Early 2017 Old. Should have posted this when I first joined. Oro J dead, so a small amount of the theories can't be found.
Sanji and The Uzumakis
The first part of this theory will be Sanji’s Kenbunshoku ability’s connection to the Uzumaki Clan’s abilities. This will lead into my theory of Sanji’s special Kenbunshoku haki that maybe unique to him.
The second part will be the connection between the Vinsmokes and the Uzumaki manga by Juji Ito. This will allow me to point out similarities that can possibly highlight the Vinsmoke’s background.
Uzumaki Connection 1 - Uzumaki Clan Ability
While there are those who can sense chakra, the Uzumakis sensed the "feelings and intent" via chakra.
It happened with Kisame after Naruto met his mother and beat Kurama. Naruto could sense Kisame’s killer intent.
Karin from Naruto was an Uzumaki as well. She was a sensory type ninja. She could detect and sense others through their chakra. She was also able to detect their feelings and emotions via their chakra. There was a moment when she could sense Sasuke’s evil intentions, while fighting Danzo. She was in love with Sasuke and could feel his change.
Sanji’s Kenbunshoku Haki Specialty
Sanji has been shown to have decent Kenbunshoku haki. I think that Sanji's Kenbunshoku is like the Uzumaki's sensory type abilities. There have been instances where Sanji has sensed “feelings and intent”. This isn’t a usual CoO ability. CoO is just awareness. Being aware of things without seeing them with your eyes, physically.
We see that Usopp could see auras of Law, Luffy, and Sugar. It was from a ridiculously far distance.
Sanji could seek out Kinemon’s torso in dark sea water.
Movements can be predicted.
So that is standard CoO. What I think Sanji has mastered is being able to sense “feelings and intent”.
It can be killer intent from Katakuri. Katakuri tried to shoot Sanji and got a direct glare in return. You could see Katakuri with his staff being looked at as the perpetrator by Sanji. This is very like Naruto sensing Kisame’s killer intent while hiding he was hiding in Samehada. Most sensor type ninjas couldn’t detect him, but Naruto did. This was because he could feel the killer intent.
Hidden feelings from Viola and Puddin. Viola was hiding her true feelings while attacking Sanji. Sanji could see through the actions and be aware of her feelings. Puddin could carry out evil deeds and Sanji saw her eye, up close, and was able to call it beautiful. This guy who watched his sister get disrespected and harmed, found her beautiful while his life was in danger. I think he also felt her hidden feelings.
Feelings from Tashigi while feeling helpless against Tashigi. From so far away, Sanji sensed Tashigi’s despair. This was a feeling that Tashigi felt strongly about. She was fighting against someone she considered an ally at once.
Puddin, Tashigi, and Viola can also be said to have an analogous situation to Sanji. Doffy, Linlin, and Vergo are people who caused these 3, emotional abuse. Sanji has the same relationship with Judge, who has emotionally harmed him multiple times.
This might or might not be connected to Sanji’s special Kenbunshoku Haki, but Sanji was able to see the goodness in Duval. This has been a theme for Sanji. The philosophy behind Cosmetology is seeing beauty behind the physical and bringing an individual’s beauty out by treating them, physically. Seeing the true feelings behind the physical. This was before time skip, where Sanji’s kicks changed the structure of Duval’s looks. This fixed his issue where he looked like Sanji. That was his root for his hatred for Sanji. Sanji seen through that and “corrected it”. In real life, there’s a saying, “you look good, you feel good”. People usually go to do surgery on themselves or go to cosmetologist to for care. I think that Sanji could see behind Duval’s face, even though he was pissed at the bounty pick, and see someone suffering.
I will go as far as to say that Katakuri covers his mouth for a reason. A reason that is known to almost nobody. This a reoccurring theme among some of Linlin’s children. Cracker had a weakness that isn’t largely known and he revealed it. It is a low tolerance for pain. Puddin hid her third eye. I think that if Sanji fights
Katakuri, this mystery might be uncovered and Sanji will give him the Duval treatment. This would further prove the underlying feelings theme that I’ve been getting at.
The purpose of this ability would go well with 1 of the characteristics of Sanji. That is how considerate he is. He is very considerate from his back story where he took his mother food and tried to learn how to cook, to surviving with Zeff and how Zeff left a great impression on him. The impression was to care for others.
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Uzumaki Connection 2
Uzamaki by Junji Ito
I've been reading Uzumaki by Junji Ito recently. It is a great horror manga from the 90s. The spiral patterns in it and the curse in the town is connected. People in the story are obsessed with the spiral patterns all over the city, once they drink the water of Kurozu-cho that is going around. It is everywhere from the sky to the lakes and buildings. The obsession leads them into transforming, and at times, dying. I will go through some moments from this 20-chapter manga, and then state each individual moment’s importance to the Vinsmoke’s possible background.
There was boy who got picked on at school who had the spiral pattern on his back. This pattern grew and he ended up becoming like a snail monster. It is also revealed that many of the snails in town used to be human. The boy was picked on by a bully. This bully was seen drinking water at the school before turning into a snail. They mated and escaped a fence that they were kept in. They left a fluid trail. There were Mollusks everywhere in the hills the snails escaped to. Mollusk are snail children.
The protagonist, Kirie, had spiral patterns in her hair and had to cut it because it kept going wild and causing chaos. It even battled another girl’s hair. It was hard to trim because it would fight back.
The spiral curse has also transformed some of the people. There was a couple that were in love. They ended up transforming. Their bodies started twisting and extending.
There was a character that killed himself due to his obsession with Kirie. He ended up with a spiral spring in his body and bounced around like Bellamy.
Vinsmokes and Germa Army
I think that using these examples, I can answer some mysteries about Germa and the Vinsmokes.
What is Bio Culture Liquid?
The clones are shown to be created in a lab. They are in tubes and surrounded by “bio culture liquid”. I think that clones are like the Mollusk from the Uzumaki manga. The “fluid” possibly comes from the Snails that Germa like to use so often. They use snails to travel. I think the fluid from snails help the growth of the clones. We can see the massive size of the snails when seen carrying the kingdom. I think that some of the snails are also mutated clones. The snail usage in the One Piece world has possibly been due to the Germa. We’ve seen them being used to communicate, record, and travel. I think that Snails are a primary use of Germa’s experiments. The M in “MB”, “MST”, and “MH” might mean Mollusk. The B, ST, and H might pertain to certain character’s DNA that were used for the specific type of soldier.
Transformations and Spiral Pattern of the Vinsmokes
There have been many great theories about Kamen Riders and insects being the basis of any mutation of the Vinsmokes. These are dope, but I think that I can add other possibilities to compliment them.
The Vinsmoke children have been shown to have spiral eye brows. I think when these eye brows extend, they spiral even more and is part of each child’s transformation.
The possibilities of their monster like features and transformations
Hair growing out of control. I think that the Vinsmoke’s hair curl in a spiral pattern. I could see Inazuma attempting to cut Sanji’s hair and having trouble. Inazuma was said to almost be given the crab zoan fruit, but that was changed.
In conclusion
Sanji has a special Kenbunshoku Haki ability to sense feelings and intent. It is very similar to the Uzumaki Clan’s sensory ability. Sanji is said to almost even be named Naruto at one point. His eye brows even spiral like the Uzumaki clan symbol.
The Vinsmoke’s eyebrows might spiral even more then they already do before transforming into snail monster type creatures with insect related abilities.
Germa makes use of their snail’s fluids (bio culture liquid) to help their clone’s growth rate.
, will fight off the Big Mom Pirates and WG ships since each division captain has Luffy's vivre card.
