NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

"Assemble!" Oda Ryumasa shouted to all the players.

Next, the team, led by the physical education teacher of Wako Junior High School, took the school bus to the venue of the Kanagawa Junior High School boys' basketball game. Similarly, Toigaoka Junior High School was also led by a teacher, so the situation in the original work where Rukawa Kaede overslept and was late for the final would probably not happen.

Sure enough, when Hanamichi arrived at the competition venue, his eyes were immediately attracted by the figure who was warming up on the sidelines - that was Rukawa Kaede!

Rukawa Kaede had a shiny black hair with bangs and was wearing a white number 4 jersey, looking particularly handsome and eye-catching.

At this moment, Rukawa was concentrating on his warm-up training. He rushed to the basket again and again, completing one domineering slam dunk after another with amazing speed and strength. Every successful dunk triggered thunderous cheers and exclamations from the audience, as if the entire stadium was ignited by his passion and vitality.

"Sure enough, this fox still loves to show off, but I feel like something is missing..." Sakuragi Hanamichi looked around the competition venue and found that the "Rukawa Kaede Exclusive Cheerleading Team" was not present, and he sighed from the bottom of his heart.

The cheerleading team of Fugaoka Junior High School took advantage of the situation and cheered: "Come on, Rukawa Kaede...Come on, Fugaoka Junior High School..." The loud cheers and the hot atmosphere made the players of the Wako Junior High School basketball team, who had just arrived at the stadium and had not yet fully warmed up, feel "overwhelmed".

During the next ten minutes of warm-up, the players of the Wako Junior High School basketball team felt as if their every move was magnified under a microscope and exposed to the audience. Some third-year players even became more and more stiff, with cold sweat on their palms. After all, they were also the bride getting married - their first time to reach the semi-finals.

There are two long tables placed side by side next to the technical table on the side of the court. One of the people has reflective glasses, kind white hair, and looks exactly like the old man in KFC in work clothes; the other one wears a green polo shirt and has a middle-parted hair. The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seem to tell of his simplicity and hard work.

These two people are none other than the head coach of the Xiangbei basketball team in Slam Dunk, the White-haired Buddha, Anzai Mitsuyoshi, and the head coach of the Ryonan basketball team, the recruiting maniac, Tian Gangmoichi.

At this time, Tian Gang Maoyi watched Rukawa Kaede's gorgeous warm-up dribbling, shooting and occasional dunks, and his heart was already stirring to recruit him. On the other hand, the nervousness, stage fright and half-hearted warm-up performance of Wako Middle School just entered the court. As the head coach (and screenwriter) of basketball, Tian Gang Maoyi has already written a script for this game in his mind. This will be a personal show for Rukawa Kaede.

Tian Gangmao was immersed in his own script world, and it took him a long time to come back to reality. He reluctantly withdrew his burning gaze from Rukawa Kaede. As if he had thought of something, he turned to Coach Anzai and said half-jokingly: "Coach Anzai, it seems that Fuqiu Junior High School will win this game again. Rukawa Kaede is exactly the talent that our Ryonan basketball team needs. Don't compete with us when the time comes."

Coach Anxi put his hands together and repeatedly declined, "Oh ha ha ha ~ We are a public school, we will not compete with you for talent."

Coach Anxi did not comment on what Coach Tian Gang said about Fuqiu Middle School's victory. Instead, he stared at the other side of the competition venue, his glasses reflecting the light: "Hmm! What a nice physique."

Captain Ryumasa Oda saw that his team's momentum was suppressed by Fuqiu Junior High School, and the players were quite nervous, so he weighed the basketball in his hand and made an eye signal to Hanamichi in the direction of the basket.

Seeing this, the four members of the Sakuragi Army said excitedly: "It's finally...coming!"

Hanamichi was seen running quickly from the three-point line towards the basket, and jumping off on one foot about one step inside the free throw line. At the same time, Oda Ryumasa threw the ball high into the air, right in front of Hanamichi's head. Hanamichi grabbed the ball in the air with one hand, then stretched his arms and threw it towards the center of the basket with all his strength~ Slam dunk!

For a moment, the entire playing field seemed to be paused and became completely silent. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of the basketball bouncing and falling on the floor, which was crisp and loud, beating rhythmically like a heartbeat.

What followed was a surging tide of cheers, exclamations and praises that resounded throughout the venue. There were waves of enthusiastic noises and all kinds of incredible and praiseful words.

The audience's faces flushed with excitement, their mouths opened wide, and they shouted in disbelief:

"Oh!"

"This is……"

"Alley Catch Slam Dunk"

"Is that red-haired kid really a junior high school student?"

"This is beyond junior high school level!"

'Unbelievable'

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, experts watch the doorway. Hanamichi's one-step air relay dunk inside the free throw line showed amazing dynamic physical qualities (jumping ability, explosive power, speed, strength) and visible static physical qualities (height, arm span) that completely shocked the two people present, namely Coach Anxi and Coach Tian Gang.

Tian Gang Maoyi suddenly stood up from his chair and looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi's body in shock. At this moment, Hanamichi was like a piece of beautiful jade, which attracted the attention of Tian Gang's coach. Tian Gang Maoyi suddenly felt that he could no longer suppress his desire to recruit her.

In comparison, Coach Anxi did not react that much, but his constantly reflecting glasses reflected the inner uneasiness of this former national player and veteran coach: "Sure enough, it's a rough gem, oh wow wow..."

In response to this, Rukawa Kaede did not show any reaction. He still had that handsome, cool expressionless face. He just used the rhythmic sound of dribbling to break the noise at the scene and shifted everyone's attention back to himself.

When the audience suddenly realized that their attention was being drawn back and forth by the two teams' superstars, they found that today's junior high school basketball semi-final was a fierce battle with sparks flying, which was worth watching.

Oda Ryumasa and Hanamichi clapped their hands and said, "Well done." Then they turned to the players whose morale had obviously risen and said loudly, "Don't forget, we are also a strong team. This year we have achieved the best result of the team and entered the semi-finals. Every step forward from now on will be to create history. Come on, everyone, one, two, three... Wako Junior High School... Come on!"

"Oh x11."

The Sakuragi team was also a layman in basketball, and they didn't understand the amazingness of Hanamichi's slam dunk. It was just that from the expressions of the audience, they seemed to know that Hanamichi had done something extraordinary and impressive, and they were all happy for Hanamichi's amazing performance. However, they still looked unsatisfied, and said loudly with regret: "Hanamichi, you did a good job! It will be more impressive next time if you hit the backboard with your head, ahahahaha."

As if they thought of something funny, the four of them burst into laughter.

Coach Anxi discovered the blind spot, and a light flashed through his lens: "Can it hit the backboard? Hmm!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi had no idea that his "father" Coach Anzai from his previous life had already shown a preliminary interest in him. Instead, he was staring at Mito Yohei and the other three on the sidelines in a hateful manner. The truth was that when Hanamichi performed his first dunk, his body had not yet adapted to the routine, so he performed the famous scene of hitting his head against the backboard, which made the four members of the Sakuragi Army who were present at the time laugh uncontrollably.

But deep down, Hanamichi was grateful to Mito Yohei and the other three for their companionship and care. According to the threshold of the basketball data panel, even if it was only at the initial stage, if they had not really reached a certain height or depth of emotional bond with him, he would not get the bond bonus. At least Oda Ryumasa had not reached a tacit bond with him.