Trash Station of Naruto

Ryder sipped his red wine and said, "I didn't come to provoke you. This time, aside from seeing an old friend, I also came to carry out some of my captain's tasks."

As he spoke, Ryder swirled his glass and looked at Whitebeard. "Newgate... there really aren't many people left from our era. Roger died, Kalpo died, Golden Lion died... You could say that only you, Garp, Sengoku, and Rayleigh remain. Rayleigh has changed now. He's become unlike himself. But you, Newgate, are still that kindhearted giant. You haven't changed at all."

Hearing this, Whitebeard drank silently, not knowing what to say.

After a moment of silence, Whitebeard said, "Ryder... what exactly are you trying to say?"

Ryder said, "Newgate... now isn't the time for you to die! Simply put, you can't die so easily!"

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"What... are you here to pick a fight?!"

Ace glared at Ryder furiously, nearly exploding with rage.

First he cursed his old man to die, then he said his old man shouldn't die so easily. What else could that be if not provocation?

Marco pulled Ace back. "Ace... calm down!"

Marco was older than Ace and had seen much more, so he could clearly understand what Ryder meant. Ace, on the other hand, lacked experience in one way or another.

At that moment, Whitebeard said, "Ryder... what do you mean?"

Ryder chuckled. "Newgate... you know it yourself. At your current level, you probably don't even have half the strength you had at your peak. What can you do in that condition? You might struggle even against a Navy Admiral, let alone Teach and the traitorous D. Family!"

Whitebeard fell silent, and Ace calmed down as well. Much of what Ryder said was true. After such tremendous losses, Ace and Whitebeard were