The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 163 The Kanto Tournament Begins

Meanwhile, the newly appointed head of Rokkaku Middle School, which was mentioned by Renji Yanagi, one of the three giants of Rikkai University, was a first-year student named Kojiro Saeki. He looked at the message sent by his elementary school classmate who had gone to Yamabuki with a solemn expression: "This is troublesome. If we run into Hyotei in the Kanto Tournament, we're doomed!"

What if we run into Hyotei before the quarterfinals? Wouldn't that mean we won't even make it to the national tournament?!

Although it's possible that Kanto will have an extra qualifying spot this year because the national tournament will be held in Kanto, giving them a chance to be revived, they still need to at least reach the top eight.

Then he glanced at Kuroba, who was squatting by the bench eating roasted corn, and Kisara, who was wearing a hat and eating fried chicken in the shadows. Then he saw his father sitting cross-legged on the bench by the field, snoring evenly. He was obviously asleep again. Oh well, in the end, he was the one who bore it all >—<.

After Hyotei's intensive training, July arrived.

July, the scorching summer heat, combined with the atmosphere of the upcoming Kanto Tournament, made things even more intense, like oil being poured into a boiling pot, ready to explode at any moment.

Because the top four in the Kanto tournament (or the top five if the national tournament is confirmed to be held in Kanto) can participate in the national tournament, they can play tennis on the biggest stage for junior high school students in Japan.

Meitoku Tennis Forest Sports Park in Tokyo, a forest park that is usually open to the public, has unusually implemented a reservation system during this period to limit the number of people entering the park.

At this time, the parking lot in the park was already filled with all kinds of buses, painted in different colors with different school logos.

"Hyotei is here!"

Someone with sharp eyes made that remark, and soon the reporters and passersby waiting in the parking lot to take pictures of the school groups getting off the buses all turned their attention to the entrance of the open-air parking lot.

Three blue buses, each bearing the character "帝" (Emperor) on its exterior, drove in.

"Squeak, squeak—squeak—"

With the sound of brakes slamming on one after another, Hyotei's three buses came to a smooth stop in the empty spaces of the park's open-air parking lot.

The car door opened, and Kamiya Yo appeared first, followed by Taro, then Atobe Keigo, and then the other regulars from Hyotei.

"Hyotei, so this is Hyotei! The best!"

"Such a strong momentum! No wonder they're considered the favorites to defeat Rikkai, the perennial champions of the Kanto Tournament!"

"That's their Minister Kamiya! And that mysterious Vice Minister Atobe Keigo who hasn't made a move yet!"

At that moment, at the entrance of the parking lot, a yellow bus with an oval pattern painted on it, in black and white with the upper half white and the lower half black, slowly drove in.

"It's Rikkai University! Rikkai's bus has arrived!"

The absolute king of Kanto, Ichiriki Kaidai Affiliated Junior High School, has also arrived at this moment!

"Wow! Two strong teams have already clashed so soon!"

"Look forward to.jpg"

"Do you think they'll start by saying some harsh words to each other before the match even begins?"

"Probably not, that seems a bit low-class."

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Just as the onlookers were discussing it, "creak..."

The Rikkai team's vehicle came to a stop, and members led by Yukimura Seiichi disembarked. Meanwhile, the regular members and cheerleaders on the other two Hyotei vehicles had already assembled behind the main players. Over a hundred Hyotei members, dressed in matching blue and white uniforms, formed a formidable blue and white army. A short distance away, the dark yellow Rikkai team, though smaller, was highly skilled. The two teams' leaders, Kamiya You with his black hair and Yukimura Seiichi with his short, flowing dark blue hair and a green headband, stared at each other for two seconds. Though they didn't speak, their eyes conveyed everything: "I'll be waiting for you in the finals!"

Although the onlookers couldn't understand their eye contact, they seemed to see the crackling sparks of electricity colliding.

With their gazes separated, Kamiya You led his team to the event registration area.

Meanwhile, Yukimura Seiichi's right hand tightened around the baseball bag. In less than a month, the Hyotei team's momentum had grown so much stronger—

In particular, he noticed that the medal on the chest of Hyotei's Akutsu Jin had gone from No. 7 to No. 5 in just three months, from last place to No. 5, and his aura was almost identical to that of Hyotei's No. 4.

This speed of progress—

Why isn't this kind of talent at Rikkai University?!

Hyotei already had three national-level talents—Kamiya, Atobe, and Mori—which was already far beyond what was expected. But then, fate sent Akutsu Jin, whose progress was phenomenal and who would soon reach national-level as well, to Hyotei as well.

How can we fight this?!

Furthermore, junior high school lasts for three years, and all of Hyotei's top five students, except for Mori, are first-year students.

I can't even imagine how terrifying the number of national-level players Hyotei will be when they reach their third year!

At the registration desk, the Hyotei group ran into the head coach and captain of Yinhua Middle School, who had just finished registering.

When Kenichi Otsuka, the captain of Ginka Middle School, saw Yo Kamiya walking at the front of Hyotei's team, his movements froze for a moment.

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Then, almost reflexively, he nodded to Kamiya You.

This is not out of politeness, but an instinctive reaction of the weak when facing the absolutely strong.

Kamiya You merely glanced casually at Kenichi and the Ginka members behind him. Ginka, a junior high school with little screen time, barely managed to stand out from the crowd and be recognized by name, but that was all.

Then Kamiya Yo walked straight past Kenichi and went to the staff to complete the check-in process.

Completely ignored, Kenichi's face flushed red instantly, but when he saw Kamiya You's imposing figure and the extraordinary Hyotei regulars behind him, his face turned deathly pale.

A strong sense of resentment, coupled with a deep sense of helplessness, welled up in his heart.

Immediately, he cried out in his heart in grief and indignation:

Why, why did they have to let Ginka draw Hyotei?!

Why?!

Kenichi Otsuka was extremely unwilling. This was his last year leading Ginka, and he had finally made it to the Kanto Tournament, only to be eliminated in the first round.

But what can be done?

Everyone sighed, mainly because he had drawn the lot himself during the lottery ceremony, so he could only blame his bad luck.

Why----

(Here, a Kiyomi Sengoku pops up: Oh dear, it's another lucky day for me~)

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