The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Jin Akutsu gripped the handle of his racket, which was slippery from being soaked in sweat, and turned to leave the court.

Just as he took a step, a clear and magnetic female voice sounded beside him.

"Akuzu-kun, the club president asked me to tell you that you still have a long way to go if you want to challenge him."

Yuko Fujii then changed the subject, "But your potential has reached the entry threshold for the Kamiya Zaibatsu's recruitment program for tennis stars under the age of 15."

"Therefore, the minister has granted you a special contract."

As she spoke, she handed over a contract with a business card tucked inside.

Akutsu Jin subconsciously took it.

You have two days to carefully read and consider all the terms of this contract.

Yuko Fujii continued speaking at a moderate pace, "If you decide to accept, please call the number on the business card to contact me."

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Yuko Fujii, and I am currently the manager of the Hyotei Tennis Club."

Having finished her explanation, Fujii Yuko didn't look at Akutsu Jin again, nor did she wait for his response, as if she had completed a predetermined procedure.

She turned sharply and quickly chased after Kamiya You in the direction he had just left. Her black skirt drew a decisive arc, and her figure soon disappeared at the entrance of the stadium.

Akutsu Jin stood frozen in place, the heavy contract in his hand and the gold-embossed business card seeming to burn with heat.

He looked down at the Kamiya Zaibatsu logo on the contract cover, his mind a complete mess.

Humiliation? Opportunity? Trap? Charity?

A variety of complex, sharp, and contradictory emotions tangled like a knotted hemp, tightly binding and gripping his heart.

He didn't even know how he left Hyotei.

Akutsu Jin felt dazed the whole way, as if the bustling traffic and noise of pedestrians around him were separated from him by a thick layer of frosted glass.

In his mind, the cold reality of 6-0, Yuuji Oshitari's calm face as a victor, Yuko Fujii's words to You Kamiya that "he still has a long way to go," and the gold-embossed logo on the heavy contract in his hand flashed alternately.

As I opened the door, the familiar aroma of curry wafted towards me.

Yuki Akutsu, wearing an apron, poked her head out of the kitchen with her usual smile. "Rin, you're back? What's up today...?"

Before she could finish speaking, her smile froze instantly, her gaze fixed on the conspicuous abrasion and bruise on her son's left cheek.

"You got into a fight again?!" Akutsu Yuki's voice suddenly rose as she put down the spatula and hurried over.

"Mind your own business! You nagging old woman!"

Jin Akutsu irritably threw down those words, grabbed his golf bag, and stormed straight back to his cramped room.

"Bang!" The door was slammed shut, cutting off everything from the outside world.

He leaned against the cold door panel, his golf bag slammed against the corner of the wall.

He let out a low growl to vent his frustration.

After a while, he took a deep breath, stood up, walked to his desk, roughly pulled open a drawer, and rummaged through it to find the worn-out medicine box.

Then, he turned to the mirror on the table, whose edges were slightly broken, and unscrewed the cap of the iodine solution bottle.

A pungent odor immediately filled the air.

He used a cotton swab to apply a dark brown liquid roughly to the wound on his cheek.

The moment the iodine touched his broken skin, the sharper, more peculiar stinging pain made him involuntarily furrow his brow.

After treating his wound, he took a deep breath and laid the "Talent Investment Plan Contract" out heavily on the table.

Then he forced himself to calm down and read it carefully, word by word.

Tennis Rising Star Investment Contract

Party A: Shengu Group

Party B: Jin Akutsu

"Skip this unimportant stuff."

Chapter One: Training Objectives...

The cold, impersonal staircase was listed in black and white on white paper.

Akutsu Jin looked closely and saw that reaching "a total of 10 in five dimensions" within a month, "15" in five months, "20" in a year... and "professional level" in four years, with a total of 30 in five dimensions.

"The sum of the five dimensions?"

He frowned, silently chewing on the unfamiliar word.

Although he didn't understand how to measure this thing called five dimensions, he was "professional level"...

Even though he didn't like tennis, he had heard about the superhuman level of professional players in this world where tennis is famous.

Reaching professional level in four years...

Akutsu Jin instinctively doubted whether such a thing could be achieved, but when his gaze shifted downwards, the text in Chapter Two, "The Obligations and Resource Investment of Party A," captivated his attention like a magnet.

Chapter Two: Obligations of Party A...

When the words "Fully cover the tuition, meals and accommodation expenses of Party B at Hyotei Academy" came into view, his breath caught in his throat.

Tuition, meals, and accommodation are all free!

These words instantly transformed into a heavy hammer, striking his heart with devastating force.

Akutsu Jin couldn't help but think:

Once the contract is signed,

that,

That old woman no longer had to work as a coffee shop waitress and then drag her tired body to take on extra cleaning jobs late at night in the dead of winter, in order to raise money for his tuition and fees.

Well, that way, I won't have to spend time taking care of her if she gets too tired one day.

Old women should honestly do some easy work.

His fingers flipped through a few pages somewhat hastily, his gaze sweeping over the clauses about priority signing after becoming a professional and profit-sharing ratios, but he didn't examine them in detail.

Until the title "Phase-based Reward Mechanism" popped up:

A regional-level achievement bonus of 10 yen.

A prize of 50 yen is awarded for achieving the Kanto level qualification.

A national-level achievement award of 300 million yen.

A professional debut with a prize of 1200 million yen, appearing in the main draw of his first ATP/WTA tournament.

All bonuses will be credited to your account within three days.

A string of numbers and zeros danced before his eyes, making his throat dry and giving him a dizzying, unreal feeling.

Akutsu Jin's eyes gleamed with the light of money.

Receiving these bonuses, even if they are only at the regional level, can greatly alleviate the pressure of life.

The old woman no longer had to beg the landlord for more time to pay the rent.

And if you receive the Kanto-level prize money

Then they might be able to move to a larger, newer apartment and no longer have to deal with the hassle of old, broken pipes that require frequent repairs.

As for the higher amount, Akutsu Jin never imagined his family would have that much money, so he hadn't thought about what to do with it yet.

But having money is definitely a good thing!

Akutsu Jin was filled with hope for the future.

However, as he continued to look through the contract, the cold terms immediately dampened his enthusiasm by more than half.

The assessment and exit mechanism in Chapter Four is like a Damocles' sword hanging over our heads:

If the phase goals are not achieved, a three-month improvement plan will be launched.

If the target is not met for two consecutive phases or the professional level is not ultimately achieved, Party A has the right to terminate the investment.

At the same time, Party B shall compensate Party A for the actual training costs incurred (including tuition, catering, accommodation and other related expenses) in accordance with Article X of this contract, and pay an annualized interest rate of 4% on the funds occupied.