One Piece's Wano Country arc saw Luffy finally take the next big step and rise to the same level as those he aspired to defeat – the Four Emperors of the Sea, also known as the Yonko. Luffy's growth as a pirate has always been staggering and he's gone on to conquer every sea that he's sailed on. On the East Blue, he became the pirate with the highest known bounty after defeating the likes of Alvida, Arlong, and Don Krieg, and his adventures in the Grand Line proved to be rather similar. He arrived on Sabaody with one of the highest bounties despite the World Government trying to cover him defeating Gecko Moria.
Despite all that, Luffy only truly became a threat to the World Government after his little expedition into Big Mom's territory. There, Luffy completely ruined her tea party, destroyed her wedding cake, chinked a significant portion of her army, and defeated two of her three Sweet Commanders, along with stealing her Poneglyphs. Following this, he was declared the 5th Emperor of the Sea, however, Luffy was never truly recognized by his peers. As such, his defeating Kaido and finally rising to the position of a Yonko is quite significant. This time, Luffy is globally recognized as one of the Yonko. The question remains, however, how strong is Yonko Luffy?
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It goes without saying that Yonko Luffy is currently among the strongest people in the One Piece world. His growth has been incredible and he has progressed at an extremely fast rate, going from a mere rookie to a veteran pirate after the events of the Paramount War, to someone who could then take down a Yonko Commander and even a Yonko.
As such, Luffy has developed his strength tremendously and much of that is down to
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