There is a final exam before the summer vacation.

Akagi is a famous top student at Shohoku High School, but he couldn't help but have a headache after taking the exam.

In the Xiangbei basketball team, three problem children appeared.

They are still the main force.

Rukawa Kaede, who failed the eight exams, was called the "eight prefecture patrol officer".

Sakuragi Hanamichi, who failed in the nine gates, was honored as the "Admiral of the Nine Gates".

In addition, Mitsui Shou, who was disrespectful to his elders and failed in five subjects.

This is really a headache for the captain Akagi.

I can only plead with the teachers.

But all this has nothing to do with Chen Zhao.

His final exam scores this semester were all excellent, and he was tied for first place in the class with Cai Zi.

So he, Mugure, and Ayako stood at the door of the office and watched Akagi inside, pressing Sakuragi's head, and bowing to the teachers together with Rukawa and Mitsui.

Ayako: "Ryoda, you have made great progress this semester. Both your football skills and grades have improved by leaps and bounds."

Chen Zhao: "My goal is to apply for Kyoto University or Tokyo University. How can I do it if I don't work extra hard!?"

Caizi's face suddenly turned red and her ears were hot, and she didn't know how to answer.

"Miyagi is very ambitious!" Mu Mu listened on the sidelines and couldn't help but praise him sincerely.

Xiangbei is a public high school, and school rules and disciplines must be enforced.

If you cannot pass the make-up exam, you will indeed not be able to participate in the national competition.

So Akagi called the top students from the basketball club to tutor three problem children.

Xiangbei Top Students Corps: Akagi, Mu Mu and Chen Zhao.

Shobei Poor Student Corps: Mitsui, Rukawa and Sakuragi.

Caiko is a girl, so this kind of situation will not happen if it doesn't happen.

Of course, in fact, the so-called make-up exam is just a formality.

Participating in the national competition is a major event that brings glory to the school. As long as they are willing to work hard, the school will not do stupid things to deliberately make things difficult for them.

Just like the high school graduation exam, under normal circumstances, everyone can pass.

After all, after paying tuition for three years, it is reasonable to get a diploma.

So in the make-up exam one week later, all students from the Xiangbei Poor Students Corps also passed.

According to Mr. Anzai's arrangement, the Shohoku basketball team is going to Shizuoka for a joint training camp with Changcheng High School, the top eight player in last year's national competition, but it will be led by the school supervisor Mr. Suzuki.

And Anzai-sensei stayed to instruct Sakuragi in the special training of flower arrangement.

20,000 mid-range shots!

To be honest, Chen Zhao thought that Changcheng High School was too weak and their power forward Mizashiba was just an ordinary outstanding player. Even without Sakuragi, Shobei could easily defeat the opponent.

It would be better to invite both Xiangyang and Lingnan to train together like in the cartoon.

There is no need for Xiangyang Lingnan to form a team.

Just alternate games from time to time.

But when Chen Zhao thought about it, the top teams in the national competition were only Sanno Industrial, Hainan, Aihe, Daiei, and the sudden rise of Mingpeng Industrial.

That Toyotama who only knows how to bombard is nothing.

In the national competition, the competition is not only about skills and tactics, but also the density of one game a day, the high-intensity will to compete, and the mentality of going home if you are not careful at all.

Playing against Changcheng High School can restore the mentality of the Xiangbei basketball team to a normal level.

The Shohoku basketball team, led by Mr. Suzuki, came to Shizuoka to participate in a joint training camp.

And played against the Changcheng basketball team twice.

Every game was won by 6 points, just right.

When they returned to the Shohoku Basketball Club, they saw a more confident Sakuragi Hanamichi.

He stood tall with his hands on his shoulders and a proud look on his face:

"Hahaha, how was the effect of training with other teams in Shizuoka? You finally understand how helpless you are without a genius like me!"

Rukawa Kaede and Mitsui snorted coldly, looking disdainful.

Akagi punched him: "You are a fool!"

Mu Mu reported: "Teacher, we had two games with Changcheng High School and won both times."

Chen Zhao then walked up to Sakuragi: "Hanamichi, you look so confident, you have trained very well! Very good, as long as your performance on the court can reflect your confidence, I will pass the basketball to you

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"Haha, don't worry, Miyagi-senpai. After special training, I have now become Shohoku's ace, the offensive ghost and the king of rebounds, enough to lead Shohoku to dominate the country."

"In that case, why don't you practice some gadgets so that you can defeat them all with one move? Even a gorilla and a dead fox combined can't defend against them?"

Chen Zhao said these words quietly.

"Really? Miyagi-senpai, the ultimate secret that can defeat a gorilla and a dead fox in one go? I want to learn it!" Of course Sakuragi Hanamichi was happy.

"In that case, then get up early tomorrow."

Chen Zhao ordered.

He plans to teach Sakuragi how to play post-up.

This move is a common technique for centers and power forwards. It stands to reason that high school coaches will not easily teach freshman players to practice this technique unless they are positioned as inside players.

But Sakuragi Hanamichi is different.

He has a physique and jumping ability that surpasses that of Asian athletes, as well as amazing understanding ability. If he really learns to play post-up singles, it will be difficult for anyone to guard him. This move can also become Hanamichi Sakuragi's best in national competitions.

secret weapon.

Now that everyone is back, Akagi can help Sakuragi Hanamichi practice. With Akagi's strength and height, as long as Sakuragi Hanamichi can score under his defense, not many people can guard him in the national competition.

The only ones who are better defensively than Akagi are probably Kawada Masashi and Morishigehiro, and both of them are centers and will not directly confront Sakuragi Hanamichi.

Of course there is another reason.

Jump shots after a post-up play require mastering the rhythm.

Once Sakuragi learns the rhythm of post-ups, he will be invincible in national competitions.

So in the next week, "The Ghost of Learning" Sakuragi mastered the killer weapon of post-up singles.

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Shohoku is a public university, and it is difficult to attract high-quality students. In the past, it has rarely been able to participate in national competitions. Unexpectedly, this year the judo club and the basketball club won the county competition championships one after another, which made the school extremely happy.

The principal also specially invited Coach Anzai and Mr. Suzuki to discuss the national competition, and sent a special person to Hiroshima to book a hotel in advance. Because he won the prefectural competition championship, the accommodation conditions in Shohoku were much better than the original ones.

On August 1st, the Xiangbei basketball team officially embarked on the journey with their dreams in mind.

As the Shinkansen ran from the Kanto region to Kansai, passing through Osaka, Akagi quickly became the center of attention in Shobei because he bought the latest issue of "Basketball Weekly".

"The new issue of "Basketball Weekly" is out, and it contains the grouping situation of the national competition. We are one of the five seeded teams, and our strength is rated as Class A."

The qualifications for the seed teams in the national competition are relatively complicated, mainly because they are all high school students, and they drop out every year, and there are new players every year.

Often a winning team quits because its main players graduated from high school, resulting in a decline in team strength.

It is also common for a weak team to become a dark horse due to the chance to add a few outstanding first-year players and become a dark horse, disrupting the situation in the national competition.

Therefore, the organizing committee put a lot of thought into how to arrange the team groups.

According to the competition arrangement, Xiangbei became the seed team because it won all three games in the county competition, especially Hainan, a traditional strong team in the national competition, which showed the strength of an excellent team.
Chapter completed!