Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 40 Good and fun-loving

Nobuhiko Okamoto excels in confrontation, but his speed is slightly lacking, while the opposite is true for Murasakibara.

Murasakibara is fast and has strong explosive power. He is the fastest player in Shohoku. His performance in confrontation seems average, but it depends on who he is compared with. Kusanagi Shibaune is lighter than him, so he may have an advantage in confrontation.

With his extreme reaction and excellent explosive power, even if Kusanagi Shibaune broke through his defense, Murasaki was always able to adjust his pace in time and stick to him like taffy.

In order to get rid of Murasakibara, Kusanagi Shibune had to expend more physical energy.

This further increased his physical energy consumption and reduced his scoring efficiency.

Soon, Kusanagi Shibune fell into a physical crisis.

Hu~hu~
After scoring again, Kusanagi Shibaune bent over and supported his knees, breathing heavily, sweat constantly sliding down his cheeks and dripping onto the floor.

"Quick attack!"

At the first moment, Mumu quickly ran to the front court.

Looking at Murasaki who still had some strength left, at this moment, Kusanagi Shibune felt like Hamilton's dog and had an urge to vomit.

Despite this, he still chased after Mu Mu with tired steps, panting.

Akagi served the ball with great force, and the basketball rushed to the front court like a cannonball, making a whistling sound.

When the ball fell, Murasakibara jumped up quickly and caught the ball steadily.

When Murasakibara received the ball, Kusanagi Shibune chased up from the flank and tried to block Murasakibara's offensive route.

While Kusanagi Shibune was still unstable, Murasaki performed a smooth bow to the Buddha.

Murasaki's sudden pause made Kusanagi Shibune think that the opponent wanted to shoot, and his body subconsciously straightened and raised up.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Murasakibara easily broke through Kusanagi Shibaune with a fake shot and scored a layup.

shuh~
The basketball fell steadily into the net, making a crisp friction sound.

Offense and defense transition!

Kusanagi Shibune was really tired. This series of fierce offensive and defensive battles had pushed his physical strength to the limit, and he was completely relying on his willpower to support himself.

In order to save energy, he had to let his teammates carry the ball across half court and then pass it to him.

However, his teammate's passing intention was too obvious.

Almost the moment the ball was passed, Murasakibara had already seen through everything. He quickly adjusted his pace and pounced on it.

slap~
Mu Mu was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and completed the steal in an instant.

Without hesitation, Murasakibara started another fast break and rushed to the front court.

"idiot!"

Kusanagi Shibafune couldn't help but swear, but he still chased after him.

This fast break was different from the last one. Even though the Wuyuan players were eager to return to defense, Murasakibara, who was in perfect harmony with the ball, was far ahead of them. They could only watch him rush into the basket and make a layup.

With Murasakibara scoring another goal, Shohoku's net score has reached double digits.

There was loud applause and cheers from the audience, and they were all cheering for Murasakibara's wonderful performance.

Among them, some Wuyuan girls even betrayed their camp and joined this group.

Mu Mu has a handsome appearance, and his temperament is elegant yet resolute, especially since he is wearing the jersey that symbolizes the handsome guy - No. 11!
Compared with Murasakibara, the ugly and deformed players of Takezono are more than one level inferior.

Even the scumbag Oda Ryumasa who will join Takezono in the future doesn't look that handsome. Even so, Oda Ryumasa is very popular in Takezono.

I can only say that the Wuyuan girls are really hungry!
The game continued. As physical energy consumption increased, Kusanagi Shibaune's passing and ball control were no longer stable. Even his shooting lost its original accuracy, and his error rate increased significantly.

He was too tired, not only physically but also mentally. What kind of people were his teammates?

For a moment, even the women's cheerleading team realized that the situation was very unfavorable to them.

They saw it all and were anxious, but they could do nothing but pray for the team, hoping that the team could turn the situation around and win. However, the situation on the field would not change because of the girls' prayers.

As Kusanagi Shibafune's energy was exhausted, the Shohoku team quickly took control of the initiative on the court and further expanded their score advantage.

Kusanagi Shibaune was still trying hard to hold on, but his persistence did not bring the team any hope of victory.

With seven minutes left in the game, Xiangbei had established a lead of over 20 points.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Coach Takezono immediately replaced Kusanagi Shibune.

On the other side, Coach Anxi waved his hand and replaced five of the main players to prepare for tomorrow's big battle.

In this game, Xiangbei's defensive strategy played a very good effect.

Although Kusanagi Shibafune performed well, he still lost the game cleanly.

After the game, Mu Mu took a deep breath and walked towards Wu Yuan's bench with firm steps.

The Wuyuan players were surprised by Murasakibara's arrival and they looked at him warily.

Murasaki did not back down. He walked straight up to Kusanagi Shibaune and kindly expressed his desire to exchange jerseys with him.

Kusanagi Shibaune hesitated for a moment, and finally accepted Murasakibara's proposal.

In full view of the public, the two successfully exchanged jerseys.

With the opportunity of exchanging jerseys, the relationship between the two was unknowingly brought closer.

During the communication, Murasakibara praised the ground passing skills demonstrated by Kusanagi Shibune in the game and took the initiative to ask about the ground passing techniques.

Kusanagi Shibafune did not boast about his experience and shared some of his experiences in ground passes.

Murasakibara was very serious, afraid of missing any details, which greatly increased his progress in learning ground passes.

However, Kusanagi Shibune was too tired.

Soon, Kusanagi Shibafune took the initiative to end the conversation and left with his teammates.

"Pity!"

Mu Mu sighed slightly and decided to wait a few days before going to ask for advice again.

At this point, the learning progress of the ground pass has reached 30%.

After the game, most of the Xiangbei players stayed and prepared to watch the next game.

The winner of the next game between the two teams will be their opponent in the next round, and one of the teams is Miuradai.

As one of the top eight teams in last year's county tournament, Miuradai had a bye in the first round and today is also their first game.

While waiting, Mitsui returned with Horita Tokuo and his two companions. No one knew where they had gone just now.

Among them, the three members of Horita Tokuo each held a cardboard box.

Mu Mu asked curiously: "Mitsui, what did you buy?"

"I can't help you for now, but I want to do my best for the team."

At Mitsui's signal, Tokuo Horita and his two companions opened the box.

The three boxes contain drinks, popcorn and... bananas!
As soon as he saw the banana, Akagi's expression instantly turned pale.

"Mitsui!"

Akagi's roar suddenly sounded, and he grabbed Mitsui's neck with both hands and shook him hard.

On the side, Mu Mu spread his hands and sighed.

Mitsui, you are on the road to death and there is no turning back. The key is who you can beat. You are such a novice and you love to play!

(End of this chapter)