Even if you take out the parallels Oda has done nothing but shove the whole “next generation” thing down our throats
Luffy Kid Law Zoro and Killer are supposed to be the 5 leaders of the next generation (for pirates at least)
Right now the only one I can confidently say is comparable to Shanks is Luffy and I may be disproven in this chapter
Kid Law Zoro and Killer get washed
What other power ups could they get to hit that level?
Zoro is supposed to surpass Mihawk but what else could Oda give him at this point to push him to that level?