The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

However, even the No. 7 regular pick at Hyotei Academy is this strong...

Akihiro Toyoda's gaze suddenly turned distant.

He looked up at the Hyotei team's white and blue section outside the arena, which appeared exceptionally neat, and his gaze finally settled on Kamiya You, who was in the center position.

I can't even imagine what kind of strength the top-ranked players at Hyotei must have, especially Captain Kamiya!

Hey,

Akihiro Toyoda silently lowered his head.

Given the level of their tennis club, it feels like they'll never have the chance to face such a strong opponent in a major tournament in their lifetime, and it's impossible for them to do so privately either. After all, who would willingly offer to train with or play friendly matches against such mediocre players in their tennis club?

Meanwhile, as Kiyosumi Sengoku finished shaking hands after the match and turned to walk off the court, the Hyotei cheerleaders' loud chants rang out from the sidelines.

"Victory belongs to Hyotei! Victory belongs to Hyotei!! Victory belongs to Hyotei!!!"

Sengoku Kiyosumi stopped with a smile, stretching her arms out in all directions, as if "embracing" for a moment the triumphant horn sounding for the victor.

Although his opponent was much weaker than he had imagined, the joy of winning the match was just as strong as ever.

Fried fish is so satisfying!

Sengoku Kiyosumi thought happily, and then he saw that Sakaki Taro, who had been sitting on the coach's bench, had already left through the stadium exit. He quickly put his arms back and strode away from the stadium as well.

"Sengoku, not bad, you won so easily." Shishido Ryo patted Sengoku's innocent shoulder.

"Completely crushing!" Mukahi Gakuto also gave him a thumbs up.

Meanwhile, Akihiro Toyota, who was still on the court and saw Kiyosumi Sengoku receiving praise from his teammates, was filled with mixed emotions. He stood there for a while before quietly packing up his bag and leaving the court.

After the two players, Kiyosumi Sengoku and Akihiro Toyota, along with their coaches, left the court, some spectators remained, murmuring in disbelief.

"An all-first-year lineup, yet they shut out all five games...!"

"I knew Hyotei was strong, but I didn't expect them to be this strong this year!"

Tetsuya Mizuno, a first-year student at Yae Sakura Academy, gripped his racket tightly, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Because their next opponent is likely to be Hyotei, their coach sent him to scout out the enemy's situation.

But after watching five games now, what's the point of playing? There's no way they can win.

Tetsuya Mizuno said: Coach, why don't we just throw it out now and try again next year?

Well, I have to pray that if we're grouped with Hyotei again in next year's regional tournament, we won't run into them too early. Even if we're the runners-up in the regional tournament, that would be fine too.

Not far away, under the shade of a large tree, Liu Lian'er stroked his chin. "Tsk, I originally wanted to gather information on the top three players on their team, but I didn't expect that none of them played in these five games..."

Then, Renji Yanagi's phone pinged. He opened it and saw that it was a message from a member of the club who had been sent to Seigaku to watch the game.

[Seigaku swept their opponents in the first round, but lost a doubles match and a singles match in the second round, making it a narrow victory.]

[Of Seigaku's regulars, their strongest are their captain, Yamato and Yuta, but even Rikkai's weakest regulars can easily beat them.]

Liu Lian'er looked at the message, a hint of doubt flashing in his narrowed eyes.

Why is Seigaku, which Agan insisted on going to, like this?

Beside him, Inui Sadaharu adjusted his white glasses, writing the final stroke in his notebook.

Then, in his mind, Inui Sadaharu marked a line in the column for Sengoku Kiyosumi's data.

Inui Sadaharu browsed through the data he had recorded in his notebook regarding the strength displayed by the seven players from Hyotei who had taken the stage, his eyes filled with solemnity.

Even though Hyotei's top three or even top five teams didn't play, with the current strength of their second team, Seigaku would be no match for Seigaku without first-year students.

If we include the four first-year students, only Tezuka and Fuji can be sure of winning the singles matches. In doubles, he and Aaron, facing any doubles pair that Hyotei played today, can only be said to be evenly matched at best, and may even be slightly at a disadvantage.

Moreover, this doesn't even include the top players on Hyotei's first team.

At that moment, he heard Yanagi Renji's voice, which sounded like a half-smile, "Agan, I'm quite surprised. In this regional tournament, the players that Seigaku fielded were all second or third-year students, and they were so weak."

"Does Seigaku not have a single strong first-year student? If you do, why didn't you guide them to emulate us and Hyotei in their innovations? That's not like you."

Inui Sadaharu pushed up his black-rimmed glasses again. "It'll be soon, Renji. When Seigaku and Rikkai meet in the Kanto Tournament, our strength will definitely surprise you."

Liu Lianer raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Then I'll wait and see."

Then, he walked toward the Hyotei army, which was celebrating Sengoku Kiyosumi's victory.

"Excuse me, excuse me. I'm from Rikkai University. I have something important to discuss with your minister."

Upon hearing this, the members of Hyotei on the periphery involuntarily looked towards Kamiya You in the center. Kamiya You nodded slightly, and the members quickly made way for Yanagi Renji.

Renji Yanagi thus slipped through Hyotei's "encirclement" and stood before Yo Kamiya, bowing slightly before saying, "Hello, Kamiya-kun. I am Renji Yanagi from Rikkai University."

"Since Minister Yukimura is currently overseeing the Rikkai University regional tournament, he is unable to visit you in person. However, he has specifically asked me to convey his sincere greetings to you."

"In addition, I am here to convey to you a proposal for cooperation on behalf of Minister Yukimura."

"Captain Yukimura hopes that after this regional tournament, our Rikkai University tennis club can have a joint training camp with your Hyotei Academy tennis club. What do you think?"

Let's sleep together...

Rikkai University extended an invitation to a training camp before the Kanto Tournament, perhaps to get a feel for Hyotei's strength beforehand...?

It's not impossible, after all, this kind of understanding is two-way, and Hyotei can also probe Rikkai's current strength.

Furthermore, after the training camp, he could find an opportunity to have a match with Liu Renji in front of him.

I wonder what skills Liu Renji will drop?

Kamiya You glanced at Yanagi Renji with the same look he'd given leeks, then said succinctly, "Okay."

"As for the specific time and location of the training camp, as well as the training content, you can discuss it with Fujii."

As soon as Kamiya You finished speaking, Fujii Yuko stepped forward and handed Yanagi Renji a plain business card with her phone number and work email address on it.

"Hello, Liu, I am the tennis manager of Hyotei. I am in charge of Hyotei's external liaison."

Renji Yanagi took the business card. "Yes, I will pass it on to the department head."

After that, he left Hyotei's "encirclement".