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This is the first time readers have ever seen such an unruly team.

For a moment, I felt a sense of disgust.

The game officially started, and Miyagi was enraged by Itakura Daijiro's foul language. Forgetting his responsibilities as a point guard, he did not pass the ball to Rukawa Kaede immediately, but instead went around Itakura Daijiro, which caused him to waste time and the ball was intercepted by Toyotama captain Minami Ryo.

Sakuragi Hanamichi was also affected by Kishimoto and failed to get into the zone.

Shohoku lost their rhythm, and Toyotama's run-and-gun offense came into full play. They attacked at a rapid pace, with 80% offense and 20% defense, and scored one after another before Shohoku could even react.

Only one minute had passed, and Shohoku was already down by nine points!

This infuriated the readers, who were furious that Shohoku, who had finally made it to the national tournament and were constantly being provoked, performed so poorly.

"I'm so angry!"

"Damn Kishimoto, why don't you just die?!"

They vented their anger on Feng Yu.

A basketball team with a hooligan mentality and no adherence to sportsmanship is really hard to like.

Kishimoto Masashi, who was just passing by, was very troubled. He felt that someone was cursing him.

Kishimoto has essentially adapted to the pace of serializing Naruto ahead of time.

At this moment, he looked at Higashino Hibiki with a long gaze, making Higashino Hibiki feel embarrassed.

"Kishimoto-kun, the style of Naruto is dark. Is this to reflect the characteristics of ninjas?" Hibiki Higashino asked.

"That's part of the reason," Kishimoto replied, having apparently forgotten what had just happened. "Or rather, it was for the sake of a dark style that I chose the ninja theme."

His expression was very serious. "After all, there's already a lighthearted 'One Piece' in Jump."

"If Naruto is similar in style to One Piece, then I will never be able to compare to Oda, even though they are both mainstream shonen manga."

Hibiki Higashino was shocked.

As expected of a super popular cartoonist, he is second to none in terms of awareness.

From the very beginning, Masashi Kishimoto was ambitious!

“It’s not so easy to defeat Oda,” Hibiki Higashino walked up to Masashi Kishimoto, picked up a G pen, and said, “Let me teach you how to draw speed lines.”

……

Hibiki Higashino's life was proceeding in an orderly manner, while at this very moment, Mirai-sha was in a complete panic.

In just one week, on April 2nd, "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day" will premiere!

This was their first time facing a high-investment animated series broadcast, with half of the company's funds going towards "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day".

The budget for one episode of the anime is 1500 million yen, and there are eleven episodes in total. If it flops, it will be a huge loss.

Most of the members of "Mirai-sha" have only recently graduated, and they are under a lot of pressure.

"Nan, how's the communication with TV Asahi going?" Kiko Takagi, dressed in an office lady skirt and black stockings, remained calm and didn't panic in the chaotic company.

Maintaining professionalism as a manager.

Nan Qianchun said, "The time has been agreed upon. The TV station has reserved the prime time slot of 6 pm on the 2nd, and the advance preview has also been released."

“Hmm.” Kiko Takagi nodded, glanced at her schedule, and stopped an employee.

"Ms. Miyamori, you're in charge of production for the third episode, right? Is the schedule keeping up?"

Kiko Takagi isn't worried about the quality of the work; in her opinion, it's excellent and a contender for the best original anime of April.

My only concern is that the employees' inability to maintain the high-intensity work will affect the quality of the work and the production schedule.

“Most of it is already finished,” Production Manager Miyamori replied immediately, “but there are 20 storyboards that Director Asahina hasn’t finished drawing yet, and I’m still waiting.”

Kiko Takagi frowned. "The first episode is about to air, and the storyboards for the third season aren't all finalized yet? What's Asahina up to?"

After finishing her work for the day, she breathed a sigh of relief and went to find Asahina Yuko.

Unexpectedly, no one was in the supervision room.

After stopping Minami Chiharu, she learned that Asahina Yuko was in the storage room.

There is a closed space there, usually no one goes there, it is empty and quiet, a good place to clear your mind.

Kiko Takagi suddenly realized that he had been in seclusion drawing storyboards.

The high heels made a sound in the storage room, but Asahina ignored it.

Even after Kiko Takagi came to her side, Yuko Asahina remained silent, her head bowed as she pondered something.

“The Search for Menma Committee…” she murmured to herself.

This is the title of the third episode of "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day," and I don't know where in the plot it refers to, but it has caught Asahina Yuko's thoughts.

"How is it?" Kiko Takagi asked softly.

"Ah!" Asahina Yuko was startled, letting out a gasp, "It's Takagi-senpai..."

She breathed a sigh of relief, then used her pencil to hold the manuscript paper.

"I don't know how to draw the atmosphere of the grown-up friends gathering together to search for Menma."

Undoubtedly, everyone was left with a shadow because of Menma's departure, and their lives were changed.

The gathering of believers and disbelievers is not something that Higashino Hibiki could easily depict with a simple script.

"Thank you for your hard work," Kiko Takagi patted her shoulder, "but please hurry, I need to see you by this time tomorrow, don't delay!"

Her expression turned terrifying, and her tone changed from comforting to chilling.

Yuko Asahina had goosebumps all over the back of her neck. She trembled slightly and whispered, "Okay, I understand."

……

At Hibiki Higashino and Akemi Akemi's home.

On the weekend, Hibiki Higashino was working on the storyboard for "Millennium Actress" while laughter kept coming from next to the television.

"Cyborg Soda Superman 2.0, charge!"

The little girl's innocent voice rang out.

Higashino Hibiki shook his head. He was already in junior high school, and he couldn't understand why Nakajima Akane liked watching cartoons meant for children.

"Ah, it's commercial break! What a pity, we didn't get to see the new form of Cyborg Sodaman 2."

"Does this thing have new forms?" Hibiki Higashino couldn't help but wonder.

When he came to his senses, he realized that the storyboard in his hand was already a mess.

Higashino crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it into the wastebasket, then rubbed his temples.

He wasn't in the right frame of mind or inspired at the moment, which is why he was easily distracted.

Hibiki Higashino got up and went to another living room, where he sat down on the sofa in front of the television.

"Ah! Mr. Toriakino!" The little girl's eyes lit up, and she sat up abruptly. "Excuse me, did I disturb you?"

Hibiki Higashino said not to worry about it, "I'll just clear my head."

The TV started airing commercials; it was for Ultraman, or maybe it was a women's clothing ad!

Higashino Hibiki stared in disbelief as Mother of Ultra, shrouded in a veil and wearing leather boots, walked through the city with a swagger, finally striking a pose before the advertising slogan appeared.

He completely forgot that the little girl was watching too.

After regaining his senses, he quickly said, "Why did you come to my house today?"

"Because Mom isn't home," she pouted.

"Mrs. Nakajima asked me to take care of Akane, saying she has work today." Akemi Akemi came over with a yogurt and handed it to Akane Nakajima.

"Eh, Mrs. Nakajima also has a job?" Hibiki Higashino asked in surprise.

Higashino Hibiki always saw her at home and assumed she was a housewife.

"My mom is amazing, her job is no worse than yours, teacher, hmph."

"Um, sorry," Higashino Hibiki said, patting Nakajima Akane's head apologetically.

"I forgive you."

She took a bite of the yogurt and enjoyed it immensely.

Just then, the next commercial came on TV.

It was in a summer forest, the friends gathered together, and as the cool background music started, the narration began.

"The six children who grew up together drifted apart after entering high school."

"Jinta Yadomi, a reclusive guy who doesn't interact much with people; Naruko Anjou, who's a bit influenced by delinquent girls; Atsushi Matsuyuki and Chiriko Tsurumi, who entered a prestigious high school; Tetsudo Hisakawa, who gave up high school to travel... Only Meiko Honma, who died in childhood, remains as innocent as ever."

One day, Meiko said to Jinta, "Please grant me a wish."

Taking this opportunity, everyone who had been scattered gathered together again...

This is a story of mutual redemption.

Finally, the title of the work appears—

We still don't know the name of the flower we saw that day...

"It's so long!" Akane Nakajima exclaimed in shock. "It's way too long!"

"It's going to air soon," Hibiki Higashino said, looking at the announcement for the second broadcast. "Time flies."

Chapter 218, "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day," aired.

People will always have regrets.

Because of his immaturity, he didn't study hard and ended up living a very painful life.

I started to blame myself and feel sad.

There is a story that tells of a trauma that is even more tragic.

When you are young, if someone important leaves you, you can't believe they are gone and think they are still living in every aspect of your life.

He considered his death his responsibility and lived his whole life in self-reproach.