Naruto's Trash Station

Moria stood alone on the beach, tears of humiliation nearly spilling from his eyes.

Watching the pirate crew sail away, Moria wanted to curse at the top of his lungs. He was a Shichibukai, summoned by the Marines to the Battle of Ball Island. Who could have guessed Ren would ambush him halfway there and take Perona? Then, when he reached Por Island, Ren dragged him off to resurrect Roger.

Roger's resurrection had sparked the world-shaking Battle of Ball Island. When the battle finally ended, Moria breathed a sigh of relief. He gathered up the shadow used to resurrect Roger and returned to his cabin, thinking it was over.

But as Ren left, he dumped Moria on a deserted island and tossed him a pile of Beli as payment.

Now Moria stared at the Beli, ready to cry. He had seen shameless people, but never anyone this shameless. Ren had used him and thrown him away.

Ren did not care what Moria thought. He was studying a map. "I wonder how much gold the Roger Pirates' treasure holds."

The treasure Kalpo had given Ren could cover an entire island. Ren did not care about treasure or wealth, but the Golden Ship had left him desperate for gold. Building it would take one hundred million tons of gold. One hundred million tons.

Still wrestling with that thought, Ren asked, "Shiryu... how's it coming along?"

A sharp gleam flashed in Shiryu's eyes. "Since the shadow returned, I can feel myself growing stronger. It's as if the moves Roger used were absorbed into it, and I can sense them. But they're still Roger's moves. I can learn from them, not adopt them wholesale. Otherwise, I'd never go beyond his level."

Ren smiled. "Exactly. Roger was strong, but his path suited him alone. You