The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 148 Doubles 2: "Civil War at Yamabuki"

Upon hearing the matchup list, Inui Sadaharu from the Yamabuki team's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his lips. Nice!

Hyotei's formation perfectly aligns with their Tian Ji horse racing strategy!

Ban-ya is just too strong! It seems the old fox is still the wisest! (Everyone was debating the final lineup, so the matchup for Yamabuki was ultimately decided by Ban-ya.)

So, Hyotei is on the first or third layer of a mille-feuille, right?

In short, the first step of Yamabuki's winning plan is complete.

Inui Sadaharu pushed up his glasses. "Now, all that's needed is for Higashi and Minami to win, and their Yamabuki victory plan will be one-third complete."

Hmm, although this win rate...

"Go, Dongfang and Nan!" Putting aside Shengxian's words, Inui Sadaharu chose to be the first to cheer on the two.

Kawamura Takashi, standing to the side, chuckled sheepishly, "Don't feel pressured, just do your best."

Beside him, Fuji Syusuke, upon hearing this, silently handed over a tennis racket. Kawamura Takashi instinctively took it, and then his expression suddenly changed. He was completely ablaze, and flames seemed to appear on the background wall as if they were burning fiercely. "Burning—! What do you mean by 'do your best'?! We have to crush them! Burn! Blow all those Hyotei guys away!"

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On the field, Banta Mikiya watched this scene with a kind smile, quite satisfied with the current match between the two sides.

Whether they win or not is another matter, but he predicted Hyotei's coach's lineup and tactics correctly, which is quite an achievement.

Young man, you still need more practice.

As Kamiya You watched this scene, so familiar and memorable from the anime, become a reality, a smirk played on his lips. Truly magical realism.

and----

Kamiya You's gaze fell on Akutsu, who was poised to attack, and Sengoku, who still wore a playful smile. His smile deepened at that moment. This matchup lineup—wasn't this a "Yamabuki civil war"? ("▽")

In the original storyline, Sengoku and Akutsu from Yamabuki will be added, and they will face off against Yamabuki's iconic doubles pair, Masami Higashikata and Kentaro Minami, in the final of the tournament.

Sengoku was even the captain of Yamabuki in the original story, but now they are fighting for Hyotei, eager to take down Yamabuki's doubles team.

How interesting!

Meanwhile, facing Kawamura Takashi's enthusiastic background and speech, Higashikata Masami, whose short, light green hair was neatly combed back and styled with odorless hair wax, nodded unsurprised. "Leave it to us."

Kentaro Minami, sporting a black afro hairstyle, quickly gave an OK sign.

Then, the two walked toward the court with their rackets in hand, and ran into Kiyosumi Sengoku and Jin Akutsu of Hyotei at the wire fence gate.

The moment the four locked eyes, the air seemed to freeze and pressurize, as if sparks were about to fly.

Then, the four of them separated and walked onto the court one after another, arriving at the net.

The moment the four players shook hands at the net, a deafening roar erupted from the stands: "Hyotei will be the winner! Yamabuki will be the loser!"

"Hyotei will win! Yamabuki will lose—!!"

"Sengoku! Senseki! Akutsu! Akutsu!"

Meanwhile, off the field, the Yamabuki Junior High school area, organized by Inui Sadaharu, chanted in an orderly fashion, "Go Touhou! Go Minami!"

"Yamabuki won!"

Among them, Takashi Kawamura, holding a tennis racket "gifted" by Syusuke Fuji, had the loudest voice. He even spontaneously added, "Burning! South! East! Smash them all away! For the glory of Yamabuki! Burn—!!!"

Meanwhile, the four players on the court, upon hearing the cheers, remained calm despite having witnessed them before. However, Higashikata Masami and Minami Kentaro of Yamabuki felt the terrifying power of Hyotei's turn of the away game into a home game and the immense psychological pressure they were under when they were truly surrounded by this all-encompassing, massive wall of sound on the court.

However, they are not alone.

With that thought in mind, Kentaro Minami and Masami Higashikata waved in the direction of Takashi Kawamura and the others. Kentaro Minami even made a gesture of clenching his fist and pounding his chest, as if to say, "Leave it to him."

Then, Kentaro Minami and Masami Higashikata smiled and said to Jin Akutsu and Kiyosumi Sengoku, who were separated by a net, "Nice to meet you."

Sengoku Kiyosumi smiled and replied, "Nice to meet you."

Akutsu Jin snorted. He hated this unnecessary pre-match routine the most. However, although he didn't reply, he didn't say anything harsh in the atmosphere either.

The assistant umpire, tennis racket in hand, walked to the side of the net, his gaze sweeping over the four players before finally choosing to ask Sengoku Kiyosumi, whose smile was particularly bright and cheerful, "Sengoku, which one?"

Kiyosumi Sengoku grinned and, based on his intuition, said, "Rough."

As he spoke, he revealed a set of neat, white teeth.

Upon hearing this, the referee placed the racket face down on the ground, then exerted force with his right hand and spun it sharply. The racket immediately began to spin rapidly like a top, and the metal frame rubbed against the ground, making a "shush" sound.

Then, with a crisp "thud," the racket hit the ground, vibrated twice before coming to a complete stop, and at that moment, the mark at the end of the handle clearly pointed downwards.

"Lucky!" Kiyosumi Sengoku's smile widened even more. It was another lucky day.

Jin Akutsu nodded in satisfaction; he always liked to go first. "Our service game, huh?"

As he spoke, he turned to Sengoku Kiyosumi and said, "Sengoku, I'll go first."

"Okay." Sengoku Kiyosumi actually thought either way was fine.

The two players on the opposing Yamabuki team weren't so happy. Although starting doesn't guarantee a win, starting later means losing the initiative and making it easier to fall into the opponent's rhythm, especially if the opponent scores the first point.

But that's the reality, and we can only accept it.

On the bright side, at least we can get a feel for the opponent's stats, right?

After a five-minute warm-up, the referee announced, "The match begins! This match is between Jin Akutsu & Kiyosumi Sengoku of Hyotei Academy and Masami Higashikata of Yamabuki Middle School."

Kentaro Minami, game over.

"It's now Jin Akutsu and Kiyosumi Sengoku's serve."

Jin Akutsu stood in the service court, precisely catching the tennis ball tossed to him by the caddie, his movements carrying a unique wildness and restraint—

Hidden with rage, he grinned menacingly, and instead of juggling the ball, he tossed it high into the air with a "whoosh."

The fluorescent yellow tennis ball traced a bright upward arc under the sunlight. Akutsu Jin's eyes followed the tennis ball closely. He accurately seized the best moment, quickly pushed off the ground and jumped, rotated in the air, and then swung his arm!