The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

As their hands clasped together, Ochi Tsukikage looked directly into Kamiya You's black pupils, which seemed to hold an abyss, and said in a deep voice:

"Kamiya-kun, I admit that you are indeed capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility of captain of Hyotei."

"I believe that under your leadership, Hyotei will achieve even greater glory in the future!"

Kamiya You's lips curled into a confident smile. "Of course!"

Ochi Tsukiko added, "Come to school another day. There's a rule that first-year students can't touch rackets..."

Upon hearing this, Kamiya You immediately interrupted, "No need, Ochi-senpai. After I enroll, I will reshape everything in the tennis club in my own way!"

"Okay." Ochi Tsukiko didn't try to persuade him further. After all, even if he was the one to announce Kamiya You's identity as the next department head, Kamiya You would still have to put on a show if he wanted to win over the public.

In that case, let Kamiya establish his authority himself; the result will be the same.

"There's one more thing," Ochi Tsukiko continued, lowering his voice slightly, "Besides my personal desire to understand your abilities as the next captain, I also have a responsibility for the Japan U17 team in this competition."

He paused, then looked directly at Kamiya You. "Given the level of the Kamiya Zaibatsu, you should be quite familiar with U17, right?"

Ochi Tsukiko sold the U17 team immediately, saying, "Regarding your abilities and the result of this match..."

"You can just say it." Kamiya You didn't see any need to hide anything. After all, were the U17s even human? They were top-notch experience packs!

Of course, if Oni Jujiro from this period were to appear, then...

At that moment, Ochi Tsukiko nodded and said "Okay".

Before turning to leave, he left behind one last sentence.

"Kamiya-kun, I'll be waiting for you in U17."

Having said that, he didn't linger any longer, and turned to leave with Hakamada Izo, who hadn't fully recovered from the aftermath of the illusion.

The two then returned to downtown Japan in a private car arranged by Yuko Fujii.

Kamiya You stood by the window, having Tanaka Sakurako give him a simple bandage on the web of his hand, while watching the black car slowly drive away.

Fujii Yuko returned quickly. "Young Master, the pharmaceutical room you ordered is ready."

Then she paused, her voice slightly tense.

"And, regarding Hyotei's recruitment plan..."

"Yukimura Seiichi, Sanada Genichiro, and Tezuka Kunimitsu all declined the invitation, citing the same reason: their preferred schools were closer to home."

At this point, Fujii Yuko paused for half a second, lowering her voice, "The failure to achieve the recruitment target was due to my insufficient assessment of the target families and other aspects. Please punish me, young master."

Then, changing the subject, he added,

"However, we successfully recruited Eiji Kikumaru and Shuichiro Oishi."

"Based on the strategy you provided, we first recruited Kikumaru Eiji, who witnessed your match in the finals, and then used his curiosity to facilitate a meeting between the two when recruiting Oishi Shuichiro."

"When faced with the offer, Shuichiro Oishi hesitated at first, but later relented."

Upon hearing this, Kamiya You's lips curled up slightly.

really,

He knows it!

Although the two have not yet formed a doubles team, Kikumaru is still an excellent catcher for Oishi.

Although they didn't manage to recruit Tezuka Kunimitsu, Hyotei's weakness in doubles has been addressed.

As for the singles position originally reserved for Tezuka Kunimitsu, he actually has alternatives.

So he said, "Then I'll penalize you with a month's bonus, and then you'll have to draft a new plan to recruit Akutsu Jin."

"Yes, young master." Fujii Yuko breathed a sigh of relief and immediately responded.

Kamiya You waved his hand, signaling the three of them to leave.

After the three people disappeared from his sight,

He unwrapped the blood-stained gauze, picked up a tennis ball, and formed a hand seal with his left hand.

Green medical chakra surged from his palms, and then the torn wounds on the webs of his hands healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then he walked toward the bench press area, ready to carry out his daily training as usual.

Although he had just outsmarted Ochi Tsukiko, and he enjoyed the feeling of being in control behind the scenes.

But it just doesn't feel as satisfying as a head-on confrontation.

So, we still need to work hard.

……

Meanwhile, over there,

As soon as Ochi Tsukiko returned to downtown Japan, he received a phone call from Kurobe Yukio.

"Ochi-kun, how did your match against Kamiya Yo go?"

Ochi Tsukiko said frankly, "I lost."

Yukio Kurobe's eyes narrowed.

That shouldn't be the case!

Although it was previously said that if Ochi Gekko lost, Irie Kanata would be substituted, that was actually just a precautionary measure.

Yukio Kurobe didn't think Ochi Gekko had any chance of losing.

Although his Mach serve is still a bit short of supersonic speed, even among the expeditionary force, apart from the likes of Byodoin, no one can return it.

How could I lose to an elementary school student?!

Suddenly realizing something, Yukio Kurobe pressed, "Did you fall victim to his 'Sensory Destroyer' technique?!"

"No," Ochi Gekko's voice came clearly, "It's not the annihilation of the five senses, but an illusion."

"Illusion..." Yukio Kurobe murmured to himself, his heart trembling.

Kamiya You has even developed a new type of mental technique?!

"I see."

Yukio Kurobe hurriedly hung up the phone, then quickly ran to the back mountain and found Mifune Nyudo.

"Mr. Mifune, the results of the match between Ochi Gekko and Kamiya You are in."

Mifune Nyudo let out a loud burp.

"Kamiya You won."

"Hiccup... Ah?!"

"That's right. According to Ochi Gekko, Kamiya You used a new type of mental attack called illusion."

"So, should we proceed with the original plan and send Ezo to the front?"

"Or should we just send an invitation to Kamiya You?"

"Let's wait until after the next national tournament." Mifune Nyudo's cloudy eyes gleamed with wisdom.

"Since that little devil Kamiya You has declared that he will dominate Hyotei, he must want to lead Hyotei to win the national championship."

"He might not accept an invitation if we send him one now."

As he spoke, he took another swig of wine before continuing.

"Moreover, the main force of the expeditionary force is currently overseas. Who in the base can keep him in check? If we let him in, he'll probably cause chaos."

Moreover, Mifune Nyudo recalled the information he had recently obtained through private channels.

Driven by the Kamiya Zaibatsu, the minimum age limit for the U17 World Cup is expected to be removed next year, allowing tennis players under the age of 17 to participate.

Hmph... This kid has quite the ambition. He wants to seamlessly transition to the U17 team after the next national tournament?

However, it does indeed fit his "little devil" personality.

Thinking of this, Mifune Nyudo took another big gulp of sake.

Alright, then he'll wait and see how this little devil tries to get past the two real "iron walls" of Byodoin Phoenix, who's likely to crawl out of hell, next year!