I also tend to believe that Chapter 1000 should have Luffy as its focus, so i think that Act 3 might end in the next 2 chapters and we return to Wano either at 999 or 1000.
I generally believe that Chapter 1000 will be Luffy giving Kaido that punch from the opening,lol
I generally believe that Chapter 1000 will be Luffy giving Kaido that punch from the opening,lol
Luffy simply punching Kaido wouldn't even be enough for a regular chapter to get most fans all that excited, let alone such a milestone as chapter 1000.
Oda knows that his readers expect something special.
Chapter 500 wasn't about Luffy either btw, it was about Rayleigh/Roger.