[Discussion] The surprising reason why Zoro lost one eye!

When the Straw Hat gang gathered again in the Shabondi Islands after two years of training, Zoro had lost one eye.
The reason for this has not yet been revealed (as of January 2024).

In this issue, we have discussed the reason why Zoro lost one eye.

When did Zoro lose one eye?

First, let’s review how Zoro became one-eyed due to a wound in his left eye.
Zoro was one-eyed when he completed his two-year training period and returned to the Shabondi Islands. When the Straw Hat gang gathered in the Shabondi Islands.

It was very shocking to see Zoro appear with one eye.

He was not one-eyed when he asked Mihawk to train him two years ago in the Shabondi Islands, when the Straw Hat gang was torn apart by the bears, so that means at least since then.

Does the Mugiwara gang know why Zoro has one eye?

Since one eye is closed due to a wound, the appearance is much more concerning, but no one in the gang talks about the wound in the main story.

However, it is possible that Luffy and Sanji are actually aware of it.
Here is the scene.

In episode 599, when the gang finally settled down, the scene where the fisherman’s uncle tells Sanji about Zoro’s features on the pirate ship, mistaking it for a fishing boat.

When the word “one-eyed” is mentioned, Sanji mentally wonders, “One-eyed?” and wonders, “One eye?
Zoro and Sanji stayed together until they found Luffy, so it is possible that he is asking for more details during that time.

And Luffy is on his way to Fisherman’s Island in Episode 604.
Zoro asks, “How far were you sent?” he asked.
Zoro’s conversation is written, “Oh that’s it…”

It is possible that Luffy asked about Zoro’s left eye at this time.
I thought “Isn’t this scene dared to be written for foreshadowing?” I felt that it was.

Consider the reason why the left eye is closed

From here on, my guess is “Zoro injured his left eye by himself”.

My consideration assumes that Zoro’s closed left eye is not actually blind and may open in the future.

After all, he is in training with Mihawk in terms of timing.
What is involved in this consideration is the Haiku of Hear-and-See color.
Let me explain step by step.

First, during his training with Mihawk, he may have been taught that “in a swordsman’s battle, it is important to train the ability to read the opponent’s movements tens of seconds ahead and to read his opponent’s movements. It is possible that he has been taught that it is important to read the opponent’s movements.

The basis for this is Luffy’s fight with Katakuri in the Whole Cake Island Arc.
Luffy is not a swordsman, but he has grown considerably by blossoming the color of seeing and hearing.

I believe that this sequence of events was foreshadowed, and that Zoro also aimed at the same blooming of the color of seeing and hearing.
During his training, Mihawk, who saw Zoro’s fighting style, pointed out that he was ‘following his opponent’s movements too closely with his eyes.
After thinking about what Zoro should do, he considered that Zoro might have scarred his own eyes so that he could not see.

Reader: Isn’t that too stoic, even for Zorro indeed?
That’s not to say it’s impossible when it comes to Zorro.

Remember what Zorro did to escape the oversized candlelight service at the Little Garden?
He tried to escape by cutting off his own leg, right?

Yes, it is. Zorro does amazing things.
And he is a man of means for what he decides to do.

And one more thing.
The strongest ship’s eye is Fujitora, a naval general.

‘I’ve seen a lot of things I didn’t want to see, so I closed my own eyes.’
He said, “I’m completely blind, with my eyes open but white.

Perhaps because of this, he has been trained to see and hear colors until he can read the emotions of others just by the tone of their voices around him, even if he cannot see their facial expressions.

This is more of a guess than a thought, but if the Straw Hat gang were to fight a major battle against Blackbeard’s pirates in the future, Zoro’s opponent would most likely be Shiryu, who is also a swordsman and the number two in the group.

Do you remember what the ability of Shiryu is?
It’s the skeezy fruit that he took from Absalom.

He is a swordsman who doesn’t even know where he is because of his ability to use the skeke-skee-kee-no-fruit.
Normally, he would be no match for this swordsman, but if he is wearing the color of sight and sound, there is a chance that he can win.

Reilly, the pirate king’s right hand man and number two, has opened his eyes in the same way, even though his eyes were damaged, so Zoro will do the same.

And what if the eye that opens is, by any chance, the eye of a hawk?

The left eye is closed for a huge battle.
I am now very much looking forward to the reason being revealed one day.