lt is but not when you're talking about the path of one another.. Mihawk wanting to test the distance between him and old sick Whitebeard supports that its the basic claim..
Like I said Mihawk was testing individual strength cause WB was considered WSM.
Did Mihawk did that 'cause he has Pirate Ling aspirations?
And btw what happened there?
Jozu, a crew member of WB intercepted the slash.
Which means what?
If Mihawk alone were to defeat WB, he has to go through all his subordinates first.
You're just going in circles tbh.