Smoker Fans. Next chapter could be your time.
https://x.com/YutoDKokoro/status/1832168430805393422
Still a little early for next chapter hints, but he uploaded a Saturn GIF for 1125 as well, days in advance. This will be the ultimate proof, if Smoker shows up in 1126. Because, seeing saturn was almost a given, and expected by many.
Btw WorldAniKing reposted that guys Smoker Gif, Good Chances he was right in the past. (But i'll wait after we get confirmation about Smoker or not).
Each Road Poneglyph is directly connected to an Ancient Race in One Piece, IMO.
Road Poneglyph #1 = Minks
Road Poneglyph #2 = Giants
Road Poneglyph #3 = Oni
Road Poneglyph #4 =Fish-Men
Two Roads have been hidden in the same location since the Void Century, and two Roads have been moved.
Road 1 was in Zou with the Minks.
Road 2 is in Big Mom's territory, but, we don't know where she got it from. My theory is Linlin got it from Elbaf.
Elbaf is a war fortress not even the WG likes fucking with. Who would be crazy enough to fuck with Elbaf? Same dude that attacked the Celestials at God Valley:
Rocks and his Crew.
After Rocks fell, and Kaido fled, Linlin was most likely the strongest Rocks Pirate (Shiki has a case) and inherited was he owned. With Rocks' power, and goals, it would make sense that he would seek out the Poneglyphs. Where did Linlin and Kaido learn about them to begin with? Rocks.
Road 3 is in Wano, so, Oni race.
Road 4 was in Fish-Man Island, and is now apparently in the hands of the Man Marked by Flames who uses Whirlpools. Shiryu claimed the Man Marked by Flames was a Government Agent, but, what if it's the opposite?
The Man Marked by Flames betrayed the government, and kept the Poneglyph for himself.
IMO Smoker got the last Road Poneglyph from the Man Marked by Flames, and is driving it to Elbaf/Saul.
This sets up Smoker to be a big player in Elbaf, and fits well becomes where there's smoke, there's fire: Man Marked by Flames gives the Poneglyph to a man made of Smoke.
Smoker was heavily invested in Vegapunk and the SSG, and is a fan of Fuji. Smoker is also connected heavily to Kuzan, who left the Marines after Marineford, and the death of a legend stating the One Piece is real (Whitebeard = Vegapunk here).
As a protoge of Kuzan, Smoker rebelling against the WG by delivering a Poneglyph to Elbaf/Saul is a really nice tie-in to Kuzan's lingering Ohara-plotline with Robin.
Smoker was also the greatest Marine presence in Alabasta, the arc that introduced Poneglyphs, and Nico Robin.
Edit: Saul was also a Vice Admiral, who chose to work with criminals in order to protect justice.