Lol, from what I see in the one piece, it was not the case. Poor soul only you can see something that was not the case in one piece. Not Kaidou, not others. Not even Zoro himself see what you have seen.
No. 1, lol. Oda directly answered you in SBS, but that doesn't work for ya. Worst case you have Luffy and Zoro equal in strength in old age VC. Anyways, live in your own lala land.
PS: It is Luffy not rupee. Maybe the fantasy piece you read has rupee but in One piece, it is Luffy. There itself it is conclusive evidence that you have not been reading one piece.