The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 237 Sengoku and the Perfect Uniform

Inside the arena, the four players switched sides.

Akutsu Jin strode forward, clenching his teeth with incredible force. His wildness had actually been defeated by a bootleg?!

Although the pirated version wasn't powerful enough, it was only by adding the effect of the Gate of Selflessness and using a speed-type ultimate move that it managed to overcome his ferocity.

However, regardless of the reason, the fact remains that he was defeated. Ultimately, it's because his wildness was too weak. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to be copied. After all, during the training camp, Niou never changed his appearance even once.

Damn it!

Akutsu Jin raised his head and looked at the strangely smiling "himself" opposite him, his eyes filled with an uncontrollable beastly killing intent.

Meanwhile, Sengoku Kiyosumi gripped his racket tightly. No, this can't go on. He had to think of a way. Boxing tennis couldn't break through the opponent's defense for the time being. Tiger Cannon serve, with its current stats, meant the probability of scoring from the two Rikkai players later was extremely low.

so----

The realm of selflessness was the only breakthrough that Sengoku Kiyosumi could think of. Although he had already reached the limit of the realm of selflessness—the limit of being tempered a thousand times—he had tested it, and even so, his value was only close to the national level, just a tiny bit short, but he just couldn't break through.

A burst of power below the national level would be utterly useless against two national level opponents, except for wasting one's own energy (which is why he hasn't used it yet).

So————

Then there's only one option—

A resolute glint flashed in Sengoku Kiyosumi's eyes. The only way to win this match was to open the third door!

Shortly after Sengoku Kiyosumi clarified his goal, the halftime break ended.

The four men took their places again.

The umpire announced, "It is now Kiyosumi Sengoku & Jin Akutsu's service game! Jin Akutsu will serve first."

Jin Akutsu kicks off, "Bang!"

The fluorescent yellow ball tore through the air, spinning violently as it hurtled towards the corresponding area on the opposite half of the field.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Niou Masaharu, transformed into "Akutsu Jin," moved.

With a peculiar smile, his racket erupted in crimson flames the instant it touched the ball. "Akuzu Jin" (Niou Masaharu version) unleashed Sanada Genichiro's Fiery Aggression, "Bang!"

The fiery impact traveled along the racket face, and the tennis ball shot out as a blazing streak of light.

Jin Akutsu roared as he met the attack, but seconds after his racket struck the tennis ball, the net string hissed under the strain and then snapped with a "crack".

The ball flew through the racket again.

"Genichiro Sanada & Masaharu Niou score! 0-15!"

The referee's voice fell coldly.

This sound was not accidental. Although it was Jin Akutsu's serve, Rikkai was scoring repeatedly, 0-30, 0-40...

The scoreboard on the opposite side kept turning pages, but for Hyotei, it was a huge and glaring 0.

Sengoku Kiyosumi felt powerless, Akutsu Jin beside her was filled with irritable resentment, Hyotei's teammates outside the court cast expectant glances, and the two captains gave her stern looks (?). (Well, although Hyotei lost the first game, Kamiya You said that it was normal, after all, the opponent was Rikkai, and Sanada and Niou had improved a lot since the original story.)

(Although Sengoku and Akutsu are much stronger than they are in the current timeline of the original story, their starting point is still far behind that of Sanada and the others.)

(Therefore, being able to widen the gap to this extent is already quite impressive.)

(As for the outcome of this round—)

(Let's see if Akutsu breaks through to Ashura Shinto or Sengoku breaks through to Muga.)

(If none of these work, then that's it, *shrug*)

(Anyway, Kamiya You said he wasn't in a hurry, he'd just take a look casually, suspense is what makes things interesting)

Inside the arena, Kiyosumi Sengoku gritted his teeth. Although his dynamic vision had helped Akutsu to some extent, their defenses were always breached by him. He had always been a hindrance to Akutsu, and many times Akutsu had to turn the tide. This time, Akutsu was helpless. Kiyosumi Sengoku looked at Akutsu Jin, who was like a trapped beast, and he also wanted to take Akutsu flying. He wanted to switch roles with Akutsu Jin one day and take on the responsibility of turning the tide in difficult situations!

Thinking of this, Sengoku Kiyosumi frantically recalled the images in her mind.

He recalled the time when he consulted Irie Kanata, his sparring partner, about the secrets of the third door.

"Sengoku, if you want to succeed, you must rediscover your original love for tennis, that love that is not bound by external things."

Kanata Irie pushed up his glasses, a bright smile spreading across his face.

Sengoku Kiyosumi silently pondered the key point in Irie Kanata's words:

The initial passion —

My initial love for tennis was a love unrelated to winning or losing —

He had tried to find it many times before but failed, and this time, he was already on the field and could not afford to fail again.

Kiyosumi Sengoku recalled his childhood, but no matter how he recalled it, he only played tennis as a child because he was happy that he could crush his opponents with his eyes and win the game, which is why he gradually fell in love with playing tennis.

Completely contrary to what Irie-senpai said, no, no, this is absolutely not going to work. Sweat dripped down his forehead and onto the court, leaving dark marks.

At that moment, Rikkai's two players scored another point, bringing the score to 2-0. The referee's words, "Rikkai is in the lead," struck Sengoku Kiyosumi's heart like a hammer.

Sengoku Kiyosumi's thoughts were thrown into a daze by the knocking.

Meanwhile, as the referee announced, "It is now the service game of Genichiro Sanada and Masaharu Niou, with Masaharu Niou serving," Masaharu Niou walked to the service court. At that moment, Kiyosumi Sengoku's thoughts drifted back to his days after joining Hyotei.

He recalled the many times he lost after joining Hyotei; he had lost to the captain, the vice-captain, Irie-senpai, Mori-senpai, Akutsu—

He had lost to many people, but at that time, he was not very disappointed, depressed, or sad. He remembered why he decided to join Hyotei after losing to the captain in the Jr. Tournament: it would be very interesting if there were such strong peers in the tennis club.

He recalled his exploration of incorporating boxing into tennis after consulting Kamiya-kun. Even though he hadn't played with anyone or won any matches, he had only studied techniques and failed repeatedly. But even seeing progress made him happy. In particular, Sengoku Kiyosumi remembered that day, when the moonlight was like a ribbon, casting a soft silver glow on the windows of the Hyotei Tennis Club's activity area.

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