Shanks Has OFFICIALLY Cutoff Luffy! #anime #onepiece #luffy #shorts

[francisugboko]

The fact Shanks has finally recognized Luffy as a rival just proved how far he has come to become the King of the Pirates.

[sheenatandon]

Not exactly enemies but competing rivalry full of respect

[thatguy-locn]

That's what I like about Shanks's crew they feel like actual pirates but with honor, just like when they shot that one guy at the beginning of the series or when they took kid's arm I want more of them

[Loremaster]

Based on the story so far, I fundamentally believe Shanks has no interest in being Pirate King. Buggy even called him out on it before. What I do think Shanks is doing is protecting Roger's legacy and sets himself up as the last obstacle for anyone seeking Luagh Tale. He's ecstatic that Luffy is getting close to that legacy, but he is not going to make it easy out of respect for both Roger and Luffy.

[DecoytheSkeletalBoy]

Shanks hasn't cut off Luffy, in fact the full interaction between Bartolomeo and Shanks showed that Shanks was willing to let the whole thing slide if Luffy was actually behind Barto's flagrant disrespect of the Red-Hair Pirates. Their initial plan was to have Barto give Luffy a supposedly lethal poison, but because Barto acknowledged that this was entirely his plan and Luffy had nothing to do with it, he took responsibility for himself and drank the poison... which wasn't poison at all. They were making a big show to save face, but never once intended to actually hurt Luffy, unfortunately for Barto though he called their bluff in front of everyone and that forced their hand. They can't afford to look weak and if what Bartolomeo said was true and Luffy had no true affiliation with him, then they owed nothing to Luffy to keep the Barto Club safe and had to make an example out of him for what he did. Shanks declared nothing against Luffy, if anything he defended Luffy's honor and took out some brazen, idiot upstart who was causing havoc under the Straw Hat Pirates' name without any prior knowledge or consent of Luffy's.

[kingvegas]

no barto was a menace to society literally terorrizing the island for a week burning buildings down AND burning shanks golly roger its not really a message to luffy but more of a "you fucked up hard" message to barto

[sauce]

"Competing for the throne" man Shanks could've claimed that shit ages ago 😂

[silence_dais]

Luffy would honestly be more upset if Shanks didn't see him on equal footing.

[jeffyboi]

Yasopp blowing up bartolomeo's ship does not make them enemies and it's shown that bartolomeo did bad things on that island so shanks' taught him a lesson and it's pretty obvious to shanks' that he did this independent of luffy.

[lupusreginabeta]

If Shanks actually would have wanted to become Pirate King he would not have waited for Black Beard and Luffy to become his Equals😂

[Rutabega_NG]

Shanks was protecting his territory. Simple as that. It didn't matter who they were under, another pirate crew effectively attacking your territory has to be dealt with.

That wasn't a message aimed at Luffy. That was a message for any pirate who thought it might be a good idea to go after a territory protected by the Red-Haired Pirates.

Luffy already knows they're rivals. He's known it since before the time skip. Just like he knows Koby is an enemy and has been since, again, before the time skip.

[JJR-renr]

I think the quote "You are my Opponent, Not my Enemy" fits here ig.

[supergee]

Luffy already acknowledged this when he said he's going to take all yonko out.

[slergdasinna]

It's a passing of the torch, shanks wants to make sure luffy is ready to do what is needed to be done

[tiosevenstars]

Shanks be like : "Have you beaten the elite four yet? Go beat them, the champion, then go after me for the secret boss"

[Believe_]

Actually Luffy knows he has to fight shanks, he said so at punk hazard, I can remember him telling law that shanks is the last yonko he wants to take down but i still think current Luffy stands no chance

[Onkar_xd]

Even on punk hazard luffy said "as long as it's not shanks we are going after first i am good" he does understands as well that they're nor just roleplaying pirates

[dolphinboi-playmonsterranc]

You can be friends and rivals. I think it's more just an act of "Hey dude, this is going to far, keep your leash tight."

After all, if Shanks and Luffy were at war after this, Yasopp and Usopp would have to battle as fellow snipers, and I don't think that's gonna happen.

[jodanprince]

Shanks is not playing any more, his fangs are finally showing, fight like that sends shivers down my spine

[laxmitabib]

Shanks was like if I don't have a worthy opponent I would create an god to become my rival