Naruto: Trash Station

On No Return Island, Patrick Redfield smiled faintly. "Tsk, tsk... is this our captain's declaration of arrival? What a savage declaration!"

Whitebeard swept his gaze around and spotted the nine warships in the distance.

Dodging the shells, Sengoku roared, "Damn you... Ren..."

He snarled through gritted teeth, staring at Ren out on the distant sea.

Ren wore the Sagittarius Cloth, even donning the golden wings he normally left off his back. His arms folded across his chest, he surveyed the battlefield with a piercing gaze.

Everyone involuntarily stopped fighting and looked toward Ren as he approached.

They were stunned, astonished. The man who had set this era ablaze had finally arrived.

The entire world was getting a clear look at Ren, too. After all, many people wanted to know about this war that would define the era, but the Marines did not want it reported, and the pirates lacked the resources. So Ren had contacted the Revolutionary Army and asked them to provide media coverage.

Now, the images were being broadcast around the world.

Everyone stared at Ren as though a sacred emperor had descended.

Ren glanced at Sengoku. "Hey, hey... stop roaring like that. It hardly befits your reputation as the Resourceful Buddha. Old man Garp looks much more relaxed by comparison!"

Holding Tsuru in his arms, Garp looked grim. "Ren... you bastard! I'm going to beat you senseless!"

Being greeted with Garp's threat of a beating left Ren a little embarrassed. He did not know whether it was because he had been a bad influence on Luffy or for some other reason. But the nine steel warships had already arrived, and Ren said, "All nine ships, spread out! Encircle the Marines!"

With a sweep of his arm, the nine warships immediately moved out, forming a massive ring around