After Coach Anzai left the gym, curious Sakuragi Hanamichi took advantage of the break in training to find Jinguji Takeshi and ask about the content of his conversation with Coach Anzai.
After Takeshi's brief explanation, through Sakuragi Hanamichi, the "loudspeaker", all the other team members knew that Takeshi Jinguji was planning to travel to the United States at the end of the semester.
Mitsui Hisashi was not surprised to hear the news. He had long anticipated Jinguji Budo's plan to study in the United States. As a person who also stood at the top of high school basketball, Mitsui Hisashi went to the United States for exchange and study for a period of time when he was in the first year of high school.
After Takeshi Jinguji won the MVP of the Autumn National Games, Mitsui Hisashi had already guessed that Takeshi Jinguji would one day return to the United States to experience the wider world of basketball, and if nothing unexpected happened, Takeshi Jinguji would probably do the same as him and come back after a few months.
Mitsui Shou certainly recognized Jinguji Budou's talent, but he still didn't think Jinguji Budou had the strength to gain a foothold in the American high school basketball world after having seen the vast world in the United States. If he was to play as a substitute, Mitsui Shou felt that Budou's ability was enough, but he also knew that if he was just to play as a substitute, Jinguji Budou would definitely not stay there.
The other players were confused, but when they suddenly heard that Takeshi Jinguji was planning to stay in the United States, they all thought that Takeshi Jinguji could no longer find any opponents in the country and was going abroad to pursue his dreams. At the same time, they all expressed their blessings to Takeshi Jinguji.
Hanamichi Sakuragi didn't know what it meant for a basketball player to travel to the United States. He just simply wanted to follow in the footsteps of Budou Jinguji in the future. After learning about Budou's plan to travel to the United States, he made a bold statement that he would also go to the United States to play basketball in the future.
In general, after the people around knew about Jinguji Budo's plan, they did not show much reluctance, but were more of a blessing, wishing Jinguji Budo a good development.
After that, everyone quickly forgot about this incident and threw themselves into training. For most people, traveling to the United States is still too far away. Compared with this distant goal, it is better to be realistic.
After the team members returned to training, Jinguji Budo did not participate in today's training. Instead, he stood on the sidelines, watching the team members' training, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.
Coach Anxi's mood did affect him to some extent. After talking with Coach Anxi, Wudao had no interest in training today.
Moreover, Wu Dao was unable to fight alongside his teammates in this year's winter trials. To be honest, he still felt a little guilty about this. Wu Dao didn't know how to express his apologies.
Mitsui Hisashi noticed that Jinguji Takeshi seemed to be preoccupied, so he handed the task of supervising the training to Akagi, and walked to the sidelines and came to Takeshi's side.
"Why, you're planning to go to America to play basketball, so you won't be training?"
"Do you think you're strong enough? Has Shohoku's training not helped you?"
Mitsui Shou stood next to Jinguji Budo, looking at the players training on the field and asked teasingly.
"How could that be?"
"I just feel... a little sorry for you guys. Not being able to participate in the winter trials will have a big impact on our Xiangbei."
The winter trials held at the end of December are for colleges and universities to participate, which means that it will be a competition between schools. Without Jinguji Budo, the strength of Shohoku High School will be greatly reduced. Under the leadership of Mitsui Hisashi, it is unknown whether they can get out of Kanagawa Prefecture.
Unlike IH, there is only one qualifying spot in the winter trials, and this spot will most likely fall into the hands of Ryonan High School.
"Asshole! Are you looking down on me and Xiangbei High School?!"
"Even without you, we in Xiangbei are not easy to deal with!"
"I will lead Shohoku to the national level!"
Mitsui Shouyang said angrily, but there was a faint smile on his face when he said this.
"Really? Then you better work hard. With Shinomiya Tano and Sendoh in charge, Ryonan High School is quite strong."
"I will be back in about half a year when I go abroad this time. I hope that when I come back, you can add a winter trial trophy to Xiangbei's honor room."
Of course, Wudao could tell that the purpose of Mitsui's words was to tell him not to worry about Xiangbei, so he followed Mitsui's words and said something encouraging.
"Hey, Budo, you might run into some problems when you go to America."
"I want to say... no matter what happens, you must be firm and never give up easily."
Mitsui Hisashi had obviously encountered some things during his time in the United States, and as a person who had experienced it, he gave martial arts a shot of prevention.
"Don't worry, I have an idea of what the situation is."
Wudao nodded. Of course he knew what the basketball environment in the United States was like.
At this time, the God of Basketball dominates the entire league. Most of the veterans of his generation are still active on the court. As for the younger ones, O'Neal has also made a name for himself in the league.
In two years, the golden generation of 96 will step onto the stage of history.
In the high school basketball world, the "Black Mamba" who influenced a generation is playing for Lower Merion High School, lying dormant and ready to take off.
Wu Dao had two purposes for going to the United States this time. The first was to spend money to participate in the basketball training camp of NBA legends, hoping to attract the attention of scouts through his performance in those training camps. The second purpose was to compete with the masters there and prove his talent!
Mitsui Hisashi and Takeshi were standing on the sidelines chatting, and time passed quickly as they chatted.
Before we knew it, the clouds in the sky had turned fiery red, and the stadium had darkened.
Mitsui noticed that it was getting dark, looked at the time, and began to walk into the field to assemble the team and announced the end of today's training. When the players heard that the training was over, they collapsed on the floor one by one, gasping for breath and resting.
A few energetic players quickly packed up their things, said hello to their teammates and left the stadium.
It seemed that Sakuragi Hanamichi was busy with something, and he disappeared in a flash after the training. After resting for more than ten minutes, the other team members got up from the ground, packed up their things, and left the gym one after another.
Coach Anxi did not return to the gym until the players finished training.
As Budou watched the number of players in the gym decrease, he stretched and prepared to leave. But just as he was about to leave, Rukawa Kaede suddenly walked in front of Budou Jinguji.
Rukawa Kaede, wearing a white training suit and holding a basketball on his waist, stood in front of Wudao. Sweat had already soaked Rukawa Kaede's clothes. Under the setting sun, the sweat on Rukawa Kaede's arms reflected a little bit of sunset light.
"What's wrong? Rukawa Kaede."
Wu Dao raised his head slightly and found that Rukawa Kaede was staring at him. He didn't say anything and just stood in front of Wu Dao stupidly, blocking Wu Dao's way. Wu Dao, who didn't understand, asked softly, wondering what this kid wanted.
"I want to take a look."
"What kind of player can go to the United States!"
Rukawa's words were concise and to the point. His handsome face was full of determination, and his eyes did not show any fatigue, but were full of fighting spirit.
"After such intense training, do you still have the energy to challenge me in a one-on-one duel?"
"You kid, you really are not an ordinary person!"
When Wudao heard what Rukawa Kaede said, he instantly understood what Rukawa Kaede meant and laughed.
At this time, most of the players had left, and only Mitsui Hisashi, Akagi Takenori, and Mugure Konobu were still in the gym packing up the training equipment. At this time, Rukawa Kaede's behavior had already attracted the attention of these three people.
"Hey, Rukawa Kaede, stop making trouble."
"Budo isn't in a very good mood today, and he's not going abroad tomorrow. If you want to fight him, do it in two days."
Mitsui Hisashi is very understanding of Takeshi Jinguji's feelings. Today, Takeshi had just told Coach Anzai about his trip to the United States, and Coach Anzai left the gym directly and did not come back for the whole afternoon. Takeshi Jinguji, who was rarely absent in the past, chatted with him on the sidelines for the whole afternoon today. Even the most dull-witted person could feel Takeshi's feelings. Why would he challenge Takeshi to a fight at this time
Rukawa seemed to have not heard what Mitsui Shou said, and he still stood in front of Wudao, unmoved. Just when Mitsui Shou was about to say something, Wudao pressed his hand towards Mitsui Shou, indicating that he didn't need to continue.
Then, Jinguji Budo's gaze fell on Rukawa Kaede, and he looked Rukawa Kaede up and down.
The current Rukawa Kaede has changed tremendously from when I first met him. His height is around 185cm, but his body is much stronger than when I first met him.
Wudao called up Rukawa Kaede's panel and took a quick look. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and touched his chin with interest.
"Ryukawa Kaede, height 185cm, weight 76kg, strength: junior high school S level, agility: junior high school S+ level, body coordination: A+ level."
"Destiny: A rare genius, unyielding, competitive, a lone beast, eagle eyes."
Rukawa Kaede's attributes are far different from those of Martial Arts. This level of evaluation is not much different from the evaluation of Martial Arts in junior high school. Of course, what Martial Arts cares about most is Rukawa Kaede's destiny entry. In addition to the first four, Rukawa Kaede's entry also has an additional Hawkeye.
Although he didn't know what the use of this extra destiny entry was, Wudao guessed that it was probably the concrete manifestation of one of Rukawa Kaede's abilities reaching a certain level.
The entry for Hawkeye...
"Well, I happen to have nothing to do. Since you asked me to, I will play with you."
"Xiao San, go and close the door of the gym."
"After all, if someone sees me, they will say I am bullying my junior."
Wudao smiled and turned to talk to Mitsui Shou. While speaking, Wudao took off his coat and walked towards the center of the field in his long pants without changing his pants.
Rukawa Kaede didn't say anything, but followed silently, walked into the field, and came in front of Wudao.
When Mitsui Shou heard Wudao say this, he sighed softly, and then went to close the door of the gym as Wudao said. Akagi Takenori and Mugure Konobu also stopped what they were doing, looked at each other, and walked to the sidelines silently, ready to watch the duel between the two men.
After Mitsui Shou closed the door, Wudao saw that he was about to sit down at the sidelines to watch the game, so he called out again:
"Hey, Xiaosan, don't sit there, come on, be a referee!"
Wu Dao ordered him around without any hesitation, but Mitsui Shou just rolled his eyes at him without saying anything else. He went to the equipment room to get a whistle and returned to the court.
"I see you don't look tired from training."
"Then I'll take some time to train you."
"100 points!"
"Whoever reaches 100 points first wins!"
"Don't say I'm bullying you. You shoot from mid-range, 4 points. You shoot from three-point range, 6 points. Your score counts double!"
Jinguji Budo glanced at the clock on the wall. It was only 6 o'clock in the evening. It was still early and there was plenty of time to fight a 100-point battle.
When Akagi Takenori and Kogure Mitsunobu on the sidelines heard this, their expressions changed. They thought that Wudao and Rukawa would only play a dozen balls at most in the bullfight. After all, it was just a competition, so it was enough to just show their respect.
But I didn't expect that Jinguji Budou would score 100 points as soon as he opened his mouth.
100 points! How many rounds do you have to play? A person has to make 50 layups. In a bullfight, playing 100 points, wouldn't that be exhausting? Although martial arts gave Rukawa Kaede double the score, Rukawa Kaede had just finished training. It goes without saying that Rukawa Kaede's physical strength would definitely not support him playing 100 balls.
Sure enough, Rukawa narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard that, and did not agree at the first time. Just when Akagi and others thought that Rukawa would refuse, they heard Rukawa say:
"good!"
"But I don't need you to give in."
Rukawa's words surprised Akagi and Kogure Konobu on the sidelines, as they didn't know much about Rukawa. However, Jinguji Takeshi and Mitsui Hisashi were not surprised. Rukawa was Takeishi's trump card, and even now, he was being trained as the trump card by Xiangbei.
As the future ace of Xiangbei, how can you not have a temper
"Hahahaha! Okay."
"He has guts."
"Then I'll let you tee off first. After all, I'm your senior, so you don't have to refuse."
Budo said as he walked to the top of the arc and took up defensive position.
Rukawa Kaede had no objection to this. Considering the huge total of 100 points, the difference between kicking off first and kicking off later was not obvious.
"You don't need to check the ball. Once you make a three-point shot and the ball is in your hands, you can start attacking right away."
"You're welcome. Come on."
Wudao hooked his finger at Rukawa Kaede, and Rukawa Kaede didn't hesitate to hear this, and directly took a tentative step to prepare for the start. His tentative step absorbed the advantages of Wudao, which was the kind of forward and backward step that could increase his speed at the moment of starting.
Wudao also had no intention of underestimating Rukawa. He directly blocked the strong and attacked the weak, increasing the defensive threat on Rukawa's right side. His entire position showed a clear defensive tendency.
Sure enough, when Rukawa saw Takeshi's defensive style, he started by dropping the ball, rushing forward from his left side, and leaning his body directly on Takeshi Jinguji's body.
"I haven't fought with this guy in a long time. His strength has improved a lot!"
Wu Dao murmured in his heart, and did not follow up immediately. Instead, he let Rukawa Kaede be on the same level as him, and then turned around to chase.
His defensive delay gave Rukawa the illusion that he could rush straight to the basket with his speed. Therefore, there was no other change in Rukawa when he was breaking through. He simply started to speed up and made a layup when he got close to the basket, trying to score directly with his speed.
The same method was often used by Rukawa Kaede during the training matches with Xiangbei. None of Xiangbei's seniors and special recruits could stop him. Therefore, Rukawa Kaede was full of confidence in his attack.
However, this level of speed is not enough in front of Jinguji Budo!
Just as the basketball rose to the backboard, Takeshi Jinguji's figure jumped out from behind Rukawa Kaede. He lightly pressed the ball on the backboard with his right hand, then hooked the ball with his right hand, held it in his wrist, and quickly put it in his arms.
The entire blocking action seemed easy and comfortable, and even when jumping, there was no loud noise.
When Rukawa Kaede saw this scene, he turned around in shock and looked at Jinguji Budo in disbelief.
"Boy, isn't a layup like this going to be blocked?"
"I am different from the opponents you have met before. You should be very clear about this."
"Don't you want to know what kind of players can come to the U.S.? With my jumping ability, the Americans can easily find a hundred or eighty of them. That's no problem at all."
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