doubt shanks is a slave. Evidence that shanks is a tenryubito is lacking but there are two things which have happened around shanks that really stand out:
I apologize for not clarifying my post properly.
I am not talking about Shanks as a slave, but rather Teach as one..
Here's my original post:
Wait, what if Teach is one of the rescuees from God VAlley? He's 40 years old so if any theory about Shanks can hold, it can apply to him too
We know he lived his life in poverty just like Mingo did. Shanks was speaking about him to the gorosei as well...
in response to:
s it Confirm now the Celestial Dragons Garp and Roger try to protect is Shanks. its happen 38 years ago.why oda pick '38' years ago. Shank age now is 39 years old. Coincidence. Baby Shanks must be involved in God Valley war
So is Shanks is a candidate to be from God Valley, then Teach, who's just a year older should be one too. Like HP pointed out, Shanks is from west blue while Blackbeard's origin is completely unknown. So if BB was present in God Valley, he's either a Tenryyubito or their slave being protected. Since BB is a D, he's more likely to have been a slave.
1.- Sengoku stopped the marineford war on account of shanks and even let him handle the bodies of ace and wb.
Compared to BB, Shanks and his crew are much stronger. It is estimated that everyone in Shanks's crew is nearly the same threat level and there's no way the marines would have the strength to fight again.
It can easily pass on as a strategic decision. Regarding the bodies, it just humanizes Sengoku's character. He agreed to the terms and immediately ordered medical attention to his men.
Shanks also commented to Marco about that after the war that how Sengoku respected Whitebeard as well. So the
Shank's and BB's age are very suggestive but they could mean a ton of things or nothing at all.
That said, personally I do believe shanks has tenryubito origins but at the moment this is hard to back up. I simply can't think of anything else that would even begin to account for his presence at mary jeoyse.
Agreed, i think age alone isnt conclusive that either of them were at God Valley. And about Shanks' being a tenryuubito is possible, but we cant use the Gorosei scene and assume he was in god valley either.