Chapter Summaries

Squard stabbed Whitebeard after Akainu convinced him that Whitebeard had betrayed the allied crews, but Whitebeard exposed the Marine deception and embraced Squard. As the Marines sealed the bay and cut off the broadcast, Whitebeard told Squard that all his men were family.

• Squard stabbed Whitebeard and accused him of trading the allied crews’ safety for Ace’s.
• Squard revealed that Akainu had convinced him the Marines were targeting only the allied crews, while Whitebeard’s own pirates would be spared.
• Whitebeard admitted the Marines had exploited Squard’s hatred of Roger to deceive him, and Sengoku ordered Aokiji to freeze Buggy and the last broadcast Den Den Mushi.
• Sengoku activated the Encircling Wall, raising iron plates to seal the bay as Crocodile condemned Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard embraced Squard instead of attacking him, named Akainu as the one who had misled him, and told Squard that all his sons were family.

Whitebeard rejected Sengoku’s attempt to turn his crew against him and led the pirates into a renewed assault on Marineford. His attack tilted the island and devastated the town, but the Three Admirals blocked its advance toward the Execution Platform.

• Whitebeard comforted Squard, shattered Aokiji’s ice wall to open an escape route, and told the pirates to decide what to believe.
• Whitebeard leaped onto the island Golden Lion had summoned and charged toward the square, while Marco urged the remorseful Squard to act instead of cry.
• Luffy rushed toward the square to save Ace as Jinbe and Ivankov noticed Marines gathering there.
• Whitebeard stopped John Giant’s attack, tilted the island and surrounding sea with his Tremor-Tremor Fruit power, then struck John Giant and sent tremors toward the Execution Platform.
• Aokiji, Akainu, and Fujitora blocked Whitebeard’s attack; Fujitora left to confront the rubble lion while Akainu and Aokiji prepared to face Whitebeard.

The Marines trapped the pirates inside the bay and Akainu’s Meteor Volcano devastated the island and destroyed the Moby Dick. As Sengoku ordered Ace’s execution, Oars rose again, and Barn arrived to protect him from Aokiji’s attack while Baldhead pursued Barn.

• Jinbe rescued Luffy after Whitebeard’s attack sent part of the island breaking away, and Luffy continued toward Ace.
• The Encircling Wall rose around the bay, but Oars’s body prevented it from closing completely, so Sengoku ordered Akainu to attack.
• Akainu unleashed Meteor Volcano, setting the island ablaze, killing Marines and pirates, and destroying the Moby Dick.
• Whitebeard struck the iron wall with a shock wave, but it held, and the Marines began bombarding the trapped pirates as Sengoku ordered Ace’s execution.
• Oars stood again and moved toward Ace, but Barn cut apart Aokiji’s ice spear before it could hit Oars.
• Baldhead called after Barn, who stood on Oars’s shoulder and prepared to face his pursuer.

Barn fought Baldhead while protecting Oars, then cut away part of Golden Lion’s floating island to help Whitebeard’s plan. Luffy reached the execution platform, Marco stopped Akainu from killing him, and Crocodile intervened to prevent Ace’s execution before someone decapitated him.

• Barn intercepted Baldhead’s attempt to strike Oars and drove him back with a powerful slash.
• Barn cut through a corner of the floating island and told Newgate to use his trump card; Whitebeard ordered Oars to hold position and Jozu to ready the pirates.
• A column of water carried Luffy beneath the Execution Platform, where he attacked Akainu with a broken mast.
• Marco blocked Akainu and let Luffy rush toward Ace, while Sengoku ordered the executioners to kill Ace.
• Crocodile cut down the executioners with sand blades, but his head was suddenly severed as Doflamingo watched nearby.

Crocodile attacked Doflamingo as Luffy tried to reach Ace, but Garp and Aokiji stopped him before Jozu intervened. Whitebeard’s hidden Paddle-Wheel carried the pirates through the Encircling Wall, and after Oars fell under cannon fire, Whitebeard entered the plaza and led his men in a charge to rescue Ace.

• Crocodile confronted Doflamingo and attacked him with his venomous Golden Hook.
• Garp punched Luffy away from the Execution Platform, and Aokiji wounded him with an ice spear before Jozu knocked Aokiji aside.
• Whitebeard’s submerged Paddle-Wheel surfaced, and Barn deflected Baldhead’s slash to protect it as it approached the Encircling Wall.
• Oars lifted the Paddle-Wheel into the plaza, bringing Whitebeard, Jig, and the pirates inside the Marines’ defenses.
• Marine cannon fire struck Oars, who collapsed after urging the pirates to save Ace.
• Whitebeard leaped into the plaza, swept Marines aside with his great blade, and ordered his men to rescue Ace.

Whitebeard’s pirates broke into the square as Whitebeard and his allies fought the Marines, while Jig rescued the badly wounded Luffy and set out to save Ace. Whitebeard’s illness left him vulnerable, and Akainu struck through his chest as Barn was blocked from reaching him.

• Whitebeard broke free of Aokiji’s ice and attacked, but Jozu knocked Aokiji aside so Whitebeard could press forward.
• Momonga and Dalmatian wounded Luffy, and Jig rescued him, carried him to Whitebeard, and urged the pirates to treat him.
• Luffy briefly regained consciousness and tried to continue toward Ace, but he collapsed; Jig then left to save Ace.
• Akainu confronted Whitebeard, who split his magma attacks, but a sudden pain in Whitebeard’s chest brought him to his knees.
• Akainu punched through Whitebeard’s chest while Baldhead blocked Barn from reaching him.

Whitebeard endured the Marines’ assault and struck back, while Luffy’s Conqueror’s Haki stopped Ace’s execution. Barn then appeared before Doberman and Yamakaji, revealing that he had killed Baldhead and declaring his anger.

• Marco rushed to Whitebeard but Onigumo and four Vice Admirals captured him with seastone cuffs, while Aokiji defeated Jozu.
• Fujitora defeated Golden Lion, and the Marines attacked Whitebeard until he repelled them with a powerful swing and vowed to protect his sons’ future.
• Rayleigh, Barn, and Luffy unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out Marines and stopping Ace’s execution.
• Doberman ordered the Marines to fire on Luffy, but Barn cut him down with First-Generation Onikiri.
• Barn revealed Baldhead’s corpse to Yamakaji and declared, “You've made me angry!”

Barn and Baldhead fought with increasingly powerful Haki and Ghost Hand techniques as their allies watched the battle. Barn killed Baldhead with Thunder God Asura Slash, leaving the Shodai Kitetsu broken beside his pierced corpse.

• Barn attacked Baldhead with a barrage of powerful slashes, but Baldhead endured them and unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki fused with Armament Haki.
• Baldhead struck Barn and forced him back, while Barn combined Prey and Blade with the First-Generation Onikiri to launch Ghost Seal Bead.
• Baldhead split Ghost Seal Bead with an Iai slash, then resisted the spectral attacks and charged Barn again.
• Barn summoned a thundercloud as Baldhead cut through his shoulder and right side, then unleashed Thunder God Asura Slash.
• Baldhead lost consciousness and died as the attack pierced his chest, and the Shodai Kitetsu broke beside his corpse.

Barn reached the battlefield severely wounded, while Luffy and Jig pressed on toward Ace. As Garp blocked their way and Whitebeard’s chest pain returned, Barn healed Whitebeard by sharing his life and prepared to fight alongside him.

• Barn sent Luffy and Jig onward to rescue Ace, and Hancock blushed when he silently greeted her.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to focus on Whitebeard, while Whitebeard told his crew to cover Luffy and Jig.
• Jig blocked Hawk-Eye’s slash, then left Hawk-Eye to Oniwood and Vista so he could continue toward Ace.
• Hancock stopped Sentomaru and the Pacifistas, and Inazuma made a bridge to the Execution Platform for Luffy and Jig.
• Garp landed on the bridge and refused to let Luffy and Jig pass, while Whitebeard’s chest pain made him falter before the Marines.
• Barn reached Whitebeard, cut down the charging Marines, and shared his life to heal Whitebeard’s wounds before they prepared to fight together.

Barn healed Whitebeard, restoring the pirates’ morale as the battle at Marineford intensified. Luffy and Jig reached Ace, and Barn arrived to protect them from Sengoku’s attack.

• Barn healed Whitebeard, who regained his strength and struck at the Marines and the Execution Platform while Doflamingo decided he wanted Barn’s Life Fruit.
• Akainu killed a Marine who tried to flee, and Sengoku transformed into his Buddha Form to stop Whitebeard’s attack and rally the Marines.
• Barn told Whitebeard that Shiki was alive and needed saving, then set out to confront Sengoku as Whitebeard faced the approaching admirals.
• Garp blocked Luffy and Jig from reaching Ace but closed his eyes and let Luffy knock him down, allowing them to reach the Execution Platform.
• Jig stood between Sengoku and Luffy as Luffy prepared to free Ace, but Barn appeared and blocked Sengoku’s golden fist.

Jig and Luffy rescued Ace, and the brothers fought together to break through the Marines’ forces. As the pirates began their retreat, Whitebeard stopped Squard’s ship and gave the Whitebeard Pirates his final order to escape without him.

• Barn blocked Sengoku as Ace, Luffy, and Jig escaped the execution platform and landed among the Marines.
• Ace, Luffy, and Jig worked together to defeat the surrounding Marines and repel Aokiji’s attack with help from John.
• Akainu rallied the Marines while Squard drove Oars’s paddle steamer through the Square to cover the pirates’ retreat.
• Whitebeard stopped Squard’s ship, told him the stab had not killed him, and ordered the Whitebeard Pirates to survive and return to the New World.

Whitebeard held off the Marines so his sons could escape, while Ace chose to stay and reaffirmed that Whitebeard was his father. As Barn and Shiki prepared to bring the battle to a close, Mary Geoise rose and the Primordial Stones detonated.

• Whitebeard ordered his pirates to flee and unleashed his power against the Marines and Mary Geoise, while the pirates secured a warship and began evacuating Jozu.
• Ace refused to leave at first, then knelt before Whitebeard and declared him a worthy father; Whitebeard laughed and told his son to go.
• Barn told Sengoku he had spent years waiting for a chance to bring true freedom to the world, then called on the wounded Golden Lion Shiki.
• Shiki touched the ground and used his power to raise Mary Geoise as the sea level fell, revealing Primordial Stones beneath the island.
• The Primordial Stones exploded, engulfing Mary Geoise in a great blast.

Barn’s plan caused the Primordial Stone to explode, destroying the Celestial Dragons’ residential area and sending Mary Geoise crashing into the sea. As the Whitebeard Pirates tried to escape, Akainu’s insults made Ace turn back to fight him.

• The Primordial Stone exploded, and Mary Geoise fell into the sea, creating a massive circular gap and destroying the Celestial Dragons’ homes.
• Barn revealed that the destruction was his farewell gift to Whitebeard, who thanked him.
• Sengoku learned that none of the Celestial Dragons in the destroyed area had survived, while the remaining Five Elders stopped fighting and rushed there.
• Rayleigh and his allies, along with the Whitebeard Pirates, prepared to retreat as Jinbe urged Ace and Luffy to escape.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to kill the fleeing pirates, and Akainu struck them with a molten fist.
• Akainu insulted Whitebeard, prompting Ace to stop, defend him, and attack Akainu with a flaming fist.

Akainu critically wounded Ace after overpowering him and Jig, then pierced Ace while targeting the exhausted Luffy. Ace collapsed into Luffy’s arms as Jinbe, Marco, Vista, Jig, and others tried to stop Akainu.

• Akainu burned Ace’s hand with his Lava Fire Fist, then melted Jig’s Nether Spirit Demon Blade and struck Jig with a magma-coated kick.
• Akainu targeted Luffy, but Ace moved in front of him and took Akainu’s magma fist through his chest, causing Ace’s Vivre Card to burn nearly to ash.
• Jinbe grabbed Akainu’s fist to protect Ace, while Garp struggled against Sengoku’s restraint and Barn was stopped by Fujitora.
• Marco and Vista joined Jig in attacking Akainu, but Akainu said Ace could no longer be saved.
• Ace lost the strength to stand and collapsed into Luffy’s arms.

Ace died in Luffy’s arms after telling him he was glad to have been loved, leaving Luffy and the pirates devastated. As Akainu moved to attack Luffy, Barn arrived and confronted him, demanding a life for a life.

• Ace told Luffy and the pirates that he had found his answer and thanked them for loving him before dying in Luffy’s arms.
• Luffy howled in grief as Jinbe, Whitebeard, Jig, and the other pirates mourned Ace.
• Akainu moved to attack the shattered Luffy, and Jig charged at him to stop him.
• Barn arrived beneath a storm cloud, with Fujitora lying bloodied behind him, and ordered Jig to protect Luffy.
• Barn faced Akainu and declared that a life for a life was only right.

Barn unleashed a devastating sword slash that killed Akainu and carved through the sea, the Navy square, and Mary Geoise. The chapter ended with Barn silently approaching Ace’s lifeless body as Hawk-Eye watched him with fighting spirit.

• Akainu overcame his fear and attacked Barn with three magma hounds, but Barn crushed them with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Barn used Thunder God's Advent! Asura Evil Light Slash to cut Akainu in two and kill him.
• Barn’s slash tore through the Navy square, killed numerous soldiers, and split the sea apart.
• The slash’s fissure split Mary Geoise into two islands, shocking the Navy soldiers.
• Hawk-Eye watched Barn with renewed fighting spirit as Barn walked toward Ace’s lifeless body.

Barn used the Life Fruit's power to heal Luffy and revive Ace, sacrificing his own life force as he rapidly aged. While pirates shielded him from the Marines, Aokiji attacked, but an unexpected ally arrived to stop him.

• Barn healed Luffy's injuries but left Akainu's chest scar and explained that he could not mend Luffy's broken mind.
• Barn used the Life Fruit on Ace, regrowing his wounds and burned-off arm while rapidly aging himself.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to aim their weapons at Barn, but the pirates formed a human wall to protect him, with Jig at the front.
• Sengoku ordered Aokiji to kill Barn, and Aokiji hurled two ice spears toward him.
• A newcomer cut down Aokiji's spears and declared that he alone would face him.

Sengoku and Aokiji worked together to attack the immobilized Barn and Ace, but Barn used his life-sharing ability to revive Ace at the cost of aging himself. Ace returned from the green light and charged Aokiji, leaving the pirates celebrating his return.

• Whitebeard blocked Aokiji’s attack on Barn, but Sengoku seized Whitebeard and held him back so Aokiji could target Barn and Ace.
• Aokiji launched his Ice Caltrops at the helpless pair as Marco and Jig failed to stop him.
• Inside the green light, Ace awoke and learned that Barn had shared his life with him, leaving Barn severely aged.
• Ace’s restored arm burst into flames, and he destroyed Aokiji’s Ice Caltrops with a Fire Fist.
• Ace emerged from the flames, declared that he was back, and drew cheers from the pirates.

Ace returned to life, and Whitebeard divided the Square so his sons could escape while he stayed behind to fight. As Barn, drained of his ability, was left isolated, Doflamingo appeared and wounded him.

• Ace reunited with Marco, Jig, and Whitebeard after Barn brought him back to life.
• Jinbe blocked Sengoku from reaching Barn, and Whitebeard struck Sengoku before checking on Ace and Barn.
• Whitebeard entrusted his sons to Barn, then split the Square to clear a path for their escape.
• Whitebeard stayed behind to battle the navy while his sons boarded their ships and retreated.
• Doflamingo reached the isolated Barn, pierced his shoulder, and realized Barn could no longer use his Devil Fruit ability.

Barn faced Doflamingo after sending Ace and Jig back to the ship, but Hancock arrived in time to save him. She confessed her love and promised to marry him, giving Barn a new reason to live as Doflamingo resumed his attack.

• Barn warned Ace and Jig that they were no match for Doflamingo and ordered them to return to the ship.
• Doflamingo revealed that his alliance with Barn had ended and said he wanted Barn's Life Fruit and the Primordial Stones.
• Hancock blocked Doflamingo's attack with Perfume Femur, petrifying and shattering the threads striking her.
• Hancock embraced Barn and said she would marry him and loved him, and Barn confessed that he loved her too.
• Doflamingo mocked the couple and attacked again, while Barn resolved to live.