One piece could repeat Naruto's biggest mistake in the Final Saga

One piece and Naruto are two of the most iconic manga series of all time and it goes without saying that they have attracted millions of fans from all over the world. Both are written by accomplished mangakas who respect each other very much. actually To Naruto the mangaka, Masashi Kishimoto, has openly stated that he is inspired by Oda, and Oda has done something similar in his own manga, taking a page from Kishimoto's book on several occasions. This is all very normal for fellow mangakas working in the same industry and it just shows the level of respect they have for each other.

While incorporating compelling story aspects into your own story is a good thing, it seems that Eiichiro Oda is getting closer to creating One Piece's ending an impossible problem for Luffy to solve, just like Kishimoto did with Naruto. When the writers create an antagonist that's too strong, they back themselves into a corner when it comes time to defeat them because the ending of those battles isn't something fans like. It happened in Naruto Madara Uchihaand in One A bit, it seems to happen to Im, because at the moment Imu just seems unbeatable.

Oda makes Ima too strong

Kishimoto made Madara almost unbeatable

• Kishimoto didn't know how to defeat Madara

• Right now, defeating Ima seems impossible

One Piece Chapter 1163 gave fans a first look Imu is at full strength in battleand it is safe to say that they are simply unbeatable. After taking over Saint Saturn, Imu displayed immense power that fans had not seen in the entire series. Imu faced six absolute top levels the world of One Piece.

This amazing set included Rocks D. Xebec, Gol D. Roger, Monkey D. Garp, Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin and Kaido. All six of these monsters could be Yonko level or stronger in most cases, except for Kaido. Despite that, they weren't even able to scratch Ima in an all-out battle, and that's shocking.

This is exactly the same problem Madara Uchiha suffered from in Naruto. Kishimoto overpowered him so much that he didn't know how to finish him off and eventually retreated Black Zetsu knocked him down after all that. Without a doubt, this was the worst decision Kishimoto could have made, and he did it all to introduce an even bigger enemy that was even stronger, and then deliver one of the most disappointing battles in the series.

Imu is undeniably the strongest of the OP world

No pirate can match the power of Imu

Right now, it looks like One Piece risks going down the same path, because if such a lineup of beasts couldn't hurt Ima, there's no way Luffy can, even though the power of the sun god Nik.

Luffy tried to fight the Elder Five in Eggheadand he certainly can't beat them at this point. Luffy can't even get rid of the admiral without straining too much, which Rocks did effortlessly. If Rocks doesn't measure up to Imu, fans naturally worry about how Oda will fare Luffy vs Imu. That said, Kishimoto and Oda are different writers, and fans should trust Oda's skills as a writer to deliver a solid conclusion.

The next chapter of One Piece will be released this week. As usual, One Piece drops on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops Monday at 12pm JST. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on October 26th. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.

Release date

October 20, 1999

Network

Fuji TV

directors

Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

Writers

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)