The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 113 Irie: It's only reasonable that I can't react in time.

Under the sunlight at a little past four o'clock, the four men faced off across the field. Sengoku's pure orange-red hair and Marui Bunta's deep red-pink hair stood in stark contrast, forming the two most striking colors on the court.

One of them was laughing, and the other was blowing bubbles.

But it seemed as if sparks were being scorched in the air.

Sengoku Kiyosumi caught the tennis ball thrown by the caddie and looked at Oishi Shuichiro, the first person to receive the serve on the opposite side, with an even more confident smile on his face.

There's a huge rock on the other side, that's not a safe place.

Although he was determined to win this ball and this point, Sengoku Kiyosumi was not arrogant or complacent. Although he was still smiling, his eyes changed, and the hidden sharpness in his eyes began to show its brilliance.

He was completely focused, then tossed the ball, jumped up, and while turning his body, mobilized the power of all his muscles, and Sengoku Kiyosumi swung his racket hard!

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, the tennis ball transformed into a fluorescent laser beam that shot towards the right inverted triangle of the corresponding service court, "Clang!"

After landing, the tennis ball bounced rapidly to the right.

Shuichiro Oishi's reaction wasn't actually slow. He judged the landing point only two or three seconds after Kiyosumi Sengoku served and quickly moved to the right, but he was still a whole hand's width away from the bouncing tennis ball.

"Kiyosumi Sengoku & Kanata Irie score! 15-0!"

"Great! One shot, and you're in!" Sengoku Kiyosumi happily shook hands.

Shuichiro Oishi let out a long breath. He was so close. Oh well, it was his first time receiving a Sengoku-level speed, so he had to get used to it. But he was sure he'd be fine next time.

"I'm sorry, Marui-kun, but I won't let him score like that again next time," Oishi Shuichiro said, tilting his head slightly to Marui Bunta.

Marui Bunta gave an OK sign. He knew that whether they could win this game depended largely on Oishi's performance. So, if Oishi couldn't receive Sengoku's serves, it would be very troublesome.

But this was the only arrangement, otherwise Oishi would be even less able to receive Irie's serve.

Over there, Kanata Irie stroked the light but rough fluorescent yellow fuzz of the tennis ball in his hand, a smile in his eyes, and then served.

"Bang!"

The tennis ball transformed into a yellow beam of light, hurtling straight towards the opposite half of the court and firmly pressing down on the left sideline of the service area.

But after bouncing up, Marui Bunta's figure appeared next to the tennis ball beam. "Oh dear, looks like I'm going to get hit back." Irie Kanata said helplessly when he saw this.

As he spoke, he gently pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, the lenses reflecting a white light in the sunlight, obscuring the playful glint in his eyes.

Not long after he finished speaking, a loud "thump" sound rang out.

The ball was indeed returned, and it was even returned to the half of the court that Sengoku Kiyosumi was responsible for.

Sengoku Kiyosumi's dynamic vision began to take effect the moment the ball crossed the net, the yellow beam of light being broken down or slowed down layer by layer in his eyes.

With a slight sidespin, the ball will most likely bounce to the left after landing, but there will be no trace of topspin or backspin, meaning the bounce amplitude will be normal.

And the landing point—

Based on the tennis ball's trajectory and speed, it should be near the left sideline, close to the middle of the court. Sengoku Kiyosumi's gaze swept across his assigned area like a scanner beam, instantly locking onto that spot.

Then, he sprang into action with a "whoosh," his footsteps echoing.

With a few incredibly fast strides, Sengoku Kiyosumi successfully reached the optimal hitting position the instant the tennis ball bounced off the ground. He lowered his center of gravity and slightly lowered his racket face before swinging his racket at waist height!

"Bang!"

The tennis ball flew towards the midcourt area that Marui Bunta and Oishi Shuichiro had divided up, and Oishi quickly readjusted his position as the ball left his racket.

Watching this scene from the side, Irie Kanata nodded in admiration. Sengoku's dynamic vision was indeed outstanding, able to accurately judge all the key information in such a short time as the ball crossed the net.

Moreover, his awareness is also good; he hits the ball to a less defined area on the other side to create some disruption, and quickly updates his position to better defend.

"I'll do it!"

Marui Bunta watched the incoming tennis ball beam, a sharp glint in his eyes. He called out in advance to avoid colliding with Oishi Shuichiro as they both ran in the same direction. He then quickly stepped forward and swung his racket with what could be described as a gentle force. At the same moment the ball left his racket, his wrist flicked strangely.

On the other side, Sengoku Kiyosumi felt that Marui Bunta's swing was a bit too light, so he immediately judged that it should be a drop shot. He then quickly stepped forward, but the tennis ball lightly brushed the net as it passed by, then slid to the right and finally landed with a "thud" in the half of the court that Irie Kanata was in charge of.

Everything happened so fast that Kanata Irie "didn't even have time to react." The ball bounced lightly twice quickly and without any obstruction after it landed.

"Secret Technique: Tightrope Walking"

Just then, Marui Bunta's triumphant voice came from the stadium, and he even blew a chewing gum bubble happily after speaking.

Just then, the referee announced the score: "Marui Bunta & Oishi Shuichiro score! 15-15!"

"Awesome!" Oishi Shuichiro gave Marui Bunta a thumbs up. However, he didn't seem to have seen Marui use this move when he fought the vice-captain and Sanada-kun before.

That's right. At that time, the vice minister and Sanada were like they were locked in a battle of wits, each taking turns unleashing their ultimate attacks. Marui probably didn't have a chance to use his own.

Kanata Irie adjusted his glasses and exclaimed, "Making the tennis ball travel across the net at such a high speed and drop it precisely into our half of the court, that's quite an impressive move, Marui-kun."

"I didn't even realize what was happening at the time."

(Inner monologue: Although I noticed the unusual tremor in Marui's wrist, my current strength is about equal to Marui's, so it's reasonable that I couldn't react to his special move, especially since it was the first time he used it.)

Meanwhile, Marui Bunta, completely unaware that Irie Kanata had already seen right through him, was laughing happily. It must be said that this kind of praise from an opponent is truly more enjoyable.

Kiyosumi Sengoku scratched his head in frustration. He knew that his dynamic vision had limitations, because it was currently only effective on tennis balls that were over the net. But this was the result of an evolution he had undergone during the Jr. tournament and when he played against the captain. Before that, it was only effective on tennis balls that were close to him.

Now, let's evolve again—

Sengoku Kiyosumi felt it was difficult because although Marui Bunta's tightrope walking technique was indeed difficult to defend against, in terms of pressure, it was far inferior to the captain's outside spin serve.