In the summer evening, the setting sun slants down, the light and shadow are intertwined, and the breeze blows gently.
In the park court, Sakuragi Hanamichi bent his knees slightly, looked straight ahead, and slapped the basketball with his right hand. Jinguji Budo stood at the intersection and looked toward the venue from a distance. He could also see Sakuragi Hanamichi's shirt that was completely wet with sweat.
Next to the basketball stand, Mito Yohei and others were sitting or standing, silently looking at Sakuragi Hanamichi who was practicing on the court.
"This guy...is a bit beyond my expectations!"
Jinguji Martial Arts whispered softly when he saw this scene. Sakuragi Hanamichi's sweating volume is very large. Even if it is summer, it will not be possible to achieve Sakuragi Hanamichi's level of sweating in a short time.
It can be seen that Sakuragi Hanamichi has been training for a long time before Jinguji Martial Arts came to the court. Today, there is no Akagi Haruko present, nor Jinguji Martial Arts present.
"Young! Martial arts brother is here."
Mito Yohei inadvertently turned his head and saw the Jinguji Budo at the intersection, and then greeted the Budo with a smile. His voice attracted the attention of others, and Takamiya and others also smiled and waved to Martial Arts.
Sakuragi Hanamichi saw the figure of Budo, stopped training, casually put the basketball on his waist, happily waved to Budo and shouted: "Brother! I have learned how to dribble!"
Budo approached and greeted everyone with a smile. Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately ran in front of Jinguji Budo, dropped the ball and dribbled it twice, and said: "Brother, I have learned to dribble, now. , teach me other things.”
"You just slapped the ball twice and you have the nerve to say that you have learned how to dribble. You kid, you are really..."
Sakuragi Hanamichi's words left Budao speechless. How long has this kid been exposed to basketball? I dare to say that I have learned to dribble. However, Budo understood Sakuragi Hanamichi's character and did not want to dampen Sakuragi Hanamichi's enthusiasm. He did not say this out loud, he just thought about it in his heart.
However, Sakuragi's mentality still needs to be corrected. If basketball is taken so lightly, it will not be a good thing for Sakuragi's future.
"Haha, Hanamichi, you really work very hard."
"Very good. If you keep training like this, you will be able to surpass me in a short time."
"When the time comes, I will really be able to impress Haruko."
Budo patted Sakuragi Hanamichi on the shoulder and complimented him with a smile, then grabbed the basketball from Sakuragi Hanamichi's waist, held it in his hand, and said:
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"Hanamichi, your dribbling has indeed improved a lot, but what you just did is just the basics of the basics. Even if you complete it, it doesn't count."
"I'll teach you the advanced moves, please pay attention."
As he spoke, Wu Dao opened his legs, bent his knees slightly and began to dribble the ball in figure 8. While dribbling, he said: "Look, when dribbling, your eyes should be focused forward."
"The purpose is to be able to see clearly the opponent's movements."
"The waist should be straight, this is to facilitate the connection of breakthrough movements."
"Drobbing the ball around your legs will help you control the basketball."
Jinguji Martial Arts said while giving a demonstration to Sakuragi Hanamichi. He did not worry about whether Sakuragi Hanamichi's foundation was solid enough and whether he could complete such dribbling movements at this stage. The purpose of teaching Sakuragi Hanamichi such movements now was just to make Sakuragi Hanamichi enthusiastic about training.
Budo knew Hanadao's character well, and if he asked him to perform boring exercises without anyone watching, he might not be able to persist for long. Give him some slightly difficult dribbling moves, even if he can't complete them in a while, it doesn't matter, Sakuragi will try to complete them.
"Oh! It seems a little difficult, but something like this can't trouble me!"
As expected, Sakuragi Hanamichi was full of interest in the new things handed to him by martial arts. After all, he was a young man and was always curious about novel things. After being curious, he just wanted to try it himself.
Budo gave the basketball to Sakuragi Hanamichi and asked Sakuragi Hanamichi to practice by himself, while he walked to the sidelines and sat with Yohei and others.
"I saw him playing with a ball when I was in school today. Sakuragi's passion for becoming an athlete seems to be at an all-time high!"
"Brother Martial Arts, what happened?"
"I can see that Sakuragi seems to be different this time from before. It's not like the three-minute heat."
Mito Yohei asked Jinguji Budou who was sitting next to him. After hearing his words, Takamiya and others also looked at Jinguji Budou. Sakuragi Hanamichi's current state made his bad friends extremely curious.
"It's normal for adolescent children to have a desire for sports."
"If you stay with this guy Sakuragi for a few more days, you will soon know why."
Budao smiled when he heard this, but did not directly tell Yang Ping and others the reason.
"Really? Then I want to see what kind of magic it is." Yohei, Takamiya and others looked at each other, and then looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi in the field, the exploration and curiosity in his eyes became more and more intense. stand up.
The chaotic junior high school life of the Sakuragi Legion finally had something interesting enough for them to explore.
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Xiangbei High School's high-intensity training lasted for two days. After a short period of high-intensity training, Xiangbei's practice volume began to decrease significantly. The round-robin competition of the semi-finals was getting closer and closer.
Jinguji Budo's life has changed a bit. He often ends the team's training half an hour early and takes time to go to the park to teach Sakuragi Hanamichi.
The martial arts training arrangements for Sakuragi Hanamichi are also very simple, including dribbling and ball skills.
Jinguji Budo’s current positioning of Sakuragi Hanamichi is to become a power forward with both offense and defense. Defensive training is not valued in martial arts at this stage, because Sakuragi Hanamichi’s defensive intuition is very good, and his physical fitness is terrible. Wait until later Entering Xiangbei, the defense can be greatly improved in a short period of time.
At this point, Sakuragi Hanamichi in the original world has already proven his defensive talent. In terms of inside skills, such as blocking, rebounding, and basic knowledge about basketball games, martial arts does not teach them. These things can be left to the brother and sister Takenori Akagi. Their teaching effect is definitely better than martial arts.
As for physical training, Sakuragi really doesn't need it for the time being. First, Sakuragi Hanamichi's physical fitness is very terrifying. He is considered to be a gifted one. Secondly, Sakuragi Hanamichi has not yet entered the development stage. , a normal intensity of exercise is enough.
When Jinguji Martial Arts was in junior high school, he focused on improving his physical fitness mainly because his body was already weak. If he did not improve his physical fitness, he would not be able to compete with others on the court. Another reason is that Martial Arts has a system to provide medicines. Not afraid of strain.
But Sakuragi Hanado and martial arts are completely different.
Therefore, Budo focuses on dribbling when training Sakuragi. Dribbling is the life of all basketball players. In the future, Budo plans to let Sakuragi learn the steps of Big Dream like him. All of this is necessary Strong dribbling ability is the cornerstone.
The martial arts training for Sakuragi Hanamichi is also very particular about methods. He knows that Sakuragi is a person who lacks patience, so whenever Sakuragi shows signs of complaining, he will use another method to train Sakuragi's dribbling.
Unknowingly, the week passed quickly.
Sakuragi also went to Akagi's house twice on Saturday and Sunday. Although Martial Arts didn't know what Takenori Akagi taught Sakuragi Hanado, what Martial Arts knew was that Sakuragi Hanado broke out when he was training with Martial Arts on Monday. His enthusiasm is even higher than when he first came into contact with basketball last week.
"Sakuragi, you have been practicing basketball for more than a week, but you don't seem to have a clear understanding of basketball yet."
"On Saturday this week, the county gymnasium will hold a high school county competition round-robin tournament. We have a game in Xiangbei. Come to the gym to watch our game."
"By the way, Haruko should be going too. You can try asking her to go with you."
"In this game, I will open the door to a new world for you!"
In the evening of this day, Jinguji Budo guided Sakuragi Hanamichi to practice ball at the park court as usual. After the training, Budo told Sakuragi Hanamichi this information before leaving.
"The game...a basketball game!"
"What is the gate to the new world?!"
"Go and have a look, not to mention, Haruko is here~~"
Sakuragi Hanamichi did not change his original intention of playing basketball. When he heard that Haruko was going, he immediately agreed.
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Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the competition day of the county competition round robin.
It was only eight o'clock, and the Kanagawa Prefectural Gymnasium was already packed with people. The basketball atmosphere in Kanagawa Prefecture was quite good, and the schedule had already reached the semi-final round robin. Almost all the spectators who were interested in high school basketball would come to watch the game.
There are even teams from other prefectures that have staggered the game time and come to Kanagawa Prefecture to watch the game. These people all came to watch the Hainan game. The High School Affiliated to Kainan University in Kanagawa Prefecture is a well-established team that has entered the national competition for more than ten consecutive years.
It is also quite famous across the country. Many teams travel hundreds of miles to watch the game just to observe the strength of this nationally strong team in advance.
Outside the arena, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Haruko walked up the stairs side by side. Mito Yohei and others followed Sakuragi Hanamichi and Haruko, with a distance of four or five meters between them. Sakuragi Hanamichi was talking to Akagi Haruko with a naive smile, and Haruko also looked excited. The two seemed to have a lot in common.
The "happiness" on Sakuragi Hanamichi's face could not be concealed at all, it had already overflowed, and Yohei and others could feel it even from a long distance away.
"Sakura actually succeeded in dating Haruko?! How could this guy who has been dumped more than twenty times do it?!" Noma fell behind Sakuragi and Haruko, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Not only did this idiot meet such a beautiful girl, he actually talked and laughed with her. How did he do it?!" Da Nanxiong Er also didn't believe what was happening in front of him, so he grabbed his collar and bit him. He got up, looking very angry.
"Now, tell me, how long did it take for Sakuragi to be dumped this time?"
"Let's make a bet. I'll bet you two weeks!"
Gao Gongwang crossed his arms, and a lewd smile suddenly appeared on his fat face. It's not that Takamiya himself wants to smile too obscenely, it's just that his face, no matter how he smiles, is obscene.
"Hey, you guys, how can you talk about ikebana like that?!" Mito Yohei stopped his companions with a serious look. While talking, Yohei took out a banknote from his trouser pocket and said with a smile: "I bet half moon!"
His seriousness lasted only a few seconds.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was walking in front with Haruko Akagi, had no idea that he had become a gambling project for these friends. At this time, he was surrounded by a strong sense of happiness. This was his first time "alone" with a girl.
"Come on, Sakuragi, the game is about to start!" While chatting with Sakuragi, Akagi Haruko subconsciously glanced at the watch on the inside of her wrist, looked at the time, and immediately grabbed Sakuragi Hanamichi anxiously. arms and ran towards the venue.
Sakuragi obviously didn't expect that Haruko would suddenly hold her hand, and subconsciously followed Haruko towards the field, her face already turning red. Mito and the others, who followed Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Haruko, looked at each other in stunned silence before hurriedly following.
In the arena, the warm-up of the two teams on the field has come to an end. The players from Xiangbei returned to the rest area under the greeting of coach Anxi, while the players from Wuyuan High School also returned to the rest area and made final preparations.
The auditorium on the south side of the arena is full of girls in school uniforms. The entire arena is filled with the cheers of these girls. These are the cheerleaders of Wuyuan.
"Huh, I finally caught up!" Haruko Akagi pulled Sakuragi Hanamichi to the intersection of the audience passage. Haruko breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the venue with excitement.
The moment Sakuragi Hanamichi walked out of the passage, he was shocked by the tsunami-like cheers. Looking at the densely packed venue, Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't help but feel a little distracted.
The metal halide lamps on the top of the stadium illuminate the entire stadium. On the auditorium side, the brightness is slightly darker, but standing on the auditorium side, the scene of the stadium is clearer. This is a scene Sakuragi Hanamichi has never experienced before. The cheers from the audience penetrated into Sakuragi Hanamichi's ears, making his blood boil unconsciously.
Feeling the atmosphere of the arena, Sakuragi Hanamichi seemed to understand what martial arts and the "gate to the new world" he said were.
"This...is a basketball game!" Hanamichi Sakuragi was thinking in his heart, but suddenly Haruko grabbed her hand and ran down the steps. She didn't stop until she reached the fence in front of the auditorium.
"Brother, come on!" Haruko Akagi shouted towards the stadium, but her voice was instantly drowned in the cheers of the audience.
Sakuragi Hanamichi looked in the direction of Haruko and saw five players walking out of Shohoku and walking towards the stadium. The leader was very familiar to Sakuragi Hanamichi. He was Haruko Akagi's brother, Takenori Akagi.
"Hey, Brother Martial Arts is sitting on the bench and not playing. Isn't he an athlete?!"
Behind Sakuragi, Mito Yohei's voice suddenly sounded. At this time, Yohei and others stood beside Sakuragi, looking towards the crowd curiously.
"Hahaha, Brother Martial Arts is bragging, and he said he was an athlete, but it turns out he is not~" Gao Gongwang saw Jinguji Martial Arts sitting on the bench in Shohoku and laughed.
At this time, the players on the Shohoku side were the starting team headed by Takenori Akagi. Except for Akagi, the rest of the players were all first-year players. Miyagi Ryota, Tsunoda Satoru, Shiozaki Tetsuji, Yasuda Yasharu. The whole team seemed to have no momentum at all.
"You...why are you here?!" When Sakuragi Hanamichi saw Yohei and the others, his expression suddenly changed, and he subconsciously protected Haruko, pointing at a few people and shouting.
Sakuragi can be considered an experienced person. He has been dumped so many times before, and it is not entirely his own fault. These harmful friends have also had a considerable effect! Anyone who sees Sakuragi Hanamichi hanging out with this group of people who seem to be difficult to get along with will feel guilty.
"Huh? Sakuragi, is this your friend?"
"Hello, my name is Akagi Haruko, nice to meet you."
Obviously, Akagi Haruko is different from all the girls Sakuragi Hanamichi has ever confessed to. When she saw Yohei and others, not only was she not afraid at all, but she greeted them warmly. This behavior surprised Yangping and others, and then they all restrained themselves and politely introduced themselves to Haruko.
"Haruko, have you watched Shohoku's games before? Brother...isn't he really a good basketball player?"
"He's just...a bench?!"
Sakuragi waited for Yohei and Haruko to get to know each other briefly, then picked up what Yohei and others had just said, and asked Haruko beside him.
To be honest, Sakuragi Hanamichi was a little disappointed. He trusted Jinguji Martial Arts and had always regarded martial arts as his goal. At this time, when he saw Jinguji Martial Arts sitting on the bench, there was a big gap between the current martial arts image and the image of Martial Arts in Hanamichi's mind. !
This couldn't help but make Sakuragi feel that he had been cheated, and he felt uncomfortable.
"ah?!"
"How is that possible? Senior Jinguji is the ace of Shohoku High School."
"The current lineup is just a test of the waters, just watch and it will be fine."
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