>>27991078Actually it would be something like this
>Luffy struggles against Arlong but loses>Luffy powers up and struggles with Crocodile but loses>Luffy gets even stronger but loses to the next 3 opponentsLuffy at the top of his game after the 2 year time skip leads up to the climactic final battle in the ocean against Hody Jones everything was leading to this it's his chance to finally win after watching his brother die in front of him he somehow mastered Haki...
>Luffy is defeated by Hody Jones 