User blog comment:Alelucas/Audacious Predictions after One Piece Chapter 820/@comment-24850639-20160321204248/@comment-24850639-20160322032236

Well don't you think the crew splitting 2 ways is enough? Why make it 3 if it can be prevented? Zoro actually made it a point to Kin'emon back on Punk Hazard when he first demonstrated his powers that it really piqued his interest, so I'd imagine he's more interested in things he could learn from people that also use katana? You make a really good point on Burgess' presence on Baltigo though. He seems to have a secure line of communication to at least Shiryuu & Lafitte, so perhaps he could overhear something that may be of more interest to them to than going to all out war with the Revolutionaries. I like what Kaido referenced, maybe he'll hear something about the weapons shipment Koala was discussing with Dragon.

Finally I forgot to give you your due credit for the Shanks idea. I like the thought of him harboring Marco, and maybe others for a time. If Shanks respected Whitebeard enough to fight off another Yonko and end a war for him, I'd imagine he probably cares for the family he left behind to at least some degree. He obviously would have heard of the Payback War, and has tried to recruit Marco in the past (albeit jokingly), so I can almost guarantee that they at least met at some point afterwards.