The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 125 What's the connection between fishing, sketching, and tennis?

Kamiya You rubbed the end of the ceramic chopsticks in his hand with his fingers. Hmm, it seems that if he wants to do this kind of special training with all the mountain scenery next time, he can leave it entirely to Irie Design.

Meanwhile, Mori Jusaburo nudged Oshitari Yuushi's shoulder, who looked dazed, lost in thought about life, and mechanically eating. "Oshitari, why do you look so devastated?"

Yuushi Oshitari snapped out of his reverie, "Ah, after passing both the ball-catching and fishing tests today, Captain Irie told me to go fishing alone with my tackle after my morning run, and then sketch on my drawing board in the afternoon—"

Yuji Oshitari said he couldn't understand what fishing, sketching, and tennis had to do with each other. You don't even need a racket for either of those!

Meanwhile, Kamiya You, upon hearing this, remarked that Irie was quite reliable, having discovered so quickly that Oshitari's problem lay in his mentality. It was truly worthwhile for him to have the brilliant idea of ​​making him the third captain and coach.

Half an hour after the lively dinner, Kamiya You led the seven members of the Blue Team to a renovated area in the gym.

This area has five holes in different locations. On the far left are two parallel white stone slabs. One of them has a line of small white text written next to it: "Teeing Line," and the other has "Side Curb" written next to it.

There were eight white balls on the ground, and next to them were a basket containing a bunch of red balls and a basket containing colorful balls.

The reason he didn't go straight to the pool table is because Kamiya You felt that the difference between training and actual matches made it more unpredictable and interesting.

Kamiya Yodo, "The order of the kickoffs in this final match will be determined by a ball-splitting contest."

As he spoke, he took out an ordinary tennis ball from his pocket and gave Tanaka Sakurako a look. Tanaka Sakurako quickly understood what he meant, then took a red ball from the red ball basket and placed it behind the "starting line" near the center. Kamiya You walked behind the "starting line".

"The rules are simple: from the break line, hit the tennis ball with your tennis racket."

"Use this tennis ball to hit the target ball, causing the red ball to hit the opposite side cushion," and then bounce back.

Ultimately, whoever's red ball bounces back closer to the break line wins the right to break. They can choose to break first or let their opponent break first.

After saying that, he didn't make any further movements; with a flick of his wrist, he swung the racket.

"Bang!"

A not-so-loud impact sound.

But his tennis ball hit the left side of the red ball with pinpoint accuracy.

"Ding!"

The ball, which slid rapidly toward the opposite "side cushion," hit the stone slab with a "thud," then bounced back quickly, finally coming to a steady stop just two centimeters from the "trigger line."

Immediately afterwards, Kamiya You changed his position, and Tanaka Sakurako took out a red ball and placed it in front of a white ball on the ground.

Kamiya You swung his racket again.

"Bang!"

This time, his tennis ball hit the white ball, which then hit the red ball.

"clatter"

The red ball rolled quickly toward the nearest hole and then landed accurately in the hole.

The white ball, on the other hand, came to a steady stop in front of the hole.

"Did you see that?"

Kamiya You finished his shot. "After the break is decided, you need to hit the white ball with the tennis ball, and then the white ball will hit the target ball and eventually put it into the pocket."

"Remember, in official matches you must follow the order of the snooker rules—first the red balls, then the colored balls, then the red balls again, and so on."

As he spoke, he scanned the crowd with sharp eyes, "The most crucial thing is to prevent this white ball from going into the hole as well."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and Tanaka Sakurako took out a pile of documents from her bag. On top of the documents were several clearly printed color pictures, which she then distributed to everyone.

The first picture clearly shows the layout of a standard snooker table: the most eye-catching thing is the triangular pile of 15 red balls, followed by the initial positions of the yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black balls, and then the D-shaped area for the break.

"Slocabillon consists of 15 red balls, each worth 1 point, 6 colored balls, and 1 white ball. The initial positions are shown in the picture. The colored balls are worth 2 to 7 points, ranging from yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black."

"The specific details are in the documents you have; please refer to them later."

Kamiya You paused for a moment, then said, "Of course, the official matches will be held on a raised standard snooker table. This ground simulation is mainly to help you get a feel for it."

"Now, you are free to practice hitting the ball, putting it in the hole, and so on."

"In short, you only need to understand one thing: our Blue Team's goal is to be number one!"

"Yes, Captain!"

The crowd responded loudly.

Then, Atobe Keigo was the first to try it, and he found that it was indeed not easy. Although he had pushed the white ball, the sliding distance was much less than he had imagined, and the white ball did not bounce in the direction of the red ball he had placed.

Then he saw Jiro Akutagawa next to him hit the white ball away. Hmm, it seems he still needs to be careful to control his strength.

For a moment, the gym was filled with all sorts of sounds: "smack," "thud," and "clang" (the sound of the white ball hitting the equipment).

"Ugh, this is so hard!" Jiro Akutagawa complained after several failed attempts. He had thought it would be easy because the club captain had played it so easily.

After everyone failed a few more times, Kamiya You gave some guidance, "Atobe, move the point of impact you choose to hit the white ball one centimeter to the left."

"Shishido, push with your forearm, imagine you're making a precise short-range interception. The key is the landing point, not the power."

"Saito, breathe, relax your shoulders, don't be so stiff."

With the help of someone with the Sharingan, Kamiya You's guidance was incredibly effective (provided that the person being guided successfully followed his advice).

The next three days consisted entirely of morning and afternoon training, drinking "devil's drinks," followed by evening practice sessions. The members of the Blue Team experienced a bittersweet mix of pain and pleasure (they could clearly perceive their own progress).

Soon, it was the sixth day of the training camp. It was 8:30 in the morning. In the living room on the first floor of the villa, the three teams, having finished breakfast, walked in one by one, and then they discovered:

The original sofa and table in the living room have all disappeared, replaced by three standard-sized snooker tables.

The dark green countertop was spotless and gleamed with a soft sheen under the bright overhead light.

The fifteen red balls, as if measured with a set square, were now precisely arranged in a triangle near the center, with the colored and white balls also in their respective positions.