User blog comment:Fintin/Benefits of Seperation/@comment-1858959-20100630030436

It was obviously needed. None of them could go to the New World without getting stronger first.

Zoro ir already strong, but he can get even stronger, he also needs to get stronger to defeat Mihawk someday. I think Kuma sent him to that island on purpose to meet that "strange swordsman", I don't think he sent him there because of Perona.

Nami is kinda weak, but smart. If she can get some new technology from Weatheria, she'll be even stronger, maybe even new weapons, the obvious reason for Kuma sending her there.

Usopp is a terrific shooter, and is pretty smart. But he really needs some physical strenght. He won't get more strenght by just turning into Sogeking, he might get more confident, but not stronger. Heracles gotta teach him a lot of stuff.

Sanji was sent to the less male place in the world to obviously start fighting women. Seriously, he would have died in Enies Lobby is Nami didn't fight Kalifa. Maybe after he becomes straight again, he'll fight women.

I have no idea of why Chopper was sent to that island, maybe to learn how to survive without the rest of the crew, but he kinda already did that before he met doc Hiruluk, so...I dunno.

I'm not sure why Robin was sent to that bridge either. Maybe Kuma already knew the Revolurionaries would storm the place or something.

Franky was sent to that island to find Vegapunk's lab. Kuma wants him to learn all the things the scientist knew before he left. And old model of a Pacifista maybe?

Now Brook...I don't think he was sent there to learn black magic or something, but he'll learn something with the Longarm...I think.

And finally, Luffy. He was sent to the closest place to Impel Down, and since Kuma knows about his ability to turn people to be his friends, sending him to Kuja island would be just another challenge, and of course, to interfere in Whitebeard War.

I guess Kuma still is a pirate after all, put his bet of the New Age over the Straw Hats, I just wanna see how Luffy will train from now on.