To this day I’d throw a milkshake at Kishimoto for that bullshit timeskip.
One Piece returned from the timeskip in 598. We didn’t get the extent of Luffy’s training until 894-895, when Snakeman is first revealed.
That’s 296 chapters across 7 years and 4 months.
Luffy returned fully capable to survive the New World, and with the tools to grow stronger.
Just thinking about Naruto by comparison pisses me off. Kishi is a complete cuck.