42: A Place That Welcome Pirates?

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As the crew sailed onward through the waters of the Grand Line, the weather had taken a drastic turn. Yesterday's sunshine was replaced by a frigid, biting cold that announced the arrival of winter. Frost clung to the ship's railing, and the once crisp sea air now carried a chill that pierced through even the thickest of coats.

"It's so cold!" Naruto yelled, rubbing his hands together in an attempt to generate warmth. His breath came out in visible puffs. "It was sunny yesterday!" He stomped his feet to keep the blood flowing, looking around the deck with a mixture of disbelief and amusement.

Amidst the swirling snowflakes, Luffy was hard at work. With a triumphant shout, he placed the final touches on a snowman. "There we go!" Luffy said, stepping back to admire his creation. He called out with a grin, "Naruto, look! I made you a snowman!"

Naruto's eyes widened with childlike excitement as he slid across the slick deck to join Luffy. "Wow, that's so cool!" he exclaimed, crouching down to examine the snowman more closely. "What's his name?"

Luffy puffed out his chest proudly. "He's the man that fell out of the sky! Mr. Snowman!"

Naruto grinned, his cheeks flushed red from the cold and his excitement.

From a few feet away, Usopp stood with his arms crossed, a mock expression of superiority on his face. "Tch, such childish snow games," he scoffed.

Naruto shot him a glare. "And what you're doing isn't?"

"No!" Usopp said. Then he gestured to a towering snow sculpture beside him. "Behold! My masterpiece in snow art! The Snow Queen!" he declared, striking a pose.

Luffy's eyes sparkled as he turned his attention to Usopp's creation. "Holy cow! That's so cool!"

Without warning, Naruto yelled, "Snowman punch!" and launched one of Mr. Snowman's arms at the Snow Queen's head, sending a shower of snow cascading to the deck.

Usopp gasped in horror, clutching his heart as if mortally wounded. "Hey, you brat! What was that for?" he demanded as he kicked Mr. Snowman, toppling him over.

"Ahh, Mr. Snowman!" Luffy and Naruto cried in unison.

The two brothers exchanged a glance, a mischievous gleam in their eyes. In an instant, they were scooping up handfuls of snow, forming snowballs.

"Snowball fight!" Naruto declared as they began to pelt Usopp with a barrage of snowy missiles.

Usopp laughed, dodging as best as he could, scooping up snowballs of his own to return fire.

"Nami-swan! How much longer shall I continue to snow shovel?" Sanji called out as he gazed toward the cabin.

"Until it stops snowing, Sanji!" Nami glanced out the window, shaking her head at the sight of the snowfall.

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