Juri Ueno from Kuroko's Basketball

Otherwise, why would they assign themselves to the rookie group? It's clearly to ensure a more even distribution of talent.

Otherwise, what if you get completely outplayed by the newcomers, lose your confidence, and they drive you away?

As he was thinking, Kyoichi suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten something.

"beep!"

But as Miyakoichi's whistle blew, he stopped thinking about it.

Looking at the tall and imposing Ueno beside him, Kyoichi stroked his chin and said, "Ueno, you're okay with taking the rebounds, right?"

Ueno glanced at the backboard behind him and nodded.

"can."

Then Kyoichi called out to the excited Sora Kurumaya, "Sora, you play point guard!"

"Yes, senior."

Upon hearing this, Kurumi Sora nodded excitedly.

With the positions assigned, Kurumaya Sora was the point guard, Kyoichi was the shooting guard, and Ueno was responsible for rebounding and putbacks.

On the side, watching Ueno and his group, Shin and the others stood in their positions with perfect understanding.

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Kimura, who is 1.8 meters tall, grabs the rebounds, while Murasame, who is 1.78 meters tall, is in charge of Kurumaya Sora.

As for Shin, he silently stood in front of Kyoichi, looking at him expressionlessly.

Looking at Shin's dead fish eyes, Jingyi said with a hint of smugness, "Shin, want me to give you a few points?"

Xin remained expressionless; "Okay!"

Upon hearing this, Jing was stunned.

Looking at the letter, he could hardly believe it. Was this still the same cold-hearted letter he knew?

"Beep! The match lasts for half an hour, with a ten-minute break in between!"

"beep!"

"Both sides send someone to choose heads or tails with a coin!"

On Ueno's side, Kyoichi chose the right side.

As the coin was tossed high into the air, Kyoichi's face showed a hint of tension, while Kurumaya Sora stared intently at the coin.

As Miyako grabbed the coin, he slowly showed it to everyone.

"front!"

"Haha, it's fate!"

Seeing that it was indeed a positive view, Jingyi's face lit up with joy, and he proudly nodded to Xin and the others.

Apart from Sora Kurumani, who was overjoyed, everyone else remained calm.

"Beep! The competition begins!"

A whistle blew.

Kyoichi serves.

The player responsible for receiving the ball was Sora Kurumani. Although Kurumani was slender, he had a very good foundation in dribbling.

He received a pass from Kyoichi and, with a few quick movements, dribbled past Murasame.

As Kurumaya Sora dribbled the ball out of the three-point line, he saw Kyoichi waving at him, asking for the ball.

After glancing at the letter behind the opponent, Kurumani Sora hesitated for a second before passing the ball out.

Chapter 9 Intra-team Competition

Taking the ball and looking at Shin who was defending him, Jingyi immediately backed down the ball.

With a smug look on his face, he leaned towards the basket, saying, "Xin, watch this! This is a move I've been practicing for a month!"

As he spoke, Jingyi glanced at the basketball hoop not far away, his face full of confidence.

He wanted to show these two newcomers who the strongest member of the gang was.

Just as he was about to reach the restricted area, Jingyi forcefully shoved the person behind him who was trying to block him, his eyes narrowed, and he turned around and shot the ball towards the basket.

With a confident smile on Jingyi's face, the basketball slammed hard onto the backboard.

Watching the basketball bounce high off the backboard, Jingyi's smile gradually froze, and he looked somewhat embarrassed!

"Grab the ball!"

Ueno and Murari were jostling for space under the backboard, their eyes fixed on the slowly falling basketball, each trying to get the best landing spot.

Just as the basketball was about to fall, Ueno leaped up, grabbed it with his large hand, and pulled it into his arms amidst Kimura's grim expression.

He held the basketball tightly in his arms, glanced around, and without any hesitation, passed the ball directly to Kurumatani, who had just run into an open space.

Kurumani Sora received the ball immediately but did not rush to attack.

Instead, he looked for an opportunity to pass the ball back to Jingyi.

He has good dribbling, passing, and ball control skills, but as for shooting, he'd be lucky to make five out of ten shots.

Moreover, he is not very tall, so if he takes a shot rashly, he is very likely to be blocked by the opponent.

While Kyoichi was distracted, Shin stepped in front of him and squeezed him behind him.

While squeezing Kyoichi, Shin said expressionlessly, "It's been a long time since I've laughed like this, Kyoichi. Thank you."

Looking at the expressionless letter, Kyoichi almost took action, but in the end, he turned into someone gritting his teeth.

"Xin, are you smiling?"

"I smiled inwardly."

"........."

aside.

Ueno, standing under the backboard, watched Kyoichi and Shin jostling each other, then glanced at Kurumani Sora, whose face was full of anxiety.

After a moment's thought, Ueno ran directly towards the edge of the penalty area and reached out to Kurumutani Sora for the ball.

Seeing this, Kuruma Sora's eyes lit up with joy. If no one came to receive the ball soon, he would have no choice but to bite the bullet and go up himself, because if he continued to hold the ball, he would commit a ball violation.

Kimura, who was defending against Ueno, was visibly stunned when he saw Ueno running away, and subconsciously looked at Murasame beside him.

Murasame was also completely bewildered.

According to their thinking, a rebounding player should stay under the basket.

However, since the opponent had started running, Kimura followed suit, as his task was not only to grab rebounds but also to defend Ueno.

With a quick movement, Kurumaya Sora passed Murasame directly and passed the basketball to Ueno.

"nice shot!"

He received the pass with a comfortable feel, and it landed perfectly in Ueno's running position, which made Ueno take another look at Kurumatani Sora. The opponent was definitely a good passer.

Glancing at Kimura, who was about to catch up, Ueno didn't hesitate at all. His eyes were fixed on the basketball hoop, and he jumped up and shot.

The basketball instantly drew a beautiful arc in the air.

On the basketball court, everyone's eyes unconsciously turned to the basketball.

"Shh!"

As the basketball slowly fell, a crisp sound of it going through the net rang out on the basketball court.

Score!

Seeing Ueno score, Kurumaya Sora waved excitedly, unlike the others who were shocked.

Ueno also went over and gave Kurumani Sora a high five.

"The pass was excellent."

"hey-hey!"

The game continues.

Ueno was still under the basket, while Murasame was the one inbounding the ball.

He passed the ball to Shin, who immediately passed it back, making a simple pass into the field.

Dribbling the ball, Murasame glanced at Ueno under the backboard, looking at the short Kurumaya Sora who was seriously defending him. Ueno's strength was hard to figure out, and he felt very familiar with him, but he couldn't remember where he was.

Turning his attention back, Murasame, taking advantage of his height, planned to drive past Kurumaya Sora to the three-point line and then shoot.

However, he clearly underestimated Kurumiya Sora. With a slight sway of his body, Murasame Mae planned to dribble between his legs and push his opponent towards the paint.

But just as he was about to pass the ball from his right hand to his left, Kurumaya Sora suddenly slapped the basketball.

Startled, he quickly blocked the ball back and glanced at Kurumi Sora with lingering fear.

A crossover dribble was almost swatted away by Kurumaya Sora.