User blog comment:Ghmorello/Chapter 887: Hot Pounding/@comment-192.64.124.119-20171201164149

I am getting really sick and tired of this Whole Cake Island Arc (except for Luffy v. Katakuri). It was fun for awhile, but now everything is just padding before the big showdown. However, maybe there is a good reason for that.

Remember how Oda said that when he drew Kaido he had no idea how Luffy would beat him? What if that's the reason this arc is so long? Oda extended the arc to give himself more time to figure out how Luffy can beat one of the strongest pirates in the world. It's just my personal theory, but it seems plausible. I would love to hear what everyone else thinks.