Budou has already decided with Fujima Takako to go to Tokyo to watch a karate competition, and he is very curious about the "Kyogoku Shin" that Fujima Takako mentioned.
That afternoon, after physical training, Wudao went to the Xiangbei gym alone and met Mitsui Hisashi and others who were training in the gym.
It was August, and after a short break from the national competition, the Xiangbei players began to practice on their own. When Wudao arrived at the gym, it was already 4pm, and the training in the gym was in full swing.
"First grade! Run faster, keep up! Keep up!"
"Miyagi, after the physical training is over, you and Chiba will form a group and practice 300 mid-range shots. Akagi and Mugure will form a group and practice 300 mid-range shots as well!"
On the side of the court, Mitsui Shou was wearing a white T-shirt that was already soaked with sweat, but there was no sign of fatigue on his face. He shouted loudly to the players who were running back and forth on the court.
"Xiao San is such a strong guy!"
"It looks like everything has been adjusted."
Jinguji Budou walked into the stadium and watched the players training, a smile appeared on his face.
The defeat in the national competition actually had a huge impact on Shohoku. After losing to Ryonan High School one after another, the players' self-confidence must have been hit to some extent.
Mitsui was the player who carried out the last attack in the game. Mitsui always felt that the loss was caused by his last shot being blocked by Hanagata Toru, so after the game, Mitsui was silent for a long time.
But now it seems that Mitsui Shou should have adjusted his mentality. Not only Mitsui Shou, Akagi and others also have firm eyes, and other team members are also very active in training.
It can be seen that Xiangbei has now emerged from the haze of failure.
"Xiao San." After Wu Dao entered the gym, he walked up to Mitsui Shou and greeted him.
"oh!"
"Budo, aren't you in special training? Why are you here at the gym today?"
Mitsui turned his head to look at Budo, smiled and raised his hand to say hello, then turned his attention back to the players who were training. Seeing that Kakuta's running speed was too far behind, he immediately shouted:
"Tsunoda! Follow me, what are you dawdling for?!"
Seeing how devoted Mitsui was, Wudao smiled knowingly. He did not answer immediately, but stood beside Mitsui and watched the team members' training.
"Team members, you all work very hard!" Wu Dao watched for a long time and sighed softly.
"Of course we need to work hard. Although this year's IH has ended, there will be the Autumn National Games and the Winter Games after school starts!"
"Judging from the results of this summer's county tournament, we will have quite a few players from Shohoku selected for the Autumn National Games."
"You and I will definitely be the players who will be called up. Akagi and Miyagi also have a high probability of being called up."
"If we don't work hard now, then Xiangbei will be overshadowed by Ryonan again!"
Mitsui Shou heard Wu Dao's sigh and said as a matter of course. IH's defeat is a thing of the past. For Mitsui Shou, the most important thing now is to find out the shortcomings, improve the team, and prepare for future games.
"Yes, it's not too late to work hard now, and there is still a chance to win the championship, but if we don't work hard, others will not hand the championship trophy to us."
"I'm a little surprised that you adjusted your attitude so quickly. I thought you would stay quiet for a while."
Wu Dao nodded and continued:
"But there still needs to be a balance between training and rest. I'm going to Tokyo in a couple of days to watch a karate competition. I heard from Takako that there will be masters competing there, and it should be quite exciting."
"Are you interested? Let's go together."
Hearing this, Mitsui Shou turned his head to look at Wu Dao and shook his head: "I don't have the intention of being a light bulb."
"Summer vacation has begun. For the players, this is a good time for everyone to improve their strength, but Coach Anxi will not come to the team to guide them on normal days."
"These players are just at the peak of their enthusiasm. If I don't come and let them practice randomly without any plan, the effect will be too poor."
Mitsui Shou shook his head and decisively rejected Wu Dao's invitation. Now Mitsui Shou is focusing on the team, hoping that the team can become stronger and become a reliable pillar for him to win the championship in the future.
Mitsui Hisashi knew very well that to defeat a strong team of the level of Ryonan High School, relying solely on his personal ability was far from enough. If the team could not become stronger and the overall strength could not be improved, in next year's IH, it would be their Shohoku High School that would lose.
"I see! I understand."
"But the training should be moderate. After all, the players have different foundations. It is best to differentiate them when you train them."
"After all, for some players, basketball is just a club activity. For people like Akagi who have aspirations in basketball, it's okay to be a little strict, but for people like Kadota, don't give them too much training."
Wudao looked at Kadota, who was running out of breath, and many other first-year players who were exhausted, and reminded them. After all, Xiangbei High School is a public school, and the first-year players who join the basketball team have uneven foundations. Many players actually don't have the ability to complete Mitsui's rigorous training.
The players' abilities cannot keep up with the captain's ambitions.
"Did you come to the gym just to tell me this?"
"Of course I know that some first-year players have poor foundations, and the physical training I assigned to them is actually not as great as you think."
"But there is one thing I think differently from you. If the people who join Xiangbei are not aiming to dominate the country, such people had better not join the basketball team!"
"The Xiangbei basketball team is not for those who just want to join for fun!"
The quarterfinals of the national competition, Mitsui Hisashi is obviously not satisfied with the results achieved by Xiangbei High School. For him, whether it is the quarterfinals or the semifinals, as long as it is not the champion, then Xiangbei has not done enough.
Mitsui Shou doesn't think that their Shohoku High School is much worse than other schools. Even though it is a public high school, Mitsui Shou is determined to lead Shohoku to win the national championship.
"It's up to you. I'm just reminding you not to hurt your teammates."
"I came to the gym today just to tell you that I'm going out in two days. If you have anything, please let my family call me. Don't come for nothing."
"By the way, take a look at the training as well."
Wu Dao replied with a smile. Wu Dao knew Mitsui's character very well, and he would not say much about the team's training now, as long as the players paid attention to safety.
Hearing this, Mitsui Shou waved his hand and said impatiently, "I know, don't worry."
"Would you like to practice together for a while?"
Mitsui pointed at the team members who were training, turned his head and asked Wudao.
"No, I've done enough exercise this afternoon, and I have strength training tonight, so I need to give my body enough rest."
"I'm leaving now. Tell them to be careful not to get hurt during practice."
Wu Dao shook his head and refused. The team's group training could not help him. For Wu Dao, the improvement of personal strength could not be achieved through large-scale group training. Group training could only help Wu Dao cultivate tacit understanding with his teammates, but it had no effect on improving his personal strength.
"Well, you should practice in seclusion. You must show results when school starts. Otherwise, I will not let you off the hook!"
Mitsui Shou nodded, then put on a serious expression and spoke martial arts.
"Just wait and see, you won't be disappointed."
While the two were talking, the other team members had already reached their break time, and a group of people sat on the floor in twos and threes. Wu Dao said hello to his teammates and then left the gym.
Xiangbei’s current training attitude has completely put Wudao’s heart at ease, and he also has infinite expectations for Xiangbei’s future.
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"Brother Budo, have you ever watched a karate match before?"
"Is there any difference between karate and judo?"
Two days later, on the train to Tokyo, Sakuragi Hanamichi asked Jinguji Takeshi who was sitting opposite him with a flushed face.
Today is the day that Takeshi and Fujima Takako had agreed to go to Tokyo to watch a karate competition. He invited Mitsui Hisashi, but Mitsui did not go, so Takeshi turned around and looked for Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Sakuragi Hanamichi was obviously not interested in the karate competition, but with Wudao's reminder, Sakuragi Hanamichi realized that this trip to Tokyo might deepen his relationship with Haruko, so he immediately ran to Akagi's house to invite Haruko to go with him.
At that time, Takenori Akagi was training in the Shohoku gym. When he found out that his sister was abducted by Sakuragi Hanamichi, he was furious and planned to teach Sakuragi a lesson. However, when he learned that Sakuragi went to Tokyo to watch the game with Takeshi and Takako, he suppressed his anger.
He was absolutely worried about Sakuragi and Haruko going out alone, but he felt a little more at ease when they were with Takeshi and Fujima Takako.
Having been teammates with Budou for such a long time, Akagi knows very well what kind of person Budou is. Akagi also knows the existence of Fujima Takako, the daughter of judo master Fujima Shinichi and the daughter of Budou's master.
Although Wudao and Takako did not reveal many things, people like Akagi still saw them.
"The difference. Actually, I don't know. I don't know much about karate."
"But it should be about the same. After all, it's a fight, whoever lies down loses."
Wu Dao held his chin with one hand and answered casually while looking at the distant scenery outside the window.
"I see!" Sakuragi Hanamichi nodded, glanced at Haruko beside him, and then quickly looked away. His little move was seen by Fujima Takako who was sitting next to Takeshi.
Fujima Takako narrowed her eyes slightly, suddenly reached out and pulled the corner of Wudao's clothes, whispered something in Wudao's ear, and then waited for Wudao's answer.
Her voice was so soft that it was drowned out by the sound of the train. Sakuragi Hanamichi and Haruko on the opposite side could not hear what Fujima Takako was whispering to Takeshi.
Wudao turned around and nodded to Fujima Takako. After receiving the affirmative reply, Fujima Takako seemed to have found fun. Her eyes suddenly brightened up, and she stood up from her seat and said to Sakuragi Hanamichi aggressively:
"Sakuragi-san, let's change seats!"
Sakuragi didn't know what Fujima Takako was going to do, but seeing the other party's aggressive look, he subconsciously shrank his neck.
"No... don't..." Sakuragi Hanamichi resisted a little. He wanted to sit with Haruko and didn't want to change seats.
Wudao also looked confused and quickly pulled Fujima Takako back to her seat.
"What are you doing? We're almost there, why are you changing seats?"
Although she was pulled back to her seat by Wu Dao, Fujima Takako still narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze wandering between Sakuragi Hanamichi and Haruko, and she said suddenly:
"Not worthy!"
Wu Dao felt a headache when he heard this, and he quickly patted Longzi on the shoulder:
"Stop talking, it has nothing to do with you whether they are worthy or not~"
"Why do you care so much?"
Fujima Takako frowned and said unhappily: "Flowers planted in cow dung are not pleasant to look at!"
Fujima Takako said this very quietly, right into Takeshi's ear. Sakuragi Hanamichi and Haruko looked at each other, not knowing what Takeshi and Fujima Takako were talking about.
"Hanamichi is a good guy, you'll know once you get to know him for a while."
After saying this, not only did Fujima Takako not believe it, but Wu Dao himself also found it hard to believe it.
Today, Sakuragi Hanamichi was wearing all black, with a red Mohawk hairstyle. He didn't look like a good person no matter how you looked at him.
After this little episode, Fujima Takako's attention was focused on Sakuragi Hanamichi. Whenever Sakuragi had some physical contact with Haruko, he would be met with Fujima Takako's stern look.
Sakuragi is as thick-skinned as Schrödinger's, usually as thick as a city wall, but at this moment, it is extremely thin. Being watched by Fujima Takako, Sakuragi Hanamichi doesn't dare to move at all.
Along the way, the atmosphere became a little awkward.
Fortunately, it didn’t take long to get to Tokyo, and a few hours later, the four of them arrived at the venue.
As an invited guest, Fujima Shinichi had already arrived in Tokyo a day ago. Budo and his team arrived on the day of the competition. When they arrived, it was still early for the competition to start. Fujima Takako wanted to use her father's relationship to go to the waiting room to meet Kyogoku Shin who was going to participate in the competition today. Fujima Takako was full of curiosity about this contestant who had been undefeated for more than a hundred games.
"I don't know what kind of person he is, but he can win nearly two hundred games in a row."
"Martial Arts, if you have the chance, you really need to fight with this kind of person. If you can defeat him, it would be like you have won more than a hundred games in a row without losing, right?"
On the way to the waiting room, Fujima Takako held Takeshi's arms with both hands and spoke to Takeshi excitedly.
"What?! How dare you, a bastard, reject our boss's kindness?!"
"You are so shameless. If that's the case, then we will make sure you can't win this game!"
There was a corner in front of the crowd. Suddenly, two loud shouts came from the end of the road. The next second, a young man in a black suit flew out from the intersection on the side of the corner and hit the wall with a bang. A metallic baseball bat fell to the feet of Wudao and others as the young man collapsed to the ground.
"Hey, hey, hey... Is this true? Did this guy fly out?!"
Wudao scratched his head and opened his mouth in disbelief. Fujima Takako's eyes lit up when she saw this scene. She knew there was fun over there!
Several people quickly stepped forward and turned around to see an amazing scene.
A young man in a white competition suit stood with his fists clenched, an indescribable aura emanating from him. In addition to the man in a suit who had just flown to the wall, there were six other people in suits of the same color lying next to the young man.
The baseball bat rolled all over the floor.
Needless to say, Wu Dao only needed to combine the two roars to know what happened. It was nothing more than someone trying to fake a fight but was rejected. Wu Dao had heard of this kind of thing countless times.
But now, the young man in the competition uniform has attracted Wu Dao's attention.
"Kyogoku Shin... It's really him!" Wudao looked at the boy's face, glanced at the name embroidered on his clothes, and was speechless.
"Who... are you? Why are you here?"
"Are you in the same group with these people?"
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