User blog comment:JustSomeDude.../735- Brave Justice/@comment-1595565-20140124090909

I think Oda's been leaving the Sunny team out because there really isn't much to have happen to them until they reach Zo. It'll take longer than a few hours at most to reach the next island, and there really isn't any drama on the ship to speak of. Jora might run to the end of her chain and bark a lot, but big whoop. Issho disliking the Shichibukai isn't really that surprising if you consider the kind of logic he follows in terms of justice as well as the overarching contrast theme (let's call it "Checkered Justice"). Like Sengoku, he sees the Shichibukai as nothing more than pirates and therefore can't understand why anyone would want to give them a free pass. To be honest, I alway saw them as the weakest leg of the big 3 in terms of necessity. You could easily maintain balance by diverting power away from the pirates and into Cipher Pol. Just make control over CP1-CP9 even between the Marines and the World Government and you're golden with even more manpower. You're welcome, Admiral Fufu.