The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 178 The Last Time, Really the Last Time

The fluorescent yellow tennis ball shot back without any pause, while over there, Niou Masaharu, who had transformed into Fuji Syusuke, and Yanagi Renji simultaneously flashed with silver light.

"What is this?!" Inoue Mamoru, who was in the best viewing and photo spot in the stands, had his pupils shrink as an unbelievable word popped into his mind.

With just one glance from Renji Yanagi, Shusuke Fuji (Niou Masaharu Limited Edition) understood his meaning. Instead of rushing to score with that ball, the two began to pull Akutsu and Sengoku apart. Finally, with another glance from Renji Yanagi, Shusuke Fuji (Niou Limited Edition) experienced another change in light and shadow, and then a figure with short, wine-red hair blowing bubbles appeared in the spot. It was none other than Bunta Marui from Rikkai University!

He's going to use a tightrope walking technique?!

Over there, Marui Bunta (Niou Masaharu Limited Edition) had already swung his racket with a gentle force, while Sengoku Kiyosumi moved directly to the left side of the net, taking advantage of the tightrope walking technique. However, the tennis ball did not land on the net, but instead pointed directly at the post next to the net. "Clang."

The tennis ball gently struck the iron post, then bounced off with a low, quick motion and landed on the court with a "thud".

Everything happened too fast; even Jin Akutsu, with his wild and exceptional ball control, couldn't make a save before he realized something was wrong.

Over there, Marui Bunta (Niou Masaharu Limited Edition) rang out triumphantly, "Secret Technique: Slamming into an Iron Pillar."

After saying that, he blew a yellowish-green bubble, which expanded rapidly before bursting with a "pop" and being sucked back in. At that moment, the referee's voice rang out, "Niou Masaharu & Yanagi Renji score! 30-0!"

"Holy crap! Hyotei conceded two points in a row?!"

"Is it possible that the few points that Hyotei lost to Rokkaku in their doubles match last time meant the end of their undefeated curse?"

"Rikkai is awesome! No wonder they've been the Kanto champions for years! Just like that, they'll take down Hyotei, this dark horse!" A passerby from Kanagawa shouted excitedly and expectantly.

"That's right, I'm absolutely not mistaken," Inoue Mamoru muttered to himself, then excitedly concluded, "It's definitely a synchronized modulation, there's no mistake!"

"Huh? Uncle? What's 'synchronization'?"

Inoue Mamoru was too tired to keep saying he wasn't an old man anymore, because it had happened too many times already. He was exhausted. So, Inoue Mamoru explained directly, "Resonance is a miraculous state between doubles players. Only the most compatible and well-matched doubles partners can enter a state of resonance. It is said that after entering resonance, the partners will have a superpower similar to telepathy, where their thoughts are synchronized!"

Meanwhile, nearby, Inui Sadaharu, listening to Inoue Mamoru's explanatory words, continued writing data in his notebook while sighing inwardly. He had actually noticed that the opposing doubles team had used Synchro, since the synchronized silver ripples were just too conspicuous and distinctive.

His sigh stemmed from the fact that, whether it was the semi-final match against Rikkai or the training camp arranged by Banro and Rikkai before the Kanto Tournament, this doubles pair had never shown any ability to synchronize with their Yamabuki team.

No, it should be said that Rikkai didn't even put these two doubles players, who could achieve perfect synchronization, in one team. They each had a separate doubles pair with one other player, yet they still managed to completely crush Yamabuki.

The gap is too big —

With less than a month until the start of the national tournament, can Yamabuki catch up in such a short time?

Inside the arena, Akutsu Jin stared at the figures of Yanagi Renji and "Niou Masaharu" amidst the interwoven silver ripples, and at their eyes that faintly gleamed with silver light. His yellow pupils rapidly narrowed to slits, and a strange mix of coldness and excitement swirled in his eyes, sending a chill down the spines of onlookers. "Sorry, my bad," Sengoku Kiyosumi said apologetically, recovering from his earlier loss. He had a preconceived notion that this move would be the tightrope walking mentioned in the intelligence report, but it turned out to be another of Marui's new signature moves—crashing into an iron pillar.

By the time he realized what was happening, it was too late.

Akutsu Jin glanced at him coldly, then moved his gaze back to the other side.

Even though your teammates are bad, a true champion can win even with a weakling!

He's the one who's going to defeat Kamiya and become the new emperor of Hyotei, how could he possibly lose to Rikkai in doubles?!

Over there, Niou Masaharu's figure changed again, and he became Akutsu Jin. Then he tossed the tennis ball high, without jumping, but instead made the starting gesture of the wave ball.

Upon seeing this, Inoue Mamoru's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and "click," he immediately snapped a photo of the two Akutsu Jins on the court.

"It's over!"

Meanwhile, seeing this scene, Sengoku Kiyosumi realized that something was wrong. Even with boxing training, he really couldn't catch Akutsu's wave ball!

Because unlike Liu Renji's ultimate move, which emphasizes both speed and power, or leans more towards speed, this is a pure power-type ultimate move.

As expected, he lost the point, and his racket was also pierced through the net, bringing the score to 40-0!

"Awesome! Renou is awesome!" The regular players from Rikkai University on the sidelines saw a glimmer of hope and immediately shouted, "Keep charging! Win the service game!"

However, Rikkai's Seiichi Yukimura and Akuto Mitsuya discovered a serious problem in the otherwise favorable situation. Renji Yanagi, who was also on the court, said, "Niou, your hands can't handle the load of those wavy balls. Don't play those kinds of balls anymore."

"I know."

In the next point, Masaharu Niou obediently refrained from using the Hadouken, and then the opposing team, the enraged Jin Akutsu, won the point with a Hadouken, making the score 40-15.

The next ball was received by Kiyosumi Sengoku, and Jin Akutsu (Nioh Masaharu Limited Edition) grinned and hit another wave ball.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a flash of gold and the sound of a racket being pierced, came the referee's announcement: "Niou Masaharu & Yanagi Renji score! The score is now 1-1!"

"This is the last time, the last time, I promise." Akutsu Jin (Niou Masaharu Limited Edition) chuckled at Yanagi Renji, who had a serious expression and seemed about to give him a flick on the forehead.

Then he lowered his head slightly, his eyes deep. Although Liu Jun didn't say it, he knew that Rikkai had a very small chance of winning this round because he and Liu Jun were not as physically strong as the two players from Hyotei, and their strength was not enough to overwhelm the opponents. Once they got into a tug-of-war, they would be finished. So they had to at least decide the outcome of one round first, otherwise it would be too embarrassing to be completely defeated.