I do need to point out even while this fight rages on, there are quite a few important mysteries and events left in the arc:
- Orochi's fate (his henchmen walking off for some unknown reason)
- Zoro's lineage (hinted by Volume 96 SBS)
- King's species
- Kaido's and Yamato's past (potentially the whole Rocks flashback)
- Other character roles (Caribou, Tengu, Hiyori, Onimaru, etc)
- Virtually every matchup
- Any additional arc surprises (ala CP-0 this chapter)
Like, we got a ways to go, thats why at this point I'm pretty confident this so far 4 chapter battle against Kaido (at least 5 with next chapter it seems) is only really the beginning of these fights. Not sure how it shifts or changes, but Zoro fans should be really happy with how far he's come here. Potentially nervous for what follows though. After hundreds of chapters, we now are going to have a chapter where a Yonko (in this case, Kaido) fights seriously, and thats seemingly without awakening at this time, or just straight up Haki usage outside of one Bagua attack.