Episode 499

"The Battle Against the Big Tiger! Who Will Be the Captain?!" is the 499th episode of One Piece.

Short Summary
Ace, Sabo and Luffy help Naguri make a pirate ship. The three brothers meet the tiger they versed the previous episode. The three brother defeat the tiger and say good-bye to Naguri. The episode ends with Bluejam tell his crew to tell Sabo's father that they have found Sabo.

Long Summary
Ace and Sabo get chased after the tiger because Ace attacked the tiger. It had been a week since Ace and Sabo have seen Luffy when they reunite. Naguri has a flashback after his loss to Gol D. Roger, but Ace has met many people who hate Roger and get angry and attacks Naguri. After a quick battle between Ace and Naguri, Luffy, Ace and Sabo train while they help make the pirate ship for Naguri. Once the long training is done with, It's time to fight the big tiger! Ace and Sabo fail to defeat it at first, and Luffy is about to get killed by the tiger when Ace and Sabo stop it's paw. They all decide that they must work together to defeat it. Sabo distracts the tiger while Luffy makes a slingshot with his gomu gomu powers. Sabo gets the tiger to run toward the slingshot, and Ace goes in front of it, Luffy lets go and preforms a "Gomu Gomu No Rocket" Ace is able to defeat the Tiger. In the end, Ace decides all three of them helped to deafeat the tiger, so no one is officially the captain. Naguri then heads out to sea. The episode ends with Bluejam telling his crewmates to tell Sabo's father that they found him.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Portgas D. Ace
 * Sabo
 * Monkey D. Luffy
 * Naguri
 * Gol D. Roger flashback
 * Bluejam

Attacks

 * Luffy
 * Gomu Gomu no Pistol

Team Combinations

 * Gomu Gomu no Rocket (Luffy and Ace)