User blog comment:Monkey.D.Me/SOME EVENTS THAT I LIKE TO SEE IN NEW WORLD/@comment-1781187-20100921031537

luffy cant meet shanks until he becomes pirate king which is why shanks couldnt give luffy his hat back. usopp wouldnt fight yasopp because there would be no reason for that the straw hats crew must reach there goals or else the series would be pointless