User blog comment:MarimoSwordsman/Doflamingo/@comment-5896530-20130208203544/@comment-4605926-20130209205100

Your statement is baseless, there's no guarantee they're going to face him so soon. Furthermore, the Straw Hats have just returned from total annihilation (well, kinda). I find it difficult to believe that we're going to see anything of the likes any time soon.

According to Law, the success rate of their plan, with the current status of their alliance, is about 30% - source (last panel, one through third speech bubbles). This implies that they're not planning a head on attack and will not risk themselves with a direct encounter with Kaido or his main forces. It is more likely that they'd start attacking stealthily at strategic points in Kaido's crew, thinner their ranks or maybe even plot to incite between him and Doflamingo. Law's statement here (1st panel, last speech bubble) also implies that one must inflict serious enough damage for the captain to even bother showing up. I'd agree though that at they're current situation Kaido along with his crew will face no real problem dealing with the alliance at their current status. I tend to believe the alliance will continue to recruit allies as it progresses (as well as perhaps certain individuals for each respective crew *cough*Jinbe*cough*Kinemon*cough*) or alternatively (and perhaps additionally), manage to incite between Kaido and Doflamingo and only then will they even try to confront him directly.

This whole alliance thing actually sounds rather fishy to me. Luffy would never suspect a thing unless he is directly being told so. Law had him agree (which was relatively easy because it's Luffy) before even telling him the plan and what his part is in this whole operation. Law presumably only saved him because he decided he was vital for his continued progress. I'm sure he wasn't just being nice even though he never seemed to be so bad. He must have some personal motive which we are not aware of yet, and I'm not sure it involves the safety of the Straw Hats.