User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 943: The Reunion I've Been Waiting For!/@comment-4401815-20190525125712/@comment-2600:1702:3C50:A6E0:F408:1624:1BF2:98EA-20190525163425

Hype is a problem for any arc. In the previous arc, people were hyped to see Sanji kicking butt and taking names in his arc. I assumed that it being his arc meant he would play an important part in the arc or that it would revolve around him in some way. It did, just not in the way that some people thought. I think that people were hyped because Judge looked more...what is the word? Badass, then Big Mom. They should know by now that appearances mean little in this world. As for Kaido, he seems content to let Orochi take care of things unless he decides something demands his attention. We are still early into the Wano arc, Kaido will show us more if we are just patient. Personally, I like the Smile explanation too. Oh and just to add to the discussion, Kaido has his reasons for keeping Orochi around. This way he ensures that Wano is always under his control and allows him the freedom to move about as he wishes. Why should Kaido the Yonko spend his time dealing with bureaucrats and politics when he has someone who can do that in his place? I am certain he would kill Orochi if the man ever got too big for his britches or rebelled. For now the arrangement works and until that changes, Orochi is safe from Kaido. Better to be the right hand of the devil then in his path as the saying goes.