41: The Belly Of The Whale?

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"That's it! I've got an idea!" Luffy shouted, his eyes sparkling with determination. He turned to Naruto, grabbing him by the arm. "Come with me!"

Naruto nodded, following Luffy as they hurried across the deck.

"What is it, Luffy?" Nami called out.

"Turn left!" Zoro barked as he, Sanji, and Usopp strained against the broken rudder. "Left! We need to turn left!"

"It's no good!" Sanji shouted. "The rudder won't budge!"

Without warning, a boom erupted from the front cannon. The deafening sound was followed by a powerful explosion as the cannonball struck the whale. The ship launched backward and came to a sudden stop.

Naruto's eyes widened in shock. "Dude, what the hell did you just do?" he shouted.

Luffy laughed. "I stopped the ship!" he said.

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"What do you mean you stopped the freaking ship?" Naruto demanded. "Did we just run into a giant whale?"

Luffy puffed out his chest proudly. "I used the cannon to stop the ship from crashing!" he declared with a grin.

Naruto's eyes widened in awe. "You are the coolest person ever," he said.

Luffy laughed heartily. "I know, right? Let's go see what happened!" he said.

Naruto nodded eagerly, and the two brothers sprinted towards the top of the ship.

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"O-o-okay, am I crazy, or did the front cannon hit that thing..." Usopp stammered as he pointed toward the massive whale.

"Oh God..." Nami whispered. "We almost died..."

At that moment, Naruto and Luffy came sprinting up to the top deck

"Woah! It's even bigger than I thought!" Naruto exclaimed. "I can't even see the top of its head!" He turned to Luffy, who stood frozen, a mixture of shock and tears in his eyes. "Hey bro, are you okay?" he asked.

"M-m-my special seat!" Luffy wailed, pointing to the bow of the Merry, which had been decapitated by the whale.

"N-Naruto, this isn't the time to be in awe. W-we need to go!" Zoro shouted as he pushed an oar into Naruto's hands.

Naruto nodded. He joined Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji in rowing as fast as they could, their muscles straining with the effort.

"What's with this thing?" Usopp asked. "Did it not even feel that cannonball?"

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