User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 686 - Death & Strawberry (End of Bleach reMIX)/@comment-24769684-20160818150944/@comment-24769684-20160819013118

I'm not really sure what you're talking about in terms of all the One Piece arcs being unrelated to each other. The past four arcs have very much led into each other.

Again, the focus of One Piece is not simply on getting the treasure, it's about adventuring and world building as well, with pretty much all of the adventuring the characters do having an impact on some future event. The hordes of allies they've made are all going to be of use in strengthening them and helping them find One Piece. It's fine if you don't particularly care for those aspects, but that is why I like the series. If the sole focus was on the treasure itself, the series would be boring and stale, at least to me.

Although I do note that you are also complaining about the Revolutionary Army barely making any appearances when they have little to no bearing on the search for One Piece.