Well, I'm pretty sure it should, unless Toei wants to detract from the plot of the manga and make a totally original story of their own, lol..:P
I'm more curious about they'll handle it, on the other hand; to be honest, I was strongly against it at first, but now, I actually think it wouldn't be too bad of an idea for Toei to take, say, a 2- to 3-month break before the timeskip and actually start the series up again with the Straw Hats reuniting after their two-year absence from the world.
Of course, this has a lot of risks, and is really unlikely, but I think it could help Toei, sort of, re-launch One Piece in a good note, and possibly even with a better team and better funding….Somewhat, lol. :P
But I dunno, I'm really fine either way...