User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 942: Another Tragedy for Wano/@comment-122.55.30.25-20190524020945

as far as the story goes, deaths of certain characters are now needed in order for the crew or allied members to hold against the enemies. i.e. Pedro dying not only saved the crew but also gave Carrot a reason to fight fully against BM's crew. in the case of Yasu, other than giving the 9 red scabbards a new opening, it also gave them another reason to fight back. Also, the citizens of Wano have learned the truth and may change their view of Orochi, this implies that a full-blown rebellion from the people of Wano is now possible. addionally, since Ashura was present, a possible change of mind may happen, thus, him joining the red scabbards is possible.

in view of the foregoing, this might be the trigger for the upcoming war. However, the following impediments are still present, to wit: 1.) Luffy is still weak, yes weak, since he still need to learn that new Haki technique to possible defeat Kaidou. Also, he's still in prison; 2.) Zoro is missing his sword, since it was a Meitou, his strength may have decreased if he used an ordinary sword; 3.) Sanji has yet to fully master the Raid Suit, yes he was able to use it, but fully utilizing it in combat may still be perfected; 4.) BM and her crew are still in Wano, worse comes to worst, her memories comes back and cause quite a commotion which may hamper the rebellion; 5.) Jinbei has yet to arrive, since his power is probably on par with the 3 disasters, he must be there, also, I think it will be to boring to have Luffy defeat another right hand before Kaidou, just like with Katakuri and Crackers' case; 6.) the remaining crew needs to power-up, seriously other than the monster-trio and the Captain, most members have yet to fully show their skills; and 7.) the need for the Straw-hat Grand Fleet is a must, this fight must be an all-out-war otherwise, I think that Luffy's crew and alliance may be too small to fight Kaidou's crew.