The blond boy from the West Coast
"Tezuka, your match against Saeki Muneyoshi was much more than this. Aren't you going to unleash your full power?!"
Looking directly at the radiance emanating from Tezuka, Akutsu felt as if he were trapped in a whirlpool, but instead of panicking, he became even more excited.
They even kept urging Tezuka to unleash his full power.
"Fine, Akutsu, I'll grant your wish!"
Tezuka nodded. He knew that he couldn't defeat Fudomine on his own, so he wanted Akutsu to become stronger.
Moreover, only if Akutsu is stronger can he put more pressure on him.
"Go for it with complete focus, Akutsu!"
Suddenly, Tezuka, who had been in Cloudbreak Tezuka, burst forth with dazzling light once more, and another radiance appeared.
The particles surrounding Qinghui turned silvery-white, and the pressure enveloping Akutsu increased.
"Okay, that's it! Let's go!"
Akutsu roared, arched his back and sprang up, his pale aura becoming incredibly condensed, and even a pair of blood-red pupils appeared behind him.
Then Akutsu suddenly moved.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle~
Blood and gold mingled.
Boom!
The earth trembled as the tennis ball slammed heavily onto the court.
A huge crater suddenly appeared at Tezuka's feet.
Blood and gold light continuously sliced through everything around them, yet Tezuka's flawless Cloudbreak remained completely still.
Bang!
Tezuka also moved as the tennis ball bounced up, rushing towards it with astonishing speed like a blur.
With another terrifying sound, the tennis ball flew directly towards Akutsu.
The sounds of their clash and the terrifying thud of the ball hitting the shuttlecock echoed continuously in the quiet Seigaku Tennis Club.
There was only one spectator in the entire stadium: Fuji Shusuke.
They seemed to have thought of the same thing: Hyotei Academy, and even Rikkai Dai High School in Kanagawa Prefecture.
At this moment, a figure could be seen constantly moving across their Tennis Club courts.
The matches at Rikkai Dai were much more exciting than those at the Hyotei Academy.
One of the figures had a resolute face and exuded a sharp, sword-like aura.
The other figure was much more refined, but his handsome face exuded an astonishing chill.
Since their crushing defeat to Seigaku in the Kanto Tournament, the two of them have begun a tacit and arduous training program.
The amount of training is several times that of the past, and their training methods were obtained from the training camp.
"Just a little bit more! Just a little bit more!"
On the field, Sanada ran tirelessly, roaring like thunder.
Suddenly, Sanada's eyes widened in surprise, and a violent, dark red aura surged forth.
"Take this, Yukimura!"
A burst of lightning appeared beneath Sanada's feet, then vanished from the spot.
When he reappeared, his figure had already flashed behind the tennis ball.
"Black Dragon First Slash!"
With a tremendous roar, Sanada swung his paddle down like a samurai sword.
Boom!
Suddenly, the entire stadium was illuminated by a blinding black light.
A staggering black light pierced the entire arena, shooting out like lightning from beside Yukimura and slamming heavily onto the ground.
"Sanada, it's no use, I've seen through your game!"
Yukimura smiled and glanced at Sanada across from him, then quickly swung his racket towards the tennis ball.
"Are you kidding me? Black Dragon First Slash!"
Sanada's expression was resolute, and in the next instant he was enveloped by a black aura. Then, he swung his racket again, like a violent wind pressure.
Bang!
The tennis ball veered off course again in mid-air, flying past Yukimura.
"Alright, Genichiro, you've finally mastered this move!"
"Hmph, Yukimura, continue!"
"Alright!" With that, Yukimura instantly stripped himself of his five senses.
Bang!
Bang!
On the court, the two players continued to attack each other.
Although Yukimura's moves don't seem as domineering or varied as Sanada's.
But at this moment, Sanada, who was standing opposite Yukimura, had his pupils gradually contract, as if he had seen something incredible.
No matter what trajectory he hit, Yukimura seemed to anticipate it in advance.
When he subconsciously sensed that Yukimura would score and changed the trajectory of his shot...
Yukimura would then appear in the path of his shot and return it to score.
The scoring method and the visuals were exactly the same as what he had seen beforehand!
Furthermore, Sanada could sense that Yukimura wasn't predicting his shot's trajectory based on his hitting motion.
It's more like they knew his shot trajectory beforehand.
Bang!
When Yukimura scored again, Sanada asked Yukimura, "Yukimura, is this the shot you made against Tezuka?"
"That's right!"
Yukimura's empty eyes looked at Sanada, then he smiled slightly and said, "Although I failed in the Kanto Tournament, I will make him and my opponents see their own future of defeat in the National Tournament!"
"Including your future, Sanada!"
"Is that so, Yukimura!"
Sanada snorted coldly, and the shadow around him, which had been like a dark cloud, began to burn like flames.
Japan U17 Training Camp.
Are you leaving?
Kurobe was somewhat surprised to hear Oni Jūjirō say he was leaving.
It's worth noting that in his previous choices, Oni Jūjirō had chosen the opposite path from Byōdōin Hōō.
Now Byōdōin is going on another long journey, and at this time Oni Jūjirō is actually leaving?
Both Takuya and Saitō were quite surprised.
"Um!"
Oni Jūjirō's resolute face remained unchanged.
"Can you tell us why? Why are you leaving? And the U-17 World Cup is just around the corner!"
Kurobe asked, somewhat curiously.
Kurobe knew, of course, that there must be a reason for Oni Jūjirō's departure. Could it be because of the fight he had with Byōdōin after his return?
"My own abilities have reached a bottleneck."
Oni Jūjirō said calmly, "There's nothing here that can help me cross that threshold anymore."
"So I want to try going back to Okayama Oku and see the children there!"
"I see."
Hearing this, the three members of the Kurobe breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ghost Lord, since you want to go back and take a look, then go and come back as soon as possible! Also, if you're interested, you can go and watch this year's National Tournament and see how much those kids have improved!"
While some of Japan's top junior high school students were undergoing self-organized intensive training...
Several uninvited guests from the US West Coast who arrived in Japan also began their own operations.
They were none other than Kevin Smith, captain of the America West Coast team, and Billy Katie...
Kevin, who considers Echizen Ryoma his rival, came to Japan with the goal of defeating Echizen Ryoma.
Even in America, he was constantly keeping an eye on Echizen Ryoma's movements.
Especially after learning that Echizen had returned to Japan and suffered a series of defeats, Kevin was even angrier than Ryoma.
He believed that only he was qualified to defeat Echizen, and since others had already defeated him, he was determined to defeat them.
This is to prove that he is stronger than Echizen Ryoma.
Therefore, after resting for a day after landing, he and a teammate began their operation.
Our first stop was Rikkai University in Kanagawa Rikkai Dai.
"Rikkai Dai, this must be the place where the person who defeated Echizen Ryoma is located, right?" The short, blond Kevin and his teammates stood in front of the Rikkai Dai gate and said in a deep voice.
"Echizen Ryoma! I've come to Japan to find you, but I didn't expect you to have lost so much. You're no longer worthy to be my opponent. Let me defeat those who once crushed you!"
Kevin's eyes were filled with unwavering determination as he strode toward Rikkai Dai.
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