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Luffy and his friends vow to defeat the giant tiger that's been stealing their food, Ace gets angry when his father's identity is revealed, and Sabo's parents hire pirates to track down their son!

After another beating from Garp, Luffy and his friends take to the jungle and build a pirate hideout at the top of an enormous tree. First order of business: booby trap the new place!

When a nobleman recognizes Sabo in the streets, Luffy and Ace learn the painful secret of their friend's past. As a sign of solidarity, the three boys pledge to become pirates, and hoist a toast to brotherhood!

Ace and Sabo race to rescue Luffy from the clutches of a murderous gang of pirates! Sabo wants to grab Luffy and make a break for it, but Ace refuses to back down from a fight - even when he's outnumbered!

The flashback continues as Ace robs a ruthless gang of pirates, and Luffy is left to take the fall! Will Ace and his friend Sabo let Luffy be tortured to death - or will they risk their high seas dreams to save him?!

A flashback to the younger days of Luffy and Ace reveals their unusual upbringing under the not-so-watchful eye of villainous mountain bandits!

Power-hungry pirates terrorize innocent citizens once protected by Whitebeard, and Luffy's nightmarish awakening sends him on a reckless rampage that could land him in an early grave!

The world rejoices in the wake of Whitebeard's death, and a host of powerful pirates vie for his position. Meanwhile, Luffy's friends fear that Ace's death may be more than the rubber-man can handle - if he ever wakes up!

The Heart Pirates head for the bottom of the ocean as Trafalgar Law prepares to operate on Luffy and Jimbei. Meanwhile, the arrival of Shanks brings the bloodshed to a sudden halt!

Trafalgar Law and the Heart Pirates offer Luffy a submarine escape route, Blackbeard continues his reckless rampage, and a puny pink-hair marine changes the world with a scream!

While Blackbeard and his men seek to sink Marineford, Jimbei and Luffy's desperate attempt to flee is thwarted by Akainu's fiery fists. The situation appears dire until a former enemy lends a sandy hand!

The world reacts to Whitebeard's death with shock and awe. Meanwhile, Jimbei risks his life to save Luffy and Blackbeard reveals the depraved depths of his nefarious nature!

Whitebeard’s children watch in horror as the old man faces off the villainous Blackbeard pirates. Though his injuries are mounting and the odds are stacked against him, Whitebeard never, ever runs away from a fight!

Anguished cries echo across the battlefield in the wake of Ace's tragic death. Luffy - paralyzed by grief - must be carried to safety, but Whitebeard summons the strength for one last ferocious attack!

An eerie silence falls over the battlefield as Luffy and Ace share a heartbreaking final moment together. With his dying breath, Ace begs his brother to convey a message to his fellow pirates.

Despite Whitebeard's order to retreat, Ace is drawn back to the battlefield by the cruel taunts of a Marine adversary. Luffy watches in horror as his brother makes what could be his last stand!

Ace is finally free from the execution scaffold! Luffy and his brother make a fearsome team as they blaze a path toward salvation. Ravaged by the war, Whitebeard wistfully commands his men to make the journey to the New World without him!

Luffy must defeat the man who taught him how to fight - his own grandfather - in order to save Ace. Battling his own flesh and blood won't be easy, but a waxy ally is there to provide back up!

Whitebeard orders his men to help Luffy clear a path to the execution scaffold, but someone close to the Rubber-man rises up to derail the rescue mission at the last second!

Luffy makes short work of face from his past, and Whitebeard struggles to withstand the full force of the Marine onslaught. With the executioner's swords hovering above Ace's head, Straw Hat Luffy discovers a new ability!