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My point will be to show that Luffy apparently has the ability to stop time in the middle of his attacks to finish them in his own way.
Against Saturn.
Firstly, in this scene from the manga, in the midst of Saturn's flying projectiles, Luffy manages to carry out a series of events:
He first reacts to the moving projectile, then stretches his arm and uproots a tree stuck in the ground, then precisely gnaws the tree with his teeth until it takes on the shape of a baseball bat, After this Luffy magically creates a bucket of paint in mid-air, and not only paints the baseball bat, but also puts on a helmet (created from his imagination), assuming the homerun position.
Look at the massive amount of actions that Luffy took at the same time as projectiles flew through the air at maximum speed to hit him. The only logical explanation for this is that Luffy stopped time as a comedy effect, something typically present in cartoon characters with Toonforce. Not just Luffy but all the things he interacted were able to act before Saturn's projectile completed its trajectory, which would be very strange in a case of just a speedblitz feat (Neither the tree nor the paint should be faster than Saturn for example).
Against Rob Lucci.
To reinforce that Luffy can actually stop time, we recently had this in the anime:
In this scene Luffy clearly stops time after landing a kick to Lucci in the middle of his Down Whip (01:15). — We see the gray background, typical of "slow motion" scenes, with the entire environment, from the ground that should be gelatinous, to Rob Lucci completely static with only Luffy moving.
It is important to note that the anime's animators have already stated that before adding scenes, they seek Oda's approval, and whatever is approved is permitted. This has already been discussed on the site, and explained in this thread.
I believe this case is even clearer for a time-stop feat.
Conclusion
Luffy Gear 5th should gain Time-Stop, or limited Time-Stop (since this ability can be considered situational according to the contexts).
Against Saturn.
Firstly, in this scene from the manga, in the midst of Saturn's flying projectiles, Luffy manages to carry out a series of events:
He first reacts to the moving projectile, then stretches his arm and uproots a tree stuck in the ground, then precisely gnaws the tree with his teeth until it takes on the shape of a baseball bat, After this Luffy magically creates a bucket of paint in mid-air, and not only paints the baseball bat, but also puts on a helmet (created from his imagination), assuming the homerun position.
Look at the massive amount of actions that Luffy took at the same time as projectiles flew through the air at maximum speed to hit him. The only logical explanation for this is that Luffy stopped time as a comedy effect, something typically present in cartoon characters with Toonforce. Not just Luffy but all the things he interacted were able to act before Saturn's projectile completed its trajectory, which would be very strange in a case of just a speedblitz feat (Neither the tree nor the paint should be faster than Saturn for example).
Against Rob Lucci.
To reinforce that Luffy can actually stop time, we recently had this in the anime:
In this scene Luffy clearly stops time after landing a kick to Lucci in the middle of his Down Whip (01:15). — We see the gray background, typical of "slow motion" scenes, with the entire environment, from the ground that should be gelatinous, to Rob Lucci completely static with only Luffy moving.
It is important to note that the anime's animators have already stated that before adding scenes, they seek Oda's approval, and whatever is approved is permitted. This has already been discussed on the site, and explained in this thread.
I believe this case is even clearer for a time-stop feat.
Conclusion
Luffy Gear 5th should gain Time-Stop, or limited Time-Stop (since this ability can be considered situational according to the contexts).
