That makes Akainu Luffy's Blueno in the final showdown, which means he won't be a major villain, which, in turn, means that there's no meaning in hyping Akainu as an EoS villan.
And still that won't make me ignore the obvious build up and connection that a future Akainu vs Luffy matchup had doesn't matter how much
@comrade and
@ConquistadoR are scared of it because their power levels are affected by it.
- The revolutionary army stated the Navy are not their enemies but the CD.
- The CD go after Sabo especially.
- Akainu killed Ace in front of Luffy, not Sabo.
- Akainu put a scar on Luffy physically and mentally, not Sabo.
If Oda starts developing a Dragon vs Akainu I'm considering switching from this opinion but until then it's one giant way of coping to deny these facts.