One Piece is at his 1.111 chapters; it started in 1997 so 27 years ago. It was supposed to be 5 years long.
Pretty sure he showed most of what he expected to show about the strawhats; except for stuff like Usopp/Elbaf - Robin/Raftel - Nami/Ancestors
So now he wants to have so good times writing his manga; he takes care of the characters he likes. Namely; Shanks ( his projection in the manga ), Luffy, Law, Sanji, Nami (for his wife), Chopper (for the goodies) and Zoro (for the fans).
Of course in an ideal world; we would have Yamato, Momosuke, Carrot, Vivi and some more as Nakamas. But Oda has so much more to give.
So.... I respect that.
Pretty sure he showed most of what he expected to show about the strawhats; except for stuff like Usopp/Elbaf - Robin/Raftel - Nami/Ancestors
So now he wants to have so good times writing his manga; he takes care of the characters he likes. Namely; Shanks ( his projection in the manga ), Luffy, Law, Sanji, Nami (for his wife), Chopper (for the goodies) and Zoro (for the fans).
Of course in an ideal world; we would have Yamato, Momosuke, Carrot, Vivi and some more as Nakamas. But Oda has so much more to give.
So.... I respect that.