User blog comment:Wariwariparty/Who's gonna fight Blackbeard?/@comment-78.134.14.18-20200508205934/@comment-108.83.222.210-20200512073215

I am glad that you responded to both of us in this comment section. That makes this feel like a discussion and I enjoy such discussions. I agree that Blackbeard seems to be the one whom Luffy is closest to as far as strength right now, but I don't expect him to remain that way. He wants to rule the world and ideally to do that he would need to surpass even Rocks which I am sure he is aiming for as well as the title of pirate king. As far as the comment you mentioned about being disappointed regarding Luffy defeating Kaido, I agree on that point. I honestly get the impression that Oda is moving a bit faster then I would in his position. I am not the author so my opinion of this is merely that an opinion. I personally would have had the Strawhats take down as many warlords as possible before moving onto the Yonko personally and I would have liked to have them face Jack on Zou just to cut their teeth on what it is like to face a Yonko elite. Now don't get me wrong, I am pleased at Luffy's progress in managing to fight off both Cracker and Katakuri both of which were hard-fought battles and battles I can enjoy and explain the outcome to my satisfaction. I just tend to err on the side of caution or rather I would if I was in Luffy's position when facing strong opponents. It is part of why I admire him, he is not afraid to face even the strongest foes without a hint of fear. Ironically, in spite of my caution, his abilities funnily enough fall within my expectations for his abilities post time-skip at this point. What I am saying is that while I would be more cautious in his opinion, I am satisfied with his progress up to this point and somehow it is what I expected. In a similar manner while I would have preferred for Luffy to have multiple battles with Cracker and Katakuri, I am happy with the way Oda handled it. Sometimes one much throw caution to the winds and take big risks for the sake of winning against the strongest in the end. As far as the idea of him facing King, I would like to see that. I want to see him face a gauntlet of opponents to make himself stronger before fighting Kaido or Big Mom again since I assume that they will still have the advantage over him. King, Sentomaru, Lucci if Oda decides on a rematch, anyone who Luffy can face to increase his abilities in preparation for direct battle against the Yonko and the admirals. As for Orochi, I expect whatever happens that he will be taken down because as you mentioned he is the personal plague in Wano, he is the one who invited Kaido and his crew in. He practically handed Kaido the keys. Let us see what his forces can do against their opponents, I don't expect them to win, but even fights with a seemingly predictable outcome can be deceiving. For that matter in my experience even if a fight has an outcome that is beyond doubt, it can still be entertaining if done properly. Orochi himself seems to lack experience and power in combat from what has been seen so far. He has enough capability to imitate, hurt, and even kill those who cannot or will not fight back with and without his devil fruit, but his overall combat abilities are pathetic. On a closing note, I want to see him fall not just for storyline reasons, but also because he is a person who has managed to make me truly disgusted with him due to his personality and his behavior. I understand that he sought out vengeance for what was done to his family, but he seems to be taking out his revenge on all of Wano on people who have nothing to do with this feud. Revenge is in my opinion, a dangerous path to seek in life at the best of times and an utterly abhorrent one when it leads to one seeking to make everyone suffer for it. There are plenty of other aspects I could name, but I think I will leave it there. I apologize for getting carried away with this conversation. I sometimes do that despite my best efforts not to. These topics make me think a lot and I want to express what I am thinking. That is why I am truly thankful that sites like this exist. I hope that you found my response thought-provoking.