VS
Reason 1
Zoro and Sanji are close but there’s still a gap. Same way king and queen are comparable enough but there’s still a gap. Not the best example but Sanji wouldn’t fight someone like Marco who has more or less equal portrayal to king in which you can argue which of the 2 is stronger
The primary color trio > their secondary color trio replacements when it comes to strength. Akainu > ryokugyu and aokiji > fujitora. It’d be the same with yellow and orange but again the gap isn’t insane
Reason 2
I think ryokugyu and fujitora should fight kid and law
- 3 billion berry men
- Matching animals
- Similar personalities
- Ryokugyu likely lost an important woman in his life. So did kid
- Fujitora was tasked to take in luffy or laws head in to get in marine hq. It’s not going to be luffy
- Ryokugyu and kid both make big constructs with their powers
- Fujitora use their devil fruits in conjunction with their swords
Reason 3
Ryokugyu is stronger than fujitora
- Akainu replacement > aokiji replacement
- Logia > paramecia
- Ryokugyu also has a black blade whatever that implies to you
Reason 4
Aokiji is around anymore meaning ryokugyu would be the next strongest in line but eh i still think he’d be a better kid matchup. Plus orange hype
Reason 5
Zoro and Sanji’s opponents tend to have some short of rivalry a lot of the time gag or not. We know there’s a short of rivalry between akainu and aokiji along with ryokugyu and fujitora but I don’t think they’ll fight either duo
There could be some short of rivalry/animosity between kizaru and orange if kizaru ends up having to step down after egghead or orange expected him to step down but he didn’t
Bonus point
Kizaru’s similarities or parallels with sanji only make him more likely to fight zoro. Just like with king, killer, beckman, and soon smoothie the more similarities to sanji the more zoro has to fight them
Side point
Luffy should fight Sakazuki and warcury the faces of justice under the world government 2v1. Cause unless akainu can get the power lowdiff zoro and sanji’s opponents luffy needs more of a challenge