Chapter Summaries

Jinbe, Luffy, Moonlight, and Crocodile seized eight Marine warships and escaped through the Gates of Justice after a mysterious powerhouse defeated Magellan and opened them. Moonlight recognized the man as Douglas Bullet, while Ace’s execution preparations continued at Marineford.

• Jinbe tore off part of the gate and carried Luffy, Moonlight, and Crocodile toward the Marine warships, where they quickly defeated the crews and seized all eight ships.
• Buggy rallied the prisoners, and Jinbe steered the group toward the Gates of Justice as Magellan ordered them closed.
• Moonlight returned to Impel Down to stop the gates from closing, but an enormous man appeared in the control room, knocked Magellan unconscious, and opened the gates.
• Moonlight sensed the man’s powerful Observation Haki and identified him as Douglas Bullet, who had escaped from Infinite Hell after Blackbeard released prisoners from the sixth level.
• Moonlight left Impel Down without confronting Bullet, while Marines prepared at Marineford and Ace was brought to the execution platform for a worldwide broadcast.

With Ace’s execution an hour away, Sengoku revealed that Ace was Roger’s son, and Whitebeard arrived at Marineford with his commanders. Whitebeard’s attack unleashed a massive tsunami, which Aokiji froze before clashing with Whitebeard and raising an ice barrier at the harbor.

• Sengoku disclosed that Ace was the son of the Pirate King, Roger, shocking the Marines and leaving Ace and Garp in pain.
• Four of Whitebeard’s ships emerged from beneath the sea, and Whitebeard arrived with his fourteen commanders, calling out to Ace.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to fire, but Whitebeard’s power deflected the cannonballs and raised a massive tsunami toward Marineford.
• Aokiji froze the tsunami and the surrounding sea, trapping Whitebeard’s ships in ice.
• Whitebeard shattered Aokiji’s ice form with a punch, but Aokiji re-formed and created an ice barrier blocking the harbor.

The battle at Marineford began as Whitebeard’s forces clashed with the Marines, while Luffy and his companions remained trapped in ice and Moonlight hurried toward the battlefield to save Ace. The chapter ended with Akainu unleashing Meteor Volcano, raining magma across the fighting armies.

• Marco intercepted Kizaru and kicked him into a wall as the war began in earnest.
• Luffy, Buggy, and their companions remained frozen above Marineford until Jinbe spotted an icebreaker and the group began trying to escape.
• Moonlight saw the chaos at Impel Down, then raced toward Marineford after hearing the battle from a distance.
• Whitebeard’s commanders and the Marines fought across the plaza as Whitebeard battled Aokiji and Kizaru.
• Little Oars charged toward Ace and hurled a mountain-sized block of ice at Akainu.
• Akainu destroyed the iceberg with Great Eruption, then launched Meteor Volcano and sent streams of magma raining onto the battlefield.

Akainu attacked Whitebeard, but Whitebeard overpowered him before Akainu withdrew to carry out a scheme. Squard then stabbed Whitebeard, and as the Marines charged, Luffy and others arrived from a ship falling through the ice above Marineford.

• Akainu unleashed Meteor Volcanoes and clashed with Whitebeard, who shattered Akainu’s magma attack and split the battlefield with Murakumogiri.
• Akainu recovered from his injuries, exchanged a signal with Sengoku, and withdrew while Whitebeard and his allies held off the Admirals.
• Whitebeard charged toward the Execution Platform, but Squard appeared behind him and stabbed him through the heart.
• Whitebeard stopped his sons from attacking Squard, and Marco realized Whitebeard had let his son strike him without defending himself.
• Akainu ordered the Marines to charge Whitebeard’s forces, but a ship fell through the ice above Marineford and Luffy leaped down with others.

Luffy and Buggy's group fell into Marineford after breaking through the ice, disrupting the Marines' advantage and rushing to rescue Ace. Luffy was knocked back by Kizaru, then resumed his charge after Whitebeard caught him and reacted with surprise to being called “Uncle.”

• Akainu's magma and Whitebeard's shockwave weakened the ice, allowing Luffy and Buggy's group to crash down safely into Marineford.
• Luffy ran toward Ace on the Execution Platform, while Sengoku and the Marines recognized that his arrival had disrupted their advantage.
• Boa Hancock moved toward Luffy, and Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates joined him in charging to rescue Ace.
• Crocodile attacked Whitebeard but was sent flying, while Kizaru kicked Luffy back toward Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard caught Luffy, who thanked him as “Uncle” and rushed toward Ace again, prompting Buggy to question whether Luffy knew who Whitebeard was.

Luffy arrived at Marineford and rushed to save Ace as Sengoku ordered his immediate execution. Luffy unleashed Conqueror’s Haki to stop the execution, then Hawkeye pursued him until Flower Sword Vista intervened.

• Luffy told Whitebeard that he would become Pirate King, and Whitebeard praised him while recognizing Buggy from Roger’s ship.
• Sengoku ordered Ace executed immediately, and Luffy and Whitebeard rushed to stop the execution.
• Luffy’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out Marines and pirates around him, including the executioners, as he continued toward Ace.
• Hawkeye attacked Luffy, but Crocodile, Jinbe, and then Vista stepped in to delay him.
• Hawkeye fought Vista briefly, then turned his attention back to the departing Luffy after seeing others risk themselves to protect him.

As the Marines prepared to execute Ace, Moonlight appeared on the Execution Platform, released Ace from his Seastone handcuffs, and stopped his execution. The battlefield reacted to the Straw Hat Pirates’ Vice-Captain’s arrival as the balance of the battle became uncertain.

• Hawkeye stopped fighting Vista while Luffy continued toward Ace, but Smoker struck him down and restrained him with his Seastone weapon.
• Sengoku ordered the execution to resume, and Ace accepted his death as Luffy, Whitebeard, and the Whitebeard Pirates watched helplessly.
• Ace smiled at Luffy as the Marines prepared to kill him.
• Moonlight unleashed a powerful aura that knocked out Marines and forced Vice Admirals to their knees, then cut through Ace’s handcuffs.
• Moonlight greeted Luffy and freed Ace, shocking Sengoku, Garp, and the others while the Whitebeard Pirates cheered.

Moonlight unleashed his full strength against the Marines after Akainu struck down Whitebeard, giving Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates a chance to retreat. As they escaped, Moonlight launched an even larger attack on the battlefield.

• Whitebeard collapsed from his injuries and illness, and Akainu struck him with Dark Hound.
• Moonlight attacked Akainu in fury, but Kizaru intervened and blocked his first slash.
• Moonlight trapped Kizaru, Aokiji, and the Marines nearby in his Sword Domain, injuring the two Admirals with a powerful attack.
• Ace carried Whitebeard away as Marco and the others covered the retreat.
• Moonlight rose into the sky and unleashed Extreme God Sword Style: Meteor Fall, sending Sword Aura meteors raining down.

Moonlight’s devastating attack enraged the three Admirals, who joined forces against him while the Whitebeard Pirates tried to escape Marineford. The battle ended with Moonlight blasted away and Luffy badly injuring Garp with a third, potentially fatal use of Tension Hormones.

• Moonlight’s Meteor Fall Sword Technique devastated Marineford, prompting Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji to attack him together.
• Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates began retreating, but Sengoku sent warships to surround them and Garp smashed the ship’s helm.
• Ace attacked Garp with Fire Fist while Moonlight fought all three Admirals and held his own for a time.
• After a prolonged clash, Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji gained the upper hand and blasted Moonlight away.
• Luffy had Ivan inject him with Tension Hormones a third time, then used Gear Third to send Garp flying and split Marineford’s plaza open.

Blackbeard arrived at Marineford with a powerful crew and attacked the weakened Whitebeard Pirates, while Moonlight repeatedly intervened against both Blackbeard and the Marines. The chapter ended with Sengoku transforming into a Golden Buddha and attacking Whitebeard himself.

• Blackbeard appeared at Marineford with Shiryu of the Rain and escaped Level 6 prisoners, then used his darkness to overwhelm Jozu and pressure the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Vista and Little Oars attacked Blackbeard, but Shiryu of the Rain slashed Vista and Blackbeard's crew continued advancing.
• Ace prepared to hold off Blackbeard so the others could escape, but Whitebeard stood and confronted Teach.
• Moonlight returned and blocked Blackbeard's group, giving Ace and the others a chance to withdraw as Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji attacked.
• Moonlight trapped Blackbeard's crew and the three Admirals in his Sword Domain and struck them with Extreme Ghost Sword Style: Storm Style.
• Sengoku transformed into a Golden Buddha and attacked Whitebeard after Moonlight held back the Admirals and Garp remained down.

Sengoku and the Admirals overwhelmed the Whitebeard Pirates, but Whitebeard and Moonlight held them back long enough for the survivors to escape. Whitebeard died on the battlefield, and Blackbeard stole his Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then challenged Moonlight as Lafitte announced their next spectacle.

• Sengoku transformed into his Great Buddha Form and attacked while Garp rose and knocked out all eleven members of the Blackbeard Pirates.
• Sengoku and the three Admirals charged the Whitebeard Pirates, and Whitebeard unleashed a powerful vibration attack before Kizaru pierced him with a beam.
• Whitebeard held off the Marines as Moonlight joined him, cut off their path with Meteor Fall, and urged Luffy to leave with the others.
• Luffy withdrew with the Moby Dick while Garp stayed silent, and Whitebeard died after exhausting his strength.
• Blackbeard covered Whitebeard and Moonlight with a black cloth, pulled out the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and swallowed it.
• Blackbeard told Moonlight he was no longer a match for him, and Lafitte announced their captain would put on a spectacular performance.

Blackbeard stole Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit power and unleashed it alongside his Dark-Dark Fruit, declaring war on the Marines before a worldwide audience. As the Blackbeard Pirates advanced, Moonlight revealed a powerful new Sword Aura and confronted them.

• Blackbeard used Whitebeard’s vibration power to devastate Marineford, destroying the Marine Headquarters tower and scattering the World Government flag.
• Marco, Sengoku, Akainu, and the others realized Blackbeard had planned to seize Whitebeard’s power, and they feared what he could do with two Devil Fruits.
• Blackbeard declared that he was no longer a Shichibukai and announced to the world that he would accomplish what Whitebeard could not.
• Sengoku attacked Blackbeard with a golden shockwave, but Blackbeard blocked it with a punch as his crew charged forward.
• Moonlight handed Whitebeard’s body to Marco, surrounded himself with wing-shaped Sword Aura, and cut down members of the Blackbeard Pirates as he approached.

Moonlight unleashed Myriad Swords Return to Origin, defeating Blackbeard's crew, then fought Hawkeye in a fierce sword clash at Marineford. Just as the two prepared to settle who was the world's greatest swordsman, Red-Haired Shanks intervened.

• Moonlight used Myriad Swords Return to Origin to lift, pierce, and defeat Blackbeard, while Doc Q saved the injured crew members.
• Shiryu of the Rain protected the retreating Blackbeard Pirates as the Marines watched them withdraw.
• Hawkeye challenged Moonlight, and the two exchanged powerful sword strikes that split the battlefield and the clouds above Marineford.
• Moonlight and Hawkeye intensified their duel, clashing Kusanagi Sword against Black Blade, Yoru.
• Red-Haired Shanks appeared between the swordsmen and stopped their clash with his Haki-coated saber.

Shanks arrived at Marineford and demanded that everyone end the war, prompting Blackbeard to withdraw and Sengoku to declare the battle over. Moonlight reflected on the rescue of Ace and the Straw Hats and looked ahead to reuniting with his scattered companions.

• Shanks arrived with the Red-Haired Pirates and demanded that the fighting stop, while Hawkeye sheathed his sword and ended his duel with Moonlight.
• Blackbeard withdrew with his crew after admitting they could not yet match Shanks and warning Moonlight that he would remember him.
• Sengoku declared the war over, and the Marines celebrated their victory despite the heavy losses.
• Moonlight reflected on his battles, the successful rescue of Ace, and Whitebeard's death.
• Shanks praised Moonlight for protecting Luffy, and Moonlight expressed hope that his scattered companions would reunite.

After the Marineford War ended, Shanks and the other Pirates departed while Blackbeard emerged as the war’s apparent victor. Moonlight joined the Heart Pirates as Luo operated on Luffy, and the chapter ended with the surgery succeeding after seven days.

• Shanks decided not to meet Luffy yet and left Marineford after Garp told him something that alarmed him.
• The Marines let the remaining Pirates and Shichibukai depart, and Akainu vowed to change the Shichibukai system.
• Moonlight reflected on Blackbeard’s rise and believed Luffy would survive and grow stronger under Luo’s care.
• Moonlight found Luo’s Polar Tang and waited outside while Luo operated on Luffy.
• Seven days later, Luo emerged exhausted and announced that the surgery had succeeded.

Moonlight reunited with the injured Luffy aboard the Polar Tang and reassured him that the crew and Thousand Sunny were being cared for. The submarine was brought to Amazon Lily, where Rayleigh offered to train Luffy in Haki while Moonlight took responsibility for contacting the scattered crew.

• Luo thanked Moonlight for saving Luffy, and Moonlight told the recovering Luffy not to worry about the crew or the Thousand Sunny.
• A giant octopus carried the Polar Tang to Amazon Lily, where Hancock, Rayleigh, and the Kuja Pirates were waiting.
• Rayleigh praised Moonlight and explained that Haki was an innate power that took effort to master.
• Rayleigh offered to teach Luffy Haki, and Luffy accepted before asking Moonlight to look after everyone else.
• Moonlight agreed to contact the scattered crew while Luffy began his training with Rayleigh.

Moonlight used Marine Headquarters’ Visual Transponder Snail to send the scattered Straw Hat Crew a message to reunite in two years. The crew understood and committed to training, while Zoro remained puzzled by the gesture.

• Moonlight went to Marine Headquarters and used the Visual Transponder Snail, making a gesture that confused the Marines and onlookers.
• Luffy recognized the gesture as a message for the crew to meet again in two years, and Rayleigh and Hancock watched with him.
• Usopp understood the message and began running to lose weight and train.
• Chopper learned about the Marineford War and vowed to become a real man, while Sanji, Nami, Robin, and the others acknowledged Moonlight’s message.
• Zoro watched the gesture repeatedly on Kuraigana Island but still did not understand it, frustrating Perona.

Zoro sought Hawkeye as his master so he could grow strong enough to help his crewmates, and Hawkeye eventually accepted him. Moonlight visited the island, fought Hawkeye to a month-long draw, and left Zoro to continue training until their crew reunited in two years.

• Hawkeye explained that the crew would meet again in two years, and Zoro knelt and asked him to become his master.
• For three months, Zoro persisted despite Hawkeye's refusal, until Hawkeye understood his motive and agreed to train him.
• Moonlight arrived to tell Zoro about the reunion, then challenged Hawkeye to finish their interrupted fight.
• Moonlight and Hawkeye fought for a month, both ending badly injured without a victor, while Zoro watched and awakened Haki and Oni Aura.
• After recovering in seven days, Moonlight bid Zoro farewell and departed, leaving him to train with Hawkeye.

Robin escaped from the prison at Tequila Wolf as the Revolutionary Army fought the Marines, but the Marines used civilians as human shields to stop the Revolutionary Army’s advance. The Revolutionary Army’s Four Army Commanders arrived, leaving the Marines to face a new threat as they clung to their hostages.

• Robin stole the prison keys and escaped during the battle between the Marines and the Revolutionary Army.
• A Marine officer forced unarmed civilians forward as human shields, halting the Revolutionary Army’s attacks and driving its fighters back toward the city gates.
• Karasu and Belo Betty appeared, and Betty’s words stirred the civilians into a surge of strength.
• Morley emerged from underground, and Lindbergh arrived with newly developed weapons.
• Robin recognized the arrivals as the Revolutionary Army’s Four Army Commanders, while the Marines insisted their hostages would protect them.

Moonlight arrived at Tequila Wolf and rescued Robin from the Marines, then met the Revolutionary Army’s four army commanders. Robin and Moonlight agreed to hear what the Revolutionary Army knew about history and the truth, leaving open the possibility of working with them.

• Crow stopped Belo Betty from attacking and pointed out Moonlight approaching the city gate.
• Moonlight used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out the Marines, then reunited with Robin.
• Moonlight told Belo Betty, Morley, Lindbergh, and the fourth commander that Luffy was Sabo’s younger brother and that he had come to take Robin away.
• Lindbergh invited Robin to join the Revolutionary Army’s efforts, and Robin said she was interested in what they might know.
• Moonlight agreed to meet with the Revolutionary Army because he also wanted to learn about history and the truth.