The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

On the field, Kikumaru Eiji stuck out his tongue in frustration. Damn it, it was so close!

"It's alright, Kikumaru!" came Oishi Shuichiro's voice, carrying a forced sense of encouragement.

Kikumaru's earlier loss allowed him to temporarily break free from the shock of his unusual hairstyle and refocus on the game.

Oishi Shuichiro forced a determined look in his eyes. "Look, Kikumaru, Kamiya's return speed has slowed down, which means he's not invincible. We'll definitely score on the next ball! Watch me!"

With that, Shuichiro Oishi stood behind the service line.

He took a deep breath, trying to clear his mind and focus his attention on the ball in his hands and Kamiya You's half of the field.

Then, he served a textbook topspin serve.

"Bang!"

The tennis ball flew off the racket with a strong spin, tracing a precise arc that landed perfectly on the sideline of the service court.

However, none of this was a secret to Kamiya You.

Even as Oishi Shuichiro swung his racket, Kamiya You's body had already moved to the landing point as if he had foreseen it.

Then, with his arm extended, the racket precisely met the incoming ball, and at the moment of contact with the ball, his wrist made an extremely subtle and delicate flicking motion.

"Bang!"

As if given precise instructions, the tennis ball once again transformed into a straight line, accurately smashing towards the corner of Oishi Shuichiro's left baseline.

This time, the ball was slightly slower than the previous one.

Without the slightest hesitation, Oishi Shuichiro quickly started moving and took a few steps to reach the vicinity of the predicted landing point.

"It's a topspin ball! Get ready for a high bounce!"

Based on the ball's trajectory and the sound of its spin, he made an instantaneous judgment, lowered his center of gravity, bent his knees, and brought his racket back to his shoulder, preparing to meet the topspin high ball.

When the tennis ball landed, unexpectedly, it did not bounce high as expected. Instead, it bounced extremely low with a strong forward momentum!

"Oh no! It's backspin!"

Alarm bells rang in Oishi Shuichiro's mind. It was too late to change his stance and deal with the low, forward-leaning backspin ball.

He could only stand there helplessly, watching the small yellow ball bounce lightly with a mocking air, and after its second bounce, it rolled far out of bounds.

Kikumaru Eiji was too far away to make a save.

So the two could only watch helplessly as the tennis ball bounced out of bounds.

"Kamiya You's score! 0-30!"

Shuichiro Oishi gripped his racket tightly.

Even though the ball wasn't moving fast, and he had identified it as a spin ball, the type of spin it had was quite different from what he had predicted.

What alarmed him most was that his ball sense gave him absolutely no warning of the spin that this ball would produce!

The same thing happened with that spin shot that hit him in the face; his ball control gave him absolutely no warning! What is going on...?

The next ball will be served by Eiji Kikumaru.

Kikumaru Eiji licked his slightly dry lips, tossed the ball again, and then leaped high into the air.

"Bang!"

Kamiya You watched the incoming ball, a slight smile playing on his lips.

In the previous returns, he always hit the ball within the clearly defined area between the two players, so it was easy to identify who should receive the ball.

So... what if he deliberately hits the ball in the ambiguous area between the two players' areas of responsibility?

A hint of interest flashed in Kamiya You's eyes, followed by a nonchalant retort.

"Bang!"

"mine!"

As Oishi Shuichiro saw the ball flying towards the center, he instinctively assumed it was his area of ​​responsibility and immediately started his run, charging towards the landing point.

"I'll do it!"

Almost simultaneously, Eiji Kikumaru also made his move. Although he felt the ball was slightly to the right, it wasn't out of bounds.

Furthermore, once he determined that he could handle the ball, there was no reason for him to let it go.

So, like a nimble cat, he quickly retreated from the net and pounced towards the midfield!

Both players were focused on the incoming ball and wanted to receive it well, but they completely ignored each other's presence and running routes!

"Bang!"

"hiss!"

"Awooo—!"

A muffled thud was followed by two cries of pain.

Oishi and Kikumaru collided solidly in the center of the court.

Kikumaru Eiji clutched his head, wincing in pain, tears welling in his eyes.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Daishi, what are you doing here?!"

As for the tennis ball? It had already pitifully bounced away from between them the moment they collided, rolling into a forgotten corner.

"Kamiya You's score! 0-40!"

Shuichiro Oishi put his hand to his forehead. He really hadn't expected this situation. It was mainly because he and Kikumaru had been focused on the tennis ball sent by Yo Kamiya and hadn't noticed each other's positions.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

He sighed, "Next time we need to pay attention to the other side's position."

"okk".

Then, Oishi Shuichiro steadied himself, tossed the ball, swung his racket, and delivered a standard serve.

Kamiya You's lips curled up slightly. He used the same trick again, flicking the ball with his wrist and steadily and slowly returning it to the center of the opponent's court!

"Not again?!"

However, Eiji Kikumaru was smarter this time. The moment Kamiya swung his racket, he began to observe Oishi's movements.

Seeing that Oishi seemed to be moving forward to receive the ball, Kikumaru immediately shouted, "Oishi! It's yours up front!"

At the same time, he quickly took two steps back, giving up the forward position in midfield.

Upon hearing Kikumaru's shout, Oishi immediately understood and accelerated forward without hesitation, preparing to handle the ball that was landing in the foreground.

Kikumaru stood behind him, responsible for protecting the backcourt and covering for him.

This time, as if they had rehearsed, the two moved one after the other, perfectly staggered! The initial form of their teamwork was beginning to emerge!

Oishi Shuichiro ran smoothly to the landing point, however, perhaps due to the impact from the previous collision, or perhaps because Kamiya's return shot had a slight backspin, the ball bounced up a little lower than Oishi had expected.

He hurriedly adjusted his swing posture, but the racket still grazed the lower edge of the ball and missed.

Before Oishi Shuichiro could even feel frustrated, Kikumaru Eiji's energetic voice rang out behind him, "Hey, don't worry, I'm here for you!"

It was as if Kikumaru Eiji's legs were equipped with springs; just before the ball hit the ground, he executed a beautiful one-legged hop.

With a light leap, arms outstretched, racket precisely catches the falling tennis ball!

"Bang!"

With a crisp sound, Kikumaru Eiji successfully returned the ball over the net, sending it flying towards Kamiya You's half of the court!

"Great!"

After landing, Kikumaru Eiji excitedly clenched his fist, his face beaming with the joy of success. He didn't forget to turn back and give Oishi a smug look that said, "You can never go wrong with me."