The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 116 Tiger Cannon!

However, Kanata Irie seemed to have anticipated this. After a nimble movement, she effortlessly sliced ​​the ball with her right hand, holding the racket, to deflect the force. "Swoosh!"

The tennis ball beam shot back to the corner of the court where Oishi Shuichiro was in charge. A smile flashed in Irie Kanata's eyes. It was actually quite fun to tease Oishi.

As Oishi Shuichiro stared at the beam of light, his pupils contracted sharply. He immediately rushed toward it, and due to the intense running, he could even feel and hear his heart pounding violently in his chest.

But it's still far from perfect.

However, at this critical moment, a red and yellow figure appeared in front of him!

It's Marui Bunta!

It turns out that the moment he realized that Kanata Irie could receive his serve, Bunta Marui, with his short, dark reddish-pink hair and wearing a yellow Rikkai team uniform, began to move towards the midfield.

He had guessed that Kanata Irie would target Oishi, the easy target, and indeed, that was exactly what he expected. Watching this unfold, Bunta Marui's lips curled into a smile. He accelerated, sprinted forward, and then unleashed a powerful right-hand strike—"Bang!"

Under the sunlight, it burst with golden light!

The tennis ball flew like a cannonball, blasting straight into the sideline near the baseline, close to the center of the court, near Kanata E.

Marui Bunta's eyes were full of sharpness. Since the breakthrough with the 1,000 koku had not been successful, there was no need to fight to the death. Taking Irie was also an option!

"Irie-senpai, the landing point is on your right sideline, about five centimeters forward from the intersection of the baseline and the sideline."

Over there, Sengoku Kiyosumi's voice rang out quickly, "The ball is expected to spin to the right after landing."

"Roger that," Kanata Irie said calmly with a smile, then he took a lateral step to the right and his racket struck powerfully, "Bang!"

Marui Bunta caught up with the ball, not to be outdone. Then, his eyes darted around, his body leaned back dramatically, and his arm was raised high, making an exaggerated gesture as if he was about to unleash a powerful smash. Sengoku Kiyosumi immediately and quickly took a few steps back, preparing to defend the deep area.

On the sidelines, Kamiya You shook his head slightly upon seeing this. Sengoku had fallen for the trap, because Marui's serve wouldn't be a baseline drive. Although Marui's swing was much smoother than Oishi's feint, Marui's move was just too exaggerated, as if it was deliberately meant to be shown.

Just as Kamiya Yo had predicted, at the instant the racket made contact with the tennis ball, Marui Bunta's hand movements suddenly slowed down, the momentum of his right-hand racket face abruptly stopped, and then he deftly brushed upwards.

"Smack."

The tennis ball slid from the net in Kanata Irie's area to Kiyosumi Sengoku's area in a flash. "What?!"

Sengoku Kiyosumi's pupils contracted. He had been completely fooled by Marui Bunta's realistic feint. At this moment, his center of gravity and body were in the backcourt, so he didn't have time to go up to defend. The ball fell straight down and bounced twice on the ground without any obstruction.

"Secret Technique: Tightrope Walking!" Marui Bunta's triumphant voice was accompanied almost simultaneously by the referee's score announcement: "Marui Bunta & Oishi Shuichiro score! 15-0!"

"hateful!"

Sengoku Kiyosumi stared at the tennis ball bouncing to the ground, slapping his thigh in utter frustration. He truly hadn't expected that so soon after he'd won a point from Marui with a feint, Marui would snatch it back from him with a feint followed by a tightrope walk.

Why does it feel like his feint earlier opened Pandora's box?

After he used it, Oishi used it, and now Marui has used it too. Although the former was exposed by Irie-senpai, the latter got points from him.

The complexity of Sengoku Kiyosumi's inner thoughts will not be discussed further here.

Because right after that, it was Oishi Shuichiro's turn to serve. Oishi Shuichiro stood in the service area, holding the tennis ball in his left hand, and looked up at Sengoku Kiyosumi, who was waiting in a serious mood. He glanced at Irie Kanata, who was still smiling, and his right hand holding the racket tightened slightly involuntarily.

"call""

He let out a long breath, sensing that this Irie was not a simple person.

Shuichiro Oishi dismissed the thought; after all, the real test would come in their hands.

Marui-kun just scored a point, so he can't fall behind now.

With this thought in mind, Oishi Shuichiro's gaze sharpened like a hawk's, and then, he kicked off!

"Bang!"

A serve aimed straight at Sengoku Kiyosumi's chest and abdomen.

Sengoku Kiyosumi quickly dodged using his dynamic vision, positioned his racket horizontally in front of him in advance, and neatly blocked the ball back.

"Bang!"

The tennis ball flew straight towards the frontcourt area controlled by Shuichiro Oishi.

The low bounce forced Shuichiro Oishi to only be able to hit a high lob.

On the other side, Sengoku Kiyosumi, the instant Oishi Shuichiro's racket touched the ball and the ball left his racket, had already started moving like a cheetah, rapidly moving towards the net.

At this moment, the ball is still flying in the air, but he has already rushed to the best position in front of the net.

Sengoku Kiyosumi leaped high into the air with a powerful push off the ground, shouting, "Tiger Cannon!"

He roared through the air, spreading his arms and channeling all his strength into his right arm, slamming the racket down like a taut bowstring towards the tennis ball.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, the tennis ball was sent flying by the force directly to the midfield, the shortest straight distance.

"Clang"

The tennis ball hit the ground, leaving a deep crater. Its speed was astonishing, and it shot forward with a "whoosh" after landing.

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

"Nice! The score is tied!"

Sengoku Kiyosumi landed heavily on the ground, his feet making a loud thud as they hit the earth.

Then he happily and forcefully made a victory fist gesture, his frustration at being tricked by the "tightrope walking" just now completely gone.

At this moment, the pressure returned to Marui Bunta and Oishi Shuichiro.

Marui Bunta chewed his gum and blew out a big blue-green bubble. This time, instead of popping it, he sucked it back in. His eyes were serious and determined. He caught the tennis ball thrown by the caddie with a "snap" and then served!

"Bang!"

The yellow tennis ball beam pressed down once again towards the service area corresponding to Kanata Irie's backhand.

With a flick of his wrist, Kanata Irie unleashed another textbook backhand cross-court return, sending the ball straight to the tricky intersection of Marui's baseline and sideline.

"Play in the first half."

Just as Marui Bunta was about to swing his racket, he heard Oishi Shuichiro's voice in his ear.

Despite some doubts, Marui Bunta chose to comply.

"Bang!"

The ball flew from Marui Bunta's racket towards the front half of the court, the area Sengoku Kiyosumi was responsible for.

After moving into position, Sengoku Kiyosumi glanced at the opposing team with lightning speed before retaliating. At that moment, Oishi moved forward slightly, seemingly intending to move to the net, while Marui was still near the baseline in midfield.