Chapter Summaries

Wilton’s stamina and Haki nearly ran out after he fought Ace, Sabo, and Crow, so Marines fought to protect him while he rested. Hina and the young Marines brought him food and medicine, and the chapter ended with Shuen, Very Good, and T Bone blocking Ace’s fiery attack.

• Ace, Sabo, and Crow realized Wilton was weakening and prepared to press their attack.
• Dragon’s tsunami tornado approached Saint Saturn and the other figures aboard a warship near Marineford.
• Wilton sat down to recover as Marines formed a defensive line between him and Ace, Sabo, and Crow.
• Hina led Peacock, Hibari, Prince Cruelus, and other young Marines through the battlefield to bring Wilton food and medicine.
• Ace launched a Fire Fist toward Wilton and the group, but Shuen, Very Good, and T Bone split the attack apart.

Wilton recovered nearly all his stamina and Haki while his allies held off Ace, Sabo, and Crow. Once he awakened his overwhelming power, he killed Izo and Jozu in front of the battlefield, leaving Whitebeard furious and unable to reach him.

• Wilton ordered Shuen, Very Good, and T Bone to buy him ten minutes while Hina and the others withdrew from the battlefield.
• Shuen, Very Good, T Bone, and Penn repeatedly stopped Ace, Sabo, and Crow from reaching Wilton as he recovered.
• Izo and Jozu broke free from their opponents and attacked Wilton, but his defenses stopped their bullets and blade without a scratch.
• After ten minutes, Wilton rose with his stamina and Haki restored to ninety-nine percent and overwhelmed Izo and Jozu with his presence.
• Wilton crushed Izo's head and then Jozu's, while Whitebeard watched helplessly as Sakazuki kept him occupied.

Whitebeard avenged his fallen commanders by attacking Sakazuki, then confronted Wilton in a devastating clash that left both men badly injured. As the battle continued, Sakazuki launched an indiscriminate magma barrage at Ace and his allies, and Sabo urged Ace to escape while Ace refused to abandon the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Enraged by the deaths of his commanders, Whitebeard overwhelmed Sakazuki and drove him into an abyss filled with magma.
• Whitebeard charged at Wilton, and the two men's weapons and Conqueror's Haki collided with enough force to split the battlefield.
• Wilton and Whitebeard traded Serious Punch and Airquake, sending each other flying and worsening Marineford's destruction.
• Sakazuki crawled out of the magma and launched Meteor Volcano at Ace, Sabo, and the surrounding Marines and pirates.
• Shuen, Very Good, and T Bone fled the barrage as Ace and his allies retreated from Sakazuki.
• Sabo told Ace to leave, but Ace refused to abandon the Whitebeard Pirates while they fought to save him.

Sakazuki attacked Ace, Sabo, and Crow while Wilton continued his brutal battle with Whitebeard away from Marineford. The chapter ended with Wilton and Whitebeard still trading blows amid the devastation, neither backing down.

• Sakazuki launched Great Eruption at Ace, Sabo, and Crow, sending Crow flying and forcing Ace and Sabo to meet his Hell Hound together.
• Crow re-formed beside Sabo as Sakazuki continued fighting the three of them alone.
• Wilton and Whitebeard exchanged powerful close-range attacks outside Marineford, wrecking the surrounding terrain as Whitebeard fought with lethal intent.
• Wilton and Whitebeard continued their battle through mountains and canyons, with both bloodied and exhausted but still trading blows.
• Marco worried that Whitebeard was burning through his strength, while Borsalino observed that Sakazuki and Wilton were both fighting for their lives.

Wilton and Whitebeard fought a devastating battle, trading grievous injuries as Whitebeard’s failing body continued to withstand Wilton’s attacks. After Wilton plunged into magma and returned to the sky, Tsuru recognized that he was preparing a massive attack and ordered everyone to flee Whitebeard’s area.

• Wilton and Whitebeard clashed with their strongest attacks, then continued a brutal close-range fight that left both badly wounded.
• Wilton used Shinra Tensei to break Whitebeard’s assault and struck him with blows that pierced his chest, but Whitebeard kept fighting and drove Wilton into the magma.
• Whitebeard staggered to his feet as Wilton erupted from the abyss and vanished into the storm clouds.
• Tsuru sensed Wilton was preparing a major attack and ordered the Marines to retreat ten thousand meters from Whitebeard.
• The Marines, pirates, thugs, and Hancock fled the area while Whitebeard stared up at the churning sky, sensing a deadly threat.

Wilton and Whitebeard’s clash devastated Marineford and left both men critically injured, but Wilton outlasted Whitebeard. As Wilton approached his defeated opponent, Marshall D. Teach and the Blackbeard Pirates arrived and rushed to attack them.

• Wilton plunged from the sky with Emperor Comet and collided with Whitebeard’s Ruin, nearly destroying Marineford in the resulting blast.
• The battered Wilton and Whitebeard were revealed in the ruins, with Wilton’s leg broken and Whitebeard’s right arm gone.
• Whitebeard made one last attempt to strike Wilton, but his strength ran out, and Wilton declared himself the one still standing.
• Wilton called Bell to his side and moved toward Whitebeard as observers recognized that the battle had been decided.
• Marshall D. Teach arrived with the Blackbeard Pirates and ordered them to carry out their plan and kill both Wilton and Whitebeard.
• The Blackbeard Pirates charged at Wilton and Whitebeard, prompting Marines and Whitebeard’s allies to rush to stop them.

Kuzan killed Whitebeard to secure support for his bid to become Fleet Admiral and keep Sakazuki and Wilton from dominating the Marines. As Blackbeard began his attempt to take Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Wilton watched eagerly, hoping Blackbeard would become a dual Devil Fruit User.

• Kuzan stabbed Whitebeard from behind, then attacked the Blackbeard Pirates as Whitebeard ordered his crew to withdraw.
• Sengoku ordered Kuzan to finish Whitebeard, who died after declaring that ONE PIECE was real.
• Kuzan fought off most of the Blackbeard Pirates, driven by his resolve to become Fleet Admiral and prevent Sakazuki and Wilton from leading the Marines into constant war.
• Blackbeard and his crew covered Whitebeard with a black cloth, and Blackbeard went beneath it to attempt to take the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Wilton watched Blackbeard’s attempt with an expectant smile, while Lafitte and Doc Q grew uneasy at his apparent wish for them to succeed.

Blackbeard revealed that he had gained Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit power, but Sengoku quickly overwhelmed him. As Sakazuki moved to kill Ace, Rayleigh arrived and blocked the attack.

• Blackbeard emerged from beneath the black cloth and displayed both the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the power of his own Devil Fruit, shocking the battlefield.
• Sengoku attacked Blackbeard, sent him flying, and left him badly injured despite his new power.
• Blackbeard warned Sengoku that the Marines risked worsening their position by fighting the Blackbeard Pirates.
• Sakazuki struck down Sabo and Crow, then charged at the badly injured Ace with a lethal magma punch.
• Rayleigh arrived in time and used his Haki-coated sword to block Sakazuki’s attack on Ace.

Silvers Rayleigh and Shakuyaku arrived at Marineford and tried to stop the battle, but Sakazuki kept fighting. Koby intervened to halt the slaughter, and Red-Haired Shanks arrived with his crew, leaving the Marines facing another powerful force.

• Silvers Rayleigh and Shakuyaku arrived, and Shakuyaku began treating Ace while Rayleigh confronted Sakazuki.
• Sakazuki rejected Rayleigh's call to end the war and attacked him as the fighting continued across the battlefield.
• Koby heard the suffering around him, ran between Sakazuki and Rayleigh, and pleaded for the battle to stop.
• Sakazuki attacked Koby, but Red-Haired Shanks blocked the blow and praised Koby's courage.
• The entire Red Hair Pirates arrived, alarming Sengoku and the Marines as Blackbeard watched.

Wilton rejected Red-Hair’s offer to end the war, killed Koby for undermining morale, and rallied the Marines’ primary combat forces around himself. He then began displaying a gruesome, painful condition while declaring that he would turn the tide and execute evil.

• Red-Hair confronted Blackbeard, who withdrew, then urged Sengoku to end the war.
• Wilton advanced despite his severe injuries, his combat power boosted by his Self-Sacrifice skill.
• Wilton called Koby unworthy and killed him with beams from his eyes.
• Red-Hair challenged Wilton, but Wilton mocked him and ordered the Marines’ primary combat forces to gather around him.
• Sengoku and the assembled Marines moved to Wilton as he declared he would turn the tide and began bleeding from his seven orifices.

Wilton used ten years of his lifespan to heal the Navy’s main forces and shift the battle’s momentum. He proposed sparing the other factions while targeting the Red Hair Pirates, leaving Blackbeard wary and Red-Hair in trouble.

• Wilton activated Healing, sacrificing ten years of his lifespan to restore the Navy’s fighters, including Sengoku and Sakazuki.
• The battlefield and outside observers reacted with shock and admiration as the Navy’s combat forces regained their strength.
• Sengoku decided to support Wilton as the next Fleet Admiral, while Wilton insisted that every sacrifice was worthwhile if justice prevailed.
• Wilton proposed that the Navy let every faction except the Red Hair Pirates leave, kill another Emperor of the Sea, and spare Fire Fist Ace.
• Wilton warned Blackbeard that the Navy could target him and the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates, and Blackbeard agreed not to become the Navy’s enemy.

At Marineford, Wilton forced the remaining factions to choose between leaving and confronting the Marines, while Sengoku let him direct the standoff. The Red Hair Pirates were left facing the Marines as Mihawk chose to stand against them, and the Revolutionary Army and Whitebeard Pirates began retreating.

• Blackbeard ordered his crew to leave Marineford, and the Marines let them go as other pirates and Supernovas withdrew.
• Wilton stopped Mihawk, Hancock, and Moria from leaving with Zoro and demanded they choose between their Shichibukai duties and becoming enemies of the Marines.
• Mihawk drew Black Blade - Night and chose to oppose the Marines rather than leave Zoro behind, while Hancock, Doflamingo, and Moria sided with the Marines.
• Wilton warned the three Shichibukai not to slack in the coming battle, then turned to the Revolutionary Army and Whitebeard Pirates.
• Crow ordered Sabo to retreat, explaining that Dragon was under pressure and the Revolutionary Army needed to survive; Sabo reluctantly accepted.

Ace and the remaining Whitebeard Pirates and Revolutionary Army withdrew from Marineford after Sengoku allowed Garp to leave with them. Wilton and the Marines then attacked the Red Hair Pirates, leaving Shanks and his crew surrounded and fighting to escape.

• Marco, Vista, and the other remnants persuaded Ace to retreat, and the Whitebeard Pirates and Revolutionary Army began leaving Marineford.
• Ace asked Rayleigh whether Roger had loved him, and Rayleigh told him Ace had been a gift from heaven before choosing to stay and fight beside the Red Hair Pirates.
• Ace carried the wounded Garp away after Sengoku overruled Wilton and Sakazuki, who wanted Garp killed.
• Crow brought the severely injured Kuma, and the Whitebeard remnants and Revolutionary Army departed with the other groups that had already left.
• Wilton and Sakazuki charged the Red Hair Pirates, while Sengoku confronted Rayleigh and Chika and Grus moved to fight Mihawk.
• Shanks ordered his crew to retreat as Wilton, the Admirals, and the Marines surrounded them.

Wilton fought and killed Yasopp while Sakazuki charged at Red-Hair. After surviving Yasopp’s final bullet, Wilton stood wounded as the Red Hair Pirates struggled at the other battlefields.

• Yasopp shot Wilton, but Sakazuki told Wilton to leave Red-Hair to him and attack the others.
• Wilton used his awakened Ton-Ton Fruit to pull Yasopp close and struck him with Death Strike, gravely injuring him.
• Yasopp launched a barrage of rubble and made a final attack, but Wilton killed him with Sweep the Thousand Armies.
• Yasopp’s final bullet pierced Wilton’s forehead, and Wilton rose after twenty seconds as Red Hair Pirates shouted in fury from their battles.

Kuzan used his full power to freeze Lucky Roo and take down Hongo and Lime Jones, while the Marines pressed their advantage over the Red Hair Pirates. Beckman faced Borsalino and Kuzan together and realized the pirates’ decision to join the war had doomed them.

• Kuzan froze Lucky Roo into an ice sculpture, then rushed to aid the Marines fighting the Red Hair Pirates.
• Kuzan froze Hongo and left him in Doberman and Onigumo’s custody as his Haki rapidly drained.
• Kuzan froze Lime Jones, Hancock, and Doflamingo, then secured Lime Jones and continued toward his next target.
• Rayleigh and Sengoku fought at the western side of the battlefield while Mihawk and the remaining Red Hair Pirates faced growing pressure from Marine forces.
• Beckman found himself facing Borsalino and Kuzan together and concluded that joining the war had been a mistake.

Sakazuki and Red-Hair fought fiercely, but Sakazuki’s injuries left him at a disadvantage until he created an opening for Wilton to strike. Wilton defeated Red-Hair and left him mutilated before the watching world.

• Sakazuki and Red-Hair exchanged devastating attacks, each suffering severe injuries.
• Sakazuki used Hell Hound while Red-Hair struck with Gryphon, and both were badly wounded in their clash.
• Wilton arrived and smashed Red-Hair with the Bell of All Beings Equality while Sakazuki held him in place.
• Wilton stood on Red-Hair’s head and lifted him by the hair as the battlefield and the world watched.
• Wilton cut off one of Red-Hair’s arms and both legs, leaving him a human stick.

Wilton killed Red-Hair despite Saint Figarland Garling's attempt to stop him, then faced government reinforcements led by Saint Saturn. The Red Hair Pirates were annihilated, with Beckman the only survivor among the captured crew.

• Red-Hair warned Wilton that his rise would bring disaster, but Wilton mocked him and prepared to kill him as Sakazuki urged him on.
• Wilton lifted Red-Hair before the Marines, declared victory, and killed him by slicing his body into three pieces while blocking an incoming slash.
• Saint Figarland Garling confronted Wilton over Red-Hair's death, but Saint Saturn restrained Garling and assured Wilton that the World Government would reward his service.
• Kong and the Knights of God joined the battle, and Mihawk, Rayleigh, and Beckman were captured alive.
• Snake, Benji, and Monster were killed, leaving Beckman barely alive as the sole surviving Red Hair Pirate.

After the Marines declared victory over Whitebeard and Shanks, Sengoku met with Saint Saturn and Kong to discuss the war’s aftermath and his retirement. Sengoku refused to remain Fleet Admiral, and Saint Saturn asked whom he thought should succeed him.

• Sengoku announced that the Marines had won and that Whitebeard and Shanks were dead, prompting people around the world to celebrate.
• Saint Saturn warned Gringo not to attack Wilton, and Gringo led the Knights of God back to Mary Geoise.
• Sengoku met with Saint Saturn and Kong, discussed the heavy casualties, and received assurances that the Marines’ fallen would be rewarded.
• Saint Saturn and Kong urged Sengoku to remain Fleet Admiral, but Sengoku declined, saying he wanted to retire and make way for the Marines’ future.
• Saint Saturn accepted Sengoku’s resignation but said he would still serve the Marines, then asked whom Sengoku considered suitable to succeed him.

Sengoku recommended Wilton for Fleet Admiral, though he knew Wilton’s lack of seniority made his appointment unlikely, and named Kuzan as his second choice. After recovering from the war, Wilton planned to rebuild his defense through his own training and worried about the World Government’s hidden strength.

• Sengoku recommended Wilton as the next Fleet Admiral, citing his strength, influence, and shared justice, while Kong warned that Wilton lacked seniority.
• Saint Saturn agreed to discuss Wilton’s candidacy with the other Five Elders, and Sengoku named Kuzan as his second choice over Sakazuki.
• Kong said Borsalino probably would not compete, but argued that Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino should have a fair contest if the Fleet Admiral decision came down to a battle.
• Wilton recovered at his temporary residence, reflected on his gains from the war, and decided to rely on his own training rather than the Indestructible Body.
• Wilton worried about Gringo and the other powerful Celestial Dragons, concluding that the World Government had far more hidden strength than the world knew.

After the Summit War, Dragon, Garp, Ace, Sabo, and the other survivors mourned Luffy and the many people killed in the battle. Reports spread worldwide about the war’s devastation and Wilton’s rise, leaving him celebrated as “the future of justice.”

• Dragon, Garp, Zoro, Ace, Sabo, and other survivors grieved at cenotaphs for Luffy and the war’s dead.
• Reports revealed that Whitebeard and most of his forces had died, while Ace survived gravely wounded and disabled.
• The world learned that Blackbeard had escaped Impel Down with legendary prisoners and gained the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, making him the first known user of two Devil Fruits.
• Newspapers reported the deaths of Red Hair and Jinbe, the capture of Beckman and Rayleigh, Garp’s betrayal, and the changing status of the Shichibukai.
• Wilton gained worldwide attention as “the future of justice” for his role in the war.