The crew bond together on the ship. It's those in-between island moments that make them a team. The silly gags and running into some weather phenomenon and stuff like that.

Yamato hasn't had any bonding moments with anyone except Luffy. If she misses this ride out of Wano, how many other such rides are there even left in the whole story? The last one to Laughtale?
Wer have no idea how many arcs there are left, and no, most of the bonding that we get is in the post joining arcs, the time in the ship is offscreened 90% of the time
 
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it's why vivi coming back has been a thing for years. she's been with them, lived and even had arguments, she risked her life as much as the others. its living with the crew that truly makes you a strawhat. even carrot has a bit of that for pedro's sake.
For sure Vivi's playing a role in the endgame, just like Momo. But at that point there's not gonna be any difference between crew and ally, because they're all on the same team for the last fight.
 
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