The speeding train arrived at Shin-Osaka Station.
A group of tall young men stood on the platform; they were the Toyotama team heading to Hiroshima to participate in the national tournament.
The person standing in the center has a small braid, is 188cm tall, and has a carefree and unrestrained look; he is clearly not the coach.
This person is none other than Toyotama's power forward, Minori Kishimoto, who was the second-highest scorer in the Osaka qualifiers.
It's worth mentioning that the top scorer in the Osaka qualifiers was also a member of the Toyotama team; he was Toyotama's captain, Minami Ryo.
Moreover, Toyotama is also one of the top eight teams in the national tournament, and they are a team that consistently makes it to the top eight. Nationally speaking, Toyotama can be considered a strong team.
Kishimoto Minori, seeing the train already pulling into the station, completely ignored Coach Kinpei's instructions and strode towards the train. "Everyone, follow me. This is our carriage."
"Kishimoto, you've got the wrong car! It's not that one!"
Coach Kinpei behind Kishimoto made a helpless sound, but Kishimoto remained unmoved and walked toward what he thought was the right carriage.
To Coach Kinpei's further dismay, the other team members also followed Kishimoto Minori.
It's unclear whether these team members were deliberately going against Coach Kinpei, or whether Kishimoto Minori simply chose the correct carriage.
Meanwhile, Kiminobu Kogure, Takenori Akagi, and others were studying the schedule for the national tournament.
As the vice-captain of the Shohoku basketball team, Kiminobu Kogure is very meticulous and thorough in his work. The schedule they have is prepared in advance by Kiminobu Kogure, and he has also collected a lot of information about major competitions.
"The team we should be paying attention to in this group right now is Toyotama from Osaka. They were one of the top eight teams in the country last year, and Shohoku lost to Toyotama last year," Kiminobu Kogure said, pointing to Toyotama's name.
"Oh? The Shoyo team lost to the Toyotama team last year?" Mitsui Hisashi was slightly surprised.
In the game between Shohoku and Shoyo, it's hard to say whether Shohoku could have won if it weren't for Mitsui Hisashi's explosive performance at the crucial moment.
Hearing that the Shoyo team was actually eliminated by the Toyotama team last year, the people around them also felt that the Toyotama team should not be underestimated.
Sakuragi Hanamichi confidently declared, "Don't be afraid! So what if they were in the top eight in the nation last year? Hainan was in the top four! They only beat us by 2 points! And Ryonan, who beat Hainan, ended up losing to us anyway. Our Shohoku team isn't afraid of any top eight teams in the nation right now! Toyotama is nothing!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi was confident enough to say this not only because the current Shohoku team was really strong, but also because, in his memory, Toyotama was no match for Shohoku.
However, the term "ace killer" also came to Sakuragi Hanamichi's mind.
That so-called "ace killer" should be the captain of the Toyotama team.
A murderous glint flashed in Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes as he thought to himself, "What kind of ace killer are you? If you dare to lay a dirty hand on my Shohoku brothers, I'll cripple you! I'll make sure you can never play basketball again!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi's words resonated with his teammates on the Shohoku team.
After all, the Shohoku team had just gone to Shizuoka Prefecture a while ago and played three practice matches against the Josei team, who were also among the top eight last year, and the result was two wins and one draw.
Even without Sakuragi Hanamichi, Shohoku managed to achieve two wins and one draw against Changcheng. If Sakuragi Hanamichi had been on the field, Shohoku would most likely have completely crushed Changcheng.
Therefore, the members of the Shohoku team are very confident now!
But just then, an arrogant voice rang out from behind them.
"Oh? Red-haired guy, you don't seem to take our Toyotama team seriously?"
The crowd sensed intense hostility and turned around to see an arrogant man with a braid.
Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes widened, and he demanded, "Toyotama? Who are you?"
Kishimoto Minori didn't answer Sakuragi Hanamichi's question. Instead, he suddenly reached out and tried to grab Sakuragi Hanamichi's head. He seemed to want to subdue Sakuragi Hanamichi by force first, and then introduce himself.
But as soon as Kishimoto Minori reached out, she was startled and realized something was wrong.
Because his hand was caught by Sakuragi Hanamichi while it was still in mid-air.
Sakuragi Hanamichi's hand was like a pair of pliers, firmly controlling Kishimoto Minori's wrist.
Intense pain instantly swept through Kishimoto Minori's entire body. Kishimoto Minori endured the pain and tried not to make a sound, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.
However, the pained expression on Kishimoto Minori's face betrayed him; everyone around could see that Sakuragi Hanamichi had subdued Kishimoto Minori in one move.
Unexpectedly, Kishimoto Minori glared at Sakuragi Hanamichi and threatened, "Kid! You're asking for it!"
At the same time, all the Toyotama players behind Kishimoto Minori surrounded her, roaring, "Damn it! Let go!"
"Red-haired bastard! You're asking for it! Stop right now!"
"What does your Shohoku team want? Do you want to fight?"
The Toyotama players roared at Sakuragi Hanamichi with great enthusiasm.
Seeing this, Mitsui Hisashi and Miyagi Ryota immediately stood behind Sakuragi Hanamichi, revealing extremely contemptuous and disdainful expressions, and retorted, "Oh? You want to fight? Are you sure?"
Fighting was commonplace for Mitsui Hisashi and Miyagi Ryota. At this moment, they even felt their blood boiling. It had been a long time since they had fought, and their hands were itching to get started!
Rukawa Kaede also stood up. Although he didn't say a word, you could tell from his expression that if the other party dared to make a move, he would rush up and fight without hesitation!
Rukawa Kaede is a man of few words and ruthless actions.
However, the Toyotama team seemed completely unfazed by the presence of Sakuragi Hanamichi, Rukawa Kaede, Mitsui Hisashi, and Miyagi Ryota, and even raised their voices louder.
The situation quickly escalated to the point of spiraling out of control.
"Stop! Stop right now!" At that moment, Coach Kinpei of the Toyotama team rushed over. While trying to stop the Toyotama team, he also apologized to the Shohoku team, saying, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Unexpectedly, Coach Kinpei's actions enraged Kishimoto Minori.
Kishimoto Minori said with great dissatisfaction, "Hey! Coach Kinpei, why are you apologizing to them? They're the ones who looked down on our Toyotama team!"
This sentiment was echoed by the other Toyotama players, who unanimously agreed: "Exactly! They're the ones provoking us! We have to teach them a lesson today!"
"That's right! We have to teach them a lesson today!"
Good heavens, judging by this, it seems the Toyotama team really wants to make a move here.
This amused Mitsui Hisashi. "Oh? Are you sure you want to do it?"
Mitsui Hisashi was met with Kishimoto Minori's arrogant response: "You brat, I'll beat you to a pulp!"
Upon hearing this, Mitsui Hisashi's smile widened.
Suddenly, Mitsui Hisashi roared, "Brothers! This guy said he's going to beat me to a pulp! What do we do?"
The words had barely left his mouth!
The sound of "swish swish swish" rang out!
All the young men in the carriage stood up!
These are the brothers from the Shohoku delinquent youth gang.
At this moment, they completely surrounded the Toyotama team!
Horita Tokuo suddenly roared, "Hey! You little ponytail! Do you want to die?"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the brothers of the Shohoku delinquent youth gang roared angrily.
The roar was like a pack of wolves surrounding a flock of lambs, baring their fierce fangs and howling menacingly!
Although the Toyotama team members are usually sarcastic and arrogant, they mainly target their opponents; they have never actually dealt with delinquent youths.
Not to mention the hundreds of delinquent youths filling the carriage!
In an instant, the once arrogant Toyotama team all wilted, and none of them dared to utter a word.
Only Toyotama's coach, Kinpei, remained, constantly apologizing to everyone around him.
Just then, the chubby Coach Anzai stood up, flashed Coach Kimpyeong his signature smile, and said, "It's alright! Young people have more energy!"
Coach Anzai then glanced at Mitsui Hisashi.
Mitsui Hisashi understood and waved to his brothers around him, signaling them to sit down.
Mitsui Hisashi made just this simple gesture, and the members of the Shohoku delinquent gang all took their seats.
This scene is truly breathtaking!
This is something not everyone can do!
Coach Kinpei recognized Coach Anzai at that moment and said with great respect, "You must be Coach Anzai! I am Kinpei, the coach of Toyotama. Coach Anzai, I'm so sorry to have troubled you."
Coach Anzai waved his hand and said, "No, no, it's just a misunderstanding."
Coach Anzai then signaled to Coach Kinpei that he could leave with the Toyotama team.
However, before leaving, Kishimoto Minori glared at Sakuragi Hanamichi, Mitsui Hisashi, and the others, leaving behind a harsh threat: "You just wait!"
After saying that, Kishimoto Minori turned and left.
Immediately afterwards!
With a "boom"!
Minori Kishimoto fell flat on her face!
Just now, a foot suddenly appeared and tripped Kishimoto Minori's leg.
It was Yohei Mito who did it!
Enraged, Kishimoto Minori glared at Mito Yohei and immediately prepared to get up and fight him!
But Kishimoto Minori just propped herself up on the ground with her arms.
With a "boom"!
He then fell heavily to the ground again.
A large, fleshy ball suddenly slammed into Kishimoto Minori's back.
It turned out that Takamiya Nozomi "accidentally" fell down and landed right on Kishimoto Minori.
Kishimoto Minori, who was lying on the ground again, was almost in tears. That blow had really hurt too much!
"Oops! I'm so sorry! I accidentally tripped and fell!"
Takamiya Nozomi apologized with an innocent look on her face, while also wiggling her buttocks a few times to get up from Kishimoto Minori's body with difficulty.
During this process, Kishimoto Minori suffered a second round of abuse from Takamiya Momo, and he felt as if all the bones in his body were about to fall apart!
He knew that the despicable fat man must have done it on purpose!
This humiliation is absolutely intolerable! We must kill them!
So when Kishimoto Minori got up again, she was already prepared to fight to the death!
So what if there are more people on the other side?
A man lives for his pride, and Kishimoto Minori is determined to fight this battle today!
The brothers of the Shohoku delinquent youth gang and the four brothers of the Sakuragi gang were fully prepared and ready to fight, just waiting for Kishimoto Minori to make his move!
Just as Kishimoto Minori was about to lose control of her emotions and completely explode,
Suddenly, someone appeared and stopped Kishimoto Minori, who was on the verge of going berserk.
This man was none other than Nan Lie, the captain of the Fengyu team.
Nan Lie reached out and stopped Kishimoto Minori, saying in a deep voice, "Kishimoto! Calm down!"
Then, Nan Lie stood in front of Kishimoto Minori, looked at the Shohoku team, and said, "We will definitely beat Kumamoto Sanji, and then we will play against your Shohoku team. We'll see who is stronger on the court."
After saying that, Nan Lie pulled Kishimoto Minori away.
However, Sakuragi Hanamichi noticed a sinister smile flash across Nan Lie's lips.
In an instant, Sakuragi Hanamichi remembered!
The person in front of me must be the guy known as the "Ace Killer" of the Toyotama team, the captain of the Toyotama team, Nan Lie!
Sakuragi Hanamichi stared at Nan Lie's retreating figure with a gloomy expression, thinking to himself, "Nan Lie, is it? I'd like to see what tricks you're up to!"
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