The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 174 Akutsu: Wave Ball? I learned it through my own skill!

A beam of yellow light shot out from Masaharu Nioh's racket, plummeting straight towards the left half of the court with the right baseline.

Akutsu Jin, who was in the second half of the field, quickly caught up, "Bang!"

He also returned a baseline shot, but it was quickly countered by Niou Masaharu, who returned the ball to defend.

"Bang!"

Looking at the yellow light flying back again, and thinking about how he hadn't scored on several consecutive points, especially since it was during his service game, Akutsu Jin couldn't help but feel a little irritable.

It's so annoying. Although he could sense that the two opponents' defenses were not impenetrable, he was confident that with a few more rounds, his beast-like intuition and explosive power would be enough to tear through their defenses.

But what about maneuvering? A back-and-forth tug-of-war?

Akutsu Jin declared that he refused! He preferred violent crushing!

With this thought in mind, Akutsu Jin was about to activate his wild state, but then he suddenly remembered seeing Kawamura Takashi in the stands before. At the same time, he recalled the scene a few years ago when Kawamura Takashi was burning with passion on a street court, trying to persuade him to play tennis. Suddenly, an almost mischievous idea, with a hint of "showing off" towards a specific audience member that he himself was unaware of, suddenly popped into his mind.

His agitation was gradually replaced by a strange excitement, and Akutsu Jin slowly grinned into a smile that was both ferocious and unrestrained.

Ha, then let's just use that trick!

Kawamura, take a good look! This move shines brightly in his hands!

As for the ridiculous idea that "he didn't create this move, so he doesn't have the copyright to use it," it didn't even linger in Akutsu Jin's mind for a millisecond.

Akutsu's logic is simple and brutal enough:

This is something I learned through observation, practiced, and fought my way to master! So it's my weapon! Who cares who invented it first!

A thousand thoughts raced through his mind, but only a second had passed in reality. Akutsu Jin changed his posture, his left foot firmly planted on the ground, his right toes barely touching the ground, and his right hand smoothly pulled back in a long, curved arc. At this moment, his racket handle pointed downwards, and then his left hand smoothly gripped the racket. He began to gather power in a two-handed grip. "Wow! This posture looks so familiar! It looks like that guy from Yamabuki used before!" a passerby exclaimed.

As for Takashi Kawamura, the person in charge of Yamabuki, he instantly recognized the move that Jin Akutsu was about to use the moment Akutsu made that signature backswing motion.

Kawamura Takashi involuntarily widened his eyes, and his mouth opened wide enough to fit a tennis ball.

I was shocked to think:

That's ridiculous!

That posture—that backswing angle—that feeling of gathering power—Akuzu is definitely using the starting stance for a wave shot, there's no doubt about it!

So, so—so Kuzu—he can also use the Wave Ball?!

Meanwhile, Niou Masaharu, on the other side, was intently scrutinizing every detail of Akutsu Jin's move while remaining on high alert. "Thump!"

Akutsu Jin's posture suddenly changed. His right foot, which was originally touching the ground, slammed back like a battle axe, making a dull thud. At the same time, he flicked his wrist, and the racket face, which was pulled back to its limit, instantly flipped from a strange underhand position to a forehand position!

Immediately afterwards, his left hand gripped the end of the racket handle with the speed and force of an iron clamp, forming a standard two-handed grip. His entire body was like a compressed spring suddenly released, and his power was instantly concentrated in the racket, which then crashed into the tennis ball with a loud "Whoa!"

The moment his racket collided with the tennis ball, Jin Akutsu couldn't help but let out a low growl that suppressed his power. At the same time, the muscles in his arms began to bulge visibly, and the veins under his skin stood out like coiled dragons.

From a distance, they look like neatly arranged blocks of hard rock covered in strips of moss. "Wave-sphere!"

With this deafening shout, Akutsu Jin's pent-up power finally poured out from its only outlet!

"Bang--!!"

A terrifyingly loud bang, far exceeding the volume of an ordinary shot and like a small explosion, ripped through the noise of the stadium!

A visible shockwave spread outwards from the racket. The tennis ball, at that moment, transformed into a fiercely burning golden beam of light, trailing a blazing white tail!

It violently tore through the air, its target aimed directly at Liu Renji, who was known for his data (and for his skill and mental strength) near the bottom line!

Fast! Too fast! And it was ruthless and devastating!

For the first time, a look of shock was clearly reflected in Yanagi Renji's usually calm and all-knowing eyes. "Niou, the ball will land on the far left sideline, about three centimeters in front of the baseline. Only you can catch this ball."

Although he was still calling out the time, his voice was somewhat distorted.

Based on the stats displayed by Akutsu Jin, Yanagi Renji decisively and wisely passed the ball to Niou Masaharu. "Roger! Puri~"

Without the slightest hesitation, Niou Masaharu displayed astonishing explosive power and speed, accurately lunging towards the position reported by Yanagi Renji. Although Niou Masaharu successfully made the standard defensive preparations he could, at the moment the burning golden beam of light made contact with his racket, "Sizzle!"

The incredibly resilient racket strings in his hand offered no resistance whatsoever, as fragile as a spiderweb, and were pierced through by the beam of light, leaving a charred and shocking hole!

The ball effortlessly broke through the inadequate speed bump and slammed into the ground with undiminished momentum, creating a noticeable and deep crater. Several fine cracks appeared around the crater, and the tennis ball did not bounce out but continued to spin violently at the bottom of the crater, wisps of smoke rising from its friction, before finally coming to a slow stop.

Upon seeing this, the referee paused for a moment before announcing, "Akuzu Jin & Sengoku Kiyosumi score! 30-0!"

"Oh my god!! Kawamura! Kawamura, did you see that?! Akutsu! Akutsu from Hyotei can also use your Hadouken!!"

The Yamabuki Middle School camp erupted in chaos. A second-year student grabbed Kawamura Takashi's shoulder and shook him violently, almost incoherent with excitement. "6! I knew I wasn't mistaken, that's the same move that guy from Yamabuki used before! Exactly the same!" On the other side of the stands, a passerby exclaimed excitedly, "What do you mean 'exactly the same'?! Akutsu's Hadouken is clearly a hundred times more powerful than the one that Kawamura guy used!"

This is absolutely terrifying! This is tennis played by a first-year student?!

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"Amazing!"

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