Well, Luffy tells Shanks he's gonna "gather a crew that won't lose to Shanks' own crew, find the One Piece, and then become the Pirate King".
Then Shanks goes.."ah, so you're gonna surpass us, then?"
I think the order here is key to figuring out how the events will unfold.
BUt who knows...
I'm just hyped about these chapters.
Gonna enjoy while they last.