The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Over there, Sanada Genichiro breathed a sigh of relief the moment Kamiya Yo let go, quickly rubbing his right hand while feeling somewhat annoyed.

I was so engrossed in my thoughts that I unconsciously used too much force when shaking hands, and now I'm getting retaliated against, which is hard to say anything about...

After the two exchanged a cryptic handshake, the assistant umpire took out a tennis racket and asked Kamiya You, "Kamiya, which one?"

Kamiya You thought for a moment, then guessed: "rough."

Upon hearing this, the referee turned the racket upside down and spun it on the court.

The racket spun rapidly for a few seconds before losing its balance and falling over, with the "A" mark on the bottom of the racket handle facing down at that moment.

The referee said, "Rough. Kamiya will make the first choice."

Kamiya Yo raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

Sure enough, he finally guessed right once.

"Then I'll serve first."

Seeing this, Genichiro Sanada clicked his tongue inwardly, licking his back teeth with some annoyance.

Seriously, this guy even got to serve first...

However, on second thought, Genichiro Sanada felt it didn't really matter, since breaking Yo Kamiya's serve first would be the same.

As an elementary school student who had never lost a game to anyone except Yukimura Seiichi since he started elementary school, and who was so unbeatable that no one could even take a single match from him, Sanada Genichiro was extremely proud.

Even though he had just lost to Kamiya You in the handshake, Sanada Genichiro was still convinced that he would win this match.

Therefore, after declaring his choice of the right half of the field, Genichiro Sanada made a boastful statement.

"Kamiya-kun, although you gained a slight advantage by serving first, I will ultimately win!"

Upon hearing this, Kamiya You raised an eyebrow. So confident?

Then I hope you don't break down too quickly later, Genichiro Sanada.

He casually replied, "Oh? Is that so?"

At the same time, he twirled the racket in his right hand several times like he was spinning a pen, then suddenly gripped it vertically with a "whoosh," and pointed it forward with an imposing air.

"But based on your assessment, that's still a long way off!"

After saying that, Kamiya You put away his racket and turned to walk towards the baseline.

His action once again elicited excited shouts from the surrounding girls, "Ahhh! Kamiya-sama is so cool!"

"Kamiya-kun, beat him to a pulp!"

However, some viewers expressed their inability to accept this.

For example, Ryo Shishido, who lost to Genichiro Sanada in the previous quarterfinals.

He adjusted his blue baseball cap, which he had been wearing backwards. "What the hell? This guy's way too arrogant!"

"They're already putting on airs before the fight even starts?!"

"His opponent is Sanada, and he shows absolutely no nervousness, acting so arrogantly?! I bet he's going to crash and burn later!"

"No, Sanada Genichiro will be the one to lose!" A rebuttal voice chimed in from the side, even though it was Sanada Genichiro who had made the threat first.

"Who are you?" Shishido Ryo turned his head and his first reaction was not the displeasure that his idea was not agreed with, but: This guy looks familiar. I think I saw him when we were drawing lots for the round of 16.

"Sengoku Kiyosumi".

"Ryo Shishido".

The moment they heard each other's names, they instantly recognized each other as losers in the quarterfinals, one to Kamiya You and the other to Sanada Genichiro.

For a moment, the two felt a strange sense of mutual appreciation.

At that moment, Mukahi Gakuto, with his bright pink bob, spoke the truth: "So you two become fans of whoever you lose to and hope that person wins."

"Shut up!" the two said in unison.

On the court, Genichiro Sanada, the person involved, gave a slight hum and said, "Let's let the tennis decide."

Next, the two players each went to their respective halves of the court for a five-minute pre-match warm-up.

After warming up, Kamiya Yo walked to the service area, and Sanada Genichiro also got into a receiving position.

At this point, the referee announced, "Then, I now declare the match open!"

"This match is between Kamiya You and Sanada Genichiro, and it will be decided in one game."

"Kamiya You serves first, game over."

The semifinals of the Japan National Youth Championships have officially begun.

"Snap"

Kamiya You easily caught the tennis ball tossed to him by the caddy, holding one in his hand. He glanced at the black baseball cap still on Sanada Genichiro's head, and a dark glint flashed in his eyes.

Tsk, why aren't you taking them off during the competition?

Honestly, it's really annoying to look at.

Ok,

Then let's get rid of it!

So, Kamiya You slightly turned to his right, got into position, and then juggled the ball with his left hand.

The ball fell with a "thud" and then returned to his palm.

Repeatedly, several times,

Then, he gently tossed the ball upwards.

Then he quickly pulled his right foot back, bent both legs at the same time, and leaned his body back like a fully drawn bow, his eyes following the tennis ball in the air.

He jumped up suddenly the moment the ball fell.

The black shoelaces fluttered gracefully in the air.

"Here it comes again, it's coming again!"

"Kamiya-kun's topspin serve!"

Viewers who watched Kamiya You's last match were thrilled.

At that moment, Kamiya You aimed at the falling tennis ball in mid-air, raised his right racket overhead from below, and then swung his body and racket in one smooth motion.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the tennis ball shot out.

Genichiro Sanada quickly ran to the right and then stretched out his racket to receive the ball.

But to his disbelief, the ball bounced directly toward his face.

"What?!"

Genichiro Sanada's pupils suddenly contracted, and he hurriedly pulled back his racket, but it was too late.

Then I heard:

With a "snap,"

The dark blue baseball cap was blown away by the tennis ball, spun wildly in the air a few times, and then landed on the ground with a "thud".

"Kamiya You scores! Score: 15-0!"

"What the hell?!" Shishido Ryo was instantly stunned. Wasn't the spin of this ball a little off?!

Meanwhile, Kiyosumi Sengoku stroked his chin. "Hmm? Why is Kamiya-kun's ball speed so slow this time?!"

A skinny passerby nearby agreed, "Who can argue with that? I was able to see the ball this time."

"No? This is slow?! Sanada didn't even have time to change position!"

"Of course it's slow. When I played against Kamiya last time, Kamiya's tennis balls were so fast they practically disappeared."

"Huh?!" Shishido Ryo wanted to express his doubt, but then felt that Sengoku Kiyosumi and the passersby had no reason to lie to him, so what came out of his mouth was an exclamation, "Is this the speed a primary school student can hit?!"

Meanwhile, inside the arena, Kamiya You keenly noticed the doubts of the audience outside, thinking to himself:

That's different.

After all, the essence of an outside spin serve is to exert tremendous mental pressure, that is, to make someone watch helplessly as the ball bounces towards their face without being able to stop it.

Therefore, if the ball speed is so fast that Sanada Genichiro doesn't even feel it before his hat goes off, that would be a bit disappointing.