The entrance to Kanagawa Prefectural Shohei High School.
Many junior high school students brought basketballs to this basketball mecca.
Unfortunately, non-students are not allowed to enter, so these junior high school students could only linger at the school gate.
One of the junior high school students said curiously, "Judging from the photo on the cover of Basketball Weekly, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who won the national MVP, has a full head of red hair. I wonder if his red hair is dyed."
Another junior high school student next to him said seriously, "I heard that a lot of students are getting the same hairstyle as Sakuragi Hanamichi now. Everyone thinks that hairstyle can better show a man's masculinity."
"Oh, is that so? How about we both get that kind of haircut?"
"But I prefer Rukawa Kaede. Rukawa Kaede has long hair, so I'm not going to get that hairstyle. Since you like Sakuragi Hanamichi so much, why don't you get that hairstyle yourself? Maybe next time Sakuragi Hanamichi passes by here, he'll ask you to play a game of basketball together!"
Upon hearing this, the student's eyes lit up: "Wow~ I can't wait! If I could play a basketball game with the super genius Sakuragi Hanamichi, it would be so great! My life would be complete!"
"Chirp! How old are you? You're already talking about this lifetime!"
Just as the two were having a lively conversation, a sleazy-looking blond guy walked over. He swaggered around, looking cocky, and was accompanied by two followers with the same air about them.
The blond-haired man walked up to the two middle school students and said in a threatening tone, "Hey! Kid, lend me some money, I'll pay you back tomorrow."
As he spoke, the blond-haired man reached out to the two middle school students.
The two junior high school students were honest kids who had never seen anything like this before, and they were instantly terrified and didn't know what to do.
"We...we were just passing by, we...we have no money..."
The two henchmen next to Huang Mao immediately surrounded him and began searching him.
The money was quickly found.
The blond-haired guy took the money with a wicked grin: "I didn't expect you two kids to be so rich! Are all kids who like playing basketball from such wealthy families? Which junior high school do you go to? Where do you live? What do your families do?"
The henchman next to him added in a sly tone, "Are there any pretty sisters in your family?"
Upon hearing this, the three men with yellow hair all laughed lewdly.
The two junior high school students felt like the sky was falling!
If you get targeted by these delinquent youths, you're in big trouble!
The blond-haired man roared angrily, "Hey! I'm asking you a question! Answer me!"
Tears were already welling up in the eyes of the two pitiful middle school students. They had only come to Shohoku High School to pay homage to the sacred place, but they never expected to run into delinquents.
The once clear sky now appeared as dark as if the sun were obscured by black clouds to the two of them.
Life suddenly lost all its color.
The weaker a person is, the easier it is for them to be bullied.
The pitiful appearance of the junior high school student might evoke sympathy in the eyes of others, but the blond-haired guy was like a shark smelling blood, extremely excited.
"You're not going to answer, are you?"
The blond-haired man glared, his face contorted with rage, and was about to raise his hand to strike!
But as soon as he raised his hand, he felt a very strong sense of pressure coming from behind him.
He turned around in surprise.
Then he stood there, stunned.
Behind the blond-haired man, a large group of twenty or thirty male students dressed in Xiangbei school uniforms appeared.
The tall and imposing Horita Tokuo stood at the front, looking down at the blond-haired guy, and said in a cold voice, "Where did you come from, you bastard? How dare you bully people near our Shohoku?"
With a broad smile, Takeshi Tokuda approached the two bewildered middle school students, put his arm around their shoulders in a friendly manner, and led them aside.
The three blond-haired guys tried to slip away, but they were immediately surrounded by the group of Xiangbei students.
The next moment!
The sounds of punches and kicks, along with pitiful screams, echoed at the entrance of Xiangbei School.
"You bunch of arrogant bastards! Don't you even know where you are? This is Shohoku High School!"
"Are you guys here for the first time? Don't you know that Shohoku High School is a no-go zone for delinquents?"
"Beat them! Beat them hard!"
Horita Tokuo angrily cursed the three blond-haired men. Luckily, he arrived with his men in time today, otherwise Shohoku's reputation would have been ruined!
Good grief, a middle school student came to Shohoku High School to pay homage to the holy land of basketball, but he got bullied by delinquents at the school gate. If this gets out, what will people think?
The commotion attracted a large crowd.
The students from Shohoku High School said with pride, "That blond guy is obviously from somewhere else. Local delinquents wouldn't dare show their faces near Shohoku."
"Yes! Now every student in Kanagawa knows that Shohoku is a no-go zone for delinquents."
"These three people are practically asking for death!"
Soon, the three men with yellow hair were dragged away from there.
As Horita Tokuo and his brothers left, he didn't forget to scan the crowd of people who remained at the scene, just like a policeman patrolling the street.
Many of the people in the crowd were middle school students. Looking at the imposing and domineering appearance of Horita Tokuo and his group, they excitedly discussed, "Wow! Look! This is Shohoku High School! I definitely want to study here in high school!"
"Me too! Me too!"
"That's amazing! Studying here and being protected by such a large group of upperclassmen makes me feel so safe!"
"Yeah! It makes me feel so safe!"
Horita Tokuo not only saved two junior high school students, but also brought them to the Shohoku basketball gym.
"Alright, you two can just stand here and watch them train, just don't disturb their training."
Horita Tokuo gave the two junior high school students a few words of advice and then joined the training team.
Two junior high school students were in an endless abyss one second, and the next second they were in the happiest world!
They were so excited, their eyes were practically sparkling.
"Look! That's Captain Takenori Akagi! He's been accepted into Fukasawa Sports University without taking the entrance exam! And he even got a full scholarship!"
"Wow! That's Mitsui Hisashi, the Flame Man! He was also admitted to Fukasawa Sports University with a full scholarship!"
"I'm so envious of them! Now I can do whatever I love!"
"That's Ryota Miyagi! I heard he's a candidate for the next captain!"
"Wow! Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede! I heard they went to participate in the national youth basketball training camp, and I didn't expect them to be back already!"
"Those two are absolutely amazing! They're from the national youth training program!"
"That long-haired lady is Ayako Inoue; she's the basketball team manager!"
"That short-haired lady is Haruko Akagi. After Shohoku High School's basketball team won the national championship, suddenly there were so many people wanting to join the team, and Haruko became the team's manager! I heard she's the girlfriend of the super genius Sakuragi Hanamichi~"
"And I also heard that Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Haruko have already met each other's parents! They're getting married right after graduating high school!"
"As expected of the super genius Sakuragi Hanamichi! He's a true winner in life!"
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