"Looks like I'm not going
right after Kaido at this point"
This implies he will eventually go after Kaido lol.
Again:
- Before chapter 1000, Zoro said he wanted to fight Kaido for 20 chapters, got to fight Kaido
- After chapter 1010, Zoro lost to Kaido, and proceeded to never mention Kaido again in the context of fighting him while also stating to leave it Luffy.
These are hard, cold facts with dialogue support.