Chapter 570

As both sides reel from the shockwave, Doberman warns the Marines to cut Luffy down before he matures into a true threat. When Ivankov asks how he summoned such power, Luffy honestly has no idea what he means. Ivankov lets it go, recognizing that, just like Dragon, the boy draws people in through his drive to charge at the unknown. Whitebeard shrugs off another swarm of Marines and orders every fighter under his command to clear the road for Luffy, privately wishing to see what the close of the great pirate age will bring.

Luffy's would-be attackers are intercepted by Whitebeard's allies, who tell him to run on while they hold the line. Ivankov says the captain has staked everything on him, but Luffy insists he is there only for Ace, not for Whitebeard. Mihawk lunges at Luffy and is checked by Mr. 1, who explains he acts solely on Crocodile's command, and when Mihawk strikes the swordsman down, Crocodile himself steps in to cover his subordinate. Sentomaru shouts at Hancock for sabotaging the Pacifista, and she dazzles him with a cry that love is always a storm. Ivankov then calls into his hair, and a recovered Inazuma leaps out, slicing the ground into a walkway toward the platform. Luffy bolts up it, only for Garp to crash down between him and Ace, refusing to step aside.

It is established that both Shanks and Whitebeard wield Conqueror's Haki. Whitebeard commits fully to backing Luffy. Inazuma, long concealed inside Ivankov's hair, reappears and builds a bridge to the execution stand. Garp positions himself as the final barrier guarding Ace.

Crocodile's protection of Daz Bones underscores his shifting loyalties during the war. The chapter title points to the makeshift bridge that becomes the path to Ace. The cover shows Sanji shooting at a target while a fish punches a hole through it with a jet of water.