"This is our future in Xiangbei!"
When Jinguji Budo said these words, the hesitation on Takenori Akagi's face suddenly disappeared. Today's Takenori Akagi is no longer the innocent boy who only shouted the slogan "Dominate the country". The various experiences he had after entering high school allowed Akagi to truly see what a strong national team is.
He clearly knows what kind of efforts Xiangbei needs to do if it wants to dominate the country. Cultivating reserve players is very important for a team.
Akagi can imagine that if their Shohoku team did not have two first-year players, Jinguji Budo and Miyagi Ryota, this year, their game against Xiangyang would probably be a hard fight. Whether it can break through the blockade of the top eight and advance to the semi-finals is a question.
Akagi has begun to look at the whole country. He doesn't know what kind of opponents there are on the national stage, and he doesn't know whether Xiangbei can compete in the national competition. It is very important for Xiangbei to cultivate potential junior high school students in advance.
"If that's the case, I agree!" Takenori Akagi nodded and agreed to Martial Arts' request.
At this time, Sakuragi Hanamichi was still confused, and his head still hurt a little. When Budao was talking to Akagi just now, his attention was all on Haruko Akagi, and he didn't pay much attention to the conversation between Budao and Akagi.
Seeing the confusion on Sakuragi Hanamichi's face, Jinguji Budou gently patted Sakuragi Hanamichi on the shoulder and said: "Hanamichi, although you didn't score a goal in the slam dunk just now, your talent has been fully utilized. Show.”
"There is no doubt that you are a genius!"
"I think you have the potential to be an excellent basketball player, so I decided to spend time developing you."
"From now on, if you don't have anything important to do from Monday to Friday, you can train with me."
"On Saturday and Sunday, I will train with Akagi."
Jinguji Budo and Sakuragi Hanamichi talked about the future training arrangements, and at the same time, they patted Sakuragi Hanamichi's ass without leaving any trace. When Sakuragi Hanamichi first heard that he would be training from Monday to Friday, his face was subconscious. showed a look of resistance.
train? It takes so long to train? Sakuragi Hanamichi only felt that there was no more free time, so he showed great resistance on his face. And when he heard that he would have to train with Akagi on Saturdays and Sundays, his brows were already furrowed.
Takenori Akagi's first impression of Sakuragi Hanamichi was not good, and Sakuragi Hanamichi's first impression of Akagi was just like that. There is some element of "repay" for the martial arts Sakuragi, but for Akagi, there is no such emotion.
Sakuragi Hanamichi's repulsive look was noticed by Martial Arts.
Gently hugging Sakuragi Hanamichi's shoulders, Budao took Sakuragi away slightly, and whispered in Sakuragi Hanamichi's ear: "Hanamichi, Haruko and Akagi Takenori are brothers and sisters. They live with their parents. of."
"The Indestructible King of the Great Village"
"If you can train with Takenori Akagi on Saturdays and Sundays, you can see Haruko Akagi!"
Jinguji Martial Arts' words made Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes brighter and brighter. He originally had a look of reluctance, but now he nodded crazily towards Martial Arts, looking impatient.
Seeing Hanamichi's expression, Jinguji Budo smiled slightly, feeling that everything was under control.
"Brother, can I also train with Brother Akagi from Monday to Friday?!" Sakuragi Hanamichi glanced at Akagi Haruko and asked in a low voice. Sakuragi's words made Jinguji Martial Arts' smile freeze. face.
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"The name of Akagi has been changed... This bastard doesn't think that I let him go to Akagi to play ball just to let him pick up girls, right?!"
Jinguji Budao cursed secretly in his heart. After a short silence, Budao's face showed a gentle smile again, and he whispered in Sakuragi Hanamichi's ear:
"Hanamichi, I understand what you are thinking."
"Haruko is a very good girl, and I can understand why you fell in love with her at first sight, brother."
"But, Hanamichi, Haruko really likes people who are good at basketball. Although Takenori Akagi is pretty good and can teach you more than enough, if I teach you, you will improve even more."
"Think about it, every time you and Haruko meet, she sees your progress, will she have some admiration for you?"
"If you see each other every day, your growth will easily be ignored."
Budo said nonsense that even he didn't quite believe, and deceived Sakuragi Hanamichi. Fortunately, the child Sakuragi Hanamichi is really innocent, and he actually thinks that what Budo said is right.
"That's it! Brother, in order to get Qing...to become an athlete, I am willing to train."
Although Sakuragi Hanamichi's brain lacked the following strings, he was not stupid enough after all. He more or less concealed his innermost thoughts and said more high-sounding words.
After Martial Arts, Akagi, and Sakuragi Hanamichi reached a simple consensus, Martial Arts began today's training for Sakuragi Hanamichi. Since it was Sakuragi Hanamichi's first contact with basketball, Budo planned to briefly explain the rules of basketball to Sakuragi Hanamichi. Takenori Akagi and Haruko Akagi had nothing to do. They were tired from their morning run and simply sat in the park to rest. Lectures on martial arts.
But when Budo was explaining the rules to Sakuragi Hanamichi, he clearly noticed that the bastard Sakuragi Hanamichi looked distracted. He used unskilled peeping skills to peek at Akagi Haruko, and he didn't pay attention to the basketball rules at all. Study.
After noticing this, Budo simply stopped, walked to the sidelines, whispered a few words to Haruko and Akagi, and asked Haruko to tell Sakuragi the rules of basketball.
Haruko Akagi used to be on the women's basketball team, and under the influence of Takenori Akagi, she also loves basketball very much. It is really easy to briefly explain the popularization of basketball rules to Sakuragi Hanamichi.
"This bastard... I won't be able to kill him when I come to Shohoku!" Jinguji Martial Arts sat next to Takenori Akagi, looking at Hanamichi Sakuragi who was extremely serious in "Haruko Class", and couldn't help feeling deep in his heart Cursing secretly.
The teaching effect of Haruko Akagi and the teaching effect of Jinguji Martial Arts are really different. Barabala talked a lot about martial arts before, but Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't listen to a word! It was Haruko's turn to explain to Sakuragi Hanamichi. This kid was able to draw inferences from one instance and suddenly became smarter. Such a change really pissed off the martial arts.
However, seeing the effect of Haruko's lectures, Budo also thought about how to train Sakuragi Hanado in the future. Teach Sakuragi Hanamichi the basics of basketball? Forget it, at this stage Sakuragi Hanamichi is just playing ball to please Haruko. If the boring basic training is taught by martial arts, it will be half the result with half the effort, which is meaningless.
For this kind of thing, let Takenori Akagi teach on Saturdays and Sundays, with Haruko Akagi watching, and the effect...hehehehe.
"Akagi, I will leave all the basic basketball training for Sakuragi Hanamichi to you."
"But then we in Xiangbei will prepare for the semi-finals. After the semi-finals, there will be a national competition."
"Sakuragi Hanamichi's training should not be left behind. At his age, it is the most critical time for him to improve his goals."
"I think you won't have time during the preparations for the war. You can ask Haruko to teach Sakuragi Hanamichi basic training."
Jinguji Budo was thinking about Sakuragi Hanadao's training, and casually talked to Takenori Akagi next to him, completely unaware that Akagi's face was already quite dark. By the time Martial Arts noticed this, Akagi was already approaching the critical point of explosion.
"Uh... I mean..." Martial noticed Akagi's expression and wanted to make amends, but heard Akagi growl:
"Don't worry, I will kiss him personally! Take him with me!" Takenori Akagi emphasized the word "personally", which made Martial Arts secretly sweat for Sakuragi.
After spreading some simple basketball knowledge to Sakuragi Hanamichi, at the "request" of Budo, Akagi Haruko began to teach Sakuragi Hanamichi how to dribble.
As for why you let Haruko teach? Isn't that obvious? ! The effect is great!
Sakuragi Hanamichi is a genius. Dribbling requires a lot of practice. Even though Sakuragi Hanamichi studied very seriously, he was still quite unskilled in dribbling. His postures, movements, etc. were full of mistakes.
When Haruko Akagi watched Sakuragi Hanamichi dribbling, she felt something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what Sakuragi Hanamichi needed to correct. For a while, the teaching progress slowed down.
At this time, Jinguji Martial Arts finally slapped his thigh and stood up. He knew it was time for him to show up.
"Sakuragi, don't use a racket to dribble. That's wrong."
"While dribbling, your arms should follow the ups and downs of the basketball, rather than waiting for the ball to come up and knock it down."
"Pay attention, your arms should rise and fall with the basketball. This is dribbling."
"You are a beginner, and it is normal to have poor ball feel. If you want to improve dribbling, ball feel practice is also very important."
Jinguji Budo walked to Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Haruko, casually cut off the basketball from Sakuragi's hand, and at the same time began to demonstrate dribbling to Sakuragi Hanamichi. Hanamichi was still a little angry when someone interrupted his "alone time" with Haruko, but when he saw that the person coming was Jinguji Martial Arts, Sakuragi Hanamichi suppressed his anger instantly.
This is the benefactor who allowed him to get to know Haruko!
In Sakuragi's mind, Budo's kindness in introducing him to Haruko was the same as the kindness in helping him indirectly save his father.
Sakuragi Hanamichi suppressed his anger and was quickly attracted by the dribbling of martial arts. He was keenly aware that the "dribbling" he had just done was very different from the dribbling of martial arts. Even the dribbling when Haruko taught him before , not like what martial arts is like now.
How should I put it, not only does martial arts' dribbling look more handsome, but it also has a wonderful sense of rhythm, which firmly attracts Sakuragi Hanamichi's attention.
"Sakuragi, this is how normal dribbling works."
"But for beginners, it's best to dribble in the low post to strengthen your sense of rhythm."
"Look, this is called a ball protector. It protects the basketball from being intercepted."
As he spoke, Wu Dao bent his knees, raised his ball protector, and accelerated his dribbling rhythm. Seeing the serious look on Sakuragi Hanamichi's face, Budo laughed and began to change his dribbling method.
"Look, Hanamichi, this is a low finger dribble."
"Look, Hanamichi, this is a low finger dribbling leg."
"Look, Hanamichi, this is a figure-eight crotch dribbling!"
"Look, Hanamichi, this is a back dribble!
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"look......"
Jinguji Martial Arts didn't know why, maybe it was because of the "serious" look on Sakuragi Hanamichi's face. The more he demonstrated, the more excited he became, and his voice became louder. In just a few minutes, Sakuragi Hanamichi showed off all kinds of fancy dribbling methods.
Standing next to Sakuragi Hanamichi, Akagi Haruko looked at the various dribblings of Jinguji Martial Arts and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Okay, so awesome!"
It was this compliment that made Sakuragi Hanamichi tremble, and his eyes changed from serious to passionate and expectant.
"Brother! I want to learn this!"
Hearing Sakuragi Hanamichi's urgent voice, Jinguji Budo knew that his goal had been achieved.
"Hmph, everything is under control!" Wu Dao smiled slightly and thought to himself.
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Before I knew it, it was approaching noon.
Brother and sister Takenori Akagi and Haruko Akagi went home for lunch. Before Takenori Akagi and Hanamichi Akagi left, they determined the time and place of training. After that, Takenori Akagi took Hanamichi Sakuragi to eat in nearby shops. After lunch, the two returned to the park.
The training effect in the morning was very good. Since Budo showed Sakuragi Hanamichi various dribblings, which attracted Haruko's praise, Sakuragi's passion for basketball has been quite strong for the time being.
After taking a break for more than an hour after lunch, Sakuragi Hanamichi began his dribbling practice. Although it is a basic action, Sakuragi Hanamichi does not find it boring at all. On the contrary, he is full of freshness and interest in dribbling.
Budo looked at Hanamichi who was dribbling the ball, corrected his posture, and then began to lie down and rest on the lawn next to him.
I don't know how long it took, but when Budo woke up, Sakuragi Hanamichi was still practicing dribbling tirelessly on the court. At this time, the sun was already above his head.
Looking at Hanamichi Sakuragi, whose clothes were soaked with sweat, Budo was a little surprised. Just as he was about to let Hanamichi take a rest, he noticed the shadow of the basketball stand. Haruko Akagi was leaning next to the basketball stand, looking at Hanamichi Sakuragi. Training, a little lost in thought. At the feet of Haruko Akagi, there were four bottles of mineral water, two of which were already empty.
The boy in the middle of the court was sweating, and the girl next to the basketball stand was fascinated by the boy watching the training.
The summer wind blowing on the bodies of this pair of boys and girls must be very hot.
Jinguji Martial Arts watched this scene quietly, with a faint smile on his face for some unknown reason.
"Hanamichi, I'm going back first, see you after school tomorrow!"
After staring at it for a long time, Budao shouted to Sakuragi Hanamichi and left the court.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was practicing on the court, raised his eyes and glanced at Martial Arts, then looked back at Haruko on the sidelines, with a "happy" smile on his face, and continued his training.
At this time, Sakuragi Hanamichi felt that he was very "happy". He had been rejected almost thirty times. This was the first time Sakuragi Hanamichi felt such "happiness".
Simple boys are so easy to be satisfied. Even if Haruko just stood by the court and watched him train, Sakuragi Hanamichi was already quite satisfied.
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The moon and stars are sparse.
Sakuragi Hanamichi was lying on the tatami in the bedroom, unable to fall asleep for a long time. His mind was filled with the image of Haruko Akagi, and the sound of basketball hitting the ground kept coming back to his ears.
The sound seemed to be integrated with the beating rhythm of his heart, "Plop, pop".
"Haruko..."
"I must become a basketball player!"
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