2008-2010 (Manga), 2009-2011 (Anime) Saga Chronology ← Previous Saga Next Saga → The 'Summit War' Saga ( “頂上戦争”編, 'Chōjō Sensō' Hen ), also called the Whitebeard War Saga and the Paramount War Saga in the official Viz release, is the sixth saga in the and series, One Piece. It is also the last saga of the of the series. It follows the, namely, after their separation at. A massive war unfolds between the and the, which was set in motion by the defeat of at the hands of, and climaxing at Ace's execution at. It is made up of five story arcs. Upon reaching, they are separated and sent to different parts of the world by, another Shichibukai. Luffy is sent to, where he befriends the Shichibukai, who falls in love with him.

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Upon learning of his brother's impending execution, Luffy makes the difficult decision of rescuing his brother first before reuniting with his crew. Hancock takes him to where Luffy breaks in and, upon discovering he is too late, breaks out of the great prison with the aid of with his Okama party and two former Shichibukai,. They escape and arrive at the battle at, with Luffy allying himself with the. The war ends with the deaths of Ace and, the former breaking Luffy physically, mentally, and emotionally and the latter creating a change in the world forever. After being rescued and taken back to Amazon Lily, he is shaken away from his depression by Jinbe. Luffy decides to train and become stronger with the aid of in order to go to the New World. However, before doing this, he sends a message to his crew mates that they must become stronger too, and that they will reunite again at the Sabaody Archipelago after two years of training.