User blog comment:Kunoichi101/Chapter 952 Thoughts/@comment-24850639-20190813223210

Well for starters, "I definitely value our captain over the plan", and "You must not tell Straw Hat-ya and the others I've been captured" doesn't bode well for the future of the Heart-Straw Hat alliance.

I see 952 going 1 of 2 ways:

A tension-building chapter, where the majority of the chapter will be focused on setting up the upcoming conclusion of Act 2, "Ha".

OR

A flashback chapter, where we finally go into the Rocks/Locks backstory and learn of Big Mom & Kaido's history together on the same crew.

Personally leaning toward the latter. What better time to dive into the history between the 2 than when they are face to face for first time in decades.