User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 928 Thoughts/@comment-24850639-20181228154737

- Grandpa Hyou's rescue is a plot point not to be overlooked. His namebox and abundant gratitude this chapter essentially confirms that he's going to have some importance this arc. Wouldn't be surprised if he has quite a lot of influence outside of the walls, and/or was of some importance to Oden/Sukiyaki - being imprisoned for being a loyalist when the regime changed.

- I'm pretty sure Raizo's wariness to approach the seastone box with Luffy's key's confirms he has a Devil Fruit. Can't wait to find out if Raizo's ninjutsu abilities are the result of a Devil Fruit, or if it's natural and we've really got a clan of shinobi in One Piece that can do all that stuff!

- Caribou is definitely going to be a player this arc, but whether he actually plans to be loyal to Luffy or find a way to undercut Luffy's and Kid's efforts is unclear to me at the moment. This prison is probably the worst hell he's been through, so he'd definitely owe Luffy one for busting him out. At the same time, I'm not sure what reason he has to believe that Luffy could defeat Kaido (considering his inability to do so is why he's there in the 1st place). He may have more to gain by revealing what he knows about Shirahoshi to Kaido and gaining the Yonko's favor.

- For the record, Shanks isn't the only swordsman in the Red-Hair Pirates. I feel like Kid would have just outright said that if Shanks did it himself. The guy with the Dragon tattoo is shown wielding a blade pre-timeskip. During Marineford, the guy who stands in front of the Dragon tattoo guy is wielding a katana. Also, what Sweet Commander Kid fought, and what he was there to obtain is certainly interesting. Since Big Mom is actually coming to Wano, we soon should get a conclusion to that part of the story at least.

- Regarding Komurasaki....I feel like I can see Oda's ploy from a mile away. Introduce a female character as incredibly polarizing, just to later reveal the nature of the trauma that makes her be the way she is. He will then reveal that her polarizing actions are actually a secret means for her to fight back against her oppressors. Think about it - Bingou sold his whole family (to satisfy a damn prostitute nonetheless) which is very despicable action. The man gets no sympathy from me. She is also shown to be in league with Kyoshiro, who doesn't exactly think too highly of his boss. There's a message between the lines here. Finally, with the way Oda structred this chapter, he's made it pretty obvious that he wants you to believe Komurasaki = Hiyori. I hope he pulls a fast one here, and REALLY catches people of guard with Hiyori being someone else. We'll see though. Sidebar - with the way Komurasaki and Kyoshiro emerged from the room when Bingou approached, I'm pretty they'd just got done bumping uglies.

- Most importantly though guys, don't let any of this distract you from the fact that Luffy got someone's name right.....on the first try.