User blog comment:The Bonehead Skipper/The new member is former shichibukai .../@comment-3119469-20101010013140

There will be a new member but bro, Kuma aint happening. Ill bet 20 bucks that (male or female) the new crew memeber will come at Fishman Island. Luffy goes there, Jimbei is doing his thing, trouble happens, Luffy wants the new member to join but the person wont leave cause he/she wont leave the island till its safe. Knowing this, Luffy claims Fishman Island as his own and sets off. The reason that there will be 1 more member is because Luffy wanted 10 members before he set off to the Grand Line but Nami kinda fucked that idea up. So 10 overal members and so that we can get a feel for that new charcter, it will be soon.