This is a side of their relationship that I really love. Oda likes to show their genuine consideration for each other either when one is unconcious or not present. But this here tells me that they surely will go wherever if one is in danger.
After Little Garden, Nami got extremely sick and they didn’t know either the cause or how deadly/ serious it is exactly. All they knew is that her life is in danger and that they needed a doctor asap.
In Zou, Sanji got taken away to a forced arranged marriage and they didn’t know if he will ever come back or if they will ever see him again. Even though his poster says “Only Alive”, Nami, Chopper and Brook treated the situation as if Sanji’s life is in danger unlike Luffy or Zoro.
Is there a better way to start off these arcs?
Nami’s sickness is the reason Drum Kingdom arc happened, they were supposed to head to Alabasta as fast as possible, because it is not in their hands to choose. We start off with Sanji crying in worrying about Nami’s health.
Sanji’s blackmailing is the reason WCI happened, they were supposed to head to Zou as soon as possible, because Kaido was targetting them and they had no choice. We start off with Nami’s tears in worrying about Sanji’s whereabouts and the shadiness that happened.
Before reaching Drum Kingdom while Nami is sick, first we see Zoro failing miserably in keeping track of the ship’s direction (surprise surprise), but after that comes Sanji and takes that spot in which they succeed in locating the island. Sanji did a good job watching the sea.
Before reaching WCI while Sanji is captured, first we see Luffy failing miserably trying to cook for his crew. He wasted a ton of fresh food and came up with inedible food, but after that comes Nami to take that job and following Sanji’s recipe and instructions was able to cook an amazing meal for the crew. Nami did a wonderful job cooking.
The Captain took it upon himself to find a doctor for Nami since his ship does not have one. He heard that the witch doctor lives in the castle up the unbelievably high mountain in the extreme weather conditions. The plan was that he will carry her all the way up himself.
A member of his crew is being forced to leave his ship (against his will). Yet again, the Captain took it upon himself to go there alone to talk to Sanji and crash that wedding if he has to. He is ready to fight anybody be it a Yonko, an extremely strong opponent, for his nakama.
Out of all the other members, 3 in total (Vivi included), only one was highly concerned to the point he couldn’t leave it to the Captain alone. He couldn’t wait to hear the news if she got better or not. He couldn’t wait like Ussop and Vivi for them to come back. “Alright, I’ll be coming along too!” he said....
Out of all the other members, 6 in total, only one was worried enough to go with the Captain to learn more about his ties and past (Zoro was concerned about the crew’s safety because they are being targeted by 2 yonko(s), he wasn’t worried too much about Sanji cuz he knows he can handle himself). She couldn’t stand to wait around when they should be on the move. She was the first to announce her decision, “I am going with you of course!! I feel responsible.” she said...
It was thanks to Sanji that Luffy took the situation seriously, or should I say “more seriously” than before. Luffy didnt know how dire the situation is, he didnt know if she drops once “she is dead”, if he fights “she dies”. Sanji was there to make sure that doesnt happen. Nami would have died in Luffy’s hands if it weren’t for Sanji.
It was thanks to Nami that Luffy started to think more. It was thanks to her that they arrived in time. Luffy didnt know the importance of the time, she knew it was “dire”, that they can be “too late”. But the question is too late for what? As we said, at this point his poster says “Only Alive”. We didnt even know about Big Mom’s plan at that point in time. All we know about and Nami knows about is that there is a Wedding... (am I making stuff up? The manga is out there you can read it yourself.) It is safe to say Sanji would have left the crew and gotten married (and died) if it weren’t for Nami dragging Luffy around.
When she woke up, she was concerned about the two who risked their lives to bring her here.
He was stunned and nervous to see the two who are currently risking their lives for him at that moment (he didnt know about any other members...he only saw both of them)
It is after they risked their lives without knowing how truly life-threatening the situation is for that person, that it is revealed that their lives were indeed at risk...
Just the mere thought of losing / parting the other was enough of a reason for them to face hardship and hell.
Just a bonus that doesnt really mean anything, unless it does but we dont know it (jk):
These arcs are also the only arcs where we see Luffy “carrying” Sanji AND Nami alone. I put it in quotes because clearly in WCI these where clones but Oda’s choice is quite sophisticated to say the least.
I also found a couple more, but I want to avoid anything that may sound like reaching. PLUS, I believe this is more than enough to prove a point.
