User blog comment:AYET/Dressrosa arc - Zoro vs Issho - the abandoned plot/@comment-24769684-20140707200510/@comment-2226235-20140708045606

Showing the elites fighting early on does screw with perception of power levels. That happened in Claymore when it showed some of the strongest characters in the series fighting after less than 10 episodes and then switched back to the protagonist who was still only strong compared to the weak opponents found early on in shonen.