So with the recent chapter we just learned that Zoro was gifted two Swords as a child by Shimotsuki Kozaburo. We also know that upon Kuina's death, he was gifted the Wado Ichimonji.
What people might no realize is that those two Swords that Zoro was gifted by Kozaburo, are the same two Swords that Zoro used in conjunction with Wado Ichimonji in the beginning of the series.
These happen to also be the same two Swords that Mihawk broke, during Zoro's first encounter with him.
This means that when Zoro first started his journey with Luffy on his quest to become the World's Strongest Swordsman, he did so wielding three Swords by Shimotsuki Kozaburo.
After Mihawk broke those two Swords, Zoro managed to pick up two other Swords during that time. One was the Sandai Kitetsu, and the other one was the Yubashiri. The Yubashiri however, didn't last long in Zoro's arsenal, as it was destroyed after the events of Enies Lobby, thus allowing for Zoro to pick up the Shusui.
Zoro then gave Shusui back to Wano, in exchange for Enma. This means that Zoro once again has two Swords in his arsenal that was created by Kozaburo. This now makes Shodai Kitestsu the odd man out. The popular assumption was that Shodai was going to somehow get broken, thus leading to Zoro getting the Nidai Kitetsu, but what if that isn't the case at all?
What if the scenario is more so that Zoro gives the Sandai Kitetsu back to Hitestsu in exchange for another Sword. Remember when Hitetsu gave Zoro the Enma, he told him, that if it wasn't to his liking, he had plenty of others for Zoro to choose from. What if one of those Swords is another one created by Kozuburo?
Now Oda is not the type to do something without reason, and now that I think about it, it was oddly suspicious that Oda gave Zoro a Sword for such a short period of time, only to have it destroyed not too far after. But what if that was a hint at the final Sword that Zoro would be getting? If you look at the meaning of "Yubarashi" it translates to "Snow" run. You know what is oddly similar to that? "Shimotsuki" which stands for "Frost" Moon. Snow and Frost go hand in hand. It's possible that Kozaburo created a series of "Snow" Swords, with Yubarashi being the weakest of the three, and Zoro will somehow get the strongest version of that series of Swords.
If that's the case, then Zoro will thus once again be wielding three Swords by Kozaburo. He will have started his Journey with three Swords made by Kozaburo, and will get revenge against Mihawk, and end his Journey with three Swords created by Kozaburo.
Now I know some people will point out that what would have been the point of Zoro getting Sandai, if he was never meant to get the updated version of it, and I have a simple answer for that. Oda seems to be linking all the Swords that Zoro has wielded in some way. Even Shusui was once wielded by a Shimotsuki. Oda giving Zoro Sandai to use for a period of time, could just be his way of connection Zoro to the person who wields Shodai, when their inevitable fight happens.
So that's all I got. The thread initially started out as just pointing out that the Swords Zoro started the series with were the same ones Kozaburo gave him, and evolved into this. What do you guys think? Complete the trifecta, or Zoro gets the Nidai Kitetsu like many predict, and one Sword remains the odd man out?
What people might no realize is that those two Swords that Zoro was gifted by Kozaburo, are the same two Swords that Zoro used in conjunction with Wado Ichimonji in the beginning of the series.
These happen to also be the same two Swords that Mihawk broke, during Zoro's first encounter with him.
This means that when Zoro first started his journey with Luffy on his quest to become the World's Strongest Swordsman, he did so wielding three Swords by Shimotsuki Kozaburo.
After Mihawk broke those two Swords, Zoro managed to pick up two other Swords during that time. One was the Sandai Kitetsu, and the other one was the Yubashiri. The Yubashiri however, didn't last long in Zoro's arsenal, as it was destroyed after the events of Enies Lobby, thus allowing for Zoro to pick up the Shusui.
Zoro then gave Shusui back to Wano, in exchange for Enma. This means that Zoro once again has two Swords in his arsenal that was created by Kozaburo. This now makes Shodai Kitestsu the odd man out. The popular assumption was that Shodai was going to somehow get broken, thus leading to Zoro getting the Nidai Kitetsu, but what if that isn't the case at all?
What if the scenario is more so that Zoro gives the Sandai Kitetsu back to Hitestsu in exchange for another Sword. Remember when Hitetsu gave Zoro the Enma, he told him, that if it wasn't to his liking, he had plenty of others for Zoro to choose from. What if one of those Swords is another one created by Kozuburo?
Now Oda is not the type to do something without reason, and now that I think about it, it was oddly suspicious that Oda gave Zoro a Sword for such a short period of time, only to have it destroyed not too far after. But what if that was a hint at the final Sword that Zoro would be getting? If you look at the meaning of "Yubarashi" it translates to "Snow" run. You know what is oddly similar to that? "Shimotsuki" which stands for "Frost" Moon. Snow and Frost go hand in hand. It's possible that Kozaburo created a series of "Snow" Swords, with Yubarashi being the weakest of the three, and Zoro will somehow get the strongest version of that series of Swords.
If that's the case, then Zoro will thus once again be wielding three Swords by Kozaburo. He will have started his Journey with three Swords made by Kozaburo, and will get revenge against Mihawk, and end his Journey with three Swords created by Kozaburo.
Now I know some people will point out that what would have been the point of Zoro getting Sandai, if he was never meant to get the updated version of it, and I have a simple answer for that. Oda seems to be linking all the Swords that Zoro has wielded in some way. Even Shusui was once wielded by a Shimotsuki. Oda giving Zoro Sandai to use for a period of time, could just be his way of connection Zoro to the person who wields Shodai, when their inevitable fight happens.
So that's all I got. The thread initially started out as just pointing out that the Swords Zoro started the series with were the same ones Kozaburo gave him, and evolved into this. What do you guys think? Complete the trifecta, or Zoro gets the Nidai Kitetsu like many predict, and one Sword remains the odd man out?
