Not remotely comparable situations.
1. Strawhats are MCs, rules are a bit different for them
2. Luffy, Zoro etc are super young and has much lower experiences, their growth and learning curve is high. Compare that to Whitebeard who had his DF and advanced conqueror's haki for likely 10-20 years!!
Whitebeard has honed his powers and haki for many years, has experienced top tier battles, and is already stronger than most top tiers in this flashback. His growth won't be high like that of Luffy or Zoro.
Same story with Roger and Garp, who are 39 or 40 and most likely in their peak power already.
A more apt comparison would be 36 years old Zoro vs 38 years old Zoro.
Do you think 38 years old Zoro is jumping a tier from his 36 years old self? Not going to happen.
1. Strawhats are MCs, rules are a bit different for them
2. Luffy, Zoro etc are super young and has much lower experiences, their growth and learning curve is high. Compare that to Whitebeard who had his DF and advanced conqueror's haki for likely 10-20 years!!
Whitebeard has honed his powers and haki for many years, has experienced top tier battles, and is already stronger than most top tiers in this flashback. His growth won't be high like that of Luffy or Zoro.
Same story with Roger and Garp, who are 39 or 40 and most likely in their peak power already.
A more apt comparison would be 36 years old Zoro vs 38 years old Zoro.
Do you think 38 years old Zoro is jumping a tier from his 36 years old self? Not going to happen.
you can fuck sround for 30 years and have minimal growth, but 1 top tier fight can elevate you massively




let's hope at least Shanks does not deepthroat and shove his sword up the ass the way roger did before meetings his lover- AIDSbeard

