1. yea i agree but at the same time we see in story he gave up on the goal he never once mentioned kaido after that he completely left it up to luffy...zoro failed then but he can still have payoff later when kaido returns
For a payoff to happen for that setup it should have happened during the raid. Or if something happened during the raid there should be something leading up to it. But after the raid ended the plot itself was never been touched upon. So in order for that to happen Oda has to do something in order to make this plot have meaning and weight. I don't know this is my opinion.
2. and 3. well said but what do you think about him finding that monsterous samurai that he wanted didnt he say vs the scabbards that he could of let them do it and he would be satisfied or am i a bit confused??? Kaidos death could still be important but more so for zoros legacy and i would also include luffy
The way Oda handled this situation is exactly like every other arc. The big villain makes fun of the residents and insults them they strike at the villain but fail then Luffy comes beat the villain and reset the country.
Wano added a new flavor to this formula with Kaido which is why many thought Wano could be different with how everything was setup for Zoro since he is an outsider who is supposed to be a member of a clan from Wano.
But in the end even if his setup was bigger than any previous characters in previous arcs (Wyper vs Enel - Kyros vs Doffy etc etc) in the end he was treated the same way.
-Wyper failed to relight the light of Shandora = Luffy did it for them.
-Kyros failed to retake Dressrosa from Doffy = Luffy did it for them.
-Fukaboshi failed to stop Hordy and pave the way for the sun = Luffy did it for them
-Zoro failed to cut Kaido and avenge Wano = Luffy did it for him
-Kinemon failed to behead Kaido and open the border = Luffy did it for them
etc etc
It just feel this way for me. Now that Momo and Yamato are standing against the outside world "Admiral" not as a Sword user but as a Kaido's son and a Dragon. I think Oda chose this path instead of making Zoro known in Wano. His fight with King is a clear evidence that Oda doesn't want anyone from Wano to notice Zoro. I could be wrong who knows.
4.Awakening more than anything is my thing here ultimately , and i feel like luffy and zoro will be involved in the slaying unless bm returns too then idk...as far as why oda left zoro alone about the matter after the roof i chalk it up to trusting his captain...only once kaido returns will oda reconfirm zoros importance and drive to (cut kaido to pieces)
Awakening is a great point if it happens but what of the impact? the weight behind Kaido's return? Is there even a time to create a scene where Kaido is threatening? Wouldn't Luffy take it upon himself again?
The
most important part is the awakening is supposed to be in a Hybrid form. Isn't the whole idea of ZKK is slaying a Dragon?
If you reread Wano you will notice that Oda somehow told us that Zoro could have done it too in 2 scenes:-
1- Dragon Blaze
2- Cutting the Magma Dragon that King made.
Now there is 1 tiny detail here that could support ZKK IF Kaido returns that is. The fact that no one in Wano knows whos this Joy Boy who saved them from Kaido. The hero of Wano is unknown to them.
But meh...i don't know what to say... we have to wait and see.