@RomanceDawn:
I can't wait to see how Hyozou makes a comeback against Zoro and the rest of the NFP for that matter. Oda didn't give them an entire chapter to flesh out their personalities just so they could be taken out a few panels. I doubt any SH will struggle but everyone who has an opponent will get a satisfying fight, no doubt about it.
SH crew beating the NFP handily with no threat IS satisfying. remember the 2 year time skip? sorry, that's condescending, but honestly, put it in this perspective. do you remember when they went into the time skip and we didn't have OP for 6 weeks. 6. WEEKS. this has been a long time coming.
beating up some useless fish fodder (yes, NFP are fodder as far as im concerned) will be wholly satisfying as a gauge of strength. and when we see them convincingly and overwhelmingly victorious, then we can get onto to some more challenging characters, not some washed up pill popper with daddy issues.