Yonko Saga
Moments from Yonko Saga. Canon arcs only. Please read pictures from right.
The Yonko Saga is the second Saga to take place in the New World.
Surprisingly, although the Pirate Alliance is still valid, the following arcs fall under another Saga. It's not that surprising though, because (apparently) Luffy is going to take on all Yonkos.
This Saga has for now 2 arcs:
The Yonko Saga is the second Saga to take place in the New World.
Surprisingly, although the Pirate Alliance is still valid, the following arcs fall under another Saga. It's not that surprising though, because (apparently) Luffy is going to take on all Yonkos.
This Saga has for now 2 arcs:
- Zou arc
- Whole Cake Island arc
- Zou arc
-Finally, after a year or two, we finally have the crew more or less reunited! What's also great is that there is this small ZoNa moment that mustn't be overseen.
Everyone is happy, we even see a scene of Nami hugging Luffy. The hug in itself was cute but..., Nami was also probably seeking comfort in the captain. The reason why is soon explained: something happened to Sanji and it was serious enough she even started crying. However, it is not Luffy, or Robin, or whoever else, but it's Zoro who first sees there is something wrong from Nami's expression.
You could argue it's nothing really special because he was just coincidentally the first one to see her tears, but I would like to concur. Oda draws one whole panel of Zoro as the FIRST one noticing the change of Nami's expression - he did NOT see her tears at first nor did he even KNEW the reason behind it (like the doggy-girl clearly knew something was wrong).
You know, that thing like when you quiver before you start crying? I think that's what Zoro saw and that alone was enough to wipe the smile from his face and his expression turned serious immediatelly. Just from the change of her expression alone.
I think Nami feels (at least partly) responsible for what happened to Sanji and since Luffy is the captain of the crew... yeah. In this situation, it would be kinda weird if she went to Zoro, right?
Either way, I am surprised Oda made one whole panel just showing Zoro's reaction, which leads me to think Oda will always view Zoro as someone who pays attention and cares for Nami very deeply - otherwise he wouldn't take a note of such things and his face wouldn't change this fast. They might not have had many moments as of lately but this alone is enough to show us how much they can read the other (or in other words, understand each other).
There was someone commenting that Nami was so emotional about Sanji to even show tears...and that she probably wouldn't show this same attention if something happened to Zoro. Well, first of all, I think it is safe to tell that she would cry even over Brook if something happened to him .... like if he died... (Skull joke intended but let's ignore it for now). Anyway. I don't think it's so strange because...you know, Nami also cried when Luffy's bro Ace died - and him, she didn't know so well like she knows Sanji. She is pretty emotional but by no means is that a bad thing or anything. Besides... if something happened to Zoro, I think she would also cry. I mean, if I take into account how many times she called out his name whenever he was in danger.. or how her expression changes when something happens to him, it's safe to say she would also cry.
Everyone is happy, we even see a scene of Nami hugging Luffy. The hug in itself was cute but..., Nami was also probably seeking comfort in the captain. The reason why is soon explained: something happened to Sanji and it was serious enough she even started crying. However, it is not Luffy, or Robin, or whoever else, but it's Zoro who first sees there is something wrong from Nami's expression.
You could argue it's nothing really special because he was just coincidentally the first one to see her tears, but I would like to concur. Oda draws one whole panel of Zoro as the FIRST one noticing the change of Nami's expression - he did NOT see her tears at first nor did he even KNEW the reason behind it (like the doggy-girl clearly knew something was wrong).
You know, that thing like when you quiver before you start crying? I think that's what Zoro saw and that alone was enough to wipe the smile from his face and his expression turned serious immediatelly. Just from the change of her expression alone.
I think Nami feels (at least partly) responsible for what happened to Sanji and since Luffy is the captain of the crew... yeah. In this situation, it would be kinda weird if she went to Zoro, right?
Either way, I am surprised Oda made one whole panel just showing Zoro's reaction, which leads me to think Oda will always view Zoro as someone who pays attention and cares for Nami very deeply - otherwise he wouldn't take a note of such things and his face wouldn't change this fast. They might not have had many moments as of lately but this alone is enough to show us how much they can read the other (or in other words, understand each other).
There was someone commenting that Nami was so emotional about Sanji to even show tears...and that she probably wouldn't show this same attention if something happened to Zoro. Well, first of all, I think it is safe to tell that she would cry even over Brook if something happened to him .... like if he died... (Skull joke intended but let's ignore it for now). Anyway. I don't think it's so strange because...you know, Nami also cried when Luffy's bro Ace died - and him, she didn't know so well like she knows Sanji. She is pretty emotional but by no means is that a bad thing or anything. Besides... if something happened to Zoro, I think she would also cry. I mean, if I take into account how many times she called out his name whenever he was in danger.. or how her expression changes when something happens to him, it's safe to say she would also cry.
-> ch. 806
-As it turns out, Sanji had to leave due to the business with Big Mom. The crew discusses Sanji's situation and at one point, there is this moment where Brook is trying to explain Sanji's behaviour and in a panel after that, Chopper has a bubble with dots in it. Usually, when a character has that bubble, it means he is about to say something or is in some deep thoughts right? And in the next moment, we see that Chopper indeed starts talking. The reason why this is "important" is because moments later, Nami also starts pondering about Sanji. She isn't even throwing a misfit like Luffy, she is only pondering that Sanji could have also escaped with them, if he as much as wished to.
This is also the moment we first see Zoro's face after the last chapter when he asked "what about Sanji and Caesar". Not sure if Zoro's frown is deeper than usual but either way, it looks like he started paying more attention once Nami began wondering about Sanji. He hadn't done so before when Luffy was making a fuss. From what it is shown, it's like he was patiently holding his tongue, waiting for others to say their share. And now, there is also a bubble with dots shown near him, as if he wanted to say something to what Nami is saying - or that he is in deep thoughts.
As for now, it is nothing big, just only that it looks like first reaction we see from Zoro is him (probably) trying to say something when Nami ponders about Sanji. I am not trying to say he is jealous or anything, but it sure is something that piqued a curiosity... Well, although Zoro had the speech bubble with dots in it, he doesn't end up saying anything... which can mean he was only in deep thoughts... but was shown to do so after Nami began wondering more about Sanji.
This is also the moment we first see Zoro's face after the last chapter when he asked "what about Sanji and Caesar". Not sure if Zoro's frown is deeper than usual but either way, it looks like he started paying more attention once Nami began wondering about Sanji. He hadn't done so before when Luffy was making a fuss. From what it is shown, it's like he was patiently holding his tongue, waiting for others to say their share. And now, there is also a bubble with dots shown near him, as if he wanted to say something to what Nami is saying - or that he is in deep thoughts.
As for now, it is nothing big, just only that it looks like first reaction we see from Zoro is him (probably) trying to say something when Nami ponders about Sanji. I am not trying to say he is jealous or anything, but it sure is something that piqued a curiosity... Well, although Zoro had the speech bubble with dots in it, he doesn't end up saying anything... which can mean he was only in deep thoughts... but was shown to do so after Nami began wondering more about Sanji.
-> ch. 814
-Zoro later started speaking up after Chopper showed a concern of possibly not seeing Sanji even again. Zoro can't accept Sanji's behaviour and accused the cook of getting involved with yet another Yonko.
This is an important break to make. All crewmembers listened to Zoro and as we can see, they have no signs of objection. They probably realized the points Zoro made are valid, even Chopper who was angry at him at first isn't saying anything.
That is aside from Nami who then immediatelly objects and disagrees with him. We all know and should always bear in mind that she is the more emotional from the crew who gets angry easily and therefore, she could not accept it when Zoro accused Sanji of doing something he didn't intend to.
As to why didn't Chopper object anything then, when he is also the more emotional member? This is just my thought, but I think it is due to the fact he is still a kid. Besides, Zoro was at first addressing mainly him, why should they care about Sanji. And it's not like Chopper didn't snap at him during Zoro's speech; he, too, was defending Sanji.
Back to Nami, I am not sure if she got all the points Zoro made. However, she knows firsthand that Sanji had no choice, she also knows how hard it was for Sanji to leave (because she had experienced that in the past, too).
At this point, Zoro snaps at her, something he did not do so when Chopper was crying over Sanji. It could be because Zoro was in the heat of argument but there could actually be something else, another reason why he did so:
It is important to note that Nami was only defending Sanji here and Zoro probably had enough of talking about Sanji as someone who wasn't at fault at all, he had enough because Nami earlier apologized for something she wasn't responsible for. I am not saying Zoro is jealous of Nami defending Sanji, I just think that he was annoyed and also bitter about this whole situation and the crew's lack of realizing the seriousness of this situation didn't help it at all.
What's more, in the previous chapter(s?), Zoro told Nami to relax when she mentioned the situation with Sanji (at least, that happened in one of the translations). Probably, he also wanted to calm Nami down seeing her being so distressed (as he has done numerous times in the past when she started panicking while being in a serious or even deadly situation), only to see Nami get angry at her and (possibly) misunderstand his intentions.
Again, Zoro being harsh and even getting angry at Nami is something understandable. He isn't doing it out of jealousy or that he doesn't really care about Sanji - rather, it's more because Sanji hasn't explained ANYTHING, he just went up and left, the crew then ended up feeling sorry for something they weren't responsible for and Zoro could no longer hold his tongue when the rest of the crew weren't able to see the other side of the situation.
As we have seen in the past, Zoro also cannot accept the kind of behaviour when someone just got up and left, especially now without as much as little explanation from Sanji. Leaving a crew is NOT a small thing (like the time with Usopp leaving), add in the fact Sanji got involved with another Yonko and you get the picture. Zoro takes this situation all from the logical, objective way, trying to protect the whole crew.
Nami on the other hand might have realized all these dangers Zoro presented, but she wasn't fine with Zoro's accusation; she is also the more feelings-oriented person and is well aware Sanji had no choice in this case. She bends according to how she feels and I don't think she wanted to leave Sanji like that. That is not to say she is holding any feelings for Sanji because of this, because like-I-said before, she wasn't the only one who cried or was sad about Sanji leaving. She is also not the only one who got angry when Zoro started saying things about Sanji (see Chopper), and she is in no way the only person who doesn't want to save or somehow help Sanji.
Unlike the past time with Usopp, despite Zoro saying the right things the crew is supposed to realize, this time they do not do like Zoro suggests. Why is there such a difference? It would be, because in Usopp's case, Usopp was the one clearly (and also "voluntarily") at fault. Whereas here, the situation is still unclear and Zoro doesn't know the whole picture of the situation yet. It's a huge difference if you ask me.
Both Nami's and Zoro's views are also understandable. Zoro is taking the "logical" route, Nami the "emotional". Due to the fact they are still unclear about the situation, Luffy and others do not do as Zoro suggests. They are unsure what to think about this and Luffy decides to see Sanji and ask him himself.
This is also another difference between the past occurence and the current - about the matter with Usopp, the crew reached an agreement and did what Zoro suggested. This time, Zoro is also right but they don't know everything regarding this situation - the crew doesn't reach an agreement and they don't do what Zoro suggests (leaving Sanji alone).
What I liked here is the fact Luffy was also patiently listening, he didn't interrupt Zoro until both him and Nami were at each other's necks and then Luffy decided what course to take himself.
By the way, I loved the small banter between Zoro and Nami xD it has been such a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time already and I seriously missed these kind of moments between them. Funny also is, how angry Zoro sounded when Nami defended Sanji. Or more like, he probably just wanted her to snap back to reality.. unlike Chopper whom he views as a younger member, Nami is a grown-up and he probably expected from her to be more objective and realistic about this situation.
Hahah... I know this analysing could have been to deep or overthinking it, so do take it with a grain of .. salt.
This is an important break to make. All crewmembers listened to Zoro and as we can see, they have no signs of objection. They probably realized the points Zoro made are valid, even Chopper who was angry at him at first isn't saying anything.
That is aside from Nami who then immediatelly objects and disagrees with him. We all know and should always bear in mind that she is the more emotional from the crew who gets angry easily and therefore, she could not accept it when Zoro accused Sanji of doing something he didn't intend to.
As to why didn't Chopper object anything then, when he is also the more emotional member? This is just my thought, but I think it is due to the fact he is still a kid. Besides, Zoro was at first addressing mainly him, why should they care about Sanji. And it's not like Chopper didn't snap at him during Zoro's speech; he, too, was defending Sanji.
Back to Nami, I am not sure if she got all the points Zoro made. However, she knows firsthand that Sanji had no choice, she also knows how hard it was for Sanji to leave (because she had experienced that in the past, too).
At this point, Zoro snaps at her, something he did not do so when Chopper was crying over Sanji. It could be because Zoro was in the heat of argument but there could actually be something else, another reason why he did so:
It is important to note that Nami was only defending Sanji here and Zoro probably had enough of talking about Sanji as someone who wasn't at fault at all, he had enough because Nami earlier apologized for something she wasn't responsible for. I am not saying Zoro is jealous of Nami defending Sanji, I just think that he was annoyed and also bitter about this whole situation and the crew's lack of realizing the seriousness of this situation didn't help it at all.
What's more, in the previous chapter(s?), Zoro told Nami to relax when she mentioned the situation with Sanji (at least, that happened in one of the translations). Probably, he also wanted to calm Nami down seeing her being so distressed (as he has done numerous times in the past when she started panicking while being in a serious or even deadly situation), only to see Nami get angry at her and (possibly) misunderstand his intentions.
Again, Zoro being harsh and even getting angry at Nami is something understandable. He isn't doing it out of jealousy or that he doesn't really care about Sanji - rather, it's more because Sanji hasn't explained ANYTHING, he just went up and left, the crew then ended up feeling sorry for something they weren't responsible for and Zoro could no longer hold his tongue when the rest of the crew weren't able to see the other side of the situation.
As we have seen in the past, Zoro also cannot accept the kind of behaviour when someone just got up and left, especially now without as much as little explanation from Sanji. Leaving a crew is NOT a small thing (like the time with Usopp leaving), add in the fact Sanji got involved with another Yonko and you get the picture. Zoro takes this situation all from the logical, objective way, trying to protect the whole crew.
Nami on the other hand might have realized all these dangers Zoro presented, but she wasn't fine with Zoro's accusation; she is also the more feelings-oriented person and is well aware Sanji had no choice in this case. She bends according to how she feels and I don't think she wanted to leave Sanji like that. That is not to say she is holding any feelings for Sanji because of this, because like-I-said before, she wasn't the only one who cried or was sad about Sanji leaving. She is also not the only one who got angry when Zoro started saying things about Sanji (see Chopper), and she is in no way the only person who doesn't want to save or somehow help Sanji.
Unlike the past time with Usopp, despite Zoro saying the right things the crew is supposed to realize, this time they do not do like Zoro suggests. Why is there such a difference? It would be, because in Usopp's case, Usopp was the one clearly (and also "voluntarily") at fault. Whereas here, the situation is still unclear and Zoro doesn't know the whole picture of the situation yet. It's a huge difference if you ask me.
Both Nami's and Zoro's views are also understandable. Zoro is taking the "logical" route, Nami the "emotional". Due to the fact they are still unclear about the situation, Luffy and others do not do as Zoro suggests. They are unsure what to think about this and Luffy decides to see Sanji and ask him himself.
This is also another difference between the past occurence and the current - about the matter with Usopp, the crew reached an agreement and did what Zoro suggested. This time, Zoro is also right but they don't know everything regarding this situation - the crew doesn't reach an agreement and they don't do what Zoro suggests (leaving Sanji alone).
What I liked here is the fact Luffy was also patiently listening, he didn't interrupt Zoro until both him and Nami were at each other's necks and then Luffy decided what course to take himself.
By the way, I loved the small banter between Zoro and Nami xD it has been such a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time already and I seriously missed these kind of moments between them. Funny also is, how angry Zoro sounded when Nami defended Sanji. Or more like, he probably just wanted her to snap back to reality.. unlike Chopper whom he views as a younger member, Nami is a grown-up and he probably expected from her to be more objective and realistic about this situation.
Hahah... I know this analysing could have been to deep or overthinking it, so do take it with a grain of .. salt.
-> ch. 814
-Nami doesn't seem to realize Momo is a pervert using the situation as he sees fit... however, she gets into a money-fiending (craving) mood after the earlier realization that Momo comes from a high-class family ^^" and Zoro with Usopp immediatelly both get angry at her for that xD interestingly, Zoro was sitting idly earlier, but the panel after he got angry at her, he is waving his hands nervously xD it was almost like "please... put the poor child down already Nami...please...?" XDD
-> ch. 817
I am still not over this moment yet xD it’s anotheeer “I hope Oda is not giving me false hope again regarding ZoNami” time! XDD I think I can make a serie out of this title....eh, whatever. Lemme know in the comments if you want this to be a series XDD
I am glad that after such a long time, Oda finally made these two interact some more and I hope that even if some people don’t ship them romantically, they can still enjoy these two’s interactions on friendship level and ... just hear me out ^^
So why is this moment so damn special? There are many reasons for that; first and foremost, it is not a very usual thing for Nami to do something like patting someone’s head (it’s often karate-chop from her side.... if you know what I mean), let alone for that to be Zoro’s head. It’s possible Nami had patted someone’s head before, but for her to do that to someone so strong, (over)confident and (let’s face it) often scary-looking like Zoro, now that is a feast to see.
Zoro was, honestly said, kind of jealous when he heard Luffy praising Sanji. He wanted a praise or just to let the captain know, I am not sure whichever, that he is also worth a lot. Nami was near him at that time and realized how Zoro felt on the matter. Not only that, she tried to comfort or reassure him not just by words, but even by that gentle pat, too. (Even though she probably knew he was kind of childish with that statement... considering her sigh xD)
Nami is probably one of the few people ever who did something out of trying to reassure/comfort the swordsman in a very calm and even gentle manner (and got away with it). I can’t recall anyone ever trying to do that to Zoro, it is often the other way around - for Zoro to tell others to calm down and trying to comfort them a little.
Besides, it’s amazing they can act all casually like this, considering how Nami got angry at Zoro earlier for accusing Sanji or when Zoro got angry at Nami for being money-hungry. It just goes to show that despite all their differences and arguments, these two care for the other’s feelings deeply and know or are aware what probably goes inside the other’s head.
After all, wasn’t Zoro also the first one to realize there was something wrong with Nami when she, Chopper and Brook reunited with the rest of the crew?
I am glad that after such a long time, Oda finally made these two interact some more and I hope that even if some people don’t ship them romantically, they can still enjoy these two’s interactions on friendship level and ... just hear me out ^^
So why is this moment so damn special? There are many reasons for that; first and foremost, it is not a very usual thing for Nami to do something like patting someone’s head (it’s often karate-chop from her side.... if you know what I mean), let alone for that to be Zoro’s head. It’s possible Nami had patted someone’s head before, but for her to do that to someone so strong, (over)confident and (let’s face it) often scary-looking like Zoro, now that is a feast to see.
Zoro was, honestly said, kind of jealous when he heard Luffy praising Sanji. He wanted a praise or just to let the captain know, I am not sure whichever, that he is also worth a lot. Nami was near him at that time and realized how Zoro felt on the matter. Not only that, she tried to comfort or reassure him not just by words, but even by that gentle pat, too. (Even though she probably knew he was kind of childish with that statement... considering her sigh xD)
Nami is probably one of the few people ever who did something out of trying to reassure/comfort the swordsman in a very calm and even gentle manner (and got away with it). I can’t recall anyone ever trying to do that to Zoro, it is often the other way around - for Zoro to tell others to calm down and trying to comfort them a little.
Besides, it’s amazing they can act all casually like this, considering how Nami got angry at Zoro earlier for accusing Sanji or when Zoro got angry at Nami for being money-hungry. It just goes to show that despite all their differences and arguments, these two care for the other’s feelings deeply and know or are aware what probably goes inside the other’s head.
After all, wasn’t Zoro also the first one to realize there was something wrong with Nami when she, Chopper and Brook reunited with the rest of the crew?
-> ch. 819
- Whole Cake Island arc
Obviously, since Zoro and Nami are separated (AGAINNNN), there are (by far) no moments. Well I guess this is also why I decided to us the banner (see above) with 'em looking like they are going to battle :P
Oh well. In the meantime, I will try to finish all the movie moments etc.
Oh well. In the meantime, I will try to finish all the movie moments etc.
-I am glad to see that although these two were apart for some time (and for us almost two years), Oda still included some very~ cute ZoNami moments when they reunited. Unfortunately, they got separated in the following arc...again. Sigh.. Anyway, some moments that happened in this Saga has become one of my favourite ZoNami moments - who will ever forget that pat on Zoro's head? That was way too adorbs ^^ oh and the argument between them.. it sure has been some time, right? I think this is their proper argument since the timeskip. Kinda glad to see this aspect about them hasn't quite died down yet; in contrast, it makes the situation more interesting, because they both give two perspectives that are logical in their own way~ now waiting for the Wano arc xD
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