Naruto: Trash Station, Chapter 482

Feeding a Fruit to the Cloth

A gentle breeze stirred the wisps of cloud and mist, lending the place an otherworldly air.

Ren sipped his red wine and looked at Gan Fall. "So... Roger might have known Sky Island's history, but you, its god, don't?"

"Well... that really is the case! There seems to have been some great war in Sky Island's past that destroyed its entire civilization. Very little survived, so we don't know much either. But during my time with Roger, I once heard him say that war could happen anywhere, and four people who were once united would eventually become enemies. Just like the three people on his own ship, who would one day grow apart!" Gan Fall said.

At that, Ren set down his glass and stood up. "War can happen anywhere, and four people who were once united will eventually become enemies. Roger said that?"

Gan Fall nodded. "Yes, those were his exact words. After saying that, Roger drank himself into a stupor. He seemed terribly sad!"

Ren fell silent as he gazed at Sky Island before him, aware of the weight of history it held. Through his Voice of All Things, Roger must have learned about Sky Island's past, and he could also sense the problems within his own crew. Just as Roger had said, a rift would eventually form between the three of them, however united they had been. Hadn't Kalpo, who represented copper, now stepped forward and even declared that he would kill Roger?

Roger, Rayleigh, and Kalpo—the three men who had once worked together in unity—had already grown apart. But what had Roger meant by those words? Could Sky Island have also been built through the united efforts of four people?

Ren's gaze grew solemn as he pondered everything about Sky