Shanks stays out of the race for One Piece because his crew is positioned around the final Road Poneglyph as its guardian.
Shanks arrives at Marineford exactly when the war has to stop, and he learns about world events before the news breaks. His crew does not chase poneglyphs — because it already sits on one.
EvidenceSOURCE · Ch. 639Ch. 639: I'll Protect Everything · Page 1Hody Jones reels from a powerful strike, mouth open in pain as he shouts “NGUA HH!!!”. The next panel shows him swinging his massive trident in a wide arc, the impact creating bold “ズゴォッ” sound effects while he roars “KHAA AAAAAA AAAA!!”. B
The chapter above is the doctrine in one panel: the crew exists to protect, not to hunt.
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