Recaps

The Marines rallied after Akainu staked his life on the battlefield, while the Uchiha Clan and Whitebeard’s allies carved a path toward the execution platform. The fighting left Marco badly wounded, Jozu frozen by Aokiji, and Vista struggling against Hawkeye.

• Akainu’s stand stirred the Marines, and Aokiji raised his spear again as Vice Admirals reinforced the defensive line.
• Gion and Tokikake attacked Uchiha Fugaku’s Susanoo, while the Uchiha ninjas used their techniques to disrupt the Marines and support the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Vista, Marco, and Jozu helped rally the scattered pirates and open a route toward the execution platform.
• Marco glanced toward Whitebeard’s clash with Garp, giving Akainu the opening to strike him with Hound Dog and send him crashing across the ice.
• Aokiji trapped Jozu in spreading frost and encased him in ice.
• Vista blocked another blow from Hawkeye’s Yoru but was forced down onto one knee.

Uchiha Fugaku held off Gion and Tokikake while Uchiha Natsu intervened to save Whitebeard from a surprise arrow. Natsu identified the attacker as God's Knight Manmayer Gunko, who remained poised above the battlefield.

• Crocodile confronted Doflamingo and Gecko Moria, threatening to kill them before reaching Whitebeard.
• Fugaku used Susanoo to withstand Gion and Tokikake’s attacks and keep them occupied away from the execution platform.
• Gunko fired an arrow at Whitebeard while he was locked in combat with Garp.
• Natsu appeared on Whitebeard’s shoulder and cut the arrow in two with his Tang Saber.
• Natsu recognized the airborne archer as Manmayer Gunko, a member of God's Knights, and Gunko looked down at him.

Uchiha Natsu appeared at Marineford and attacked Gunko, the mysterious archer fighting for the World Government. Their clash left the Marines alarmed by Natsu’s return and uncertain who Gunko was.

• Gunko aimed three arrows at Natsu, and he summoned a lightning Kirin that forced her to flee with her arrow trajectories.
• Natsu teleported close to Gunko and attacked with his Tang Saber, while Susanoo deflected her counterattack.
• Natsu and Gunko exchanged several moves, then retreated to separate fortress rooftops as Natsu discerned how her arrows’ trajectories worked.
• The Marines recognized Natsu as the four-billion-Beli Emperor called Godslayer, while Onigumo, Doberman, and Tsuru failed to identify Gunko.

At Marineford, Garp recognized Gunko as one of the God's Knights, realizing Imu was watching the war, while Natsu used Wood Release to push back the Navy. Akainu charged Natsu as Gunko joined the attack with Haki-coated arrows, leaving Natsu threatened from two directions.

• Garp recognized Gunko's cloak and emblem as belonging to the God's Knights, and Whitebeard noticed his reaction.
• Natsu created four Wood Clones and unleashed Deep Forest Emergence, wrecking the Navy's fortifications as Akainu countered with magma and Kizaru resumed fighting Marco.
• Akainu charged Natsu while Gunko fired three Haki-coated arrows to block his escape routes.
• Natsu used a water dragon and several Wood Release techniques to fend off Akainu's attacks, but Gunko's arrows circled around his wooden shield toward his blind spot.

Uchiha Natsu used his Sharingan and Susanoo to withstand Akainu’s attacks and counterattack, then faced a coordinated assault from Akainu, Kizaru, and Gunko. He summoned a Wood Golem and Wood Dragon as the three fighters closed in.

• Gunko’s arrow missed Natsu after his Sharingan hypnosis altered its course, and Akainu warned her to use Observation Haki and avoid his eyes.
• Natsu manifested his Susanoo and blocked Akainu’s Hound Dog and Great Eruption before cutting Akainu’s magma body apart.
• Kizaru attacked Natsu from above with Yasakani no Magama while Gunko fired three tracking arrows around Susanoo’s defenses.
• Natsu laughed and welcomed the combined assault from Akainu, Kizaru, and Gunko.
• Natsu used Wood Release to raise a towering Wood Golem and summon a Wood Dragon.

Uchiha Natsu held off Akainu, Kizaru, and Gunko with his Wood Release and Susanoo while the battle spread across the battlefield. Just as Sengoku searched for a way to break the deadlock, an unknown attacker struck Fugaku’s Susanoo hard enough to crack its armor.

• Natsu sent a Wood Dragon after Kizaru and a Wood Golem after Gunko while charging Akainu with his Susanoo.
• Sengoku watched Natsu suppress three Admiral-level opponents and questioned the intelligence report that had underestimated him.
• Aokiji pinned Marco and Jozu down, while Giant Tribe Vice Admirals and Tokikake held Fugaku in place and Gion attacked the Whitebeard commanders.
• The battlefield descended into chaos as the Marines and Whitebeard Pirates fought across the ice.
• An unidentified fighter punched Fugaku’s Susanoo, cracking its armor before the damage healed.

Natsu confronted Steel Bone Kong over the Celestial Dragons and unleashed Sage Mode attacks against Kong, Gunko, Akainu, and Kizaru. The four combatants countered his techniques and then charged him together.

• Steel Bone Kong arrived, and Natsu rejected Kong’s defense of the Celestial Dragons.
• Natsu entered Sage Mode and used Majestic Destroyer Flame, forcing Kong to evade.
• Natsu created four shadow clones and attacked Kong, Gunko, Akainu, and Kizaru with combined Sage Art techniques.
• Kong, Akainu, Kizaru, and Gunko intercepted Natsu’s attacks without suffering serious harm.
• The four fighters launched a coordinated assault on Natsu from different directions.

Uchiha Natsu used ten Wood Clones to summon ten Semi-Complete Susanoo and repel Akainu, Kizaru, Steel Bone Kong, and Gunko’s coordinated assault. The battlefield was left stunned by the fourteen-year-old’s strength as Whitebeard praised him.

• Akainu, Steel Bone Kong, Kizaru, and Gunko attacked Uchiha Natsu from four directions at once.
• Uchiha Natsu summoned ten Wood Clones, each wielding a Semi-Complete Susanoo, and their blades stopped and scattered the four fighters’ attacks.
• The ten Susanoo drove Akainu, Kizaru, Steel Bone Kong, and Gunko back while Marines and pirates alike stared in shock.
• Sengoku stood at the execution platform and realized the four strongest fighters would struggle against Natsu’s forces.
• Marco and Vista marveled at how much Natsu had grown since fighting Kizaru on Origin Island.
• Whitebeard laughed and praised Natsu as he watched the ten giants overwhelm the Marines’ fighters.

Uchiha Natsu’s Susanoo and Wood Style overwhelmed the Marines as the battle at Marineford intensified. Uchiha Yaoyu and Uchiha Yakumi attacked Onigumo, reigniting their old feud.

• Marco confirmed that Uchiha Natsu was not an enemy and urged the Whitebeard Pirates to charge.
• Uchiha Natsu sent ten Susanoo to attack Akainu and Gunko, while Gunko was cut in half and then regenerated.
• Wood Dragons and a Wood Golem forced Kizaru into an increasingly confined fight, as Natsu clashed with Steel Bone Kong.
• Uchiha Yaoyu and Uchiha Yakumi spotted Onigumo and charged him, remembering his attack on Uchiha Yashiro and the battle where he lost his left arm.

Uchiha Yakumi and Uchiha Yaoyu pressed their attack on Onigumo with coordinated Fire and Lightning Release techniques, wounding him but taking cuts themselves. The chapter left Yakumi poised in front of Onigumo after he anticipated the Marine officer’s dodge.

• Onigumo fought Yakumi and Yaoyu with his hair-arms and swords as Yakumi unleashed Great Fire Extinguishment and Yaoyu attacked from above.
• Yakumi cut off two of Onigumo’s hair-arms with Flameflow Iaijutsu Slash, and Yaoyu followed with Phoenix Flower Claw Crimson.
• The brothers coordinated Lightning Cutters against Onigumo’s Storm Cutter, wounding his waist while he slashed both of them.
• Yakumi charged with Chidori Blade as Yaoyu launched a Chidori Sharp Spear, forcing Onigumo to dodge sideways.
• Yakumi anticipated Onigumo’s dodge and appeared in front of him.

Yaoyu and Yakumi killed Onigumo with a coordinated assault and their Lightning Release: Twin Duet Dance. As Susanoo faded around Natsu, Steel Bone Kong braced for his next move.

• Yakumi wounded Onigumo with his lightning-coated Tachi and kicked him into the air, where Yaoyu began a relentless taijutsu attack.
• Yaoyu and Yakumi struck Onigumo from multiple directions with Lightning Release: Twin Dance, paralyzing him and knocking his seven blades away.
• The twins finished Onigumo with Lightning Release: Twin Duet Dance, and he died on the ice.
• The narration explained how Uchiha Natsu had redesigned the cooperative technique and why the twins could use it so effectively.
• Natsu's Susanoo armor dissipated as Steel Bone Kong watched, expecting him to retreat or prepare another attack.

Natsu fought Steel Bone Kong in a close-quarters battle, trading powerful blows and briefly gaining the advantage with his Sharingan and Sage Body. Kong adapted to Natsu’s movements and began overwhelming him, while Natsu’s healing struggled to keep pace with his injuries.

• Natsu charged Steel Bone Kong and used his Sharingan and Sage Body to suppress Kong in close combat.
• Natsu struck with Purple Flash: Instant Heaven Blade, but Kong countered with Fallen Bone: Mountain Breaker, wounding Natsu and being cut between the fingers.
• Kong praised Natsu’s slash and challenged him to continue fighting.
• Kong adapted to Natsu’s Body Flicker and Flying Thunder God movements, striking his predicted landing points.
• Kong’s steady attacks injured Natsu faster than his Sage Chakra could heal him.

Natsu fought Kong and unleashed a massive Sage Art assault that threatened to destroy Marineford Plaza and its Marine forces. Sengoku and Akainu intervened to stop the attacks as Natsu’s Sharingan began to evolve.

• Kong asked Natsu why he had become a pirate, but Natsu dismissed Marines and pirates as ants and declared he would bring peace in his own way.
• Natsu unleashed Sage Art: Lightning Release: Purple Lightning, and Kong held his ground against the electric net with Armament Haki.
• As Natsu’s eyes began to evolve, he and four Wood Clones launched five elemental Sage Arts that engulfed more than half of Marineford Plaza.
• Sengoku transformed into a golden Buddha and used Shockwave to oppose Natsu’s tornado storm.
• Akainu broke free from the Susanoo and sent a massive lava lotus crashing into Natsu’s Dark Resonant Sandstorm.

Marine and pirate forces unleashed their strongest attacks against Uchiha Natsu’s Sage Art, devastating Marineford. In the ruins, Natsu lay gravely wounded after Steel Bone Kong struck him during the blast.

• Aokiji raised an ice wall to stop the water dragon while Whitebeard and Garp clashed again, and Kizaru rained light bullets toward the battle.
• Marco shielded the Whitebeard Pirates with Phoenix Flames as Jozu hurled an iceberg toward the oncoming attacks, while Marines and pirates fled the collapsing plaza.
• The Sage Art Ninjutsu collided with the Marine forces’ attacks, producing a blast that tore through the plaza, split the bay, and destroyed Marineford’s encircling wall.
• The shockwave hurled Garp and Whitebeard away and crushed Gunko beneath the combined assault of the Wood Release clones’ Susanoo, though she eventually healed.
• Steel Bone Kong, Sengoku, Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji survived the explosion with severe injuries, while Uchiha Natsu lay bloodied beneath rubble with his Tang Saber broken after Kong’s punch struck him.

After Natsu appeared to fall, his allies awakened Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo, shocking the Marines. Natsu then revealed that he had survived beneath the ice and dragged himself back to the surface.

• Whitebeard erupted with Conqueror's Haki and advanced on Kong, while Marco failed to stop him.
• Yaoyu and Yakumi awakened Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned sky-blue Susanoo after hearing Natsu's followers cry out for him.
• Kei awakened Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned a dark crimson Susanoo, vowing to kill the Marines.
• Sengoku, Marco, and Kong realized that the three Uchiha had become powerful threats after Natsu fell.
• Beneath the ice, Natsu revealed his awakened Mangekyō Sharingan and pulled himself back onto the surface despite his injuries.

Uchiha Natsu awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan abilities, including Ōkuninushi, which bound his body and soul and greatly strengthened him. He unleashed his Complete Susanoo, split Marineford in half, and killed Gunko, leaving the Marines stunned beneath his declaration of Uchiha power.

• Natsu's right Mangekyo ability, Ōkuninushi, healed his wounds and strengthened his body by linking his body and soul.
• Natsu formed his Complete Susanoo, which grew to 750 meters tall and spread its wings over Marineford.
• Natsu drew the Susanoo's Tang Saber and split Marineford in half with one slash.
• Natsu's Sage Chakra-infused strike erased Gunko before she could recover from her injuries.
• Natsu declared the power of the Uchiha to the defeated Marines, and a metallic object clanged onto the plaza.

Natsu's Complete Susanoo killed Steel Bone Kong and broke the Marines' resistance, but the battle shifted when Saint Nerona Imu appeared in the ruins. Natsu's attack failed to crack Susanoo, and he began testing Imu in a clash of blades.

• Natsu's Absolute Sword cut through Steel Bone Kong and the ruins behind him, killing the commander-in-chief.
• The Marines dropped their weapons and begged for mercy, while the Uchiha Clan stared in shock at Susanoo's power.
• Natsu spotted Saint Nerona Imu standing among the distant rubble.
• Imu struck Susanoo with a demonic tail, but the blow left its armor unmarked.
• Natsu attacked Imu, who summoned an ancient polearm and met Susanoo's blade with Haki.

At Marineford, Uchiha Natsu struck Imu hard enough to send the ancient king flying, shocking Garp and everyone who witnessed it. Imu’s Conqueror’s Haki overwhelmed much of the battlefield, but the Uchiha Clan resisted and answered with their own Haki, leaving the two forces clashing above the ruins.

• Garp recalled Imu defeating Rocks at God Valley and regretted failing to prevent the war from reaching this point.
• Natsu’s Susanoo struck Imu with a Sage Chakra-enhanced sword blow and knocked him across the ruins, though Imu remained unharmed.
• Imu unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki across Marineford, incapacitating lower-ranked soldiers and forcing even the Admirals and Whitebeard to resist its pressure.
• More than twenty Uchiha Clan members stood firm against Imu’s Haki, enraged by its demand for submission.
• The Uchiha Clan members released their own Conqueror’s Haki, and the two forces collided above the battlefield.

Natsu and the Uchiha clashed with Saint Imu as Marco rescued Ace from the rubble of the execution platform. Ace escaped toward Whitebeard while the Uchiha blocked Akainu, and Garp withdrew from the battle as the duel between Natsu and Imu remained unresolved.

• Natsu combined the Uchiha clansmen's Conqueror's Haki and declared that the Uchiha would be the world's only God Race, suppressing Saint Imu's Haki.
• Saint Imu unleashed the Heaven's Punishment Sword, and Natsu met it with Susanoo's lightning-charged Tang Saber, locking the two attacks in a black-and-gold clash.
• Marco pulled Ace from the collapsed execution platform and flew toward Whitebeard with him.
• Akainu pursued Marco, but Uchiha Yaoyu and Uchiha Yakumi intercepted him and blocked his path.
• Garp let Ace escape, stopped fighting, and sat among the ruins while Sengoku admitted he had no way to regain control of the battlefield.
• Newgate realized Garp had held back during their fight to give Ace a chance to escape.

Natsu and Imu’s clash unleashed a devastating shockwave that threatened to destroy Marineford and kill everyone there. Marines, pirates, and Uchiha joined forces to defend against it, while Fugaku revealed his Complete Susanoo as the shockwave struck their defenses.

• Natsu and Imu’s weapons unleashed an enormous explosion that swallowed two-fifths of Marineford.
• Sengoku, Aokiji, Kizaru, Whitebeard, Akainu, and Garp formed a defense line against the oncoming shockwave.
• Fugaku ordered the Uchiha to defend themselves, and Yaoyu, Yakumi, Uchiha Kei, and the clan members raised Susanoo and elemental barriers.
• Fugaku transformed his Semi-Complete Susanoo into a Complete Susanoo over three hundred meters tall.
• The shockwave battered the combined defenses, forcing Akainu back and shattering Aokiji’s ice walls as the fighters struggled to hold the line.

After Marineford endured a catastrophic shockwave, Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates sensed Saint Nerona Imu’s Conqueror’s Haki and realized that someone had clashed directly with the World King. The Red Force continued toward Marineford as Shanks wondered who could have faced Imu.

• A world-shaking aftershock struck Marineford, sent tsunamis across the surrounding sea, and was felt as a faint tremor at Sabaody.
• Shanks sensed an unfamiliar, ancient Conqueror’s Haki and identified its owner as Saint Nerona Imu.
• Benn Beckman joined Shanks at the bow, while Lucky Roux and Yasopp also discussed the presence they had sensed.
• Shanks concluded that Whitebeard could not have been the one to clash with Imu, given the old pirate’s declining strength.

Shanks realized Saint Imu’s return had overturned the plans he had spent his life preparing, while Natsu unleashed a vast Sage Jutsu power against Imu at Marineford. The battle remained unresolved as Ace and the Uchiha watched Natsu face the world’s hidden king.

• Shanks told Beckman that the sea was about to change after Saint Imu appeared at Marineford.
• Saint Imu questioned Natsu’s identity and attacked him with a Void Severing Slash, which Natsu’s Susanoo countered.
• Natsu invoked Kunwu and drew in natural energy, raising land and forests, stirring a tsunami, and summoning a storm as his power surged.
• Aokiji and Ace were stunned by Natsu’s display, while Yaoyu and Yakumi rebuked Ace for his earlier mistake about Blackbeard.
• Ace apologized to the Uchiha, and Marco reflected that he understood the kind hearts behind their sharp words.

Luffy reunited with Ace amid the Marineford ruins as Uchiha Natsu and Saint Imu prepared to clash. Natsu unveiled his enormous armored Buddha and attacked Imu, who answered with a world-cutting slash.

• Marco rescued Ace from beneath the rubble, and Luffy rushed over and clung to his brother.
• Ace scolded Luffy for coming to Marineford, but Luffy insisted he had come to save him.
• Uchiha Kei told the brothers to stop arguing as he watched Natsu and Saint Imu’s auras rise.
• Natsu formed a fifteen-hundred-meter Thousand-Armed Buddha covered in dark gold Susanoo armor, stunning the battlefield and alarming Saint Imu.
• Natsu declared that he would rule the world and sent the Buddha’s armored arms crashing down toward Saint Imu.
• Saint Imu vowed that he alone would remain king and countered with his Heaven's Punishment Blade: World-Piercer slash.

A clash between the dark gold fists and the pitch-black slash unleashed a silent ripple that erased everything in its path. Marines, pirates, and their allies fled toward ships and safety as the ripple swept across Marineford.

• Garp and Sengoku realized the collision threatened the younger marines and shouted for everyone to run.
• Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru rescued nearby marines while Whitebeard pushed his pirates toward the Moby Dick.
• Uchiha Fugaku and the other Uchiha used their Susanoo to gather and protect pirates and companions as Doflamingo, Hawkeye, Hancock, Crocodile, Moria, and Kuma fled.
• Garp carried three marines toward a warship, while Coby was swept along with the fleeing crowd.
• The transparent ripple erased the battlefield and dissolved a giant vice admiral and a powerful Whitebeard-affiliated pirate without a trace.

As the soundless destruction swallowed Marineford, the surviving Marines and pirates fled by ship. Coby was shot after clinging to an anchor chain, and Garp watched him sink as Akainu warned him not to push matters further.

• Whitebeard used shockwaves to push his remaining sons toward the Moby Dick while Marco and several Susanoo carried crew members aboard.
• The Marines and pirates abandoned the ruins as the spreading ripples silently erased everyone left behind.
• Coby clung to a warship's anchor chain and begged the crew to save him, but the vice admiral ordered him to let go to protect the thousands aboard.
• After Coby invoked Garp's name, the vice admiral ordered the Marines to shoot him, and Coby fell into the sea and disappeared beneath the waves.
• Garp watched Coby die from another warship, and Akainu warned him that some things should not be taken too far.