Actually, fighting Aokji is the perfect reason for Akainu to end up a tier above the other admirals.
We know that Haki can bloom in extreme diff battles so Oda has a good excuse to give a new PU for Sakazuki, like adv.CoC. I mean, they both were fighting for the leading position of Navy. Also the former FA had that power as well so the portrayal fits well.
We know that Haki can bloom in extreme diff battles so Oda has a good excuse to give a new PU for Sakazuki, like adv.CoC. I mean, they both were fighting for the leading position of Navy. Also the former FA had that power as well so the portrayal fits well.
No villain has or ever will get haki bloom. If they did, the protags are fucked.