
u/Affectionate-Bill150

I think it's pretty obvious WHY it took Akainu so long to defeat Aokiji
Aokiji underwent training with Garp for decades,destroying battleships zero Haki or Devil Fruit abilities,just raw strength alone.
We don't know anything about Akainu's or Kizaru's training regimens during their time in the Marines,but if both Fujitora and Greenbull were hand-picked because of their strength,then it could've been the same case for the OGs.
That being said,Kuzan already had the Haki and utility (his Devil Fruit) to reach the Admiral rank,he just needed the physical power to reinforce what was already there.
So really this upscales both Aokiji and Akainu.
>Akainu defeated the same guy who was trained by Garp,the legendary Marine.
>Despite receiving a more severe injury,Aokiji managed to draw out a 10 day death match against Akainu,and even injure him some.
Question is WHEN did Aokiji lose his leg? If it was any earlier,then that's just an insane endurance feat for him.