Goku's Journey to Another World from Naruto

Chapter 332 Selflessness
In the coffee shop, after seeing Goku win the round, Takumi Ryuji remained silent for a few seconds, then asked Kurobe Yukio with a strange expression:
"Are you sure this is really a beginner? Can a beginner play at this level?"

He couldn't help but feel strange. He knew very well Echizen Ryoma's strength. Even before he had received training from them, his strength was already in the upper-middle range. If he received training, he would most likely be able to enter the top ten.

And yet, such an excellent player lost to a beginner in a match? A beginner who was playing tennis for the first time?
This kind of thing would seem utterly absurd to anyone who heard it.

Yukio Kurobe remained expressionless, his eyes fixed on the screen, and said calmly, "Don't doubt my eyes; my eyes have never failed me."

The fact that Mifune Nyudo could entrust him with training and control means he must have some skills.

Even before Wukong started fighting, he had been observing his opponent. Wukong's various actions led him to conclude that his opponent was a genuine beginner, not the kind of actor who pretends to be weak but actually has the skills of a movie star.

"That"

After receiving his confirmation, Takuya Ryuji no longer doubted it. After thinking for two seconds, his expression gradually became excited.

"Then haven't we stumbled upon a peerless genius this time?!"

It's important to understand that the purpose of their training camp is to cultivate outstanding players who can compete in the U-17W Cup, which is a world-class tournament.

If they could acquire a player of Wukong's monstrous level, their team would undoubtedly be even stronger!
“Yes, I had the same idea, but I’m not sure of his age yet,” Yukio Kurobe nodded.

Participants in the U-17W Cup must be 17 years old or younger, so Goku's age is crucial. Although Goku looks young, he can't easily determine if his opponents are 17 or younger. (Note: In The Prince of Tennis, 17 or 18-year-olds look no different from 20 or 30-year-olds.)
“That is a problem, but it doesn’t matter. If he’s over 17 and can’t play in the U-17W Cup, we can let him play in professional matches!” Takushiro Ryuji pondered, resting his chin on his hand.

Although their main purpose in training players is for the U-17W Cup, they would also be proud if they could train outstanding professional players.

"Well, let's wait and see. The game isn't over yet. Let's see what kind of performance he can deliver."

Yukio Kurobe said no more and just focused on watching the game.

On the court, Ryoma rotated his wrist and massaged his arm muscles to relieve the slight discomfort.

Then he picked up the racket and glanced back at the tennis ball lying quietly on the ground.

He knew very well why his smash C hadn't landed perfectly on the ground: it was because at the last moment before hitting the ball, his movement was slightly distorted by a sharp pain in his arm.

In tennis, a sport that demands extremely precise control, even the slightest mistake can disrupt the original trajectory of the ball. Therefore, it is perfectly normal that the smash C was not executed perfectly.

Is your arm alright?

Seeing him rubbing his arms, Wukong couldn't help but ask with concern.

"fine."

Longma turned around and replied to him indifferently.

His arm only had some muscle soreness, but otherwise he was fine.

Then, he looked at Wukong and continued, "You're very good. I lost the last round. As agreed, I will use the Selfless Realm to start this round."

Although he is a person who is quite unwilling to admit defeat, he is also a person who can accept defeat. He did lose the last round, so he will keep his word and achieve a state of selflessness.

Moreover, given the current situation, it would be difficult for him to continue fighting Wukong unless he were to transcend his selfless state.

"Really? That's wonderful!"

Upon hearing his words, Wukong's eyes lit up.

Although playing tennis is very fun and brings him great novelty and unique enjoyment, what he cares about most is the state of selflessness.

After all, the realm of selflessness is related to his martial arts advancement, and in the face of martial arts, most things have to take a back seat.

"Then the third game will begin! Echizen will serve in this game!"

Momoshiro Takeshi issued the instructions befitting a referee at the opportune moment.

Upon hearing the command, Ryoma lowered his hat brim, took a tennis ball out of his pocket, and said to Goku, "Well then, watch closely, Muwo."

As he finished speaking, his eyes became calm, like the surface of a lake without a ripple of wind.

Immediately afterwards, a silvery-white aura suddenly erupted from his body, and his entire aura became completely different from before.

"It's here! The little one's state of selflessness!"

On the sidelines, Kikumaru, having escaped Inui's threat, once again took on the role of commentator.

He clenched his fist, his eyes sparkling, and said with absolute certainty, "Using the Little One who has reached the state of selflessness, we can definitely turn the tide and defeat that guy!"

Beside him, Inui Sadaharu adjusted his glasses and said calmly, "Based on the existing data analysis, Echizen—Waaaaah!!"

Before he could finish speaking, Kikumaru covered his mouth, silencing him completely.

"Just shut up, A-Qian!!"

Ignoring the antics of Kikumaru and Inui Sadaharu on the sidelines, Goku's eyes lit up when he saw the changes in Ryoma.

"Is this the state of 'no-self'? It seems somewhat similar to having no intention in one's mind."

He muttered to himself, stroking his chin.

The state of no-self is when the mind is reduced to nothingness, and the body no longer needs to think before acting. Instead, it reacts unconsciously based on the body's actual experience. Only those who have broken through the limits of the body can use this state.

It is also known as one of the two great realms in the world of tennis.

"Hmm, I need to experience it more carefully."

After thinking for a moment, Goku said to Ryoma, "Hey! Let's begin!"

He needs to be able to better sense the changes in his opponent during the match.

Ryoma nodded.

Under normal circumstances, a person who enters the state of selflessness cannot hear external sounds; they are completely immersed in their own world.

But for some reason, he could hear and respond to the outside world.

"Watch this shot closely."

He said calmly, then tossed the ball high into the air and swung his racket!

Snapped!
The tennis ball flew swiftly over the net in a beautiful arc, landing in Wukong's half of the court.

Having already determined the landing point, Wukong moved his body ahead of the landing point and waited intently.

He noticed that this serve was unlike any of Ryoma's previous serves, suggesting it had something special about it.

His gaze followed the tennis ball as it moved, and when it landed, he stared at it intently, trying to see if anything was different.

The next second, the tennis ball landed and rubbed against the ground at high speed, the intense friction creating a puff of white smoke.

Then, it didn't bounce up again, but rolled towards the net.

? ?
Upon seeing this scene, Wukong immediately widened his eyes.

Another one featuring Earth?

No, this can't even be called touching the ground; it didn't bounce at all, it just rolled directly on the ground!

"It's here! Tezuka's Zero-Shiki Serve!"

Kikumaru's commentary is back online. Watching Ryoma score on the first ball, he crosses his arms, nuzzles Inui Sadaharu beside him, and says smugly, "How about that! Inui, I told you the little guy could turn the tide after activating the state of 'selflessness'!"

Inui Sadaharu did not refute, but simply adjusted his glasses and said calmly, "Let's continue watching."

On the viewing platform,

"What, what is this?!"

"What did that brat just do?!"

Apart from the middle school students who had seen this serve before, and high school students with extremely strong skills like Oni Jujiro, everyone else stared in shock and disbelief at the tennis ball rolling on the ground.

What the hell is that serve? It doesn't even bounce!

On the court, Goku paused for two seconds, scratched his face, and asked Momoshiro Takeshi, who was sitting on the referee's chair by the net:
"Um, is it possible to intercept this kind of ball before it hits the ground?"

He knew that volleys were possible during a rally because he had seen Momoshiro Takeshi and Oni Jujiro play together before. However, he thought about it and realized that volleys during a serve were something that had never happened before.

Sure enough, Momoshiro Takeshi shook his head and said, "No, Goku, the receiver cannot volley the ball before it touches the ground."

"That's true."

After receiving confirmation, Wukong smacked his lips, looking at the tennis ball that was no longer moving on the ground, his eyes full of admiration.

"That's a really amazing serve. If you can't volley it in time, there's no way to break it."

Although he would be able to tell whether Ryoma used the Zero-Shiki serve after this, he wouldn't be able to return it if he couldn't volley it.

We can't just let him scrape the grass and beat us back, can we?

On the other side, after Ryoma hit the Zero-style serve, most of the silver-white aura around him dissipated, leaving only his left arm still wrapped in it.

"That is the gateway to the depths of the realm of selflessness! A supreme technique perfected through countless refinements!"

Kikumaru said with an excited expression.

"During the national competition finals, Little One was already proficient in using the Hundred Refinements of Self-Mastery, and now he's even more skilled!"

The Limit of Self-Mastery through Hundred Refinements, also known as the Limit of Thousand Refinements, is one of the three ultimate gates to the Selfless Realm. It allows you to concentrate all your strength in one place, doubling the power, spin, and destructive force of a tennis ball, while greatly reducing the energy consumption required to activate the Selfless Realm.

However, it has one drawback: the reaction ability of other parts of the body that are not focused on gathering power will be reduced.

However, Ryoma overcame this weakness because he could skillfully use the power of the Hundred Refinements to transfer it to various parts of his body at will.

"Oh? That seems interesting. It's definitely a good method for him."

Wukong naturally noticed this change and affirmed it in his heart.

He initially expended a lot of energy when he first opened up the realm of no desire in his heart, but through continuous exploration and practice, he was able to control his energy consumption to an acceptable level.

Of course, he was able to do all this thanks to his physical abilities, which far surpassed those of ordinary people.

If an ordinary person were to achieve the same level of mastery as him, their physical strength would be completely insufficient to keep up.

The state of selflessness, being similar to having no desire in one's heart, also requires physical exertion that ordinary people like Ryoma cannot bear. Therefore, Ryoma concentrating his power in one place to greatly reduce his physical exertion is naturally the most suitable method for ordinary people.

"Hey, let's continue."

After concentrating his refined power on his left arm, Longma raised his eyes and said calmly.

"Hehe, come on!" Wukong nodded in agreement.

Snapped! !

This time, Ryoma didn't hit the zero-style serve again, but instead hit a regular serve that was twice as powerful, fast, and spinny as before.

A normal opponent would probably be on high alert and take this seriously, but Wukong didn't. He simply maintained his previous ease and casualness, and with a single swing of his arm, easily returned the ball.

Facing the incoming ball, Ryoma first transferred his honed strength to his legs, greatly increasing his speed.

Immediately after arriving in front of the predicted landing point of the tennis ball, the power is transferred to the left arm again.

Immediately, he adopted a slicing stance and slashed the bouncing tennis ball downwards from a high position!
call out--! !

In an instant, the tennis ball turned into a yellow flash, drawing a half-circle in mid-air.

The tennis ball, which was supposed to fly towards Goku's left half of the court, mysteriously changed direction after passing over the net and plummeted towards the right half of the court!

"It's here! It's Fuji's Swallow Returns to Its Nest!!"

Kikumaru's eyes lit up, and he said confidently, "That guy definitely won't be able to withstand that little guy's attack!"

As one of Fuji Syusuke's signature techniques, Flying Swallow Returns to its Nest possesses an unpredictable flight trajectory.

At this moment, Wukong did not expect that his flight trajectory would suddenly change drastically, and his body had arrived at the place where he should have landed in the left half of the field under the normal trajectory.

Of course, another reason why Kikumaru judged that Goku could not catch this attack was that after using the Swallow Return, the tennis ball would slide close to the ground after falling, making it impossible for a normal person to catch it!
"That's quite an interesting move."

When he saw the tennis ball veer sharply to his right, making a sharp turn in front of him, Goku raised an eyebrow in surprise and instinctively chased after it.

When he saw the tennis ball land and slide close to the baseline, he paused for a moment and instinctively tried to stop himself.

But before he could stop, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Huh? This ball doesn't seem to be completely flat against the ground.

Thinking of this, he suddenly sprinted forward, quickly caught up with the tennis ball, and then swung the racket hard!
call out--! !

This seemingly unbreakable Flying Swallow Returns to its Nest technique suddenly shot towards Ryoma at an even faster speed, then swept past him before he could swing his racket!
"What?! The Swallow Returning to Its Nest was driven back?!"

When this happened, not only the confident Kikumaru, but also the junior high school students who knew the power of the Swallow Returns to Its Nest, and even the high school students who were shocked by the strange trajectory of the Swallow Returns to Its Nest, stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

What was with that guy's speed just now?! They feel like they're seeing things!?

Ryoma, seeing the ball returned and even conceding a point as a result, showed no emotion whatsoever.

After all, the first requirement for entering the state of selflessness is to have no distracting thoughts. No matter what kind of turbulent events occur in the outside world, they will not cause any ripples in his heart.

"Wukong scores! Score 15-15!"

Momoshiro Takeshi promptly announced the score.

After he announced the score, Ryoma swung his racket again, and the hidden ball from Chitose Senri was hit.

"Where's the ball? How did the ball disappear?"

Many spectators were shocked again, staring wide-eyed as they tried to find the tennis ball, but couldn't find it no matter how hard they looked.

On the field, however, Wukong's gaze remained unwavering.

He was unaware that Ryoma had just launched what was known as the "disappearing ball," because his gaze was fixed on the ball, on its unusual trajectory.

Then, as it falls, the racket swings out violently!
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(End of this chapter)