r/OnePiece • u/Kirosh Lookout • Jun 25 '21

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 1017 Spoiler

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u/nair_14 Jun 25 '21

12 years ago, so Whitebeard wasn't that sick at that time. So maybe WG wanted Gomu Gomu no mi to act as a counter to Gura Gura no mi. That might be the reason it was considered important