Next arc possibilities.

[Urian]

When Robin is going to be rescued by the crew our favourite fictional pirate group is going to have the next problems:

-DoFlamingo and his "new age" that is similar to the pirate summit that Ace talked to Luffy. He and his abuse can have an arc.

-If the Buster Call isn´t destroyed and the Strawhat survive they are going to face a continuous persecution by the Navi.

-Jinbei and his mermaids.

For me things like Whitebeard-Shanks alliance, Shichibuchai and Admirals are beyond the next arc with the logic in mind.

Obviously the Shichibukai aren´t going to follow World Government direct command but we have another groups of 5, the Blackbeard Pirates that are following Luffy.

5 Vice-Admirals+5 Blackbeard Pirates, exactly 10 people and if we add that now with Franky the crew has 9 members, add 1 more and you get the 10 exact people for fight against the menace. What do you think about all this?

[KamiKage]

I really hope the buster won't be pursuing them, it needs to be completly crushed once and for good, for multiple reasons. Robin need to get rid of her fear toward BC, and the last thing the crew would need is to run away from it (and how would they consistently run away without a ship first?).
As for the arc i really would like to see next, i think some whitebeard-Shanks reunion and then either DoFlam or Jimbei which could mark the end of the first half of GrandLine, would be the best ^^

[MasterDee]

After this arc is over Luffy and Co will mostly likely be marked as public enemy no.1 by the WG. Blackbeard and his group can't NOT go after the Strawhats after this if he wants a schichibukai seat. So I'm guessing (my gut tells me) the next arc will be the 'Blackbeard/Ace arc.'

[Desperado]

First there will be an intermission most likely. Like Laboon, Jaya or Foxy Arc.

[Polygon]

I think it goes something like:

Water 7 > Mini-arc > Big-arc > mini-arc > Donflamingo arc.

perhaps the mysterious big arc could be the gyojin arc. but I wouldn't want luffy to defeat Jinbei before someone gets to Donflamingo, since he seems stronger. I think it also might go like this too:

Water 7 > mini-arc > Big-arc with no bounties > Donflamingo arc > mini arc > Big-arc with no bounties > mini-arc> Jinbei.

[Robot Chicken]

I like all these theories you guys have, but if I had to pick, I would want the next arc to be either the Doflamingo/Kuma arc, the Jinbei arc, or the introduction of one of the two mystery Shichibukai (I'm not including Croc's replacement). A Whitebeard/Ace arc would be cool, but if WB is the closest to finding One Piece, then he should be farther down the line than the Mugiwaras. Maybe they'll run into WB after the nect arc, which will almost definently have a small filler arc separating them.

[King Smack]

Just because Blackbeard wants to became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea doesn't necessarily that he teams up with the navy.. He's still a pirate right?

[myogatheflea]

After the Impel Down arc, I say Jinbei or Donflamingo.

[Senshi Mizaka]

I doubt that Oda will do something like this, but it would be interesting to see an arc not focusing on the Strawhats. Like one with Ace searching for Blackbeard. Or maybe something with Shanks and his crew? On second thought, no; I doubt that'll work.

But, it's pretty possible that we'll be seeing another Shichibukai after Enies Lobby. There are alot of possibilities: Jinbei, Doflamingo, Kuma, or maybe one that we don't know about yet. And I think Oda's saving Mihawk untill towards the end of the series.

[Virgilijus]

I feel Blackbeard's arc should be before Jinbei and Doflamingo's because Blackbeard is fighting for the spot in the Shichibukai; if two more positions just popped up he may not need to really prove himself. I also feel Jinbei would be before Doflamingo as I believe Oda likes to change the pace in terms of locations and Merman island could be very different than the city of Water 7 and Enies Lobby.

[King Smack]

I would like to personally just like to see someone totally new and a few good looks into the Shichibukai like maybe discussing Luffy and the whole Strawhat issue? I really don't want to see Blackbeard yet, I hope its just about a new person, with some Shichibukai info and a little chapter or something on Shanks/Whitebeard.

[Taleran]

since Jinbei has only been mentioned in name doesn't by law of Shonen make him stronger? (or if his arc is later in series)

[King Smack]

Originally Posted by Taleran

since Jinbei has only been mentioned in name doesn't by law of Shonen make him stronger? (or if his arc is later in series)

One Peice doesn't really go by that. Look how strong Crocodile was, and Foxy's bounty was only what? 24 million?

[Darkestsith6]

We'll have that brief intermission before that big arc. Similar to the end of the Jaya Arc right before the Siepiea Arc where we were introduced to all the Blackbeard Pirates and we saw that Schibukai meeting (Episode 151).

My guess is:
Small arc. Then a meeting between Shanks and Whitebeard is shown. Some more discussion at the Marine HQ about the Straw Hats, with boosted bounties. I would like to say Blackbeard would be next because it would be more probable that if blackbeard can capture or kill Luffy and his crew, the World Government will love him for getting vengeance and accept him as one of the Schibukai. But I have a feeling the Straw Hats will run into never before seen enemy (possibly Jenbie (sp?)) and then followed by Blackbeard

[KrnxAJa]

Originally Posted by Urian

-DoFlamingo and his "new age" that is similar to the pirate summit that Ace talked to Luffy. He and his abuse can have an arc.

Man, I hope that the pirate's summit that you're thinking of is not a mountaintop or some other land formation.

[Bounty1Berry]

Originally Posted by King Smack

One Peice doesn't really go by that. Look how strong Crocodile was, and Foxy's bounty was only what? 24 million?

Foxy's threat to the government was completely negligible.

He was actually probably more of a threat to other pirates (by skimming their forces) than to the WG. I could see him robbing a Marine ship of men, but only if they played the DBF.

[Sanji Of Straw]

I'm hoping its not the Merman Island yet. Next I think they'll go to a smaller arc which leads into Don Flamingo. Then after that a another mini arc, then merman Island.

[Tokoro Ataru]

Originally Posted by KrnxAJa

Man, I hope that the pirate's summit that you're thinking of is not a mountaintop or some other land formation.

How many times do we have to repeat this: when Ace says it, its sort of like "See you at the top". There is no mountain with pirates nor is there a pirate convention. (as neat as the latter would be, why would they all meet in one place with the Government and the Marines everywhere in the later part of the Grand Line?)

Personally, I really would like to see DonQuixote DonFlamingo's "dreamless era" plan bear fruit in the next arc. After that cameo between Skypiea and the DBF, there were probably some that were expecting him...but instead, Oda chose to go with "that guy riding the bicycle on the ocean", leading to all we've seen in the Water 7/Eneas Lobby arc. Though something that's been nagging is that perhaps the "dreamless era" plan is already bearing fruit now: if the government has a huge blow with the SH action in their stronghold, then their weakness could cause more unstable pirates who "claim to hold allegiance to the government" like DonFlamingo to show more influence...

[Laffite]

After the all the Enies Lobby and getting a new ship I expect a few filler arcs.

If they are planning on the mugiwara's to fight all of the shichibukai then I'd say they would fight them from the smallest bounty up.

[Robot Chicken]

Meh, changed my mind. I'd rather not see a Jinbei/Gyojin Island arc right after Water 7/Enies Lobby, mainly because of the association with water. So I guess now I really want to see some Doflamingo and Kuma action (I wanna know whether or not DD's power is from a Devil Fruit or not, and what kind of strength does Kuma have)