Chapter Summaries

Wilton visited Sakazuki at the G-1 Branch and tried to recruit Aramaki to the G-8 Branch, then urged Sakazuki to challenge Kuzan’s Fleet Admiral leadership. Sakazuki agreed that Kuzan had accomplished little, leaving Wilton’s ambition to replace him on the table.

• Wilton arrived at Sakazuki’s office, where he found Aramaki sitting on the sofa.
• Wilton offered Aramaki any terms he wanted to join the G-8 Branch, but Sakazuki reminded them that Aramaki already served as a G-1 Vice Admiral.
• Aramaki left after telling Wilton to convince Sakazuki first, while Wilton privately resolved that the powerful would eventually submit or die.
• Wilton told Sakazuki that Kuzan had been an incompetent Fleet Admiral for two years and that Marines were increasingly dissatisfied with him.
• Sakazuki agreed that Kuzan had done little, as Wilton argued that the Marines would lose their authority if they continued preserving the status quo.

Wilton persuaded Sakazuki to join him in forcing Kuzan out as Fleet Admiral, with the possibility of their branches breaking away from Marine Headquarters if Mary Geoise resisted. They planned a public vote in ten days, and Sakazuki agreed that he and Wilton would duel afterward for the position or become enemies if their forces split.

• Wilton proposed that he and Sakazuki openly remove Kuzan, then settle the Fleet Admiral position in a fair fight.
• Wilton argued that their combined power could pressure Mary Geoise and that the G-1 Branch and G-8 Branch could become independent if necessary.
• Sakazuki considered the proposal, then agreed to act with Wilton and asked how they would proceed.
• Wilton suggested convening a meeting and holding a public vote in ten days, using their authority and factions rather than schemes.
• Sakazuki vowed that he and Wilton would duel fairly if Kuzan stepped down, but would become enemies if their branches had to separate.
• Sakazuki told Aramaki that he had agreed to Wilton's coup, and Aramaki welcomed the coming conflict.

Wilton and Sakazuki summoned the Marine vice admirals to Headquarters and arrived with a massive force, alarming the Marines and the outside world. Their intentions remained unclear as Kuzan confronted them about the warships and armed troops at the harbor.

• Smoker, Tashigi, and other vice admirals received joint orders from Wilton and Sakazuki to attend a meeting at Headquarters within ten days.
• The Five Elders discussed the summons and ordered Kong to warn Wilton and Sakazuki, while pirate forces and the Revolutionary Army grew wary of the Marine mobilization.
• Vice admirals gathered at Headquarters, and more than thirty warships from the G-1 and G-8 Branches arrived carrying tens of thousands of armed Marines.
• Wilton and Sakazuki entered the meeting room with their senior subordinates, where they greeted Kong and took their seats.
• An adjutant informed Kuzan about the forces at the harbor, and Kuzan demanded to know what Wilton and Sakazuki were doing.

Wilton and Sakazuki accused Kuzan of weakening the Marines and called for his removal as Fleet Admiral. As the vote began, support for removing Kuzan grew, leaving the meeting divided and the outcome unresolved.

• Wilton condemned Kuzan's leadership and Sakazuki proposed a vote to remove him as Fleet Admiral.
• Wilton and Sakazuki threatened to make the G-1 and G-8 Branches independent if Kuzan refused to step down.
• Kong and Sengoku allowed the meeting to proceed, and Wilton called on the vice admirals to vote by raising their hands.
• Sakazuki and eight other vice admirals raised their hands in favor of Kuzan's removal.
• Momonga, Doberman, Onigumo, and Stoloberry joined the vote, citing Kuzan's failure to stand up for Zephyr.
• Wilton, his G-8 subordinates, and Dalmatian, Smoker, Kongming, Prody, and Doll raised their hands, bringing the support to twenty-nine votes.

Wilton and Sakazuki’s meeting overwhelmingly voted to remove Kuzan as Fleet Admiral, but the Five Elders rejected the vote and ordered them to stand down. Wilton defied them by threatening to make G-1 and G-8 independent, and the chapter ended with the Five Elders stripping him of his Admiral position and ordering Sakazuki back to G-1.

• Borsalino and several Vice Admirals abstained, leaving twenty-nine votes in favor of removing Kuzan, eighteen neutral votes, and thirteen votes against.
• Kong contacted the Five Elders, who dismissed the meeting and ordered everyone to return to duty.
• Wilton demanded that the Five Elders remove Kuzan, arguing that the Navy’s dissatisfaction proved Kuzan had failed as Fleet Admiral.
• Wilton threatened that G-1 and G-8 could become independent if Mary Geoise refused to reform the Navy.
• The Five Elders stripped Wilton of his Admiral position and ordered Sakazuki to return to G-1.

Wilton and Sakazuki declared their bases independent as the New Marines and Iron-Blooded Marines, then led their supporters out of headquarters. The remaining Marines faced a fractured organization and an uncertain future.

• Sakazuki sided with Wilton, and the Five Elders ordered Kong and Sengoku to arrest them.
• Wilton declared G-8 independent as the New Marines, while Sakazuki renamed G-1 the Iron-Blooded Marines.
• Wilton, Sakazuki, and their supporters prepared to fight as warships aimed their cannons at headquarters, but Kong and Sengoku held back to prevent a devastating civil war.
• Flying Squirrel, Doberman, Onigumo, Strawberry, and other Marines drew their weapons in support of Wilton and Sakazuki.
• Wilton and Sakazuki left headquarters, inviting like-minded Marines to join their new forces and declaring that they would now be opponents.
• Kong told the remaining officers to discuss what came next as the Five Elders' furious call was cut off.

News of Wilton and Sakazuki leaving the Navy and forming their own Marine factions spread worldwide, with leaked footage turning public opinion against Kuzan and the World Government. Mass defections and unrest crippled the Navy and destabilized the World Government, while the Navy's remaining leaders considered relying on the Pacifistas and Seraphim.

• Wilton arranged for the World Economic Journal to publish an accurate account of the split and leaked footage of the voting meeting, framing his and Sakazuki's departures as a stand against Kuzan and the World Government.
• Dragon and Revolutionary Army officers watched the footage in Baltigo, while Dragon's past in the Navy prompted Betty and Mori to reflect on his departure.
• Doflamingo and other Shichibukai worried that their status would no longer apply, while pirate crews welcomed the Navy's division into four factions.
• Public opinion increasingly supported Wilton and Sakazuki, and sailors and officers left Navy bases to join the New Marines and Iron-Blooded Marines.
• The World Government faced resignations, unrest, and loss of control as the Navy's credibility and strength collapsed.
• Sengoku and Tsuru discussed solutions after the meeting, with the Pacifistas and secretly developed Seraphim remaining among the Navy's trump cards.

Wilton’s New Marines gained recruits and prepared for their independence ceremony as the Marines’ reputation continued to fall. Issho arrived at G-8 Branch and asked to join, and Wilton welcomed him.

• Zephyr reaffirmed his decision to leave the Marines as the New Marines and Iron-Blooded Marines drew recruits and the World Government’s reputation suffered.
• Wilton’s New Marines recruited 30,000 people, many of them former Marines, while the other factions struggled to attract suitable candidates.
• Wilton asked about preparations for the independence ceremony and considered a Four Emperors’ territory for the New Marines headquarters.
• Doll reported that Issho had arrived at G-8 Branch, and Wilton invited him to his office.
• Issho asked to join the New Marines, and Wilton welcomed him.

The New Marines held their independence ceremony at the G-8 Branch, where Wilton became their first Fleet Admiral and appointed their senior officers. The chapter ended with the new leadership installed and the ceremony continuing as Wilton named more vice admirals.

• Wilton opened the New Marines independence ceremony before more than eighty thousand Marines and a worldwide broadcast.
• Sadie called for Wilton to become Fleet Admiral, and Morty handed him his coat as he accepted the position.
• Wilton appointed Kibin, Shuen, T-Bone, and Very Good as the New Marines’ four admirals after they had defeated Issho in a recent test of strength.
• Wilton appointed Sadie, Morty, and Issho as Rear Admirals, giving Issho the codename Fujitora.
• Wilton appointed the four Minotaurs, several animal fighters, Dalmatian, Smoker, Kongming, Prody, and Doll as vice admirals, then continued reading names from his list.

Wilton established the New Marines’ ranks and generous benefits, prompting the Five Elders to order an investigation and plan their destruction. The Iron-Blooded Marines then held a quieter independence ceremony, with Sakazuki appointing three Admirals whose Devil Fruits drew attention.

• Wilton appointed over a hundred Major Generals and announced the New Marines’ ranks, salaries, and extensive benefits.
• Sakazuki, Kuzan, and the Five Elders watched the broadcast and worried that the New Marines’ benefits would outcompete their forces.
• The Five Elders ordered CP0 to investigate the New Marines and made plans to wipe out the New Marines, Iron-Blooded Marines, and NEO Marines.
• Sakazuki held the Iron-Blooded Marines’ independence ceremony at G-1 Branch without a live broadcast, appointing himself Fleet Admiral.
• Newspaper reports named Aramaki, Doberman, and Xixis as the Iron-Blooded Marines’ Admirals and described their Devil Fruits.

Wilton chose the New Marines’ first campaign as an independent force: simultaneous attacks on the Big Mom Pirates and Beasts Pirates, with plans to establish headquarters in their territories. He revealed the New Marines’ immense strength to reassure his stunned officers, and the forces prepared to march.

• Wilton rejected G-8 Branch as the permanent headquarters and considered the Four Emperors’ territories as possible new bases.
• Very Good and others proposed defeating two Four Emperors at once, and Wilton chose Big Mom and Kaido as the targets.
• Wilton ordered Kibin, Very Good, Shuen, Penn, Smoker, Kongming, Prody, and the six sea beasts to lead a force against the Big Mom Pirates, while he and Issho led a smaller force against the Beasts Pirates.
• Wilton assigned Morty and Vice Admiral Dalmatian to defend G-8 Branch and revealed the New Marines’ large, well-trained ranks and advanced equipment.
• Smoker and the others overcame their doubts and enthusiastically agreed to carry out the campaign.

The New Marines prepared to attack Big Mom’s Totland, while Blackbeard and Big Mom secretly planned to use the war to destroy G-8 Base and trap Wilton. As the world’s powers watched for an opening, Sakazuki sent the Iron-Blooded Marines to attack the New Whitebeard Pirates.

• The New Marines sent four admirals, twenty warships, and ten thousand officers toward Totland to establish their authority by attacking the Big Mom Pirates.
• Blackbeard told Big Mom to hold the New Marines’ main force at bay while his pirates attacked G-8 Base, then planned to strike Wilton from both sides with Big Mom’s forces.
• Big Mom ordered Perospero to gather her forces and agreed to the plan, while Katakuri and the others questioned whether Blackbeard could be trusted.
• Sakazuki and the Iron-Blooded Marines chose the New Whitebeard Pirates as their target, and Sakazuki ordered a force led by himself to depart while Aramaki guarded G-1 Base.

Wilton learned that the World Government might attack the G-8 branch while the New Marines campaigned against Big Mom and changed the plan to bait their enemies. Kibin lost rock, paper, scissors and was ordered to return to defend the branch while the others continued toward Totland.

• Wilton told the officers aboard the warships that the World Government was preparing to raid the G-8 branch and warned that other hostile forces might join in.
• Wilton canceled the campaign against the Beasts Pirates and ordered the force to continue against the Big Mom Pirates while using the battle to draw out attackers.
• Wilton decided one officer had to return to the G-8 branch, so Kibin, Very Good, Shuen, and T Bone played rock, paper, scissors.
• Kibin lost and was ordered to return, while Wilton told the others to use one of his Transformation Leaves and prolong the battle to tempt their enemies.
• The officers agreed to contact the Totland force if the G-8 branch came under attack, so they could end the battle or retreat to support it.

Wilton reviewed escalating moves by rival forces and questioned Kaido’s prolonged disappearance as the New Marines prepared for war. At Palm Island, the New Whitebeard Pirates debated whether to confront Sakazuki, while Ace’s newfound presence drew others toward him.

• Sadi told Wilton that Sakazuki had targeted the New Whitebeard Pirates, and Morty provided reports of other forces making moves.
• Wilton noted that Kaido and the Beasts Pirates had been unusually inactive for half a year and said the G-8 Branch was ready to draw enemies into a controlled battlefield.
• Shakuyaku told the New Whitebeard Pirates that the Iron-Blooded Marines had targeted them and argued against fighting before they rescued Rayleigh and the others.
• Vista and Blamenco raised concerns about the group’s reputation, while Bullet dismissed Sakazuki as a threat.
• Ace calmly prioritized keeping people alive, and Singer Ann was visibly captivated by him as the group’s members failed to notice his new ability to inspire closeness.

Kaido pursued Enel across the Calm Belt after fighting him for more than half a year, seeking to grow stronger by enduring Enel’s lightning. Their battle continued as Enel unleashed increasingly powerful attacks, and the two disappeared into the distance.

• Kaido confronted Enel in the Calm Belt, where their fight had continued for more than half a year after they met on a Sky Island.
• Enel recalled studying the Blue Sea’s powers and growing stronger while preparing to subdue its most powerful fighters.
• Enel’s lightning had stimulated Kaido’s body, allowing Kaido to feel himself growing stronger and motivating him to keep pursuing Enel.
• Enel unleashed a four-hundred-million-volt Thunder Dragon, and Kaido deliberately took the attack without dodging.
• Kaido and Enel exchanged devastating attacks, leaving the Calm Belt in ruins and countless Sea King corpses floating on the sea.

The Big Mom Pirates prepared to defend Wheat Island against the New Marines as the world watched their live broadcast. The two forces met at the island, but Wilton did not appear, leaving viewers doubtful that the New Marines could win.

• Big Mom gathered roughly a hundred thousand pirates and the Vinsmoke Family's clone soldiers on Wheat Island to meet the New Marines.
• The World Economic Journal began broadcasting the approaching war live, drawing crowds and the attention of major powers.
• The Big Mom Pirates assembled their commanders, subordinate fleets, Chess Soldiers, the Fire Tank Pirates, and Germa forces at Wheat Island's harbor.
• Twenty New Marines warships arrived, led by Admirals Very Good, Shuen, and T Bone, with Smoker, Kongming, Prody, and the Six Sea Beasts among their forces.
• Viewers saw that Wilton was absent and judged the New Marines' force too small to defeat Big Mom's army.

Wilton appeared with the New Marines at Wheat Island as Big Mom began the battle, and Very Good effortlessly destroyed her opening artillery barrage with his awakened Devil Fruit. T Bone then revealed his immense swordsmanship by launching a gigantic slash straight at Big Mom.

• Big Mom ordered Wilton to come out and opened the battle by firing thirty thousand cannons at the New Marines’ warships.
• Wilton appeared in the broadcast, and both sides prepared to fight as the world watched.
• Very Good used Dust World to turn the incoming cannonballs into dust, prompting Katakuri to recognize his Devil Fruit Awakening.
• T Bone drew Great Sword Bamboo and sent a three-thousand-meter bird-shaped slash across the sea toward Big Mom.

T Bone’s enormous slash was stopped by Big Mom’s officers, and Big Mom’s forces tried to hold off the New Marines with cannon fire. Transformation Leaf Kuzan then froze a path to Wheat Island, leaving the world and Marine Headquarters questioning how a second Kuzan could appear and use his powers.

• T Bone unleashed a three-thousand-meter slash that Smoothie could not stop until Cracker and Oven helped her dissipate it.
• Big Mom ordered her forces to keep firing and wear down the New Marines rather than fight them directly.
• Transformation Leaf Kuzan emerged from the New Marines’ flagship and froze the sea all the way to Wheat Island.
• The Big Mom Pirates and viewers around the world mistook Transformation Leaf Kuzan for Marine Headquarters Fleet Admiral Kuzan and suspected a World Government conspiracy.
• Doflamingo confirmed that the real Kuzan was at Marine Headquarters, where Sengoku, Tsuru, Ann, Grus, and several vice admirals also found him watching the broadcast.
• Tsuru and the others concluded that a Devil Fruit ability had created the battlefield Kuzan and wondered how it could copy both his appearance and abilities.

The New Marines launched a full assault on the Big Mom Pirates, while Shuen confronted Katakuri and demonstrated the power of his awakened Rusted-Rusted Fruit. Shuen’s End World began corroding the battlefield as Katakuri tried to counter him with Future Sight and Power Mochi.

• T Bone ordered the New Marines to charge, and more than twenty thousand soldiers advanced on the Big Mom Pirates using the Six Powers.
• Very Good blocked the incoming cannon fire while T Bone struck the enemy artillery with a three-thousand-meter slash.
• Katakuri intercepted Shuen to protect Big Mom, but Shuen’s body withstood Katakuri’s trident and his counterattack rusted the weapon to ashes.
• Shuen activated End World, corroding everything within thirty meters and rapidly consuming Katakuri’s Haki.
• Katakuri escaped beyond the affected area and sent a Haki-coated Power Mochi fist at Shuen, but the attack weakened as it entered End World.

The New Marines clashed with the Big Mom Pirates, using superior equipment and powerful fighters to suppress their much larger force. Very Good held off Cracker and Smoothie while T Bone broke through toward Big Mom, and the battle continued as the New Marines deliberately dragged it out.

• Smoker, Kongming, Prody, and the Six Sea Beasts charged into the Big Mom Pirates, whose numbers failed to overcome the New Marines' better equipment and trained forces.
• Smoker trapped Perospero and Opera in choking smoke, Kongming fought Daifuku's Lamp Demon, and Prody clashed with Oven.
• The Six Sea Beasts carved through the pirates toward Big Mom, forcing the Big Mom Pirates' main combatants to gang up on them.
• Very Good and T Bone destroyed much of the enemy artillery formation, then faced Cracker and Smoothie while Katakuri fought Shuen.
• Very Good used his awakened Bean-Bean Fruit to evade Smoothie's strike and break apart Cracker's Biscuit Warriors, while T Bone cut through his opponents and advanced toward Big Mom.