioned Saint Saturn against seriously injuring Garp and triggering a Marine rebellion, and Saturn agreed to keep the mission focused on ending the battle.
  • Saint Saturn left the Room of Authority and ordered CP0 elites in Mary Geoise to reinforce the Sabaody Archipelago under Imu's decree.
  • Saint Saturn instructed CP0 to stabilize the situation, spare ordinary soldiers and innocents where possible, and kill anyone who obstructed the mission.
  • Thatcherz Maffey Palace, Saint Shepherd Somaz, and Saint Rimoshifu Killingham joined the assembled CP0 forces as God's Knights reinforcements.
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Arc 19 of 25